Daily Bible Reflections
1,137 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMeditations on the Bible using the Revised Common Lectionary by church pastor and hospital chaplain Rev. Tim Ehrhardt
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Whoever Is Not with Me Is Against Me (Matthew 12:22-32)
September 06, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MBChrist generally entered the world of those in front of him and handled matters according to the way they thought and did things. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Love and Obedience (Revelation 3:7-13)
September 05, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 7.25 MBWe can do hard things, because of love. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Naming and Forsaking Evil (Psalm 83:1-4, 13-18)
September 04, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.93 MBIf you have a gut feeling deep down that wicked people are running amok, then use this psalm as a prayer against the darkness which seeks to envelop the earth. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Sensing the Impossible (Exodus 3:1-15)
September 03, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBExodus 3:1-15 is one of the iconic stories of Holy Scripture - Moses encountering God in the burning bush. And encountering the story for yourself, you intuitively know deep in your spirit that the impossible is actually possible. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Reframe the Situation (Exodus 4:1-9)
September 02, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.92 MBReframing is neither denial nor positive thinking. Rather, it is an invitation in learning to trust God, in the presence, promise, and power of the divine. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Good vs. Evil (2 Thessalonians 2:7-12)
September 01, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 8.16 MBWe are all in this life together, so let us keep on holding up one another and carrying each other’s burdens. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Walk in the Way of Love (Ephesians 5:1-6)
August 31, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBCompassionate service, helpful speech, and healing actions – with a humble heart of gratitude – is to be our guide, rule, and direction in life. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Broken and Poured Out (Matthew 26:6-13)
August 30, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.88 MBTo take the risk of breaking ourselves open and becoming vulnerable, we find love. In finding love, there we see intimacy. And where there is intimacy, there is the relational connection which transforms the dark and the negative to possibility and light. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
On a Time Out (Exodus 2.11-15)
August 29, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBA “time out” is designed to be temporary. Eventually, a “time in” happens. We get back in the game. We return to what we were doing, hopefully with a better understanding and grasp of what needs to happen and how to go about it. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Hold It Loosely (Exodus 1:1-7)
August 28, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.96 MBI can hold things loosely because I know the internal pressure of “getting it right” isn’t mine to carry. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The Church that Makes a Difference (Matthew 16:13-20)
August 27, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.47 MBGiving Peter the keys of the kingdom seems akin to giving an 8 year old the keys to the car and saying, “Go ahead, take it for a spin, you can drive it!” This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
To Forgive Is Divine (Genesis 50:15-26)
August 26, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBIf we can keep in mind that it is God’s business to run the world, and our business to forgive others, then life will go a lot better for everyone. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Pay Attention to Grief (Genesis 49:29-50:14)
August 25, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 7.28 MBIronically, and even paradoxically, letting bereavement and grief have it’s way for a while is the path away from the misery. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Take the Long View (Genesis 49:1-33)
August 24, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBKeeping in mind the big picture of God’s work in this world is important, because if we do not, we will likely become discouraged with the circumstances we face right now. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Healing the Outsiders (Matthew 8:1-13)
August 23, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBThere is a spiritual dimension to every situation and trouble we face – including sickness. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Insiders and Outsiders (Romans 11:13-29)
August 22, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11 MBNeither you nor I are the Gardener. We do not get to do the pruning and grafting. That is God’s job, not ours. Love is our business, while the Lord will show both his kindness and sternness when and to whom he will. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Exclusion vs. Inclusion (Acts 15:1-21)
August 21, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBExclusion creates conflict, whereas inclusion gives space for others to explore and discover what it means to live into their faith and spirituality. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Good News Is For Everyone (Isaiah 56:1, 7-8)
August 20, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBDo you and I have a big enough space to allow people in our lives who are not like us, without feeling threatened or insecure? This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
All Who Come and Touch are Made Well (Matthew 14:34-36)
August 19, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBThe very nature of faith is contact, connection, and care. Faith is up close, relational, and involves touch. Faith is free, yet it is not cheap. Faith always involves a cost: vulnerability and intimacy. If we ever look for faith from afar and have no intention of getting up close and personal – so close as to touch the hem of a garment – then that which we seek will forever be elusive to us. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
See the Big Picture (Genesis 41:37-57)
August 18, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 8.18 MBThere is more going on than our present circumstances and physical eyes can see. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Some Needed Encouragement (Revelation 15:1-4)
August 17, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.53 MB"Awake, and sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb; Tune every heart and every tongue To praise the Savior's name." William Hammond This podcast is also blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Forgotten, but Blessed (Genesis 40:1-23)
August 16, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBAs much as we might like to get past all these unjust and maddening situations, Holy Scripture does not let us off the hook so easily. We have to sit with Joseph for a while, and feel what he feels, experience what he experiences, so that we can learn our own lessons from him. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Have a Piece of Humble Pie (Romans 9:14-29)
August 15, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.86 MBTo enjoy divine privileges never gives us the right to show human prejudice. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
To Be, or Not to Be (Psalm 28)
August 14, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 11 MBDo I feel that you're above having to put up with the wickedness of this world? This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Walk on Water? Why? (Matthew 14:22-33)
August 13, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBThe late G.K. Chesterton once said, “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.” This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Dealing with Hate (Genesis 37:5-11)
August 12, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MBIf we spend a disproportionate amount of time hating someone in our heart, have difficulty focusing on other things because of jealousy, or consider disrespecting another to the point of violence, then we need help; we cannot handle this alone. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Work Together (Acts 18:24-28)
August 11, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBInstructing others accomplishes nothing if it isn’t directed by an egalitarian mindset – a desire to love strangers of all backgrounds and walks of life, and give, in any sort of way that is helpful to the other. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Be Open-Minded (Acts 17:10-15)
August 10, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.96 MBBy rejecting alternative ideas that might challenge the status quo, people may be able to minimize uncertainty and risk – or at least their perception of risk – yet, the closing of their minds to other’s thoughts opens them to abusing the bodies of those same people. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
I Am with You (Isaiah 43:1-7)
August 09, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MB"Don’t be afraid because I am with you always; I will gather all my children from the east and from the west, so that you will never be alone on this earth." God This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Anxious (Genesis 32:3-21)
August 08, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.69 MBWhat do you do when distress and dread wrap you in a straitjacket of anxiety? This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Formed with Virtue (Romans 1:8-15)
August 07, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.21 MBWe need models of thanksgiving, loving service, remembering prayer, healthy encouragement, and generous duty. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
On the Lam(b) (Genesis 31:1-21)
August 05, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MBThere are times and seasons in our lives where we can get lost in our own stories. Ultimately, however, our transitions from one place to another are really about our individual stories fitting into the larger story of God. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Who's In Charge? (Romans 9:6-13)
August 04, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.69 MBNeither you nor I are in control or in charge; any semblance of control we think we have is merely a delusion. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Generosity Is Finer Than Frog Hair Split Three Ways (Philippians 4:10-15)
August 03, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.15 MBLive simply, love generously, care deeply, and speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mark 4:30-34)
August 02, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MBThe best things in life take time; and those things need us to slow ourselves enough to notice and enjoy them. Eventually, we shall find that the world is blessed because of our commitment to embracing the small and the slow. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Divine Providence (Genesis 30:37-43)
August 01, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.92 MBAn open system says that there is a spiritual force outside of social interaction. A a closed system says there is no outside force influencing our actions and outcomes. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Trust vs. Trickery (Genesis 30:25-36)
July 31, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.7 MBWe might not get what we want immediately, and it likely won’t be easy, but we shall nonetheless receive it. We only need to trust. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Family Drama (Genesis 29:15-28)
July 30, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.42 MBFamilies are messy and often broken. We hurt each other intentionally and unintentionally. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
It's Time for a Change (Matthew 12:38-42)
July 29, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.54 MBWe must unlearn before we learn. We need to let go so that we can take up. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Remember God, for God has Remembered Us (Psalm 105:1-11, 45b)
July 28, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MBRemember that everything good thing done for you has come from grace and love. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Imitate the Right Use of Power (1 Corinthians 4:14-20)
July 27, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.42 MBCharacter shapes power, and never the other way around. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Justice for All (Matthew 12:15-21)
July 26, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBSociety’s poor, disadvantaged, and struggling will not be callously overlooked and tossed aside by Jesus. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Known by God (Psalm 139:13-18)
July 25, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 7.16 MB“I am awake. I’m still with you!” says the Lord as we are greeted for each new day. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Endure Patiently to the End (Revelation 14:12-20)
July 24, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.7 MBYour deeds done in faith; your actions inspired by hope; and your work animated by love, shall not be forgotten. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The Parable of the Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)
July 23, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBChrist's parable is about the co-existence between the righteous and the wicked. Evil wants us nit-picking each other like a bunch of crazy chickens, and keeping a devilish pecking order; instead of being the continuing presence of love on this earth. The problem of evil is real. So, what do we do with it?... This video is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Develop a Virtuous Ethic (Matthew 7:15-20)
July 22, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.9 MBThe bald fact of list-living is that we cannot fulfill it. So, when we know we are not measuring up to the list, the temptation is to keep up appearances as if we are doing just fine. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
A Solemn Pledge of Hope (Hebrews 6:13-20)
July 21, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.95 MBAs we tether ourselves to unchangeable realities, we have a sure foundation of hope in which to build a solid life of confidence. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Divine Affirmation (Isaiah 44:1-5)
July 20, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MBDaily affirmations of faith and truth help us to live into our basic identity, receive blessing, and realize belonging. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Against Apathy (Obadiah 15-21)
July 19, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MB"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King, Jr. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Hospitality Is a Matter of Life and Death (Jeremiah 49:7-11)
July 18, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.38 MBWe have not been willing to accept the radical changes needed to accommodate even a modest notion of hospitality for those who have been the targets for hate crimes based upon their race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, and gender. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/