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Find out more about these meditations for the movement as well as other digital discipleship resources at www.trcnyc.org.]]>enReligion & SpiritualityCopyright The Riverside Church NYChttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e579932a50bbaf904bb3ba94108d112b.jpghttp://www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGoSun, 03 Mar 2024 18:35:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYCThe Riverside Church NYCcommunications@trcnyc.orgBe Still and Go is a digital devotional that invites you to reflect on a text or a theme so that you can be refilled and refueled for the work of love and justice that you are called to do. And this work is not a sprint. Take a moment and do your...
Find out more about these meditations for the movement as well as other digital discipleship resources at www.trcnyc.org.]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-work-of-christmas-rev-adriene-thorne--52270342
How would you describe the work of Christmas?

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Luke 2:8-20
Now in that same region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them, and Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Adriene Thorne, the Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Silent Night by Elise Solberg.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52270342Sun, 25 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Once the star in the sky is gone and the kings are back home, that is when the work of Christmas begins." -Howard Thurman How would you describe the work of Christmas? // Luke 2:8-20 Now in that same region there were shepherds living in the...
How would you describe the work of Christmas?

//

Luke 2:8-20
Now in that same region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them, and Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Adriene Thorne, the Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Silent Night by Elise Solberg.

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]]>405false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-time-for-hate-rev-dr-john-dorhauer--52263195
What is the "little toil of love" that you are called to?

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I had no time for hate.
The grave would hinder me.
For life is not so ample
I could finish enmity.

Nor had I time for love.
But, since some industry must be
My little toil of love, I deem
Is large enough for me.

(Emily Dickinson)

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer, the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Evelyn by Goldmund.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52263195Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Every day I show up and every day I overcome my anger and my hopelessness and every day I perform my little toil of love. That, I deem, is large enough for me. " What is the "little toil of love" that you are called to? // I had no time for hate....
What is the "little toil of love" that you are called to?

//

I had no time for hate.
The grave would hinder me.
For life is not so ample
I could finish enmity.

Nor had I time for love.
But, since some industry must be
My little toil of love, I deem
Is large enough for me.

(Emily Dickinson)

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer, the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Evelyn by Goldmund.

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]]>619false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-so-fascinating-about-mary-rev-brandan-robertson--52260420
Where have you found God lately?

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Luke 1:26-38
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Brandan Robertson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Release Me by Corrina Repp.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52260420Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:30:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"God doesn't seek the palaces of the privileged but God seeks to be in the dust and the dirt, the muck and the mire, the realness of humanity. God is not found in the holy and the sacred places but among the ordinary people and the ordinary moments of...
Where have you found God lately?

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Luke 1:26-38
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Brandan Robertson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Release Me by Corrina Repp.

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]]>531false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-impressions-rev-jim-keat--52247062
What is the first impression you hope to give to others?

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Romans 1:1-7
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness by resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the gentiles for the sake of his name, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,

To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Reflection by Moments.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52247062Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:05:01 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"You never get a second chance to make a first impression." -Will Rogers What is the first impression you hope to give to others? // Romans 1:1-7 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he...
What is the first impression you hope to give to others?

//

Romans 1:1-7
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness by resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the gentiles for the sake of his name, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,

To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Reflection by Moments.

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]]>563false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-will-always-be-singing-rev-benjamin-perry--52239835
What songs do you always find particularly moving and powerful?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Benjamin Perry. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence played by Carl Stronach.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52239835Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"There is a wonder and beauty in hearing our voices rise, the diversity of harmonies, the unity of lyrics." What songs do you always find particularly moving and powerful? // This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Benjamin Perry. It was...
What songs do you always find particularly moving and powerful?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Benjamin Perry. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence played by Carl Stronach.

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]]>448false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-called-to-act-rev-michael-livingston--52230168
As you follow Jesus into the world, where is he leading you?

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Luke 3:15-18
As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. This episode was originally published on December 21, 2018, as part of Season 2. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include RelinquishDowntown, We Make a Good Team, and Rain On Glass by Podington Bear.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52230168Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"After all the meditating is done, not forever, but for the moment—we are called to act—to follow Jesus into the world—doing the gospel." As you follow Jesus into the world, where is he leading you? // Luke 3:15-18 As the people were filled with...
As you follow Jesus into the world, where is he leading you?

//

Luke 3:15-18
As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. This episode was originally published on December 21, 2018, as part of Season 2. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include RelinquishDowntown, We Make a Good Team, and Rain On Glass by Podington Bear.

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]]>528false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immanuel-rev-dr-nyle-fort--52218190
How does 'Immanuel' inspire and empower you to work for justice in this world?

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Isaiah 7:10-16
Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” Then Isaiah said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son and shall name him Immanuel. He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Nyle Fort, the Minister of Justice, Advocacy, and Change at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, O Come O Come Emmanuel by Andy Ellison, and Golden Light by Reveille.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52218190Mon, 19 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We need God-with-us to fight off systems of injustice, to learn how to love our neighbors, and to enjoy this beautiful world that God has given us." How does 'Immanuel' inspire and empower you to work for justice in this world? // Isaiah 7:10-16...
How does 'Immanuel' inspire and empower you to work for justice in this world?

//

Isaiah 7:10-16
Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” Then Isaiah said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son and shall name him Immanuel. He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Nyle Fort, the Minister of Justice, Advocacy, and Change at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, O Come O Come Emmanuel by Andy Ellison, and Golden Light by Reveille.

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]]>381false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fear-not-rev-dr-debra-northern--52215072
What dream is God inviting you to support or give birth to?

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Matthew 1:18-25
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to divorce her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

“Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”

which means, “God is with us.” When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife but had no marital relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Jesus.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Debra Northern. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Canon in D as played by Amanda Welch.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52215072Sun, 18 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"If the Lord is calling you to play a particular role, whether it is to birth a dream of your own or to support the birth of another person's dream, fear not." What dream is God inviting you to support or give birth to? // Matthew 1:18-25 Now the...
What dream is God inviting you to support or give birth to?

//

Matthew 1:18-25
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to divorce her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

“Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”

which means, “God is with us.” When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife but had no marital relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Jesus.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Debra Northern. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Canon in D as played by Amanda Welch.

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]]>439false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-happens-when-you-ask-ai-to-write-a-poem-rev-jim-keat--52190089
What's your definition of hope?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, The Afterlife by Yacht, and The Tide by Alex Fitch.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.chat.openai.com to try out ChatGPT for yourself.

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What's your definition of hope?

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, The Afterlife by Yacht, and The Tide by Alex Fitch.

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What would it look like for God to enlarge your heart?

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Matthew 11:2-11
When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with a skin disease are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”

As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What, then, did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What, then, did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written,

‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’

“Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist, yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble, the CEO and Founder of Convergence. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, A Certain Silence by Holiday on the Moon, and Glasgow by Falls.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.CameronTrimble.com to find out more about Rev. Cameron Trimble and her books. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more about Convergence.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52198036Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:10:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Dear God, please enlarge our hearts to love each other, to love our neighbor, and to love our enemy as our friend." What would it look like for God to enlarge your heart? // Matthew 11:2-11 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he...
What would it look like for God to enlarge your heart?

//

Matthew 11:2-11
When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with a skin disease are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”

As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What, then, did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What, then, did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written,

‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’

“Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist, yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble, the CEO and Founder of Convergence. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, A Certain Silence by Holiday on the Moon, and Glasgow by Falls.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.CameronTrimble.com to find out more about Rev. Cameron Trimble and her books. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more about Convergence.

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]]>676false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/farming-patience-rev-bethany-peerbolte--52175302
How would you describe your relationship with patience?

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James 5:7-10
Be patient, therefore, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Brothers and sisters, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bethany Peerbolte, a Digital Minister and TikTok Pastor in the Denver, Colorado area. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Living For the Dead by Corrina Repp.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.rev-bethany.com to find out more about Rev. Bethany Peerbolte. Visit www.tiktok.com/@revbethany to follow her on TikTok.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52175302Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Patience like a farmer recognizes that we aren’t the only force working on whatever it is we are currently tending to." How would you describe your relationship with patience? // James 5:7-10 Be patient, therefore, brothers and sisters, until the...
How would you describe your relationship with patience?

//

James 5:7-10
Be patient, therefore, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Brothers and sisters, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bethany Peerbolte, a Digital Minister and TikTok Pastor in the Denver, Colorado area. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Living For the Dead by Corrina Repp.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.rev-bethany.com to find out more about Rev. Bethany Peerbolte. Visit www.tiktok.com/@revbethany to follow her on TikTok.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episodes by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>380false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joy-to-the-world-rev-jim-keat-ft-rev-amanda-meisenheimer--52175303
If you’re honest, who are the people that you do not want to have joy? What difference would it make if you prayer for “joy to the world” could extend to them as well?

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Psalm 98: 4-6
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.


Joy to the world; the Lord is come; let earth receive her King:
Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing.
-Isaac Watts

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. It was originally published on December 16, 2018 as part of season 2. Background tracks include Relinquish and Slotcar by Podington Bear, Joy to the World by Amanda Meisenheimer, and Golden Light by Young Bay.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52175303Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The subtle power of this song is that forces me to confront the reality that I am perfectly content singing joy to my world, or maybe even our world, so long as I like the people around me. But joy to the whole world?" If you’re honest, who are...
If you’re honest, who are the people that you do not want to have joy? What difference would it make if you prayer for “joy to the world” could extend to them as well?

//

Psalm 98: 4-6
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.


Joy to the world; the Lord is come; let earth receive her King:
Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing.
-Isaac Watts

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. It was originally published on December 16, 2018 as part of season 2. Background tracks include Relinquish and Slotcar by Podington Bear, Joy to the World by Amanda Meisenheimer, and Golden Light by Young Bay.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital ministry resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episodes by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>539false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-have-a-story-to-tell-rev-rob-lee-iv--52155103
How would you describe God's story for us?

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Psalm 146:5-10
Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rob Lee, IV. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

• Visit www.roblee4.com to find out more about Rev. Rob Lee.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52155103Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"God's best work is in the fray of humankind. God's story for us is that sorrow may last for the night but the dawn of redeeming grace is on the horizon." How would you describe God's story for us? // Psalm 146:5-10 Happy are those whose...
How would you describe God's story for us?

//

Psalm 146:5-10
Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rob Lee, IV. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

• Visit www.roblee4.com to find out more about Rev. Rob Lee.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episodes by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>421false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-world-that-i-worry-about-rev-ashley-dargai--52153709
How can you find God in the midst of the suffering and desolation we encounter in this world?

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Isaiah 35:1-10
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;
the desert shall rejoice and blossom;
like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly
and rejoice with joy and shouting.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God.]]

Strengthen the weak hands
and make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.”

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be opened;
then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness
and streams in the desert;
the burning sand shall become a pool
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp;
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

A highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Holy Way;
the unclean shall not travel on it,
but it shall be for God’s people;
no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.
No lion shall be there,
nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
but the redeemed shall walk there.
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Ashley Dargai, the Senior Minister at Azle Christian Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Lifting by Dream Tonic, and Angel by Goldmund.

• Visit www.tiktok.com/@reverendashley to follow Rev. Ashley Dargai on TikTok.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52153709Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The promise is not that we are going to be moved to a different place but rather the sight of our suffering and desolation will become the sight of incarnation and divine revelation." How can you find God in the midst of the suffering and...
How can you find God in the midst of the suffering and desolation we encounter in this world?

//

Isaiah 35:1-10
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;
the desert shall rejoice and blossom;
like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly
and rejoice with joy and shouting.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God.]]

Strengthen the weak hands
and make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.”

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be opened;
then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness
and streams in the desert;
the burning sand shall become a pool
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp;
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

A highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Holy Way;
the unclean shall not travel on it,
but it shall be for God’s people;
no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.
No lion shall be there,
nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
but the redeemed shall walk there.
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Ashley Dargai, the Senior Minister at Azle Christian Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Lifting by Dream Tonic, and Angel by Goldmund.

• Visit www.tiktok.com/@reverendashley to follow Rev. Ashley Dargai on TikTok.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>526false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/released-rev-amanda-meisenheimer--52149150
What would Jesus say or do if he came to your town?

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Isaiah 42:1-9
Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
He will not cry out or lift up his voice
or make it heard in the street;
a bruised reed he will not break,
and a dimly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not grow faint or be crushed
until he has established justice in the earth,
and the coastlands wait for his teaching.

Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people upon it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness;
I have taken you by the hand and kept you;
I have given you as a covenant to the people,
a light to the nations,
to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.
I am the Lord; that is my name;
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to idols.
See, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth,
I tell you of them.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Arctic, and Sauter by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52149150Sun, 11 Dec 2022 10:05:01 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"When Jesus comes to town, the bullies tremble whether they are wearing a badge, a robe, or a bandana." What would Jesus say or do if he came to your town? // Isaiah 42:1-9 Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul...
What would Jesus say or do if he came to your town?

//

Isaiah 42:1-9
Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
He will not cry out or lift up his voice
or make it heard in the street;
a bruised reed he will not break,
and a dimly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not grow faint or be crushed
until he has established justice in the earth,
and the coastlands wait for his teaching.

Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people upon it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness;
I have taken you by the hand and kept you;
I have given you as a covenant to the people,
a light to the nations,
to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.
I am the Lord; that is my name;
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to idols.
See, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth,
I tell you of them.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Arctic, and Sauter by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital ministry resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episodes by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>473false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dream-keeper-rev-charlene-wingate--52135393
What promises do you see on the horizon?

//

Bring me all of your dreams,
You dreamers,
Bring me all of your
Heart melodies
That I may wrap them
In a blue cloud-cloth
Away from the too-rough fingers
Of the world.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Charlene WIngate. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Angels We Have Heard On High by Tide Electric.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episodes by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52135393Sat, 10 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Advent reminds us that no matter where we are in life or what circumstances we are experiencing, our horizons are filled with promise." What promises do you see on the horizon? // Bring me all of your dreams, You dreamers, Bring me all of...
What promises do you see on the horizon?

//

Bring me all of your dreams,
You dreamers,
Bring me all of your
Heart melodies
That I may wrap them
In a blue cloud-cloth
Away from the too-rough fingers
Of the world.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Charlene WIngate. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Angels We Have Heard On High by Tide Electric.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episodes by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>483false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-bleak-midwinter-rev-molly-baskette--52135392
What are the ways that you can "thaw your heart" this Advent season?

//

In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water like a stone
Snow had fallen
Snow on snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long, long ago
Angels and Arc Angels
May have traveled there
Cherubim and Seraphim
Thronged the air
But only his Mother
In her maiden bliss
Worshiped the beloved
With a kiss
What can I give him?
Poor as I am
If I were a shepherd
I would give a lamb
If I were a wise man
I would do my part
But what I can I give him
Give him my heart

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Molly Baskette. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, In the Bleak Midwinter by The Many, and Dark Cloud by Ian Kelosky.

• Visit www.mollybaskette.com to find out more about Rev. Molly Baskette and her book.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital ministry resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episodes by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52135392Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We already have exactly what we need for this potluck Christmas feast – our hearts. We just have to thaw them out." What are the ways that you can "thaw your heart" this Advent season? // In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan Earth...
What are the ways that you can "thaw your heart" this Advent season?

//

In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water like a stone
Snow had fallen
Snow on snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long, long ago
Angels and Arc Angels
May have traveled there
Cherubim and Seraphim
Thronged the air
But only his Mother
In her maiden bliss
Worshiped the beloved
With a kiss
What can I give him?
Poor as I am
If I were a shepherd
I would give a lamb
If I were a wise man
I would do my part
But what I can I give him
Give him my heart

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Molly Baskette. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, In the Bleak Midwinter by The Many, and Dark Cloud by Ian Kelosky.

• Visit www.mollybaskette.com to find out more about Rev. Molly Baskette and her book.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital ministry resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episodes by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>523false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-post-patriarchal-christmas-brian-mclaren--52126114
In your opinion, what is the meaning of the virgin birth?

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Luke 1:26-35
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Skeptic, and Rude Boy by Podington Bear and I’ll Miss You by Will Bangs.

• Visit www.brianmclaren.net to learn more about Brian McLaren and his work.

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In your opinion, what is the meaning of the virgin birth?

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Luke 1:26-35
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Skeptic, and Rude Boy by Podington Bear and I’ll Miss You by Will Bangs.

• Visit www.brianmclaren.net to learn more about Brian McLaren and his work.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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How will you embody God in the world around you today?

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Isaiah 11:1-10
A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.

He shall not judge by what his eyes see
or decide by what his ears hear,
but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor
and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist
and faithfulness the belt around his loins.

The wolf shall live with the lamb;
the leopard shall lie down with the kid;
the calf and the lion will feed together,
and a little child shall lead them.
The cow and the bear shall graze;
their young shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den.
They will not hurt or destroy
on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.

On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and My Neighborhood by Goldmund.

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How will you embody God in the world around you today?

//

Isaiah 11:1-10
A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.

He shall not judge by what his eyes see
or decide by what his ears hear,
but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor
and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist
and faithfulness the belt around his loins.

The wolf shall live with the lamb;
the leopard shall lie down with the kid;
the calf and the lion will feed together,
and a little child shall lead them.
The cow and the bear shall graze;
their young shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den.
They will not hurt or destroy
on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.

On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and My Neighborhood by Goldmund.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What's holding you back?

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Romans 15:4-13
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the ancestors and that the gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

“Therefore I will confess you among the gentiles
and sing praises to your name”;

and again he says,

“Rejoice, O gentiles, with his people”;

and again,

“Praise the Lord, all you gentiles,
and let all the peoples praise him”;

and again Isaiah says,

“The root of Jesse shall come,
the one who rises to rule the gentiles;
in him the gentiles shall hope.”

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Derrick Jordan. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, and Home Inside and Back to the Center by Rest & Settle.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52106139Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Ask God to expand our capacity for love and kindness, to reveal our blindspots, and to help us ponder what could be holding us back for how Christ shows up in the world today." What's holding you back? // Romans 15:4-13 For whatever was...
What's holding you back?

//

Romans 15:4-13
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the ancestors and that the gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

“Therefore I will confess you among the gentiles
and sing praises to your name”;

and again he says,

“Rejoice, O gentiles, with his people”;

and again,

“Praise the Lord, all you gentiles,
and let all the peoples praise him”;

and again Isaiah says,

“The root of Jesse shall come,
the one who rises to rule the gentiles;
in him the gentiles shall hope.”

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Minister Derrick Jordan. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, and Home Inside and Back to the Center by Rest & Settle.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What is one thing you can rejoice about today?

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Luke 1:46
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Redwood Hills by Heartland Nights and Joy to the World by Renderings.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52095103Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Mary didn’t rejoice because she was blissfully unaware of real-world danger; rather, she rejoices through it as a radical practice in faithfulness." What is one thing you can rejoice about today? // Luke 1:46 My soul magnifies the Lord, and...
What is one thing you can rejoice about today?

//

Luke 1:46
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Redwood Hills by Heartland Nights and Joy to the World by Renderings.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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In your own words, why is it so easy to stay silent, especially about the things that matter?

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Esther 4:1-17
When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes and went through the city, wailing with a loud and bitter cry; he went up to the entrance of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth. In every province, wherever the king’s command and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting and weeping and lamenting, and most of them lay in sackcloth and ashes.

When Esther’s maids and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed; she sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs who had been appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what was happening and why. Hathach went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king’s gate, and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him and the exact sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king’s treasuries for the destruction of the Jews. Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show it to Esther, explain it to her, and charge her to go to the king to make supplication to him and to entreat him for her people.

Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said. Then Esther spoke to Hathach and gave him a message for Mordecai: “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that, if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being called, there is but one law: to be put to death. Only if the king holds out the golden scepter to someone may that person live. I myself have not been called to come in to the king for thirty days.” When they told Mordecai what Esther had said, Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this.” Then Esther said in reply to Mordecai, “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will also fast as you do. After that I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.” Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Jonathan Favors-Grimes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and I'll Miss You by Young Bay.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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In your own words, why is it so easy to stay silent, especially about the things that matter?

//

Esther 4:1-17
When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes and went through the city, wailing with a loud and bitter cry; he went up to the entrance of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth. In every province, wherever the king’s command and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting and weeping and lamenting, and most of them lay in sackcloth and ashes.

When Esther’s maids and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed; she sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs who had been appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what was happening and why. Hathach went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king’s gate, and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him and the exact sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king’s treasuries for the destruction of the Jews. Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show it to Esther, explain it to her, and charge her to go to the king to make supplication to him and to entreat him for her people.

Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said. Then Esther spoke to Hathach and gave him a message for Mordecai: “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that, if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being called, there is but one law: to be put to death. Only if the king holds out the golden scepter to someone may that person live. I myself have not been called to come in to the king for thirty days.” When they told Mordecai what Esther had said, Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this.” Then Esther said in reply to Mordecai, “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will also fast as you do. After that I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.” Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Jonathan Favors-Grimes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and I'll Miss You by Young Bay.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Where do you see Christ making the world new around you?

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Matthew 24:36-44
“But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so, too, will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken, and one will be left. Keep awake, therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, Riverside's Minister of Faith Formation. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Sundown Motel by Rest & Settle, Out of Darkness by Moments, and I Want Jesus to Walk With Me by Marion Williams.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52080807Sat, 03 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"As we walk with Jesus this Advent season, Christ gave us to each other so that we can remind each other of the promise that Christ is coming to make the world new." Where do you see Christ making the world new around you? // Matthew 24:36-44...
Where do you see Christ making the world new around you?

//

Matthew 24:36-44
“But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so, too, will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken, and one will be left. Keep awake, therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, Riverside's Minister of Faith Formation. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Sundown Motel by Rest & Settle, Out of Darkness by Moments, and I Want Jesus to Walk With Me by Marion Williams.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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In your own words, what is God’s vision and dream for our world?

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Luke 1:47-50
My spirit celebrates God, my Liberator!
For though I’m God’s humble servant,
God has noticed me.
Now and forever,
I will be considered blessed by all generations.
For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
holy is God’s name!
From generation to generation,
God’s lovingkindness endures.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Carol Howard Merritt. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Instrumental 2 Revisited by Gillicuddy.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.carolhowardmerritt.org to find out more about Rev. Carol Howard Merritt and her latest book, Healing Spiritual Wounds.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52056838Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Even though it went against every fact that surrounded her, Mary could see a world where the hungry would be filled and promises would be kept. Mary could see God’s vision. She dreamt God’s dream." In your own words, what is God’s vision and dream...
In your own words, what is God’s vision and dream for our world?

//

Luke 1:47-50
My spirit celebrates God, my Liberator!
For though I’m God’s humble servant,
God has noticed me.
Now and forever,
I will be considered blessed by all generations.
For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
holy is God’s name!
From generation to generation,
God’s lovingkindness endures.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Carol Howard Merritt. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Instrumental 2 Revisited by Gillicuddy.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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In your opinion, what is one thing we should do to become a more peaceful people?

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Romans 13:11-14
Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is already the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone; the day is near. Let us then throw off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light;let us walk decently as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in illicit sex and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

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This episode was written and recorded by Jeremiah Drake. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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In your opinion, what is one thing we should do to become a more peaceful people?

//

Romans 13:11-14
Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is already the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone; the day is near. Let us then throw off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light;let us walk decently as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in illicit sex and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

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This episode was written and recorded by Jeremiah Drake. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear.

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How do you experience Jesus growing in you during the season of Advent?

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O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament,
that animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in a manger!
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia!

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This episode was written and recorded by Irene King, a member of the Riverside Church and a part of The Riverside Choir. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, O Magnum Mysterium as performed by The RIverside Choir, and Lull to Sleep by Cast of Characters.

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How do you experience Jesus growing in you during the season of Advent?

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O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament,
that animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in a manger!
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia!

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This episode was written and recorded by Irene King, a member of the Riverside Church and a part of The Riverside Choir. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, O Magnum Mysterium as performed by The RIverside Choir, and Lull to Sleep by Cast of Characters.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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How have you discovered God in us, among us, and in spite of us?

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Psalm 122
I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem—built as a city
that is bound firmly together.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord,
as was decreed for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there the thrones for judgment were set up,
the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers.”
For the sake of my relatives and friends
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and In the Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp.

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How have you discovered God in us, among us, and in spite of us?

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Psalm 122
I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem—built as a city
that is bound firmly together.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord,
as was decreed for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there the thrones for judgment were set up,
the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers.”
For the sake of my relatives and friends
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and In the Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp.

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Let us lay down our burdens, down by the Riverside.

Where do you go and what resources do you turn to in order to study love and justice?

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Isaiah 2:1-5
The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation;
neither shall they learn war any more.
O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord!

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer the Interim Minister of Worship and the Arts at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Riverside by the Middle Church Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir.

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Let us lay down our burdens, down by the Riverside.

Where do you go and what resources do you turn to in order to study love and justice?

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Isaiah 2:1-5
The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation;
neither shall they learn war any more.
O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord!

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer the Interim Minister of Worship and the Arts at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Riverside by the Middle Church Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit https://youtu.be/ZZyrNXTDxAI to watch the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir perform "Riverside" at Middle Collegiate Church.

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Where do you see the "little hints of light" rising in our world?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Adriene Thorne, the Senior Minister at The Riverside Church It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and The Tide by Alex Fitch.

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Where do you see the "little hints of light" rising in our world?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Adriene Thorne, the Senior Minister at The Riverside Church It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and The Tide by Alex Fitch.

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Where do you see Jesus in the world around you?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, O Come O Come Emmanuel by Melinda Kathleen Reese, and Once In Royal David's City by Andy Ellison.

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Where do you see Jesus in the world around you?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, O Come O Come Emmanuel by Melinda Kathleen Reese, and Once In Royal David's City by Andy Ellison.

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In your own words, what does the good news of God look like in this moment?


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This episode was written and recorded by Andrew Patty. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Opus 04 by Dexter Britain.

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In your own words, what does the good news of God look like in this moment?


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This episode was written and recorded by Andrew Patty. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Opus 04 by Dexter Britain.

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This episode was written and recorded by Abbey Smith. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Quiet and Safe by Silence is Sexy.

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This episode was written and recorded by Abbey Smith. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Quiet and Safe by Silence is Sexy.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Joseph Yoo. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Joseph Yoo. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

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In your opinion, what must the progressive and mainline church do to counter the fundamentalist movement we see in our world today?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rob Lee. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and God of Grace and God of Glory as performed by The Riverside Church Choir.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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In your opinion, what must the progressive and mainline church do to counter the fundamentalist movement we see in our world today?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rob Lee. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and God of Grace and God of Glory as performed by The Riverside Church Choir.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What is one thing the church must to do overcome complacency and reignite creativity?

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

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What is one thing the church must to do overcome complacency and reignite creativity?

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Where do you hear God in the world around you?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear. Soundscape locations include East Harlem, Union Square, Times Square, and Central Park. This episode was originally published on April 20, 2019 as part of season 3 of Be Still and Go: Meditations for the Movement.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Where do you hear God in the world around you?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear. Soundscape locations include East Harlem, Union Square, Times Square, and Central Park. This episode was originally published on April 20, 2019 as part of season 3 of Be Still and Go: Meditations for the Movement.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>568false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-is-finished-rev-dr-debra-northern--49421638
How would you describe your assignment?

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John 19:30
"It is finished."

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Debra Northern. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and A Piece of You and Welcome Home by Alsever Lake.

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How would you describe your assignment?

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John 19:30
"It is finished."

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Debra Northern. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and A Piece of You and Welcome Home by Alsever Lake.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What comes to mind when you think of Maundy Thursday?

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John 13:34-35
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

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What comes to mind when you think of Maundy Thursday?

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John 13:34-35
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

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the God who builds a road right through the ocean,
who carves a path through pounding waves,
The God who summons horses and chariots and armies—
they lie down and then can’t get up;
they’re snuffed out like so many candles:
“Forget about what’s happened;
don’t keep going over old history.
Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.
It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?
There it is! I’m making a road through the desert,
rivers in the badlands.
Wild animals will say ‘Thank you!’
—the coyotes and the buzzards—
Because I provided water in the desert,
rivers through the sunbaked earth,
Drinking water for the people I chose,
the people I made especially for myself,
a people custom-made to praise me.


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This episode was written and recorded by Lee Sartain. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Endless Possibilities by Solitude.

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the God who builds a road right through the ocean,
who carves a path through pounding waves,
The God who summons horses and chariots and armies—
they lie down and then can’t get up;
they’re snuffed out like so many candles:
“Forget about what’s happened;
don’t keep going over old history.
Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.
It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?
There it is! I’m making a road through the desert,
rivers in the badlands.
Wild animals will say ‘Thank you!’
—the coyotes and the buzzards—
Because I provided water in the desert,
rivers through the sunbaked earth,
Drinking water for the people I chose,
the people I made especially for myself,
a people custom-made to praise me.


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This episode was written and recorded by Lee Sartain. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Endless Possibilities by Solitude.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What difference does it make to know that Jesus understands your suffering?

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Matthew 21:1-11
When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.” This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,

“Tell the daughter of Zion,
Look, your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,

“Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. James Martin. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. It was originally published on April 5, 2020 as part of Season 6 of Be Still and Go. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

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Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author and Editor at Large at America, the national Catholic magazine.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49384317Sun, 10 Apr 2022 13:55:54 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“When you are praying to Jesus you are praying to someone who understands you because he is human and has experienced all things." What difference does it make to know that Jesus understands your suffering? // Matthew 21:1-11 When they had...
What difference does it make to know that Jesus understands your suffering?

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Matthew 21:1-11
When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.” This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,

“Tell the daughter of Zion,
Look, your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,

“Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. James Martin. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. It was originally published on April 5, 2020 as part of Season 6 of Be Still and Go. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author and Editor at Large at America, the national Catholic magazine.]]>309false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-do-we-cry-rev-jim-keat--49352123
How have you experienced hope in the midst of grief?

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John 11:35
Jesus wept.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49352123Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:36:48 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"When we come together in the face of loss, when we discover empathy in the midst of grief, resurrection is possible, new life in the midst of what might feel like endless death." How have you experienced hope in the midst of grief? // John...
How have you experienced hope in the midst of grief?

//

John 11:35
Jesus wept.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What power and privilege do you possess and how can you best use it to fight injustices?

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For those of us who live at the shoreline
standing upon the constant edges of decision
crucial and alone
for those of us who cannot indulge
the passing dreams of choice
who love in doorways coming and going
in the hours between dawns
looking inward and outward
at once before and after
seeking a now that can breed
futures
like bread in our children’s mouths
so their dreams will not reflect
the death of ours;

For those of us
who were imprinted with fear
like a faint line in the center of our foreheads
learning to be afraid with our mother’s milk
for by this weapon
this illusion of some safety to be found
the heavy-footed hoped to silence us
For all of us
this instant and this triumph
We were never meant to survive.

And when the sun rises we are afraid
it might not remain
when the sun sets we are afraid
it might not rise in the morning
when our stomachs are full we are afraid
of indigestion
when our stomachs are empty we are afraid
we may never eat again
when we are loved we are afraid
love will vanish
when we are alone we are afraid
love will never return
and when we speak we are afraid
our words will not be heard
nor welcomed
but when we are silent
we are still afraid

So it is better to speak
remembering
we were never meant to survive.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rachel Ricketts. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights and The First Person Awake by Will Bangs.

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Rachel Ricketts is an activist, speaker, and writer. Visit http://www.RachelRicketts.com to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49315764Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Nothing will ever change unless we speak to the injustices in the world.” What power and privilege do you possess and how can you best use it to fight injustices? // For those of us who live at the shoreline standing upon the constant edges...
What power and privilege do you possess and how can you best use it to fight injustices?

//

For those of us who live at the shoreline
standing upon the constant edges of decision
crucial and alone
for those of us who cannot indulge
the passing dreams of choice
who love in doorways coming and going
in the hours between dawns
looking inward and outward
at once before and after
seeking a now that can breed
futures
like bread in our children’s mouths
so their dreams will not reflect
the death of ours;

For those of us
who were imprinted with fear
like a faint line in the center of our foreheads
learning to be afraid with our mother’s milk
for by this weapon
this illusion of some safety to be found
the heavy-footed hoped to silence us
For all of us
this instant and this triumph
We were never meant to survive.

And when the sun rises we are afraid
it might not remain
when the sun sets we are afraid
it might not rise in the morning
when our stomachs are full we are afraid
of indigestion
when our stomachs are empty we are afraid
we may never eat again
when we are loved we are afraid
love will vanish
when we are alone we are afraid
love will never return
and when we speak we are afraid
our words will not be heard
nor welcomed
but when we are silent
we are still afraid

So it is better to speak
remembering
we were never meant to survive.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rachel Ricketts. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights and The First Person Awake by Will Bangs.

Visit http://www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit http://www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rachel Ricketts is an activist, speaker, and writer. Visit http://www.RachelRicketts.com to find out more.]]>502false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-thirst-rev-bruce-lamb--49303420
What changes do you want to see in our world?

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“I am thirsty.” - John 19:28

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Aqueducts by Falls.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49303420Sun, 03 Apr 2022 17:41:49 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We are thirsty for change." What changes do you want to see in our world? // “I am thirsty.” - John 19:28 // This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button...
What changes do you want to see in our world?

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“I am thirsty.” - John 19:28

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Aqueducts by Falls.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>447false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tongue-of-a-teacher-phil-salmon--49280575The Lord God has given me
the tongue of a teacher,
that I may know how to sustain
the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens—
wakens my ear
to listen as those who are taught.
The Lord God has opened my ear,
and I was not rebellious,
I did not turn backward.
I gave my back to those who struck me,
and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
from insult and spitting.

The Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame;
he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who are my adversaries?
Let them confront me.
It is the Lord God who helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
All of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.

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This episode was written and recorded by Phil Salmon. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Neo by Brent Wood, and The Voyage Home by Enoch Yang.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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the tongue of a teacher,
that I may know how to sustain
the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens—
wakens my ear
to listen as those who are taught.
The Lord God has opened my ear,
and I was not rebellious,
I did not turn backward.
I gave my back to those who struck me,
and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
from insult and spitting.

The Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame;
he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who are my adversaries?
Let them confront me.
It is the Lord God who helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
All of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Phil Salmon. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Neo by Brent Wood, and The Voyage Home by Enoch Yang.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>521false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/say-something-rev-amanda-meisenheimer--49243847
These aren’t rhetorical questions. Love and justice are essential to our humanity.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer and Rebecca Stevens-Walter. It was originally published on March 16, 2019 as part of Season 3 of Be Still and Go. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. The spoken word portions were written by Amanda Meisenheimer. Vocals by Amanda Meisenheimer. Background vocals and acoustic guitar by Rebecca Stevens-Walter. Say Something was originally written by A Great Big World. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

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These aren’t rhetorical questions. Love and justice are essential to our humanity.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer and Rebecca Stevens-Walter. It was originally published on March 16, 2019 as part of Season 3 of Be Still and Go. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. The spoken word portions were written by Amanda Meisenheimer. Vocals by Amanda Meisenheimer. Background vocals and acoustic guitar by Rebecca Stevens-Walter. Say Something was originally written by A Great Big World. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>445false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abandoned-rev-m-barclay--49220324
What does it look like for the image of God to manifest in your skin?

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Matthew 27:46
And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. M. Barclay. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Chimera, and Burned by Podington Bear and Wanderlust by Cody Martin.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49220324Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We are sacred possibilities, the image of God always ready to manifest in our skin.” What does it look like for the image of God to manifest in your skin? // Matthew 27:46 And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,...
What does it look like for the image of God to manifest in your skin?

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Matthew 27:46
And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. M. Barclay. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Chimera, and Burned by Podington Bear and Wanderlust by Cody Martin.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>489false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-body-of-christ-is-wounded-rev-elle-dowd--49193798
What do you need to pay attention to today?

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1 Corinthians 12:14, 20-21, 26
Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many....there are many members, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Elle Dowd. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What do you need to pay attention to today?

//

1 Corinthians 12:14, 20-21, 26
Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many....there are many members, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Elle Dowd. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>369false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-compost-farley-lord--49159089
When was the last time you really noticed the natural world around you?

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John 12:20-33

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.

“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord, Riverside’s former Minister of Stewardship & Development. It was originally published on March 21, 2018 as part of the first season of Be Still and Go. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Golden Hour, and Song for a Pea by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49159089Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Like a grain of wheat falls into a compost pile, Jesus falls into the earth. The damp and still and timeless earth. The quiet earth, accept for the faint percussion of the blind critters who tiptoe over the beads of transforming matter.” When was...
When was the last time you really noticed the natural world around you?

//

John 12:20-33

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.

“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord, Riverside’s former Minister of Stewardship & Development. It was originally published on March 21, 2018 as part of the first season of Be Still and Go. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Golden Hour, and Song for a Pea by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>542compost,lentfalse12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alone-rev-phil-tom--49124331
How can you come alongside people who are experiencing grief or suffering?

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John 19:26-27
“He said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’
Then to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Tom. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Mortality by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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How can you come alongside people who are experiencing grief or suffering?

//

John 19:26-27
“He said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’
Then to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Tom. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Mortality by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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In your own words, how would you describe active hope?

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Psalm 27:1-3
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
they shall stumble and fall.

Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Light in the Dark by Moments.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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In your own words, how would you describe active hope?

//

Psalm 27:1-3
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
they shall stumble and fall.

Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Light in the Dark by Moments.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>435false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-you-re-weary-rev-cameron-trimble-ft-victory-boyd--49072625
How has someone shown you kindness recently? How can you show kindness to someone today?

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John 13:35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. The cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water was performed by Victory Boyd. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Reflections by Wild Wonder, and The Darkness Cannot Harm You by Birds of Norway. Samples include audio from the 2001 film "Wit" featuring Christopher Lloyd and Emma Thompson.

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Visit www.CameronTrimble.com to find out more about Rev. Cameron Trimble. Visit www.ConvergenceUS.org to find out more about her work with Convergence.

Visit www.VictoryBoyd.com to find out more about Victory Boyd. Visit https://youtu.be/lxjwn4DD87E to see the video of her performing Bridge Over Troubled Water at The Riverside Church on March 19, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49072625Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:09:23 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"According to Jesus the way that we show that we belong to his movement is that we love one another and that we act out our love by being kind to one another." How has someone shown you kindness recently? How can you show kindness to someone today?...
How has someone shown you kindness recently? How can you show kindness to someone today?

//

John 13:35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. The cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water was performed by Victory Boyd. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Reflections by Wild Wonder, and The Darkness Cannot Harm You by Birds of Norway. Samples include audio from the 2001 film "Wit" featuring Christopher Lloyd and Emma Thompson.

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Visit www.CameronTrimble.com to find out more about Rev. Cameron Trimble. Visit www.ConvergenceUS.org to find out more about her work with Convergence.

Visit www.VictoryBoyd.com to find out more about Victory Boyd. Visit https://youtu.be/lxjwn4DD87E to see the video of her performing Bridge Over Troubled Water at The Riverside Church on March 19, 2019.]]>1220false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paradise-rev-amanda-meisenheimer--48925536
What are people calling you today?
What will you hear when you enter paradise?
What do you call yourself?

//

Luke 23:43
“Truly, I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Buona Sera by Sam Barsh

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What are people calling you today?
What will you hear when you enter paradise?
What do you call yourself?

//

Luke 23:43
“Truly, I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Buona Sera by Sam Barsh

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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There's nothing simple about it.

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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Charlene Wingate. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Battle Hymn of the Republic by Bob Minner, John Brown's Body by Gloria Jane, and Rivers by Makenna Susan.

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There's nothing simple about it.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Minister Charlene Wingate. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Battle Hymn of the Republic by Bob Minner, John Brown's Body by Gloria Jane, and Rivers by Makenna Susan.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What is God calling you to be a part of?

//

This episode features a conversation with Dr. Ronald Lonesome and was originally released on March 15, 2020. Dr. Lonesome passed away in August of 2020 and was a part of The Riverside Church since the 1981. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Backwater by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What is God calling you to be a part of?

//

This episode features a conversation with Dr. Ronald Lonesome and was originally released on March 15, 2020. Dr. Lonesome passed away in August of 2020 and was a part of The Riverside Church since the 1981. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Backwater by Podington Bear.

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How do you navigate the tension that you feel around forgiveness?

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Luke 23:34
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Minister Richard X III. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Fading Light by Holiday on the Moon.

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How do you navigate the tension that you feel around forgiveness?

//

Luke 23:34
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Minister Richard X III. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Fading Light by Holiday on the Moon.

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What are you weeping for?

//

Jeremiah 31:15
Thus says the Lord:
A voice is heard in Ramah,
lamentation and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
she refuses to be comforted for her children,
because they are no more.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Lineage by Shimmer.

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What are you weeping for?

//

Jeremiah 31:15
Thus says the Lord:
A voice is heard in Ramah,
lamentation and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
she refuses to be comforted for her children,
because they are no more.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Lineage by Shimmer.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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How have you experienced a cold and broken hallelujah in your life?

//

Joel 2:12-13
Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord, your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
and relents from punishing.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley, and Downwind by Lincoln Davis.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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How have you experienced a cold and broken hallelujah in your life?

//

Joel 2:12-13
Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord, your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
and relents from punishing.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley, and Downwind by Lincoln Davis.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What do you need to lament during this season?

//

Psalm 13:1
"How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?"

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Hearts Aflutter by Podington Bear.

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What do you need to lament during this season?

//

Psalm 13:1
"How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?"

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Hearts Aflutter by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What oppressive regimes need to be challenged in our world today?

//

Herod, O Herod
Have you heard the news
A baby is born today
To free all the captives
To find the lost sheep
To bring hope and peace to people in need

Oh babies
May be tiny and weak
And babies change the world

Caesar, O Caesar
Ruler of Rome
A baby is born today
To feed all the hungry
To share the good news
To speak to the ones who have nothing to lose

Oh babies
May be tiny and weak
And babies change the world

Magi, O wise ones
A child is growing
A child whose star you have scene
So follow that star
The light up above
To find the young boy who will teach us to love

Oh Children may be tiny and weak
And children change the world

Oh Children may be tiny and weak
And children change the world

Jesus was tiny and weak
But Jesus changed the world

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Tiny Carol by Amanda Meisenheimer.

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• Visit https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZLicVzc7UZKTxVqLxXHXp?si=JgRm1EyjQNCthbnjtY9zcw to listen to Tiny Carol on Spotify.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48018676Sat, 25 Dec 2021 10:10:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Jesus has challenged the authority of oppressive regimes for 2000 years because love is undefeatable, justice is unavoidable, and what appears to be tiny and weak changes everything." What oppressive regimes need to be challenged in our world today?...
What oppressive regimes need to be challenged in our world today?

//

Herod, O Herod
Have you heard the news
A baby is born today
To free all the captives
To find the lost sheep
To bring hope and peace to people in need

Oh babies
May be tiny and weak
And babies change the world

Caesar, O Caesar
Ruler of Rome
A baby is born today
To feed all the hungry
To share the good news
To speak to the ones who have nothing to lose

Oh babies
May be tiny and weak
And babies change the world

Magi, O wise ones
A child is growing
A child whose star you have scene
So follow that star
The light up above
To find the young boy who will teach us to love

Oh Children may be tiny and weak
And children change the world

Oh Children may be tiny and weak
And children change the world

Jesus was tiny and weak
But Jesus changed the world

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Tiny Carol by Amanda Meisenheimer.

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• Visit https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZLicVzc7UZKTxVqLxXHXp?si=JgRm1EyjQNCthbnjtY9zcw to listen to Tiny Carol on Spotify.]]>327false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/magnified-at-the-edge-rev-paul-raushenbush--48018987
When was the last time you reflected on the revolutionary words of the Magnificat?

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Luke 1:46-55

And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Paul Raushenbush, the Senior Advisor for Public Affairs and Innovation at the Interfaith Youth Core. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and What Child Is This? by Renderings.

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• Visit https://ifyc.org/ to learn more about the Interfaith Youth Core.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48018987Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Mary's soul magnified the Lord and we understand God differently through the promise of Magnificat itself - with its radical promise of transformation, of elevation, of humbling, of a new heaven here on earth. It is the sermon on the Mount, but...
When was the last time you reflected on the revolutionary words of the Magnificat?

//

Luke 1:46-55

And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Paul Raushenbush, the Senior Advisor for Public Affairs and Innovation at the Interfaith Youth Core. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and What Child Is This? by Renderings.

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Where have you found Jesus on the edge this season?

//

Luke 2: 8-12

In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel-Harper, the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Holding On by Reveille, and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by The Seasons.

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• Visit www.lynncasteelharper.com to find out more about Rev. Harper and her book, On Vanishing.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48018677Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:10:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It is not the hope of a sudden end to problems, but rather the good news that Jesus is with us on the edge, guiding us along the rocky path, redeeming the edge with us as we go." Where have you found Jesus on the edge this season? // Luke 2: 8-12...
Where have you found Jesus on the edge this season?

//

Luke 2: 8-12

In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel-Harper, the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Holding On by Reveille, and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by The Seasons.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.lynncasteelharper.com to find out more about Rev. Harper and her book, On Vanishing.]]>561false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-proclamation-at-the-edge-hillary-puckett--48018678
In your opinion, what have we continued to misunderstand about the work that God is calling us to?

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Luke 3:7-18

John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

And the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.” Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?” He said to them, “Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.” Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.”

As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Hillary Puckett, the Chair of the Membership, Care & Parish Life Commission at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Drifting Out to Sea by Fantoms.

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In your opinion, what have we continued to misunderstand about the work that God is calling us to?

//

Luke 3:7-18

John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

And the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.” Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?” He said to them, “Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.” Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.”

As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Hillary Puckett, the Chair of the Membership, Care & Parish Life Commission at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Drifting Out to Sea by Fantoms.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What can you do to subvert the systems that oppress the people at the edge?

//

Micah 5:2-5

But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah,
who are one of the little clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to rule in Israel,
whose origin is from of old,
from ancient days.
Therefore he shall give them up until the time
when she who is in labor has brought forth;
then the rest of his kindred shall return
to the people of Israel.
And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth;
and he shall be the one of peace.

If the Assyrians come into our land
and tread upon our soil,
we will raise against them seven shepherds
and eight installed as rulers.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Megan Romer, It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish and Cotonby Podington Bear, Wade in the Water by Cast of Characters, and O Holy Night (A Lullaby) by Be Still The Earth.

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• Visit www.twitter.com/MeganRomer to follow Megan on Twitter.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48002094Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Jesus didn't simply associate with the folks at the edge. He brought them in and elevated their voices and assured them that the reign of God belongs to them as much as it belongs to anyone else." What can you do to subvert the systems that oppress...
What can you do to subvert the systems that oppress the people at the edge?

//

Micah 5:2-5

But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah,
who are one of the little clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to rule in Israel,
whose origin is from of old,
from ancient days.
Therefore he shall give them up until the time
when she who is in labor has brought forth;
then the rest of his kindred shall return
to the people of Israel.
And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth;
and he shall be the one of peace.

If the Assyrians come into our land
and tread upon our soil,
we will raise against them seven shepherds
and eight installed as rulers.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Megan Romer, It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish and Cotonby Podington Bear, Wade in the Water by Cast of Characters, and O Holy Night (A Lullaby) by Be Still The Earth.

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• Visit www.twitter.com/MeganRomer to follow Megan on Twitter.]]>597false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/light-at-the-edge-rev-bruce-lamb--47997598beautiful light,
come where the dewdrops of mercy shine bright.

Where do you see light in the world around you?

//

Psalm 80:1-7

Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock.
You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,
shine forth before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
Awaken your might;
come and save us.

Restore us, O God;
make your face shine on us,
that we may be saved.

How long, Lord God Almighty,
will your anger smolder
against the prayers of your people?
You have fed them with the bread of tears;
you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.
You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors,
and our enemies mock us.

Restore us, God Almighty;
make your face shine on us,
that we may be saved.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, The Calm by Curtis Parks, Sue's Dark Side by Sam Barsh, and Walk in the Light by Aretha Franklin.

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come where the dewdrops of mercy shine bright.

Where do you see light in the world around you?

//

Psalm 80:1-7

Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock.
You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,
shine forth before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
Awaken your might;
come and save us.

Restore us, O God;
make your face shine on us,
that we may be saved.

How long, Lord God Almighty,
will your anger smolder
against the prayers of your people?
You have fed them with the bread of tears;
you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.
You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors,
and our enemies mock us.

Restore us, God Almighty;
make your face shine on us,
that we may be saved.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, The Calm by Curtis Parks, Sue's Dark Side by Sam Barsh, and Walk in the Light by Aretha Franklin.

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What has God awakened in you during this Advent season?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Don't Forget Love by Neil Young, and Veil by Acreage.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What has God awakened in you during this Advent season?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Don't Forget Love by Neil Young, and Veil by Acreage.

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When you think of the Christmas story, what Jesus do you see?

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This episode was written and recorded by Dr. Diana Butler Bass, an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Cosmos by Acreage, and Heavy by Kurtis Parks.

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• Visit www.dianabutlerbass.com to learn more about Diana Butler Bass.

• Visit http://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/december-18-advent-calendar to read the transcript of this episode in The Cottage, Diana's email newsletter.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47963557Sat, 18 Dec 2021 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The genealogies in Matthew and Luke underscore a fundamental struggle in early Christianity, a conflict that runs through the texts of the New Testament: Was Jesus the Jewish Messiah, or the Savior of the whole world?" When you think of the...
When you think of the Christmas story, what Jesus do you see?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Dr. Diana Butler Bass, an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Cosmos by Acreage, and Heavy by Kurtis Parks.

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• Visit www.dianabutlerbass.com to learn more about Diana Butler Bass.

• Visit http://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/december-18-advent-calendar to read the transcript of this episode in The Cottage, Diana's email newsletter.]]>603advent,jesusfalse9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-father-at-the-edge-rev-darrell-hamilton--47948378
Who is someone whose presence and commitment has made an impact on your life?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Darrell Hamilton the Executive Minister for Operations and Resource Development at Middle Collegiate Church in New York, NY., It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Mary Did You Know by Ben Howington, and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Afternoonz.

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• Visit www.baptistnews.com/article/joseph-did-you-know-a-reflection-on-fatherhood-during-advent to read the article on Baptist News Global.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47948378Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:05:01 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The world needs more 'Josephs' who exude presence and commitment, and God only knows what this could mean for our children, ourselves and the world." Who is someone whose presence and commitment has made an impact on your life? // This episode was...
Who is someone whose presence and commitment has made an impact on your life?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Darrell Hamilton the Executive Minister for Operations and Resource Development at Middle Collegiate Church in New York, NY., It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Mary Did You Know by Ben Howington, and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Afternoonz.

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• Visit www.middlechurch.org to learn more about Middle Collegiate Church.

• Visit www.baptistnews.com/article/joseph-did-you-know-a-reflection-on-fatherhood-during-advent to read the article on Baptist News Global.]]>424false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/darkness-at-the-edge-debie-thomas--47937472
What is giving you hope right now?

//

Psalm 146:5-10

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!

//

This episode was written and recorded by Debie Thomas. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Secret Place by Alex Fitch, and Overcoming Stage Fright by Dexter Britain.

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What is giving you hope right now?

//

Psalm 146:5-10

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!

//

This episode was written and recorded by Debie Thomas. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Secret Place by Alex Fitch, and Overcoming Stage Fright by Dexter Britain.

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What songs do you hear God singing?

//

Isaiah 12:2-6
Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid,
for the Lord God is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day:

Give thanks to the Lord,
call on his name;
make known his deeds among the nations;
proclaim that his name is exalted.

Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
let this be known in all the earth.
Shout aloud and sing for joy, O royal Zion,
for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Minister Richard X, the Assistant Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Go Tell It On The Mountain by Antioch Mass Choir, and Silent Night by Be Still the Earth. Samples include I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause by the Jackson 5, Silent Night by The Temptations, Winter Wonderland by PJ Morton, Let It Snow by Boyz II Men, This Christmas by Donny Hathaway, and All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey.

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What songs do you hear God singing?

//

Isaiah 12:2-6
Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid,
for the Lord God is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day:

Give thanks to the Lord,
call on his name;
make known his deeds among the nations;
proclaim that his name is exalted.

Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
let this be known in all the earth.
Shout aloud and sing for joy, O royal Zion,
for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Minister Richard X, the Assistant Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Go Tell It On The Mountain by Antioch Mass Choir, and Silent Night by Be Still the Earth. Samples include I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause by the Jackson 5, Silent Night by The Temptations, Winter Wonderland by PJ Morton, Let It Snow by Boyz II Men, This Christmas by Donny Hathaway, and All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey.

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In your own words, how would you describe “the hopes and fears of all the years”?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Surly Bonds by Blue Dot Sessions, We Call This Home by Alex Fitch, and O Little Town Bethlehem by Phillip Brooks and Lewis Redner, performed by Rich Mountain Revival. This episode was originally published on December 2, 2019.

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In your own words, how would you describe “the hopes and fears of all the years”?

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Surly Bonds by Blue Dot Sessions, We Call This Home by Alex Fitch, and O Little Town Bethlehem by Phillip Brooks and Lewis Redner, performed by Rich Mountain Revival. This episode was originally published on December 2, 2019.

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What will you do to advocate for children in our world?

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Matthew 19:14-15
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and When All Have Left by Kurtis Parks.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What will you do to advocate for children in our world?

//

Matthew 19:14-15
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and When All Have Left by Kurtis Parks.

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Where can you find joy in your life? How can you bring joy to the world around you?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Joy to the World by Renderings.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Where can you find joy in your life? How can you bring joy to the world around you?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Joy to the World by Renderings.

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What does it mean to you to make heaven on earth?

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Luke 3:1-6
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth;
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, the Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church in New York City. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Reckoning, and Smooth Actor by Podington Bear.

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• Visit https://jacquijlewis.com/ to learn more about Rev. Lewis and her book, Fierce Love.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47876453Sat, 11 Dec 2021 10:20:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Let us prepare a path for the righteous one to shake up this world and make it heaven on earth." What does it mean to you to make heaven on earth? // Luke 3:1-6 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was...
What does it mean to you to make heaven on earth?

//

Luke 3:1-6
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth;
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, the Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church in New York City. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Reckoning, and Smooth Actor by Podington Bear.

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• Visit https://jacquijlewis.com/ to learn more about Rev. Lewis and her book, Fierce Love.]]>364false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/strangers-at-the-edge-rev-jim-keat--47864813
Where have you seen God at work outside of your culture or reigion?

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Matthew 2:1-2, 11
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.”

On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, The Joy of Giving by Moments and Solemnly by Acreage.

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Where have you seen God at work outside of your culture or reigion?

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Matthew 2:1-2, 11
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.”

On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, The Joy of Giving by Moments and Solemnly by Acreage.

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• Visit www.jimkeat.com to find out more about Rev. Jim Keat and his work.]]>522advent,magi,wisemenfalse9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-shepherd-at-the-edge-the-riverside-choir--47845647
//

The Lord is my Shepard, I have all I need
She makes me lie down in green meadows
Beside the still waters, She will lead

She restores my soul, She rights my wrongs
She leads me in a path of good things
And fills my heart with songs

Even though I walk, through a dark and dreary land
There is nothing that can shake me
She has said She won’t forsake me
I’m in her hand

She sets a table before me, in the presence of my foes
She anoints my head with oil
And my cup overflows

Surely, surely goodness and kindness will follow me
All the days of my life
And I will live in her house
Forever, forever and ever

Glory be to our Mother, and Daughter
And to the Holy of Holies
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World, without end

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This episode was recorded by The Riverside Choir on Sunday, October 17, 2017. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear. This version of Psalm 23 was composed by Bobby McFerrin.

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//

The Lord is my Shepard, I have all I need
She makes me lie down in green meadows
Beside the still waters, She will lead

She restores my soul, She rights my wrongs
She leads me in a path of good things
And fills my heart with songs

Even though I walk, through a dark and dreary land
There is nothing that can shake me
She has said She won’t forsake me
I’m in her hand

She sets a table before me, in the presence of my foes
She anoints my head with oil
And my cup overflows

Surely, surely goodness and kindness will follow me
All the days of my life
And I will live in her house
Forever, forever and ever

Glory be to our Mother, and Daughter
And to the Holy of Holies
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World, without end

//

This episode was recorded by The Riverside Choir on Sunday, October 17, 2017. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear. This version of Psalm 23 was composed by Bobby McFerrin.

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What do you need to remember and grief during this Advent season?

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Philippians 1:3
I thank my God every time I remember you.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler, the pastor at South Acton Congregational Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and O Christmas Tree (Lights All Around) and O Little Town of Bethlehem by Kurtis Parks.

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What do you need to remember and grief during this Advent season?

//

Philippians 1:3
I thank my God every time I remember you.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler, the pastor at South Acton Congregational Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and O Christmas Tree (Lights All Around) and O Little Town of Bethlehem by Kurtis Parks.

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How have you experienced "resurrection" in the past years?

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Malachi 3:1-4
See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?

For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

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This episode was written and recorded by Cameron Trimble, the Executive Director of Convergence and the author of Piloting Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Morning and And So It Goes by Moments

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• Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more about Convergence.

• Visit www.PilotingChurch.com to find out more about Cameron's book.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47809403Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:05:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"In the dark nights of our human story I trust God to be bringing resurrection from the crucifying experiences of life." How have you experienced "resurrection" in the past years? // Malachi 3:1-4 See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way...
How have you experienced "resurrection" in the past years?

//

Malachi 3:1-4
See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?

For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Cameron Trimble, the Executive Director of Convergence and the author of Piloting Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Morning and And So It Goes by Moments

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• Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more about Convergence.

• Visit www.PilotingChurch.com to find out more about Cameron's book.]]>614adventfalse9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-news-at-the-edge-rev-kevin-vanhook--47794359
What is the good news that you are waiting for?
What is the good news that you can help bring to the world around you?

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Luke 1:76-79
“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people
by the forgiveness of their sins.
By the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish and Ink by Podington Bear.

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What is the good news that you are waiting for?
What is the good news that you can help bring to the world around you?

//

Luke 1:76-79
“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people
by the forgiveness of their sins.
By the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish and Ink by Podington Bear.

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What do you need during this season of Advent?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, The Changing Tides by Brent Wood.

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What do you need during this season of Advent?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, The Changing Tides by Brent Wood.

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What else have people confused with the gospel?

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Luke 1:50-52

“God has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
God has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
God has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Fr. Richard Rohr. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Antiphona et Magnificat by Schola Gregorians, Cottonwoods by Podington Bear, and Burned by Podington Bear.

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• Visit www.cac.org to find out more about Richard Rohr and the Center for Action and Contemplation.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47761186Sat, 04 Dec 2021 10:25:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It’s amazing that Christianity has still largely been able to confuse capitalism, Western imperialism, the world of white privilege, with the gospel." What else have people confused with the gospel? // Luke 1:50-52 “God has scattered the proud in...
What else have people confused with the gospel?

//

Luke 1:50-52

“God has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
God has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
God has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Fr. Richard Rohr. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Antiphona et Magnificat by Schola Gregorians, Cottonwoods by Podington Bear, and Burned by Podington Bear.

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• Visit www.cac.org to find out more about Richard Rohr and the Center for Action and Contemplation.]]>403false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-at-the-edge-rev-jim-keat--47761008
Where have you found God in a place you least expected?

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Luke 2:8-20

In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah,[a] the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,[b] praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”[c]

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Hark the Herald Angels Sing by Renderings, and What Can I Say by Alsever Lake.

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Where have you found God in a place you least expected?

//

Luke 2:8-20

In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah,[a] the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,[b] praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”[c]

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Hark the Herald Angels Sing by Renderings, and What Can I Say by Alsever Lake.

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What change are you hoping for in your life and our world?

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Luke 21:25-28
“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’ with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, O Christmas Tree Jazz Trio by 6 Music, Captives by Kurtis Parks, and City of the Sky by Caleb Ethridge.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What change are you hoping for in your life and our world?

//

Luke 21:25-28
“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’ with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, O Christmas Tree Jazz Trio by 6 Music, Captives by Kurtis Parks, and City of the Sky by Caleb Ethridge.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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How is God guiding you to work for justice and equity?

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Psalm 25:1-10
In you, Lord my God,
I put my trust.

I trust in you;
do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
No one who hopes in you
will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
who are treacherous without cause.

Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you, Lord, are good.

Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Tom. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Words for a Good Man by Lost Ghosts.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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How is God guiding you to work for justice and equity?

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Psalm 25:1-10
In you, Lord my God,
I put my trust.

I trust in you;
do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
No one who hopes in you
will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
who are treacherous without cause.

Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you, Lord, are good.

Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Tom. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Words for a Good Man by Lost Ghosts.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Who are the people in your life who you are giving thanks for?

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1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. And may God so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.


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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Garcia, a digital pastor and intuitive soul coach. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Hearts Aflutter, and Bufflehead by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.thekevingarcia.com/ to learn more about Kevin Garcia and his work.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47710283Tue, 30 Nov 2021 10:30:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We must remember that there is a great cloud of witnesses around us, that there is great love to be had if we only know where to look." Who are the people in your life who you are giving thanks for? // 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 How can we thank God...
Who are the people in your life who you are giving thanks for?

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1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. And may God so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.


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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Garcia, a digital pastor and intuitive soul coach. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Hearts Aflutter, and Bufflehead by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.

• Visit www.thekevingarcia.com/ to learn more about Kevin Garcia and his work.]]>492false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/salvation-at-the-edge-rev-amanda-meisenheimer--47693394
How have you experienced salvation in your life?

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Jeremiah 33:14-16
The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and In the Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47693394Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Our world tell us that salvation happens at the center. There is a hero and there is a person in distress. But salvation happens at the edge." How have you experienced salvation in your life? // Jeremiah 33:14-16 The days are surely coming, says...
How have you experienced salvation in your life?

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Jeremiah 33:14-16
The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and In the Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>395advent,salvationfalse9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-at-the-edge-rev-michael-livingston--47686515
How would you describe the center of your hope?

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Luke 21:34-36

Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Woods by Corrina Repp.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47686515Sun, 28 Nov 2021 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"As close as we may seem to be to the edge, we are never far from the center of our hope, the Advent of our salvation." How would you describe the center of your hope? // Luke 21:34-36 Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with...
How would you describe the center of your hope?

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Luke 21:34-36

Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Woods by Corrina Repp.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital ministry resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>357advent,hopefalse9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-at-the-edge-rev-jim-keat--47642387
What do you do to find stillness during this busy season?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

• Visit http://www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit htpp://www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47642387Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:53:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Rather than give in to this pit of perpetual despair we want to invite you to center yourself, even if just for a moment, every day during the season of Advent." What do you do to find stillness during this busy season? // This episode was...
What do you do to find stillness during this busy season?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

• Visit http://www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit http://www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital ministry resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit http://www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episodes by email.

• Visit htpp://www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.]]>280false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/social-justice-church-rev-jim-keat--46291500
If it doesn't have social justice at the core, can you even call it a church?

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If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear, Tucked Away by Shimmer, Eternity by Eazy, and Where the Light Is by Emorie.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46291500Mon, 30 Aug 2021 01:17:54 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"A social justice church is like a vegetarian who doesn't eat meat. You're saying the same thing twice." If it doesn't have social justice at the core, can you even call it a church? // If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their...
If it doesn't have social justice at the core, can you even call it a church?

//

If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear, Tucked Away by Shimmer, Eternity by Eazy, and Where the Light Is by Emorie.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>674false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/honoring-health-minister-charlene-wingate--46143472
Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46143472Wed, 18 Aug 2021 19:07:54 +0000The Riverside Church NYCThis episode was written and recorded by Charlene Wingate. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and Soft and Sweet by Reveille. Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all...
Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>557false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-land-rev-jim-keat--45963499
What can you do to address the exploitation of the poor, oppressed, and the created world around us?

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James 1:27
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress.

Psalm 24:1
The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear, This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie and covered by Elizabeth Mitchell, and This Land Is Your Land solo Slide Guitar by Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/ to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate/ to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45963499Sun, 08 Aug 2021 00:15:09 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It's up to you and me to care for this land and everyone and everything that calls it home." What can you do to address the exploitation of the poor, oppressed, and the created world around us? // James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled...
What can you do to address the exploitation of the poor, oppressed, and the created world around us?

//

James 1:27
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress.

Psalm 24:1
The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear, This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie and covered by Elizabeth Mitchell, and This Land Is Your Land solo Slide Guitar by Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/ to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate/ to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>569false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-we-re-empty-minister-richard-x-iii--45834982
What fills you up when you feel empty?

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Ruth 1:21
I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.

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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Richard X III, the Assistant Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear, Moon Tide by Lincoln Davis, and First Light by Half Measure.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45834982Sun, 25 Jul 2021 14:03:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"I don't know how, don't know when, but I choose to believe we will know fullness again --  the fullness of hope again, the fullness of strength again, the fullness of love again, the fullness of purpose again." What fills you up when you feel empty?...
What fills you up when you feel empty?

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Ruth 1:21
I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.

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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Richard X III, the Assistant Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear, Moon Tide by Lincoln Davis, and First Light by Half Measure.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>761false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-to-sleep-rev-lynn-casteel-harper--45658455
What is your relationship with sleep?

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Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and The First Person Awake and You Make My Heart Sing So Loud by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper is the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church and the author of On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear. You can purchase a copy wherever you buy books.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45658455Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:10:13 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“It is a great equalizer. No matter how smart or fit or on top of the world we may believes ourselves to be, everyone requires sleep." What is your relationship with sleep? // Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had...
What is your relationship with sleep?

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Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and The First Person Awake and You Make My Heart Sing So Loud by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper is the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church and the author of On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear. You can purchase a copy wherever you buy books.]]>570false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/keep-listening-rev-amanda-meisenheimer--45658141
What voices do you need to be intentional to listen to?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and I'm So Glad that You Exist by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45658141Sun, 11 Jul 2021 16:37:56 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Our communities are strongest when the voices of our disabled friends are heard." What voices do you need to be intentional to listen to? // This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat....
What voices do you need to be intentional to listen to?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and I'm So Glad that You Exist by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>407false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-bless-america-rev-jim-keat--45571029
What does "God bless America" mean to you?

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"For God so loved the world." -John 3:16

""I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing." -Genesis 12:2

"Blessed are the poor....Blessed are those who mourn....Blessed are the persecuted." -Matthew 5: 3, 4, 10

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear, God Bless America by Kate Smith, Ripe for the PIckin' by Sons of Anne Harky, and Sunsets With You by Brent Wood.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45571029Sun, 04 Jul 2021 15:12:37 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"For God so loved the world. And so we should too." What does "God bless America" mean to you? // "For God so loved the world." -John 3:16 ""I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing." -Genesis 12:2 "Blessed are...
What does "God bless America" mean to you?

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"For God so loved the world." -John 3:16

""I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing." -Genesis 12:2

"Blessed are the poor....Blessed are those who mourn....Blessed are the persecuted." -Matthew 5: 3, 4, 10

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear, God Bless America by Kate Smith, Ripe for the PIckin' by Sons of Anne Harky, and Sunsets With You by Brent Wood.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>517false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/safe-spaces-rev-bruce-lamb--45467752
What does it look like for churches to become safe spaces for all people?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear, Beneath the Willow by Andy Ellison, and Carry Me Along by Timber Choir.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45467752Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:21:33 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The folks you are shutting out of the church today will be leading it tomorrow." -Rachel Held Evans What does it look like for churches to become safe spaces for all people? // This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister...
What does it look like for churches to become safe spaces for all people?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear, Beneath the Willow by Andy Ellison, and Carry Me Along by Timber Choir.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>507false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christ-is-risen-rev-michael-livingston--44145910
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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Star Waves Back by Soulplusmind, and I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always) by Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44145910Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:00:22 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Today is a gift.  The future we make: one breath, one word, each act of courage and kindness, sacrifice and solidarity—at a time.  Love is risen to rule the world.  Christ is Risen, O yes, risen in us, in the communion of saints, in the human...
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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Star Waves Back by Soulplusmind, and I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always) by Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>422false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sail-on-silver-girl-by-amanda-meisenheimer-ft-victory-boyd--44150646
What does it mean for you to see yourself as "shining"?

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1 John 3:1-12
What marvelous love God has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who God is or what God is up to. But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up!

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children and Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Just A Little More by Brent Wood. The cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water was performed by Victory Boyd at The Riverside Church on May 27, 2019.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit https://youtu.be/lxjwn4DD87E to see Victory Boyd's full performance of Bridge Over Troubled Water.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44150646Sat, 03 Apr 2021 09:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"You are shining. At least, that’s how God sees you. You do not need a reality show or a makeover or an Instagram filter to be complete and whole and amazing." What does it mean for you to see yourself as "shining"? // 1 John 3:1-12 What marvelous...
What does it mean for you to see yourself as "shining"?

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1 John 3:1-12
What marvelous love God has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who God is or what God is up to. But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up!

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children and Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Just A Little More by Brent Wood. The cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water was performed by Victory Boyd at The Riverside Church on May 27, 2019.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit https://youtu.be/lxjwn4DD87E to see Victory Boyd's full performance of Bridge Over Troubled Water.]]>414false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/resurrection-as-protest-rev-kevin-vandiver--44134193
How have you seen the power of death and the grave defied and nullified in your life and the world around you?

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1 Corinthians 15:55-57

“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin Vandiver. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Sirens by Young Bay, The Tide by Alex Fitch, and Kallaloe by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44134193Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"No matter how bleak it gets the powers of evil will not win. That's why the Apostle Paul can ask, "O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?" Because Jesus has conquered them both and through bodily protest witnessed on an early...
How have you seen the power of death and the grave defied and nullified in your life and the world around you?

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1 Corinthians 15:55-57

“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin Vandiver. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Sirens by Young Bay, The Tide by Alex Fitch, and Kallaloe by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>598false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-about-the-love-rev-dr-jacqui-lewis--44143960
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John 13:34

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, the Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The Ballad of M And T by Sam Barsh.

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Visit https://www.middlechurch.org/ to find out more about Middle Collegiate Church.

Visit http://www.jacquijlewis.com/ to find out more about the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis.

Visit https://www.revolutionaryloveconference.com/ to find out more about the Revolutionary Love Conference.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44143960Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:25:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Maundy Thursday is about the food, the ritual, the sharing, but it's also about the love. It's the mandate, the mandāta, to love. To love each other the way that we are loved by God who came all the way down to be with us, to wash our feet, to cry...
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John 13:34

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, the Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The Ballad of M And T by Sam Barsh.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit https://www.middlechurch.org/ to find out more about Middle Collegiate Church.

Visit http://www.jacquijlewis.com/ to find out more about the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis.

Visit https://www.revolutionaryloveconference.com/ to find out more about the Revolutionary Love Conference.]]>525false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-work-we-ve-been-called-to-do-rev-michelle-ledder--44114823
In your opinion, what is the evil that needs to be faced down from our ancient and contemporary history?

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Isaiah 43:16-21
Thus says the Lord,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
who brings out chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
Do not remember the former things,
or consider the things of old.
I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
The wild animals will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches;
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michelle Ledder, the Director of Equity and Anti-Racism at the General Commission of Religion and Race in the United Methodist Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Rude Boy by Podington Bear and Lumber Down by Blue Dot Sessions.

This episode was originally published on April 8. 2019.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.gcorr.org to find out more about the General Commission on Religion and Race.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44114823Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:00:14 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Our first temptation is to look at what new thing God is doing now rather than to look hard at the history, both ancient and contemporary, to face down the evil which we might not have created but from which we certainly benefit.” In your opinion,...
In your opinion, what is the evil that needs to be faced down from our ancient and contemporary history?

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Isaiah 43:16-21
Thus says the Lord,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
who brings out chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
Do not remember the former things,
or consider the things of old.
I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
The wild animals will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches;
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michelle Ledder, the Director of Equity and Anti-Racism at the General Commission of Religion and Race in the United Methodist Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Rude Boy by Podington Bear and Lumber Down by Blue Dot Sessions.

This episode was originally published on April 8. 2019.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.gcorr.org to find out more about the General Commission on Religion and Race.]]>503false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mind-of-christ-matt-laidlaw--44102824
In your own words, what does it mean to have the mind of Christ?

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Philippians 2:5-11

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,

who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross.

Therefore God also highly exalted him
and gave him the name
that is above every name,
so that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

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This episode was written and recorded by Matt Laidlaw, the Director and Lead Teacher at Open Circle in Grand Rapids, MI. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Brevivillus by Isaac Joel, and Lady Evelyn by Alsever Lake.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.opencirclecommunity.org to find out more about Open Circle.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44102824Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Having the mind of Christ is a way of knowing from a heart motivated by love, demonstrated by emptying ourselves and letting go of our position and privilege and everything we think we're entitled to and deserve, doing this all on behalf of others...
In your own words, what does it mean to have the mind of Christ?

//

Philippians 2:5-11

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,

who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross.

Therefore God also highly exalted him
and gave him the name
that is above every name,
so that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Matt Laidlaw, the Director and Lead Teacher at Open Circle in Grand Rapids, MI. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Brevivillus by Isaac Joel, and Lady Evelyn by Alsever Lake.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.opencirclecommunity.org to find out more about Open Circle.]]>576false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beloved-children-of-god-rev-emily-hylden--44096586
What does it mean for you to be a beloved child of God?

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Psalm 31:9-16 (The Sidney Psalter)

Oh Lord, of thee, lett me still mercy wynne;
For troubles, of all sides, have me within;
My ey, my gutts, yea my soule, grief doth waste.
My life with heaviness, my yeares with moane
Doe pine: my strength with paine is wholly gone:
And ev’n my bones consume, where they be plast.

All my feirce foes reproach on me did cast:
Yea neighbours, more, my mates, were so aghast,
That in the streetes from sight of me they fledd:
Now I, now I my self forgotten find,
Even like a dead man, dreamed out of mind,
Or like a broken pott, in myre tredd.

I understand what railing greate men spredd:
Feare was each where, while they their councells ledd
All to this pointe, how my poore life to take;
But I did trust in thee Lord, I did say,
Thou art my God, my time on thee doth stay:
Save me from foes, who seeke my bane to bake.

Thy face to shine upon thy servant make,
And save me in, and for, thy mercies sake;


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Emily Hylden, the vicar at St. Augustine's Oak Cliff in Dallas, TX. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Come And Go by Timber Choir.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44096586Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:10:20 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We realize that we are not the source of our power, that the power in us is not something we have to fuel with our own little bodies, that it's not energy we have to work up out of our own stores, but our true power comes from God. Our power is...
What does it mean for you to be a beloved child of God?

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Psalm 31:9-16 (The Sidney Psalter)

Oh Lord, of thee, lett me still mercy wynne;
For troubles, of all sides, have me within;
My ey, my gutts, yea my soule, grief doth waste.
My life with heaviness, my yeares with moane
Doe pine: my strength with paine is wholly gone:
And ev’n my bones consume, where they be plast.

All my feirce foes reproach on me did cast:
Yea neighbours, more, my mates, were so aghast,
That in the streetes from sight of me they fledd:
Now I, now I my self forgotten find,
Even like a dead man, dreamed out of mind,
Or like a broken pott, in myre tredd.

I understand what railing greate men spredd:
Feare was each where, while they their councells ledd
All to this pointe, how my poore life to take;
But I did trust in thee Lord, I did say,
Thou art my God, my time on thee doth stay:
Save me from foes, who seeke my bane to bake.

Thy face to shine upon thy servant make,
And save me in, and for, thy mercies sake;


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Emily Hylden, the vicar at St. Augustine's Oak Cliff in Dallas, TX. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Come And Go by Timber Choir.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>446false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/palm-sunday-by-rev-debra-northern--44087990
What do you hear God saying?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Debra Northern, the Minister of Parish Care at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and A Dream by Jessie Villa.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44087990Sun, 28 Mar 2021 18:26:01 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Eternal God, whose word silences the shouts of the mighty: Quiet within us every voice but your own. Speak to us in these times of unprecedented challenge and remind us that there is no challenge, tragedy or hardship greater than your love. Amen."...
What do you hear God saying?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Debra Northern, the Minister of Parish Care at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and A Dream by Jessie Villa.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>415false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/like-a-bridge-rev-jim-keat--44072339
Where have you found God recently?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear. The cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water is by Bella River Music.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit https://youtu.be/RIDWmPMA1Bk to see the video of Bella River Music performing Bridge Over Troubled Water.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44072339Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We need a God who is in the water with us, a God who isn't afraid to get her clothes wet, a God who will gather friends and strangers on the beach to form a human chain to reach us where we are, stay with us as long as we need, and bring us to...
Where have you found God recently?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear. The cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water is by Bella River Music.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit https://youtu.be/RIDWmPMA1Bk to see the video of Bella River Music performing Bridge Over Troubled Water.]]>878false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/between-two-wolves-rev-amy-lunde-whitler--44048983
Who are you learning from during this season?

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John 12:20-33

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.

“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler, the pastor at South Acton Congregational Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Wolfe's End by Alsever Lake.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44048983Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We are not journeying alone. We are interconnected. We are each others' teachers." Who are you learning from during this season? // John 12:20-33 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who...
Who are you learning from during this season?

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John 12:20-33

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.

“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler, the pastor at South Acton Congregational Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Wolfe's End by Alsever Lake.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>587false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/written-on-our-hearts-rev-phil-dieke--44036178
What is your heart leading you to create?

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Jeremiah 31:31-34

The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Dieke, the Associate Pastor of Discipleship & Digital Ministry at White Rock United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Thirty Three Years by Wild Wonder.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44036178Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:00:22 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Be still my heart and go forth to create." What is your heart leading you to create? // Jeremiah 31:31-34 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be...
What is your heart leading you to create?

//

Jeremiah 31:31-34

The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Dieke, the Associate Pastor of Discipleship & Digital Ministry at White Rock United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Thirty Three Years by Wild Wonder.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>373false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-can-talk-to-god-like-that-abby-norman--44034728
When was the last time you practiced lament?

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Psalm 22:1-18
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;
and by night, but find no rest.

Yet you are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.
In you our ancestors trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
To you they cried, and were saved;
in you they trusted, and were not put to shame.

But I am a worm, and not human;
scorned by others, and despised by the people.
All who see me mock at me;
they make mouths at me, they shake their heads;
“Commit your cause to the Lord; let him deliver—
let him rescue the one in whom he delights!”

Yet it was you who took me from the womb;
you kept me safe on my mother’s breast.
On you I was cast from my birth,
and since my mother bore me you have been my God.
Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.

Many bulls encircle me,
strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
they open wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.

I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like wax;
it is melted within my breast;
my mouth is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.

For dogs are all around me;
a company of evildoers encircles me.
My hands and feet have shriveled;
I can count all my bones.
They stare and gloat over me;
they divide my clothes among themselves,
and for my clothing they cast lots.

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This episode was written and recorded by Abby Norman. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Quartz Stroll by Soulplusmind, and Many Worlds by Memory Theory.

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Visit https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506469065/You-Can-Talk-To-God-Like-That to find out more about Abby's book.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44034728Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:55:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It is an act of worship to tell God what kind of spot we're in. Lament is not just something we can do. It is way of worship we are called to." When was the last time you practiced lament? // Psalm 22:1-18 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?...
When was the last time you practiced lament?

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Psalm 22:1-18
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;
and by night, but find no rest.

Yet you are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.
In you our ancestors trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
To you they cried, and were saved;
in you they trusted, and were not put to shame.

But I am a worm, and not human;
scorned by others, and despised by the people.
All who see me mock at me;
they make mouths at me, they shake their heads;
“Commit your cause to the Lord; let him deliver—
let him rescue the one in whom he delights!”

Yet it was you who took me from the womb;
you kept me safe on my mother’s breast.
On you I was cast from my birth,
and since my mother bore me you have been my God.
Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.

Many bulls encircle me,
strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
they open wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.

I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like wax;
it is melted within my breast;
my mouth is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.

For dogs are all around me;
a company of evildoers encircles me.
My hands and feet have shriveled;
I can count all my bones.
They stare and gloat over me;
they divide my clothes among themselves,
and for my clothing they cast lots.

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This episode was written and recorded by Abby Norman. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Quartz Stroll by Soulplusmind, and Many Worlds by Memory Theory.

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My beloved,
What happened to you was wrong
It was not your fault
And you don’t have to make sense of why it happened
I should have rescued you
 
I will do what it takes to restore you
I will not walk away from you
Even if you are very angry.
Even if you are finished with me.
I will love you until the end.

//

Psalm 51:1-2
Have mercy on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
    blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity
    and cleanse me from my sin.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

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Visit https://youtu.be/n4swfassCas to hear The Alchemy of the Apology by V (formerly Eve Ensler)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44014083Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:31:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYCIf you have been Bathsheba. If you didn’t consent. If you have never told anyone or if you have, if you have restitution or  justice or you don’t. My God is big enough to write a Psalm to you.   My beloved, What happened to you was wrong It was not... 
My beloved,
What happened to you was wrong
It was not your fault
And you don’t have to make sense of why it happened
I should have rescued you
 
I will do what it takes to restore you
I will not walk away from you
Even if you are very angry.
Even if you are finished with me.
I will love you until the end.

//

Psalm 51:1-2
Have mercy on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
    blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity
    and cleanse me from my sin.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit https://youtu.be/n4swfassCas to hear The Alchemy of the Apology by V (formerly Eve Ensler)]]>493false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-patterns-and-particularities-of-polar-bears-rev-lynn-casteel-harper--43987668
What can you learn from polar bears?

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Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
    Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
    to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
    Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
    so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
    and in his word I hope;
my soul waits for the Lord
    more than those who watch for the morning,
    more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord!
    For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
    and with him is great power to redeem.
It is he who will redeem Israel
    from all its iniquities.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, Riverside's Minister of Older Adults and the author of On Vanishing. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Leaf Shower, and Arctic by Podington Bear.

This episode was originally published on March 20, 2020.

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Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43987668Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Faithful waiting means paying attention, listening with compassion, acting with intention, and trusting that it doesn’t all rely on you or me." What can you learn from polar bears? // Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.     Lord,...
What can you learn from polar bears?

//

Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
    Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
    to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
    Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
    so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
    and in his word I hope;
my soul waits for the Lord
    more than those who watch for the morning,
    more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord!
    For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
    and with him is great power to redeem.
It is he who will redeem Israel
    from all its iniquities.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, Riverside's Minister of Older Adults and the author of On Vanishing. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Leaf Shower, and Arctic by Podington Bear.

This episode was originally published on March 20, 2020.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>466false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-such-a-time-as-this-rev-phil-tom--43981914
In your own words, why do we need Lent this year?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Tom. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Evelyn by Godmund.

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Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43981914Sun, 21 Mar 2021 09:00:13 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We need Lent for such a time as this to remind us that nothing in this world is permanent and lasting; only God is forever. We need Lent for such a time as this to recommit ourselves to work for a just and peace-filled world because our world needs...
In your own words, why do we need Lent this year?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Tom. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Evelyn by Godmund.

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Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>337false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-evening-falls-so-hard-rev-jim-keat-ft-sadie-horler--43972532
How have you found comfort in the midst of a trying time?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Still by Alsever Lake.

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Visit https://youtu.be/cJ8XZV6A4-A to see Sadie Horlor perform this song on Youtube]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43972532Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"God is jumping out of bed at the sound of our first cry. God is picking us up out of our crib, holding us gently and whispering to us lovingly. And God is there when the evening continues to fall, when we can't seem to go back to sleep, when we cry...
How have you found comfort in the midst of a trying time?

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Still by Alsever Lake.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit https://youtu.be/cJ8XZV6A4-A to see Sadie Horlor perform this song on Youtube]]>753false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-god-so-loved-the-world-brian-mclaren--43934967
In your own words, what is God's goal?

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John 3:14-21

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Time Waste by Podington Bear and A Storm at Elilean and Ascentby Jon Luc Hefferman

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Visit www. BrianMcLaren.net to find out more about Brian McLaren and his work.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43934967Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:00:08 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"God’s goal is to heal the world and to liberate the world from oppression that enslaves and violence that kills." In your own words, what is God's goal? // John 3:14-21 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of...
In your own words, what is God's goal?

//

John 3:14-21

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Time Waste by Podington Bear and A Storm at Elilean and Ascentby Jon Luc Hefferman

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www. BrianMcLaren.net to find out more about Brian McLaren and his work.]]>494false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-who-is-held-high-david-vaughn--43934141
Who do you turn to when you experience the pains and injustice of life?

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Numbers 21:4-9

From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way. The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food.” Then the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord to take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live.” So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live.

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This episode was written and recorded by David Vaughn, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and My Neighborhood by Goldmund.

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Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43934141Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:00:21 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Although the pains and injustice of life exist all around us and given how this story from long ago is constantly replayed throughout human history and will continue, most likely, to be played, we do have one who is held high, indeed, for all to see....
Who do you turn to when you experience the pains and injustice of life?

//

Numbers 21:4-9

From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way. The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food.” Then the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord to take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live.” So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live.

//

This episode was written and recorded by David Vaughn, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and My Neighborhood by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>563false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/allow-yourself-to-break-open-amanda-quraishi--43918912
When was the last time that you allowed yourself to break open?

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Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye

Before you know what kindness really is
you must lose things,
feel the future dissolve in a moment
like salt in a weakened broth.
What you held in your hand,
what you counted and carefully saved,
all this must go so you know
how desolate the landscape can be
between the regions of kindness.
How you ride and ride
thinking the bus will never stop,
the passengers eating maize and chicken
will stare out the window forever.

Before you learn the tender gravity of kindness
you must travel where the Indian in a white poncho
lies dead by the side of the road.
You must see how this could be you,
how he too was someone
who journeyed through the night with plans
and the simple breath that kept him alive.

Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,
you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.
You must wake up with sorrow.
You must speak to it till your voice
catches the thread of all sorrows
and you see the size of the cloth.
Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore,
only kindness that ties your shoes
and sends you out into the day to gaze at bread,
only kindness that raises its head
from the crowd of the world to say
It is I you have been looking for,
and then goes with you everywhere
like a shadow or a friend.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Quraishi, a digital creator, educator, and strategist. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Through Space And Time by Alsever Lake.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Visit www.amandaquraishi.com/ to find out more about Amanda Quraishi and all the ways to follow her work online.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43918912Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Sorrow, pain, and loss will come to us but what we do with them and what we allow them to do with us is a choice. So surrender. Lament. Allow yourself to break open. Allow your heart to expand until it includes everyone. Erase the boundaries between...
When was the last time that you allowed yourself to break open?

//

Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye

Before you know what kindness really is
you must lose things,
feel the future dissolve in a moment
like salt in a weakened broth.
What you held in your hand,
what you counted and carefully saved,
all this must go so you know
how desolate the landscape can be
between the regions of kindness.
How you ride and ride
thinking the bus will never stop,
the passengers eating maize and chicken
will stare out the window forever.

Before you learn the tender gravity of kindness
you must travel where the Indian in a white poncho
lies dead by the side of the road.
You must see how this could be you,
how he too was someone
who journeyed through the night with plans
and the simple breath that kept him alive.

Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,
you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.
You must wake up with sorrow.
You must speak to it till your voice
catches the thread of all sorrows
and you see the size of the cloth.
Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore,
only kindness that ties your shoes
and sends you out into the day to gaze at bread,
only kindness that raises its head
from the crowd of the world to say
It is I you have been looking for,
and then goes with you everywhere
like a shadow or a friend.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Quraishi, a digital creator, educator, and strategist. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Through Space And Time by Alsever Lake.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.amandaquraishi.com/ to find out more about Amanda Quraishi and all the ways to follow her work online.]]>434false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/faith-and-fear-rev-jim-keat--43906715
Where have you seen God at work in the world through the innovation and ingenuity of the people around you?

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Psalm 108:19-20
Then they cried to God in their trouble,
    and God saved them from their distress;
God sent out God's word and healed them,
    and delivered them from destruction.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Bowles Full by Sam Barsh, and Electric Calm by The Realist.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.JimKeat.com to find out more about Rev. Jim Keat and all his various online projects.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43906715Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Just like the Psalm says, we can cry to God in our trouble, and God will save us from our distress. Because God has hands -- they're attached to our wrists. Our human innovation and ingenuity to heal this world and all of us in it is the work of God....
Where have you seen God at work in the world through the innovation and ingenuity of the people around you?

//

Psalm 108:19-20
Then they cried to God in their trouble,
    and God saved them from their distress;
God sent out God's word and healed them,
    and delivered them from destruction.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Bowles Full by Sam Barsh, and Electric Calm by The Realist.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.JimKeat.com to find out more about Rev. Jim Keat and all his various online projects.]]>433false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-of-god-by-rev-dr-claudio-carvalhaes--43890059
Who are you praying for? And with whom are you praying?

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Psalm 27

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
they shall stumble and fall.

Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.

One thing I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his temple.

For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will set me high on a rock.

Now my head is lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud,
be gracious to me and answer me!
“Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
Your face, Lord, do I seek.
Do not hide your face from me.

Do not turn your servant away in anger,
you who have been my help.
Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
If my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will take me up.

Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on a level path
because of my enemies.
Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they are breathing out violence.

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!

//

This episode was written and recorded by Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Field Show by Young Bay, and The First Person Awake and When it Gets Dark at 4p by Will Bangs.

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Visit www.claudiocarvalhaes.com to find out more about Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43890059Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:15:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We are called to live in the house of God and the house of God is among those who are suffering.” Who are you praying for? And with whom are you praying? // Psalm 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the...
Who are you praying for? And with whom are you praying?

//

Psalm 27

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
they shall stumble and fall.

Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.

One thing I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his temple.

For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will set me high on a rock.

Now my head is lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud,
be gracious to me and answer me!
“Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
Your face, Lord, do I seek.
Do not hide your face from me.

Do not turn your servant away in anger,
you who have been my help.
Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
If my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will take me up.

Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on a level path
because of my enemies.
Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they are breathing out violence.

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!

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This episode was written and recorded by Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Field Show by Young Bay, and The First Person Awake and When it Gets Dark at 4p by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.claudiocarvalhaes.com to find out more about Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes.]]>540false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/come-and-find-a-quiet-center-rev-bruce-lamb--43879241
How are you finding stillness in your life? What does creating space add to your life?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Come and Find the Quiet Center by Voices United, and Well Enough Alone by Reveille.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/SmallGroups to find out more about the small groups and faith formation classes that you can join at The Riverside Church.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43879241Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:04:34 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We are not called to live in isolation with our peace and calm but to share the fullness of life’s experiences with others on the journey. By sharing in the pain, joy and fear of life, there is a 'place for deepest dreaming' and, with the Spirit,...
How are you finding stillness in your life? What does creating space add to your life?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Come and Find the Quiet Center by Voices United, and Well Enough Alone by Reveille.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/SmallGroups to find out more about the small groups and faith formation classes that you can join at The Riverside Church.]]>563false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-you-re-down-and-out-rev-natalie-renee-perkins-ft-choir-choir-choir--43869399
In the midst of being "down and out," how have you experienced incremental or partial healing during the past year?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins, the Digital Minister at Middle Collegiate Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and All You Say by Kurtis Parks. The recording of Bridge Over Troubled Water is from Choir! Choir! Choir!, a drop in singing event in Toronto.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.MiddleChurch.org to find out more about Middle Collegiate Church.

Visit. www.ChoirChoirChoir.com to find out more about Choir! Choir! Choir!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43869399Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:22:36 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"This gospel is willing to look at pain but not romanticize it, and push towards incremental and partial healing. Just like the pockets of joy we find in the midst of our own pain and suffering, our own loss and trauma, even when we are down and out,...
In the midst of being "down and out," how have you experienced incremental or partial healing during the past year?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins, the Digital Minister at Middle Collegiate Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and All You Say by Kurtis Parks. The recording of Bridge Over Troubled Water is from Choir! Choir! Choir!, a drop in singing event in Toronto.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.MiddleChurch.org to find out more about Middle Collegiate Church.

Visit. www.ChoirChoirChoir.com to find out more about Choir! Choir! Choir!]]>661false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-half-shekel-and-two-doves-rev-jim-keat--43855632
Who is exploiting the poor in our world today? And who do you see doing something about it?

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John 2:13-22

The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking of the temple of his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Easy, In My Head, and Vanagon by Podington Bear

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/ to find out more about the Poor People's Campaign and what you can do to get involved.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43855632Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:06:46 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It looks like someone was finally fed up with the money changers profiting on every trade and the dove sellers exploiting the poor. About time someone did something! A riot is the voice of the unheard, right?" Who is exploiting the poor in our world...
Who is exploiting the poor in our world today? And who do you see doing something about it?

//

John 2:13-22

The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking of the temple of his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Easy, In My Head, and Vanagon by Podington Bear

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/ to find out more about the Poor People's Campaign and what you can do to get involved.]]>418false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-from-a-child-michael-thomas--43832337
What have you learned so far on your Lenten journey?

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1 Corinthians 1:25
For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

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This episode was written and recorded by Michael Thomas, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Leahi Lullaby by DKH, and Get Lost In The Rain by Brent Wood.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43832337Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The Lenten journey is a journey of opportunity to regain the clarity in the differences between foolishness and wisdom, strength and humble courage, to recognize we are God’s children many times in need of lessons from children." What have you...
What have you learned so far on your Lenten journey?

//

1 Corinthians 1:25
For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Michael Thomas, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Leahi Lullaby by DKH, and Get Lost In The Rain by Brent Wood.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>457false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-compost-farley-lord--43809936
When was the last time you really noticed the natural world around you?

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John 12:20-33

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.

“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord, Riverside's former Minister of Stewardship & Development. It was originally published on March 21, 2018 as part of the first season of Be Still and Go. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Golden Hour, and Song for a Pea by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43809936Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:00:13 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Like a grain of wheat falls into a compost pile, Jesus falls into the earth. The damp and still and timeless earth. The quiet earth, except for the faint percussion of the blind critters who tiptoe over the beads of transforming matter." When was...
When was the last time you really noticed the natural world around you?

//

John 12:20-33

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.

“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord, Riverside's former Minister of Stewardship & Development. It was originally published on March 21, 2018 as part of the first season of Be Still and Go. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Golden Hour, and Song for a Pea by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>515false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cool-of-the-day-irene-king--43807250
What would it look like for you to fast from despair and helplessness?

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Psalm 19:1-6

The heavens are telling the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
Day to day pours forth speech,
and night to night declares knowledge.
There is no speech, nor are there words;
their voice is not heard;
yet their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.

In the heavens he has set a tent for the sun,
which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy,
and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them;
and nothing is hid from its heat.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Irene King, a member of The Riverside Church Choir. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Waiting by Acreage.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43807250Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:06:31 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"This Lenten season I am, with God's help, fasting despair and helplessness. And I have work to do, loving up God's fair garden through prayer and advocacy. Loving God, make me your instrument in this work. Amen." What would it look like for you to...
What would it look like for you to fast from despair and helplessness?

//

Psalm 19:1-6

The heavens are telling the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
Day to day pours forth speech,
and night to night declares knowledge.
There is no speech, nor are there words;
their voice is not heard;
yet their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.

In the heavens he has set a tent for the sun,
which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy,
and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them;
and nothing is hid from its heat.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Irene King, a member of The Riverside Church Choir. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Waiting by Acreage.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>765false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ten-commandments-rev-michael-livingston--43779464
How would you describe the ten commandments?

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Exodus 20:1-17

Then God spoke all these words:

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.

You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.

Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

You shall not murder.

You shall not commit adultery.

You shall not steal.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Have Hope by B.Wight.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43779464Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:00:14 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"These commandments are about relationships and the value, the precious gift, of life. They guide our relationship to God: have no other God before me, do not make idols of God, respect God's name. They guide our relationships within the community of...
How would you describe the ten commandments?

//

Exodus 20:1-17

Then God spoke all these words:

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.

You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.

Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

You shall not murder.

You shall not commit adultery.

You shall not steal.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Have Hope by B.Wight.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>450false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-precious-gift-of-lent-amanda-meisenheimer--43772289
In your own words, how would you describe the season of Lent?

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Philippians 2: 3-8
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. 5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,
who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,

but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.

And being found in human form,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
ven death on a cross.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, B Roll, and Sepia by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43772289Sun, 07 Mar 2021 10:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The precious gift of Lent is that we have 40 days to re-orient ourselves from the navel-gazing self-centered, private chambers of our minds to the multi-dimensional, infinite diversity around us. We take our focus off of ourselves and we look around...
In your own words, how would you describe the season of Lent?

//

Philippians 2: 3-8
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. 5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,
who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,

but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.

And being found in human form,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
ven death on a cross.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, B Roll, and Sepia by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>354false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lament-a-new-liturgy--43740006
What are you bringing with you as you journey through the season of Lent?

//

If we don’t learn how to weep over the broken parts of our lives and the brokenness of the world, we will further break our lives and the world.

But another way is possible. Healing is possible. Wholeness is possible. Our wounds don’t disappear, but they can truly become a channel for the river of new life to flow. This holy river usually begins with tears.

//

Producer and songwriter: Aaron Niequist
Mixed by Phil Schawel
Mastered by Ivan Talamantes
Lament content and spoken word: Jenna Perrine
Co-producer, vocalist, and guitars: David Gungor
Co-producer, guitars, and sonic goodness: Israel Hermosillo
Vocals on "Lament": Fatai
Cello: Dave Cambell
Violin: Kate Gungor
Piano: Aaron Niequist

'LAMENT' by NINE BEATS COLLECTIVE ft. FATAI
(words & music: Aaron Niequist © Aaronieq Music)
Taken from the album NINE BEATS TO THE BAR
This recording © 2017 Lifewords. Used with permission

Lament is the seventh installment in Aaron Niequist’s project, A New Liturgy. Visit www.ANewLiturgy.com to find out more.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43740006Sat, 06 Mar 2021 10:00:07 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"I bring you my pain, I give you my sorrow. I offer my shame, the threat of tomorrow." What are you bringing with you as you journey through the season of Lent? // If we don’t learn how to weep over the broken parts of our lives and the brokenness...
What are you bringing with you as you journey through the season of Lent?

//

If we don’t learn how to weep over the broken parts of our lives and the brokenness of the world, we will further break our lives and the world.

But another way is possible. Healing is possible. Wholeness is possible. Our wounds don’t disappear, but they can truly become a channel for the river of new life to flow. This holy river usually begins with tears.

//

Producer and songwriter: Aaron Niequist
Mixed by Phil Schawel
Mastered by Ivan Talamantes
Lament content and spoken word: Jenna Perrine
Co-producer, vocalist, and guitars: David Gungor
Co-producer, guitars, and sonic goodness: Israel Hermosillo
Vocals on "Lament": Fatai
Cello: Dave Cambell
Violin: Kate Gungor
Piano: Aaron Niequist

'LAMENT' by NINE BEATS COLLECTIVE ft. FATAI
(words & music: Aaron Niequist © Aaronieq Music)
Taken from the album NINE BEATS TO THE BAR
This recording © 2017 Lifewords. Used with permission

Lament is the seventh installment in Aaron Niequist’s project, A New Liturgy. Visit www.ANewLiturgy.com to find out more.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>1009false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/take-up-your-cross-rev-bruce-lamb--43737118
How have you found God to be present in your life and in our world over this past year?

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Mark 8:31-38

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Drifters and Lightning by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/FaithFormation to find out more about Riverside's Faith Formation programs, events, and small groups.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43737118Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:00:19 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Jesus chose to give in a world that takes, to love in a world that hates, to heal in a world that injures, to give in a world that kills. And with each choice Jesus denied himself shows the world that God is present." How have you found God to be...
How have you found God to be present in your life and in our world over this past year?

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Mark 8:31-38

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Drifters and Lightning by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/FaithFormation to find out more about Riverside's Faith Formation programs, events, and small groups.]]>627false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-will-always-be-there-megan-romer--43727443
How have you seen God present in the midst of humiliation, pain, and degradation?

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Mark 8:31-38

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Megan Romer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Bluejays by Afternoonz, and Spider Web by Wayfair.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.twitter.com/MeganRomer to follow Megan on twitter.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43727443Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"God will always be there with us in the humiliation, in the pain, in the degradation. And violence and empire and even death will not get the last word." How have you seen God present in the midst of humiliation, pain, and degradation? // Mark...
How have you seen God present in the midst of humiliation, pain, and degradation?

//

Mark 8:31-38

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Megan Romer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Bluejays by Afternoonz, and Spider Web by Wayfair.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.twitter.com/MeganRomer to follow Megan on twitter.]]>670false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-time-for-a-radical-hope-emily-jones--43708439
In your own words, how would you define radical hope?

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Psalm 22:23-31

You who fear the Lord, praise God!
    All you offspring of Jacob, glorify God;
    stand in awe of God, all you offspring of Israel!
For God did not despise or abhor
    the affliction of the afflicted;
God did not hide God's face from me,
    but heard when I cried to God.

From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
    my vows I will pay before those who fear God.
The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
    those who seek God shall praise the Lord.
    May your hearts live forever!

All the ends of the earth shall remember
    and turn to the Lord;
and all the families of the nations
    shall worship before God.
For dominion belongs to the Lord,
    and God rules over the nations.

To God, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down;
    before God shall bow all who go down to the dust,
    and I shall live for God.
Posterity will serve God;
    future generations will be told about the Lord,
and proclaim God's deliverance to a people yet unborn,
    saying that God has done it.

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This episode was written and recorded by Emily Jones, the Executive for Racial Justice at United Methodist Women. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms  and Cedar by Podington Bear and We Call This Home III by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.UnitedMethodistWomen/RacialJustice to find out more about United Methodist Women's work for racial justice advocacy and education.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43708439Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:00:19 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It's time for a radical hope, a belief, a faith, even, that it doesn't have to be this way.  Hope for something more. Hope that all will eat and be satisfied. For this good God is working mightily, laboring, birthing, working that we, a people yet...
In your own words, how would you define radical hope?

//

Psalm 22:23-31

You who fear the Lord, praise God!
    All you offspring of Jacob, glorify God;
    stand in awe of God, all you offspring of Israel!
For God did not despise or abhor
    the affliction of the afflicted;
God did not hide God's face from me,
    but heard when I cried to God.

From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
    my vows I will pay before those who fear God.
The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
    those who seek God shall praise the Lord.
    May your hearts live forever!

All the ends of the earth shall remember
    and turn to the Lord;
and all the families of the nations
    shall worship before God.
For dominion belongs to the Lord,
    and God rules over the nations.

To God, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down;
    before God shall bow all who go down to the dust,
    and I shall live for God.
Posterity will serve God;
    future generations will be told about the Lord,
and proclaim God's deliverance to a people yet unborn,
    saying that God has done it.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Emily Jones, the Executive for Racial Justice at United Methodist Women. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms  and Cedar by Podington Bear and We Call This Home III by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.UnitedMethodistWomen/RacialJustice to find out more about United Methodist Women's work for racial justice advocacy and education.]]>490false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/consider-the-stars-by-rev-ellen-robison--43697454
When was the last time you gave yourself permission to lament?

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Lament Psalm Twenty Seven by Ann Weems

O God of my heart,
it is your name I call
when the stars do not come out.
O God of my soul,
it is to you I turn
when the torrents of terror
drown me.
O God of mercy,
it is for your hand I reach
when I stumble
on the stones of sorrow.
O God of justice,
it is to you I cry
when the landslide of grief
buries me.
  
I stand beneath the night
where the stars used to shine
and remember
gazing mesmerized
at the luminaries of the sky
until I could walk
the ink-blue beach
between their shining.
Then their shining stopped,
for they left the sky,
and you, O God,
left with them.
 
And I am left
alone
beneath a starless sky
with a starless heart
that barely beats.
 
Will your stars
never shine again?
Will they never again
speak of your mystery?
Will they never again sing
their songs
to my soul?
Will I never again know
the wonder
of the God
of star and sky?
 
O God of my heart,
peel back the night
and let the starlight
pour out upon
my upturned face.
Let my eyes drink
a sky of stars.
Let my heart bathe
in the stunning light
until my soul sings again
with the conviction
of the faithful.
 
In your mercy and justice,
O God of my heart,
call me by name,
and the stars will shine
once more,
As they did
on that morning
when they first began
to sing.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Ellen Robison. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Delican't by Podington Bear, The First Person Awake by Will Bangs, and Consider the Stars by Keith & Kristyn Getty.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43697454Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Lament is not always quiet. Lament is also a complaint that things are not the way God intended them to be. The Psalm writers shout at God, 'Listen! Remember! Vindicate! Save!' Our laments need to be fully voiced in protest and not denied or swept...
When was the last time you gave yourself permission to lament?

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Lament Psalm Twenty Seven by Ann Weems

O God of my heart,
it is your name I call
when the stars do not come out.
O God of my soul,
it is to you I turn
when the torrents of terror
drown me.
O God of mercy,
it is for your hand I reach
when I stumble
on the stones of sorrow.
O God of justice,
it is to you I cry
when the landslide of grief
buries me.
  
I stand beneath the night
where the stars used to shine
and remember
gazing mesmerized
at the luminaries of the sky
until I could walk
the ink-blue beach
between their shining.
Then their shining stopped,
for they left the sky,
and you, O God,
left with them.
 
And I am left
alone
beneath a starless sky
with a starless heart
that barely beats.
 
Will your stars
never shine again?
Will they never again
speak of your mystery?
Will they never again sing
their songs
to my soul?
Will I never again know
the wonder
of the God
of star and sky?
 
O God of my heart,
peel back the night
and let the starlight
pour out upon
my upturned face.
Let my eyes drink
a sky of stars.
Let my heart bathe
in the stunning light
until my soul sings again
with the conviction
of the faithful.
 
In your mercy and justice,
O God of my heart,
call me by name,
and the stars will shine
once more,
As they did
on that morning
when they first began
to sing.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Ellen Robison. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Delican't by Podington Bear, The First Person Awake by Will Bangs, and Consider the Stars by Keith & Kristyn Getty.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>663false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-another-doug-pagitt--43675944
In your own words, what is a "one another ethic"?

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Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.” Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.

God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Doug Pagitt. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Live For the Dead by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit DougPagitt.com and VoteCommonGood.com to find out more about Doug Pagitt and his work.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43675944Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"May we recognize in one another that we share our humanity, that we share our history, that we share our planet, and let that spur us on to greater love in and for one another." In your own words, what is a "one another ethic"? // Genesis 17:1-7,...
In your own words, what is a "one another ethic"?

//

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.” Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.

God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Doug Pagitt. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Live For the Dead by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit DougPagitt.com and VoteCommonGood.com to find out more about Doug Pagitt and his work.]]>399false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/singing-through-the-struggle-rev-kevin-vanhook--43668461
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun
Let us march on till victory is won.

When was the last time you trusted God through a difficult circumstance?

//

Psalm 118

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures forever!

Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”

Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
With the Lord on my side I do not fear.
What can mortals do to me?
The Lord is on my side to help me;
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in mortals.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.

All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
They surrounded me like bees;
they blazed like a fire of thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,
but the Lord helped me.
The Lord is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.

There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;
the right hand of the Lord is exalted;
the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.”
I shall not die, but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of the Lord.
The Lord has punished me severely,
but he did not give me over to death.

Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.

I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Save us, we beseech you, O Lord!
O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
The Lord is God,
and he has given us light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
up to the horns of the altar.

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God, I will extol you.

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook, the Minister of Justice, Advocacy, and Change at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Alphabet Soup, and In My Head by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Justice to find out more about the social justice ministries at The Riverside Church.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43668461Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Even in life’s most difficult circumstances, are we willing to trust God? Are we willing to keep singing our songs of victory before the battle is won, knowing God will guide us through our trouble? We must continue singing, even with weary...
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun
Let us march on till victory is won.

When was the last time you trusted God through a difficult circumstance?

//

Psalm 118

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures forever!

Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”

Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
With the Lord on my side I do not fear.
What can mortals do to me?
The Lord is on my side to help me;
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in mortals.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.

All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
They surrounded me like bees;
they blazed like a fire of thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,
but the Lord helped me.
The Lord is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.

There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;
the right hand of the Lord is exalted;
the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.”
I shall not die, but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of the Lord.
The Lord has punished me severely,
but he did not give me over to death.

Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.

I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Save us, we beseech you, O Lord!
O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
The Lord is God,
and he has given us light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
up to the horns of the altar.

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God, I will extol you.

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook, the Minister of Justice, Advocacy, and Change at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Alphabet Soup, and In My Head by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to...]]>422false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-tears-are-in-your-eyes-rev-jim-keat-ft-schola-diffusa--43659206
Who has been present with you during the difficulties of the past year?

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John 11:35
Jesus wept.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and In the Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to see more of his online content.

Visit https://youtu.be/2gdGAGcYBYM to watch the video of Schola Diffusa singing Bridge Over Troubled Water as a 17 person virtual choir.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43659206Sat, 27 Feb 2021 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We will make it through this because we will make it through this together. If there is a bridge over these troubled waters, it will be the one that we build together. But more than anything else, more than any bridges that need to be built, we must...
Who has been present with you during the difficulties of the past year?

//

John 11:35
Jesus wept.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and In the Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to see more of his online content.

Visit https://youtu.be/2gdGAGcYBYM to watch the video of Schola Diffusa singing Bridge Over Troubled Water as a 17 person virtual choir.]]>662false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wilderness-is-a-dangerous-place-debie-thomas--43639246
What "wilderness" have you experienced that has taught you who you really are? Where did you find God in that place?

//

Mark 1:9-15

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”

And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Debie Thomas. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Not All Who Wander Are Lost by Greater Still, Fading Light by josh Lim, and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Debie Thomas is the director of children's and family ministries at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, California. She also writes weekly lectionary reflections on her website, Journey With Jesus. Visit www.JourneyWithJesus.net to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43639246Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:00:09 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The wilderness is a dangerous place. You only go there if you have to. As we begin our journey into lent may we enter with courage into the deserts we can't choose or avoid. May our long stints in the wilderness teach us who we really are – the...
What "wilderness" have you experienced that has taught you who you really are? Where did you find God in that place?

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Mark 1:9-15

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”

And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Debie Thomas. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Not All Who Wander Are Lost by Greater Still, Fading Light by josh Lim, and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights by Will Bangs.

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Debie Thomas is the director of children's and family ministries at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, California. She also writes weekly lectionary reflections on her website, Journey With Jesus. Visit www.JourneyWithJesus.net to find out more.]]>665false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remember-your-baptism-rev-amy-lunde-whitler--43627212
What reminds you that God is always with you?

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1 Peter 3:18-22

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy. Lunde-Whitler, the pastor at South Acton Congregational Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Seattle Skyline by Moments.

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What reminds you that God is always with you?

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1 Peter 3:18-22

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy. Lunde-Whitler, the pastor at South Acton Congregational Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Seattle Skyline by Moments.

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What do you do when you are worried?

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Matthew 6:25-34

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

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This episode was written and recorded by Hillary Puckett, a lay leader at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Woods by Cofrina Repp.

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What do you do when you are worried?

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Matthew 6:25-34

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

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This episode was written and recorded by Hillary Puckett, a lay leader at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Woods by Cofrina Repp.

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What do you do when you find yourself waiting?

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Psalm 25:5

Lead me in your truth, and teach me,
    for you are the God of my salvation;
    for you I wait all day long.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Entwinement by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund. Samples include Wait For It from Hamilton.

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Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.trcnyc.org/online to find out more about Riverside's online content and visit www.JimKeat.com to find out more about Rev. Jim Keat.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43584822Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Waiting doesn’t have to be a passive moment, hoping this one will pass and another will arrive. But it can be active, an opportunity to be present, and to find God no matter how long the wait." What do you do when you find yourself waiting? //...
What do you do when you find yourself waiting?

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Psalm 25:5

Lead me in your truth, and teach me,
    for you are the God of my salvation;
    for you I wait all day long.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Entwinement by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund. Samples include Wait For It from Hamilton.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.trcnyc.org/online to find out more about Riverside's online content and visit www.JimKeat.com to find out more about Rev. Jim Keat.]]>472false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/through-any-storm-rev-freeman-palmer--43571507
Where have you found God in the midst of storms in your life and in our world?

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Genesis 9:8-17

Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Freeman Palmer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Getting Lighter by Goldmund.

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Rev. Freeman Palmer is a member of The Riverside Church and the Conference Minister for the Central Atlantic Conference United Church of Church.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43571507Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:00:16 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The arc of God's promise is wide enough, expansive enough, inclusive enough to cover every living creature on earth. No exceptions. May we, by faith, today, live in the promise that God will keep us through any storm. And God will." Where have you...
Where have you found God in the midst of storms in your life and in our world?

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Genesis 9:8-17

Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Freeman Palmer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Getting Lighter by Goldmund.

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Rev. Freeman Palmer is a member of The Riverside Church and the Conference Minister for the Central Atlantic Conference United Church of Church.]]>436false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-about-time-rev-lynn-casteel-harper--43558595
What is your relationship with time?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Angel by Goldmund.

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Visit www.LynnCasteelHarper.com to find out more about Lynn and her book, On Vanishing.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43558595Sun, 21 Feb 2021 09:00:10 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We often talk about “killing” time or “wasting” time, as if time is an enemy rather than a friend, a curse rather than a blessing. Lent invites us to reclaim time as a gift—a gift to enjoy, to use wisely, and to share. Especially in this period of...
What is your relationship with time?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Angel by Goldmund.

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Visit www.LynnCasteelHarper.com to find out more about Lynn and her book, On Vanishing.]]>357false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-you-re-weary-rev-cameron-trimble-ft-victory-boyd--43554027
How has someone shown you kindness recently? How can you show kindness to someone today?

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John 13:35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. The cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water was performed by Victory Boyd. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Reflections by Wild Wonder, and The Darkness Cannot Harm You by Birds of Norway. Samples include audio from the 2001 film "Wit" featuring Christopher Lloyd and Emma Thompson.

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Visit www.CameronTrimble.com to find out more about Rev. Cameron Trimble. Visit www.ConvergenceUS.org to find out more about her work with Convergence.

Visit www.VictoryBoyd.com to find out more about Victory Boyd. Visit https://youtu.be/lxjwn4DD87E to see the video of her performing Bridge Over Troubled Water at The Riverside Church on March 19, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43554027Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:20:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"According to Jesus the way that we show that we belong to his movement is that we love one another and that we act out our love by being kind to one another." How has someone shown you kindness recently? How can you show kindness to someone today?...
How has someone shown you kindness recently? How can you show kindness to someone today?

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John 13:35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. The cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water was performed by Victory Boyd. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Reflections by Wild Wonder, and The Darkness Cannot Harm You by Birds of Norway. Samples include audio from the 2001 film "Wit" featuring Christopher Lloyd and Emma Thompson.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Visit www.CameronTrimble.com to find out more about Rev. Cameron Trimble. Visit www.ConvergenceUS.org to find out more about her work with Convergence.

Visit www.VictoryBoyd.com to find out more about Victory Boyd. Visit https://youtu.be/lxjwn4DD87E to see the video of her performing Bridge Over Troubled Water at The Riverside Church on March 19, 2019.]]>1191false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/judgment-day-amanda-meisenheimer--43527454
Where do you find God when you're experiencing a "judgment day"?

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Joel 2:1-2, 12-14

Blow the trumpet in Jerusalem.
    Shout a warning on my holy mountain.
Let all the people who live in the land shake with fear.
    The Lord’s day of judging is coming.
    The Lord’s day of judging is near.
It will be a dark, gloomy day.
    It will be a cloudy and black day.
Like the light at sunrise,
    the great and powerful army will spread over the mountains.
There has never been anything like it before.
    And there will never be anything like it again.

There has never been anything like it before.
    And there will never be anything like it again.

The Lord says, “Now, come back to me with all your heart.
    Go without food, and cry and be sad.”
Tearing your clothes is not enough to show you are sad.
    Let your heart be broken.
Come back to the Lord your God.
    He is kind and shows mercy.
He doesn’t become angry quickly.
    He has great love.
    He would rather forgive than punish.
Who knows? Maybe the Lord will change his mind
    and leave behind a blessing for you.
Then you may give grain and drink offerings
    to the Lord your God.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Headwind by Wild Wonder.

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Where do you find God when you're experiencing a "judgment day"?

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Joel 2:1-2, 12-14

Blow the trumpet in Jerusalem.
    Shout a warning on my holy mountain.
Let all the people who live in the land shake with fear.
    The Lord’s day of judging is coming.
    The Lord’s day of judging is near.
It will be a dark, gloomy day.
    It will be a cloudy and black day.
Like the light at sunrise,
    the great and powerful army will spread over the mountains.
There has never been anything like it before.
    And there will never be anything like it again.

There has never been anything like it before.
    And there will never be anything like it again.

The Lord says, “Now, come back to me with all your heart.
    Go without food, and cry and be sad.”
Tearing your clothes is not enough to show you are sad.
    Let your heart be broken.
Come back to the Lord your God.
    He is kind and shows mercy.
He doesn’t become angry quickly.
    He has great love.
    He would rather forgive than punish.
Who knows? Maybe the Lord will change his mind
    and leave behind a blessing for you.
Then you may give grain and drink offerings
    to the Lord your God.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Headwind by Wild Wonder.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>434false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-broken-but-together-rev-rob-lee--43508416
Where have you found "togetherness" during this past year? How can you share "togetherness" during this season of Lent?

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Psalm 19:10-12, 15-17

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.

O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
For you have no delight in sacrifice;
if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rob Lee, IV. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

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The Reverend Robert Wright Lee, IV (Rob) is an author, activist, commentator, and preacher. He is presently serving as pastor of Unifour Church, an open and affirming community of faith in Newton, North Carolina. Visit www.roblee4.com/ to find out more about Rev. Lee and visit www.twitter.com/roblee4 to follow him on Twitter.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43508416Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It is this journey of togetherness that will bring us to God. It is this journey of togetherness that will bring God to us. Because God has called us as a people and God will sustain us as a community. We will get there together." Where have you...
Where have you found "togetherness" during this past year? How can you share "togetherness" during this season of Lent?

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Psalm 19:10-12, 15-17

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.

O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
For you have no delight in sacrifice;
if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rob Lee, IV. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

The Reverend Robert Wright Lee, IV (Rob) is an author, activist, commentator, and preacher. He is presently serving as pastor of Unifour Church, an open and affirming community of faith in Newton, North Carolina. Visit www.roblee4.com/ to find out more about Rev. Lee and visit www.twitter.com/roblee4 to follow him on Twitter.]]>461false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-dust-you-came-rev-jim-keat--43496049
What does Ash Wednesday mean to you?

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“From dust you came and to dust you will return.”
Genesis 3:19

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Autumn by Great Oaks.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.trcnyc.org/online to find out more about Riverside's online content and visit www.JimKeat.com to find out more about Rev. Jim Keat.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43496049Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the work, the tilling of the soil, the planting of the seeds. We find ourselves covered with a layer of dust, dirt, ash as this season begins with the hope of something new growing in us and in spite of us." What...
What does Ash Wednesday mean to you?

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“From dust you came and to dust you will return.”
Genesis 3:19

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Autumn by Great Oaks.

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Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.trcnyc.org/online to find out more about Riverside's online content and visit www.JimKeat.com to find out more about Rev. Jim Keat.]]>464false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-stable-is-our-heart-diana-butler-bass--42639630
It was a time like this,
war & tumult of war,
a horror in the air.
Hungry yawned the abyss –
and yet there came the star
and the child most wonderfully there.

It was a time like this
of fear & lust for power,
license & greed and blight –
and yet the Prince of bliss came into the darkest hour
in quiet & silent light.

And in a time like this
how celebrate his birth
when all things fall apart?
Ah! Wonderful it is:
with no room on the earth,
the stable is our heart.

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This episode was written and recorded by Diana Butler Bass. Diana is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture.It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Snow on the Lower East Side by Monarch Trio, and Silent Night by Hill.

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It was a time like this,
war & tumult of war,
a horror in the air.
Hungry yawned the abyss –
and yet there came the star
and the child most wonderfully there.

It was a time like this
of fear & lust for power,
license & greed and blight –
and yet the Prince of bliss came into the darkest hour
in quiet & silent light.

And in a time like this
how celebrate his birth
when all things fall apart?
Ah! Wonderful it is:
with no room on the earth,
the stable is our heart.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Diana Butler Bass. Diana is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture.It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Snow on the Lower East Side by Monarch Trio, and Silent Night by Hill.

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What does “home” mean to you? In your own words, what does it mean for God to “bring us home”?

//

Zephaniah 3:14, 20
Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter Jerusalem!
At that time I will bring you home,
at the time when I gather you;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all the peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes
before your eyes, says the Lord.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Adriene Thorne, the Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Galoshes, and Dramamine by Podington Bear and The Great Burn by Dave Depper.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42618602Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We need not fear the dark. Not the dark of winter nor the dark of these tumultuous times. God is with us and like a loving mother, God will bring us home." What does “home” mean to you? In your own words, what does it mean for God to “bring us...
What does “home” mean to you? In your own words, what does it mean for God to “bring us home”?

//

Zephaniah 3:14, 20
Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter Jerusalem!
At that time I will bring you home,
at the time when I gather you;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all the peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes
before your eyes, says the Lord.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Adriene Thorne, the Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Galoshes, and Dramamine by Podington Bear and The Great Burn by Dave Depper.

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How has love helped you endure the valleys and mountaintops of your life?

//

Psalm 89:1-2
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever;
with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.
I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Shamika Goddard, the founder of the Tech Chaplaincy Institute. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Looking For That Moment When Time Stands Still by Will Bangs. 

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• Visit www.techchaplain.com to find out more about Shamika and the Tech Chaplaincy Institute.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42598759Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"As we each endure through the valleys and mountaintops of our lives, we can plant our soul in the love that stands firm for us and shine hope for eternity within our every relationship." How has love helped you endure the valleys and mountaintops of...
How has love helped you endure the valleys and mountaintops of your life?

//

Psalm 89:1-2
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever;
with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.
I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Shamika Goddard, the founder of the Tech Chaplaincy Institute. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Looking For That Moment When Time Stands Still by Will Bangs. 

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go. 

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.

• Visit www.techchaplain.com to find out more about Shamika and the Tech Chaplaincy Institute.]]>405false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-it-be-shauna-niequist--42590237
What can you heal up, repair, and rebuild in the world around you?

//

Luke 1:38
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Shauna Niequist. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Chasing the Northern Lights by Sounds Like Sander. 

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• Visit www.instagram.com/sniequist to follow Shuana on Instagram. (She takes great photos!)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42590237Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:00:16 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Open your eyes to what's broken and missing and wrecked all around you and use everything you have to heal it up, repair it, rebuild it." What can you heal up, repair, and rebuild in the world around you? // Luke 1:38 Then Mary said, “Here am I,...
What can you heal up, repair, and rebuild in the world around you?

//

Luke 1:38
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Shauna Niequist. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Chasing the Northern Lights by Sounds Like Sander. 

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• Visit www.instagram.com/sniequist to follow Shuana on Instagram. (She takes great photos!)]]>391false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-the-love-lynn-casteel-harper--42573332
In your own words, how would you describe the love that we are called to?

//

Luke 1:46-55

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Still Waters by Greater Still, and For the Beauty of the Earth by The Lower Lights. 

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In your own words, how would you describe the love that we are called to?

//

Luke 1:46-55

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Still Waters by Greater Still, and For the Beauty of the Earth by The Lower Lights. 

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go. 

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Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.

In your own words, what does it mean for the whole world to be filled with heaven's peace?

//

This episode was recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear. 

*Correction: These verses were written by Henry Sloane Coffin. H.S. Coffin was the president of Union Theological Seminary and the uncle of William Sloan Coffin.

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Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.

In your own words, what does it mean for the whole world to be filled with heaven's peace?

//

This episode was recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear. 

*Correction: These verses were written by Henry Sloane Coffin. H.S. Coffin was the president of Union Theological Seminary and the uncle of William Sloan Coffin.

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As you look back on your year, what are the memories that will sustain you, even in the darkest of times?

//

Philippians 1:3-6
I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Ellen Robison. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and An Expression of Gratitude by David Schwoebel and performed by the Myers Park UMC choir.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42546709Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Into a time of anger and loss and fear, a child was born. A child that was love and hope and light. And we remember his name – Emmanuel – God is with us." As you look back on your year, what are the memories that will sustain you, even in the...
As you look back on your year, what are the memories that will sustain you, even in the darkest of times?

//

Philippians 1:3-6
I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Ellen Robison. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and An Expression of Gratitude by David Schwoebel and performed by the Myers Park UMC choir.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>405false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/believe-in-the-light-christen-walker-james--42523254
How is the Word made flesh in our world and our lives today?

//

John 1:6-8, 28-30

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light....This took place in Bethany across the Jordan where John was baptizing.
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’

//

This episode was written and recorded by Christen Walker James. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Drifting by Glasswing. 

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42523254Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:00:14 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Be like John and believe in the light, believe in the things that God has promised to us." How is the Word made flesh in our world and our lives today? // John 1:6-8, 28-30 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness...
How is the Word made flesh in our world and our lives today?

//

John 1:6-8, 28-30

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light....This took place in Bethany across the Jordan where John was baptizing.
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’

//

This episode was written and recorded by Christen Walker James. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Drifting by Glasswing. 

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go. 

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>375false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mother-god-amanda-meisenheimer--42512918
How does the idea of a Mother God awaken your mind to a fuller understanding of the personality of God?

//

Psalm 11:4-7
The LORD is in her holy temple;
the LORD’s throne is in heaven.
Her eyes behold, her gaze examines humankind.
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked,
and her soul hates the lover of violence.
On the wicked she will rain coals of fire and sulfur;
a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
For the LORD is righteous;
she loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold her face.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children and Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and On Our Way by Brent Wood. 

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go. 

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42512918Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We need a Mother God right now because our brains are so saturated in patriarchy that a subtle change to a pronoun here or there can awaken our minds to a fuller understanding of the personality of God." How does the idea of a Mother God awaken your...
How does the idea of a Mother God awaken your mind to a fuller understanding of the personality of God?

//

Psalm 11:4-7
The LORD is in her holy temple;
the LORD’s throne is in heaven.
Her eyes behold, her gaze examines humankind.
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked,
and her soul hates the lover of violence.
On the wicked she will rain coals of fire and sulfur;
a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
For the LORD is righteous;
she loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold her face.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children and Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and On Our Way by Brent Wood. 

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go. 

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email. 

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>457false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-journey-to-freedom-lakeisha-mccoy--42491814
What are your next steps on the journey to freedom?

//

Psalm 126
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dream.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then it was said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us,
and we rejoiced.

Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
like the watercourses in the Negeb.
May those who sow in tears
reap with shouts of joy.
Those who go out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
carrying their sheaves.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Lakeisha McCoy. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Ink by Podington Bear and Oh Freedom as performed by The Golden Gospel Singers.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go. 

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42491814Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:00:10 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"One of the first steps on the journey to freedom is to shed the ill-defined labels and limiting beliefs that separate us from the love of God." What are your next steps on the journey to freedom? // Psalm 126 When the Lord restored the fortunes of...
What are your next steps on the journey to freedom?

//

Psalm 126
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dream.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then it was said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us,
and we rejoiced.

Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
like the watercourses in the Negeb.
May those who sow in tears
reap with shouts of joy.
Those who go out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
carrying their sheaves.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Lakeisha McCoy. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Ink by Podington Bear and Oh Freedom as performed by The Golden Gospel Singers.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go. 

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What "artificial trappings" have attached themselves to your experience of Christmas?

//

Isaiah 61:1-2
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and release to the prisoners;
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Alexa Donaphin. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, The Family Feud theme, Christmas Time is Here by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, and In the Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go. 

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42473869Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"I can't help but wonder what God thinks of all the artificial trappings that have attached themselves to Christmas since the word became flesh and dwelt among us." What "artificial trappings" have attached themselves to your experience of Christmas?...
What "artificial trappings" have attached themselves to your experience of Christmas?

//

Isaiah 61:1-2
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and release to the prisoners;
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Alexa Donaphin. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, The Family Feud theme, Christmas Time is Here by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, and In the Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp.

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What is bringing you joy in the midst of this year?

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Psalm 30:5
Weeping may linger for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish and Daisy by Podington Bear, Jeus Joy of Man's Desireing by Amanda Welch, and The First Noel by Shane Becker.

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What is bringing you joy in the midst of this year?

//

Psalm 30:5
Weeping may linger for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish and Daisy by Podington Bear, Jeus Joy of Man's Desireing by Amanda Welch, and The First Noel by Shane Becker.

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O come, O come, Emmanuel
And free us from the bondage we’re in still
Exploitation, violence and greed,
Come break the chains of white supremacy
Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel.
Can liberate with love and power still.

O come, green shoot of Jesse, free
Those dying at the hands of the police
Restore the land to whom it belongs,
So borders melt away into songs.
Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel.
Can liberate with love and power still.

O come now Dayspring, come and cheer
The joy of all the ancestors here.
Let hope and beauty never part
So love, not fear will be our heart
Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel.
Can liberate with love and power still.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Tracy Howe Wispelwey. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

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O come, O come, Emmanuel
And free us from the bondage we’re in still
Exploitation, violence and greed,
Come break the chains of white supremacy
Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel.
Can liberate with love and power still.

O come, green shoot of Jesse, free
Those dying at the hands of the police
Restore the land to whom it belongs,
So borders melt away into songs.
Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel.
Can liberate with love and power still.

O come now Dayspring, come and cheer
The joy of all the ancestors here.
Let hope and beauty never part
So love, not fear will be our heart
Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel.
Can liberate with love and power still.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Tracy Howe Wispelwey. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

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• Visit https://restorationvillagearts.bandcamp.com/ to download Tracy’s newest Advent EP.

• Visit https://restorationvillagearts.org/ to learn more about Restoration Village Arts.]]>303false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sumak-kawsay-amanda-meisenheimer--42395767
What does it mean to live a good life in such a time as this?

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Psalm 104
You set the earth on her foundations,
so that she shall never be shaken.
You cover her with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
At your rebuke they flee;
at the sound of your thunder they take to flight.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works—
who looks on the earth and she trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke.
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
May my meditation be pleasing to God,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord!

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Changing Me and Andean Valley by Madison York.

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What does it mean to live a good life in such a time as this?

//

Psalm 104
You set the earth on her foundations,
so that she shall never be shaken.
You cover her with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
At your rebuke they flee;
at the sound of your thunder they take to flight.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works—
who looks on the earth and she trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke.
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
May my meditation be pleasing to God,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord!

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Changing Me and Andean Valley by Madison York.

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Who has pointed you towards Jesus lately?

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Mark 1:1-8

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,

“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way;
the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”

John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Callie Swanlund, the Associate Rector at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church outside of Philadelphia, PA. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The First Person Awake by Will Bangs.

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• Visit www.callieswanlund.com to find out more about tall of Callie’s work and all the ways that you can connect with her.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42388569Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:00:21 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“May John the Baptist and so many others prepare the way for Jesus’ coming." Who has pointed you towards Jesus lately? // Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I...
Who has pointed you towards Jesus lately?

//

Mark 1:1-8

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,

“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way;
the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”

John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Callie Swanlund, the Associate Rector at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church outside of Philadelphia, PA. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The First Person Awake by Will Bangs.

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• Visit www.callieswanlund.com to find out more about tall of Callie’s work and all the ways that you can connect with her.]]>303false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-seat-of-salvation-victoria-anderson--42382991
How have you experienced God’s expansive forgiveness? How can you share this expansive forgiveness with others?

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2 Peter 3:8-15
But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed.

Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire? But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.

Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish; and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Victoria Anderson, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and I’ll Miss You by Will Bangs.

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• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42382991Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“If we truly believe that God’s forgivness is expansive then we should believe that the eye of the needle is much wider than we can imagine.” How have you experienced God’s expansive forgiveness? How can you share this expansive forgiveness with...
How have you experienced God’s expansive forgiveness? How can you share this expansive forgiveness with others?

//

2 Peter 3:8-15
But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed.

Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire? But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.

Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish; and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Victoria Anderson, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and I’ll Miss You by Will Bangs.

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How has God been reviving you during this season of waiting?

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Psalm 85:6-7
Will you not revive us again,
so that your people may rejoice in you?
Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,
and grant us your salvation.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler, the pastor at South Acton Congregational Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Seeking Clarity and Secret Place by Alex Fitch.

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How has God been reviving you during this season of waiting?

//

Psalm 85:6-7
Will you not revive us again,
so that your people may rejoice in you?
Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,
and grant us your salvation.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler, the pastor at South Acton Congregational Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Seeking Clarity and Secret Place by Alex Fitch.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Who can you help today?

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Isaiah 40:1-11

Comfort, O comfort my people,
says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that she has served her term,
that her penalty is paid,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.

A voice cries out:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all people shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

A voice says, “Cry out!”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
All people are grass,
their constancy is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
when the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
surely the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flower fades;
but the word of our God will stand forever.
Get you up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good tidings;
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings,
lift it up, do not fear;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
See, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms,
and carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead the mother sheep.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Hsien-Yu Wang. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Angel and 25 Thousand Miles by Goldmund.

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Who can you help today?

//

Isaiah 40:1-11

Comfort, O comfort my people,
says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that she has served her term,
that her penalty is paid,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.

A voice cries out:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all people shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

A voice says, “Cry out!”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
All people are grass,
their constancy is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
when the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
surely the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flower fades;
but the word of our God will stand forever.
Get you up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good tidings;
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings,
lift it up, do not fear;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
See, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms,
and carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead the mother sheep.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Hsien-Yu Wang. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Angel and 25 Thousand Miles by Goldmund.

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What can you do today to help make yourself, and the world around you, whole?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

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• Visit www.camerontrimble.com to find out more about Cameron.

• Visit www.convergenceus.org and www.FaithLead.org to find out more about Convergence.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42296842Sun, 06 Dec 2020 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The work of making peace begins with the task of making ourselves whole." What can you do today to help make yourself, and the world around you, whole? // This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Rev. Jim...
What can you do today to help make yourself, and the world around you, whole?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit www.camerontrimble.com to find out more about Cameron.

• Visit www.convergenceus.org and www.FaithLead.org to find out more about Convergence.]]>410false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/o-come-o-come-emmanuel-maryanne-muglia--42296690And death's dark shadows put to flight.

How does this verse speak to the realities of our world today?

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This episode was recorded by MaryAnne Muglia. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit https://www.youtube.com/MaryAnneMuglia/ to see MaryAnne’s YouTube channel.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42296690Sat, 05 Dec 2020 10:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYCDisperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight. How does this verse speak to the realities of our world today? // This episode was recorded by MaryAnne Muglia. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include...And death's dark shadows put to flight.

How does this verse speak to the realities of our world today?

//

This episode was recorded by MaryAnne Muglia. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

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• Visit https://www.youtube.com/MaryAnneMuglia/ to see MaryAnne’s YouTube channel.]]>308false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/actively-awaiting-jesus-sarah-stonesifer-boylan--42288844
What are you keeping alert and paying attention to in the world around us?

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Mark 13:24-37

“But in those days, after that suffering,

the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light,
and the stars will be falling from heaven,
and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory. Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

“But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Therefore, keep awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Sarah Stonesifer-Boylan. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Hills by Podington Bear

• Visit www.sarahdigitally.com to leran more about Sarah Stonesifer-Boylan and her work.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42288844Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:00:14 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"To keep alert and to pay attention is our call to be aware of one another and what is going on in the greater world." What are you keeping alert and paying attention to in the world around us? // Mark 13:24-37 “But in those days, after that...
What are you keeping alert and paying attention to in the world around us?

//

Mark 13:24-37

“But in those days, after that suffering,

the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light,
and the stars will be falling from heaven,
and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory. Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

“But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Therefore, keep awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Sarah Stonesifer-Boylan. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Hills by Podington Bear

• Visit www.sarahdigitally.com to leran more about Sarah Stonesifer-Boylan and her work.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>263false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grace-and-peace-charlene-wingate--42282921
What are the “boxes” that you have had to overcome and break out of?

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1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind— just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you— so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Charlene Wingate. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Pond Lilies by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42282921Thu, 03 Dec 2020 10:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Through Christ, I am stronger than any box; I am stronger than racism or sexism or any -ism." What are the “boxes” that you have had to overcome and break out of? // 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus...
What are the “boxes” that you have had to overcome and break out of?

//

1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind— just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you— so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Charlene Wingate. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Pond Lilies by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>481advent,grace,peacefalse8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teenage-girls-amanda-meisenheimer--42259387
Who are the teenage girls that you know. What can you do to support and encourage them today?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Hopeful Child by Podington Bear. Sample tracks include Emma González from an interview on 60 Minutes, Claudette Colvin from an interview on Great Big Story, and Greta Thunberg from her 2018 TED Talk.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42259387Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Teenage girls are visionary. They always have been." Who are the teenage girls that you know. What can you do to support and encourage them today? // This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim...
Who are the teenage girls that you know. What can you do to support and encourage them today?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Hopeful Child by Podington Bear. Sample tracks include Emma González from an interview on 60 Minutes, Claudette Colvin from an interview on Great Big Story, and Greta Thunberg from her 2018 TED Talk.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.]]>506adventfalse8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-will-revive-us-luvon-roberson--42244133
What is giving you hope and faith during these times?

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Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock!
You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh.
Stir up your might,
and come to save us!

Restore us, O God;
let your face shine, that we may be saved.

O Lord God of hosts,
how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?
You have fed them with the bread of tears,
and given them tears to drink in full measure.
You make us the scorn of our neighbors;
our enemies laugh among themselves.

Restore us, O God of hosts;
let your face shine, that we may be saved.

But let your hand be upon the one at your right hand,
the one whom you made strong for yourself.
Then we will never turn back from you;
give us life, and we will call on your name.

Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
let your face shine, that we may be saved.


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This episode was written and recorded by Luvon Roberson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Return by Podington Bear, Psalm 80 performed by The Choir of Lincoln Cathedral, and Steal Away performed by The Fisk Jubilee Singers.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42244133Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“When we sing we are literally breathing hope and faith that justice will come, that God will shine upon us, God will save us, God will revive us." What is giving you hope and faith during these times? // Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Give ear, O Shepherd...
What is giving you hope and faith during these times?

//

Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock!
You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh.
Stir up your might,
and come to save us!

Restore us, O God;
let your face shine, that we may be saved.

O Lord God of hosts,
how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?
You have fed them with the bread of tears,
and given them tears to drink in full measure.
You make us the scorn of our neighbors;
our enemies laugh among themselves.

Restore us, O God of hosts;
let your face shine, that we may be saved.

But let your hand be upon the one at your right hand,
the one whom you made strong for yourself.
Then we will never turn back from you;
give us life, and we will call on your name.

Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
let your face shine, that we may be saved.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Luvon Roberson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Return by Podington Bear, Psalm 80 performed by The Choir of Lincoln Cathedral, and Steal Away performed by The Fisk Jubilee Singers.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app]]>476false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tear-open-the-heavens-katie-callaway--42228886
What obstacles do you see in our world that separate people from this compassion, justice, and inclusivity?

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Isaiah 64:1-9
O that you would tear open the heavens and come down,
so that the mountains would quake at your presence—
as when fire kindles brushwood
and the fire causes water to boil—
to make your name known to your adversaries,
so that the nations might tremble at your presence!
When you did awesome deeds that we did not expect,
you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.
From ages past no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who works for those who wait for him.
You meet those who gladly do right,
those who remember you in your ways.
But you were angry, and we sinned;
because you hid yourself we transgressed.
We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
There is no one who calls on your name,
or attempts to take hold of you;
for you have hidden your face from us,
and have delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.
Yet, O Lord, you are our Father;
we are the clay, and you are our potter;
we are all the work of your hand.
Do not be exceedingly angry, O Lord,
and do not remember iniquity forever.
Now consider, we are all your people.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Katie Callaway, the co-pastor of First Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Miss Moon, and Daphne by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.facebook.com/FirstBaptistSavannah to follow First Baptist Church on Facebook.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42228886Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We must be the ones tearing through all of the fences, gates, and walls that separate our world from the compassionate, justice seeking, radically inclusive Christ-child we will soon find in a manger." What obstacles do you see in our world that...
What obstacles do you see in our world that separate people from this compassion, justice, and inclusivity?

//

Isaiah 64:1-9
O that you would tear open the heavens and come down,
so that the mountains would quake at your presence—
as when fire kindles brushwood
and the fire causes water to boil—
to make your name known to your adversaries,
so that the nations might tremble at your presence!
When you did awesome deeds that we did not expect,
you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.
From ages past no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who works for those who wait for him.
You meet those who gladly do right,
those who remember you in your ways.
But you were angry, and we sinned;
because you hid yourself we transgressed.
We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
There is no one who calls on your name,
or attempts to take hold of you;
for you have hidden your face from us,
and have delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.
Yet, O Lord, you are our Father;
we are the clay, and you are our potter;
we are all the work of your hand.
Do not be exceedingly angry, O Lord,
and do not remember iniquity forever.
Now consider, we are all your people.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Katie Callaway, the co-pastor of First Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Miss Moon, and Daphne by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.facebook.com/FirstBaptistSavannah to follow First Baptist Church on Facebook.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.]]>686false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-are-we-going-to-get-through-this-amanda-meisenheimer--42220188
What does Advent mean to you this year?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Thousand Miles by Goldmund.

• Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. She’s also the only minister at Riverside who knows how to use TIkTok.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42220188Sun, 29 Nov 2020 02:33:00 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Here in the center, in the big middle of the crisis, with months behind us and months ahead of us comes Advent." What does Advent mean to you this year? // This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim...
What does Advent mean to you this year?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Thousand Miles by Goldmund.

• Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. She’s also the only minister at Riverside who knows how to use TIkTok.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.]]>400false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/o-come-o-come-emmanuel-malinda-kathleen-reese--42204295
Emmanuel means “God with us.” How do you know that God is with you?

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This episode was written and recorded by Malinda Kathleen Reese. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.

• The story behind this recording: https://youtu.be/8DRyrKPFRgo

• Malinda’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/Malinda]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42204295Sat, 28 Nov 2020 09:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“O come, o come, Emmanuel." Emmanuel means “God with us.” How do you know that God is with you? // This episode was written and recorded by Malinda Kathleen Reese. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by...
Emmanuel means “God with us.” How do you know that God is with you?

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This episode was written and recorded by Malinda Kathleen Reese. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email.

• The story behind this recording: https://youtu.be/8DRyrKPFRgo

• Malinda’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/Malinda]]>317adventfalse8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-to-sleep-lynn-casteel-harper--28760596
What is your relationship with sleep?

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Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and The First Person Awake and You Make My Heart Sing So Loud by Will Bangs..

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper is the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church and the author of On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear. You can purchase a copy wherever you buy books.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28760596Sun, 31 May 2020 22:15:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“It is a great equalizer. No matter how smart or fit or on top of the world we may believes ourselves to be, everyone requires sleep." What is your relationship with sleep? // Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had...
What is your relationship with sleep?

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Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and The First Person Awake and You Make My Heart Sing So Loud by Will Bangs..

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper is the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church and the author of On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear. You can purchase a copy wherever you buy books.]]>543false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-do-justice-erin-hawkins--28760595
How would you describe a world filled with justice?

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Luke 13:31-35
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Erin Hawkins. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Down and Around, and Jack by Podington Bear, Desert Hiatus by Young Bay, and I’m So Glad that You Exist by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28760595Sun, 31 May 2020 20:11:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Power is shared, peace prevails, love is law, grace is poured out, the margins become the center, the earth is cherished, humanity thrives." How would you describe a world filled with justice? // Luke 13:31-35 At that very hour some Pharisees came...
How would you describe a world filled with justice?

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Luke 13:31-35
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Erin Hawkins. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Down and Around, and Jack by Podington Bear, Desert Hiatus by Young Bay, and I’m So Glad that You Exist by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>720false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-make-dinner-rev-michael-livingston--28006454
Who do you consider to be “essential” in our world today?

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Matthew 6:11
“Give us this day our daily bread.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and Grey Sunday, Memories Again, and Waiting in the Rain by Lee Rosevere. Samples include It’s Too Late by Carole King and James Taylor, Simmerdown by Nostalgia 77, Come With Me by Preservation Hall, Bach Cello Suite No. 1 by Yo-Yo Ma, and Papa Was a Rolling Stone by The Temptations.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28006454Sun, 24 May 2020 09:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We recommit our need to the charity of daily bread and the justice of an economic system for all the people of God. We are all essential." Who do you consider to be “essential” in our world today? // Matthew 6:11 “Give us this day our daily...
Who do you consider to be “essential” in our world today?

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Matthew 6:11
“Give us this day our daily bread.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and Grey Sunday, Memories Again, and Waiting in the Rain by Lee Rosevere. Samples include It’s Too Late by Carole King and James Taylor, Simmerdown by Nostalgia 77, Come With Me by Preservation Hall, Bach Cello Suite No. 1 by Yo-Yo Ma, and Papa Was a Rolling Stone by The Temptations.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>568false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-wear-a-mask-jim-keat--27549353
How do you feel about wearing a mask when you go out in public?

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James 1:27
"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress.”

Leviticus 19:18
“Love your neighbor as yourself."

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and Building the Sled, Even Dreams of Beaches, Roundpine, Morning Colorwheel, and Greyleaf Willow by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27549353Sun, 17 May 2020 09:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYCNamaske — the mask I wear to protect you recognizes the mask you wear to protect me. How do you feel about wearing a mask when you go out in public? // James 1:27 "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God is this: to care for orphans and...
How do you feel about wearing a mask when you go out in public?

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James 1:27
"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress.”

Leviticus 19:18
“Love your neighbor as yourself."

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and Building the Sled, Even Dreams of Beaches, Roundpine, Morning Colorwheel, and Greyleaf Willow by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>853false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-listen-to-music-kevin-vanhook--26991693
Where do you find God in the dissonance in our world or in your life?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot and Reckoning by Podington Bear, I’ll Miss You by Will Bangs, and Lucky Kentucky by The Night Train.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Kevin VanHook is the Minister of Justice, Advocacy, and Chance at The Riverside Church.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26991693Sun, 10 May 2020 09:00:13 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“God can make beautiful music with notes that seem out of place." Where do you find God in the dissonance in our world or in your life? // This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background...
Where do you find God in the dissonance in our world or in your life?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot and Reckoning by Podington Bear, I’ll Miss You by Will Bangs, and Lucky Kentucky by The Night Train.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all seven seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Kevin VanHook is the Minister of Justice, Advocacy, and Chance at The Riverside Church.]]>719false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-wash-your-dishes-bruce-lamb--26498938
Who was the last person you shared a meal with?

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John 21:1-14
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.

When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and McCarthy, Slate Tracker, and Snowcrop by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Bruce Lamb is the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. Visit www.trcnyc.org/online to see a list of online small groups and gatherings that he is facilitating.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26498938Sun, 03 May 2020 09:00:21 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Thanks be to God for dirty dishes." Who was the last person you shared a meal with? // John 21:1-14 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together...
Who was the last person you shared a meal with?

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John 21:1-14
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.

When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot by Podington Bear and McCarthy, Slate Tracker, and Snowcrop by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Bruce Lamb is the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church. Visit www.trcnyc.org/online to see a list of online small groups and gatherings that he is facilitating.]]>625false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-do-your-laundry-amanda-meisenheimer--25966634
What garments of glory are you wearing today?

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Proverbs 31: 24-25
She makes linen garments and sells them;
she supplies the merchant with sashes.
Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.

Isaiah 61:10-11
I will sing for joy in God,
explode in praise from deep in my soul!
He dressed me up in a suit of salvation,
he outfitted me in a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom who puts on a tuxedo
and a bride a jeweled tiara.
For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers,
and as a garden cascades with blossoms,
So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom
and puts praise on display before the nations.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot, Triste, Wilt, and Moonglow by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. Visit http://trcnyc.org/OnlineKidsWorship to watch her weekly family worship videos.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25966634Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Your strength and dignity comes from your humanity itself. God made you in their image. You are dressed in garments of glory whether you are wearing scrubs or 3-day-old jeans." What garments of glory are you wearing today? // Proverbs 31: 24-25...
What garments of glory are you wearing today?

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Proverbs 31: 24-25
She makes linen garments and sells them;
she supplies the merchant with sashes.
Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.

Isaiah 61:10-11
I will sing for joy in God,
explode in praise from deep in my soul!
He dressed me up in a suit of salvation,
he outfitted me in a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom who puts on a tuxedo
and a bride a jeweled tiara.
For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers,
and as a garden cascades with blossoms,
So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom
and puts praise on display before the nations.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot, Triste, Wilt, and Moonglow by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. Visit http://trcnyc.org/OnlineKidsWorship to watch her weekly family worship videos.]]>505false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-take-a-walk-jim-keat--25619402
What do you notice and anticipate when you observe the world around you?

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Luke 24:13-35
Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?” He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.” Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.

As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot, Budsbusting 2.0, Leaf Shower, Fuscia, Tweedlebugs, and Black Eyed Susan by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to see more of his online content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25619402Sun, 19 Apr 2020 09:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Taking a walk is an invitation to observe the world as it is and to anticipate it as it might be." What do you notice and anticipate when you observe the world around you? // Luke 24:13-35 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village...
What do you notice and anticipate when you observe the world around you?

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Luke 24:13-35
Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?” He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.” Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.

As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot, Budsbusting 2.0, Leaf Shower, Fuscia, Tweedlebugs, and Black Eyed Susan by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to see more of his online content.]]>722false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-do-whatever-you-do-jim-keat--25611612
Where have you found God today?

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Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything...giving thanks to God.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot and Arctic by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to see more of his online content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25611612Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:45:29 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Find the divine in the daily, the Christ in the common, and whatever you do, give thanks to God." Where have you found God today? // Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything...giving thanks to God. // This episode was...
Where have you found God today?

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Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything...giving thanks to God.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Barefoot and Arctic by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to see more of his online content.]]>312false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/risen-indeed-michael-livingston--25304436
What does it mean to see Easter as a message for systems and not just individuals?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Juncture by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25304436Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Christ is risen. Christ is risen indeed." What does it mean to see Easter as a message for systems and not just individuals? // This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks...
What does it mean to see Easter as a message for systems and not just individuals?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Juncture by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>541false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/into-your-hands-james-forbes--25225449
Where do you put your trust?

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Luke 23:46
Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ Having said this, he breathed his last.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. James Forbes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Cold Feet by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25225449Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:58:51 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Jesus knew that every human being has the capacity to decide where they're going to put their trust." Where do you put your trust? // Luke 23:46 Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ Having said...
Where do you put your trust?

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Luke 23:46
Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ Having said this, he breathed his last.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. James Forbes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Cold Feet by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>1377false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-the-end-amanda-meisenheimer--25118227
What does “good news” look like in our world right now?

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John 13:1
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks are by Podington Bear and Gillicuddy.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. Visit https://www.trcnyc.org/tag/amanda-meisenheimer/ to listen to every episode she’s recorded for all six seasons of Be Still and Go.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25118227Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:00:08 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"He will bring the good news to this atrophied, sun-starved people who had experienced such loss." What does “good news” look like in our world right now? // John 13:1 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to...
What does “good news” look like in our world right now?

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John 13:1
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks are by Podington Bear and Gillicuddy.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. Visit https://www.trcnyc.org/tag/amanda-meisenheimer/ to listen to every episode she’s recorded for all six seasons of Be Still and Go.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>438false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cowabunga-jim-keat--24967960
What word or phrase would you use to describe the seasons of Lent and Easter?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and In the Dark Your’re More Colorful and Live for the Dead by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. And he still loves the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24967960Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:32:44 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Christ is risen. Alleluia. Cowabunga." What word or phrase would you use to describe the seasons of Lent and Easter? // This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear...
What word or phrase would you use to describe the seasons of Lent and Easter?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and In the Dark Your’re More Colorful and Live for the Dead by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. And he still loves the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>464false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-is-so-beautiful-life-is-so-hard-kate-bowler--24898660
How have you seen God’s reign enter in the midst of the pain of the world?

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This episode was written and recorded by Kate Bowler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Delican’t by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Dr. Kate Bowler is an associate professor of the history of Christianity in North America at Duke Divinity School. She wrote the New York Times bestselling memoir, Everything Happens for a Reason (and other lies I’ve loved) (Random House, 2018) after being unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV cancer at age 35—a book Bill Gates lauds as “belonging on the shelf alongside other terrific books about mortality” and includes on his must-read list. Find about more about Kate, her books, and her incredible podcast at www.KateBowler.com.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24898660Tue, 07 Apr 2020 09:00:13 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We must be cracked open to the pain of the world in order to begin to allow God’s kingdom to enter in, to redeem us, to redeem the world. It begins with that undoing." How have you seen God’s reign enter in the midst of the pain of the world? //...
How have you seen God’s reign enter in the midst of the pain of the world?

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This episode was written and recorded by Kate Bowler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Delican’t by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Dr. Kate Bowler is an associate professor of the history of Christianity in North America at Duke Divinity School. She wrote the New York Times bestselling memoir, Everything Happens for a Reason (and other lies I’ve loved) (Random House, 2018) after being unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV cancer at age 35—a book Bill Gates lauds as “belonging on the shelf alongside other terrific books about mortality” and includes on his must-read list. Find about more about Kate, her books, and her incredible podcast at www.KateBowler.com.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>320false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-not-abusive-common-hymnal-ft-brittney-spencer--24889400Holds my broken pieces
And draws me to his kindness
Hallelujah

What does it mean to you for God to be present with your pain and trauma?

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This episode was written and recorded by Common Hymnal. Background tracks used during the intro and outro feature Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

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Common Hymnal is an online library for the spiritual underground, a connecting point for an as-yet-uncoalesced movement around the exchange of songs, stories and ideas. Brittney Spencer is a songwriter-singer with a free spirit and a love for molding life, truth and wild imagination into songs.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24889400Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:25:33 +0000The Riverside Church NYCJesus sees my trauma Holds my broken pieces And draws me to his kindness Hallelujah What does it mean to you for God to be present with your pain and trauma? // This episode was written and recorded by Common Hymnal. Background tracks used during...Holds my broken pieces
And draws me to his kindness
Hallelujah

What does it mean to you for God to be present with your pain and trauma?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Common Hymnal. Background tracks used during the intro and outro feature Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Common Hymnal is an online library for the spiritual underground, a connecting point for an as-yet-uncoalesced movement around the exchange of songs, stories and ideas. Brittney Spencer is a songwriter-singer with a free spirit and a love for molding life, truth and wild imagination into songs.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>446false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/palm-sunday-james-martin--24844034
What difference does it make to know that Jesus understands your suffering?

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Matthew 21:1-11
When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.” This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,

“Tell the daughter of Zion,
Look, your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,

“Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. James Martin. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author and Editor at Large at America, the national Catholic magazine.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24844034Sun, 05 Apr 2020 11:20:51 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“When you are praying to Jesus you are praying to someone who understands you because he is human and has experienced all things." What difference does it make to know that Jesus understands your suffering? // Matthew 21:1-11 When they had come...
What difference does it make to know that Jesus understands your suffering?

//

Matthew 21:1-11
When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.” This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,

“Tell the daughter of Zion,
Look, your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,

“Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. James Martin. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author and Editor at Large at America, the national Catholic magazine.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>303false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sound-of-silence-amanda-meisenheimer--24811199
How are you handling the noise in your mind and the silence in our world?

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Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

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The reflection at the beginning of this episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. The cover of The Sound of Silence was recorded with Amanda Meisenheimer on vocals and Rev. Jim Keat on guitar. Rev. Keat produced the episode. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24811199Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:23:51 +0000The Riverside Church NYCWe must meditate through the noise, call the darkness our friend, and rest in the silence. How are you handling the noise in your mind and the silence in our world? // Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision...
How are you handling the noise in your mind and the silence in our world?

//

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

//

The reflection at the beginning of this episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. The cover of The Sound of Silence was recorded with Amanda Meisenheimer on vocals and Rev. Jim Keat on guitar. Rev. Keat produced the episode. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>397false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-the-end-of-the-world-jim-keat--24776356
What are you doing to stay safe and sane during this ongoing health crisis?

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Team by team, reporters baffled, trumped, tethered, cropped
Look at that low plane, fine, then
Uh oh, overflow, population, common group
But it'll do, save yourself, serve yourself
World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed
Tell me with the Rapture and the reverent in the right, right
You vitriolic, patriotic, slam fight, bright light
Feeling pretty psyched

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This episode was written, recorded, produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Galoshes, and B Roll by Podington Bear and Ink by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to see the complete collection of his online projects and work.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24776356Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:55:34 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"This is a brave new world that none of us have ever experienced. This is the end of the world as we know it." What are you doing to stay safe and sane during this ongoing health crisis? // Team by team, reporters baffled, trumped, tethered,...
What are you doing to stay safe and sane during this ongoing health crisis?

//

Team by team, reporters baffled, trumped, tethered, cropped
Look at that low plane, fine, then
Uh oh, overflow, population, common group
But it'll do, save yourself, serve yourself
World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed
Tell me with the Rapture and the reverent in the right, right
You vitriolic, patriotic, slam fight, bright light
Feeling pretty psyched

//

This episode was written, recorded, produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Galoshes, and B Roll by Podington Bear and Ink by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to see the complete collection of his online projects and work.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>663false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-look-to-the-spirit-bruce-lamb--24740640
Where do you see the Spirit of God in your life and in our world during these times?

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Romans 8:6-11
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Western Grebe, Steady Drizzle, and Pond by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Bruce Lamb is the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24740640Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:38:24 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“I can be changed by what happens to me but I refuse to be reduced by it.” -Maya Angelou Where do you see the Spirit of God in your life and in our world during these times? // Romans 8:6-11 To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the...
Where do you see the Spirit of God in your life and in our world during these times?

//

Romans 8:6-11
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Western Grebe, Steady Drizzle, and Pond by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Bruce Lamb is the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>564false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dry-bones-callie-swanlund--24706571
"We are created with connectedness and spirit and hope breathed into us."

How are you experiencing connectedness and spirit and hope right now?

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Ezekiel 37:1-14
The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.

Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act, says the Lord.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Callie Swanlund. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Canada Goose by Podington Bear and Live For the Dead by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Callie Swanlund is the Associate Rector at St. Christopher Episcopal Church in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. She is also the creator of How2charist, a digitally instructed Eucharist. Visit https://how2charist.com/ to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24706571Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:25:36 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"God’s Spirit has been breathed into us, connecting us one to another and raising us up to new life where we can walk together through fear and death and destruction.” "We are created with connectedness and spirit and hope breathed into us." How are...
"We are created with connectedness and spirit and hope breathed into us."

How are you experiencing connectedness and spirit and hope right now?

//

Ezekiel 37:1-14
The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.

Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act, says the Lord.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Callie Swanlund. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Canada Goose by Podington Bear and Live For the Dead by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Callie Swanlund is the Associate Rector at St. Christopher Episcopal Church in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. She is also the creator of How2charist, a digitally instructed Eucharist. Visit https://how2charist.com/ to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>440false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-patterns-and-particularities-of-polar-bears-lynn-casteel-harper--24653408
What can you learn from polar bears?

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Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
my soul waits for the Lord
more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Leaf Shower, and Arctic by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper is the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church and the author of On Vanishing.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24653408Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Faithful waiting means paying attention, listening with compassion, acting with intention, and trusting that it doesn’t all rely on you or me." What can you learn from polar bears? // Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord,...
What can you learn from polar bears?

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Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
my soul waits for the Lord
more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Leaf Shower, and Arctic by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper is the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church and the author of On Vanishing.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>467false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-we-weep-together-benjamin-perry--24626310
What is moving you to tears right now?

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John 11:1-35
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.”

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.

When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Benjamin Perry. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and A Storm at Eilean Mor and Epoch by Jon Luc Hefferman.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Benjamin Perry is Minister of Outreach and Media Strategy at Middle Church.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24626310Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:01:42 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“When we mourn someone else we affirm their personhood, we proclaim that their pain deserves our care, concern, and solidarity." What is moving you to tears right now? // John 11:1-35 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of...
What is moving you to tears right now?

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John 11:1-35
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.”

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.

When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Benjamin Perry. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and A Storm at Eilean Mor and Epoch by Jon Luc Hefferman.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Benjamin Perry is Minister of Outreach and Media Strategy at Middle Church.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>410false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-back-moving-forward-carol-fouke-mpoyo--24599767
As you learn from the past, where do you see God leading you into the future?

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This conversation features Carol Fouke-Mpoyo. Carol has been a part of The Riverside Church since the 1978. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Woods by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24599767Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:46:44 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“To know where you’re going you have to know where you’ve been.” -Lawrence Tureaud As you learn from the past, where do you see God leading you into the future? // This conversation features Carol Fouke-Mpoyo. Carol has been a part of The...
As you learn from the past, where do you see God leading you into the future?

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This conversation features Carol Fouke-Mpoyo. Carol has been a part of The Riverside Church since the 1978. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Woods by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>1801false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sound-of-silence-jim-keat-matteo-niscosi--24487971
What can you do to create a little more stillness in your life today?

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And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

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The reflection in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. The cover of The Sound of Silence was performed and recorded by Matteo Niscosi. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Secret Place by Alex Fitch..

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24487971Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Find God in this moment, in this breath." What can you do to create a little more stillness in your life today? // And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And...
What can you do to create a little more stillness in your life today?

//

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

//

The reflection in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. The cover of The Sound of Silence was performed and recorded by Matteo Niscosi. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Secret Place by Alex Fitch..

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>568false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-word-michael-curry--24420588
What word do you think God wants to say to our world today?

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Psalm 31:9-16


Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;
my eye wastes away from grief,
my soul and body also.
For my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my misery,
and my bones waste away.

I am the scorn of all my adversaries,
a horror to my neighbors,
an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street flee from me.
I have passed out of mind like one who is dead;
I have become like a broken vessel.
For I hear the whispering of many—
terror all around!—
as they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.

But I trust in you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
My times are in your hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.
Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your steadfast love.


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This episode was written and recorded by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks in this episode are by Podington Bear and Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

The Most Rev. Michael Curry is the 27th Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24420588Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:53:09 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“If there is a God then the human word is not the last word. God is.” What word do you think God wants to say to our world today? // Psalm 31:9-16 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye wastes away from grief, my soul and body...
What word do you think God wants to say to our world today?

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Psalm 31:9-16


Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;
my eye wastes away from grief,
my soul and body also.
For my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my misery,
and my bones waste away.

I am the scorn of all my adversaries,
a horror to my neighbors,
an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street flee from me.
I have passed out of mind like one who is dead;
I have become like a broken vessel.
For I hear the whispering of many—
terror all around!—
as they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.

But I trust in you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
My times are in your hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.
Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your steadfast love.


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This episode was written and recorded by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks in this episode are by Podington Bear and Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

The Most Rev. Michael Curry is the 27th Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>342false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-most-popular-psalm-jim-keat--24376262
Where is God leading you right now?

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Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
She makes me lie down in green pastures;
she leads me beside still waters;
she restores my soul.
She leads me in right paths
for her name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff—
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
my whole life long.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Slotcar, and Smooth Actor by Podington Bear, I'll Miss You, The First Person Awake, Looking for that Moment when Time Stands Still, and When it gets Dark at 4pm by Will Bangs, and The 23rd Psalm by Bobby McFerrin, performed by The Riverside Church Choir.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to see all the things he creates online.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24376262Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:11:37 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"God leads me to still waters and green pastures. God returns me to my breath." Where is God leading you right now? // Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. She makes me lie down in green pastures; she leads me beside still...
Where is God leading you right now?

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Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
She makes me lie down in green pastures;
she leads me beside still waters;
she restores my soul.
She leads me in right paths
for her name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff—
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
my whole life long.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Slotcar, and Smooth Actor by Podington Bear, I'll Miss You, The First Person Awake, Looking for that Moment when Time Stands Still, and When it gets Dark at 4pm by Will Bangs, and The 23rd Psalm by Bobby McFerrin, performed by The Riverside Church Choir.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to see all the things he creates online.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>1344false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-light-kevin-makins--24287389
What are the parts of our world need the light of God to shine on them? What about the parts of your life?

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Ephesians 5:8-14
For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light— for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly; but everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”


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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Makins. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Lovely Lonely by YEYEY, Looking for that Moment When Time Stands Still by Will Bangs, and Drifters by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Kevin Makins is founding pastor of Eucharist Church in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is a podcaster, a YouTuber, and the author of Why Would Anyone Go to Church? Visit www.KevinMakins.com to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24287389Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:56:58 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“I used to cling to bits of darkness in order to survive but I don’t have to live like that anymore. I am a child of the light and I can begin to live like one." What are the parts of our world need the light of God to shine on them? What about the...
What are the parts of our world need the light of God to shine on them? What about the parts of your life?

//

Ephesians 5:8-14
For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light— for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly; but everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”


//

This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Makins. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Lovely Lonely by YEYEY, Looking for that Moment When Time Stands Still by Will Bangs, and Drifters by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Kevin Makins is founding pastor of Eucharist Church in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is a podcaster, a YouTuber, and the author of Why Would Anyone Go to Church? Visit www.KevinMakins.com to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>673false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/origin-stories-lorenzo-lebrija--24244991
What is your spiritual origin story?

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1 Samual 16:1-13
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for me the one whom I name to you.” Samuel did what the Lord commanded, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?” He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is now before the Lord.” But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.” He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. The Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; for this is the one.” Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. Samuel then set out and went to Ramah.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Mortality by Podington Bear and the theme song from The Avengers.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija is the founding director of the TryTank, the experimental Lab for church growth and innovation. He is responsible for the entire process of development and implementation of experiments for innovation in the church. Visit LorenzoLebrija.com to find out more about Lorenzo and his work.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24244991Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:09:37 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“This season of Lent, remind yourself that God is right there waiting, ready to anoint you and to bless you." What is your spiritual origin story? // 1 Samual 16:1-13 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him...
What is your spiritual origin story?

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1 Samual 16:1-13
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for me the one whom I name to you.” Samuel did what the Lord commanded, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?” He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is now before the Lord.” But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.” He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. The Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; for this is the one.” Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. Samuel then set out and went to Ramah.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Mortality by Podington Bear and the theme song from The Avengers.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija is the founding director of the TryTank, the experimental Lab for church growth and innovation. He is responsible for the entire process of development and implementation of experiments for innovation in the church. Visit LorenzoLebrija.com to find out more about Lorenzo and his work.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>446false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-new-life-appears-debie-thomas--24201403
Where do you see whispers of God’s Spirit bringing forth new life around you?

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The Place Where We Are Right by Yehuda Amichai
From the place where we are right
Flowers will never grow
In the spring.
The place where we are right
Is hard and trampled
Like a yard.
But doubts and loves
Dig up the world
Like a mole, a plow.
And a whisper will be heard in the place
Where the ruined
House once stood.

John 9
As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” When he had said this, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva and spread the mud on the man’s eyes, saying to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). Then he went and washed and came back able to see. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar began to ask, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” Some were saying, “It is he.” Others were saying, “No, but it is someone like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” But they kept asking him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ Then I went and washed and received my sight.” They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”

They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. Then the Pharisees also began to ask him how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes. Then I washed, and now I see.” Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not observe the sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And they were divided. So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” He said, “He is a prophet.”

The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” His parents answered, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but we do not know how it is that now he sees, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and they said to him, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.” He answered, “I do not know whether he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” Then they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.” The man answered, “Here is an astonishing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins, and are you trying to teach us?” And they drove him out.

Jesus heard that they had driven him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” He answered, “And who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him.” Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.” He said, “Lord, I believe.” And he worshiped him. Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.” Some of the Pharisees near him heard this and said to him, “Surely we are not blind, are we?” Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

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This episode was written and recorded by Debie Thomas. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Rust, Peacock, and Fir by Podington Bear.

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Debie Thomas is the director of children's and family ministries at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, California. She writes lectionary essays at JourneyWithJesus.net.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24201403Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:27:27 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“'Doubts and loves dig up the world like a mole, a plow,’ allowing the whispers of God’s spirit to bring forth new life." Where do you see whispers of God’s Spirit bringing forth new life around you? // The Place Where We Are Right by Yehuda...
Where do you see whispers of God’s Spirit bringing forth new life around you?

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The Place Where We Are Right by Yehuda Amichai
From the place where we are right
Flowers will never grow
In the spring.
The place where we are right
Is hard and trampled
Like a yard.
But doubts and loves
Dig up the world
Like a mole, a plow.
And a whisper will be heard in the place
Where the ruined
House once stood.

John 9
As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” When he had said this, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva and spread the mud on the man’s eyes, saying to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). Then he went and washed and came back able to see. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar began to ask, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” Some were saying, “It is he.” Others were saying, “No, but it is someone like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” But they kept asking him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ Then I went and washed and received my sight.” They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”

They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. Then the Pharisees also began to ask him how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes. Then I washed, and now I see.” Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not observe the sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And they were divided. So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” He said, “He is a prophet.”

The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” His parents answered, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but we do not know how it is that now he sees, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and they said to him, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.” He answered, “I do not know whether he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” Then they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.” The man answered, “Here is an astonishing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will. Never since the world...]]>558false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/active-in-the-struggle-hylda-clarke--24164917
What does it mean for you to call yourself a follower of Jesus?

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This episode features a conversation with Hylda Clarke. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Sandcastle by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Hylda Clarke has been a part of The Riverside Church since 1962. She has been involved in many of Riverside’s social justice ministries and continues to share values of love, justice, and equality on future generations.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24164917Sun, 22 Mar 2020 10:34:37 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“How can we call ourselves followers of Jesus and not be active in the struggle?" What does it mean for you to call yourself a follower of Jesus? // This episode features a conversation with Hylda Clarke. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat....
What does it mean for you to call yourself a follower of Jesus?

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This episode features a conversation with Hylda Clarke. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Sandcastle by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Hylda Clarke has been a part of The Riverside Church since 1962. She has been involved in many of Riverside’s social justice ministries and continues to share values of love, justice, and equality on future generations.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>552false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-the-lord-among-us-amy-lunde-whitler--24132586
How do you know that God is with you, especially in times like this?

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Exodus 17:1-7
From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?” But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” The Lord said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and My Neighborhood and 25 Thousand Miles by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler I the pastor at South Acton Congregational Church, just outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24132586Sat, 21 Mar 2020 13:18:35 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“What our hearts yearn for, what our souls ache for is a God who walks with through the broken shards of our messy lives.” How do you know that God is with you, especially in times like this? // Exodus 17:1-7 From the wilderness of Sin the whole...
How do you know that God is with you, especially in times like this?

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Exodus 17:1-7
From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?” But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” The Lord said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and My Neighborhood and 25 Thousand Miles by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler I the pastor at South Acton Congregational Church, just outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>530false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sound-of-silence-ben-grace--24078408
How would you describe your relationship with silence and solitude?

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Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed
By the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "You do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells, of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

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The reflection at the beginning of this episode was written and recorded by Ben Grace. Ben recorded the cover but he didn’t write the song, but you probably knew that already. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

The Sound of Silence was written by Paul Simon in 1963-64 and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. Ironically, the album was a commercial failure and led to the group disbanding but after the song hit No. 1 on January 1, 1966 the iconic duo reunited and recorded their second album, Sounds of Silence.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Ben Grace is an Australian singer/songwriter. You can find his music on Spotify and Soundcloud and Apple Music and all the places you would expect. And you can find out more about Ben on his website at www.BenGraceMusic.com.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24078408Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:30:37 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again." How would you describe your relationship with silence and solitude? // Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds...
How would you describe your relationship with silence and solitude?

//

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed
By the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "You do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells, of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

//

The reflection at the beginning of this episode was written and recorded by Ben Grace. Ben recorded the cover but he didn’t write the song, but you probably knew that already. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

The Sound of Silence was written by Paul Simon in 1963-64 and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. Ironically, the album was a commercial failure and led to the group disbanding but after the song hit No. 1 on January 1, 1966 the iconic duo reunited and recorded their second album, Sounds of Silence.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Ben Grace is an Australian singer/songwriter. You can find his music on Spotify and Soundcloud and Apple Music and all the places you would expect. And you can find out more about Ben on his website at www.BenGraceMusic.com.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>451false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-a-joyful-noise-jim-keat--24055130
How can you find and share joy in the midst of this long, stressful season?

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Psalm 13:1
How long, O Lord?

Psalm 95:1
O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and 40 by U2, and The Great Burn by Dave Depper.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.jimkeat.com to find out more about the online content he creates.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24055130Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:57:16 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“How long, O Lord?” -Psalm 13 How can you find and share joy in the midst of this long, stressful season? // Psalm 13:1 How long, O Lord? Psalm 95:1 O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise. // This episode was written,...
How can you find and share joy in the midst of this long, stressful season?

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Psalm 13:1
How long, O Lord?

Psalm 95:1
O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and 40 by U2, and The Great Burn by Dave Depper.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.jimkeat.com to find out more about the online content he creates.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>411false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maybe-if-only-crystal-cheatham--24013833
What difference does faith make in your life?

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John 4:5-42
So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon.

A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?” Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.”

Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come back.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!” The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.”

Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?” They left the city and were on their way to him.
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So the disciples said to one another, “Surely no one has brought him something to eat?” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say, ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I have ever done.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Crystal Cheatham. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Cedar by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Crystal Cheatham is an LGBTQ rights activist, host of Lord Have Mercy and the founder of Our Bible App which provides resources for marginalized communities of faith.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24013833Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:13:22 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“If only I had the faith of the Samaritan woman maybe I would" What difference does faith make in your life? // John 4:5-42 So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well...
What difference does faith make in your life?

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John 4:5-42
So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon.

A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?” Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.”

Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come back.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!” The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.”

Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?” They left the city and were on their way to him.
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So the disciples said to one another, “Surely no one has brought him something to eat?” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say, ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I have ever done.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his...]]>282false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-insufferable-apostle-paul-amanda-meisenheimer--23961224
What are you feeling right now?

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Romans 5:2-5
We boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23961224Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:00:14 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“These are hard times and your feelings of frustration, fear, sadness, disappointment, and confusion are valid. We need to feel our feelings." What are you feeling right now? // Romans 5:2-5 We boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not...
What are you feeling right now?

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Romans 5:2-5
We boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Threnody by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>510false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-miracle-of-god-s-provision-farley-lord--23920360
How does eating seasonally impact your spirituality?

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Psalm 145:15
The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food in due season.

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Live for the Dead by Corinna Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23920360Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Receiving God’s provision of food in due season redefines each fruit and vegetable from commodity to sacrament." How does eating seasonally impact your spirituality? // Psalm 145:15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due...
How does eating seasonally impact your spirituality?

//

Psalm 145:15
The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food in due season.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Live for the Dead by Corinna Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>279false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-bends-towards-justice-dr-ronald-lonesome--23885742
What is God calling you to be a part of?

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This conversation features Dr. Ronald Lonesome. Dr. Lonesome has been a part of The Riverside Church since the 1981. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Backwater by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23885742Sun, 15 Mar 2020 09:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“It’s not enough for me to sit on the sidelines and throw rocks but I need to be part of helping to do something, whatever I can." What is God calling you to be a part of? // This conversation features Dr. Ronald Lonesome. Dr. Lonesome has been a...
What is God calling you to be a part of?

//

This conversation features Dr. Ronald Lonesome. Dr. Lonesome has been a part of The Riverside Church since the 1981. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Backwater by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>838false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sound-of-silence-vince-anderson--23851416
What does peace and quiet sound like to you?

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Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed
By the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "You do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells, of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Vince Anderson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

The Sound of Silence was written by Paul Simon in 1963-64 and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. Ironically, the album was a commercial failure and led to the group disbanding but after the song hit No. 1 on January 1, 1966 the iconic duo reunited and recorded their second album, Sounds of Silence.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Reverend Vince Anderson is a New York City based musician. He has had a regular show at Union Pool for decades and his music is described as "dirty gospel". He has been described as a Brooklyn institution.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23851416Sat, 14 Mar 2020 09:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"When we actually get that peace and quiet it can be louder than the world we thought we left behind." What does peace and quiet sound like to you? // Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping...
What does peace and quiet sound like to you?

//

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed
By the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "You do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells, of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Vince Anderson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

The Sound of Silence was written by Paul Simon in 1963-64 and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. Ironically, the album was a commercial failure and led to the group disbanding but after the song hit No. 1 on January 1, 1966 the iconic duo reunited and recorded their second album, Sounds of Silence.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Reverend Vince Anderson is a New York City based musician. He has had a regular show at Union Pool for decades and his music is described as "dirty gospel". He has been described as a Brooklyn institution.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>401false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/giving-birth-to-something-new-jim-keat--23813589
What miracle are you hoping to give birth to today?

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Romans 4:17
God…calls into existence the things that do not exist.


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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Lullaby, and Calla Lilly by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.jimkeat.com to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23813589Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:00:13 +0000The Riverside Church NYCWe need to hover over the chaos, the formless and void in our world and our lives, and give birth to miracles. What miracle are you hoping to give birth to today? // Romans 4:17 God…calls into existence the things that do not exist. // This...
What miracle are you hoping to give birth to today?

//

Romans 4:17
God…calls into existence the things that do not exist.


//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Lullaby, and Calla Lilly by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.jimkeat.com to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>428false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-does-my-help-come-from-bruce-lamb--23784804
Where do you look for peace in the midst of chaos?

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Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes to the hills—
from where will my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
He who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and All The Ways by Podington Bear, Drifters by Kelly Pratt, and My Help written by Jackie Gouche Farris.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Bruce Lamb is the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23784804Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:27:47 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Look up to God, our spiritual compass, rather than out to the chaos of our world." Where do you look for peace in the midst of chaos? // Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord,...
Where do you look for peace in the midst of chaos?

//

Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes to the hills—
from where will my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
He who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and All The Ways by Podington Bear, Drifters by Kelly Pratt, and My Help written by Jackie Gouche Farris.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Bruce Lamb is the Minister of Faith Formation at The Riverside Church.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>595false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/someone-big-amanda-meisenheimer--23718134
Where do you find God in the grit of life around you?

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A poem by 14th century Persian Poet Hafiz (1320-1389 CE)
Translated by Daniel Ladinsky

Some
gods say, the tiny ones,
“I am not here in your vibrant, moist lips
that need to beach themselves upon the golden shore
of a naked body.”

Some gods say, “I am not the scarred yearning in the unrequited soul;
I am not the blushing cheek of every star and planet—

I am not the applauding Creator of those precious secretions that
can distill the whole mind into a perfect wincing jewel
if only for a moment;

Nor do I reside in every pile of sweet warm dung born
of the earth’s gratuity.”

Some gods say, the ones we need to hang, “Your mouth is not designed to know His, love was not conceived to consume the luminous realms.”

Dear ones beware,
beware of the tiny gods frightened men
worship

To bring an anesthetic control and relief
to their sad
days.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Woods by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children and Families at The Riverside Church. She is an author and speaker and you should definitely follow her on twitter at @mandymeis.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23718134Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"If you can’t find your god in the grit of this life, your god is not so big." Where do you find God in the grit of life around you? // A poem by 14th century Persian Poet Hafiz (1320-1389 CE) Translated by Daniel Ladinsky Some gods say, the tiny...
Where do you find God in the grit of life around you?

//

A poem by 14th century Persian Poet Hafiz (1320-1389 CE)
Translated by Daniel Ladinsky

Some
gods say, the tiny ones,
“I am not here in your vibrant, moist lips
that need to beach themselves upon the golden shore
of a naked body.”

Some gods say, “I am not the scarred yearning in the unrequited soul;
I am not the blushing cheek of every star and planet—

I am not the applauding Creator of those precious secretions that
can distill the whole mind into a perfect wincing jewel
if only for a moment;

Nor do I reside in every pile of sweet warm dung born
of the earth’s gratuity.”

Some gods say, the ones we need to hang, “Your mouth is not designed to know His, love was not conceived to consume the luminous realms.”

Dear ones beware,
beware of the tiny gods frightened men
worship

To bring an anesthetic control and relief
to their sad
days.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Woods by Corrina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children and Families at The Riverside Church. She is an author and speaker and you should definitely follow her on twitter at @mandymeis.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>424false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-calling-kevin-vanhook--23695304
Where is God calling you to go?

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Genesis 12:1-4a
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Discoverya Event Horizon by Jon Luc Hefferman and As Old Roads by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Kevin VanHook is the Minister of Justice, Advocacy, and Change at The Riverside Church where he directs the Mission and Social Justice ministries.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23695304Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:34:32 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“God continues to call us to new ways of being. Where are you willing to go?" Where is God calling you to go? // Genesis 12:1-4a Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show...
Where is God calling you to go?

//

Genesis 12:1-4a
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Discoverya Event Horizon by Jon Luc Hefferman and As Old Roads by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Kevin VanHook is the Minister of Justice, Advocacy, and Change at The Riverside Church where he directs the Mission and Social Justice ministries.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>633false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-again-cameron-trimble--23662766
What “doctrinal boxes” have you experienced in your life?

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John 3:1-17
Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?

“Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Opus 04 by Dexter Britain, and CIrcle Veroni, Careless Morning, and Surly Bonds by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Cameron Trimble is the CEO of Convergence US, network that supports the movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion.” Cameron is the author of Piloting Church, a book designed to help congregations take flight. Visit www.PilotingChurch.com to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23662766Mon, 09 Mar 2020 09:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“You can’t put the wind of the Spirit in a doctrinal box, though it seems like we try to do that all the time." What “doctrinal boxes” have you experienced in your life? // John 3:1-17 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews....
What “doctrinal boxes” have you experienced in your life?

//

John 3:1-17
Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?

“Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Opus 04 by Dexter Britain, and CIrcle Veroni, Careless Morning, and Surly Bonds by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Cameron Trimble is the CEO of Convergence US, network that supports the movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion.” Cameron is the author of Piloting Church, a book designed to help congregations take flight. Visit www.PilotingChurch.com to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>888false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/social-justice-and-a-wedding-susan-wersan--23627378
What does it mean to show up and be there for the people around you?

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This episode was written and recorded by Susan Wersan. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The Tide by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23627378Sun, 08 Mar 2020 09:00:09 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We’re not just here for ourselves. We’re here for everyone around us." What does it mean to show up and be there for the people around you? // This episode was written and recorded by Susan Wersan. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background...
What does it mean to show up and be there for the people around you?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Susan Wersan. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The Tide by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>717false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sound-of-silence-sidney-outlaw--23587796
When was a time that you experienced the sound of silence?

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Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed
By the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "You do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells, of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

//

This episode was performed by Sidney Outlaw and accompanied by Dr. Hsin- I Huang. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

The Sound of Silence was written by Paul Simon in 1963-64 and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Sidney Outlaw is an opera powerhouse and a member of The Riverside Church choir. Visit www.SidneyOutlaw.com to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23587796Sat, 07 Mar 2020 10:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"And no one dared disturb the sound of silence.” -Paul Simon When was a time that you experienced the sound of silence? // Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was...
When was a time that you experienced the sound of silence?

//

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed
By the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "You do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells, of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

//

This episode was performed by Sidney Outlaw and accompanied by Dr. Hsin- I Huang. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

The Sound of Silence was written by Paul Simon in 1963-64 and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Sidney Outlaw is an opera powerhouse and a member of The Riverside Church choir. Visit www.SidneyOutlaw.com to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>319false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/justified-farley-lord--23534361
When was a time you experienced grace like this?

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Romans 5:12-19
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned— sin was indeed in the world before the law, but sin is not reckoned when there is no law. Yet death exercised dominion from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sins were not like the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the one who was to come.

But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died through the one man’s trespass, much more surely have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for the many. And the free gift is not like the effect of the one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brings justification. If, because of the one man’s trespass, death exercised dominion through that one, much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness exercise dominion in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.

Therefore just as one man’s trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all. For just as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and My Neighborhood and Amazing Grace by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23534361Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Through the gift the world received more grace than the sum of her brokenness." When was a time you experienced grace like this? // Romans 5:12-19 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death...
When was a time you experienced grace like this?

//

Romans 5:12-19
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned— sin was indeed in the world before the law, but sin is not reckoned when there is no law. Yet death exercised dominion from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sins were not like the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the one who was to come.

But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died through the one man’s trespass, much more surely have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for the many. And the free gift is not like the effect of the one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brings justification. If, because of the one man’s trespass, death exercised dominion through that one, much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness exercise dominion in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.

Therefore just as one man’s trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all. For just as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and My Neighborhood and Amazing Grace by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>609false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shout-phil-tom--23479545
What is God calling you to shout about?

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Psalm 32
Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

While I kept silence, my body wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.Selah

Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not hide my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin.Selah

Therefore let all who are faithful
offer prayer to you;
at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters
shall not reach them.
You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with glad cries of deliverance.Selah

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle,
else it will not stay near you.

Many are the torments of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Tom. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and KeoKeo by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23479545Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:00:20 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We are called to shout, to shout out loud, to shout for joy, through acts of compassion and justice." What is God calling you to shout about? // Psalm 32 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Happy are those to...
What is God calling you to shout about?

//

Psalm 32
Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

While I kept silence, my body wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.Selah

Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not hide my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin.Selah

Therefore let all who are faithful
offer prayer to you;
at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters
shall not reach them.
You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with glad cries of deliverance.Selah

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle,
else it will not stay near you.

Many are the torments of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Tom. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and KeoKeo by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>364false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/every-moment-is-a-choice-rachel-ricketts--23440054
What power and privilege do you possess and how can you best use it to fight injustices?

//

For those of us who live at the shoreline
standing upon the constant edges of decision
crucial and alone
for those of us who cannot indulge
the passing dreams of choice
who love in doorways coming and going
in the hours between dawns
looking inward and outward
at once before and after
seeking a now that can breed
futures
like bread in our children’s mouths
so their dreams will not reflect
the death of ours;


For those of us
who were imprinted with fear
like a faint line in the center of our foreheads
learning to be afraid with our mother’s milk
for by this weapon
this illusion of some safety to be found
the heavy-footed hoped to silence us
For all of us
this instant and this triumph
We were never meant to survive.


And when the sun rises we are afraid
it might not remain
when the sun sets we are afraid
it might not rise in the morning
when our stomachs are full we are afraid
of indigestion
when our stomachs are empty we are afraid
we may never eat again
when we are loved we are afraid
love will vanish
when we are alone we are afraid
love will never return
and when we speak we are afraid
our words will not be heard
nor welcomed
but when we are silent
we are still afraid


So it is better to speak
remembering
we were never meant to survive.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rachel Ricketts. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights and The First Person Awake by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rachel Ricketts is an activist, speaker, and writer. Visit www.RachelRicketts.com to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23440054Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Nothing will ever change unless we speak to the injustices in the world.” What power and privilege do you possess and how can you best use it to fight injustices? // For those of us who live at the shoreline standing upon the constant edges of...
What power and privilege do you possess and how can you best use it to fight injustices?

//

For those of us who live at the shoreline
standing upon the constant edges of decision
crucial and alone
for those of us who cannot indulge
the passing dreams of choice
who love in doorways coming and going
in the hours between dawns
looking inward and outward
at once before and after
seeking a now that can breed
futures
like bread in our children’s mouths
so their dreams will not reflect
the death of ours;


For those of us
who were imprinted with fear
like a faint line in the center of our foreheads
learning to be afraid with our mother’s milk
for by this weapon
this illusion of some safety to be found
the heavy-footed hoped to silence us
For all of us
this instant and this triumph
We were never meant to survive.


And when the sun rises we are afraid
it might not remain
when the sun sets we are afraid
it might not rise in the morning
when our stomachs are full we are afraid
of indigestion
when our stomachs are empty we are afraid
we may never eat again
when we are loved we are afraid
love will vanish
when we are alone we are afraid
love will never return
and when we speak we are afraid
our words will not be heard
nor welcomed
but when we are silent
we are still afraid


So it is better to speak
remembering
we were never meant to survive.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rachel Ricketts. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights and The First Person Awake by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rachel Ricketts is an activist, speaker, and writer. Visit www.RachelRicketts.com to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>479false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-beautiful-balanced-garden-brian-mclaren--23365486
What does it mean for you to reinhabit your space in this garden?

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Genesis 2:15-17
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Alphabet Soup by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Brian McLaren is author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. Visit www.BrianMcLaren.net to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23365486Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"I seek to reinhabit my space as a creature in God’s beautiful, balanced garden." What does it mean for you to reinhabit your space in this garden? // Genesis 2:15-17 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep...
What does it mean for you to reinhabit your space in this garden?

//

Genesis 2:15-17
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Alphabet Soup by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Brian McLaren is author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. Visit www.BrianMcLaren.net to find out more.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>396false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-desert-of-our-days-claudio-carvalhaes--23365479
What are you doing to survive the desert of our days?

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Matthew 4:1-11
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. I have fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written,
'One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”

Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written,'He will command his angels concerning you,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'”

Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'”
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor; and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me." Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written,
'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'”

Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Glitter by Podington Bear, Desert Hiatus by Young Bay, and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes is a theologian, liturgist and artist, a native Brazilian. He is Associate Professor of Worship at Union Theological Seminary.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23365479Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:00:08 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We are growing into times of despair and climate barbarism. Unless we are able to stay in the wilderness we will not be able to survive what is coming." What are you doing to survive the desert of our days? // Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led up...
What are you doing to survive the desert of our days?

//

Matthew 4:1-11
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. I have fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written,
'One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”

Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written,'He will command his angels concerning you,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'”

Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'”
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor; and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me." Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written,
'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'”

Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Glitter by Podington Bear, Desert Hiatus by Young Bay, and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes is a theologian, liturgist and artist, a native Brazilian. He is Associate Professor of Worship at Union Theological Seminary.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>414false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossing-racial-boundries-emogene-b-stamper--23340845
How have you experienced change and fear of the unknown in a church?

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This conversation features Emogene B. Stamper. Emogene has been a member of The Riverside Church since 1962. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Pilgrim’s Progress by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence is a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23340845Sun, 01 Mar 2020 10:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It happens in church just like it happens when neighborhoods change: people become frightened of the unknown." How have you experienced change and fear of the unknown in a church? // This conversation features Emogene B. Stamper. Emogene has been...
How have you experienced change and fear of the unknown in a church?

//

This conversation features Emogene B. Stamper. Emogene has been a member of The Riverside Church since 1962. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Pilgrim’s Progress by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence is a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>693false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sound-of-silence-melissa-greene--23292578
What would it look like for you to let go of your certainty?

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Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed
By the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "You do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells, of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

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This episode was written and recorded by Melissa Greene. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, B7 Bomber, and Cold Feet by Podington Bear.

The Sound of Silence was written by Paul Simon in 1963-64 and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. Ironically, the album was a commercial failure and led to the group disbanding but after the song hit No. 1 on January 1, 1966 the iconic duo reunited and recorded their second album, Sounds of Silence.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Melissa Greene is a speaker, singer, curator, pastor, and writer. Visit www.MelissaGreene.net to find out more or follow her on twitter at www.twitter.com/MelissaGreene/.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23292578Sat, 29 Feb 2020 10:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"When I let go of my certainty, I thought I would also let go of peace and yet surprisingly, that’s where I found it." What would it look like for you to let go of your certainty? // Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again...
What would it look like for you to let go of your certainty?

//

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed
By the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "You do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells, of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

//

This episode was written and recorded by Melissa Greene. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, B7 Bomber, and Cold Feet by Podington Bear.

The Sound of Silence was written by Paul Simon in 1963-64 and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. Ironically, the album was a commercial failure and led to the group disbanding but after the song hit No. 1 on January 1, 1966 the iconic duo reunited and recorded their second album, Sounds of Silence.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Melissa Greene is a speaker, singer, curator, pastor, and writer. Visit www.MelissaGreene.net to find out more or follow her on twitter at www.twitter.com/MelissaGreene/.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>558false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-day-of-darkness-and-gloom-jim-keat--23271604
What is one thing you can do during the season of Lent to care for the created world around you?

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Joel 2:1-2
Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sound the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near—
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness spread upon the mountains
a great and powerful army comes;
their like has never been from of old,
nor will be again after them
in ages to come.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Quiet and Safe by Silence is Sexy, Getting Off by Minden, In The Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp, Dirty Wallpaper by Blue Dot Sessions, and Threnody by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to find out more about his online projects.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23271604Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The created world is not ours to control, own, or occupy. For we are a part of creation and must find our place in the family of things." What is one thing you can do during the season of Lent to care for the created world around you? // Joel...
What is one thing you can do during the season of Lent to care for the created world around you?

//

Joel 2:1-2
Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sound the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near—
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness spread upon the mountains
a great and powerful army comes;
their like has never been from of old,
nor will be again after them
in ages to come.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Quiet and Safe by Silence is Sexy, Getting Off by Minden, In The Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp, Dirty Wallpaper by Blue Dot Sessions, and Threnody by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church. Visit www.JimKeat.com to find out more about his online projects.

This season of Be Still and Go is supported in part by Convergence as they help share each episode with their community. (You should do the same!) Convergence a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>895false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-is-no-enough-amanda-meisenheimer--23180199
God calls you Blessed. God calls you child. And you are enough.

What difference does it make to know that God loves and accepts you, exactly as you are?

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Psalm 51:1-2, 15-17
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.

O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
For you have no delight in sacrifice;
if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.


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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Evelyn by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children and Families at The Riverside Church. You can follow her on Twitter a @MandyMeis and can join her for Riverside Family Worship on the first Sunday of the month in Christ Chapel.

This season of Be Still and Go is sponsored in part by Convergence, a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23180199Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYCThe purifying baptism of God’s Holy presence, disinfects the lies you’ve been told, the lies you have told, and the names you’ve been called. God calls you Blessed. God calls you child. And you are enough. What difference does it make to know that...
God calls you Blessed. God calls you child. And you are enough.

What difference does it make to know that God loves and accepts you, exactly as you are?

//

Psalm 51:1-2, 15-17
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.

O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
For you have no delight in sacrifice;
if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Evelyn by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Amanda Meisenheimer is the Minister of Children and Families at The Riverside Church. You can follow her on Twitter a @MandyMeis and can join her for Riverside Family Worship on the first Sunday of the month in Christ Chapel.

This season of Be Still and Go is sponsored in part by Convergence, a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>441false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2020-90-40-7-michael-livingston--23169850
Who will you become during this Lenten season?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Finally Found You by Solitude, and Across the Desert by Acreage.

Rev. Michael Livingston is the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is sponsored in part by Convergence, a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23169850Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We have choices to make about who we are and who we can become." Who will you become during this Lenten season? // This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button...
Who will you become during this Lenten season?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Finally Found You by Solitude, and Across the Desert by Acreage.

Rev. Michael Livingston is the Interim Senior Minister at The Riverside Church.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

This season of Be Still and Go is sponsored in part by Convergence, a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>681false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-we-there-yet-jim-keat--23125719
How would you describe the season of Lent?

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Exodus 3:5
Take off your sandals for you are standing on holy ground.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear Walkabout by Chelsea McGough, and Already Here by Aaron Niequist.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.jimkeat.com to find out more about Rev. Jim Keat’s collection of sermons and digital content. And be sure to click on “Free and Simple” to see his full time Airstream adventure!

This season of Be Still and Go is sponsored in part by Convergence, a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23125719Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:47:46 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Because God is not waiting for us at the end this Lenten road. God is not some distant “there” we’re looking for when we ask, “Are we there yet?” God is already here, present in the Ash you receive on Wednesday as we enter the season of Lent and...
How would you describe the season of Lent?

//

Exodus 3:5
Take off your sandals for you are standing on holy ground.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear Walkabout by Chelsea McGough, and Already Here by Aaron Niequist.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.jimkeat.com to find out more about Rev. Jim Keat’s collection of sermons and digital content. And be sure to click on “Free and Simple” to see his full time Airstream adventure!

This season of Be Still and Go is sponsored in part by Convergence, a network that supports the reshaping of organizations, congregations and leaders engaged in an age of movement from “organized religion” to “organizing religion” driven by the values of an inclusive, progressive theological vision for a more just world for all. Visit www.convergenceus.org to find out more.]]>510false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-room-for-a-savior-diana-butler-bass--20992039
What does the word “savior” mean to you? Where has salvation appeared in your own life?

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Luke 2:8-14
In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, watching over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone about them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom God favors!”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Diana Butler Bass. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, The First Noel by Shane Becker, Linus and Lucy by Vince Guaraldi Trio, Oh Christmas Tree from A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Silent Night by Be Still the Earth.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.DianaButlerBass.com to sign up for Diana Butler Bass’ email newsletter, follower her on twitter, and more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20992039Mon, 23 Dec 2019 10:30:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Jesus heals not only us as individuals but a savior has been born, one who will heal the world from all its ills. What does the word “savior” mean to you? Where has salvation appeared in your own life? // Luke 2:8-14 In that region there were...
What does the word “savior” mean to you? Where has salvation appeared in your own life?

//

Luke 2:8-14
In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, watching over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone about them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom God favors!”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Diana Butler Bass. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, The First Noel by Shane Becker, Linus and Lucy by Vince Guaraldi Trio, Oh Christmas Tree from A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Silent Night by Be Still the Earth.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.DianaButlerBass.com to sign up for Diana Butler Bass’ email newsletter, follower her on twitter, and more.]]>808false5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-room-for-a-song-jim-keat--20980209
In your own words, what is the story of Christmas all about?

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Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother;
And in His name all oppression shall cease.

//

This episode was written, recorded, produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Habitat, and Down and Around by Podington Bear and two versions of O Holy Night — one from Sufjan Stevens and the other from Postmodern Jukebox featuring Miche Braden.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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In your own words, what is the story of Christmas all about?

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Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother;
And in His name all oppression shall cease.

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This episode was written, recorded, produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Habitat, and Down and Around by Podington Bear and two versions of O Holy Night — one from Sufjan Stevens and the other from Postmodern Jukebox featuring Miche Braden.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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The Lord is my Shepard, I have all I need
She makes me lie down in green meadows
Beside the still waters, She will lead

She restores my soul, She rights my wrongs
She leads me in a path of good things
And fills my heart with songs

Even though I walk, through a dark and dreary land
There is nothing that can shake me
She has said She won't forsake me
I'm in her hand

She sets a table before me, in the presence of my foes
She anoints my head with oil
And my cup overflows

Surely, surely goodness and kindness will follow me
All the days of my life
And I will live in her house
Forever, forever and ever

Glory be to our Mother, and Daughter
And to the Holy of Holies
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World, without end

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This episode was recorded by The Riverside Choir on Sunday, October 17, 2017. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear. This version of Psalm 23 was composed by Bobby McFerrin.

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The Lord is my Shepard, I have all I need
She makes me lie down in green meadows
Beside the still waters, She will lead

She restores my soul, She rights my wrongs
She leads me in a path of good things
And fills my heart with songs

Even though I walk, through a dark and dreary land
There is nothing that can shake me
She has said She won't forsake me
I'm in her hand

She sets a table before me, in the presence of my foes
She anoints my head with oil
And my cup overflows

Surely, surely goodness and kindness will follow me
All the days of my life
And I will live in her house
Forever, forever and ever

Glory be to our Mother, and Daughter
And to the Holy of Holies
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World, without end

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This episode was recorded by The Riverside Choir on Sunday, October 17, 2017. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear. This version of Psalm 23 was composed by Bobby McFerrin.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What does joy mean to you?

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This episode was written and recorded by The Riverside Church Youth Group. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish and Movin’ On Up by Podington Bear.

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What does joy mean to you?

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This episode was written and recorded by The Riverside Church Youth Group. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish and Movin’ On Up by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What are the snippets of everyday grace that give you a hopeful imagination?

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Matthew 11:2-11

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”

As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written,

‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’

Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Lindsay Andreolli Comstock. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear.

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What are the snippets of everyday grace that give you a hopeful imagination?

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Matthew 11:2-11

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”

As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written,

‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’

Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Lindsay Andreolli Comstock. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.

Visit www.ConvergenceSummit.online to find out more about the Courageous Faith Summit, a virtual gathering of people of faith and moral conscience.]]>338false5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-room-for-a-liberating-judge-tyler-sit--20870989
How have you seen love lead to social change in our world?

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James 5:7-10

Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! As an example of suffering and patience, beloved, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Tyler Sit. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear and Wild Things by YEYEY.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20870989Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Love inevitably results in social change." How have you seen love lead to social change in our world? // James 5:7-10 Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being...
How have you seen love lead to social change in our world?

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James 5:7-10

Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! As an example of suffering and patience, beloved, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Tyler Sit. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear and Wild Things by YEYEY.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>409false5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-room-for-hope-in-the-dark-debie-thomas--20835842
What is giving you hope right now?

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Psalm 146:5-10

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!


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This episode was written and recorded by Debie Thomas. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Secret Place by Alex Fitch, and Overcoming Stage Fright by Dexter Britain.

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What is giving you hope right now?

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Psalm 146:5-10

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!


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This episode was written and recorded by Debie Thomas. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Secret Place by Alex Fitch, and Overcoming Stage Fright by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>552advent,hope,justicefalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-room-for-restoration-bruce-lamb-amanda-meisenheimer--20804345
What’s broken in the world around you? And what can you do to help repair it?

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Isaiah 35:1-5
The desert and the parched land will be glad;
the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom;
it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;
they will see the glory of the Lord,
the splendor of our God.

Strengthen the feeble hands,
steady the knees that give way;
say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, do not fear;
your God will come,
God will come with vengeance;
with divine retribution
God will come to save you.”

Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.


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This episode was written and recorded by Bruce Lamb and Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear and Come As You Are and Come As You Were by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What’s broken in the world around you? And what can you do to help repair it?

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Isaiah 35:1-5
The desert and the parched land will be glad;
the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom;
it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;
they will see the glory of the Lord,
the splendor of our God.

Strengthen the feeble hands,
steady the knees that give way;
say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, do not fear;
your God will come,
God will come with vengeance;
with divine retribution
God will come to save you.”

Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.


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This episode was written and recorded by Bruce Lamb and Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear and Come As You Are and Come As You Were by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Where have you found God today?

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O come, o come Emmanuel
To free your captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear

Rejoice, rejoice o Israel
To you shall come Emmanuel

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, O Come O Come Emmanuel by Gungor, Punch Brothers, and The Civil Wars, and El Shaddai by Amy Grant.

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Where have you found God today?

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O come, o come Emmanuel
To free your captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear

Rejoice, rejoice o Israel
To you shall come Emmanuel

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, O Come O Come Emmanuel by Gungor, Punch Brothers, and The Civil Wars, and El Shaddai by Amy Grant.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What does it mean for you to imitate God’s love in the world around you?

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Romans 13:11
And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish and Reed Canary Grass by Podington Bear and I’ll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What does it mean for you to imitate God’s love in the world around you?

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Romans 13:11
And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish and Reed Canary Grass by Podington Bear and I’ll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What does “His Eye Is On the Sparrow” mean to you?

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Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

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This episode was written and recorded by Victory Boyd. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear. His Eye Is On the Sparrow was written by Civilla D. Martin and composed by Charles H. Gabriel in 1905.

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What does “His Eye Is On the Sparrow” mean to you?

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Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

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This episode was written and recorded by Victory Boyd. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear. His Eye Is On the Sparrow was written by Civilla D. Martin and composed by Charles H. Gabriel in 1905.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Where is the Spirit of God leading you?

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Isaiah 11:1-9
A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.

He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide by what his ears hear;
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist,
and faithfulness the belt around his loins.

The wolf shall live with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them.
The cow and the bear shall graze,
their young shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den.
They will not hurt or destroy
on all my holy mountain;
for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.


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This episode was written and recorded by Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish and Great Blue Heron by Podington Bear, Innocent White Bred by Minden, and The Tide by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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Where is the Spirit of God leading you?

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Isaiah 11:1-9
A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.

He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide by what his ears hear;
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist,
and faithfulness the belt around his loins.

The wolf shall live with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them.
The cow and the bear shall graze,
their young shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den.
They will not hurt or destroy
on all my holy mountain;
for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.


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This episode was written and recorded by Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish and Great Blue Heron by Podington Bear, Innocent White Bred by Minden, and The Tide by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.]]>473false5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-room-for-professional-development-farley-lord--20659955
What’s the best professional development advice you have ever received?

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Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19

Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king's son.
May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness.
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor.
May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth. In his days may righteousness flourish and peace abound, until the moon is no more.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
Blessed be his glorious name forever; may his glory fill the whole earth. Amen and Amen.

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Happiness Is, Common Merganser, and Chrysalis by Podington Bear.

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Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo#got-a-minute to let us know the impact this podcast has made on your faith.

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What’s the best professional development advice you have ever received?

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Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19

Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king's son.
May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness.
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor.
May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth. In his days may righteousness flourish and peace abound, until the moon is no more.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
Blessed be his glorious name forever; may his glory fill the whole earth. Amen and Amen.

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Happiness Is, Common Merganser, and Chrysalis by Podington Bear.

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What do you hear when you step into the desert?

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Matthew 3:1-12

In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.’”

Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit worthy of repentance. Do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

“I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Jared Byas. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish Suppose It Is by Podington Bear and The Great Burn by Dave Depper.

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What do you hear when you step into the desert?

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Matthew 3:1-12

In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.’”

Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit worthy of repentance. Do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

“I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Jared Byas. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish Suppose It Is by Podington Bear and The Great Burn by Dave Depper.

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Why do we too easily overlook someone’s humanity?

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Romans 15:5-8, 13
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy....May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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This episode was written and recorded by Crystal Cheatham. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Science of Sleep by Science is Sexy, and Cold Feet by Will Bangs.

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Why do we too easily overlook someone’s humanity?

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Romans 15:5-8, 13
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy....May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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This episode was written and recorded by Crystal Cheatham. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Science of Sleep by Science is Sexy, and Cold Feet by Will Bangs.

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How have you seen or experienced the myth of redemptive violence in the world around you?

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O come, desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all humankind
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease
And be Thyself our King of peace

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear.

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How have you seen or experienced the myth of redemptive violence in the world around you?

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O come, desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all humankind
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease
And be Thyself our King of peace

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear.

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In your own words, what does it mean for you to depend on God for everything?

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Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear.

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In your own words, what does it mean for you to depend on God for everything?

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Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear.

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Perhaps rather than a season of us waiting for the birth of Christ, Advent is the season in which God waits for Christ to be born in us, our own awakening to the hope, peace, joy, and love we are called to embody in the world around us.

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Amazing Grace, How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind but now I see

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Jim Keat, the Boyd Family Singers, the Riverside Inspirational Choir, and the Riverside Choir. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear.

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Perhaps rather than a season of us waiting for the birth of Christ, Advent is the season in which God waits for Christ to be born in us, our own awakening to the hope, peace, joy, and love we are called to embody in the world around us.

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Amazing Grace, How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind but now I see

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Jim Keat, the Boyd Family Singers, the Riverside Inspirational Choir, and the Riverside Choir. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear.

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What “new things” do you see God doing in the world around you?

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Romans 13:11-14

Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Great Blue Heron, and B Roll by Podington Bear, and ø by Young Bay.

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What “new things” do you see God doing in the world around you?

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Romans 13:11-14

Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Great Blue Heron, and B Roll by Podington Bear, and ø by Young Bay.

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Visit www.ConvergenceSummit.online to find out more about the Courageous Faith Summit, a virtual gathering of people of faith and moral conscience.]]>542false5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-room-for-the-spirit-lawrence-richardson--20460639
What do you need to let go of to make space for the Spirit of God?

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Psalm 122

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem—built as a city
that is bound firmly together.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord,
as was decreed for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there the thrones for judgment were set up,
the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,
and security within your towers.”
For the sake of my relatives and friends
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lawrence Richardson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear and Live For the Dead by Corrina Repp.

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What do you need to let go of to make space for the Spirit of God?

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Psalm 122

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem—built as a city
that is bound firmly together.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord,
as was decreed for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there the thrones for judgment were set up,
the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,
and security within your towers.”
For the sake of my relatives and friends
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lawrence Richardson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear and Live For the Dead by Corrina Repp.

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What are the swords in your world that need to be beaten into plowshares?

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Isaiah 2:1-5

In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob;
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations,
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.

O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord!

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch, and Make Room by Jonathan McReynolds

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What are the swords in your world that need to be beaten into plowshares?

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Isaiah 2:1-5

In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob;
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations,
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.

O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord!

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch, and Make Room by Jonathan McReynolds

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In your own words, how would you describe “the hopes and fears of all the years”?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Surly Bonds by Blue Dot Sessions, We Call This Home by Alex Fitch, and O Little Town Bethlehem by Phillip Brooks and Lewis Redner, performed by Rich Mountain Revival.

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In your own words, how would you describe “the hopes and fears of all the years”?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Surly Bonds by Blue Dot Sessions, We Call This Home by Alex Fitch, and O Little Town Bethlehem by Phillip Brooks and Lewis Redner, performed by Rich Mountain Revival.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.

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What's your definition of Advent?

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This episode was written and recorded by Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear and What Child Is This by Son Little.

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What's your definition of Advent?

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This episode was written and recorded by Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear and What Child Is This by Son Little.

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What does “making room” mean for you during this season?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Picturebook by Dave Depper, and In the Dark You’re More Colorful by Corrina Repp.

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What does “making room” mean for you during this season?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Picturebook by Dave Depper, and In the Dark You’re More Colorful by Corrina Repp.

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Stop and look for the nearest bird. What do you notice?

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This episode was written and recorded by Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle, Canbasback, and Red-tailed Hawk by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19395221Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:00:09 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“It isn’t too late, but we need to get moving to save the birds, to save the earth." Stop and look for the nearest bird. What do you notice? // This episode was written and recorded by Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat....
Stop and look for the nearest bird. What do you notice?

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This episode was written and recorded by Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle, Canbasback, and Red-tailed Hawk by Podington Bear.

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What new life can you grow out of the chaos around you?

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Genesis 1:11-12, 20-21, 25
Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so. And God saw that it was good...And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.” So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth….And God saw that it was good.

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This episode was written and recorded by Ben Perry. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle, 88, an Tarnish by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19381154Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:00:07 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Perhaps the murky chaos of the anthropocene may be our opportunity to act as co-creators with God and all living things." What new life can you grow out of the chaos around you? // Genesis 1:11-12, 20-21, 25 Then God said, “Let the earth put...
What new life can you grow out of the chaos around you?

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Genesis 1:11-12, 20-21, 25
Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so. And God saw that it was good...And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.” So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth….And God saw that it was good.

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This episode was written and recorded by Ben Perry. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle, 88, an Tarnish by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>373false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-it-not-enough-kevin-vanhook--19371615
What kinds of shepherds do we want to be? How will we remain faithful in this strange land?

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Ezekiel 34:18
Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? But you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture? When you drink of clear water, must you foul the rest with your feet?

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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19371615Sun, 06 Oct 2019 09:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We ought to live more simply so others may simply live." What kinds of shepherds do we want to be? How will we remain faithful in this strange land? // Ezekiel 34:18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? But you must tread down...
What kinds of shepherds do we want to be? How will we remain faithful in this strange land?

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Ezekiel 34:18
Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? But you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture? When you drink of clear water, must you foul the rest with your feet?

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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>483false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-greta-effect-bruce-lamb--19356803
What tangible actions can you take to help slow the effects of climate change?

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Amos 5:24
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

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This episode was written and recorded by Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle Reed Canary Grass, Cottonwoods, and Oregon Grape by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19356803Sat, 05 Oct 2019 09:00:09 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“You say you love your children above all else and yet you're stealing their future in front of their very eyes.” -Greta Thunberg What tangible actions can you take to help slow the effects of climate change? // Amos 5:24 But let justice roll down...
What tangible actions can you take to help slow the effects of climate change?

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Amos 5:24
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

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This episode was written and recorded by Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle Reed Canary Grass, Cottonwoods, and Oregon Grape by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>488false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-covenant-with-creation-sheena-rolle--19345201
In your own words, why is it important to honor and tend to the earth?

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Genesis 1:28-30
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

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This episode was written and recorded by Sheena Rolle. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and When it gets Dark at 4pm and The First Person Awake by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19345201Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:00:21 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“How we honor and tend to the earth is a sign of how we honor and tend to our relationship with God and with each other." In your own words, why is it important to honor and tend to the earth? // Genesis 1:28-30 God blessed them, and God said to...
In your own words, why is it important to honor and tend to the earth?

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Genesis 1:28-30
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

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This episode was written and recorded by Sheena Rolle. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and When it gets Dark at 4pm and The First Person Awake by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>384false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-least-of-these-alan-bentz-letts--19330484
Where do you see “the least of these” in the created world around you?

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Matthew 25:31-46
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family,[a] you did it to me.’ Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Alan Bentz-Letts. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Houston St. and Sirens by Young Bay.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19330484Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“The elephant slaughtered for it’s tusks, the oceans littered with swaths of plastic bottles, the forest being burned or cut down for palm oil plantations, the arctic ice disappearing at an alarming rate. These are 'the least of these' also because...
Where do you see “the least of these” in the created world around you?

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Matthew 25:31-46
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family,[a] you did it to me.’ Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Alan Bentz-Letts. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Houston St. and Sirens by Young Bay.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>499false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frozen-in-time-regina-tate--19316455
What does it look like for you to live and walk and talk your faith?

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Isaiah 11:6
The wolf shall live with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them.

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This episode was written and recorded by Regina Tate. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Seven, Juncture, and Opus 4 by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19316455Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYCMemorizing scripture is the easy part. Walking the walk is incredibly difficult. But the benefit that we that get out of it is that we will live and walk and talk our faith and the gift at the end will be saving our planet. What does it look like for...
What does it look like for you to live and walk and talk your faith?

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Isaiah 11:6
The wolf shall live with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them.

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This episode was written and recorded by Regina Tate. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Seven, Juncture, and Opus 4 by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>746false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everything-is-connected-duane-toops--19302240
What connections do you feel to the world around you?

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This episode was written and recorded by Duane Toops. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Houston St. and ø by Young Bay.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19302240Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:00:21 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Everything is engulfed by this lively mesh of existence and being, this tangled brew of life." What connections do you feel to the world around you? // This episode was written and recorded by Duane Toops. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat....
What connections do you feel to the world around you?

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This episode was written and recorded by Duane Toops. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Houston St. and ø by Young Bay.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>470false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/energizing-enlivening-and-exhausting-chelsea-macmillan--19292432
What keeps you motivated to work for environmental justice in our world?

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This episode was written and recorded by Chelsea MacMillan. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Looking for that Moment when Time Stands Still and The Dead of Winter by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19292432Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:45:48 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Every march is a step forward into the unknown, trusting, surrendering, hoping against all illogical hope that a new life awaits.” What keeps you motivated to work for environmental justice in our world? // This episode was written and recorded by...
What keeps you motivated to work for environmental justice in our world?

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This episode was written and recorded by Chelsea MacMillan. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Looking for that Moment when Time Stands Still and The Dead of Winter by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>405false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-this-meantime-michael-livingston--19275673
Young people all over the world march to make a future possible on a planet with enough resources to nurture and sustain life from birth to old age for ages to come. We grieve the lateness of the hour and gird our strength for the challenges we face and must overcome. We pray not to dream but in waking to do what must be done. Their signs pierce our consciences: “Think or swim;” “Dead Planet Soon, Act Now;” “You had a future and so should we.”

We pray to thank you for the birds that still sing, pollinate, and spread the seeds of future life in every nation on earth; their numbers falling to our pesticides and the plunder of once profuse forests.

We pray thanking you for the journey from then to now, pleading for grace and mercy to move from here to there, that unknowable time when we will have either risen to the challenge or succumbed to the rising waters and the raging winds of our greed and folly.

In this meantime teach us to be kind, to hope, to care for one another, now, as if tomorrow depended upon us all—who we become and what we accomplish together.

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What is your prayer in the midst of our ongoing climate crisis?

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This episode was written and recorded by Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle and Blue Blanket by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19275673Sun, 29 Sep 2019 09:00:21 +0000The Riverside Church NYCGod of many names, one being: you slung stars to infinite galaxies in a universe whose outer limits are beyond our reach. You made this earth, so finely balanced, brilliant in beauty, breath-taking in wonder. You set our feet upon the ground and gave...
Young people all over the world march to make a future possible on a planet with enough resources to nurture and sustain life from birth to old age for ages to come. We grieve the lateness of the hour and gird our strength for the challenges we face and must overcome. We pray not to dream but in waking to do what must be done. Their signs pierce our consciences: “Think or swim;” “Dead Planet Soon, Act Now;” “You had a future and so should we.”

We pray to thank you for the birds that still sing, pollinate, and spread the seeds of future life in every nation on earth; their numbers falling to our pesticides and the plunder of once profuse forests.

We pray thanking you for the journey from then to now, pleading for grace and mercy to move from here to there, that unknowable time when we will have either risen to the challenge or succumbed to the rising waters and the raging winds of our greed and folly.

In this meantime teach us to be kind, to hope, to care for one another, now, as if tomorrow depended upon us all—who we become and what we accomplish together.

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What is your prayer in the midst of our ongoing climate crisis?

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This episode was written and recorded by Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle and Blue Blanket by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>290false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/air-jim-keat--19261407
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The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims God's handiwork. (Psalm 19:1)

The sky is falling. The air is killing us. Nearly 80% of lung illnesses are due to the air pollutants caused by automobiles and other fossil fuel burning machines.

They will roar over it on that day, like the roaring of the sea. And if one look to the land— only darkness and distress; and the light grows dark with clouds. (Isaiah 5:30)

Around the world, air pollution is the fourth largest killer, causing 6.5 million deaths annually, behind high blood pressure, dietary risks and smoking.

Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day is coming, it is near— a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! (Joel 2:1-2)

More than nine out of 10 of the world’s population – 92% – lives in places where air pollution exceeds safe limits

The land that you are entering to possess is a land unclean with the pollutions of the people. They have filled it from end to end. (Ezra 9:11)

For the past 400,000 years global carbon dioxide levels have remained below 300 parts per million. In 1950 we crossed this threshold and the number is currently over 400 parts per million, a 37 percent increase in a single lifetime.

Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky. (Psalm 85:11)

For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. (Psalm 108:4)

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This episode was written, recorded and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and My Neighborhood by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.
Visit https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution to find out more about air pollution in our world and what you can do to make an impact.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19261407Sat, 28 Sep 2019 09:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYCWhat do we do when the very thing we need might end up killing us? // The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims God's handiwork. (Psalm 19:1) The sky is falling. The air is killing us. Nearly 80% of lung illnesses are...
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The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims God's handiwork. (Psalm 19:1)

The sky is falling. The air is killing us. Nearly 80% of lung illnesses are due to the air pollutants caused by automobiles and other fossil fuel burning machines.

They will roar over it on that day, like the roaring of the sea. And if one look to the land— only darkness and distress; and the light grows dark with clouds. (Isaiah 5:30)

Around the world, air pollution is the fourth largest killer, causing 6.5 million deaths annually, behind high blood pressure, dietary risks and smoking.

Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day is coming, it is near— a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! (Joel 2:1-2)

More than nine out of 10 of the world’s population – 92% – lives in places where air pollution exceeds safe limits

The land that you are entering to possess is a land unclean with the pollutions of the people. They have filled it from end to end. (Ezra 9:11)

For the past 400,000 years global carbon dioxide levels have remained below 300 parts per million. In 1950 we crossed this threshold and the number is currently over 400 parts per million, a 37 percent increase in a single lifetime.

Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky. (Psalm 85:11)

For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. (Psalm 108:4)

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This episode was written, recorded and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and My Neighborhood by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.
Visit https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution to find out more about air pollution in our world and what you can do to make an impact.]]>394air,climate,meditation,pollutionfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sacred-places-frances-connell--19256300
Where have you found God in creation?

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Psalm 18:2
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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This episode was written and recorded by Frances Connell. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle and Sepia by Podington Bear, Rivers and Mountains by Josh Spacek, and The Tide and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.
Visit https://www.trcnyc.org/ministries/belovedearth/ to learn more about the Beloved Earth Community.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19256300Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:09:38 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“There are no unsecured places but only sacred places and desecrated places.” -Wendell Berry Where have you found God in creation? // Psalm 18:2 My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. //...
Where have you found God in creation?

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Psalm 18:2
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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This episode was written and recorded by Frances Connell. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle and Sepia by Podington Bear, Rivers and Mountains by Josh Spacek, and The Tide and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.
Visit https://www.trcnyc.org/ministries/belovedearth/ to learn more about the Beloved Earth Community.]]>632false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflecting-beyond-the-obvious-rabbi-jill-zimmerman--19242153
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If we do not wake up our children and grand children will have a future of a diminishing food supply and withered trees.

What are you doing to care for the future of our planet?

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Leviticus 26:3-4
If you follow my statutes and keep my commandments and observe them faithfully, I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rabbi Jill Zimmerman. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, B Roll, and Galoshes by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19242153Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:49:30 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"See to it that you do not spoil and destroy my world for if you do there will be no one else to repair it.” // If we do not wake up our children and grand children will have a future of a diminishing food supply and withered trees. What are you...
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If we do not wake up our children and grand children will have a future of a diminishing food supply and withered trees.

What are you doing to care for the future of our planet?

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Leviticus 26:3-4
If you follow my statutes and keep my commandments and observe them faithfully, I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rabbi Jill Zimmerman. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, B Roll, and Galoshes by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>304false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/damn-alisha-gordon--19204333School children sitting in jail
Black cat cross my path
I think every day’s gonna be my last
-Nina Simone

What does it mean to “give a damn” about our world today?

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Genesis 8:13–14
In the six hundred first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and saw that the face of the ground was drying. In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.

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This episode was written and recorded by Alisha Gordon. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, Misissippi Goddam by Nina Simone, Woods by Corina Repp, and Walking Stars by Kai Engel.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19204333Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYCHound dogs on my trail School children sitting in jail Black cat cross my path I think every day’s gonna be my last -Nina Simone What does it mean to “give a damn” about our world today? // Genesis 8:13–14 In the six hundred first year, in the...School children sitting in jail
Black cat cross my path
I think every day’s gonna be my last
-Nina Simone

What does it mean to “give a damn” about our world today?

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Genesis 8:13–14
In the six hundred first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and saw that the face of the ground was drying. In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.

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This episode was written and recorded by Alisha Gordon. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, Misissippi Goddam by Nina Simone, Woods by Corina Repp, and Walking Stars by Kai Engel.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>551false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beautiful-and-healthy-for-all-abby-mohaupt--19201911
Where have you seen the impact of climate change in the world around you?

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Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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This episode was written and recorded by abby mohaupt. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and In the Dark You're More Colorful and Live For the Dead by Corina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19201911Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:00:20 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The people who are suffering the consequences of climate change the most didn’t even cause climate change." Where have you seen the impact of climate change in the world around you? // Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the...
Where have you seen the impact of climate change in the world around you?

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Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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This episode was written and recorded by abby mohaupt. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and In the Dark You're More Colorful and Live For the Dead by Corina Repp.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>366false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-not-going-away-beth-ackerman--19191994
What does it look like for you to co-create with God?

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This episode was written and recorded by Beth Ackerman. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, The Great Burn by Dave Depper, and Lightning by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19191994Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Here’s what I believe: we are a part of an evolutionary force, co-creating with God." What does it look like for you to co-create with God? // This episode was written and recorded by Beth Ackerman. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background...
What does it look like for you to co-create with God?

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This episode was written and recorded by Beth Ackerman. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, The Great Burn by Dave Depper, and Lightning by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>312false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/creation-s-joy-ellen-davis--19184253
What corporate sins does our culture need to name and repent from in order to tend the earth on which all life depends?

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Psalm 65:3, 8, 12-13
Misdeeds – they are stronger than I am; our transgressions –
it is You [God] who atone for them.

Those who inhabit the ends of the earth
feel fear at Your signs;
the reaches of morning and evening You make ring with joy.

The pastures of the wilderness are dripping,
and the hills are girdled with joy.
The meadows are clothed with the flocks,
and the valleys robed in grain.
They shout out; they even sing.

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This episode was written and recorded by Dr. Ellen Davis. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle, Daisy, Ink, and Song Sparrow by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19184253Sun, 22 Sep 2019 09:00:07 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"In our present age of massive climate disruption, we are seeing signs that should move us to healthy fear, to name our corporate sin and turn with renewed attention to the ways of the Creator God, who, as the psalmist sees, models careful, daily...
What corporate sins does our culture need to name and repent from in order to tend the earth on which all life depends?

//

Psalm 65:3, 8, 12-13
Misdeeds – they are stronger than I am; our transgressions –
it is You [God] who atone for them.

Those who inhabit the ends of the earth
feel fear at Your signs;
the reaches of morning and evening You make ring with joy.

The pastures of the wilderness are dripping,
and the hills are girdled with joy.
The meadows are clothed with the flocks,
and the valleys robed in grain.
They shout out; they even sing.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Dr. Ellen Davis. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle, Daisy, Ink, and Song Sparrow by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>520false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/water-jim-keat--19158085
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The earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:2)

71% of the earth is covered in water.

So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:21)

Every year, more people die from unsafe water than from all forms of violence, including war.

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. (Psalm 69:1)

Approximately 40% of the lakes in America are too polluted for fishing, aquatic life, or swimming.”

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you (Isaiah 43:2)

About 10% of America’s beaches fail to meet the federal benchmark for what constitutes safe swimming water.

But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. (Amos 5:24)

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and SONG.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.WaterCalculator.org to find out more about your water footprint and what you can do to help save the world, one glass at a time.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19158085Sat, 21 Sep 2019 09:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYCWhat can you do to conserve and care for water in our world? // The earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:2) 71% of the earth is covered in water....
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The earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:2)

71% of the earth is covered in water.

So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:21)

Every year, more people die from unsafe water than from all forms of violence, including war.

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. (Psalm 69:1)

Approximately 40% of the lakes in America are too polluted for fishing, aquatic life, or swimming.”

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you (Isaiah 43:2)

About 10% of America’s beaches fail to meet the federal benchmark for what constitutes safe swimming water.

But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. (Amos 5:24)

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and SONG.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.

Visit www.WaterCalculator.org to find out more about your water footprint and what you can do to help save the world, one glass at a time.]]>299false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/another-world-is-possible-the-riverside-church-youth-group--19157224
What are you doing to support the global climate strike?

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Mark 1:15
The time is fulfilled, the Kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the Good News.

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This episode was written by The Riverside Youth Group — Santiago, Lucia. Athena, LaToya, Isabella, Mara. Chloe, Stephen, Charlotte, and Julian. It was recorded live on Sunday, October 15 at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Overcoming Stage Fright and Beyond the Finish Line by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19157224Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:00:09 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Another world is possible and God has given us all we need to live into it." What are you doing to support the global climate strike? // Mark 1:15 The time is fulfilled, the Kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the Good News. //...
What are you doing to support the global climate strike?

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Mark 1:15
The time is fulfilled, the Kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the Good News.

//

This episode was written by The Riverside Youth Group — Santiago, Lucia. Athena, LaToya, Isabella, Mara. Chloe, Stephen, Charlotte, and Julian. It was recorded live on Sunday, October 15 at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Overcoming Stage Fright and Beyond the Finish Line by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>395false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-micronesian-kingfisher-farley-lord--19147856
What songs and sounds of praise do you hear in creation?

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Psalm 148
Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights above.
Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars.
Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies.
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for at his command they were created,
and he established them for ever and ever—
he issued a decree that will never pass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
kings of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
young men and women,
old men and children.
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
And he has raised up for his people a horn,
the praise of all his faithful servants,
of Israel, the people close to his heart.
Praise the Lord.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle, Belted Kingfisher, and Hears Aflutter by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19147856Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:00:02 +0000The Riverside Church NYCCreation praises because it exists, because it was created. Creation praises in the ways it can, because it can. What songs and sounds of praise do you hear in creation? // Psalm 148 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise...
What songs and sounds of praise do you hear in creation?

//

Psalm 148
Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights above.
Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars.
Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies.
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for at his command they were created,
and he established them for ever and ever—
he issued a decree that will never pass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
kings of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
young men and women,
old men and children.
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
And he has raised up for his people a horn,
the praise of all his faithful servants,
of Israel, the people close to his heart.
Praise the Lord.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle, Belted Kingfisher, and Hears Aflutter by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>540false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-is-enough-elyse-ambrose--19130550
How might imagination change the way you approach environmental justice and all of its intersections?

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There is no scarcity. There is no shortage. No lack of love, of compassion, of joy in the world. There is enough. There is more than enough.

Only fear and greed make us think otherwise.

No one need starve. There is enough land and enough food. No one need die of thirst. There is enough water. No one need live without mercy. There is no end to grace. We are all instruments of grace. The more we give it, the more we share it, the more we use it, the more God makes. There is no scarcity of love. There is plenty. And always more.

-Remnants: A Memoir of Spirit, Activism, and Mothering by Rosemarie Freeney Harding & Rachel Elizabeth Harding

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This episode was written and recorded by Dr. Elyse Ambrose. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, Lemuel by Blue Dot Sessions, and The Whole World Loves Me by Minden

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19130550Wed, 18 Sep 2019 09:00:08 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Imagination enables us to find potentiality and to picture a new vision.” How might imagination change the way you approach environmental justice and all of its intersections? // There is no scarcity. There is no shortage. No lack of love, of...
How might imagination change the way you approach environmental justice and all of its intersections?

//

There is no scarcity. There is no shortage. No lack of love, of compassion, of joy in the world. There is enough. There is more than enough.

Only fear and greed make us think otherwise.

No one need starve. There is enough land and enough food. No one need die of thirst. There is enough water. No one need live without mercy. There is no end to grace. We are all instruments of grace. The more we give it, the more we share it, the more we use it, the more God makes. There is no scarcity of love. There is plenty. And always more.

-Remnants: A Memoir of Spirit, Activism, and Mothering by Rosemarie Freeney Harding & Rachel Elizabeth Harding

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This episode was written and recorded by Dr. Elyse Ambrose. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, Lemuel by Blue Dot Sessions, and The Whole World Loves Me by Minden

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>426false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-only-economy-that-really-matters-brian-mclaren--19114673
What does it mean for you to live ecologically?

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Mountain by Stephen Keech.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19114673Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:00:16 +0000The Riverside Church NYCTortoises preach to me, in their own wordless way, of how life should be and can be, if we don’t let ourselves be defined by human social constructions and instead re-situate ourselves in the original evolutionary construction or unfolding that we...
What does it mean for you to live ecologically?

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Mountain by Stephen Keech.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>405false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-end-of-the-world-amanda-meisenheimer--19098889
What does the end of the world look like?

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1 Corinthians 15:55
“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Ghost Suite by YEYEY.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19098889Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYCDirt matters. Shit matters. When we bring an eternal perspective to our temporal home, we can see that resurrection is a reality, even on earth. What does the end of the world look like? // 1 Corinthians 15:55 “Where, O death, is your victory?...
What does the end of the world look like?

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1 Corinthians 15:55
“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Ghost Suite by YEYEY.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>470false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-better-world-is-possible-david-black--19096098
What kind of adult did you need when you were seven and seventeen?

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Isaiah 11:6
The wolf shall live with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them

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This episode was written and recorded by David Black. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, Calico and Desert Hiatus by Young Bay, and Cold Feet by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19096098Sun, 15 Sep 2019 09:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYCDon’t ever believe that the fire inside you is something you should grow out of. What kind of adult did you need when you were seven and seventeen? // Isaiah 11:6 The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the...
What kind of adult did you need when you were seven and seventeen?

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Isaiah 11:6
The wolf shall live with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them

//

This episode was written and recorded by David Black. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear, Calico and Desert Hiatus by Young Bay, and Cold Feet by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>521false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/save-the-planet-save-your-soul-jim-keat--19015508
In your opinion, what is the connection between climate change and spirituality?

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Romans 8:21-22
[We wait] in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Drifters by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19015508Thu, 05 Sep 2019 19:49:00 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"What if we recognized that climate change is not just an environmental justice issue but also a spiritual issue? The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. The way we treat the planet impacts our soul. For God so loved the world - the whole world,...
In your opinion, what is the connection between climate change and spirituality?

//

Romans 8:21-22
[We wait] in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Trundle by Podington Bear and Drifters by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all four seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>268false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blessed-easter-amy-butler--17688773
What does it look like to live into the hope of Easter in your life and in our world?

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Christ is risen. Christ is risen indeed!

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This episode was written and recorded by Pastor Amy Butler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Circle Veroni by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17688773Sun, 21 Apr 2019 09:00:20 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Easter is about starting again when all we can see around us is devastation. It’s about changing laws that allow violence to proliferate. It’s about welcoming the marginalized into the mainstream. It’s about apologizing for wrongs long unaccounted...
What does it look like to live into the hope of Easter in your life and in our world?

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Christ is risen. Christ is risen indeed!

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This episode was written and recorded by Pastor Amy Butler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Circle Veroni by Blue Dot Sessions.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>319easter,hope,jesus,justice,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-still-speaking-jim-keat--17688365
Where do you hear God in the world around you?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear. Soundscape locations include East Harlem, Union Square, Times Square, and Central Park.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17688365Sat, 20 Apr 2019 09:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“God is still speaking in the chaos. God is still speaking in spite of us. And God is still speaking in the created world around us." Where do you hear God in the world around you? // This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim...
Where do you hear God in the world around you?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear. Soundscape locations include East Harlem, Union Square, Times Square, and Central Park.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>560birds,centralpark,city,god,lent,music,nature,nyc,park,soundsfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forsaken-lawrence-richardson--17688360
When was a time you questioned the presence of God?

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Matthew 27:46
And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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This episode was written and recorded by Lawrence Richardson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, I’ll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17688360Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:09:54 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“At what point in our suffering do we question the presence of God? And at what point in our suffering do we acknowledge that our questioning of God is a natural response to such agony. Perhaps we need to question God more." When was a time you...
When was a time you questioned the presence of God?

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Matthew 27:46
And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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This episode was written and recorded by Lawrence Richardson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, I’ll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>416forsaken,goodfriday,jesus,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/faith-agency-courage-and-resistance-alex-da-silva-souto--17685424
What does it mean to that God has the last word?

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Luke 23:46
Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Having said this, he breathed his last.

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This episode was written and recorded by Alex Da Silva Souto. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include Love and Hate by Michael Kiwanuka. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, and Newborn by Willow.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17685424Fri, 19 Apr 2019 09:00:19 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Suffering and death do not have the last word. Jesus has and is the last word and these are words of faith, agency, courage, and resistance." What does it mean to that God has the last word? // Luke 23:46 Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice,...
What does it mean to that God has the last word?

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Luke 23:46
Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Having said this, he breathed his last.

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This episode was written and recorded by Alex Da Silva Souto. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include Love and Hate by Michael Kiwanuka. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, and Newborn by Willow.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>611agency,courage,faith,goodfriday,jesus,justice,lent,resistancefalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/take-your-seat-christian-peele--17670969
What does it look like for you to join at the table of the story of God and us?

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Luke 22:14-20
When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you, I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Christian Peele. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Skip Track by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17670969Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“God takes God’s seat right next to us.” What does it look like for you to join at the table of the story of God and us? // Luke 22:14-20 When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, “I have...
What does it look like for you to join at the table of the story of God and us?

//

Luke 22:14-20
When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you, I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Christian Peele. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Skip Track by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>353communion,jesus,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-is-finished-and-anna-meyer--17656309
How can this Holy Week, with its endings and its beginnings and its in between, transform us? Can we recognize all of these as holy in our own lives, even when we don’t know what comes next?

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John 19:30
When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

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This episode was written and recorded by Anna Meyer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Moonlight Sonata as performed by .

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17656309Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:00:21 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“God is here in the endings. God is here in the liminal spaces. And God is here waiting for us in the beginnings that we cannot even imagine yet. It is finished and it isn’t over." How can this Holy Week, with its endings and its beginnings and its...
How can this Holy Week, with its endings and its beginnings and its in between, transform us? Can we recognize all of these as holy in our own lives, even when we don’t know what comes next?

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John 19:30
When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

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This episode was written and recorded by Anna Meyer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Moonlight Sonata as performed by .

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>422beginning,finished,jesus,justice,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-fiery-furnace-jarell-wilson--17651131
What injustices is God inviting you to stand up against?

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Psalm 21:9-13
You will make them like a fiery furnace
when you appear.
The Lord will swallow them up in her wrath,
and fire will consume them.
You will destroy their offspring from the earth,
and their children from among humankind.
If they plan evil against you,
if they devise mischief, they will not succeed.
For you will put them to flight;
you will aim at their faces with your bows.
Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength!
We will sing and praise your power.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Jarell Wilson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Cottonwoods, and B Roll by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17651131Tue, 16 Apr 2019 09:00:08 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“God stands up to hatred and bigotry. God stands up to homophobia, racism, islamophobia, sexism, abolish, and all of the -isms we are yet to name. God is incapable of bowing to the false gods of this world." What injustices is God inviting you to...
What injustices is God inviting you to stand up against?

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Psalm 21:9-13
You will make them like a fiery furnace
when you appear.
The Lord will swallow them up in her wrath,
and fire will consume them.
You will destroy their offspring from the earth,
and their children from among humankind.
If they plan evil against you,
if they devise mischief, they will not succeed.
For you will put them to flight;
you will aim at their faces with your bows.
Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength!
We will sing and praise your power.

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This episode was written and recorded by Jarell Wilson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Cottonwoods, and B Roll by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>450god,justice,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/save-us-from-weak-resignation-lynn-casteel-harper--17641640
Why do you need the season of Lent?

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Isaiah 50:4-9
The Lord God has given me
the tongue of a teacher,
that I may know how to sustain
the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens—
wakens my ear
to listen as those who are taught.
The Lord God has opened my ear,
and I was not rebellious,
I did not turn backward.
I gave my back to those who struck me,
and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
from insult and spitting.
The Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame;
he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who are my adversaries?
Let them confront me.
It is the Lord God who helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
All of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Poison Oak, and Canvasback by Podington Bear and God of Grace and God of Glory as performed by Bel Canto Company.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17641640Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:00:16 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“This is why we need the season of Lent, to see more clearly one’s self and one’s community, to feel more deeply our limits and our need, and to join in solidarity with our suffering neighbors and our planet." Why do you need the season of Lent? //...
Why do you need the season of Lent?

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Isaiah 50:4-9
The Lord God has given me
the tongue of a teacher,
that I may know how to sustain
the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens—
wakens my ear
to listen as those who are taught.
The Lord God has opened my ear,
and I was not rebellious,
I did not turn backward.
I gave my back to those who struck me,
and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
from insult and spitting.
The Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame;
he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who are my adversaries?
Let them confront me.
It is the Lord God who helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
All of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Poison Oak, and Canvasback by Podington Bear and God of Grace and God of Glory as performed by Bel Canto Company.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>512lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/imagining-palm-sunday-farley-lord--17632894
What do you think it would have been like to be in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday?

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Luke 19:29-38
When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it.’” So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They said, “The Lord needs it.” Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying,

“Blessed is the king
who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven,
and glory in the highest heaven!”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, and 5 Minute Mediations by Lee Rosevere.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17632894Sun, 14 Apr 2019 09:00:21 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Jesus, riding the colt, passes by. Your eyes meet. The colt slows down. What do you do? What do you feel?" What do you think it would have been like to be in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday? // Luke 19:29-38 When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at...
What do you think it would have been like to be in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday?

//
Luke 19:29-38
When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it.’” So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They said, “The Lord needs it.” Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying,

“Blessed is the king
who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven,
and glory in the highest heaven!”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, and 5 Minute Mediations by Lee Rosevere.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>607hosanna,ignatius,imagination,jesus,palm,prayerfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/untie-and-set-free-j-j-warren--17615289
How have you seen churches and our society constrain and tie people down? What does it look like for you to work to help set these people free?

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Luke 19:29-36
When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it.’” So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They said, “The Lord needs it.” Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road.


//

This episode was written and recorded by J.J. Warren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Plum by Podington Bear and 12 Warm Fingers by Blue Dot Sessions.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17615289Sat, 13 Apr 2019 09:00:22 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We are called to go and to untie, to set free and not to exclude. This story reminds us that the lowly, even those that society and the church ties down, will be used to do the work of God in our world today.” How have you seen churches and our...
How have you seen churches and our society constrain and tie people down? What does it look like for you to work to help set these people free?

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Luke 19:29-36
When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it.’” So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They said, “The Lord needs it.” Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road.


//

This episode was written and recorded by J.J. Warren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Plum by Podington Bear and 12 Warm Fingers by Blue Dot Sessions.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>586church,donkey,jesus,lent,lgbtq,umcfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/second-line-alisha-gordon--17600833
What does it look like for you to give of your best?

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John 12:1-8
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Alisha Gordon. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Collecting Samples by Blue Dot Sessions, DIdn’t He Ramble by Jazz St. Louis.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17600833Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“To give of your best, even when death is staring you in the face, is an act of rebellion against death’s vicious sting." What does it look like for you to give of your best? // John 12:1-8 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the...
What does it look like for you to give of your best?

//

John 12:1-8
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Alisha Gordon. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Collecting Samples by Blue Dot Sessions, DIdn’t He Ramble by Jazz St. Louis.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>440death,funeral,jesus,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-a-jesus-person-amanda-meisenheimer--17596984
Where are the margins in our world today and who is pushed into them?

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Philippians 3:4b-14
If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, I Want Jesus to Walk With Me as covered by Sharon Groves, and Belle Merville by Stephen Keech.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17596984Thu, 11 Apr 2019 09:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We often skip to the resurrection, we often skip to butterfly Jesus all the way past caterpillar Jesus. But a life spent with Jesus is a life of wilderness and suffering, a life on the margins.” Where are the margins in our world today and who is...
Where are the margins in our world today and who is pushed into them?

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Philippians 3:4b-14
If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, I Want Jesus to Walk With Me as covered by Sharon Groves, and Belle Merville by Stephen Keech.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>516jesus,lent,resurrection,sufferingfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/facing-pain-guthrie-graves-fitzsimmons--17582234
What pain in your life do you tend to avoid? What might change if you acknowledge or face it?

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Matthew 26:36-46
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated. Then he said to them, “I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me.” And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but what you want.” Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, “So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again he went away for the second time and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” Again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words. Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Get up, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Sea Smoke by Podington Bear, Walking Shoes by Blue Dot Sessions, and Snow by David Szesztay.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17582234Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:00:16 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“There aren’t two sides to this story — the wilderness of Lent and the joy of Easter — it’s one story, one narrative." What pain in your life do you tend to avoid? What might change if you acknowledge or face it? // Matthew 26:36-46 Then Jesus went...
What pain in your life do you tend to avoid? What might change if you acknowledge or face it?

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Matthew 26:36-46
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated. Then he said to them, “I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me.” And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but what you want.” Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, “So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again he went away for the second time and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” Again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words. Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Get up, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Sea Smoke by Podington Bear, Walking Shoes by Blue Dot Sessions, and Snow by David Szesztay.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>677happiness,lent,pain,sufferingfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/human-rachel-johnson--17571870
In your own words, what does it mean to be human?

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John 19:28
After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), “I am thirsty.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rachel Johnson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include What If God Was One of Us by Joan Osborn (cover by Jessica Bassett), The Good Place, and Doubting Thomas by Nickel Creek. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Cedar, Whiplash String Swell, and The Mountain by Podington Bear.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17571870Tue, 09 Apr 2019 09:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Christianity has a God who knows exactly what it means to be human." In your own words, what does it mean to be human? // John 19:28 After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), “I am...
In your own words, what does it mean to be human?

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John 19:28
After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), “I am thirsty.”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rachel Johnson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include What If God Was One of Us by Joan Osborn (cover by Jessica Bassett), The Good Place, and Doubting Thomas by Nickel Creek. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Cedar, Whiplash String Swell, and The Mountain by Podington Bear.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>715human,jesus,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-new-thing-michelle-ledder--17563053
In your opinion, what is the evil that needs to be faced down from our ancient and contemporary history?

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Isaiah 43:16-21
Thus says the Lord,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
who brings out chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
Do not remember the former things,
or consider the things of old.
I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
The wild animals will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches;
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michelle Ledder. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Rude Boy by Podington Bear and Lumber Down by Blue Dot Sessions.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17563053Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:00:23 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Our first temptation is to look at what new thing God is doing now rather than to look hard at the history, both ancient and contemporary, to face down the evil which we might not have created but from which we certainly benefit.” In your opinion,...
In your opinion, what is the evil that needs to be faced down from our ancient and contemporary history?

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Isaiah 43:16-21
Thus says the Lord,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
who brings out chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
Do not remember the former things,
or consider the things of old.
I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
The wild animals will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches;
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michelle Ledder. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Rude Boy by Podington Bear and Lumber Down by Blue Dot Sessions.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>560justice,lent,racismfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pass-judgement-michael-livingston--17544360
What steps can you take towards a new beginning for our world?

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Romans 14:10
Why do you pass judgment on your brother or sister? Or you, why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Eighty Six by Stephen Keech, and We Call This Home by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17544360Sun, 07 Apr 2019 09:00:09 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“No one of us can solve the conflicts raging unabated across the globe. But I can refuse to buy or use plastic. What’s a few more dishes to wash? It’s not an ultimate answer. It’s a small fast for a season and maybe a new beginning.” What steps can...
What steps can you take towards a new beginning for our world?

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Romans 14:10
Why do you pass judgment on your brother or sister? Or you, why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Eighty Six by Stephen Keech, and We Call This Home by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>529bible,climate,judgement,justice,lent,recyclefalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-hear-the-lambs-a-cryin-intersection-st-michael-s--17533267hear the lambs a-cryin',
hear the lambs a-cryin';
O Shepherd, feed my sheep.

Where do you hear the lambs crying in your midst?

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My Saviour spoke these words so sweet,
O shepherd, feed my sheep.
Saying 'Peter, if you love me, feed my sheep.'
O shepherd, feed my sheep.

O Lord, my love you see and know;
O shepherd, feed my sheep.
Then give me grace to love you more;
O shepherd, feed my sheep.

O wasn't it an awful shame?
O shepherd, feed my sheep.
He hung three days in mortal pain.
O shepherd, feed my sheep.

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This episode was recorded by Farley Lord, John Cantrell, and Paul Cremo. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

John Cantrell is the Director of Music St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. Paul Cremo is a member of St. Michael’s and the Dramaturg at Metropolitan Opera. Visit www.saintmichaelschurch.org to find out more about St. Michael’s Episcopal Church and join them on Sunday evenings at 6:00 pm for Intersection, an informal evening service with music and lots of opportunity for individual and group reflection.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17533267Sat, 06 Apr 2019 09:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYCYou hear the lambs a-cryin' hear the lambs a-cryin', hear the lambs a-cryin'; O Shepherd, feed my sheep. Where do you hear the lambs crying in your midst? // My Saviour spoke these words so sweet, O shepherd, feed my sheep. Saying 'Peter, if you...hear the lambs a-cryin',
hear the lambs a-cryin';
O Shepherd, feed my sheep.

Where do you hear the lambs crying in your midst?

//

My Saviour spoke these words so sweet,
O shepherd, feed my sheep.
Saying 'Peter, if you love me, feed my sheep.'
O shepherd, feed my sheep.

O Lord, my love you see and know;
O shepherd, feed my sheep.
Then give me grace to love you more;
O shepherd, feed my sheep.

O wasn't it an awful shame?
O shepherd, feed my sheep.
He hung three days in mortal pain.
O shepherd, feed my sheep.

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This episode was recorded by Farley Lord, John Cantrell, and Paul Cremo. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

John Cantrell is the Director of Music St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. Paul Cremo is a member of St. Michael’s and the Dramaturg at Metropolitan Opera. Visit www.saintmichaelschurch.org to find out more about St. Michael’s Episcopal Church and join them on Sunday evenings at 6:00 pm for Intersection, an informal evening service with music and lots of opportunity for individual and group reflection.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>303jesus,justice,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-older-brother-graham-bridgeman--17538496
What does it mean for you to accept the love, family, and blessings that God has for you?

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Luke 15:11-32
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.”’ So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.

“Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.’ Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. But he answered his father, ‘Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’ Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Graham Bridgeman. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Blue Highway, and Tracer by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17538496Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:00:20 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Loosen our grasp on the things we own and the things we do so that we might once again see the love, the family, and the blessings of the table that God has set for us." What does it mean for you to accept the love, family, and blessings that God...
What does it mean for you to accept the love, family, and blessings that God has for you?

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Luke 15:11-32
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.”’ So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.

“Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.’ Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. But he answered his father, ‘Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’ Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Graham Bridgeman. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Blue Highway, and Tracer by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>421bible,jesus,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/selah-jim-keat--17511308
When was the last time you pushed pause on the chaos around you and inside of you?

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Psalm 32:3-5, 7
While I kept silence, my body wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah.

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.

You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah.


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This episode was written, recorded and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Mile Post 1, Secret Pace, and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17511308Thu, 04 Apr 2019 09:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"You are not a human doing. You are a human being. Selah." When was the last time you pushed pause on the chaos around you and inside of you? // Psalm 32:3-5, 7 While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. my...
When was the last time you pushed pause on the chaos around you and inside of you?

//

Psalm 32:3-5, 7
While I kept silence, my body wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah.

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.

You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah.


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This episode was written, recorded and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Mile Post 1, Secret Pace, and Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>523contemplation,justice,lent,mindfulness,selahfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abandoned-m-barclay--17491533
What does it look like for the image of God to manifest in your skin?

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Matthew 27:46
And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. M. Barclay. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Chimera, and Burned by Podington Bear and Wanderlust by Cody Martin.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17491533Wed, 03 Apr 2019 09:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We are sacred possibilities, the image of God always ready to manifest in our skin.” What does it look like for the image of God to manifest in your skin? // Matthew 27:46 And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema...
What does it look like for the image of God to manifest in your skin?

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Matthew 27:46
And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. M. Barclay. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Chimera, and Burned by Podington Bear and Wanderlust by Cody Martin.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>560abandoned,crucifixion,forsaken,jesus,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-heavenly-update-charlene-wingate--17506088
What needs to be made new in your life?

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2 Corinthians 5:16-21
From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.


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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Charlene Wingate (including the piano!). It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17506088Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:00:14 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Every moment, every challenge, every person has the potential to become new." What needs to be made new in your life? // 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ...
What needs to be made new in your life?

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2 Corinthians 5:16-21
From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.


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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Charlene Wingate (including the piano!). It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>306bible,jesus,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-time-has-come-kevin-vanhook--17487924
What are the new chapters and new stories that God is inviting you to write?

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Joshua 5:9-12
The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt.” And so that place is called Gilgal to this day.
While the Israelites were camped in Gilgal they kept the passover in the evening on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho. On the day after the passover, on that very day, they ate the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Eyes of Wonder by Caleb Etheridge, Houston St. by Young Bay.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17487924Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Let’s write new chapters and create new stories together." What are the new chapters and new stories that God is inviting you to write? // Joshua 5:9-12 The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt.” And so...
What are the new chapters and new stories that God is inviting you to write?

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Joshua 5:9-12
The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt.” And so that place is called Gilgal to this day.
While the Israelites were camped in Gilgal they kept the passover in the evening on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho. On the day after the passover, on that very day, they ate the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Eyes of Wonder by Caleb Etheridge, Houston St. by Young Bay.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>434bible,justice,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-gotta-wade-through-those-troubled-waters-karen-oliveto--17483423
What are the troubled waters that you need to step into?

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John 5:1-9
Soon another Feast came around and Jesus was back in Jerusalem. Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there was a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, with five alcoves. Hundreds of sick people—blind, crippled, paralyzed—were in these alcoves. One man had been an invalid there for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him stretched out by the pool and knew how long he had been there, he said, “Do you want to get well?”
The sick man said, “Sir, when the water is stirred, I don’t have anybody to put me in the pool. By the time I get there, somebody else is already in.”
Jesus said, “Get up, take your bedroll, start walking.” The man was healed on the spot. He picked up his bedroll and walked off.

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This episode was written and recorded by Bishop Karen Oliveto. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Lollygag by Podington Bear, In Loving Remembrance by Outside the Sky, and Wade in the Water by The Tide Rose.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17483423Sun, 31 Mar 2019 09:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“You gotta wade through those troubled waters, take hold of your life, put your feet into the messy places, and trust that you will move through the troubled waters to that place, that peace which passes all understanding." What are the troubled...
What are the troubled waters that you need to step into?

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John 5:1-9
Soon another Feast came around and Jesus was back in Jerusalem. Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there was a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, with five alcoves. Hundreds of sick people—blind, crippled, paralyzed—were in these alcoves. One man had been an invalid there for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him stretched out by the pool and knew how long he had been there, he said, “Do you want to get well?”
The sick man said, “Sir, when the water is stirred, I don’t have anybody to put me in the pool. By the time I get there, somebody else is already in.”
Jesus said, “Get up, take your bedroll, start walking.” The man was healed on the spot. He picked up his bedroll and walked off.

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This episode was written and recorded by Bishop Karen Oliveto. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Lollygag by Podington Bear, In Loving Remembrance by Outside the Sky, and Wade in the Water by The Tide Rose.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>851church,hope,jesus,justice,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-resist-bruce-lamb--17476747
What are you doing to prepare for and practice resurrection?

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“We resist. We refuse to let hatred in. We rise up. We won’t back down. We’re in this til the end. Pray for your enemies. Welcome the stranger. Show love to your neighbor. We’re in this til the end.” – Mark Miller


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include We Resist by Mark Miller and Ella’s Song by Sweet Honey and the Rock. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Orchid, Arctic, and Spokes by Podington Bear, We Resist as performed by Amanda Meisenheimer, and God of Grace and God of Glory.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17476747Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:00:21 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We are called to see our life work for justice and peace as preparation for resurrection." What are you doing to prepare for and practice resurrection? // “We resist. We refuse to let hatred in. We rise up. We won’t back down. We’re in this til...
What are you doing to prepare for and practice resurrection?

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“We resist. We refuse to let hatred in. We rise up. We won’t back down. We’re in this til the end. Pray for your enemies. Welcome the stranger. Show love to your neighbor. We’re in this til the end.” – Mark Miller


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include We Resist by Mark Miller and Ella’s Song by Sweet Honey and the Rock. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Orchid, Arctic, and Spokes by Podington Bear, We Resist as performed by Amanda Meisenheimer, and God of Grace and God of Glory.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>733justice,lent,lgbtqfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/that-kind-of-theology-cameron-trimble--17471773
What was a challenge in your life where you felt God supporting you?

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1 Corinthians 10:1-10, 13
Remember our history, friends, and be warned. All our ancestors were led by the providential Cloud and taken miraculously through the Sea. They went through the waters, in a baptism like ours, as Moses led them from enslaving death to salvation life. But just experiencing God’s wonder and grace didn’t seem to mean much—most of them were defeated by temptation during the hard times in the desert, and God was not pleased.

The same thing could happen to us. We must be on guard so that we never get caught up in wanting our own way as they did. And we must not turn our religion into a circus as they did—“First the people partied, then they threw a dance.” We must not be sexually promiscuous—they paid for that, remember, with 23,000 deaths in one day! We must never try to get Christ to serve us instead of us serving him; they tried it, and God launched an epidemic of poisonous snakes. We must be careful not to stir up discontent; discontent destroyed them.

No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it.


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This episode was written and recorded by Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Chicxulub, 88, and Saltines by Podington Bear and Timeless by Lee Rosevere.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17471773Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:24:34 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Lent is an opportunity to consider all the ways God has seen you through the challenges of your life, not as the cause of them but as your greatest supporter through them.” What was a challenge in your life where you felt God supporting you? // 1...
What was a challenge in your life where you felt God supporting you?

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1 Corinthians 10:1-10, 13
Remember our history, friends, and be warned. All our ancestors were led by the providential Cloud and taken miraculously through the Sea. They went through the waters, in a baptism like ours, as Moses led them from enslaving death to salvation life. But just experiencing God’s wonder and grace didn’t seem to mean much—most of them were defeated by temptation during the hard times in the desert, and God was not pleased.

The same thing could happen to us. We must be on guard so that we never get caught up in wanting our own way as they did. And we must not turn our religion into a circus as they did—“First the people partied, then they threw a dance.” We must not be sexually promiscuous—they paid for that, remember, with 23,000 deaths in one day! We must never try to get Christ to serve us instead of us serving him; they tried it, and God launched an epidemic of poisonous snakes. We must be careful not to stir up discontent; discontent destroyed them.

No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it.


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This episode was written and recorded by Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Chicxulub, 88, and Saltines by Podington Bear and Timeless by Lee Rosevere.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>780contemplation,god,justice,lent,meditation,reflectionfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bad-things-happen-amanda-meisenheimer--17453910
Why do bad things happen to good people?

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Luke 13:1-9
At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.”
Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’ He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Silence of Sleep by Silence is Sexy.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17453910Thu, 28 Mar 2019 09:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“When bad things happen to some, they happen to all of us." Why do bad things happen to good people? // Luke 13:1-9 At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He...
Why do bad things happen to good people?

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Luke 13:1-9
At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.”
Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’ He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Silence of Sleep by Silence is Sexy.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>431jesus,justice,lent,repentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/family-rachel-cornwell--17446646
Where do you go to feel a sense of belonging?

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John 19:26-27
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rachel Cornwell. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Delican’t, and LaDiDay by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17446646Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We belong to one another. We never have to be alone." Where do you go to feel a sense of belonging? // John 19:26-27 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.”...
Where do you go to feel a sense of belonging?

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John 19:26-27
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rachel Cornwell. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Delican’t, and LaDiDay by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>450family,jesus,justice,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-it-feels-to-be-thirsty-rob-hartley--17429675
What is giving you hope today?

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Psalm 63:1-8
O God, you are my God, I seek you,
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
So I will bless you as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands and call on your name.
My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips
when I think of you on my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rob Hartley. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include Pain by De La Soul and White Men Can't Jump. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Seafoam, and Smooth Actor by Podington Bear and Thousand Miles by Goldmund.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17429675Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:00:52 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The hope of how things will be strengthens us for the protest, for justice and mercy, and the joy to sing and be kind. And this hope is what transforms us." What is giving you hope today? // Psalm 63:1-8 O God, you are my God, I seek you, my...
What is giving you hope today?

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Psalm 63:1-8
O God, you are my God, I seek you,
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
So I will bless you as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands and call on your name.
My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips
when I think of you on my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rob Hartley. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include Pain by De La Soul and White Men Can't Jump. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Seafoam, and Smooth Actor by Podington Bear and Thousand Miles by Goldmund.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>493devotional,easter,hope,justice,lent,thirst,thirstyfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everyone-who-thirsts-joey-heath-mason--17422023
What has God given you to share with the world around you?

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Isaiah 55:1
Ho, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and you that have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.

Lamentations 5:2-4
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our homes to aliens.
We have become orphans, fatherless;
our mothers are like widows.
We must pay for the water we drink.

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This episode was written and recorded by Joey Heath-Mason. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Mortality by Podington Bear, A Garden and a Library by Gillicudy, and Epoch by Jon Luc Hefferman.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17422023Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:00:07 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“God, who is not always the same as the church, brings us in empty, thirsty, in need, and God sends us forth full and with more than enough to share with everyone." What has God given you to share with the world around you? // Isaiah 55:1 Ho,...
What has God given you to share with the world around you?

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Isaiah 55:1
Ho, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and you that have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.

Lamentations 5:2-4
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our homes to aliens.
We have become orphans, fatherless;
our mothers are like widows.
We must pay for the water we drink.

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This episode was written and recorded by Joey Heath-Mason. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Mortality by Podington Bear, A Garden and a Library by Gillicudy, and Epoch by Jon Luc Hefferman.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>497false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/running-through-lent-jim-keat--17413639
When was the last time you really felt your feet on the ground?

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Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

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This episode was written, recorded and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17413639Sun, 24 Mar 2019 09:00:15 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Running is like the season of Lent, a season that invites you to feel your feet on the ground - the dirt, the dust - and enter this labyrinth, remembering that from dust we came and to dust we will return." When was the last time you really felt...
When was the last time you really felt your feet on the ground?

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Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

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This episode was written, recorded and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>224devotion,lent,runner,runningfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dust-rachel-johnson--17407861
How have you experienced new life in the midst of brokenness?

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Joel 2:13
Rend your hearts and not your clothing.

Psalm 51:17
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Genesis 3:19
From dust you came and to dust you will return.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rachel Johnson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, My Neighborhood and Amazing Grace by Goldmund, and Drifters by Kelly Pratt.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17407861Sat, 23 Mar 2019 09:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“It is the breaking of the dusty, gritty ground that brings forth the first shoot of grass. It is in the breaking of bread that community is formed.” How have you experienced new life in the midst of brokenness? // Joel 2:13 Rend your hearts and...
How have you experienced new life in the midst of brokenness?

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Joel 2:13
Rend your hearts and not your clothing.

Psalm 51:17
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Genesis 3:19
From dust you came and to dust you will return.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rachel Johnson. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, My Neighborhood and Amazing Grace by Goldmund, and Drifters by Kelly Pratt.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>583false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/temptation-david-black--17402160
What is your definition of temptation?

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Luke 4:1-13
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’”
Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, “To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’”

Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’”

Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.

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This episode was written and recorded by David Black. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Pilgrim’s Progress, Blammo, Frosted Glass by Podington Bear and Up in the Air by Dave Depper

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17402160Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:56:49 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We have demonized our desire so it seems that anything we have an appetite for is sinful." What is your definition of temptation? // Luke 4:1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,...
What is your definition of temptation?

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Luke 4:1-13
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’”
Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, “To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’”

Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’”

Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.

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This episode was written and recorded by David Black. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Pilgrim’s Progress, Blammo, Frosted Glass by Podington Bear and Up in the Air by Dave Depper

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>697jesus,justice,lent,temptationfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/going-to-jerusalem-erin-hawkins--17389506
Now that’s what I call a bucket list.

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Luke 13:31-35
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Erin Hawkins. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Down and Around, and Jack by Podington Bear, Desert Hiatus by Young Bay, and I’m So Glad that You Exist by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17389506Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Power is shared, peace prevails, love is law, grace is poured out, the margins become the center, the earth is cherished, humanity thrives." Now that’s what I call a bucket list. // Luke 13:31-35 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to...
Now that’s what I call a bucket list.

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Luke 13:31-35
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Erin Hawkins. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Down and Around, and Jack by Podington Bear, Desert Hiatus by Young Bay, and I’m So Glad that You Exist by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>672false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-it-emily-mcginley--17377163
What does it mean to you that God is “in it” with you?

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Luke 23:43
Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Emily McGinley. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Evelyn by Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17377163Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:00:22 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Jesus knows the full scope of what can crush the human spirit: betrayal, abandonment, humiliation, physical abuse, and the cruelty of a cold justice system.” What does it mean to you that God is “in it” with you? // Luke 23:43 Jesus replied,...
What does it mean to you that God is “in it” with you?

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Luke 23:43
Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Emily McGinley. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Evelyn by Go.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>627church,jesus,justice,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-god-will-do-jonathan-randall-grant--17366525
How can you mark your God-inspired risks in a sacramental way?

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Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir.” But the word of the Lord came to him, “This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir.” He brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.

Then he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess.” But he said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?” He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” He brought him all these and cut them in two, laying each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a deep and terrifying darkness descended upon him.

When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates."

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This episode was written and recorded by Jonathan Randall Grant. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Cotton, Daisy, and Linen by Podington Bear.

Note: Jonathan Randall Grant can also be found online at www.GrantAtChurch.com.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17366525Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“The vocation God has woven into you, the invitation towards a new path — think about your risk in a sacramental way.” How can you mark your God-inspired risks in a sacramental way? // Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 After these things the word of the Lord...
How can you mark your God-inspired risks in a sacramental way?

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Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir.” But the word of the Lord came to him, “This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir.” He brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.

Then he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess.” But he said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?” He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” He brought him all these and cut them in two, laying each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a deep and terrifying darkness descended upon him.

When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates."

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This episode was written and recorded by Jonathan Randall Grant. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Cotton, Daisy, and Linen by Podington Bear.

Note: Jonathan Randall Grant can also be found online at www.GrantAtChurch.com.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>509false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-pledge-allegiance-lynn-casteel-harper--17342810
What do we stand, sit, or kneel for? In other words, whom do we follow?

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Philippians 3:17-4:1
Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Starling by Podington Bear, Rivers and Mountains by Josh Spacek, and A Storm at Eilean More by Jon Luc Hefferman.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17342810Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:00:23 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Lent is a time set apart to confront the questions we too easily put off in our regular routines and rhythms, questions of allegiance, loyalties, priorities.” What do we stand, sit, or kneel for? In other words, whom do we follow? // Philippians...
What do we stand, sit, or kneel for? In other words, whom do we follow?

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Philippians 3:17-4:1
Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Starling by Podington Bear, Rivers and Mountains by Josh Spacek, and A Storm at Eilean More by Jon Luc Hefferman.


Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>519devotion,justice,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-of-god-claudio-carvalhaes--17332459
Who are you praying for? And with whom are you praying?

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Psalm 27
God is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
God is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
they shall stumble and fall.

Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.

One thing I asked of God,
that will I seek after:
to live in the house of God
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of God,
and to inquire in God's temple.

For God will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
God will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
God will set me high on a rock.

Now my head is lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to God.

Hear, O God, when I cry aloud,
be gracious to me and answer me!
“Come,” my heart says, “seek God's face!”
Your face, God, do I seek.
Do not hide your face from me.

Do not turn your servant away in anger,
you who have been my help.
Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
If my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will take me up.

Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on a level path
because of my enemies.
Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they are breathing out violence.

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for God;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for God!

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This episode was written and recorded by Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Field Show by Young Bay, and The First Person Awake and When it Gets Dark at 4p by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17332459Sun, 17 Mar 2019 09:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We are called to live in the house of God and the house of God is among those who are suffering." Who are you praying for? And with whom are you praying? // Psalm 27 God is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? God is the stronghold of...
Who are you praying for? And with whom are you praying?

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Psalm 27
God is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
God is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
they shall stumble and fall.

Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.

One thing I asked of God,
that will I seek after:
to live in the house of God
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of God,
and to inquire in God's temple.

For God will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
God will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
God will set me high on a rock.

Now my head is lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to God.

Hear, O God, when I cry aloud,
be gracious to me and answer me!
“Come,” my heart says, “seek God's face!”
Your face, God, do I seek.
Do not hide your face from me.

Do not turn your servant away in anger,
you who have been my help.
Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
If my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will take me up.

Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on a level path
because of my enemies.
Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they are breathing out violence.

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for God;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for God!

//

This episode was written and recorded by Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Field Show by Young Bay, and The First Person Awake and When it Gets Dark at 4p by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>572bible,justice,lent,prayer,psalmfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/say-something-amanda-meisenheimer--17326199
These aren’t rhetorical questions. Love and justice are essential to our humanity.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer and Rebecca Stevens-Walter. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. The spoken word portions were written by Amanda Meisenheimer. Vocals by Amanda Meisenheimer. Background vocals and acoustic guitar by Rebecca Stevens-Walter. Say Something was originally written by A Great Big World. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17326199Sat, 16 Mar 2019 09:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"What is justice if we can’t hear the judge? What is love without the voice of the lover?" These aren’t rhetorical questions. Love and justice are essential to our humanity. // This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer and...
These aren’t rhetorical questions. Love and justice are essential to our humanity.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer and Rebecca Stevens-Walter. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. The spoken word portions were written by Amanda Meisenheimer. Vocals by Amanda Meisenheimer. Background vocals and acoustic guitar by Rebecca Stevens-Walter. Say Something was originally written by A Great Big World. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>390justice,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-your-lips-in-your-heart-michael-livingston--17326150
What is a word of hope you can share right now?

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Romans 10:8-13
“The word is near you,
on your lips and in your heart”
(that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Reckoning, and Ash by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17326150Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:26:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“We can speak words of life to one another, words of humor, hope, forgiveness, joy, grace, peace, and justice." What is a word of hope you can share right now? // Romans 10:8-13 “The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart” (that is,...
What is a word of hope you can share right now?

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Romans 10:8-13
“The word is near you,
on your lips and in your heart”
(that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Reckoning, and Ash by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>519bible,justice,lent,romansfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bread-alone-farley-lord--17297393
What are new metaphors you can think of to describe eternal life?

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Luke 4:1-4
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Song Sparrow, and Down And Around by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17297393Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:00:21 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Soil, the the eternal life given to bones and flesh and feathers and leaves, the open hand to heaven, catching new life." What are new metaphors you can think of to describe eternal life? // Luke 4:1-4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from...
What are new metaphors you can think of to describe eternal life?

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Luke 4:1-4
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Song Sparrow, and Down And Around by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>384bible,bread,eco-theology,jesus,lentfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forgive-them-jim-keat--17285052
When was the last time you struggled to forgive?

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Luke 23:34
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots to divide his clothing.


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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include We Shall Overcome as performed by Nate Waggoner. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, The Great Burn by Dave Dapper, Calico by Young Bay, Threnody by GOldmund, Nothing to Fear by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17285052Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"When we are hurt or left hanging, betrayed or backstabbed, “forgive you” is not necessary the first F word that comes to mind." When was the last time you struggled to forgive? // Luke 23:34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not...
When was the last time you struggled to forgive?

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Luke 23:34
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots to divide his clothing.


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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include We Shall Overcome as performed by Nate Waggoner. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, The Great Burn by Dave Dapper, Calico by Young Bay, Threnody by GOldmund, Nothing to Fear by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>716false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tell-me-why-ellen-robison--17284405
How have you experienced God’s final word of “love” in your life?

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Psalm 91:1-2, 14-15
You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.”

Those who love me, I will deliver;
I will protect those who know my name.
When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble,


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This episode was written and recorded by Ellen Robison. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Fir, Lollygag, and Blackout Locust by Podington Bear and Tell Me Why sung by Tony and Baby.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17284405Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:30:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYCIn our darkest hour there is nothing that can ever separate us from the love God. No evil is final. No suffering is endured alone. God has the final word and that word is love. How have you experienced God’s final word of “love” in your life? //...
How have you experienced God’s final word of “love” in your life?

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Psalm 91:1-2, 14-15
You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.”

Those who love me, I will deliver;
I will protect those who know my name.
When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble,


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This episode was written and recorded by Ellen Robison. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Fir, Lollygag, and Blackout Locust by Podington Bear and Tell Me Why sung by Tony and Baby.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>436false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-immigrants-who-reside-among-you-doug-pagitt--17222935
What do you think President Trump and his fans would say about that? And then what would you say or do in response?

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Deuteronomy 26:1-11
When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lordyour God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, “Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.” When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an immigrants, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. Then you, together with the Levites and the immigrants who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house.

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This episode was written and recorded by Doug Pagitt. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17222935Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:00:11 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"When others are fleeing the persecution and terrible oppression that is upon them and they enter a new land, they are to be welcomed, they are to be included, they are to be part of the whole." What do you think President Trump and his fans would...
What do you think President Trump and his fans would say about that? And then what would you say or do in response?

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Deuteronomy 26:1-11
When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lordyour God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, “Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.” When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an immigrants, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. Then you, together with the Levites and the immigrants who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house.

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This episode was written and recorded by Doug Pagitt. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>381bible,christianity,immigration,welcomefalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/entering-lent-sam-wells--17222347
Does the shape of your life reflect your longing to see God set people free?

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Mark 1:10-12
And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”

And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.

Mark 9:6-8
Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.

Mark 15:39
Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”

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This episode was written and recorded by Sam Wells. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Theme in G, and Afterglow by Podington Bear and We Call this Home by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17222347Sun, 10 Mar 2019 09:00:19 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"There’s no such thing as ‘my relationship with God’ except as mediated through accountable community, friendship with the poor, and challenge to the powerful." Does the shape of your life reflect your longing to see God set people free? // Mark...
Does the shape of your life reflect your longing to see God set people free?

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Mark 1:10-12
And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”

And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.

Mark 9:6-8
Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.

Mark 15:39
Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”

//

This episode was written and recorded by Sam Wells. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Theme in G, and Afterglow by Podington Bear and We Call this Home by Alex Fitch.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>413false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lament-a-new-liturgy--17221494
What are you bringing with you as you step into the season of Lent?

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If we don’t learn how to weep over the broken parts of our lives and the brokenness of the world, we will further break our lives and the world.

But another way is possible. Healing is possible. Wholeness is possible. Our wounds don’t disappear, but they can truly become a channel for the river of new life to flow. This holy river usually begins with tears.

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Producer and songwriter: Aaron Niequist
Mixed by Phil Schawel
Mastered by Ivan Talamantes
Lament content and spoken word: Jenna Perrine
Co-producer, vocalist, and guitars: David Gungor
Co-producer, guitars, and sonic goodness: Israel Hermosillo
Vocals on "Lament": Fatai
Cello: Dave Cambell
Violin: Kate Gungor
Piano: Aaron Niequist

'LAMENT' by NINE BEATS COLLECTIVE ft. FATAI
(words & music: Aaron Niequist © Aaronieq Music)
Taken from the album NINE BEATS TO THE BAR
This recording © 2017 Lifewords. Used with permission

Lament is the seventh installment in Aaron Niequist’s project, A New Liturgy. Visit www.ANewLiturgy.com to find out more.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17221494Sat, 09 Mar 2019 10:00:19 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"I bring you my pain, I give you my sorrow. I offer my shame, the threat of tomorrow." What are you bringing with you as you step into the season of Lent? // If we don’t learn how to weep over the broken parts of our lives and the brokenness of the...
What are you bringing with you as you step into the season of Lent?

//

If we don’t learn how to weep over the broken parts of our lives and the brokenness of the world, we will further break our lives and the world.

But another way is possible. Healing is possible. Wholeness is possible. Our wounds don’t disappear, but they can truly become a channel for the river of new life to flow. This holy river usually begins with tears.

//

Producer and songwriter: Aaron Niequist
Mixed by Phil Schawel
Mastered by Ivan Talamantes
Lament content and spoken word: Jenna Perrine
Co-producer, vocalist, and guitars: David Gungor
Co-producer, guitars, and sonic goodness: Israel Hermosillo
Vocals on "Lament": Fatai
Cello: Dave Cambell
Violin: Kate Gungor
Piano: Aaron Niequist

'LAMENT' by NINE BEATS COLLECTIVE ft. FATAI
(words & music: Aaron Niequist © Aaronieq Music)
Taken from the album NINE BEATS TO THE BAR
This recording © 2017 Lifewords. Used with permission

Lament is the seventh installment in Aaron Niequist’s project, A New Liturgy. Visit www.ANewLiturgy.com to find out more.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>1044bible,lament,lent,prayerfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/us-vs-them-brian-mclaren--17211852
How are you called to work as part of this movement for liberation and reconciliation?

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2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says,

“At an acceptable time I have listened to you,
and on a day of liberation I have helped you.”

See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of liberation! We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see—we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and All the Ways by Podington Bear, Seven by Dexter Britain, Pony by Gillicudy, and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17211852Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:00:22 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Now is the time, now is the moment for a movement of liberation and reconciliation." How are you called to work as part of this movement for liberation and reconciliation? // 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is...
How are you called to work as part of this movement for liberation and reconciliation?

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2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says,

“At an acceptable time I have listened to you,
and on a day of liberation I have helped you.”

See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of liberation! We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see—we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and All the Ways by Podington Bear, Seven by Dexter Britain, Pony by Gillicudy, and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>578bible,church,justice,lent,liberation,peacefalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lent-isn-t-easy-jim-keat--17218300Are you ready to lean in to the necessary and difficult work of this Lenten invitation?

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Psalm 51:10-12
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Cedar Waxing, and Morels by Podington Bear and Nunc Dimittis, This is the Feast, and Create in Me from the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod order of worship.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17218300Thu, 07 Mar 2019 10:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Lent is an invitation to recognize and embrace our humanity. And this invitation is not easy." Are you ready to lean in to the necessary and difficult work of this Lenten invitation? // Psalm 51:10-12 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put...Are you ready to lean in to the necessary and difficult work of this Lenten invitation?

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Psalm 51:10-12
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms, Cedar Waxing, and Morels by Podington Bear and Nunc Dimittis, This is the Feast, and Create in Me from the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod order of worship.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>478bible,christianity,church,lent,psalmfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beautiful-beloved-and-flawed-amy-butler--17202858
How would you describe the church?

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Psalm 118:1
O give thanks to the Lord, for she is good;
her steadfast love endures forever!

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This episode was written and recorded by Pastor Amy Butler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch, and Love Can Change the World by Aaron Niequist (as performed by Amanda Meisenheimer and the Fifty6 Band).

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17202858Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:11:32 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"This is what the church is: a group of beautiful, beloved, flawed creatures who believe that love saves us and love can save the world." How would you describe the church? // Psalm 118:1 O give thanks to the Lord, for she is good; her...
How would you describe the church?

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Psalm 118:1
O give thanks to the Lord, for she is good;
her steadfast love endures forever!

//

This episode was written and recorded by Pastor Amy Butler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch, and Love Can Change the World by Aaron Niequist (as performed by Amanda Meisenheimer and the Fifty6 Band).

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>465christianity,church,lent,lovefalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-lenten-labyrinth-jim-keat--17193141
What is the next step forward that God is inviting you to take?

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Genesis 12:1-4
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

So Abram went...

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include the official trailer of Labyrinth. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, The Whole World Loves Me by Mindon, and Opus 04 by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17193141Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:46:50 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It's easy to stay where you are. It takes courages to take the steps and go to the places you are being called. The invitation is to enter the labyrinth, to follow Abram and go, to trust that the path will lead you where you need to be." What is the...
What is the next step forward that God is inviting you to take?

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Genesis 12:1-4
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

So Abram went...

//

This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Samples include the official trailer of Labyrinth. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, The Whole World Loves Me by Mindon, and Opus 04 by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all three seasons of Be Still and Go.]]>439false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wonder-of-christmas-christian-peele--16527692How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
who announces salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices,
together they sing for joy;
for in plain sight they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.

//

Isaiah 52 talks about watchmen, people on lookout, who lift up their voices and bring good news to those who wait, news about all the good things that God longs for and calls us to pursue with one another, things like peace, wholeness, and most of all, love.

That’s what we recall in the celebration of Christ’s birth on Christmas: that love, vulnerable, fragile, just like the tender life of a baby born to immigrant parents running for their lives, is more powerful than anything in all the world.

We can point those around us to the real meaning of Christmas no matter what day of the year it is, in how we forgive and seek forgiveness, in how we spend our money, in how we risk for love, in how we volunteer our time to causes that matter, in how we vote, in how we challenge boundaries between ourselves and others different from us, in how we hold open to hope even when circumstances are dire we can change the world by pointing it away from the darkness of hate and into the wonder of Christmas Day.

-Minister Christian Peele

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What will you do to point to the real meaning of Christmas?

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This episode was written and recorded by Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Jim Keat. Samples include Silver Bells by the Temptations. Background tracks include Relinquish, Platformer, and Lode Runner by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16527692Mon, 24 Dec 2018 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYCIsaiah 52:7-8 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.” Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices, together...How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
who announces salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices,
together they sing for joy;
for in plain sight they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.

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Isaiah 52 talks about watchmen, people on lookout, who lift up their voices and bring good news to those who wait, news about all the good things that God longs for and calls us to pursue with one another, things like peace, wholeness, and most of all, love.

That’s what we recall in the celebration of Christ’s birth on Christmas: that love, vulnerable, fragile, just like the tender life of a baby born to immigrant parents running for their lives, is more powerful than anything in all the world.

We can point those around us to the real meaning of Christmas no matter what day of the year it is, in how we forgive and seek forgiveness, in how we spend our money, in how we risk for love, in how we volunteer our time to causes that matter, in how we vote, in how we challenge boundaries between ourselves and others different from us, in how we hold open to hope even when circumstances are dire we can change the world by pointing it away from the darkness of hate and into the wonder of Christmas Day.

-Minister Christian Peele

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What will you do to point to the real meaning of Christmas?

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This episode was written and recorded by Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Jim Keat. Samples include Silver Bells by the Temptations. Background tracks include Relinquish, Platformer, and Lode Runner by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>348advent,christmas,lovefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/absolute-love-bruce-lamb--16527675In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.

And the Word became flesh and lived among us.

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Love came down to us at Christmas with the birth of Jesus. Christmas marks the entry of love enfleshed in the world. During times like these that we are living in I so long for the love that surrounds the Christmas season. I pray daily for a softened heart that will remain open, that will dare greatly to love.

-Rev. Bruce Lamb

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How have you seen love enfleshed in the world around you?

What would it look like for you to dare greatly to love today?

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This episode was written and recorded by Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish and Fives by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16527675Sun, 23 Dec 2018 10:00:14 +0000The Riverside Church NYCJohn 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was...In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.

And the Word became flesh and lived among us.

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Love came down to us at Christmas with the birth of Jesus. Christmas marks the entry of love enfleshed in the world. During times like these that we are living in I so long for the love that surrounds the Christmas season. I pray daily for a softened heart that will remain open, that will dare greatly to love.

-Rev. Bruce Lamb

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How have you seen love enfleshed in the world around you?

What would it look like for you to dare greatly to love today?

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This episode was written and recorded by Bruce Lamb. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish and Fives by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>359advent,christmas,devotional,lovefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/listen-to-mary-s-song-amy-butler--16525217What God has done for me will never be forgotten,
the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others.
Her mercy flows in wave after wave
on those who are in awe before her.
Her bared his arm and showed her strength,
scattered the bluffing braggarts.
She knocked tyrants off their high horses,
pulled victims out of the mud.
The starving poor sat down to a banquet;
the callous rich were left out in the cold.
She embraced his chosen child, Israel;
she remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high.
It’s exactly what she promised,
beginning with Abraham and right up to now.

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In these moments when being a Christian is so grievously misrepresented in our culture, it would do us well to listen carefully to the song of Mary, the original resistor. She calls to us from the distance of thousands of years, to listen, and to believe her. She’s a prophet speaking truth to power, as any of us who claim to follow Jesus should be, and she calls us all to summon the courage to find our own voices, to tell the truth about injustice, and to call forth God’s dreams for our world.

Raise your own voice. And listen.

-Pastor Amy Butler

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What do you hear when you listen to the voice of Mary and the voices of women in our world?

When you think of all that God has done for you, what is your song?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amy Butler. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Imagination Hunt by Dexter Britain, and Angel by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16525217Sat, 22 Dec 2018 10:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 1:49-55 What God has done for me will never be forgotten, the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others. Her mercy flows in wave after wave on those who are in awe before her. Her bared his arm and showed her strength,...What God has done for me will never be forgotten,
the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others.
Her mercy flows in wave after wave
on those who are in awe before her.
Her bared his arm and showed her strength,
scattered the bluffing braggarts.
She knocked tyrants off their high horses,
pulled victims out of the mud.
The starving poor sat down to a banquet;
the callous rich were left out in the cold.
She embraced his chosen child, Israel;
she remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high.
It’s exactly what she promised,
beginning with Abraham and right up to now.

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In these moments when being a Christian is so grievously misrepresented in our culture, it would do us well to listen carefully to the song of Mary, the original resistor. She calls to us from the distance of thousands of years, to listen, and to believe her. She’s a prophet speaking truth to power, as any of us who claim to follow Jesus should be, and she calls us all to summon the courage to find our own voices, to tell the truth about injustice, and to call forth God’s dreams for our world.

Raise your own voice. And listen.

-Pastor Amy Butler

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What do you hear when you listen to the voice of Mary and the voices of women in our world?

When you think of all that God has done for you, what is your song?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amy Butler. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Imagination Hunt by Dexter Britain, and Angel by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>337advent,christmas,devotional,feminist,mary,womenfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-called-to-act-michael-livingston--16523222As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.

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In Advent we get to sit still, to be still, and to meditate in quiet anticipation of the great celebration to come. Luke’s telling of the importance of John is just the kind of nourishment we need in a season like this.

The world is so good at grabbing and holding our attention, demanding our engagement—unfortunately in so much that is trivial, mere distractions from what really matters, and if it isn’t the trivial then it’s another tragic event. We can’t change that kind of hatred overnight. Part of our work will always be: relationships, truth, forgiveness, giving, being and doing in the world—acts of kindness and mercy, transforming work to change the balance of power, to redistribute God’s abundance among especially those who are too often left outside in the cold. After all the meditating is done, not forever, but for the moment—we are called to act—to follow Jesus into the world—doing the gospel.

-Rev. Michael Livingston

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How would you explain what it means to be baptized with the Holy Spirit to an eight year old?

What else would you add to Rev. Livingston’s list of what “our work will always be”?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Downtown, We Make a Good Team, and Rain On Glass by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16523222Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:00:13 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 3:15-18 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is...As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.

//

In Advent we get to sit still, to be still, and to meditate in quiet anticipation of the great celebration to come. Luke’s telling of the importance of John is just the kind of nourishment we need in a season like this.

The world is so good at grabbing and holding our attention, demanding our engagement—unfortunately in so much that is trivial, mere distractions from what really matters, and if it isn’t the trivial then it’s another tragic event. We can’t change that kind of hatred overnight. Part of our work will always be: relationships, truth, forgiveness, giving, being and doing in the world—acts of kindness and mercy, transforming work to change the balance of power, to redistribute God’s abundance among especially those who are too often left outside in the cold. After all the meditating is done, not forever, but for the moment—we are called to act—to follow Jesus into the world—doing the gospel.

-Rev. Michael Livingston

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How would you explain what it means to be baptized with the Holy Spirit to an eight year old?

What else would you add to Rev. Livingston’s list of what “our work will always be”?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Downtown, We Make a Good Team, and Rain On Glass by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>442advent,bible,devotionfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peace-farley-lord--16515084Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

-The Peace of the Wild Things, Wendell Berry

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In Advent we, like the poet, name our fears, our anxieties, our heavy responsibilities. Advent is the uncertainty and anticipation of a first pregnancy. Advent is exile, fear, and homelessness. Advent is haunted dreams and wakeful midnights. Yet Advent is when we find the peace of wild things.

-Farley Lord

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In your own words, what does it mean for Advent to be “the peace of the wild things”?

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Overcoming Stage Fright and Juncture by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16515084Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYCPhilippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made...Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

-The Peace of the Wild Things, Wendell Berry

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In Advent we, like the poet, name our fears, our anxieties, our heavy responsibilities. Advent is the uncertainty and anticipation of a first pregnancy. Advent is exile, fear, and homelessness. Advent is haunted dreams and wakeful midnights. Yet Advent is when we find the peace of wild things.

-Farley Lord

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In your own words, what does it mean for Advent to be “the peace of the wild things”?

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Overcoming Stage Fright and Juncture by Dexter Britain.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>487advent,bible,devotional,god,peacefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-is-god-amanda-meisenheimer--16514669Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid,
for the Lord God is my strength and my might;
God has become my salvation.

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The Good News of Jesus is that God entered the pit. God walks the valley. God is knowable. Emmanuel, God with us, is everywhere, waiting to be discovered. We can see God and hear God and taste God and touch God and smell God. The prophet Isaiah says that God is my Salvation. God is my strength. God is my song.

When you are saved from circumstances, from troubles, from oppression, or even saved from yourself. Look around. You are seeing God. When you feel a ripple of energy and the strength to survive one more day, You are feeling God. When you sing a song in the shower and you reach for those high notes because you are alone and safe at last, you are hearing the voice of God.

A New Testament writer gave us another clue in our quest to see God. The writer said “God is love.”

When you experience love, this radical opposition to a world of fear and hate, when you experience love, you are experiencing God.

-Amanda Meisenheimer

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Where are you seeing, tasting, touching, feeling God today?

If God is your song, what are some of the lyrics?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Pause, Go and Lemonfade by Broke For Free.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16514669Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYCIsaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and my might; God has become my salvation. // The Good News of Jesus is that God entered the pit. God walks the valley. God is...Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid,
for the Lord God is my strength and my might;
God has become my salvation.

//

The Good News of Jesus is that God entered the pit. God walks the valley. God is knowable. Emmanuel, God with us, is everywhere, waiting to be discovered. We can see God and hear God and taste God and touch God and smell God. The prophet Isaiah says that God is my Salvation. God is my strength. God is my song.

When you are saved from circumstances, from troubles, from oppression, or even saved from yourself. Look around. You are seeing God. When you feel a ripple of energy and the strength to survive one more day, You are feeling God. When you sing a song in the shower and you reach for those high notes because you are alone and safe at last, you are hearing the voice of God.

A New Testament writer gave us another clue in our quest to see God. The writer said “God is love.”

When you experience love, this radical opposition to a world of fear and hate, when you experience love, you are experiencing God.

-Amanda Meisenheimer

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Where are you seeing, tasting, touching, feeling God today?

If God is your song, what are some of the lyrics?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Pause, Go and Lemonfade by Broke For Free.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>295advent,devotional,god,lovefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-magnificat--16493869and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
who has looked with favor on the lowliness of God’s servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;

for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is God’s name.
whose mercy is for those who fear God
from generation to generation.

Who has shown strength with God’s arm;
and has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
who has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;

Who has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
God has helped God’s servant Israel,
in remembrance of God’s mercy,
according to the promise made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.

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Look up the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) and rewrite it in your own words. What words or phrases do you keep from the original? What new words and phrases do you add?

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This episode was recorded by Amy Butler, Debra Northern, Christian Peele, and Ellen Robison. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16493869Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:00:22 +0000The Riverside Church NYCMy soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, who has looked with favor on the lowliness of God’s servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is...and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
who has looked with favor on the lowliness of God’s servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;

for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is God’s name.
whose mercy is for those who fear God
from generation to generation.

Who has shown strength with God’s arm;
and has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
who has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;

Who has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
God has helped God’s servant Israel,
in remembrance of God’s mercy,
according to the promise made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.

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Look up the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) and rewrite it in your own words. What words or phrases do you keep from the original? What new words and phrases do you add?

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This episode was recorded by Amy Butler, Debra Northern, Christian Peele, and Ellen Robison. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>87false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-of-fire-and-song-adriene-thorne--16490193Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter Jerusalem!
At that time I will bring you home,
at the time when I gather you;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all the peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes
before your eyes, says the Lord.

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In the little book of Zephaniah, images of God’s power and love are extreme. They are a consuming fire and a crooning song. A fire that purifies rather than destroys. A fire that will not tolerate human evil. A fire that invites our singing because it originates from God’s sung delight in us.

The bleak beginning ends with joy – the holy parent rejoicing over us with singing. We need not fear the dark. Not the dark of winter nor the dark of these tumultuous times. God is with us and like a loving mother, God will bring us home.

-Rev. Adriene Thorne

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What is one way that you remember that God is with you?

What does “home” mean to you? In your own words, what does it mean for God to “bring us home”?

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This episode was written and recorded by Adriene Thorne. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Galoshes, and Dramamine by Podington Bear and The Great Burn by Dave Depper.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16490193Mon, 17 Dec 2018 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYCZephaniah 3:14, 20 Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! At that time I will bring you home, at the time when I gather you; for I will make you renowned and praised...Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter Jerusalem!
At that time I will bring you home,
at the time when I gather you;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all the peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes
before your eyes, says the Lord.

//

In the little book of Zephaniah, images of God’s power and love are extreme. They are a consuming fire and a crooning song. A fire that purifies rather than destroys. A fire that will not tolerate human evil. A fire that invites our singing because it originates from God’s sung delight in us.

The bleak beginning ends with joy – the holy parent rejoicing over us with singing. We need not fear the dark. Not the dark of winter nor the dark of these tumultuous times. God is with us and like a loving mother, God will bring us home.

-Rev. Adriene Thorne

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What is one way that you remember that God is with you?

What does “home” mean to you? In your own words, what does it mean for God to “bring us home”?

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This episode was written and recorded by Adriene Thorne. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Galoshes, and Dramamine by Podington Bear and The Great Burn by Dave Depper.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>536false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joy-to-the-world-jim-keat--16455481Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
    break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
    with the lyre and the sound of melody.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
    make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.

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Joy to the world; the Lord is come; let earth receive her King:
Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing.

-Isaac Watts

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The subtle power of this song is that forces me to confront the reality that I am perfectly content singing joy to my world, or maybe even our world, so long as I like the people around me. But joy to the world?

It’s easy to say that you want the best for everyone but then you celebrate and smile when your enemies find themselves under investigation from special council. It’s easy to say that God loves everyone without confronting the reality that we rarely do the same. It’s easy to sing a song you probably memorized as a child without stopping to think about what it is actually inviting you to do: Joy to the world. The whole world. Joy to every dictator and everyone named Donald and all the people I disagree with online. 

Joy to the world.

-Rev. Jim Keat

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If you’re honest, who are the people that you do not want to have joy? What difference would it make if you prayer for “joy to the world” could extend to them as well?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Lightning by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16455481Sun, 16 Dec 2018 10:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYCPsalm 98: 4-6 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;     break forth into joyous song and sing praises. Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,     with the lyre and the sound of melody. With trumpets and the sound of the horn     make a...Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
    break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
    with the lyre and the sound of melody.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
    make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.

//

Joy to the world; the Lord is come; let earth receive her King:
Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing.

-Isaac Watts

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The subtle power of this song is that forces me to confront the reality that I am perfectly content singing joy to my world, or maybe even our world, so long as I like the people around me. But joy to the world?

It’s easy to say that you want the best for everyone but then you celebrate and smile when your enemies find themselves under investigation from special council. It’s easy to say that God loves everyone without confronting the reality that we rarely do the same. It’s easy to sing a song you probably memorized as a child without stopping to think about what it is actually inviting you to do: Joy to the world. The whole world. Joy to every dictator and everyone named Donald and all the people I disagree with online. 

Joy to the world.

-Rev. Jim Keat

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If you’re honest, who are the people that you do not want to have joy? What difference would it make if you prayer for “joy to the world” could extend to them as well?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Lightning by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>475false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-eye-of-god-carol-howard-merritt--16455461My spirit celebrates God, my Liberator!
For though I’m God’s humble servant,
God has noticed me.
Now and forever,
I will be considered blessed by all generations.
For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
holy is God’s name!
From generation to generation,
God’s lovingkindness endures.

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Mary didn’t believe the lies of the cruel empire. Nor did she swallow the bitter shame of her gender. Nor did she trust the intolerance. For though people saw Mary as poor, she knew that she was highly favored by God. They saw a teenage slave. But God saw her as the most blessed among women. They saw a pregnant girl, someone who ought to be stoned. But she understood that she was bearing God.

Even though it went against every fact that surrounded her, Mary could see a world where the hungry would be filled and promises would be kept. Mary could see God’s vision. She dreamt God’s dream.

Mary had the eye of God.

-Rev. Carol Howard Merritt

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What does it mean to have the eye of God?

In your own words, what is God’s vision and dream for our world?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Carol Howard Merritt. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Instrumental 2 Revisited by Gillicuddy.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16455461Sat, 15 Dec 2018 10:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 1:47-50 My spirit celebrates God, my Liberator! For though I’m God’s humble servant, God has noticed me. Now and forever, I will be considered blessed by all generations. For the Mighty One has done great things for...My spirit celebrates God, my Liberator!
For though I’m God’s humble servant,
God has noticed me.
Now and forever,
I will be considered blessed by all generations.
For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
holy is God’s name!
From generation to generation,
God’s lovingkindness endures.

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Mary didn’t believe the lies of the cruel empire. Nor did she swallow the bitter shame of her gender. Nor did she trust the intolerance. For though people saw Mary as poor, she knew that she was highly favored by God. They saw a teenage slave. But God saw her as the most blessed among women. They saw a pregnant girl, someone who ought to be stoned. But she understood that she was bearing God.

Even though it went against every fact that surrounded her, Mary could see a world where the hungry would be filled and promises would be kept. Mary could see God’s vision. She dreamt God’s dream.

Mary had the eye of God.

-Rev. Carol Howard Merritt

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What does it mean to have the eye of God?

In your own words, what is God’s vision and dream for our world?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Carol Howard Merritt. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Instrumental 2 Revisited by Gillicuddy.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>377advent,bible,devotional,god,justice,maryfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-god-speaks-kevin-wright--16455449The word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth;
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”

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When God speaks and God’s word comes to John the Baptist in Luke 3, it compels him to go around proclaiming a message of good news to all people. If there’s brokenness, God will fix it. If there’s injustice, God will right it. If there’s oppression, God will oppose it.

When the word of the Lord comes down, when God starts to speak, the broken, bruised, and burned out people, places, and things in our lives begin to heal. Because God is found wherever love is needed most. When you want to hear God speak and know what God sounds like, look for the places where love is taking root in our world. That’s where you can hear God the clearest. That’s where you find peace.

-Rev. Kevin Wright

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Where do you see love taking root in our world?

Where are the places that you can hear God the clearest?

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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Wright. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Lightning by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16455449Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:14 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 3:3-6 The word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet...The word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth;
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”

//

When God speaks and God’s word comes to John the Baptist in Luke 3, it compels him to go around proclaiming a message of good news to all people. If there’s brokenness, God will fix it. If there’s injustice, God will right it. If there’s oppression, God will oppose it.

When the word of the Lord comes down, when God starts to speak, the broken, bruised, and burned out people, places, and things in our lives begin to heal. Because God is found wherever love is needed most. When you want to hear God speak and know what God sounds like, look for the places where love is taking root in our world. That’s where you can hear God the clearest. That’s where you find peace.

-Rev. Kevin Wright

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Where do you see love taking root in our world?

Where are the places that you can hear God the clearest?

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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Wright. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and Lightning by Kelly Pratt.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>220advent,devotional,god,justice,lovefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-thank-my-god-ellen-robison--16446671I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.

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Paul writes these words to his close friends at Philippi, memories of their time together are what sustain him…their shared work of the gospel.

This Advent, you and I are making different memories. Yes, the world seems a little colder and people are angry and confused and tired. Our lives have changed as well. We’ve lost some of our innocence, and our belief that justice and truth will prevail has taken a beating. Even our memories are tinged with sadness. We look back and remember the people who no longer gather with us around the tree at Christmas. We search for the certainty we once had about our purpose and place in the world. We long for a simpler, sweeter time.

And that is what Advent reminds us of, a time deeper than our time. A time beyond time. We remember “a people who walked in darkness, all those who were living in a land of deep darkness.” It was on them and on us that a great light has shined. Into a time of anger and loss and fear, a child was born. A child that was love and hope and light. And we remember his name – Emmanuel - God is with us.

-Rev. Ellen Robison

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As you look back on your year, what are the memories that will sustain you, even in the darkest of times?

What memories will you create in the upcoming year to remind you that God is with us?

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This episode was written and recorded by Ellen Robison. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and An Expression of Gratitude by David Schwoebel and performed by the Myers Park UMC choir.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16446671Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:00:08 +0000The Riverside Church NYCPhilippians 1:3-6 I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a...I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.

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Paul writes these words to his close friends at Philippi, memories of their time together are what sustain him…their shared work of the gospel.

This Advent, you and I are making different memories. Yes, the world seems a little colder and people are angry and confused and tired. Our lives have changed as well. We’ve lost some of our innocence, and our belief that justice and truth will prevail has taken a beating. Even our memories are tinged with sadness. We look back and remember the people who no longer gather with us around the tree at Christmas. We search for the certainty we once had about our purpose and place in the world. We long for a simpler, sweeter time.

And that is what Advent reminds us of, a time deeper than our time. A time beyond time. We remember “a people who walked in darkness, all those who were living in a land of deep darkness.” It was on them and on us that a great light has shined. Into a time of anger and loss and fear, a child was born. A child that was love and hope and light. And we remember his name – Emmanuel - God is with us.

-Rev. Ellen Robison

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As you look back on your year, what are the memories that will sustain you, even in the darkest of times?

What memories will you create in the upcoming year to remind you that God is with us?

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This episode was written and recorded by Ellen Robison. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and An Expression of Gratitude by David Schwoebel and performed by the Myers Park UMC choir.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>370advent,bible,church,devotional,thanksfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/touched-daniel-brereton--16439829Mary responded, “Oh, how I praise the Lord. How I rejoice in God my Savior! For God took notice of his lowly servant girl, and now generation after generation forever shall call me blest of God. For God, the mighty Holy One, has done great things to me. God’s mercy goes on from generation to generation, to all who reverence God.

“How powerful is God’s mighty arm! How God scatters the proud and haughty ones! God has torn princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly. God has satisfied the hungry hearts and sent the rich away with empty hands. And how God has helped his servant Israel! God has not forgotten his promise to be merciful. For God promised our fathers—Abraham and his children—to be merciful to them forever.”

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The Magnificat is no gentle hymn, however often it’s been sung by choir boys at evensong. It’s a fiery manifesto, declaring not only the birth of a baby, but the birth of a whole new world order. And the one proclaiming it is not one meek and mild but a mighty prophet.

-Rev. Daniel Brereton

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What song will you sing about God’s work in your life and in our world?

In your own words, why is the Magnificat a “fiery manifesto”?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Daniel Brereton. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Saltines, No Solace, and Mortality by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16439829Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:00:38 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 1:46-55 Mary responded, “Oh, how I praise the Lord. How I rejoice in God my Savior! For God took notice of his lowly servant girl, and now generation after generation forever shall call me blest of God. For God, the mighty Holy One, has done...Mary responded, “Oh, how I praise the Lord. How I rejoice in God my Savior! For God took notice of his lowly servant girl, and now generation after generation forever shall call me blest of God. For God, the mighty Holy One, has done great things to me. God’s mercy goes on from generation to generation, to all who reverence God.

“How powerful is God’s mighty arm! How God scatters the proud and haughty ones! God has torn princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly. God has satisfied the hungry hearts and sent the rich away with empty hands. And how God has helped his servant Israel! God has not forgotten his promise to be merciful. For God promised our fathers—Abraham and his children—to be merciful to them forever.”

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The Magnificat is no gentle hymn, however often it’s been sung by choir boys at evensong. It’s a fiery manifesto, declaring not only the birth of a baby, but the birth of a whole new world order. And the one proclaiming it is not one meek and mild but a mighty prophet.

-Rev. Daniel Brereton

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What song will you sing about God’s work in your life and in our world?

In your own words, why is the Magnificat a “fiery manifesto”?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Daniel Brereton. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish, Saltines, No Solace, and Mortality by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>537advent,christmas,devotional,justice,magnificat,maryfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-this-land-kevin-vanhook--16433467“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people
by the forgiveness of their sins.
By the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

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We are a people desperately in need of good news. In this land, life expectancies are more accurately predicted by one’s zip code than their genetic code. In this land, our justice system has criminalized poverty as thousands sit in jails, not because they’ve been convicted of a crime, but simply because they could not afford bail. In this land, many who work tirelessly to provide for their families are still denied a living wage. In this land, we too wait on good news!

But we have a promise that a Redeemer is on the way. As God is already at work in us, let’s expect the impossible! Whenever the world seems left in a state of hopeless despair, as prophetic witnesses to the coming of good news, let us serve as the voices of ones crying out in the wilderness, “Make straight the way of the Lord.”

-Rev. Kevin VanHook

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What does it mean for your feet to be guided “into the way of peace”?

What is the good news that you are waiting for? What is the good news that you can help bring to the world around you?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish and Ink by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16433467Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 1:76-79 “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins. By the tender mercy of our God,...“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people
by the forgiveness of their sins.
By the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

//

We are a people desperately in need of good news. In this land, life expectancies are more accurately predicted by one’s zip code than their genetic code. In this land, our justice system has criminalized poverty as thousands sit in jails, not because they’ve been convicted of a crime, but simply because they could not afford bail. In this land, many who work tirelessly to provide for their families are still denied a living wage. In this land, we too wait on good news!

But we have a promise that a Redeemer is on the way. As God is already at work in us, let’s expect the impossible! Whenever the world seems left in a state of hopeless despair, as prophetic witnesses to the coming of good news, let us serve as the voices of ones crying out in the wilderness, “Make straight the way of the Lord.”

-Rev. Kevin VanHook

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What does it mean for your feet to be guided “into the way of peace”?

What is the good news that you are waiting for? What is the good news that you can help bring to the world around you?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Kevin VanHook. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish and Ink by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>324advent,bible,christian,church,devotional,justicefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/refiner-s-fire-cindy-wang-brandt--16425096See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?

For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

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I used to believe the refiner’s fire was meant to add suffering so we are purified by pain. But that paints a very masochistic view of God. If God is holy and just and loving, God’s fire illuminates so that we can draw together to relieve suffering of one another. Do not fear the refiner’s fire. It lights truth and justice and a path forward that includes those who suffer those among us.

Prepare yourselves. He who comes will not be what we expect. It will not be the voices of those we are used to hearing from platforms and spotlights. It will be the surprising stories from those we have not heard before, refining us by opening our eyes, driving us to repentance, and then drawing us to a larger version of being human in our beautifully diverse world.

-Cindy Wang Brandt

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What messages have you been told about the refiner’s fire?

How has your understanding of this metaphor evolved?

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This episode was written and recorded by Cindy Wang Brandt. It was produced by Jim Keat. Samples include Refiner's Fire featuring Brian Doerksen & TWP Band. Background tracks include Relenquish, Blue Highway, and Smooth Actor by Podington Bear and Getting Lighter by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16425096Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:00:17 +0000The Riverside Church NYCMalachi 3:1-4 See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure...See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?

For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

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I used to believe the refiner’s fire was meant to add suffering so we are purified by pain. But that paints a very masochistic view of God. If God is holy and just and loving, God’s fire illuminates so that we can draw together to relieve suffering of one another. Do not fear the refiner’s fire. It lights truth and justice and a path forward that includes those who suffer those among us.

Prepare yourselves. He who comes will not be what we expect. It will not be the voices of those we are used to hearing from platforms and spotlights. It will be the surprising stories from those we have not heard before, refining us by opening our eyes, driving us to repentance, and then drawing us to a larger version of being human in our beautifully diverse world.

-Cindy Wang Brandt

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What messages have you been told about the refiner’s fire?

How has your understanding of this metaphor evolved?

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This episode was written and recorded by Cindy Wang Brandt. It was produced by Jim Keat. Samples include Refiner's Fire featuring Brian Doerksen & TWP Band. Background tracks include Relenquish, Blue Highway, and Smooth Actor by Podington Bear and Getting Lighter by Goldmund.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>488advent,christian,church,devotional,justicefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-post-patriarchal-christmas-brian-mclaren--16423623In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.”

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I came to see the stories of the virgin birth less as facts to be debated in a literal sense and more as signs or mysteries to be pondered in a literary sense. Their greatest value isn’t in proving something but in meaning something. And what could that meaning be?

May we dare to side with Mary who dares to believe that peace can come not by taking life but by giving birth.

-Brian McLaren

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In your opinion, what is the meaning of the virgin birth?

What does it look like for peace to come into our world today?

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Skeptic, and Rude Boy by Podington Bear and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16423623Sun, 09 Dec 2018 13:27:33 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 1:26-35 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings,...In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.”

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I came to see the stories of the virgin birth less as facts to be debated in a literal sense and more as signs or mysteries to be pondered in a literary sense. Their greatest value isn’t in proving something but in meaning something. And what could that meaning be?

May we dare to side with Mary who dares to believe that peace can come not by taking life but by giving birth.

-Brian McLaren

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In your opinion, what is the meaning of the virgin birth?

What does it look like for peace to come into our world today?

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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Skeptic, and Rude Boy by Podington Bear and I'll Miss You by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>577false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-s-something-about-mary-lynn-casteel-harper--16410176“God has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
God has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
God has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of God’s mercy,
according to the promise God made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to God’s descendants forever.”

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After saying a risky yes to a divinely unorthodox pregnancy, Mary boldly declares a vision of God’s reign in which God throws “down the powerful from their thrones, and lifts up the lowly;” and “has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.” A prophetic, truth-telling disciple, Mary announces a new order, in which the Creator of Heaven and Earth favors her lowly estate, while scattering the proud in their hearts.

Mary’s vision of power topples the usual visions of power as physical strength, economic wealth, intellectual superiority, or military dominance. In her vision, the poor, the hungry, the lowly—they are the chosen ones, the truly blessed, the friends of God.

And so, let us sit with Mary in prayer for a moment and allow her vision, her spirit, and her faith touch and inspire our own.

-Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper

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How is Mary’s song inspiring you?

What song do you think Mary would sing today?

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This episode was written and recorded by Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Picturebook by Dan Depper, Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch, and Canada Goose by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16410176Sat, 08 Dec 2018 10:00:20 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 1:52-55 “God has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; God has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. God has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of God’s mercy,...“God has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
God has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
God has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of God’s mercy,
according to the promise God made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to God’s descendants forever.”

//

After saying a risky yes to a divinely unorthodox pregnancy, Mary boldly declares a vision of God’s reign in which God throws “down the powerful from their thrones, and lifts up the lowly;” and “has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.” A prophetic, truth-telling disciple, Mary announces a new order, in which the Creator of Heaven and Earth favors her lowly estate, while scattering the proud in their hearts.

Mary’s vision of power topples the usual visions of power as physical strength, economic wealth, intellectual superiority, or military dominance. In her vision, the poor, the hungry, the lowly—they are the chosen ones, the truly blessed, the friends of God.

And so, let us sit with Mary in prayer for a moment and allow her vision, her spirit, and her faith touch and inspire our own.

-Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper

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How is Mary’s song inspiring you?

What song do you think Mary would sing today?

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This episode was written and recorded by Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Picturebook by Dan Depper, Seeking Clarity by Alex Fitch, and Canada Goose by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>508false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thank-god-kevin-garcia--16404228How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. And may God so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

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This passage reminds me that there is a great cloud of witnesses around us, that there is great love to be had if we only know where to look. I see that the writer begins with gratitude, with thankfulness, looking at his brothers, sisters, and siblings and saying, “I can’t imagine my life without you. I can’t imagine being a church without you. I can’t imagine doing this work without you.”

The writer here is encouraging us to begin with thanks, we thank God for each other. “How can we thank God enough for you for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?”

-Kevin Garcia

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Who are the people in your life who you are giving thanks for?

Who are the people that you can encourage? Call or text them today.

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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Garcia. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Hearts Aflutter, and Bufflehead by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16404228Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith. Now...How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. And may God so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

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This passage reminds me that there is a great cloud of witnesses around us, that there is great love to be had if we only know where to look. I see that the writer begins with gratitude, with thankfulness, looking at his brothers, sisters, and siblings and saying, “I can’t imagine my life without you. I can’t imagine being a church without you. I can’t imagine doing this work without you.”

The writer here is encouraging us to begin with thanks, we thank God for each other. “How can we thank God enough for you for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?”

-Kevin Garcia

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Who are the people in your life who you are giving thanks for?

Who are the people that you can encourage? Call or text them today.

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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Garcia. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish, Hearts Aflutter, and Bufflehead by Podington Bear.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>479false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-does-what-one-can-cameron-trimble--16391408“Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

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Sometimes we say that Advent is about waiting. But that implies that we’re just sitting around waiting for the time to pass until the birth of the Christ child. But Advent isn’t passive. Lived well, Advent is the time when we are the most active, the most alert, the most awake, the most in tune with the world because we are expecting God to break through into our lives.

I believe that God longs to break into each of our well-protected lives, to teach us about hope, love, joy, and peace, right now. If anything, Advent is the time when we must wake up to live in the present, to live the life that God has given us right now, to refuse to live yesterday over and over, to resist the temptation to save our best selves for tomorrow, to not put off living the kind of life we were meant to live today. There’s not time for that, no matter how much time is left.

-Rev. Cameron Trimble

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In your own words, how does Luke’s invitation to “be on guard” connect with the season of Advent?

What does it mean for you to live in the present and refuse to live yesterday over and over?

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This episode was written and recorded by Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Opus 04 by Dexter Britain, Liberez comme des enfant by Dexter Britain, Frosted Glass by Podington Bear, Tumbler by Podington Bear, In the Sun by David Szestay, and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16391408Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:00:14 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 21:34-36 “Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole...“Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

//

Sometimes we say that Advent is about waiting. But that implies that we’re just sitting around waiting for the time to pass until the birth of the Christ child. But Advent isn’t passive. Lived well, Advent is the time when we are the most active, the most alert, the most awake, the most in tune with the world because we are expecting God to break through into our lives.

I believe that God longs to break into each of our well-protected lives, to teach us about hope, love, joy, and peace, right now. If anything, Advent is the time when we must wake up to live in the present, to live the life that God has given us right now, to refuse to live yesterday over and over, to resist the temptation to save our best selves for tomorrow, to not put off living the kind of life we were meant to live today. There’s not time for that, no matter how much time is left.

-Rev. Cameron Trimble

//

In your own words, how does Luke’s invitation to “be on guard” connect with the season of Advent?

What does it mean for you to live in the present and refuse to live yesterday over and over?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Cameron Trimble. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Opus 04 by Dexter Britain, Liberez comme des enfant by Dexter Britain, Frosted Glass by Podington Bear, Tumbler by Podington Bear, In the Sun by David Szestay, and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights by Will Bangs.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>731false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wait-for-it-rachel-johnson--16375233
“Be still, and know that I am God!
    I am exalted among the nations,
    I am exalted in the earth.”

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Advent is the season of anticipation. The word Advent literally means “arrival” and during these four weeks leading up to Christmas we are waiting for the arrival of the Prince of Peace. Advent marks the beginning of the Christian calendar and it is a time when we reflect on the brokenness around us and the promised coming of the reign of God. It strikes me that there is a particular wisdom in the fact that our year does not begin with an event. It does not begin with the birth of the one who is supposed to heal our world. It begins in stillness, in waiting.

Waiting is not a substitute for doing. We don’t say, “Instead of going to the polls on election day, I’ll just sit still for 20 minutes.” Prayer alone will not fill a hungry stomach. And yet, in a near mystical way, science has shown that it is how we kit ourselves back together from the battering of life. Be still and go. Meditate for the movement.

Advent isn’t a passive time we have to get through before the real works begins. It is the work of birthing a new heaven and a new earth.

In Advent we repair our world by sitting and waiting and praying, Come, Lord Jesus, Come.”

-Rev. Rachel Johnson

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In your own words, how would you define Advent?

Take a minute to stop and breathe, to be still. What do you notice?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rachel Johnson. It was produced by Jim Keat. Samples include Ariana Grande, CNN, AOL, and BBC. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Holiday by Silence is Sexy, Innocent White Bred by Minden, Chimera by Podington Bear, Black Eyed Susan by Podington Bear, and Up in the Air by Dave Depper.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16375233Wed, 05 Dec 2018 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYCPsalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God!     I am exalted among the nations,     I am exalted in the earth.” // Advent is the season of anticipation. The word Advent literally means “arrival” and during these four weeks leading up to...
“Be still, and know that I am God!
    I am exalted among the nations,
    I am exalted in the earth.”

//

Advent is the season of anticipation. The word Advent literally means “arrival” and during these four weeks leading up to Christmas we are waiting for the arrival of the Prince of Peace. Advent marks the beginning of the Christian calendar and it is a time when we reflect on the brokenness around us and the promised coming of the reign of God. It strikes me that there is a particular wisdom in the fact that our year does not begin with an event. It does not begin with the birth of the one who is supposed to heal our world. It begins in stillness, in waiting.

Waiting is not a substitute for doing. We don’t say, “Instead of going to the polls on election day, I’ll just sit still for 20 minutes.” Prayer alone will not fill a hungry stomach. And yet, in a near mystical way, science has shown that it is how we kit ourselves back together from the battering of life. Be still and go. Meditate for the movement.

Advent isn’t a passive time we have to get through before the real works begins. It is the work of birthing a new heaven and a new earth.

In Advent we repair our world by sitting and waiting and praying, Come, Lord Jesus, Come.”

-Rev. Rachel Johnson

//

In your own words, how would you define Advent?

Take a minute to stop and breathe, to be still. What do you notice?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rachel Johnson. It was produced by Jim Keat. Samples include Ariana Grande, CNN, AOL, and BBC. Background tracks include Relenquish by Podington Bear, Holiday by Silence is Sexy, Innocent White Bred by Minden, Chimera by Podington Bear, Black Eyed Susan by Podington Bear, and Up in the Air by Dave Depper.

Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to download the 2018 Advent devotional and to listen to more episodes of Be Still and Go.]]>418false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/that-s-our-gospel-richard-rohr--16372534“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for God has looked with favor on the lowliness of God’s servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is God’s name.
God’s mercy is for those who fear God
from generation to generation.
God has shown strength with God’s arm;
God has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
God has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
God has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
God has helped God’s servant Israel,
in remembrance of God’s mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to God’s descendants forever.”

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It’s amazing to me that Christianity with such direct words as this has still largely been able to confuse capitalism, Western imperialism, the world of white privilege, however you want to call it, with the gospel. It’s ignoring what’s spoken in plain sight.

-Fr. Richard Rohr

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What do you feel when you hear these words of Mary’s song?

In your own words, what does Mary’s song speak “in plain sight”?

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This episode was written and recorded by Fr. Richard Rohr. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Antiphona et Magnificat by Schola Gregorians, Cottonwoods by Podington Bear, and Burned by Podington Bear.

For more information and to download the Be Still and Go Advent devotional, visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16372534Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:00:12 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 1:46-52 “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for God has looked with favor on the lowliness of God’s servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great...“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for God has looked with favor on the lowliness of God’s servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is God’s name.
God’s mercy is for those who fear God
from generation to generation.
God has shown strength with God’s arm;
God has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
God has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
God has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
God has helped God’s servant Israel,
in remembrance of God’s mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to God’s descendants forever.”

//

It’s amazing to me that Christianity with such direct words as this has still largely been able to confuse capitalism, Western imperialism, the world of white privilege, however you want to call it, with the gospel. It’s ignoring what’s spoken in plain sight.

-Fr. Richard Rohr

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What do you feel when you hear these words of Mary’s song?

In your own words, what does Mary’s song speak “in plain sight”?

//

This episode was written and recorded by Fr. Richard Rohr. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Antiphona et Magnificat by Schola Gregorians, Cottonwoods by Podington Bear, and Burned by Podington Bear.

For more information and to download the Be Still and Go Advent devotional, visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/.]]>406advent,christianity,christmas,chruch,devotional,justice,magnificatfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/invisible-lines-of-connection-jim-keat--16365496The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”

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Advent is the season of watching and waiting. But I don’t believe that we’re waiting for God to show up — spoiler alert, God is always and already here — but we are waiting for God to be born again in us in new ways so that justice and righteousness can spring up all around us, in us, and in spite of us.

Because this branch is not some person from once upon a time or a galaxy far, far away. This branch is you and me. We are the branches for justice and righteousness. When you march in a protest, you are a righteous branch springing up. When you call your congress person to advocate for children who are separated from their families, you are a righteous branch springing up. When you pray with your feet and your vote, you are a righteous branch springing up.

-Rev. Jim Keat

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Where do you see justice and righteousness springing up in our world?

In your own words, what does it mean to be a “righteous branch”?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Jim Keat. Samples include Radiolab. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, As Old Roads by Goldmund, Secret Place by Alex Fitch, Drifters by Kelly Pratt, and 88 by Podington Bear.

For more information and to download the Be Still and Go Advent devotional, visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16365496Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:00:03 +0000The Riverside Church NYCJeremiah 33:14-16 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall...The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”

//

Advent is the season of watching and waiting. But I don’t believe that we’re waiting for God to show up — spoiler alert, God is always and already here — but we are waiting for God to be born again in us in new ways so that justice and righteousness can spring up all around us, in us, and in spite of us.

Because this branch is not some person from once upon a time or a galaxy far, far away. This branch is you and me. We are the branches for justice and righteousness. When you march in a protest, you are a righteous branch springing up. When you call your congress person to advocate for children who are separated from their families, you are a righteous branch springing up. When you pray with your feet and your vote, you are a righteous branch springing up.

-Rev. Jim Keat

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Where do you see justice and righteousness springing up in our world?

In your own words, what does it mean to be a “righteous branch”?

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Jim Keat. Samples include Radiolab. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, As Old Roads by Goldmund, Secret Place by Alex Fitch, Drifters by Kelly Pratt, and 88 by Podington Bear.

For more information and to download the Be Still and Go Advent devotional, visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/.]]>620advent,devotion,justice,roots,treesfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-end-of-the-world-amy-butler--16358881“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’ with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

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These are apocalyptic texts, passages in scripture that speak to the end of the world as we know it. These texts were composed by people living in dire straits, circumstance in which the world around them seemed to be falling apart and there was nothing to do except think about what would happen when it was all over once and for all.

I can look at the distress among nations and the roaring of the sea and the waves and summon the hope to do exactly what Jesus told us to do: “stand up raise your heads...because your redemption is drawing near.” A new world is being born and we can find hope in being the midwives to usher it in. All the pain, all the rending, all the work, never giving up on the coming of a new world - this is where we find the hope this first week of Advent.

-Pastor Amy

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What do you feel or notice when you read these apocalyptic words of Jesus from Luke 21?

When you look at the world around you, where do you see redemption drawing near?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amy Butler. Samples include It's the End of the World by R.E.M. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Mile Post 1 by Alex Fitch, and A Storm at Eilean Mor by Jon Luc Hefferman.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16358881Sun, 02 Dec 2018 10:00:18 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLuke 21:25-28 “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the...“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’ with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

//

These are apocalyptic texts, passages in scripture that speak to the end of the world as we know it. These texts were composed by people living in dire straits, circumstance in which the world around them seemed to be falling apart and there was nothing to do except think about what would happen when it was all over once and for all.

I can look at the distress among nations and the roaring of the sea and the waves and summon the hope to do exactly what Jesus told us to do: “stand up raise your heads...because your redemption is drawing near.” A new world is being born and we can find hope in being the midwives to usher it in. All the pain, all the rending, all the work, never giving up on the coming of a new world - this is where we find the hope this first week of Advent.

-Pastor Amy

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What do you feel or notice when you read these apocalyptic words of Jesus from Luke 21?

When you look at the world around you, where do you see redemption drawing near?

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This episode was written and recorded by Amy Butler. Samples include It's the End of the World by R.E.M. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Mile Post 1 by Alex Fitch, and A Storm at Eilean Mor by Jon Luc Hefferman.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>434false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-season-2--16305989
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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Jim Keat. Samples include The Wizard of Oz, Work by Rhianna, The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Beyond Daze by Broke for Free, and The Tide by Alex Fitch.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16305989Sun, 25 Nov 2018 15:58:34 +0000The Riverside Church NYCBe Still and Go: Meditations for the Movement returns for a second season, offering daily audio reflections for the 2018 season of Advent, filling you up so that you can continue to pour out life and justice and creativity and beauty in the world...
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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Jim Keat. Samples include The Wizard of Oz, Work by Rhianna, The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Beyond Daze by Broke for Free, and The Tide by Alex Fitch.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>195advent,christianity,justice,meditationfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/setting-the-frog-free-amy-butler--14409664
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Mark 16:1-4
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could embalm him. Very early on Sunday morning, as the sun rose, they went to the tomb. They worried out loud to each other, “Who will roll back the stone from the tomb for us?”

Then they looked up, saw that it had been rolled back—it was a huge stone—and walked right in.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Any Butler, the Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14409664Sun, 01 Apr 2018 07:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYCWe don’t have to be held hostage by the way things are. // Mark 16:1-4 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could embalm him. Very early on Sunday morning, as the sun rose, they...
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Mark 16:1-4
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could embalm him. Very early on Sunday morning, as the sun rose, they went to the tomb. They worried out loud to each other, “Who will roll back the stone from the tomb for us?”

Then they looked up, saw that it had been rolled back—it was a huge stone—and walked right in.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Any Butler, the Senior Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>423false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-day-after-michael-livingston--14417591
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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Senior Executive Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14417591Sat, 31 Mar 2018 07:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The truth is simple: only love will give our lives any meaning at all, any substance, love as service, love as justice, love as grace and forgiveness, love that is living in the world for others." // This episode was written and recorded by...
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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Senior Executive Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>362false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-knows-what-it-feels-like-shane-claiborne--14417578
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Matthew 27:46
And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

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This episode was written and recorded by Shane Claiborne, the founder of The Simple Way and a part of Red Letter Christians. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14417578Fri, 30 Mar 2018 07:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"God knows what it feels like to lose a child, God knows what it feels like to suffer the execution of a cross, and God knows what it feels to be born a refugee" // Matthew 27:46 And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,...
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Matthew 27:46
And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

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This episode was written and recorded by Shane Claiborne, the founder of The Simple Way and a part of Red Letter Christians. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>365false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/by-example-ellen-robison--14408327
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John 13:34
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Ellen Robison, the Minister of Worship & the Arts at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14408327Thu, 29 Mar 2018 07:00:08 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"As followers of Jesus we’re supposed to more than just remember the story." // John 13:34 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. // This episode was written...
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John 13:34
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Ellen Robison, the Minister of Worship & the Arts at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>465false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-thirsty-jim-keat--14399058
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John 19:28
I am thirsty.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14399058Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Just as our bodies requires water, the world needs justice." // John 19:28 I am thirsty. // This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The...
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John 19:28
I am thirsty.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>369false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/changed-for-good-michael-curry--14389370
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Psalm 31:9-16

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;
my eye wastes away from grief,
my soul and body also.
For my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my misery,
and my bones waste away.

I am the scorn of all my adversaries,
a horror to my neighbors,
an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street flee from me.
I have passed out of mind like one who is dead;
I have become like a broken vessel.
For I hear the whispering of many—
terror all around!—
as they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.

But I trust in you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
My times are in your hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.
Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your steadfast love.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14389370Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"And if there is a God and God is not finished with us, if there is a God then the human word is not the last word. God is." // Psalm 31:9-16 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye wastes away from grief, my soul...
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Psalm 31:9-16

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;
my eye wastes away from grief,
my soul and body also.
For my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my misery,
and my bones waste away.

I am the scorn of all my adversaries,
a horror to my neighbors,
an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street flee from me.
I have passed out of mind like one who is dead;
I have become like a broken vessel.
For I hear the whispering of many—
terror all around!—
as they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.

But I trust in you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
My times are in your hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.
Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your steadfast love.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>319false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-god-in-the-silence-dustin-pickett--14375972
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1 Samuel 3:1-10

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.

At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called, “Samuel! Samuel!” and he said, “Here I am!” and ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. The Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lordhad not yet been revealed to him. The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dustin Pickett, the Associate Minister of Stewardship & Development at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14375972Mon, 26 Mar 2018 07:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"You may not hear God speaking but can you feel God moving?" // 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. At that time Eli, whose...
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1 Samuel 3:1-10

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.

At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called, “Samuel! Samuel!” and he said, “Here I am!” and ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. The Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lordhad not yet been revealed to him. The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dustin Pickett, the Associate Minister of Stewardship & Development at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>577false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rejects-amy-sullivan--14375946
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Psalm 118:22-24, 29

The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amy Sullivan, a Chicago-based journalist and co-host of the religion and politics podcast Impolite Company. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14375946Sun, 25 Mar 2018 07:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We need the Jesus of Holy Week to teach us that you can never be perfect enough to avoid rejection." // Psalm 118:22-24, 29 The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing; it is...
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Psalm 118:22-24, 29

The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

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This episode was written and recorded by Amy Sullivan, a Chicago-based journalist and co-host of the religion and politics podcast Impolite Company. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>478false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-space-to-feel-jennifer-hagedorn-bertram-johnson--14366841
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Matthew 21:10-17

Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. He said to them, “It is written,

‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’;
but you are making it a den of robbers.”

The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them. But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he did, and heard the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became angry and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read,

‘Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies
you have prepared praise for yourself’?”

He left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.

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This episode was written by Jennifer Hagedorn, the intern for the Mission & Social Justice department at The Riverside Church. It was recorded by Rev. Bertram Johnson, the Minister for Justice, Advocacy and Change at The Riverside Church and was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14366841Sat, 24 Mar 2018 07:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC“Anger is the joyful noise that makes the ears of the powerful perk up because it is a sign that the new life is not yet here but maybe it’s just around the corner." // Matthew 21:10-17 Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were...
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Matthew 21:10-17

Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. He said to them, “It is written,

‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’;
but you are making it a den of robbers.”

The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them. But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he did, and heard the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became angry and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read,

‘Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies
you have prepared praise for yourself’?”

He left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.

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This episode was written by Jennifer Hagedorn, the intern for the Mission & Social Justice department at The Riverside Church. It was recorded by Rev. Bertram Johnson, the Minister for Justice, Advocacy and Change at The Riverside Church and was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>604false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ever-before-me-ellen-robison--14359741
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Psalm 51:1-12

Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
and blameless when you pass judgment.
Indeed, I was born guilty,
a sinner when my mother conceived me.

You desire truth in the inward being;
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Ellen Robison, the Minister of Worship and the Arts at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14359741Fri, 23 Mar 2018 07:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It’s easy to deny reality when you don’t look below the surface." // Psalm 51:1-12 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my...
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Psalm 51:1-12

Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
and blameless when you pass judgment.
Indeed, I was born guilty,
a sinner when my mother conceived me.

You desire truth in the inward being;
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Ellen Robison, the Minister of Worship and the Arts at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>592false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/according-to-the-order-of-melchizedek-brandan-robertson--14353911
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Hebrews 5:5-10

So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him,

“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”;

as he says also in another place,

“You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek.”

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

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This episode was written and recorded by Brandan Roberts, the Lead Pastor of Missiongathering Christian Church in San Diego, CA. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14353911Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"You are a child of God and by nature of being a child of God, you are a priest." // Hebrews 5:5-10 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, “You are my Son, today...
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Hebrews 5:5-10

So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him,

“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”;

as he says also in another place,

“You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek.”

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

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This episode was written and recorded by Brandan Roberts, the Lead Pastor of Missiongathering Christian Church in San Diego, CA. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>742false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-meditation-for-the-brokenhearted-amanda-meisenheimer--14342799
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Matthew 9:36

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.5:

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Associate Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14342799Wed, 21 Mar 2018 07:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Broken hearts don’t get fixed. They become the soil for a new heart to grow." // Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.5: // This episode...
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Matthew 9:36

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.5:

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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Associate Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>419false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-compost-farley-lord--14334361
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John 12:20-33

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.
“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord, the Associate Minister of Stewardship & Development at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14334361Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Like a grain of wheat falls into a compost pile, Jesus falls into the earth. The damp and still and timeless earth. The quiet earth, accept for the faint percussion of the blind critters who tiptoe over the beads of transforming matter." //...
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John 12:20-33

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.
“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord, the Associate Minister of Stewardship & Development at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>503false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holy-moments-bruce-lamb--14324524
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Jeremiah 31:31-34

The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Associate Minister of Youth & Young Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14324524Mon, 19 Mar 2018 07:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYCGod is inclining us as new covenant keepers to look for these holy moments all around us. // Jeremiah 31:31-34 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It...
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Jeremiah 31:31-34

The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Associate Minister of Youth & Young Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>610false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climbing-with-zacchaeus-bertram-johnson--14310168
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Luke 19:1-10

He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bertram Johnson, the Minister of Justice, Advocacy, and Change at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14310168Sun, 18 Mar 2018 07:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYCThe transformation of our spiritual lives during Lent or at any other season of the year is not focused on us. God is at the center of the story. And the healing justice, the lavish generosity, and unfettered welcome is always the gift God has for us....
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Luke 19:1-10

He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bertram Johnson, the Minister of Justice, Advocacy, and Change at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>497false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lenten-time-in-america-paul-raushenbush--14308161
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Mark 8:31-38

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Paul Raushenbush, the senior vice president and editor of Voices on Auburn Seminary. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14308161Sat, 17 Mar 2018 07:00:07 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Even as we go through this trial and suffering and our nation’s life is laid down, I invite you to look for new signs of life inspired by divine minds that are emerging. Take a moment in your own life and within the news, not just to see the...
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Mark 8:31-38

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Paul Raushenbush, the senior vice president and editor of Voices on Auburn Seminary. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>441false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-beloved-child-of-god-christian-peele--14302330
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Matthew 4:1-11

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written,

‘One does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written,

‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and ‘On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’”

Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor; and he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written,

‘Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only him.’”

Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.


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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Christian Peele, the Executive Minister of Institutional Advancement at the Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14302330Fri, 16 Mar 2018 07:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The wilderness led Jesus towards a love that would save the world." // Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished....
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Matthew 4:1-11

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written,

‘One does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written,

‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and ‘On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’”

Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor; and he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written,

‘Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only him.’”

Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.


//

This episode was written and recorded by Minister Christian Peele, the Executive Minister of Institutional Advancement at the Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>332false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-god-so-loved-the-world-brian-mclaren--14289014
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John 3:14-21

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”


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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren, an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14289014Thu, 15 Mar 2018 07:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYCGod’s goal is to heal the world and to liberate the world from oppression that enslaves and violence that kills. // John 3:14-21 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever...
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John 3:14-21

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”


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This episode was written and recorded by Brian McLaren, an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>463bible,god,jesus,justice,life,progressivefalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wake-up-lynn-casteel-harper--14280086
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Romans 13:8-14

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.

Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

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This episode was written and recorded by Lynn Casteel Harper, the Associate for Parish Care at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14280086Wed, 14 Mar 2018 07:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The night is over and it is time to meet the day. It is time to know the deep rhythms of our soul’s distinct time, to tune into the tempos and patterns of our own communities, to pay attention to the timbre of our political moment, and to arise and...
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Romans 13:8-14

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.

Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

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This episode was written and recorded by Lynn Casteel Harper, the Associate for Parish Care at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>511false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/praise-the-lord-rachel-johnson--14261824
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Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
those he redeemed from trouble
and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.

Some were sick through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities endured affliction;
they loathed any kind of food,
and they drew near to the gates of death.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress;
he sent out his word and healed them,
and delivered them from destruction.
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.
And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices,
and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rachel Johnson, the Executive Minister of Communications at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14261824Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"If I’m going to attribute every stroke of luck, every gratuitous offering of grace, every open parking space divine intervention, then don’t I also have to assume that the same hand is at work, or choosing not to work, in every illness, every natural...
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Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
those he redeemed from trouble
and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.

Some were sick through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities endured affliction;
they loathed any kind of food,
and they drew near to the gates of death.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress;
he sent out his word and healed them,
and delivered them from destruction.
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.
And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices,
and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rachel Johnson, the Executive Minister of Communications at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>682false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-is-this-god-dustin-pickett--14261805
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Numbers 21:4-9

From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way. The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food.” Then the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord to take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lordsaid to Moses, “Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live.” So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dustin Pickett, the Associate Minister of Stewardship & Development at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.

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video - 9a
Time for work.

Find out more at trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo

(HT: @dustinjpickett)


image - 12p
Listen. Pray. Act.

Be Still and Go: Meditations for the Movement
trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14261805Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Our job, before doing anything, is to pray with and for the people. I wonder what it must have felt like to be Moses. Moses was also running from bondage to freedom. Moses was also susceptible to serpent bites. But he displays a certain level of calm...
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Numbers 21:4-9

From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way. The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food.” Then the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord to take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lordsaid to Moses, “Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live.” So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dustin Pickett, the Associate Minister of Stewardship & Development at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.

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video - 9a
Time for work.

Find out more at trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo

(HT: @dustinjpickett)


image - 12p
Listen. Pray. Act.

Be Still and Go: Meditations for the Movement
trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo]]>706false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heavens-are-telling-ellen-robison--14256990
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Psalm 19

The heavens are telling the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
Day to day pours forth speech,
and night to night declares knowledge.
There is no speech, nor are there words;
their voice is not heard;
yet their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.

In the heavens he has set a tent for the sun,
which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy,
and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them;
and nothing is hid from its heat.

The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey,
and drippings of the honeycomb.

Moreover by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
But who can detect their errors?
Clear me from hidden faults.
Keep back your servant also from the insolent;
do not let them have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to you,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Ellen Robison, the Minister of Worship and the Arts at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14256990Sun, 11 Mar 2018 14:11:08 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"What would it mean for us to shut out all the words, even for just, say, fifteen minutes a day this Lent? To listen only to the heavens? To immerse ourselves in silence? To tune our ears to the still small voice inside each one of us?" // Psalm...
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Psalm 19

The heavens are telling the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
Day to day pours forth speech,
and night to night declares knowledge.
There is no speech, nor are there words;
their voice is not heard;
yet their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.

In the heavens he has set a tent for the sun,
which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy,
and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them;
and nothing is hid from its heat.

The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey,
and drippings of the honeycomb.

Moreover by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
But who can detect their errors?
Clear me from hidden faults.
Keep back your servant also from the insolent;
do not let them have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to you,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

//

This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Ellen Robison, the Minister of Worship and the Arts at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>510false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-upside-down-kingdom-kate-bowler--14190971https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14190971Sun, 11 Mar 2018 07:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYCThis is the upside down kingdom. We must come to the end of ourselves. We must be cracked open to our own sin and the pain of the world in order to begin to allow God’s kingdom to enter in, to redeem us, to redeem the world. It begins with that undoing.307false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-hears-you-amanda-meisenheimer--14187035
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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Associate Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14187035Sat, 10 Mar 2018 08:00:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYCWhat kind of prayers does God hear? // This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Associate Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital...
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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Associate Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>517false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ministry-vs-money-otis-moss-iii--14185815
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John 2:13-22

The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking of the temple of his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Otis Moss, III, the senior pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14185815Fri, 09 Mar 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We need a theological whip where drive the arrogance out of our spirits." // John 2:13-22 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money...
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John 2:13-22

The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking of the temple of his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Otis Moss, III, the senior pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>469false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/join-the-movement-michael-livingston--14183299
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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Senior Executive Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14183299Thu, 08 Mar 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"We’ve got to agitate for change, organize for justice, change the structures that oppress and destroy, weave the safety net for those who fall." // This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Senior Executive Minister...
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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Senior Executive Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>428false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marked-farley-lord--14182229
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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord, the Associate Minister of Stewardship & Development at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14182229Wed, 07 Mar 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The one I follow, Jesus, Immanuel, is marked as a radical lover of the lowly, marked as a revolutionary threat to power and ultimately, because of these things, marked like a tree for cutting down with that crude orange plastic ribbon." // This...
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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord, the Associate Minister of Stewardship & Development at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>369false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-think-we-have-some-work-to-do-jason-chesnut--14184046
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Exodus 20:1-17

Then God spoke all these words:

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.
You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lordwill not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.

Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

You shall not murder.

You shall not commit adultery.

You shall not steal.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

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This episode was written and recorded by Jason Chesnut, an itinerant preacher, teacher, storyteller, and filmmaker based in Baltimore, Maryland. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14184046Mon, 05 Mar 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"What do we sacrifice today for the idols that we worship? Who do we sacrifice today for the idols that we worship?" // Exodus 20:1-17 Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of...
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Exodus 20:1-17

Then God spoke all these words:

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.
You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lordwill not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.

Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

You shall not murder.

You shall not commit adultery.

You shall not steal.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

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This episode was written and recorded by Jason Chesnut, an itinerant preacher, teacher, storyteller, and filmmaker based in Baltimore, Maryland. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>377false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-season-of-slow-jim-keat--14181159
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Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14181159Sun, 04 Mar 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It is here, in the healing of our souls, that we must begin. For in order to heal the brokenness of our world, we must first tend to the brokenness in our own lives." // Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and...
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Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>313false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-a-change-jan-powell--14177766
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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Jan Powell, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14177766Sat, 03 Mar 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Perhaps all of our talk about prayer and sacrifice and following Jesus is nothing more theological than a simple call to change." // This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Jan Powell, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by...
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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Jan Powell, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>306false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cost-of-discipleship-john-dorhauer--14010925
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Mark 8:31-38
Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. John Dorhauer, the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14010925Fri, 02 Mar 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"True discipleship doesn’t engage empire on the periphery with the hope of of being noticed by other resisters and gaining just enough credibility to acquire a reputation or secure a legacy. It takes on empire in such a way that empire feels and knows...
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Mark 8:31-38
Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. John Dorhauer, the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>397bible,devotion,jesus,justice,lent,uccfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wakanda-forever-bruce-lamb--14128346
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Romans 4:13-25

For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.

For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “So numerous shall your descendants be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. Therefore his faith “was reckoned to him as righteousness.” Now the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written not for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Associate Minister of Youth & Young Adults. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14128346Thu, 01 Mar 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"The God in whom Abraham trusted is a God who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things which do not exist." // Romans 4:13-25 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants...
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Romans 4:13-25

For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.

For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “So numerous shall your descendants be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. Therefore his faith “was reckoned to him as righteousness.” Now the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written not for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Associate Minister of Youth & Young Adults. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>367false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/belonging-together-kate-werning--14164453
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This episode was written and recorded by Kate Werning, the creator and host of the Healing Justice podcast. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more about Be Still and Go at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.
Find out more about the Healing Justice podcast at www.healingjustice.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14164453Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:09:01 +0000The Riverside Church NYCYour work for social justice is important and you belong in the greater movement for social change. // This episode was written and recorded by Kate Werning, the creator and host of the Healing Justice podcast. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat,...
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This episode was written and recorded by Kate Werning, the creator and host of the Healing Justice podcast. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more about Be Still and Go at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.
Find out more about the Healing Justice podcast at www.healingjustice.org.]]>552false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/so-beautiful-so-hard-rachel-johnson--14148401
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Psalm 22:23-31

You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him;
stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
For he did not despise or abhor
the affliction of the afflicted;
he did not hide his face from me,
but heard when I cried to him.

From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
my vows I will pay before those who fear him.
The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!

All the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord;
and all the families of the nations
shall worship before him.
For dominion belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.

To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
and I shall live for him.
Posterity will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord,
and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn,
saying that he has done it.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rachel Johnson, the Executive Minister of Communications at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14148401Tue, 27 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Maybe we don’t need complex theories or volumes and volumes of dense theological reflection to explain a reality we know to be true: we can lament and praise in the same breath." // Psalm 22:23-31 You who fear the Lord, praise him! All...
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Psalm 22:23-31

You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him;
stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
For he did not despise or abhor
the affliction of the afflicted;
he did not hide his face from me,
but heard when I cried to him.

From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
my vows I will pay before those who fear him.
The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!

All the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord;
and all the families of the nations
shall worship before him.
For dominion belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.

To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
and I shall live for him.
Posterity will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord,
and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn,
saying that he has done it.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rachel Johnson, the Executive Minister of Communications at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>734false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-a-promise-kevin-wright--14112162
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Genesis 17:1-7

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.” Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.

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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Wright, the Executive Minister of Programs at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14112162Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYCThis is the story of God doing what God does best: making a promise and keeping it. // Genesis 17:1-7 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I...
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Genesis 17:1-7

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.” Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.

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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Wright, the Executive Minister of Programs at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>427abraham,bible,covenant,devotion,lent,promisefalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-see-you-cameron-trimble--14099440
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This episode was written and recorded by Cameron Trimble, Executive Director of The Center for Progressive Renewal. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14099440Sun, 25 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYCLent is about reconciling realities: the me on the inside and the me on the outside. The world in all of its brokenness and the world in its most creative and generativeness. // This episode was written and recorded by Cameron Trimble, Executive...
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This episode was written and recorded by Cameron Trimble, Executive Director of The Center for Progressive Renewal. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>679false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rockets-and-red-convertibles-liz-wheeler--14099439
Humans might build rockets and red convertibles, but God breathes life into the dust and I am here but for a little while.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Liz Wheeler, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14099439Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYCThe juxtaposition between Lent, a time of renewal for my commitment to God, and a red roadster launched by a business man into eternity — this is disorienting. Humans might build rockets and red convertibles, but God breathes life into the dust and...
Humans might build rockets and red convertibles, but God breathes life into the dust and I am here but for a little while.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Liz Wheeler, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>287false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-those-days-jim-keat--14125605
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Mark 1:9-15

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good newsof God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near, repent, and believe in the good news.”

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14125605Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:40:06 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"It is not enough to stay quiet and comfortable while the world around you goes to hell. You must leave the confines of heaven and place your feet in the flames, to stand with the oppressed and silence your voice to make room for theirs." //...
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Mark 1:9-15

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good newsof God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near, repent, and believe in the good news.”

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>494false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-us-george-walker--14111644
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1 Peter 3:18-22

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. George Walker, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14111644Thu, 22 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYCGod is utterly in control. Jesus taught that all is forgiven for those who love him and grace will be sufficient to heal each wound. My task is to sit with that. Admittedly, I sit with it uncomfortably. // 1 Peter 3:18-22 For Christ also...
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1 Peter 3:18-22

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. George Walker, a member of The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>547false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cold-and-broken-rachel-johnson--14082747
When love hurts us so much we are sure that our shattered hearts will never mend, will we love anyway?
When doing what is right and just isn’t what is easy or popular or expedient, will we do right anyway?
When living the good news can lead to a cross, will we live it anyway?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rachel Johnson, the Executive Minister of Communication at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14082747Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYCDark nights are going to come. The question is how we will spend them. When love hurts us so much we are sure that our shattered hearts will never mend, will we love anyway? When doing what is right and just isn’t what is easy or popular or...
When love hurts us so much we are sure that our shattered hearts will never mend, will we love anyway?
When doing what is right and just isn’t what is easy or popular or expedient, will we do right anyway?
When living the good news can lead to a cross, will we live it anyway?

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Rachel Johnson, the Executive Minister of Communication at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>498false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/struggling-to-trust-bruce-lamb--14077223
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Psalm 25:1-10

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
O my God, in you I trust;
do not let me be put to shame;
do not let my enemies exult over me.
Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame;
let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
Lead me in your truth, and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all day long.

Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love,
for they have been from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for your goodness’ sake, O Lord!

Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Associate Minister of Youth & Young Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14077223Tue, 20 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Trust is built in small moments." // Psalm 25:1-10 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. Do not let those who wait for you be put to...
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Psalm 25:1-10

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
O my God, in you I trust;
do not let me be put to shame;
do not let my enemies exult over me.
Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame;
let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
Lead me in your truth, and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all day long.

Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love,
for they have been from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for your goodness’ sake, O Lord!

Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Bruce Lamb, the Associate Minister of Youth & Young Adults at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>333false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cool-of-the-day-farley-lord--14054302
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Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord, the Associate Minister of Stewardship & Development at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14054302Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Our tendency has been to respond to God’s covenant with greed instead of gratitude, dismissal instead of attention, confident ignorance instead of loving curiosity. The prophets criticize this and don’t we know it today." // Then God said to...
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Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Farley Lord, the Associate Minister of Stewardship & Development at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>299genesis,lentfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-our-boast-michael-livingston--14040549
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1 Corinthians 1:18-25

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written,

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Senior Executive Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14040549Sun, 18 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"In our weakness, in our humanity, Christ rises, God triumphs." // 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I...
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1 Corinthians 1:18-25

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written,

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.


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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Michael Livingston, the Senior Executive Minister at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>333bible,christianity,devotion,jesus,justice,lent,prayer,progressivefalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-decentering-prayer-amanda-meisenheimer--14020970
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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Associate Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14020970Sat, 17 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"May justice increase and oppression decrease. May wisdom increase and ignorance decrease. And may it be so with me." // This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Associate Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside...
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This episode was written and recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Associate Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>315devotional,jesus,justice,lent,prayer,privilegefalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-has-hands-jim-keat--14035380
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2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10

So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.” See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation! We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see—we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14035380Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"God has hands; they are attached to your wrists." // 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10 So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to...
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2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10

So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.” See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation! We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see—we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>770ambassador,christianity,church,god,jesus,justice,progressivefalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-sorry-kevin-wright--14018670
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Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sound the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near—
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness spread upon the mountains
a great and powerful army comes;
their like has never been from of old,
nor will be again after them
in ages to come.

Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord, your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
and relents from punishing.
Who knows whether he will not turn and relent,
and leave a blessing behind him,
a grain offering and a drink offering
for the Lord, your God?

Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sanctify a fast;
call a solemn assembly;
gather the people.
Sanctify the congregation;
assemble the aged;
gather the children,
even infants at the breast.
Let the bridegroom leave his room,
and the bride her canopy.

Between the vestibule and the altar
let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep.
Let them say, “Spare your people, O Lord,
and do not make your heritage a mockery,
a byword among the nations.
Why should it be said among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Wright, the Executive Minister of Programs at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14018670Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:00:05 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"Who knew that an 'I’m sorry' could feel so good?" // Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near— a day of darkness and...
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Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sound the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near—
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness spread upon the mountains
a great and powerful army comes;
their like has never been from of old,
nor will be again after them
in ages to come.

Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord, your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
and relents from punishing.
Who knows whether he will not turn and relent,
and leave a blessing behind him,
a grain offering and a drink offering
for the Lord, your God?

Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sanctify a fast;
call a solemn assembly;
gather the people.
Sanctify the congregation;
assemble the aged;
gather the children,
even infants at the breast.
Let the bridegroom leave his room,
and the bride her canopy.

Between the vestibule and the altar
let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep.
Let them say, “Spare your people, O Lord,
and do not make your heritage a mockery,
a byword among the nations.
Why should it be said among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Kevin Wright, the Executive Minister of Programs at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>424false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ash-wednesday-amy-butler--14012680
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This episode was written and recorded by Amy Butler, the Senior Minister of the Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14012680Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:00:04 +0000The Riverside Church NYC"I was beginning a journey of discovery, of telling the truth about who I am in a world that keeps telling me to show up prettier and smarter and shinier and more articulate and all the things I most definitely am not." // This episode was...
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This episode was written and recorded by Amy Butler, the Senior Minister of the Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat, the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy and Online Engagement at The Riverside Church.

Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>478ash,ashwednesday,church,devotion,lentfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-preview-of-be-still-and-go--14033599www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.

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Today we show up for the ashes, asking to be marked by the dust, acknowledging that sometimes things break, even us. Our lives crack and fissure and today we remember that we are dust. (Amy Butler | Episode 1 | February 14, 2018)

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We find an invitation to not only be the recipients of grace but also to extend grace to those around us. (Kevin Wright | Episode | February 15, 2018)

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There is a piece of the divine in me and in all of us. And we are called to unleash this love and justice, this divine spark, in the world around us, to show the world what God looks like, to be the hands and feet and face of God in a broken and fractured world, to be, as 2 Corinthians 5:20 reminds us, an ambassador for Christ. (Jim Keat | Episode 3 | February 16, 2018)

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Repentance is a realignment, not an apology. Repentance is picking yourself up, stepping back into the movement, and being fully present in spite of yourself. (Amanda Meisenheimer | Episode 4 | February 17, 2018)

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Those made poor are invisible, expendable. Women are at constant risk. People of color are in the crosshairs of even those, too many of them, sworn to serve and protect. Prisons are 21st century plantations. Love has boundaries inconsistent with the wonder of God’s creation. So how dare we hope. The message of the cross is foolish. (Michael Livingston | Episode 5 | February 18, 2018)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14033599Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:01:07 +0000The Riverside Church NYCListen to all the episodes and find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo. // Today we show up for the ashes, asking to be marked by the dust, acknowledging that sometimes things break, even us. Our lives crack and fissure and today we...www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.

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Today we show up for the ashes, asking to be marked by the dust, acknowledging that sometimes things break, even us. Our lives crack and fissure and today we remember that we are dust. (Amy Butler | Episode 1 | February 14, 2018)

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We find an invitation to not only be the recipients of grace but also to extend grace to those around us. (Kevin Wright | Episode | February 15, 2018)

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There is a piece of the divine in me and in all of us. And we are called to unleash this love and justice, this divine spark, in the world around us, to show the world what God looks like, to be the hands and feet and face of God in a broken and fractured world, to be, as 2 Corinthians 5:20 reminds us, an ambassador for Christ. (Jim Keat | Episode 3 | February 16, 2018)

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Repentance is a realignment, not an apology. Repentance is picking yourself up, stepping back into the movement, and being fully present in spite of yourself. (Amanda Meisenheimer | Episode 4 | February 17, 2018)

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Those made poor are invisible, expendable. Women are at constant risk. People of color are in the crosshairs of even those, too many of them, sworn to serve and protect. Prisons are 21st century plantations. Love has boundaries inconsistent with the wonder of God’s creation. So how dare we hope. The message of the cross is foolish. (Michael Livingston | Episode 5 | February 18, 2018)]]>109false1trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-go-meditations-for-the-movement--13957724
Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13957724Fri, 02 Feb 2018 20:38:09 +0000The Riverside Church NYCBe Still and Go is a new podcast from The Riverside Church, a daily digital devotional for the season of Lent that invites you to reflect on a text or a theme so that you can be refilled and refueled for the work of love and justice that you are...
Find out more at www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo.]]>219breath,breathe,jesus,justice,meditation,prayerfalse1full