Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today's podcast is a Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Thursday Scripture meditation. Today we'll be focusing on the fact that you have value. Thomas Merton said "Prayer does not blind us to the world, but it trans…

Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today's podcast is a Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Thursday Scripture meditation. Today we'll be focusing on the fact that you have value. Thomas Merton said "What am I? I am myself a word spoken by God. Can Go…

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today we're continuing through Season 4: Love! 1 John 4:8 says that our God is love. Not loving, not super duper good at love, he is love in it’s essence. Love Is unable to exist without the literal adhesion to our God’s character. We can be desensitized to the word love, over this next season we’ll be allowing …

Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today's podcast is a Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Thursday Scripture meditation. Today we'll be focusing on letting go of expectations. Sometimes we hold onto pressure and stress that no one put on us but ours…

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today we're continuing through Season 4: Love! 1 John 4:8 says that our God is love. Not loving, not super duper good at love, he is love in it’s essence. Love Is unable to exist without the literal adhesion to our God’s character. We can be desensitized to the word love, over this next season we’ll be allowing …

Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today's podcast is a Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Thursday Scripture meditation. Today we'll be trying to "fix our thoughts". Philippians 4:8 calls us to fix our thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and ri…

Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today's podcast is a Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Thursday Scripture meditation. Today we'll be trying to "capture our thoughts". 2 Corinthians 10:5 calls us to take every thought captive, so this week we'll t…

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today we're continuing through Season 4: Love! 1 John 4:8 says that our God is love. Not loving, not super duper good at love, he is love in it’s essence. Love Is unable to exist without the literal adhesion to our God’s character. We can be desensitized to the word love, over this next season we’ll be allowing …

Hello There! Welcome to the Being podcast! The Being podcast is a spiritual meditation podcast to give you a moment in the week to breathe, rest, and just... be. There's a quote that says "you're a human being, not a human doing", and that emphasizes my hope for you with this podcast! We'll be diving into Season 4 on the focus of "Love". Love is a …

Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast. It's been awhile, so if you're a longtime listener, welcome back! Sorry it's been a bit, but we're back now and I can't wait to get started with the new season. If you're new, then welcome in, we can't wait to help you focus more on "being" rather than "doing". If you can, rate and review this podcast so oth…

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today we're continuing through Season 3: Prophets! The prophets spoke truth to God's people. In many scenarios this is a hard truth of correction or rebuke, but much of it is a call to identity. While these books are references of a specific message for a specific people, the beauty of scripture is that much of …

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today we're continuing through Season 3: Prophets! The prophets spoke truth to God's people. In many scenarios this is a hard truth of correction or rebuke, but much of it is a call to identity. While these books are references of a specific message for a specific people, the beauty of scripture is that much of …

Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today's podcast is a Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Wednesday Scripture meditation. You can support this podcast at: patreon.com/beingpodcast You can find more information at: thebeingpodcast.com Support the sho…

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today we're continuing through Season 3: Prophets! The prophets spoke truth to God's people. In many scenarios this is a hard truth of correction or rebuke, but much of it is a call to identity. While these books are references of a specific message for a specific people, the beauty of scripture is that much of …

Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today's podcast is a Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Wednesday Scripture meditation. Today we'll be trying to be more present. Life is easy to sprint by sometimes, and it can more challenging but more fulfilling …

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today we're continuing through Season 3: Prophets! The prophets spoke truth to God's people. In many scenarios this is a hard truth of correction or rebuke, but much of it is a call to identity. While these books are references of a specific message for a specific people, the beauty of scripture is that much of …

Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today's podcast is a Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Wednesday Scripture meditation. Today we'll be going over silence, something available to everyone but avoided by most of us. Something I've found helpful is w…

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today we're continuing through Season 3: Prophets! The prophets spoke truth to God's people. In many scenarios this is a hard truth of correction or rebuke, but much of it is a call to identity. While these books are references of a specific message for a specific people, the beauty of scripture is that much of …

Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast! Today we're going through a Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Wednesday Scripture meditation. Today we'll be going over the Lord's Prayer, something familiar that loses it's meaning to us many times. Take a moment …

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today is the third episode of Season 3: Prophets! The prophets spoke truth to God's people. In many scenarios this is a hard truth of correction or rebuke, but much of it is a call to identity. While these books are references of a specific message for a specific people, the beauty of scripture is that much of w…

Hey There! Welcome to our very first Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Wednesday Scripture meditation. Today we'll be going over silence, something available to everyone but avoided by most of us. Something I've found helpful is when I know an expectation…

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today is the second episode of Season 3: Prophets! The prophets spoke truth to God's people. In many scenarios this is a hard truth of correction or rebuke, but much of it is a call to identity. While these books are references of a specific message for a specific people, the beauty of scripture is that much of …

Hey There! Welcome to our very first Monday Meditation. Monday Meditations will be a second release weekly on Mondays and will feature different focus areas than the Wednesday Scripture meditation. Today we'll be going over breathing, and how even though you take a breath, you may not be getting the most out of it. You can support this podcast at: …

Hello! Welcome to the Being Podcast. Today is the first episode of Season 3: Prophets! The prophets spoke truth to God's people. In many scenarios this is a hard truth of correction or rebuke, but much of it is a call to identity. While these books are references of a specific message for a specific people, the beauty of scripture is that much of w…

Hey There! Welcome to the Being Podcast. We're coming up on Season 3, and along with that we're adding a bunch of extra content for you! Beginning the first week in July we'll be launching Monday Meditations, which will be a weekly meditation podcast available in addition to a weekly scripture meditation on wednesdays! We will also be adding a YouT…

Hello! Today is the final episode of Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life. We'll be wrapping up the season by going back to the beginning. We'll be reading through Genesis 1, remembering God's intention for life from the beginning, and that He is a creative God. There's some exciting things coming up soon, so don't miss out on the new things to …

Hello! We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life. Today we'll be going through Psalm 33, a passage of hope. “While optimism makes us live as if someday soon things will soon go better for us, hope frees us from the need to predict the future and allows us to live in the present, with the deep trust that God will never leave us alone but will…

Hello! We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life. Today we'll be going through 12:9-18, a passage instructing us how to live a life of love. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "Love is the greatest force in the universe. It is the heartbeat of the moral cosmos. He who loves is a participant in the being of God." Romans 12:9-18 "Don’t just pretend t…

Hello! We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life! Today we'll be going through 1 Peter 1:3-7, a passage that reminds us of the new life we've been promised, and the hope ahead. 1 Peter 1:3-7 "All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the…

Hello! We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life! Today we'll be going through Psalm 104. This passage is a journey of the psalmist seeing creation with a fresh set of eyes, and then seeing the creator in it, seeing all life around him as a gift. I hope you are reminded of the creation and life around you, and can see it as a gift. Support t…

Hello! We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life! Today we'll be going through Proverbs 27:17-27. We're going to treat it a bit different since the content is much simpler and straight forward. I'll read through the passage twice, once for your to hear and process it, and a second time for you to mediate on it and ask God to show how you can…

Hello! We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life! Today we'll be going through Romans 5:3-11, a passage of Jesus laying down his life to give us life, and make us friends of God. Romans 5:3-11 "We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of char…

Hello! We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life! Today we'll be going through Psalm 65:5-13, a passage of all the life God gives and brings and sustains. Psalm 65:5-13 "You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas. You formed the mountains …

Hello! We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life! Today we'll be going through John 1:6-18, a passage continuing off of last weeks meditation. The light has come into the world. God's unfailing love has come through Jesus Christ. John 1:6-18 "God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of …

Hello! We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life! Today we'll be going through John 1:1-5, a passage of scripture bringing us back to the beginning. In the beginning was the Word. All things were created through him, and gave life to everything. We'll spend time reflecting on this well-known passage and allow God to illuminate new truths wit…

Hello! We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life! Today is an open instrumental for you to use in your own meditation. You can read scripture while listening to this, or use it as an easy transition into your morning! Support the showBy Matt Volkens

Hey There! This week is Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday. We're going to be reading through the passages of scripture that tell the story of Easter Thursday through Sunday. Today is Easter Sunday! Happy Easter. Today marks the day of victory over death, as Jesus resurrected on the 3rd day. We believe this marks God's plan of restorin…

Hey There! This week is Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday. We're going to be reading through the passages of scripture that tell the story of Easter Thursday through Sunday. Today is Holy Saturday. On this day, the world was silent. Jesus was dead. It was real. He was in the tomb. It was a day of silence for those who had loved and fo…

Hey There! This week is Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday. We're going to be reading through the passages of scripture that tell the story of Easter Thursday through Sunday. Today is Good Friday. It marks the day of Jesus' death on the cross. We remember His sacrifice on this day. These Easter readings are meant to be a time to reflec…

Hey There! This week is Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday. We're going to be reading through the passages of scripture that tell the story of Easter Thursday through Sunday. Today is Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday. It recalls the Last Supper of Jesus with his Disciples, as described in the canonical gospels. It is the fifth day of H…

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2: New Life! Today we'll be goin through Psalm 8, a passage of scripture identifying the creation around us, and God's intention for it. Psalm 8 1 O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens. 2 You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength, silenc…

Hello There! Welcome to the Being podcast! The Being podcast is a spiritual meditation podcast to give you a moment in the week to breathe, rest, and just... be. There's a quote that says "you're a human being, not a human doing", and that emphasizes my hope for you with this podcast! We're jumping into Season 2 of the Being Podcast as we move into…

Welcome to our journey through the Psalms. Today is our last episode for this season! Today's Meditation is a Lectio Divina (scripture meditation, see the very first podcast for an explanation of Lectio Divina) of Psalm 100. It's a reminder to ground ourselves in thanksgiving and gratitude. Psalm 100 A psalm of thanksgiving. 1 Shout with joy to the…

Welcome to our journey through the Psalms. Today's Meditation is a Lectio Divina (scripture meditation, see the very first podcast for an explanation of Lectio Divina) of Psalm 91. Few passages could be more needed amidst the world's current state. This is a reminder that God sees us, cares about us, and that we can trust Him. Psalm 91 1 Those who …

Welcome to our journey through the Psalms. Today's Meditation is a Lectio Divina (scripture meditation, see the very first podcast for an explanation of Lectio Divina) of Psalm 16. This is a beautiful reflection of remembering that all good things come from God. Psalm 16 1 Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge. 2 I said to the Lord…

Welcome to our journey through the Psalms. Today's Meditation is a Lectio Divina (scripture meditation, see the very first podcast for an explanation of Lectio Divina) of Psalm 66. This is a beautiful reflection of David's encounter with God's presence. In this moment, David is gratefully reminding himself that God's presence is available in the hi…

Welcome to our journey through the Psalms. Today's Meditation is a Lectio Divina (scripture meditation, see the very first podcast for an explanation of Lectio Divina) of Psalm 51. This passage is David's writing after one of his greatest mistakes. He was responsible for breaking up a family, murdering a man, and ruining his dignity. In this passag…

Welcome to our journey through the Psalms. Today's Meditation is a Lectio Divina (scripture meditation, see the very first podcast for an explanation of Lectio Divina) of Psalm 146. This passage is a perspective changer. Sometimes we get the wrong perspectives of life, God, or ourselves, and God is calling us to gently shift them, to align them to …

Welcome to our journey through the Psalms. Today's Meditation is a Lectio Divina (scripture meditation, see the very first podcast for an explanation of Lectio Divina) of Psalm 118. Psalm 118:19-29 Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the Lord. These gates lead to the presence of the Lord, and the godly enter …

Welcome to our journey through the Psalms. Today's Meditation is a Lectio Divina (scripture meditation, see the very first podcast for an explanation of Lectio Divina) of Psalm 62. The Psalms are a reminder that we're not alone. They show us the vulnerable moments in life, the moments of thanking God and the moments of questioning him. In this pass…