Photo: Prayer Crypt at Marygate Retreat House on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England, by Todd Spencer Music: Your Living Breath by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Author Archives: Todd Spencer
Luke 19:28-40 for Sunday, March 20, 2016
Photo: Sanctuary Window, Grace Cathedral in San Francisco taken by Todd Spencer Music: Love Song by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *used with permission
John 12:1-8 for Sunday, March 13, 2016
Artwork: A Woman Anoints Jesus’ Feet by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Peace, Be Still by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 for Sunday, March 6, 2016
Artwork: From a Long Way by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Coronation by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *used with permission
Luke 13:1-9 for Sunday, February 28, 2016
Artwork: Cerezo Barredo’s weekly gospel illustration (as found at The Text This Week) Music: As a Flower by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
Luke 13:31-35 for Sunday, February 21, 2016
Music: I Will Arise sung by Martha Bassett* (http://www.marthabassett.com/albums/) Photo: Mosaic at the foot of the altar in Dominus Flavit chapel built on the traditional site where Jesus stopped and wept over the city of Jerusalem (as found at https://thelifekinetic.wordpress.com) *used with permission
Luke 4:1-13 for Sunday, February 14, 2016
Photo: Deadwood Joshua Tree by Michelle DeRusha* (Through the Wilderness, February 27, 2012) Music: Joy and Sorrow by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *used with permission
Luke 9:28-36 for Sunday, February 7, 2016
Artwork: The Transfiguration of Our Lord, as found on the website http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/luminous.html Music: Lord God Heal Me by Stephen Iverson (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 for Sunday, January 31, 2016
Artwork: Love is the Most Ancient Law by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Only Love by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
Sorry, tech problems
Hello Listeners, I’m sorry but I am technologically stuck right now and cannot post a new podcast. Computer issues need to be addressed. Until I find a fix, you might want to use the search field on my site to find a lectio from my archives. I’ll be back soon so don’t give up onContinue reading “Sorry, tech problems”
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 for Sunday, January 17, 2016
Photo: Pikes Peak Sunset January 9, 2016 by Todd Spencer Natura Sounds: Windy Winter Solstice– Lakefield National Park, Cape York by Tai* (https://soundcloud.com/nature-sounds/windy-winter-solstice) *used with permission
Acts 8:14-17 for Sunday, January 10, 2016
Artwork: Something Old, Something New by Jan Richardson (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Stone’s Serenade by Trace Bundy (tracebundy.com)
Luke 2: 25-40 for Sunday, December 27, 2015
Artwork: Winter Solstice by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Anchor by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *used with permission
Luke 1:39-45 for Sunday, December 20, 2015
Artwork: Knocking from the Inside by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Song: Gabriel and Mary by the late Garrison Doles (http://www.garrisondoles.com/products.html) *used with permission
Luke 3:7-18 for Sunday, December 13, 2015
Artwork: Getting the Message by Jan Richardson * (janrichardsonimages.com) Song: Right Before Me by Stephen Iverson * (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Luke 3:1-6 for Sunday, December 6, 2015
Artwork: Making Way by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Song: Make Your Home in Me by Stephen Iverson, sung by Todd Spencer (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Back soon!
You are invited to check out the archives of my previous 3 years of podcasts by using the search field. Gone for Thanksgiving in Oklahoma with my folks! Photo: John Wesley Ranch, Divide, Colorado. First big snow of the winter, November 2015, by Chris Thornton.
John 18:33-37 for Sunday, November 22, 2015
Photo: A North Carolina Fall by Todd Spencer Music: Surely God by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Mark 13:1-8 for Sunday, November 15, 2015
Please support me as I sleep outside in the cold November 12th to help get more teens off of the street! The above photo is of my box and tarp in which I slept last year for the Night Out to End Youth Homelessness. My personal goal is to raise $2,000. Our group goal is toContinue reading “Mark 13:1-8 for Sunday, November 15, 2015”
Mark 12:38-44 for Sunday, November 8, 2015
Photo: Cannon Yard in Fall by Todd Spencer Music: The Time Has Come by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Mark 12:28-34 for Sunday, November 1, 2015
Photo: Pikes Peak in Fall by Todd Spencer Music: Intro in Open D by Todd Spencer
Mark 10:46-52 for Sunday, October 2015
Photo: One Honey Locust Leaf by Michelle DeRusha* Intro: Todd’s Open D Intro by Todd Spencer* Song: Peace Be Still by Stephen Iverson* *used with permission
Mark 10:35-45 for Sunday, October 18, 2015
Artwork: Beneath the Longing by Jan Richardson (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Credo III by Dan Gibson (http://www.discogs.com/label/133737-Dan-Gibson-Productions-Ltd)
Mark 10:17-31 for Sunday, October 11, 2015
Artwork: What’s the Invitation by Jan Richardson* (jandrichardsonimages.com) Music: Right Before Me by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) Nature Sounds: Dawn Chorus Australia by Tai* (https://soundcloud.com/search/sounds?q=dawn%20chorus%20australia%20tai) *used with permission
Mark 10:2-16 for Sunday, October 4, 2015
Artwork: Honest About Dark and Light by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Refugee by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *used with permission
Mark 9:38-50 for Sunday, September 27, 2015
Artwork: Heartbeat Liturgy by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Open My Eyes by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Mark 9:30-37 for Sunday, September 20, 2015
Photo: Borrowed from Michelle DeRusha’s fine blog* (michellederusha.com) Music: Timepiece by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *used with permission
Mark 8:27-38 for Sunday, September 13, 2015
Artwork: Self-Sacrifice by Michelle DeRusha (michellederusha.com) Music: Your Way by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Mark 7:24-37 for Sunday, September 6, 2015 – Feast of St. Aidan
Photo: Cuthbert’s Isle (looking from Lindisfarne Island, where St. Aidan founded his Irish Christian monastery) by Todd Spencer* Music: Missile Bell by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *Used with permission
James 1:17-27 for Sunday, August 30, 2015
Artwork: Tangled Up in You by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Your Living Breath by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Ephesians 6:10-20 for Sunday, August 23, 2015
Artwork: And Open Our Eyes to Behold Love’s Face by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Anchor by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *used with permission
Ephesians 5:15-20 for Sunday, August 16, 2015
Photo: Claw Rock (near Perry Park, CO) by Todd Spencer Music: As a Flower by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Ephesians 4:25-5:2 for Sunday, August 9, 2015
Photo: Blue Ridge View (Devil’s Courthouse), NC by Todd Spencer Nature Sounds: Windy Winter Solstice– Lakefield National Park, Cape York by Tai*(https://soundcloud.com/nature-sounds/windy-winter-solstice) *used with permission
Ephesians 4:1-16 for Sunday, August 2, 2015
Photo: Feather Hung in a Tree by Todd Spencer Music: Peace Be Still by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Used with permission
Back soon!
Hey Friends! I’m up at John Wesley Ranch (Divide, CO) working on trails and doing fire midigation with a team of wonderful teenagers this week. I’ll return soon. Meanwhile, there are 150 episodes in the archives available for your pleasure. Try using the search field on the upper right. Deepest Peace, Todd
Ephesians 2:11-22 for Sunday, July 19, 2015
Artwork: Love is the Most Ancient Law by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: A Holy Rest by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Used with permission
Mark 6:14-29 for Sunday, July 12, 2015
Music: Stone’s Serenade by Trace Bundy (tracebundy.com) Art: Martyrdom and Death of John the Baptist, Catherale d’Amiens, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=29348 [retrieved July 6, 2015]
Mark 6:1-13 for Sunday, July 5, 2015
Image: Lakota Hope Prayer Posts, White Clay, Nebraska by Todd Spencer
Back soon! Serving at Pine Ridge Reservation…
Hello Friends! While I am partnering in service with the people of Pine Ridge Reservation, I will not be producing a podcast. Check back soon. Deepest Peace, Todd
2 Corinthians 6:1-13 for Sunday, June 21, 2015
Photo: Expansive View at John Wesley Ranch by Todd Spencer* Music: Be Still by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *Used with permission
2 Corinthians 5:6-10,14-17 for Sunday, June 14, 2015
Artwork: Are You Coming or Going by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Deleted Scene 1, Plowshares by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *Used with permission
Mark 3:20-35 for Sunday, June 7, 2015
Photo of hands cross by Jordan McCubbin Music: The Time Has Come by Stephen Iverson (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
John 3:1-17 for Sunday, May 31, 2015
Artwork: As Wind Fills a Sail by Jan Richardson* (www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Right Before Me by Stephen Iverson* ((www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *used with permission
Acts 2:1-21 for Sunday, May 24, 2015 – Pentecost Sunday
Artwork: That We May Breathe Together by Jan Richardson* (www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Your Living Breathe by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Used with permission
John 17:6-19 for Sunday, May 17, 2015
Artwork: Who Gave You Your Eyes? by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Only Love by Stephen Iverson* ((www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Used with permission
Acts 10:44-48 for Sunday, May 10, 2015
Photo: Discovered by way of Google Images at Centre Church (http://www.centrechurch.net/blog/2014/10/24/advwhk2l7spcrpjt5h5y21w72m1au5) Music: Open My Eyes by Stephen Iverson (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
Acts 8:26-40 for Sunday, May 3, 2015
Artwork: Sometimes the Road is a River by Jan Richardson*(janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Holy Rest by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Used with permission
Acts 4:5-12 for Sunday, April 26, 2015
Artwork: Restore the Joy of Salvation by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Missile Bell by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *Used with permission
Acts 3:12-19 for Sunday, April 19, 2015
Photo: Pike’s Peak Sunset by Todd Spencer Music: Tiny Lolf’s Journey by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *used with permission
Happy Easter!
Gone to Oklahoma to spend time with my folks. Back next week! I encourage you to find a podcast from my archives to use this week. There are over 100 to choose from! Easter Peace, Todd
Mark 16:1-8 for Sunday, April 5, 2015 Easter Sunday
Artwork: Risen by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: The Jesus Prayer by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Used with permission.
Mark 11:1-11 for Sunday, March 29, 2015 Palm Sunday
Artwork: Palm Sunday II by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: The Jesus Prayer by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Used with permission.
John 12:20-33 for Sunday, March 22, 2015 The Fifth Sunday of Lent
Photo: Wheat Stalk by Tattoo Kid (http://tattoo-kid.com/wheat-stalk-tattoo.htm) Music: The Jesus Prayer by Stephen Iverson (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
John 3:14-21 for Sunday, March 15, 2015 The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Artwork: Clearly Seen by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: The Jesus Prayer by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Artwork and Music used with permissions.
John 2:13-22 for Sunday, March 8, 2015 The Third Sunday of Lent
Artwork: The Temple of His Body by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: The Jesus Prayer by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Artwork and Music used with permissions.
Mark 8:31-38 for Sunday, March 1, 2015 The Second Sunday of Lent
Artwork: It Takes a Wilderness by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: The Jesus Prayer by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Artwork and Music used with permissions.
Mark 1:9-15 for Sunday, February 22, 2015, First Sunday of Lent
Artwork: Discernment in the Desert by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Nature Sounds: Windy Winter Solstice- Lakefield National Park, Cape York by Tai*(https://soundcloud.com/nature-sounds/windy-winter-solstice) * Artwork and Nature Sounds used with permissions.
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 14,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that manyContinue reading “2014 in review”
2 Kings 2:1-12 for Sunday, February 15, 2015
Artwork: You Have Known Me by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Peace Be Still by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Used with permission.
Mark 1:29-39 for Sunday, February 8, 2015
Artwork: Discernment in the Desert by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: As a Deer by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Used with permission.
1 Corinthians 8:1-13 for Sunday, February 1, 2015
Artwork: Wisdom’s Path by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Tres Capos by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *Artwork and Music used with permissions.
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 for Sunday, January 25, 2015
Artwork: Jonah’s Blessing by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Your Way by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Artwork and Music used with permissions.
1 Samuel 3:1-10 for Sunday, January 18, 2015
Artwork: And Love Will Rise Up and Call Us By Name by Jan Richardson* (janricharsonimages.com) Music: As A Deer by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Artwork and Music used with permissions.
Genesis 1:1-5 for Sunday, January 11, 2015
Artwork: An Ancient Light by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Moon Rise by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *Artwork and music used with permissions.
Back Soon – Happy New Year!
Luke 2:22-40 for Sunday, December 28, 2014
Artwork: Presentation in the Temple by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Open My Eyes by Stephen Iverson (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)* *Artwork and music used with permissions.
Luke 1:26-38 for Sunday, December 21, 2014 – Advent 4
Artwork: A Home for God by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Nature Sounds: Windy Winter Solstice 1 – Lakefield National Park, Cape York by Tai*(https://soundcloud.com/nature-sounds/windy-winter-solstice) *Artwork and Nature Sounds used with permissions.
John 1:6-8, 19-28 for Sunday, December 14, 2014 – Advent 3
Artwork: A Way in the Wilderness by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Lord God Heal Me by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Artwork and Music used with permissions.
Mark 1:1-8 for Sunday, December 7, 2014 – Advent 2
Artwork: Making Way by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Be Still by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *Artwork and music used with permissions.
Mark 13:24-37 for Sunday, November 30, 2014 – Advent 1
Artwork: Apocalypse, Again by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: The Jesus Prayer by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Artwork and music used with permissions.
Ephesians 1:15-23 for Sunday, November 23, 2014
Artwork: The Temple of His Body by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.come) Music: Refugee by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *Artwork and music used with permissions.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 for Sunday, November 16, 2014
Artwork: Honest About the Darkness, Perceptive of the Light by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Right Before Me by Stephen Iverson* (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Artwork and Music used with permissions.
Matthew 25:1-13 for Sunday, November 9, 2014
Artwork: Practicing Inspiration by Jan Richardson * (www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Becca and the Blue Capo by Trace Bundy * (tracebuncy.com) *Artwork and music used with permissions.
Revelation 7:9-17 for Sunday, November 2, 2014
Artwork: Love and Revelation by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: A Holy Rest by Stephen Iverson*(www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) *Art and music used with permissions.
Matthew 22:34-46 for Sunday, October 26, 2014
Artwork: The Two Commandments by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Anchor by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *Artwork and music used with permissions.
Matthew 22:15-22 for Sunday, October 19, 2014
Photo: Emperor Tiberius Denarius – Tribute Penny (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius#mediaviewer/File:Emperor_Tiberius_Denarius_-_Tribute_Penny.jpg) Music: The Time Has Come by Stephen Iverson (www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
Matthew 22:1-14 for Sunday, October 12, 2014
Artwork: Getting Garbed by Jan Richardson* (janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Coronation by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *Artwork and music used with permission.
Matthew 21:33-46 for Sunday, October 5, 2014
What is our Lord doing in this last hour before his arrest, before his Passion begins? He goes away alone to pray. So we, when we have a severe trial to undergo, or some danger or some suffering to face, go aside to pray in solitude, and so pass the last hoursContinue reading “Matthew 21:33-46 for Sunday, October 5, 2014”
Matthew 21:23-32 for Sunday, September 28, 2014
Abstractions offer the ego lots of payoffs: We can remain seemingly in control; we can live in our heads; we can avoid loving in general or loving anyone in particular; we can avoid humor, paradox and freedom… ~ Richard Rohr, Things Hidden, p.68. Artwork and Music used with permissions. Artwork: And OpenContinue reading “Matthew 21:23-32 for Sunday, September 28, 2014”
Matthew 20:1-16 for Sunday, September 21, 2014
How good of you, God, to make truth a relationship instead of an idea. ~ Richard Rohr Artwork: A Tender and Grimy Grace by Jan Richardson(www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Kyrie Eleison, Dan Gibson’s Solitudes: Peaceful Gegorian Chants (http://www.solitudes.com/Shopping/ViewProductDetails.aspx?productID=INDY_0096741144127_MP3)
Matthew 18: 21-35 for Sunday, September 14, 2014
“Standing humbly before God’s gaze not only unites the psyche but it…frees us from…the vertigo of imagination. It’s the whirlpool of imagination, looking here, there and everywhere. Standing before one, accepting God literally allows you to be composed and gathered into one place. You can be in one place; you can beContinue reading “Matthew 18: 21-35 for Sunday, September 14, 2014”
Psalm 149 for Sunday, September 7, 2014
Artwork: So Loved by Jan Richardson (janrichardsonimages.com) Nature Sounds: Windy Winter Solstice 1 – Lakefield National Park, Cape York by Tai (https://soundcloud.com/nature-sounds/windy-winter-solstice)
Exodus 3:1-15 for Sunday, August 31, 2014
To have naked interface with the Ultimate Other is to know one’s self in one’s truest and deepest being. When you allow yourself to be perfectly received, totally gazed upon by the One who knows everything and receives everything, you are indestructible…then the voices of theContinue reading “Exodus 3:1-15 for Sunday, August 31, 2014”
Exodus 1:8-2:10 for Sunday, August 24, 2014
The Bible is full of flawed, wounded individuals….Those flaws train them, it seems, for mutuality, vulnerability and honest face-to-face relationship, where you allow the other to influence you. Our word for that is presence or even faith. ~ Richard Rohr, Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality, pp.63-64. Artwork: The Gift of Story by Jan Richardson (http://www.janrichardsonimages.com)Continue reading “Exodus 1:8-2:10 for Sunday, August 24, 2014”
Back Soon
Friends, Spending much needed time in Oklahoma with my parents. I’ll return soon. If you would, please pray for my father who is struggling with health issues. Thank you. May God’s hope and joy abide with you this week! Deepest Peace, Todd
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 for Sunday, August 10, 2014
“Healthy religion knows that there are many essential things you can only know by a different path than cerebral knowing…The really great truths, like love and inner freedom, are not fully conceptual…They can never be ‘proven’ to others, whether you’re a Ph.D. or even have five degrees in theology. They are knownContinue reading “Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 for Sunday, August 10, 2014”
Genesis 32:22-31 for Sunday, August 3, 2014
“Mystery is not something that you cannot understand, but it is something that is endlessly understandable! It is multilayered and pregnant with meaning and never totally admits to closure or resolution.” ~ Richard Rohr in Scripture as Spirituality, p. 62. Artwork: Jacob and the Angel by Jacob Epstein, contemporary, 1940, Tate Gallery.Continue reading “Genesis 32:22-31 for Sunday, August 3, 2014”
Genesis 29:15-28 for Sunday, July 27, 2014
“Jesus brings the biblical tradition to a climax when he defines truth itself as personal rather than conceptual. He says, ‘I am the truth”…and then immediately defines himself as on who is in absolute relationship with his ‘Father”…and the Spirit who is in relationship to both…This rearranges theContinue reading “Genesis 29:15-28 for Sunday, July 27, 2014”
Genesis 28:10-19a for Sunday, July 20, 2014
Artwork: In The Presence of the Angels by Jan Richardson (http://www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Peace Be Still by Stephen Iverson (http://www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 for Sunday, July 13, 2014
Good to be back! I hope this week’s lectio stirs up a good drenching of grace. Here’s part of Lucado’s quote I use in the podcast this week: God’s grace has a drenching about it. A wildness about it. A white-water, riptide, turn-you-upside-downness about it. Grace comes afterContinue reading “Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 for Sunday, July 13, 2014”
Be back soon!
On a big mission trip. I’ll return soon! Christ’s Peace, Todd
Matthew 10:24-39 for Sunday, June 22, 2014
Artwork: Pentecost by John Brokenshire (b 1958 ), Oil, c. 2003, Methodist Collection of Modern Christian Art, No.39. Music: Right Before Me by Stephen Iverson (http://www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson).
Matthew 28:16-20 for Sunday, June 15, 2014
Artwork: Learning to Look by Jan Richardson (http://www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Credo III, Dan Gibson’s Solitudes: Peaceful Gegorian Chants (http://www.solitudes.com/Shopping/ViewProductDetails.aspx?productID=INDY_0096741144127_MP3)
Acts 2:1-21 for Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2014
Artwork: Pentecost Fire by Jan Richardson (http://www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Your Living Breath by Stephen Iverson (http://www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
Acts 1:6-14 for Sunday, June 1, 2014
Music: Love Song, by Trace Bundy ()
Acts 17:22-31 for Sunday, May 25, 2014
Photo: Hill of Ares (Areopagus). Athens by O. Mustafin (This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication) Music: God Let Me Fly, by Stephen Iverson (http://www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
Acts 7:54-8:1 for Sunday, May 18, 2014
The genius of the first commandment was that by putting “one God before you,” you were placed inside of one coherent world, with one center, one pattern, one realm of meaning…Having One who affirms us is a very good start for our ego structure and our growth as persons. God, forContinue reading “Acts 7:54-8:1 for Sunday, May 18, 2014”
Acts 2:42-47 for Sunday, May 11, 2014
May the One who brought you here, to this moment, to this place, in your skin, with your senses and soul, be so very present that your moving and standing and praying and resting and playing and laughing, all make a song only you can sing to the world. Go andContinue reading “Acts 2:42-47 for Sunday, May 11, 2014”
Acts 2:14a, 33-41 for Sunday, May 4, 2014
I invite you to listen to this week’s podcast above and then, if you feel led to do so, post a comment about your experience in the Comment section! Thank you for meditating and praying with me this week. Easter Peace, Todd Artwork: You In Me In You, by Jan Richardson (UsedContinue reading “Acts 2:14a, 33-41 for Sunday, May 4, 2014”
Acts 2:14a, 22-32 for Sunday, April 27, 2014
Happy Easter! I pray your Easter season is off to a meaningful beginning. Thank you for coming by to pray with the Scripture with me. It would be fun to see who all is listening in with us, so post a comment or a little about yourself! Deepest Peace, Todd Artwork:Continue reading “Acts 2:14a, 22-32 for Sunday, April 27, 2014”
John 20:1-18 for Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014
Artwork: I Do Not Know Where They Have Laid Him by Jan Richardson (Used with permission) (www.janrichardsonimages.com) Nature Sounds: Winter Solstice – Lakefield National Park, Cape York by Tai (https://soundcloud.com/nature-sounds/windy-winter-solstice)
Matthew 21:1-11 for Sunday, April 13, 2014
Artwork: Palm Sunday by Jan Richardson (Used with permission) (www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Liturgy by Trace Bundy (http://www.tracebundy.com/index.html)
Ezekiel 37:1-14 for Sunday, April 6, 2014
Artwork: Breath Will Come to the Desolate Bones by Jan Richardson (http://www.janrichardsonimages.com/) Music: Peace Be Still, by Stephen Iverson (http://www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
I’ll Be Back Soon!
Taking a little time with my family this week. Stay tuned next week for my next podcast edition. Grace and Peace, Todd
Exodus 17:1-7 for Sunday, March 23, 2014
Hi there! What word or phrase or image might have stayed with you after meditating and praying with the passage this week? How might it be food for your soul today? I invite you to share by posting a response to one or to both of these questions in our CommentContinue reading “Exodus 17:1-7 for Sunday, March 23, 2014”
Genesis 12:1-4a for Sunday, March 16, 2014
Hello there! I want to thank Tiffany Keith, for sharing her art with us. Tiffany has been practicing Lectio with the podcast for a few years now. This week’s art is one Tiffany created in response to last week’s podcast. She shared with me thatContinue reading “Genesis 12:1-4a for Sunday, March 16, 2014”
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 for Sunday, March 9, 2014
Hello there! As we begin our Lenten journey towards the cross, may your heart, your mind, your spirit become drawn to Christ in a new and rich way. May you turn again towards the One who started your life’s adventure by putting life together in the first place. And may theContinue reading “Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 for Sunday, March 9, 2014”
Matthew 17:1-9 for Sunday, March 2, 2014
Hello! This week, we are meditating upon the story of the Transfiguration of Jesus. May the Presence of God be for you like the light that filled that mountain top. And may your fear be lost in Christ’s “Do not be afraid.” Be well. Todd Image:Continue reading “Matthew 17:1-9 for Sunday, March 2, 2014”
Matthew 5:38-48 for Sunday, February 23, 2014
“In a word, what I’m saying is, Grow up. You’re kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you.” ~ Jesus, in Matthew 5:48 May the graciousness you slow down to truly receive from the One whoContinue reading “Matthew 5:38-48 for Sunday, February 23, 2014”
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 for Sunday, February 16, 2014
“We are the agents of the Creative Spirit in this world…putting on overalls and getting on with the job.” ~ Evelyn Underhill in The Spiritual Life. May our time of quiet with the Spirit then stir us into spreading grace outwardly as we get to the work at hand this day.Continue reading “1 Corinthians 3:1-9 for Sunday, February 16, 2014”
Matthew 5: 13-20 for Sunday, February 9, 2014
Hello from the sub-zero temperatures of Colorado Springs! My dog, Shadow (a black lab-shepherd mix), and I greet you warmly. You may hear Shadow sniffing around in the background during the podcast this week. I hope it’s not too distracting. It was nice to have her company on this end. The church — where myContinue reading “Matthew 5: 13-20 for Sunday, February 9, 2014”
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 for Sunday, February 2, 2014
Good to have you here today! After listening to the podcast, post what you noticed or what was given in our comments section or by emailing me. And, as Merton says, stop trying so hard to pray. Simply wait for God. Be awake and let God ripen your life. Awake! Deepest Peace, Todd Artwork: IntoContinue reading “1 Corinthians 1:18-31 for Sunday, February 2, 2014”
Matthew 4:12-23 for Sunday, January 26, 2014
Hello~ May this time of meditation and prayer be for you, not obedience to some static code but to God who is present here and now and speaking to us, as Albert Edward Day puts it. After listening to the podcast, please drop me a line orContinue reading “Matthew 4:12-23 for Sunday, January 26, 2014”
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 for Sunday, January 19, 2014
Hello There~ I want to express my gratitude for each of you joining in from across the globe. It’s a hoot that almost as many of you are joining in from international locations as from the United Staes now. And I have been in communication with more of you lately,Continue reading “1 Corinthians 1:1-9 for Sunday, January 19, 2014”
Matthew 3: 13-17 for Sunday, January 12, 2014
New Year Blessings! I’m happy to have you with me as we meditate and pray with the Scripture today. May God’s mystery of grace abide with you right now. As H.A. Williams puts it, “The more God gives me his grace…, the more I am myself.” Receive that grace. BecomeContinue reading “Matthew 3: 13-17 for Sunday, January 12, 2014”
Matthew 2:13-23 for Sunday, December 29, 2013
Hello and Christmas Greetings! I am pleased to have you join me in meditation and prayer. I hope your Christmas season is full of light and joy! The coming near of the God of the universe in simplicity and humility of the incarnation is worth our pausing. May that nearness beContinue reading “Matthew 2:13-23 for Sunday, December 29, 2013”
Matthew 1:18-22 for Sunday, December 22, 2013
Greetings, May this final Sunday in your Advent journey be a good one! Would enjoy hearing from you. Deepest Peace, Todd Artwork: Magnificat by Jan Richardson (http://www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Surely God by Stephen Iverson (http://www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson)
Matthew 11:2-11 for Sunday, December 15, 2013
Hello Friends! A quick word or two. I am attempting to get my podcast back up on iTunes so folks can also download episodes in mp3 format. There have been some difficulties, but I think I’m about to get them worked out.Continue reading “Matthew 11:2-11 for Sunday, December 15, 2013”
Matthew 3:1-12 for Sunday, December 8, 2013
Hello and Welcome! I want to thank Tiffany Keith for sending me the above painting which she created last week as a response to her praying the text with us! I gives me joy to have her creativity with each of you. If you have createdContinue reading “Matthew 3:1-12 for Sunday, December 8, 2013”
Matthew 24:36-44 for Sunday, December 1, 2013
Hello! This is a place for meditation and prayer and seeking God’s nearness through slowing down with the Scripture. Sometimes the nearness comes as affirmation and sometimes it comes as challenge. And perhaps at times, the silence is all there is. No matter what, I trustContinue reading “Matthew 24:36-44 for Sunday, December 1, 2013”
Colosians 1:11-20 for Sunday, November 24, 2013
Hello there! I’m happy to welcome you to my weekly lectio divina podcast. If you would, please, take a brief moment and let me know your name, where you live and what brings you to my podcast. You can write that in the Comments section. This will help me to know my audience better soContinue reading “Colosians 1:11-20 for Sunday, November 24, 2013”
Luke 21:5-19 for Sunday, November 17, 2013
Hello Friends! If you haven’t yet, please take couple of moments just to leave me your name (first name is fine), where you live and what brings you to my podcast in the Comments section. This helps me stay connected with who is out there in the world, on the otherContinue reading “Luke 21:5-19 for Sunday, November 17, 2013”
Luke 20:27-38 for Sunday, November 10, 2013
Hello there! I am discerning with God regarding the future of the podcast and/or trying new ways to practice the spiritual disciplines online. Will you do me a favor, please? Just take a brief moment to add a comment on the website with the following: your name, city, country and one reason youContinue reading “Luke 20:27-38 for Sunday, November 10, 2013”
Luke 19:1-10 for Sunday, November 3, 2013
Greetings! I’m happy you have stopped by to pray with the scriptures with us. How does God make contact with you through this week’s text? I would enjoy it if you would share the image or word or phrase in our comment section. No need to share lots of commentary. Just whatContinue reading “Luke 19:1-10 for Sunday, November 3, 2013”
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 for Sunday, October 27, 2013
Hello Friends! Good to be back this week. I had an amazing experience with my Practicing the Way of Jesus class in San Francisco last week. I highly recommend my professors’, Mark Scandrette and Daniel Kirk’s, books to you. This week’s image is from one of the many worksContinue reading “2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 for Sunday, October 27, 2013”
Back Next Week
Been in a wonderful doctoral class taught by Mark Scandrette and Daniel Kirk this week — Practicing the Way of Jesus. I’ll return with a podcast next week. Deepest Peace, Todd
Psalm 66:1-12 for Sunday, October 13, 2-13
It is in falling down that we learn almost everything that matters spiritually. ~ Richard Rohr I pray that in your falling down, getting back up, and resting with God, you find deep mercy for your day today. Deepest Peace, Todd Artwork: Poured Into Our Hearts, by Jan Richardson (http://www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: Credo III, DanContinue reading “Psalm 66:1-12 for Sunday, October 13, 2-13”
Luke 17:5-10 for Sunday, October 6, 2013
“The biblical revelation is about awakening, not accomplishing. It is about realization and not performance principles. You cannot get there, you can only be there, but that foundational Being-in-God, for some reason, is too hard to believe, and too good to be true. Only the humble can receive it, because itContinue reading “Luke 17:5-10 for Sunday, October 6, 2013”
Luke 16:19-31 for Sunday, September 29, 2013
Hello there! May your time in quiet meditation and prayer with our scripture text this week be filled with Presence that transforms. Or, perhaps, Presence that begins transformation. It’s always a good time for beginning again. Thank you for joining with me. Deepest Joy, Todd Artwork: I Know Who You Are byContinue reading “Luke 16:19-31 for Sunday, September 29, 2013”
Genesis 12:1-3 for Sunday, September 15, 2013
Hello Friends! I continue in part two of three weeks of meditating and praying with texts from Genesis. I will return to the Revised Common Lectionary in October. I pray your time with God “behind the closed closet door” is full of Presence! Deepest Peace Todd Artwork: Blessing the Way by JanContinue reading “Genesis 12:1-3 for Sunday, September 15, 2013”
Genesis 11:1-9 for Sunday, September 15
Hello Friends! Welcome. After recording this week’s podcast, I realized that I have actually stepped out of the stream of the lectionary. This is because our Senior Minister, Kent Ingram, is briefly allowing some of the Genesis texts to center our congregation as we begin a season of “90 Days of Blessings.” Kent is normallyContinue reading “Genesis 11:1-9 for Sunday, September 15”
Philemon 1-21 for Sunday, September 8, 2013
Music: God Is My Light written and sung by Todd Spencer Art: Borrowed from Kaleomark Church (http://www.kaleomark.org/2012/07/13/philemon-new-series/)
Luke 14:7-14 for Sunday, September 1, 2013
Welcome~ I hope your find peace and Being in your time with God during this week’s podcast. Let go and find the nourishment that is the deepest and best for your soul. Come again soon! In God’s Grace, Todd Music: Kyrie Eleison, Dan Gibson’s Solitudes: Peaceful Gegorian Chants (http://www.solitudes.com/Shopping/ViewProductDetails.aspx?productID=INDY_0096741144127_MP3) Artwork: TheContinue reading “Luke 14:7-14 for Sunday, September 1, 2013”
Hebrews 12:18-29 for Sunday, August 25, 2013
Hello Friends~ It’s good to be back this week. I hope you will find meditating and praying with God and the Scripture nourishing. What image, word or phrase was given to you this time? Post it in the comments section! Be Well, Be Strong for the Good, Todd Artwork: Gift ofContinue reading “Hebrews 12:18-29 for Sunday, August 25, 2013”
Back Next Week
Hello Friends- I’m vacationing up in the Rockies with family and friends. Back next week! God’s Peace, Todd
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 for Sunday, August 11, 2013
Hello! May your time meditating and praying be one full of rest and true nourishment today. Thank you for joining me. Deepest Peace Todd Artwork: Secret in the Seed by Jan Richardson (www.janrichardsonimages.com) Nature Recording: Brolga: Grus Nubicunda and Sirus Crane by Tai (https://soundcloud.com/nature-sounds/brolga-grus-nubicunda-and-1)
Colossians 3:1-11 for Sunday, August 4th, 2013
Greetings! Glad you are with us today. Here are the steps to the Pause Prayer from Lindy Douty’s book, Praying in the Messiness of Life (pp. 37-38), which I walk you through in this week’s podcast. Thought it’d be helpful to have in writing as well. The Pause Prayer (use in thatContinue reading “Colossians 3:1-11 for Sunday, August 4th, 2013”
Back Soon!
On another summer mission trip. I’ll be back soon to the weekly Lectio postings. The photo is of one of the posters I created for the group I’m leading on this trip. Thought some of you might enjoy. Thank you for your patience! Deepest Peace of Christ, Todd
Amos 8:1-12 for Sunday, July 21, 2013
Amos 8.1-12 for Sunday, July 21, 2013 Hi There! I am glad you have visited my podcast. Like last week, we are attempting to pray with the prophet, Amos, with his strange and hard words of rebuke for the people of Israel, as they have apparently abused and used the poorContinue reading “Amos 8:1-12 for Sunday, July 21, 2013”
Amos 7:1-17 for Sunday, July 14, 2013
Amos 7.1-14 for Sunday, July 14 Greetings, I’ve been away for a couple of weeks. It’s good to be back! Again, summer is my very busy travel season. Thank you for your patience when I am away. I haven’t prayed Lectio Divinia-style with the prophets too often. So, this week’s text is a bit strangeContinue reading “Amos 7:1-17 for Sunday, July 14, 2013”
1 Kings 19:1-15 for Sunday, June 23rd, 2013
Hello Lectio Friend~ It’s good to be back after a brief time away. Summer is a very busy season for me, with mission trips, conferences, special events and such — as well as a bit of vacation. So, that’s just to say that there will be a few more weeks coming upContinue reading “1 Kings 19:1-15 for Sunday, June 23rd, 2013”
Back In A Couple Weeks
Hello Friends- I am away on vacation this week in Phoenix and also away next week for annual conference in Denver. I hope you will check back soon for more lectio! God’s Deep Peace, Todd
Luke 7:1-10 for Sunday, June 2, 2013
Hello There ~ I’m happy you have come by my podcast site today. Click on the play button above to listen to this week’s audio with Luke 7:1-10. May you find God’s Spirit already present and ready to be with you today. God’s Deep Peace, Todd Artwork: Gift of Story by Jan RichardsonContinue reading “Luke 7:1-10 for Sunday, June 2, 2013”
Romans 5:1-5 for Sunday, May 26, 2013
Hi There, I hope in some way that you find God’s presence and stirring through listening and paying attention to the Scripture in this week’s audio podcast. What word, phrase, image seemed to arise in the text this time? I encourage you to post it on our Comments section — with or withoutContinue reading “Romans 5:1-5 for Sunday, May 26, 2013”
John 14:8-27 for Pentecost Sunday, May 19, 2013
In an atmosphere of security and trust, persons are likely to be more ready to change. The child who trusts the mother lets go and takes the first unaided step. A social prophet is better received when listeners have learned to appreciate his or her integrity and friendship. Healthy growth more easilyContinue reading “John 14:8-27 for Pentecost Sunday, May 19, 2013”
John 17:20-26 for Sunday, May 12, 2013
An ancient saying suggested that there are two wings by which we rise, one being personal piety and the other community charity. No one can fly by flapping only one wing… ~ Harvey and Lois Seifert Artwork: Entwined by Jan Richardson (http://www.janrichardsonimages.com) Music: The Time Has Come by Stephen Iverson (http://www.audiblefaith.com/authors/Stephen+Iverson) Nature Recording: Windy Winter SolsticeContinue reading “John 17:20-26 for Sunday, May 12, 2013”
John 14:23-29 for Sunday, May 5, 2013
Listen to this week’s podcast here: Hello~ I’ve been up in the mountains fly fishing for a number of days with my two brothers (quite good to be in those waters and wrasselling those trout). So, this week’s podcast comes a couple of days later than usual. I hope this Sixth SundayContinue reading “John 14:23-29 for Sunday, May 5, 2013”
Revelation 21:1-6 for Sunday, April 28, 2013
Listen to this week’s podcast here: The Bible is an act of faithful imagination. It is not a package of certitudes. It is an act of imagination that invites our faithful imagination that makes it possible to live faithfully. The Bible is an act of imagination that is rooted in memory butContinue reading “Revelation 21:1-6 for Sunday, April 28, 2013”
John 10:22-30 for Sunday, April 21, 2013
Listen to this week’s podcast here: Hello, I hope our Lectio podcast brings some peace and perhaps God’s Presence to your life today. This week, I am pleased to introduce the creative work of Tai at Nature Sounds of Kuranda, Australia. Tai has a real gift in recording natural sounds ofContinue reading “John 10:22-30 for Sunday, April 21, 2013”
Acts 9:1-6 for Sunday, April 14, 2013
Listen to this week’s podcast here: Acts 9.1-6 for Sunday, April 14, 2013 Hello, If you find this podcast helpful in some way, will you please consider taking one of the following small steps? I invite you to follow us by pressing the Follow button on the right of this window. If youContinue reading “Acts 9:1-6 for Sunday, April 14, 2013”