In this episode of the Sermon Notes Podcast, Brian Ball and Mike Glenn explore the spiritual discipline of solitude through the example of Jesus withdrawing to pray in Luke 5 and Mark 1. Their conversation highlights how modern life has conditioned us to live with constant noise, distraction, and digital
Maurine Hello, we’re Scot and Maurine Proctor and this is Meridian Magazine’s “Come Follow Me” podcast, where today we celebrate Easter. We remember well those events and carry their magnificent hope with us. One night Scot and I were trying to photograph an olive tree on the Mount of Olives,
On New Year’s Eve 1938, Edith Stein was smuggled into the Netherlands for her safety. On September 14, 1939, two weeks after Germany invaded Poland and started World War II, she wrote the following to encourage her fellow sisters to deeper faith and hope in the fire-quenching love of God.
Greetings Hunger Leaders, Below you will find ELCA World Hunger resource suggestions for the 2026 season of ELCA Synod Assemblies and congregational engagement! Please feel free to order printed copies or create a QR code with these resources for download. Please read to the end; there are many valuable resources here! Lifelines
Christmas often comes with pressure to feel cheerful—even when life is heavy. In this episode, Jay Strother and Brian Ball slow down in Matthew 2 to see what the story actually contains: costly obedience from Mary and Joseph, the brutal reality of Herod’s violence, and the sobering reminder that Jesus’
The following comes from United Families International. To visit their website, CLICK HERE. Christianity is currently the most persecuted religion in the world. Attacks target Christian homes, businesses, churches, schools, hospitals, and cemeteries every day. Religious services are interrupted, leaders are arrested, and in many cases, even believers are killed.
1. In the end Every word is a response to the Word. 2. The cult of false strength, i.e., those who profess to be beyond the need for consolation Those who criticize belief in God for being a consolation know this better than anyone. To them, acknowledging God would be