Episode 130 centers on a discussion of the inner room, referred to by Christ in Matthew 6. Christ’s call to private prayer in an inner room of one’s house has an interesting 20th century parallel. During Apollo missions to the Moon in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the lunar orbiting command module pilot was behind the Moon for half of each orbit.…

Episode 129 recounts Walt’s adventure of seeing a total solar eclipse from northern Ohio in April of 2024. The episode explores the comparison of seeing photos of a total solar eclipse with actually seeing one live. The comparison is extended for those of us who believe in Christ. We know of Him incompletely in this life. What will it be like to se…

Episode 128 centers on a study of Psalm 46. I had the privilege of teaching the study during the week that I stayed at a Hospitality House, nicknamed the Hangar, in Landscheid, Germany. The Hangar is an outreach of Cadence International, a mission organization which focuses on the needs of the military. They can be found at https://cadence.org/. Th…

Episode 127 explores an example of cross-referencing meditation on the Bible. While reflecting on one passage, other passages can provide deeper insight and show us a more, full-orbed view of the Scriptures. .By Walter Hampel

Episode 126 is an exploration of the Gospel accounts of what happened when Christ encountered the dead. Dead doesn’t stay dead. This has far-reaching and staggering implications for the life of every human being, both for now and into eternity. The picture is that of a painting depicting the raising to life of the son of the widow of Nain. . .…

This episode contains some thoughts about an extraordinary church service known as the Asbury Revival of 2023. This episode contains some thoughts on criteria which could be applied to seek to determine the genuiness of this revival. It also contains discussion of some parallels between what is happening in Asbury in 2023 with a series of revivals …

Episode 124 features a discussion of discerning and remembering the true state of things concerning a believer’s life in Christ. It is good for us to believe the things which the Bible says about God. It is also good for us to remember the things which the Bible says about us. .By Walter Hampel

Episode 123 marks Walt’s return after a nine-month absence. In this podcast, Walt recounts the health issues that took him away for a while as well as some hopefully helpful insights about the deaths and resurrections which we face in this life. xxxBy Walter Hampel

Episode 122 is a post concerning what may be the largest public reading of Scripture ever held. This is a brief retrospective on the special Christmas Eve broadcast held by the astronauts of the crew of Apollo 8, humanity’s first voyagers to the Moon. The photograph known as Earthrise was taken by the crew of Apollo 8. It shows the remarkable contr…

This episode is devoted to a reading of the text of the Morning Prayer of the Optina Elders. Find out more about the prayer and those who crafted it.. Go to https://restoringthecore.com/morning-prayer-of-the-optina-elders/By Walter Hampel

This episode centers on a discussion which my wife Julie and I had about a question from one of her Bible Study women. They read Jen Wilkin's book "None Like Him" about God's attributes He does not share with us (Omni-present, omniscient, etc). Julie got a question from someone in her study asking, in essence: "Now that I know about these, what do …

Episode 119 centers on a discussion of the Lord Jesus' parable of the wheat and the weeds found in Matthew 13:24-30 as well as the explanation given by the Lord in Matthew 13:36-43. Two specific applications look at the question: "Why doesn't God remove evil from the world?" as well asking us to expand our focus beyond the evils of our world.…

Audio-Post-11 is a reading of an article on my original blog School of the Solitary Place. In this post, I discuss several graces available to us in our time and place, particularly, for English speakers, the grace of having multiple translations of the Bible available to us in English. The article can be found at https://schoolofthesolitaryplace.b…

Episode 118 explores some examples of those who realized that they needed to take their faith and walk in Christ more seriously. What they did, to use a sports phrase, was to "step up their game." A link to John Piper's lesson on how George Mueller (1805-1898) [pictured above] took his faith practice to a new level can be found at https://www.desir…

Episode 117 centers on how our culture's collective mindset is largely Christ-absent. The influence of Christ would largely be seen as irrelevant to our real-world, everyday lives. The episode also feature a discussion of several biblically-based, purposeful practices which a follower of Christ can do to keep Christ in our thoughts.…

Finding Hidden Treasure returns after a long absence. Episode 116 is a discussion of how easily we are distracted. The 17th century theologian and philosopher Blaise Pascal observed how we are distraction-seekers, even to our own hurt. The discussion looks at some modern examples of this. It concludes by encouraging us to recognize our capacity for…

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Audio Post 8 centers on a commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:16. How is it in a world of real pain, trouble and evil, we are called to "Rejoice Always?".Link to the original 2010 article from School of the Solitary Place.Player and Download Links are below:By Walter Hampel

This episode centers on a discussion of graces which God has given us in our time. One of those graces, for those of us in the English-speaking world, has been the presence of a number of excellent Bible translations available to us in English. One way of using that grace to our benefit is to be able to read more than one English translation of the…

In Audio Post 6, the discussion centers on how it may take time to recognize that God is working in a particular situation.Link to the original article found at the School of the Solitary Place blog site:Player and Download links are below:By Walter Hampel

In this Audio Post, we explore the presence of the Glory of God in the world around and its implications for our everyday life.Player and Download links are below:By Walter Hampel

Audio Post 3 features the audio of an article from the School of the Solitary Place website on the Psalms, the Hymnbook of the Church.Player and Download links below:By Walter Hampel

Audio Post 2 contains the audio of an article from my original blog, School of the Solitary Place. It is called "The Holy Name of the Lord." You can find the original article at this link.Player and Download Links are below:By Walter Hampel

This entry is for the first Audio Post on this site. It contains the audio of an article posted on restoringthecore.com. This audio is for the article "What Will You Take With You?"The article can be found here.Player and download links are below:By Walter Hampel

Episode 100 features a discussion on the start of the Restoring The Core Initiative five years ago. The discussion continues about the value of an encouraging type of discipleship and the value of the treasures we find in the "attic" of church history. The episode ends with the reading of an excerpt from a journal article by one of my theology prof…

In this 27th minisode, a prayer is read which was composed by Christina Fox. It is a wonderful prayer for working through a time of waiting upon GodChristina Fox blogs at https://www.christinafox.com/The text of the prayer can be found here. Player and Download links below:By Walter Hampel

Episode 99 is the second of two parts of a reading of the article "The Morning and Evening Sacrifice: A Sacrifice of Praise through the Psalms." The article was written by Walter Hampel for the Ashland Theological Journal.A link to a pdf of "The Morning and Evening Sacrifice: A Sacrifice of Praise through the Psalms" can be found hereThe Songs of J…

Episode 98 is Part 1 of a reading of the article "The Morning and Evening Sacrifice: A Sacrifice of Praise through the Psalms." The article was written by Walter Hampel for the Ashland Theological Journal.A link to a pdf of "The Morning and Evening Sacrifice: A Sacrifice of Praise through the Psalms" can be found hereThe Songs of Jesus: A Year of D…

This minisode features the reading of an excerpt from a sermon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon. The biblical text on which the sermon is based is taken from Psalm 96:1-3.“O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. Sing unto the LORD, bless His name; show forth His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the heathen, H…