Vox Veniae Podcast

By Vox Veniae

The work of the people. Our weekly rhythm of being together as a larger community to worship and confess, to engage scripture and prayer, to celebrate eucharist, and to be sent back into the city with... more

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April 25, 2019 Resurrection & Meaning
As we celebrate Easter, Gideon Tsang invites us to consider what resurrection means for us and why we tell this story over and over [John 20:1-18].

Reflection
Awakening begins while it is still dark. How can we be present and patient with our slow awakening?
What does it look like to live out of abundance this week?
Resources
Video: Dax Shepard Interview on Recovery
MWG: Discussion Guide

Spiritual Practice
Catch a sunrise. Be present for the entirety of the sunrise. Remind yourself of the gentle slowness of healing & awakening.
LOVE says unmerited, “I’m so happy you exist”. Tell a neighbor you’re so happy they exist. Once a day this week, tell someone, I’m so happy you exist.
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34min
April 18, 2019 Fetching Transformation
As we continue in the season of Lent, Jason Minnix invites us to reflect on what is bringing us transformation into our lives right now [Luke 19:28-40].
Reflection
What is bringing my transformation now?
How am I being converted into gentleness?
Resources
Podcast: Hidden Brain - One Head, Two Brains
Podcast: On Being (Jean Vanier)
MWG: Discussion Guide
Spiritual Practice
Godly Play. Where am I at with new meaning today? Opening. Insight. Scanning. Articulation. Will to Closure.
Create a metaphor for your transformation. What’s my changing journey/ transformation like? Reach for stories that are like what you’re being invited into.
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34min
April 10, 2019 Embracing Needs
As we continue in the season of Lent, Liz Schepel invites us to explore and embrace our needs that we sometimes push aside [Psalm 63].

Reflection
What emotion has been dominant in your life? What personal need might be at the root of those feelings?
What do you tend to put ahead of your own needs?
In what ways can we respond empathetically to our own needs this week?
Resources
Song: After the Storm (Mumford & Sons)
MWG: Discussion Guide
Spiritual Practice
Feelings and Needs. Find ways to slow down and discern your dominant feelings and name the need. See if you can find different ways to meet that need.
Safe love. What does safe love feel like for you? What is it inviting you to receive? What do you need to receive?
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38min
April 03, 2019 Last Shall be First
As we continue in the season of Lent, Melanie Jones reflects on the relationship between our faith and suffering and how Jesus is in it with us [Mark 10: 28-31].
Reflection
How am I being invited to access salvation?
What does it look like to follow Jesus in a meaningful way now?
Resources
MWG: Discussion Guide
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20min
March 27, 2019 Lenten Maturation
As we continue in the season of Lent, Gideon Tsang reflects on what maturation looks like for us personally and collectively [Exodus 3:1-15].
Reflection
How can you sit with a part of you that might be flaring up, ready to mature?
What can you do to listen to the parts of you that need healing this week?
Resources
Podcast: Experts on Expert - John Gottman
Art: Brown State of Mind
MWG: Discussion Guide
Spiritual Practice
What do you sense flaring up in your life? Sit with it like a campfire without judgement. How might it be a part of you, ready to mature?
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29min
March 20, 2019 Hens and Chicks
As we continue in the season of Lent, Jason Minnix explores the role of permission in our journey and reflects on the ways we may have been stuck in our faith [Luke 13:31-35].
Reflection
Who have I given permission to love me?
Where does my trust need healing today?
How am I being invited in a gathering love?
Resources
Video: The Natural History of Chickens
MWG: Discussion Guide
Spiritual Practice
Four Responses to our Demons. Acknowledge, Validate, Compassion, Share
Attending to the Craft of Spiritual Intimacy. What creates movement now towards spiritual intimacy for you? What was once helpful that you’re now finding no longer helpful and need to let go of?
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38min
March 14, 2019 Jesus' Vulnerability
As we enter Lent, Matt Inman explores the temptations of Jesus and what that means for how we engage our own temptations and vulnerability this season [Luke 4:1-13].
Reflection
What role does shame play in your current temptation?
Where might your vulnerability in life right now lead you to acts of courage and love?
Resources
Podcast: Inefficiency
Video: SNL - Devil Can’t Write No Love Song
MWG: Discussion Guide
Spiritual Practice
Jump into Barton Springs.
Pick a temptation or fantasy and extend it out from the point it usually ends. What comes of it?
Journal about a relationship where you get stuck consistently testing the other person. Find solitude and reconnect with the part of you that feels threatened.
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30min
March 08, 2019 Our Struggle for Hope
As we near the beginning of Lent, Gideon Tsang invites us to consider what we hope for in our maturity and transformation [2 Cor 3:12-18].
Reflection
What are your hopes for Lent?
Who allows you to be fully who you are when you are with them and what does that feel like?
Resources
Book: A Hidden Wholeness (Parker Palmer)
Video: Jim Carrey - What it All Means
Video: Yayoi Kusama - Infinity Mirrors
MWG: Discussion Guide
Spiritual Practice
List the characters you’ve played. How did the characters begin? Which characters are you ready to let go of?
Consider fasting. How does this restriction lead to freedom? How does this reconnect me to myself and God?
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36min
March 06, 2019 Rethinking Incarceration
Dominique DuBois Gilliard explores the history and foundation of mass incarceration. And, reflects on how Christians can pursue justice that restores and reconciles. [Acts 16:16-40]
Reflection
What is our relationship to the good news when it comes at a cost to our ability to offer participation?
How can you take a step in using your privilege to hold systems and structures accountable that dehumanize others?
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48min
February 21, 2019 Turning our Hearts
Kelly Cutbirth reflects on how it’s easy to lose heart and our connection with who we really are, and invites us to look at what it means to turn our hearts towards God and reconnect. [Jeremiah 17]
Reflection
How are we hiding our hearts from ourselves, God, and each other?
When was the last time your heart felt nourished by someone?
Spiritual Practice
How am I hiding my heart from myself, God, and my community?
When was the last time someone gave you the gift of nourishing? Remember what that felt like. What did they do?
How might you offer that to someone this week?
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20min

FAQs about Vox Veniae Podcast:

How many episodes does Vox Veniae Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 601 episodes available.