Pneumaturgical: The Work of the Spirit
Episodes
28 episodes
Everything Old Is New Again
Join me today for a conversation about resurrection and the Old Testament with Dr. Rebecca Basdeo-Hill. As we continue on in the Easter season, Dr. Hill and I search in Ezekiel 37, and other Old Testament scriptures to celebrate, discover, and ...
Stations of the Resurrection
Join me today as we continue exploring the Easter season with ‘Stations of the Resurrection.’ It’s a different format, and I would love to hear your thoughts: Pneumaturgical@gmail.com. Order of the Day ▪️ Greeting ▪️ Station One: Mark 16: 1-13 ...
Conspiracy Theory
We continue on in this Easter season, looking at some of the lesser appreciated moments of the resurrection. Matthew's gospel provides a glimpse into some troubling relationships between political and religious leaders, and the conspiracy of th...
Pneumaturgical Lives: Dr. Cheryl Bridges Johns
Join me for the first episode in a series, Pneumaturgical Lives: People at the Intersection of Structure and Spirit. Each episode in this series features a conversation with an individual whose life embodies a dynamic blend of structure and spi...
After The Empty Tomb: The Women Tell All
Join me in this Easter season as we explore how our cultural liturgies at times prevent us from hearing the truth of new life in Christ. We journey to the empty tomb with the women, who become the first members of a new resurrected community. T...
Easter: A Game of Thrones
Join me on this very special Easter episode, as we celebrate an apocalyptic Easter! I am joined by Dr. Robby Waddell, Professor of New Testament at Southeastern University, as we discuss Easter, the book of Revelation, resurrection, and the end...
Twilight: An Episode of Tenebrae
Join me in the twilight of Holy Week, as the darkness falls. In this episode, we journey to the end of the Lenten season, and TS Eliot's poem, 'Ash Wednesday'. Find some quiet moments to let the Spirit work in your imagination, as we release an...
Lent: Between
As we journey through this Lenten season, we find ourselves caught between the elements of death and life. Join me, as we wrestle with the difficulty of our times, searching for grace among the sea of faces. Order of the Day ● Greeting ● Openin...
Lent: Unveiled
In this fourth week of Lent, we continue searching behind the veil of TS Eliot's poem, 'Ash Wednesday' as we consider the words of the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 3. I also talk about, 'The Veil', a live presentation of the story of creation ...
Lent: Stairs
Ever heard the expression, 'Take the stairs'? Well, that's what we're taking on this episode as we explore the dark, creaky, long flights of faith that lead us to new life. Join me as we reflect on a moment in scripture when someone finally hit...
Lent: Bones
Entering into the second week of Lent, we continue our journey through TS Eliot's poem, Ash Wednesday. We follow the words of Eliot's poem through the prophet Ezekiel to a valley of bones. As we consider how the work of the Spirit stri...
Lent: Turn
We enter into the Lenten season with some recommendations for musical selections from The Byrds. From there, we listen to Joel 2, and the first portion of T.S. Eliot's poem, 'Ash Wednesday'. The poem from Eliot will serve as a guide for us duri...
Ash Wednesday: Idols to Ashes
Join me on this Ash Wednesday episode, as we reflect on the work of the Spirit, turning our idols to ashes. Poem featured in this episode is from Walter Brueggemann, 'Marked by Ashes'. Order of the Day ● Greeting and History of Ash Wednesday ● ...
Transfigured
Join me today as we begin our transition from ordinary time towards the season of Lent. Our doorway through will be a celebration of the Transfiguration of Jesus. Reflecting on the transfiguration through the words of Oscar Romero, we will cele...
Trader Jesus
As we continue our journey through ordinary time, we spend some time today looking at how Jesus compares himself to the vine. I talk a little about my fascination with the U.S. grocery chain, Trader Joe's, and their determination for all things...
Gates
This week we continue working through ordinary time and the 'I Am' statements of Jesus. Since this past week was also Holocaust Remembrance, I reflect some on the gates of Dachua when I was able to visit several years ago. What kind of a gate i...
Who's Your Daddy?
As we continue on in ordinary time, we consider the question, 'Who's Your Daddy?'. Jesus calls some folks out about this in John 8, and leaves us asking ourselves if we resemble our father in Heaven, or someone else? Listen in as Jesus gets int...
Hunger Pains
Join me on this special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day episode! We are journeying through ordinary time, exploring the I Am statements of Jesus from John's gospel. Jesus says that He is the bread come down from heaven. We take some time to hear fr...
Fake News or Good News?
Just what is 'fake news' anyway, and how can we be sure that the good news of Jesus is the truth? Join with me as we enter into Ordinary Time, discovering, exploring, and celebrating who Jesus says he is, and how we can discern together through...
Epiphany: What Did You Get For Christmas?
What did you get for Christmas? It's a question we like to ask each other, as we compare how we fared in the Christmas season. On this week of Epiphany, we journey to the end of the Christmas season with Matthew's gospel and the work of T.S. El...
Christmas: Do You See? Do You Hear? Do You Know?
Join me today as we discover, explore, and celebrate the liturgical season of Christmas with questions from a familiar Christmas carol. As we encounter John's gospel, and the witness of Simeon and Anna, the Spirit can sharpen our sight, our hea...
Advent: When the Nights Get Longer
If you can get past the fact that I'm recording in the middle of the night in a closet under my stairs, then join me as we journey through the night looking for peace. We will take a journey with Jospeh, making three stops with him on some of t...
Advent: Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Is there true joy to be found in this world? We discover the events of Matthew 2, and explore how joy can be discovered in our journeys of loss and pain. Order of the Day ● Greeting ● Scripture: Matthew 2 ● Response to Scripture: Prayer of Illu...
Advent: Temp Check
On this second week of Advent, we take some time to discover, explore, and celebrate the work of the Spirit's love. We've become adjusted to having our temperatures checked more frequently due to the current pandemic. We take some today to chec...
Advent: The Work of Hope
Join me today as we begin the liturgical year with the season of Advent. We will discover, explore, and celebrate the Spirit's work of hope in us. Order of the Day ● Greeting ● Affirmation From Romans 5 ● Scripture: Psalm 130 ● Response to Scri...