Ruah Space

In this episode, Fr. Albert Haase returns to the podcast to discuss the 4 D’s: Dryness, Desolation, Dark Nights, and Depression. No matter who you are or where you are on the faith journey, these 4 D’s are experiences we have all had. Fr. Albert explains each “D” and offers practical wisdom, insights, and practices […]

In this Lectio Divina episode during Lent, Erin guides a Lectio Divina practice with Jeremiah 18:1-8 Lectio Divina is a way of listening to Scripture with a prayerful Spirit. Sit back, create some space, and encounter God in Scripture! Jeremiah 18:1-8 (NIV) This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Go down […]

In this episode, Erin and Phil dive into Bible translations! What might sound boring or trivial can actually open up a world of possibilities when we understand how the Bible is translated and that each translation is trying to accomplish a very specific task. We help you understand where different Bible translations fall on the […]

In this Lectio Divina episode during Lent, Erin guides a Lectio Divina practice with Matthew 4:1-11 Lectio Divina is a way of listening to Scripture with a prayerful Spirit. Sit back, create some space, and encounter God in Scripture! Matthew 4:1-11 (NIV) Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted v […]

In this episode, Phil is joined by Myron Bradley Penner, the author of “The End of Apologetics.” Apologetics is the defense of the faith, but in its modern formulation it may not be the most helpful form of sharing the Good News. Myron shares with us an encouraging alternative to sharing our faith where we […]

In this Lectio Divina episode, Erin guides a Lectio Divina practice with Psalm 103:11-19. Lectio Divina is a way of listening to Scripture with a prayerful Spirit. Sit back, create some space, and encounter God in Scripture! Psalm 103:11-19 (NIV) 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,  so great is his love […]

In this episode, we look at the story of Jacob wrestling with the man/angel/God as an example for our invitation to wrestle with Scripture. Things may not always make sense and sometimes we won’t have answers, and that is ok. We are invited to continue wrestling until we are blessed, until the Good News brings […]

In this episode, Phil is joined by Heather Hutzel, or H.R. Hutzel to those of you who have read her books! Heather is an author of both fiction and non-fiction literature, and today she takes us into the world of stories. We discuss narrative in general and the story of God that we are all […]

In this Lectio Divina episode, Erin guides a Lectio Divina practice with Psalm 8. Lectio Divina is a way of listening to Scripture with a prayerful Spirit. Sit back, create some space, and encounter God in Scripture! Psalm 8 (NIV) For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David.  1 Lord, our Lord,  […]

In today’s episode, we explore an ancient interpretation method known as Gezera Shava and a concept some today call “stringing pearls.” With these tools, we connect words and passages together to help gain greater insight into what God’s Word is communicating. This is perhaps one of the most important and most common occurrences in the […]