The readings for this week for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost are Isaiah 5:1-7 and Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19, or Jeremiah 23:23-29 and Psalm 82, with Hebrews 11:29-12:2, and Luke 12:49-56.  This week we look at our environment.  It can no longer be ignored.  We must address that we need to take care of the place that we live in before we lose it.  If we are truly following Christ, we must be willing to give up what we know as comfortable and move into a place that may seem challenging but is following closer to what God is wanting us to do.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.

What is something that you're going to do to change to help our planet? #FaithandSciPod

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The readings for this week for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost are Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 and Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23, or Genesis 15:1-6 and Psalm 33:12-22, with Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, and Luke 12:32-40.  This week we look at being prepared.  The Wright Brothers' didn't expect to be the people who would fly the first manned flight but through things throughout their lives and not be intimidated by the task at hand, they were able to be the first ones.  With our faith, we need to put ourselves into positions where the gifts that God has given us, can be used and seen in the world around us.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.

Where do you need to be persistent with your gifts? #FaithandSciPod

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The readings for this week for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost are Hosea 11:1-11 and Psalm 107:1-9, 43, or Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 and Psalm 49:1-12, with Colossians 3:1-11, and Luke 12:13-21.  This week we look at Co-Migration.  This has been observed in multiple species and is being noticed that it is happening more due to the fact of how our climate is changing.  This leads us into a discussion of making sure that we are working together and not becoming focused only on "me".  If we can focus on working together, the chances for us all growing are much higher.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.

How are you going to give from your abundance instead of hoard? #FaithandSciPod

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The readings for this week for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost are Hosea 1:2-10 and Psalm 85, or Genesis 18:20-32 and Psalm 138, with Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19), and Luke 11:1-13.  This week we look at bird calls.  Just like people, there are many different ways in which birds communicate.  To do this, birds have to learn many different calls and songs to be able to connect with birds of the same species and other species as well.  This is all used so that they can communicate well with other birds.  When we are trying to connect with God, are we learning all the different calls that God is wanting us to?  Are we learning to communicate with God and others effectively?  Are we learning the vocabulary and the practice of different ways of communicating with God?  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.

How do you grow in your prayer life? #FaithandSciPod

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The readings for this week for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost are Amos 8:1-12 and Psalm 52, or Genesis 18:1-10a and Psalm 15, with Colossians 1:15-28, and Luke 10:38-42.  This week we look at the history of Climate Change.  We have ignored the warnings that have been put out for generations and still don't want to change.  Are we too busy to look into the data or change our ways?  If we are wanting to be more like Mary, we might need to slow down and think about some of this data and how we are going to change to take care of the palace we have been called to take care of.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.

How are you going to make tangible steps to reduce your carbon footprint? #FaithandSciPod

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The readings for this week for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost are Amos 7:7-17 and Psalm 82, or Deuteronomy 30:9-14 and Psalm 25:1-10, with Colossians 1:1-14, and Luke 10:25-37.  This week we look at blood. We talk about how the discovery of blood types and how to preserve blood for blood transfusions has been huge in human history along with the current progress on making a universal snake antivenom.  The work that has gone into these is selfless work to make sure that we are showing compassion and mercy for future generations.  If we lose sight of that, we lose sight of the mission that we have been called into.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.

Where do you show or have you seen mercy in your community? #FaithandSciPod

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The readings for this week for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost are 2 Kings 5:1-14 and Psalm 30, or Isaiah 66:10-14 and Psalm 66:1-9, with Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16, and Luke 10:1-11, 16-20.  This week we look at how disconnected we have become with the rest of creation.  In doing that, we miss the praises and the pains that they have to offer that could teach us so much about our creator and how we can walk out our faith closer to God. Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.

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How well do you know your community (Your nature Community) around you? #FaithandSciPod

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After advertising and talking about it for months, I was able to attend the Gustavus Adolphus Faith, Science, and Ethics Camps for 2025 again this year.  I had an amazing time interacting with this amazing group of young adults and hearing how they see Faith and Science working together and also the questions they have.  It was also fun to listen and think about sugar and how it affects us.  I believe listening to this, gives us a glimpse of the questions that some of the younger people are wrestling with in regards to Faith and Science.  Hopefully, this encourages all of us to keep the conversation going.

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The readings for this week for the Third Sunday after Pentecost are 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 and Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20, or 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 and Psalm 16, with Galatians 5:1, 13-25, and Luke 9:51-62.  This week we look at how our bodies are designed to be endurance athletes.  There are great modifications that have happened to our bodies to allow this to happen.  From that we then must do the hard work of actually training the body and the mind to be that type of athlete. This is similar to our faith in that we have to keep training and working our faith in order for us to be ready for the work that God is calling us into. Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.

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Where are you getting out of your comfort zone in your faith? #FaithandSciPod 

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The readings for this week for the Second Sunday after Pentecost are 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a and Psalm 42 and 43, or Isaiah 65:1-9 and Psalm 22:19-28, with Galatians 3:23-29, and Luke 8:26-39.  This week we look at how animals have to trust that God is going to take care of them.  We see this in how many birds especially migrate that they have to trust that God is going to provide for them to be able to survive.  We also see where God then is calling us humans to help when nature isn't able to provide for itself like the Bald Eagle Conservation story.  When doing this it allows for us to better understand and see God while getting close to our mission. Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.

Remember to answer this week's question:

"Are we really doing everything that God is calling us to do?" #FaithandSciPod 

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