From Hostility to a New Home to a New Hope

I shared this week’s “Read Together” podcast for North Alabama United Methodists. Pondering the characters of Samson, Ruth, and Samuel in the books of Judges, Ruth, and 1 Samuel, it’s on politics and religion and “moving from hostility to a new home to a new hope.”

Have a listen:

https://umcna.podbean.com/

Podcast on “Come to me … ALL”

It was a joy to prepare and record the “Read Together” podcast this week. The introduction written by Lyn Cosby at the Conference Center says:

Rev. Steve West finds a recurring theme of inclusiveness in this week's reading list—prompting us to remind ourselves, all means all.

You can listen to it here.

Wisdom for Difficult Times

This is my recent podcast on biblical wisdom for difficult times. In it, I reflect on Ecclesiastes 9:

“Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart ... Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that are given you under the sun ... Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might.”

Here it is:

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-qsvay-dec431