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Rediscovering FaithChristmas with the MagiSend us your questions and reflections!As we finish up our Waiting Well Advent series, we journey with the Magi. On our journey with them, we revisit many of the core themes that we have looked over these last 24 days together. However, we recognize most deeply that as we wait for God to move. We wait with an attitude of worship and generosity - just as the magi worshipped the new born King and gave abundantly to the Holy Family.Merry Christmas!
2025-12-2508 minRediscovering FaithWaiting in BethlehemSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we have finally arrived at Bethlehem with Mary and Joseph and welcome the infant Messiah into the world.Join us as we reflect on the promises that God has fulfilled and the simple trust that Mary and Joseph displayed in God.
2025-12-2408 minRediscovering FaithWaiting with the ShepherdsSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we join the shepherds who were the first to hear about the birth of the Messiah. In the midst of their normal daily responsibilities, God showed up. Join us as we contemplate how these common everyday people help us to wait well.
2025-12-2308 minRediscovering FaithReframing God's DisruptionsSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we check in with Mary the Mother of Jesus. It can be easy to forget just how much God showing up in Mary's life completely wrecked all the well-thought through and good-intentioned plans that she had for her life. Thankfully, Mary received the breaking-in of God's presence into her life. And thankfully, she gave us a template to reframe our thoughts about God's in-breaking into our lives.Join us as we investigate how to reframe our thoughts when God upends our li...
2025-12-2211 minRediscovering FaithJoseph and Waiting WellSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we are taking a look at our first New Testament character of our Waiting Well Advent series - Joseph.We learn much about what it means to wait well if when things around us really are not about us.
2025-12-2109 minRediscovering FaithWaiting in the Belly of a WhaleSend us your questions and reflections!In episode 20 of our Waiting Well series, we join the prophet Jonah in the belly of the great fish. While there we listen intently to the content of Jonah's prayer as recorded in Jonah 2 and find out that we might have been thinking about Jonah wrong for quite sometime. Jonah doesn't pray a prayer of repentance. He prays a prayer of thanksgiving for the fact that God has already saved him from the sea! However, he is going to wait for three days in the belly of that fish. ...
2025-12-2011 minRediscovering FaithBurning Lips to Hear WellSend us your questions and reflections!What if waiting well isn’t about figuring out what to do next—but about becoming someone who can truly hear God?In today’s episode of Waiting Well, we step into Isaiah’s powerful vision of God’s holiness in the temple. Before Isaiah is ever sent as a messenger, he is confronted with God’s glory, humbled by his own uncleanliness, and purified by fire. Only after this transformation does Isaiah hear God’s call: “Whom shall I send?”This episode invites us to consider how easily we ask...
2025-12-1909 minRediscovering FaithThe New TempleSend us your questions and reflections!What do we do when our desire to honor God turns into an urge to take control?In today’s episode of Waiting Well, we sit with King David at a moment of peace and stability. Looking at his own palace, David feels compelled to build a temple for God—a permanent place where God’s people can meet with Him. It’s a sincere desire, but God’s response is unexpected.Instead of accepting David’s offer, God makes a promise.God reminds David that He has...
2025-12-1811 minRediscovering FaithShepherd WaitingSend us your questions and reflections!On Day 17 of our Advent journey, we meet David—not as a king, but as a boy tending sheep. In a quiet moment in Bethlehem, David is anointed by God as the future king of Israel. And then…nothing changes. He returns to the fields, waiting years before the promise is fulfilled.This episode explores what it means to wait well when God’s promises seem far away. David’s story reminds us that waiting is not wasted time. It is often the place where character is formed...
2025-12-1712 minRediscovering FaithWaiting in DespairSend us your questions and reflections!What does it look like to wait well when hope feels completely gone?In today’s episode, we return to the closing chapter of Ruth’s story—but we see it through the eyes of Naomi. Once full of life and promise, Naomi returns to Bethlehem bitter, grieving, and convinced that God has emptied her hands. She even asks to be renamed Mara, meaning “bitter.” Naomi shows us what not waiting well can look like—isolating ourselves, pushing away help, and assuming God’s goodness has ended.But her story...
2025-12-1612 minRediscovering FaithGideon's (and the Spirit's) FireSend us your questions and reflections!On Day 15 of our Advent series, we step into one of the most striking victories in the Old Testament: Gideon and his tiny army facing the massive Midianite army. God’s instructions seem unusual—march at night, carry torches hidden in jars, blow trumpets, and shout. And yet, through these seemingly strange steps, God brings victory. The fire in the jars not only illuminates but symbolizes God’s purifying and refining work.This episode explores what it means to wait well by allowing God to cleanse and tr...
2025-12-1511 minRediscovering FaithWaiting When It Doesn't Make SenseSend us your questions and reflections!On Day 14 of our Advent journey, we step up to the walls of Jericho. The Israelites are poised to enter the Promised Land, but victory doesn’t look like anything they—or we—would expect. God’s instructions are unusual: march around the city, carry the Ark, blow trumpets, and wait. No strategy, no weapons—just faithful obedience.This episode explores what it means to wait well by obeying God even when His plan doesn’t make sense. Waiting well isn’t passive. It’s participating in God’s work, trus...
2025-12-1411 minRediscovering FaithLook Up!Send us your questions and reflections!On Day 13 of our Advent journey, we encounter the Israelites in the wilderness, frustrated and impatient as they travel toward the Promised Land. Their grumbling leads to danger—poisonous snakes bite the people—but God provides a clear remedy: a bronze serpent lifted on a pole. Healing comes not through their own efforts, but by looking at what God has already provided.This episode explores what it means to wait well by recognizing God’s provision. Waiting is often not about finding the solution ourselves or rushing to fix...
2025-12-1310 minRediscovering FaithWaiting with the CommandmentsSend us your questions and reflections!On Day 12 of our Advent journey, we explore the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. The Israelites have been delivered from Egypt, yet they are not ready to enter the Promised Land. God gives them the commandments not simply as rules to obey, but as formation for a people who can receive His promises.Waiting well is not passive. It is a season in which God shapes our hearts, refines our desires, and teaches us to live in ways that reflect His character. The commandments show Israel—an...
2025-12-1210 minRediscovering FaithWhat is It?Send us your questions and reflections!Two months after crossing the Red Sea, the Israelites find themselves hungry, weary, and disappointed in the wilderness. The miracle of their deliverance feels distant, and their fear begins to speak louder than their faith. Exodus tells us that the entire community started to grumble—not because their need was insignificant, but because they couldn’t imagine how God might meet it.And when God did provide, they didn’t recognize it. The mysterious bread scattered across the ground made them ask, “What is it?”—the phrase that would become...
2025-12-1111 minRediscovering FaithMarked by GodSend us your questions and reflections!On Day 10 of our Advent journey, we reflect on the first Passover in Exodus 12 and the New Testament connection in 1 Corinthians 5:7. Just as the Israelites were marked by the blood of the lamb to experience freedom, Jesus is our ultimate Passover Lamb, setting us apart and securing our salvation.Waiting well, as this episode explores, is not passive. It means living marked by God’s presence — letting our thoughts, actions, and priorities reflect Christ’s sacrifice while we anticipate His promises. The Israelites prepared actively, smeared the blood on their...
2025-12-1011 minRediscovering FaithParticipation in the WaitingSend us your questions and reflections!In today’s Advent episode, we explore Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush in Exodus 3:1–10 and discover a surprising truth about waiting: God often invites us to participate in the very rescue we’ve been praying for. While Moses is living an ordinary, quiet life in the wilderness, God breaks in with a mission—because waiting well isn’t passive. It’s about staying faithful, attentive, and ready to respond when God interrupts our routines with His purposes.We’ll reflect on how God reveals His heart to Moses: H...
2025-12-0911 minRediscovering FaithJudah's TransformationSend us your questions and reflections!On Day 8 of our Advent journey, we enter one of the most moving scenes in the story of Joseph. Judah—the brother who once sold Joseph into slavery—now steps forward and offers himself as a substitute for Benjamin. It is a stunning revelation of how deeply God has transformed him over years of hardship, waiting, and grace.This episode explores the theme: Waiting well means trusting God to transform hearts over time. Judah’s life shows that God can reshape even the most stubborn and broken parts...
2025-12-0812 minRediscovering FaithStones of RemembranceSend us your questions and reflections!Day 7 takes us into the wilderness with Jacob, a man running for his life and clinging to a fragile promise. In Genesis 28, Jacob encounters God in a dream—a ladder stretching from earth to heaven and the assurance that God will be with him, protect him, and bring him home. Jacob responds by building a stone pillar—a “stone of remembrance”—declaring that God will be faithful to the promises spoken over his life.In this episode, we explore how waiting well means holding onto hope in God’s promises, ev...
2025-12-0711 minRediscovering FaithUncomfortable WaitingSend us your questions and reflections!In Day 6 of our Advent series, we enter one of Scripture’s most emotionally charged moments: Abraham on Mount Moriah with Isaac. This passage in Genesis 22 confronts us with a difficult but essential truth—sometimes waiting well means waiting in the uncomfortable.Abraham’s journey is filled with love, confusion, and pain. God asks him to offer Isaac, the son of promise, the child on whom the entire future depends. Abraham obeys, and then he waits. He waits through a three-day journey of aching questions. He waits as Isaac asks...
2025-12-0611 minRediscovering FaithA Long Obedience in the Same DirectionSend us your questions and reflections!On Day 5 of our Advent journey, we follow Abraham—the man called to walk into the unknown with nothing but God’s word in his hands. Abraham’s story teaches one of the most important truths about waiting well: When we’re unsure what to do next, we should obey what God has already revealed.In Genesis 12, God calls Abraham to “go… to the land I will show you.” It’s a command without full details, a direction without a map. Abraham doesn’t know how God will fulfill His p...
2025-12-0511 minRediscovering FaithOlive Branch WaitingSend us your questions and reflections!On Day 4 of our Advent journey, we step into the story of Noah—a story that holds together judgment and mercy, devastation and hope, waiting and renewal. After the floodwaters recede, Noah finds himself living in the “in-between”—alive and preserved, yet still confined within the ark. It’s a powerful picture of the seasons when God has brought us through something hard, but the next chapter hasn’t unfolded yet. This is where the practice of waiting well becomes essential.As Noah sends out the raven and the dove, he lea...
2025-12-0410 minRediscovering FaithCrushing SnakesSend us your questions and reflections!On Day 3 of our Advent journey, we step into one of the most pivotal moments in Scripture—the aftermath of the fall. Humanity has sinned, brokenness has flooded the world, and fear and shame now cling to the human heart. Yet into this moment of darkness, God speaks the very first promise of redemption.In Genesis 3:14–15, often called the Protoevangelium—the “first gospel”—God declares that an offspring of the woman will one day crush the serpent’s head. It is a stunning word of hope spoken into the ruins of rebel...
2025-12-0310 minRediscovering FaithWaiting in the DarkSend us your questions and reflections!In today’s Advent episode, we explore what it means to wait well when life feels dark, unformed, or uncertain. Long before the first Christmas, Scripture opens with a scene of deep darkness—yet God is present, hovering over the waters, preparing creation for light. John’s Gospel echoes this beginning and reveals the stunning truth: the Word who brought light into the world is Jesus, the Light that darkness cannot overcome.This episode invites listeners to reflect on God’s quiet, unseen work in their own seasons...
2025-12-0208 minRediscovering FaithStump of JesseSend us your questions and reflections!During this season of Advent, we will be looking to learn how to wait well. To do so, we will consider texts through the Old and New Testaments that all give some type of picture or foreshadowing of Jesus.As we do so, we will be considering how to live patiently. Join us as we wait this Advent for our celebration of the Christmas season!
2025-12-0110 minRediscovering FaithFret Not!Send us your questions and reflections!On this Psalm Friday, we explore Psalm 37. David doesn't pull punches on what it means to wait effectively while God is in the business of bringing about justice.
2025-11-2112 minRediscovering FaithBlessing is the Final WordSend us your questions and reflections!Today, we are looking at the prophecy of Amos once again to consider how Jesus is echoing the word of the Lord given through the prophets of Israel's history.While previously we considered how the judgment oracles of Amos were indicative of the judgment that Jesus is pronouncing on the nations in Matthew 25, we are now exploring how the promised restoration of Amos 9 is pointing us towards the final restoration of God's people mentioned in Matthew.
2025-11-2009 minRediscovering FaithJudged to a Different StandardSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we continue thinking through the Old Testament roots of Jesus's teaching of the Sheep and the Goats. The prophet Amos provides a number of judgment oracles against the nations that surrounded Israel and Judah and many of them focus on those nations treatment of God's people. However, Amos also delivers an oracle of judgment against the people of Judah. How are they going to be judged?
2025-11-1911 minRediscovering FaithJeremiah, the Nations, and the "Sheep and the Goats"Send us your questions and reflections!On today's episode, we explore the deep Old Testament background of Jesus's teaching on the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25. Specifically, we see that Jesus's promise of judgment on the nations based upon how they are treating the Church is rooted deeply in the oracles against Babylon in Jeremiah 51. Jeremiah, a prophet that lived in the last days of the kingdom of Judah, saw firsthand the over the top destruction that the Babylonians wreaked in Jerusalem. God spoke to him about God's own displeasure at the Babylonians excessive a...
2025-11-1811 minRediscovering FaithStay Awake! The Sheep and The GoatsSend us your questions and reflections!Join us as we take a deep dive on the story of the sheep and the goats. While this story is commonly misinterpreted, there is significant truth to be explored as we consider the following ideas and questions:1. Jesus demonstrates that he is unified with his brothers and sisters.2. Who are the brothers and the sisters of Jesus?3. Why is it important to consider that it is the nations that come before Jesus for judgment and NOT the church?By unpacking these points...
2025-11-1632 minRediscovering FaithWho lives with God?Send us your questions and reflections!What does it really mean to be “ready” for Jesus’ return?In this final episode of our Parable of the Talents series, we turn to Psalm 15 — a powerful picture of the life that dwells intimately with God. David asks the question every disciple should be asking:“Lord, who may dwell in Your sacred tent? Who may live on Your holy mountain?”The answer isn’t about perfect knowledge. Or impressive spirituality. Or flawless behavior.It’s about a life that reflects the heart...
2025-11-1407 minRediscovering FaithWhat is success?Send us your questions and reflections!What does Jesus consider a successful life?In a world that chases bigger, faster, better — Jesus invites us into something far deeper: faithfulness.In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, we continue exploring the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25. Two servants step forward with results that look impressive… but Jesus doesn’t celebrate the number. He celebrates the heart behind the investment.“Well done, good and faithful servant.”Not successful. Not strategic. Not profitable.📌 Faithfulness is the true measure of re...
2025-11-1307 minRediscovering FaithNo ExploitationSend us your questions and reflections!The third servant in the Parable of the Talents refuses to take part in the master’s exploitative way of doing business — and he pays the price for it. But his refusal reveals something essential about discipleship:Faithfulness is not about success. It is about Christ-likeness.Jesus is not calling His disciples to produce results at any cost. He is calling them to love like He loves — even when it’s costly. Even when the world rewards the opposite.To stay awake as...
2025-11-1209 minRediscovering FaithStaying Awake Means Faithfulness in All ThingsSend us your questions and reflections!When Jesus tells the Parable of the Talents, He is preparing His disciples — and us — for life while we wait for His return. He is answering the question: How should we live until the end of the age?His answer might surprise us.The third servant isn’t condemned because he’s bad with money — or because he didn’t work hard enough. He’s condemned because he refuses to live in alignment with his master’s character and priorities.And here’s the point: Je...
2025-11-1109 minRediscovering FaithStay Awake! Parable of the TalentsSend us your questions and reflections!In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus isn’t giving a lesson in business performance. He isn’t calling us to hustle harder or maximize productivity. He’s calling us to reflect Him while we wait for His return.The first two servants take what the master gives them and do business the way he would do business — because that’s what servants do. They reflect the character and priorities of their master.Jesus tells this story immediately after warning His disciples to stay awake...
2025-11-1022 minRediscovering FaithTeach Us to Number Our DaysSend us your questions and reflections!Podcast Series: Rediscovering FaithIn this final episode of the first week of our Stay Awake series, we turn to Psalm 90 — an ancient prayer that brings the deepest truth of Jesus’ teaching into sharp focus:Life is short.God is eternal.Wisdom is living in light of that reality.Moses writes these words:“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” — Psalm 90:12Join us to rediscover what faith can mean for you
2025-11-0709 minRediscovering FaithWhat is Wisdom?Send us your questions and reflections!We return once more to the Parable of the Ten Virgins — and today Jesus invites us into the heart of what separates the wise from the foolish.Five bridesmaids were wise.Five were foolish. Same group. Same purpose. Same waiting.But only half entered the feast.So what made the difference?Find out in today's episode.
2025-11-0610 minRediscovering FaithJesus I Need Oil!Send us your questions and reflections!In this episode we continue our journey through the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25 — and today we discover one of the most personal and challenging truths Jesus gives us:👉 Faith can be shared in encouragement — but not transferred in salvation. 👉 Readiness is personal.In the story, five virgins arrive with enough oil. Five arrive unprepared and ask the others to share. But when the moment comes, the wise cannot hand over their preparedness. The door closes… and the unprepared are left outside...
2025-11-0508 minRediscovering FaithReadiness is Not Optional and Not AutomaticSend us your questions and reflections!Readiness is not optional and not automatic.Jesus is unmistakably clear — being prepared for His return isn’t something we can leave for later or assume will happen on its own. We can be close to the things of God… and still spiritually unprepared.Not rejecting Him.Not running from Him.Just unaware. Distracted. Asleep.In this episode, we look closely at the fact that door to the wedding feast is closed.
2025-11-0409 minRediscovering FaithStay Awake! Parable of the Ten VirginsSend us your questions and reflections!In this opening episode of our new series, Stay Awake, we step into the powerful words Jesus shared from the Mount of Olives in Matthew 24–25 — a message given to prepare His followers for His return.The disciples looked at the temple and imagined power, positions, and a kingdom they could manage. But Jesus redirected their gaze from impressive structures to eternal realities. The temple would fall… but the Kingdom of God will last forever.Jesus wasn’t interested in giving His disciples a timeline. He gave them somethin...
2025-11-0314 min
What's Up with Tech?Broadcasting the Ryder Cup: Private 5G, Slicing, and Real-Time MediaInterested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.comA golf course shouldn’t have to choose between great shots and great signal. From the first tee to the grandstands, we show how a portable private 5G network turned Bethpage Black into a live broadcast studio, a responsive venue, and a real-time storytelling machine for the Ryder Cup. With Scott Jacka, Senior Director of Technology Development Strategy at T-Mobile, we unpack the decisions that make roaming rigs reliable, explain why uplink capacity is the unsung hero of live production, and map how network slicing keeps cr...
2025-09-3008 min
Stars And ParsRyder Cup 2025 | Astrology Picks, Predictions, and Best BetsIn this episode, I break down every chart of the 24 players participating in this year's Ryder Cup. This is one of the most challenging week's to predict astrologically, but nonetheless should be an exciting watch. Listen for my favorite picks and best bets!
2025-09-2459 minRediscovering FaithThe Divine CourtroomSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we look at an image that consistently comes up in the Old Testament - the divine courtroom. We look at God's use of the courtroom as an image of judgment. This is not judgment to destroy but judgment to help us be all that we are created to be!
2025-04-1107 minRediscovering FaithConfronted by GreatnessSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we take a look at Jesus confronting his disciples and how Jesus will confront us today.
2025-04-1008 minRediscovering FaithYou are the man!Send us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we take a look at God's loving confrontation in the life of King David. Through hearing a parable, we will be asked to see how God just might be calling us to admit our own failure to be all that God has designed us to be.
2025-04-0908 minRediscovering FaithCain ConfrontationSend us your questions and reflections!In today’s episode of Rediscovering Faith, we explore the powerful story of Cain and Abel from Genesis 4:6-16, a passage that reveals profound insights into God's love, grace, and confrontation. On the surface, it may seem like a story of anger, jealousy, and violence, but when we look deeper, we see God's passionate pursuit of Cain’s heart—even in his darkest moment. Join us as we reflect on how God lovingly confronts Cain in his sin, offers him a path to healing, and continues to extend mercy, even in the fa...
2025-04-0810 minRediscovering FaithGod of ConfrontationSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we consider the love of God as requiring confrontation. In so doing, God is moving us to be all that he created us to be. However, it requires us to come face to face with the God of confrontation.
2025-04-0724 minRediscovering FaithAs Far As the East is From the WestSend us your questions and reflections!Join us as we dive into sections of Psalm 103 to wrap up our conversation on God as a God of Embrace!
2025-04-0406 minRediscovering FaithRahab's EmbraceSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we find the God of Embrace in a very unusual location - the destruction of Jericho. Join us as we contemplate the life and legacy of Rahab, the Jericho prostitute and we consider how our faithfulness and God's embrace will write us into His on going story of love for the world.
2025-04-0309 minRediscovering FaithHagar's EmbraceSend us your questions and reflections!Join us we discuss God's embrace of Hagar in Genesis 21 and discuss how God embraces us in similar ways today.
2025-04-0207 minRediscovering FaithProdigal EmbraceSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we consider one of the most well-known stories of God's embrace - the parable of the prodigal son.
2025-04-0107 minRediscovering FaithGod of EmbraceSend us your questions and reflections!In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, we explore that God's love means that God is a god of embrace!
2025-03-3120 minRediscovering FaithJesus - The Faithfulness of GodSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we take a look at God's long term promises throughout the Bible. From Genesis 3's promise of a son of Eve that will crush the head of the serpent to Isaiah's reflections on the suffering servant of God, how and when will God be faithful to his promise to His people?
2025-03-2707 minRediscovering FaithThe Anchor of FaithfulnessSend us your questions and reflections!In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, we dive deep into the profound message of Psalm 36, exploring the incredible faithfulness of God and what it means for us today. Psalm 36 beautifully contrasts the darkness of human sin with the brilliance of God's unwavering love, righteousness, and faithfulness. It reminds us that, no matter the challenges we face or the brokenness we see in the world, God's faithfulness remains unshakable and unchanging.In this episode, Pastor Evan reads through the entirety of Psalm 36, unpacking the rich metaphors and imagery that describe...
2025-03-2710 minRediscovering FaithFaithful in the Lion's DenSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we consider the cyclical nature of faith. God is faithful to us, we are called to respond faithfully to Him, and then he will respond back to us faithfully.Join us as we think through this cycle in the story of Daniel in the lion's den.
2025-03-2609 minRediscovering FaithSharing the Blessing of God's FaithfulnessSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith we venture with Hannah to see God's faithfulness unfold. We see how Hannah is willing to share the blessing and are challenged to share our blessings of God's faithfulness with others as well.
2025-03-2508 minRediscovering FaithGod of FaithfulnessSend us your questions and reflections!Join us we consider the life of David and God's promise that he would be king over all God's people.
2025-03-2428 minRediscovering FaithHonest MercySend us your questions and reflections!Listen in as we reflect on King David's psalm of repentance - Psalm 51. Be challenged to take responsibility for your own decision so that in your honesty, though it may be painful, you will find God's amazing and freeing mercy.
2025-03-2107 minRediscovering FaithVengeance is Mine!Send us your questions and reflections!What are the boundaries of mercy? Peter has this same question. Join us to hear Jesus paradigm shifting response to Peter's and our question.
2025-03-2008 minRediscovering FaithSlow DownSend us your questions and reflections!Join us as we reflect on what holds us back from responding to God with praise and thanksgiving for all the mercy that he has poured out on us.
2025-03-1908 minRediscovering FaithProdigal MercySend us your questions and reflections!Join us we reflect upon our need for mercy no matter where we are by looking at the parable of the prodigal son.
2025-03-1807 minRediscovering FaithGod of MercySend us your questions and reflections!Join us we explore the rich theme of mercy that shows up in three specific strands throughout the book of Jonah.
2025-03-1727 minRediscovering FaithNeeds and WantsSend us your questions and reflections!In this episode, we dive deep into one of the most beloved and cherished psalms in the Bible—Psalm 23. Known for its rich promises of God’s provision, this psalm reveals the comfort, restoration, and care that our Shepherd provides for us, guiding us through life’s darkest valleys and leading us to eternal peace.Today, we reflect on God's incredible provision, from the rest He offers to the safety and victory He promises. But as we focus on trusting God for our needs, we explore a key obstacle that c...
2025-03-1408 minRediscovering FaithGoing FishingSend us your questions and reflections!In this season, we delve into familiar Biblical passages and explore how God’s miraculous provision often comes in the most unexpected, yet deeply personal ways. Whether you’ve been walking with God for years or are just beginning your spiritual journey, Pastor Evan’s heart is to help you encounter God in fresh, meaningful ways that lead to freedom, hope, and joy.In today’s episode, Pastor Evan unpacks a powerful lesson from Matthew 17:24-27, where Jesus uses Peter’s everyday skills to provide a solution to a tax dilemm...
2025-03-1309 minRediscovering FaithMaking BreadSend us your questions and reflections!Join us as we reflect on the contrasting situations in the Gospels of Matthew and John, and uncover the lessons Jesus teaches us about how to use our own power for the benefit of others. In both instances, Jesus demonstrates a key principle—God's power is not meant to serve personal gain, but to bless and provide for those in need. We also ask ourselves some challenging questions: How are we using our power? Are we focused on our own interests, or are we using our influence to bring about blessing an...
2025-03-1207 minRediscovering FaithSnakes!Send us your questions and reflections!In this episode, we dive deep into the theme of God's provision, focusing on a powerful passage from Numbers 21:4-9. As the Israelites journey through the wilderness, they become impatient and complain against God, which leads to a dangerous infestation of venomous snakes. The people repent, and God provides a miraculous solution: Moses lifts a bronze serpent on a pole, and anyone who looks at it is healed. But what does this story have to do with us today?Join us as we explore the connection between this ancient...
2025-03-1107 minRediscovering FaithGod of ProvisionSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we continue our journey with Moses and the people of Israel in Exodus to discover that our God is a God of Provision!
2025-03-1022 minRediscovering FaithHow to Read Stories of God's WarfareSend us your questions and reflections!Join us on Rediscovering Faith as we explore the difficult question of God's role in the warfare narratives of the Old Testament. How did the way ancient people understand the gods role in warfare differ from the way that we think about nations at war? This question will help us to figure out how to handle the difficult texts like Exodus 14 and 15.
2025-03-0710 minRediscovering FaithThe Bridge Between UsSend us your questions and reflections!In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, we explore the deep-rooted fear of death that affects many individuals, with recent research revealing that one in five Americans experience thanatophobia, or the extreme fear of dying. The uncertainty of how and when death will come, along with questions about what happens after we die, can make this fear all the more profound.Through a reflection on Matthew 28:1-10, the podcast delves into the powerful message of resurrection and the freedom that comes through Jesus Christ. The story of the angel's announcement...
2025-03-0607 minRediscovering FaithReacting to FreedomSend us your questions and reflections!Join us as we discuss the people from the town of Gerasenes and their reaction to the man that was set free from the Legion of demons. May you be encouraged to be set free and to be a person that encourages others to be free!
2025-03-0519 minRediscovering FaithWhat Happens When I Choose to Be a Captive?Send us your questions and reflections!In today's episode, we explore the theme God is the God of Freedom. Drawing from the powerful narrative of the Exodus, we examine how God has always been in the business of freeing His people—whether from physical slavery or the "metaphorical" slaveries we often find ourselves trapped in. Pastor Evan takes us to Jeremiah 29:10-14, where God promises His people restoration and freedom, even when their slavery was self-inflicted. As we reflect on this passage, we ask: Will God still free us even when we deserve to be enslaved?...
2025-03-0409 minRediscovering FaithGod of FreedomSend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we are reflecting on the freedom of our God. By thinking through how the Exodus story shows us how God is holy, we investigate and apply how God is setting us freedom and calls us to be people that set others free!
2025-03-0326 minRediscovering FaithReflections on God's PresenceSend us your questions and reflections!Join Pastor Evan, Heather and Isaiah as we dialogue about God's amazing presence and what holds us back from living into this amazing truth.
2025-02-2819 minRediscovering FaithPowerful PresenceSend us your questions and reflections!In today's episode, Pastor Evan shares a powerful analogy about the importance of being "plugged in" to the power of the Holy Spirit. Just as a deep freezer needs electricity to function properly, our lives need the Holy Spirit to be empowered to live as we were created to. Drawing from the story of Pentecost in Acts 2, Pastor Evan reminds us that God's presence through the Holy Spirit enables us to live the life He intends for us, giving us the strength to love, serve, and follow Him fully....
2025-02-2707 minRediscovering FaithPresence in a CaveSend us your questions and reflections!In today’s episode, we explore the powerful story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19, where we learn about God’s presence during times of fear and uncertainty. When the prophet Elijah faces threats and exhaustion, he retreats into a cave, only to experience God's voice through a gentle whisper. This week, we reflect on the importance of listening for God’s presence in our own “caves” — those moments when life feels overwhelming and we need to retreat for rest and renewal.Join us as we dive into Scripture, find encouragement, and discover...
2025-02-2607 minRediscovering FaithPresence in the FireSend us your questions and reflections!Join Pastor Evan Ryder on Rediscovering Faith, a podcast dedicated to helping you encounter God in a deeper, more intimate way. In this episode, we explore the powerful narrative of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace from the book of Daniel, highlighting God’s unwavering presence in the midst of trials.The story begins with King Nebuchadnezzar's decree that everyone must bow down to a golden idol, and when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refuse, they are thrown into a fiery furnace. However, instead of perishing, they are un...
2025-02-2507 minRediscovering FaithGod of PresenceSend us your questions and reflections!In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, we consider the life of Moses and consider what God does when we feel alone.
2025-02-2427 minRediscovering FaithWhy Create?Send us your questions and reflections!In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, we welcome Heather Ryder to talk about the benefits of being creative. Join us we contemplate how we can be like our creative God!
2025-02-2117 minRediscovering FaithLittle is Much...Send us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we are thinking about how God's resources are available to us when we, like the boy of John 6, simply offer what we do have to God's use.
2025-02-2009 minRediscovering FaithConfronted with God's Good CreativitySend us your questions and reflections!Today on Rediscovering Faith, we are looking to Mary the Mother of Jesus. She was confronted with God's creativity - and that creativity rearranged her entire life! How do you respond to God creatively confronting your life?
2025-02-1907 minRediscovering FaithCreativity to ConnectSend us your questions and reflections!In today's episode, we visit Bezalel and Oholiab - two obscure people in the book of Exodus - that show us that God can use anyone to help others get more connected to God. How might God want to use your creativity to draw others closer to Him?
2025-02-1808 minRediscovering FaithGod of CreativitySend us your questions and reflections!In today's episode, we dive deep into one of the most profound questions that has puzzled theologians for centuries: Why did God create? In Genesis, God declares everything He created as "good," and we explore why, as a perfect and self-sustaining being, God would choose to create anything at all.God doesn’t create because He needs us. He creates because His goodness and love overflow and demand to be shared. His blessing, seen throughout the creation narrative, reveals His desire to speak goodness over His creation, filling it wi...
2025-02-1721 minRediscovering FaithSelf-Reflection for Self-LoveSend us your questions and reflections!In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, we welcome Isaiah Ryder to the show to discuss the important truth that we can not love God or love other well if we don't love ourselves. By giving a two-step process for self-reflection, we will explore what gets in the way of becoming the best we possibly be.
2025-02-1409 minRediscovering FaithMade to Bear FruitSend us your questions and reflections!In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, Pastor Evan Ryder dives deep into John 15:1-5, where Jesus teaches us about the key to bearing fruit in our lives—abiding in Him. Just as trees need water, sunlight, and care, we need to remain connected to Christ through prayer, worship, and mindfulness. Tune in to discover how abiding in Jesus leads to a life of abundant love for God and others, fulfilling the very purpose we were created for.
2025-02-1309 minRediscovering FaithProximity of the HeartSend us your questions and reflections!In today’s episode of Rediscovering Faith, Pastor Evan Ryder takes us through the powerful Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32. Exploring the relationships between the father and his two sons, Pastor Evan invites us to reflect on the true meaning of proximity—not just physical closeness, but the posture of our hearts in our relationships with God and others.While the younger son distanced himself through reckless living, the older son’s heart was equally distant despite outward obedience. Pastor Evan highlights how both sons missed the es...
2025-02-1209 minRediscovering FaithGod With Us: A God That Sees, Hears, Knows, and GoesSend us your questions and reflections!In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, Pastor Evan Ryder reflects on the intimate nature of God's relationship with us. Building upon the theme of God as a relational being, this episode dives deep into a powerful moment in Exodus 3, where God reveals Himself to Moses through a burning bush. Despite Moses' doubts, God assures him of His presence, revealing that He sees, knows, and is personally involved in our lives.Pastor Evan explores how God’s revelation to Moses is not just a historical event, but a continual truth th...
2025-02-1110 minRediscovering FaithIn the ImageSend us your questions and reflections!In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, Pastor Evan dives into a profound reflection on what it truly means to be made in the image of God, as described in Genesis 1:26-28. Exploring the relationship between humanity and the Creator, Pastor Evan unpacks the concept of being created “like father, like son” but in a more eternal, spiritual sense—reflecting the perfect unity and love of the Trinity. How does this image shape our relationships with one another? Why is understanding the doctrine of the Trinity so crucial to understanding who we are an...
2025-02-1026 minRediscovering FaithWisdom for Living a Blessed LifeSend us your questions and reflections!In this episode of Rediscovering Faith, Pastor Evan Ryder dives into the heart of Psalm 90, reflecting on the wisdom that helps us navigate life’s complexities and chaos. Joined by his wife, Heather, the conversation turns to a topic that often stirs debate—how we understand the Creation story in Genesis. Is it a literal account or a deeper revelation of God's nature? Heather shares her personal journey of moving beyond the details of the narrative to focus on the transformational truth that God created, organized, filled, and blessed the world. Toge...
2025-02-0709 minRediscovering FaithMercies New Every MorningSend us your questions and reflections!In today’s reflection, Pastor Evan Ryder invites us to continue exploring God’s organizing, filling, and blessing of the world through the lens of Lamentations 3:22-24. While the book of Lamentations is filled with sorrow over the destruction of Jerusalem, this passage brings a bright promise: “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies are new every morning.” Pastor Evan connects this truth to the beauty of a sunrise, reminding us that each new day is a fresh reminder from God that He isn’t finished with the wo...
2025-02-0607 minRediscovering FaithControl Freak!Send us your questions and reflections!In today’s episode of Rediscovering Faith, Pastor Evan Ryder continues our exploration of God’s attributes revealed in Scripture, focusing on the theme of God’s divine order. Building on Genesis 1, where God organizes the chaotic world, Pastor Evan dives into an important question: Is God simply trying to control everything, or is there a deeper purpose behind His actions?Through a powerful reflection on Exodus 34:6-7, we gain insight into the character of God, who reveals Himself as merciful, gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love...
2025-02-0509 minRediscovering FaithGod's Rhythms: Embracing Routine for RenewalSend us your questions and reflections!In today’s episode of Rediscovering Faith, Pastor Evan Ryder continues exploring the attributes of God revealed in Scripture. Building on last week’s focus on the creation story in Genesis 1, we dive deeper into verses 14-19, where God establishes the rhythms of day and night through the sun, moon, and stars. Pastor Evan helps us understand how these natural cycles aren’t just for the universe—they’re also a blueprint for our lives, offering structure, renewal, and thriving.Through the lens of the "circadian rhythm," we’ll discover how...
2025-02-0408 minRediscovering FaithA God of Order_1Send us your questions and reflections!Welcome to Rediscovering Faith, a podcast designed to help you deepen your understanding of God through reflection on His attributes revealed throughout Scripture. Hosted by Pastor Evan Ryder, this season explores the nature of God as seen through His actions in the Bible, starting with the very first chapter of Genesis.In this first episode, Pastor Evan takes us back to the beginning—the creation story in Genesis 1—and invites us to rediscover God’s character through the lens of His work in the world. We often approach Genesis 1 with p...
2025-02-0223 min
Fear the Final Girl: A Van Ryder Games PodcastEvan's Big DayOur Feature Game this month is Detective: City of Angels: https://vanrydergames.com/collections/dcoa
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Savor Your Day With A Best-Selling Full Audiobook.The Kobalt Dossier: Evan Ryder Series, Book 2 by Eric Van LustbaderPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513578to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Kobalt Dossier: Evan Ryder Series, Book 2
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Author: Eric Van Lustbader
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Length: 13 hours 38 minutes
Release date: July 8, 2021
Genres: Espionage
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Evan Ryder is back in The Kobalt Dossier, the stunning follow-up to The Nemesis Manifesto from New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader. After thwarting the violent international fascist syndicate known as Nemesis, Evan Ryder returns to Washington, D.C., only to find her secret division of the Department of Defense shut down and her deceased sister's c...
2021-07-081h 38
Download Latest Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, EspionageThe Kobalt Dossier: Evan Ryder Series, Book 2 by Eric Van LustbaderPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513578 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kobalt Dossier: Evan Ryder Series, Book 2 Series: #2 of Evan Ryder Author: Eric Van Lustbader Narrator: Lauren Fortgang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 38 minutes Release date: July 8, 2021 Genres: Espionage Publisher's Summary: Evan Ryder is back in The Kobalt Dossier, the stunning follow-up to The Nemesis Manifesto from New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader. After thwarting the violent international fascist syndicate known as Nemesis, Evan Ryder returns to Washington, D.C., only to find her secret division of the Department of Defense shut down and her deceased s...
2021-07-0803 minDownload Latest Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, EspionageThe Kobalt Dossier: Evan Ryder Series, Book 2 by Eric Van LustbaderPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513578to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Kobalt Dossier: Evan Ryder Series, Book 2
Series: #2 of Evan Ryder
Author: Eric Van Lustbader
Narrator: Lauren Fortgang
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes
Release date: July 8, 2021
Genres: Espionage
Publisher's Summary:
Evan Ryder is back in The Kobalt Dossier, the stunning follow-up to The Nemesis Manifesto from New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader. After thwarting the violent international fascist syndicate known as Nemesis, Evan Ryder returns to Washington, D.C., only to find her secret division of the Department of Defense shut down and her deceased sister's c...
2021-07-081h 38
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