Ruah Space

Ann Spangler, author of Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus, Praying the Names of God, and Praying the Names of Jesus, joins Phil and Erin to discuss prayer with the names of God. God’s names reveal something of God’s nature, and Ann shares what praying these names can mean for our prayer life, shares […]

In this episode, Phil is joined by AJ Swoboda, professor and author of the new book After Doubt. In this conversation, we dig into the role of doubt and deconstruction in our world today, the questions, critiques, and issues that come up with and against Christianity, the Bible, and Jesus. While such issues can frequently […]

In this episode, Phil is joined by Fr. Nicholas Amato, the author of the new book Happiness and Joy: Can a Spiritual Life Have Both? They explore these two important concepts, discuss how we can cultivate a life of joy, contemplative practice and action, gratitude, and more. Joy is ultimately a gift from God connecting […]

In this episode, we explore the amazing reality that God has revealed God’s self to us. The names God reveals to us aren’t just words we say but revelations of God’s nature. For example, El Roi means the God who see me. Alpha and Omega shows us that God is the beginning and the end. […]

In our final episode in the Exploring Revelation series, we look at chapters 10-11 of Revelation, discussing the two witnesses and the end (or really the beginning…..or the continuation) of all things. Believe it or not, God wins and heaven comes to earth in Revelation 11! We discuss what this means and the invitation of […]

In the fifth episode of our series exploring the book of Revelation, we take a look at the locusts as described in chapter 9, the connection of this section of the letter with the Exodus, repentance, and more! We also compare this scene of pain and suffering with the throne room as a means for […]

In the fourth episode of our series exploring the book of Revelation, we look at the throne room scene found in Revelation chapter four. We explore how the scene makes us feel and the challenges and encouragements that it brings up. This is one of the most important scenes in the letter and has a […]

In the third episode of our series exploring the book of Revelation, we continue look at the 7 churches and what they mean for our lives today. These churches and the challenges they were facing are meant to help us feel, see, and understand how we continue to face these same issues today. Rather than […]

This is this second episode of our series exploring the book of Revelation, we begin to look at the 7 churches. These churches and the challenges they were facing are meant to help us feel, see, and understand how we continue to face these same issues today. Rather than focusing on how these issues exist […]

This is the first part of our series exploring the book of Revelation. In this episode, we discuss the importance of feeling what the book is saying before trying to use logic or understand every single part of it, the importance of applying what we read and experience to our lives, the temptation to only […]