On Worship: Surprised By Light
A podcast about worship, spiritual habits, and being human. We are all made to worship, and what we worship shapes us and transforms us. This podcast examines and explores healthy Christ-focused worship.
Episodes
The scriptures for the Year B: the Second Sunday after Epiphany (Ordinary Time) from the Christian Standard Bible as read by Karlyn Blaha. Reflection with guest K.C. Ireton, author of several book including The Circle of Seasons.
You can find out more about K.C. Ireton here and more about her books and writing here.
1 Samuel 3:1-20
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
John 1:43-5...
The scriptures for the Year B: the Fourth Sunday of Advent from the Christian Standard Bible as read by Karlyn Blaha.
2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Luke 1:46b-55
Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26
Romans 16:25-27
Luke 1:26-38
The music used during the reading and in the end were used with a license from audiio.com.
Artist Name: Philip Daniel
Song Name: What Child Is This (Instrumental)
The scriptures for the Year B: the Third Sunday of Advent from the Christian Standard Bible as read by Karlyn Blaha.
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126
Luke 1:46b-55
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28
Additional reflection by the host, Ricky Blaha.
The music used during the reading and in the end were used with a license from audiio.com.
Artist Name: Matthew...
The scriptures for the Year B: the Third Sunday of Advent from the Christian Standard Bible as read by Karlyn Blaha.
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126
Luke 1:46b-55
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28
The music used during the reading and in the end were used with a license from audiio.com.
Artist Name: Matthew L. Fisher
Song Name: Immanuel (Instrumental)
Li...
The scriptures for the Year B: the Second Sunday of Advent from the Christian Standard Bible as read by Karlyn Blaha.
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8
Additional reflection by the host, Ricky Blaha.
The music used during the reading and in the end were used with a license from audiio.com.
Artist Name: Brilliant Sky
Song Name: Comfor...
The scriptures for the Year B: the Second Sunday of Advent from the Christian Standard Bible as read by Karlyn Blaha.
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8
The music used during the reading and in the end were used with a license from audiio.com.
Artist Name: Brilliant Sky
Song Name: Comfort In Sadness (Instrumental)
License#: 9938905913
The first Sunday of Advent is this Sunday, December 3, 2023. This episode contains the scripture readings given in the Revised Common Lectionary as read from the Christian Standard Bible.
Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
For further reflection on these passages, check out Debie Thomas’s essay one the website Journey with Jesus.
The Scripture...
The scriptures for the Year B: the First Sunday of Advent from the Christian Standard Bible as read by Karlyn Blaha.
Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
The music used during the reading and in the end were used with a license from audiio.com.
Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 b...
Sunday Morning Songs is a collaborative project led by Eric McAllister. Eric has served in churches and church plants over the last 10+ years. God has blessed him with education and experience that fits his calling to lead and provide biblically rich music for the everyday life of the church.
In an endeavor on Kickstarter, Eric has been raising money for the production of a couple EP albums for the church ...
Debie Thomas is a writer and a spiritual director in her church in Palo Alto, CA. She is a regular essayist on the website Journey With Jesus and contributes for the blog Christian Century. I became familiar with her from her weekly essays that she shares on Journey With Jesus. Her essays are thoughtful and inspiring. I find them each week to be very helpful as I work to craft the liturgy at my church and as I prepa...
With Advent less than two weeks away, the start of the new liturgical calendar year is right around the corner. If you are one who already follows that liturgical year or perhaps you are just dipping your toes in the water, Jenn Giles Kemper offers a wonderful resource to help you plan your days and weeks following the new liturgical calendar.
Sacred Ordinary Days is a planner designed to help a curious or...
Advent is only weeks away. Have you figured out how you might observe Advent this year with your family? Here is a great idea!! Use the new book The Wonders of His Love by Champ Thornton published by New Growth Press.
In this very new episode of Surprised by Light we hear from Champ Thornton the author of this new Advent book. The episode is certainly worth the listen, and you will certainly want to get a ...
Every Sunday workers from many different places and vocations gather together to worship, and yet are the leaders of our churches really recognizing that through them the work of the commission of Christ taking place right in front of them? In the book Work and Worship, Matthew Kaemingk and Cory Wilson make a compelling case that church leaders, pastors and worship leaders, often create a unhelpful disconnect betwee...
If you are a baptist or have grown up in a baptist(ic) church the terms "liturgy", "lent", and "lectionary" might be a bit foreign to you. If you have heard of them at all, it might have actually been in a negative or cautionary context.
In this episode, we hear from Matthew Wireman who is a pastor of a Christ the Redeemer, a baptist church in Greenville SC, that utilizes the ...
Douglas McKelvey, composer, storyteller and author of the book Every Moment Holy (volume 1 & 2) joins me in this episode for a conversation about his story and the story behind writing these incredible volumes.
Doug and I talk about story and liturgy is a surprisingly helpful mechanism that helps us know how to worship in the ordinary moments of life, whether they are silly, joy filled, or sorrowful. E...
In a very foundational and accessible book, Jonathan Cruse lays out a very helpful understanding of worship especially as it relates to congregational worship . In the book What Happens When We Worship, Jonathan walks us through the theology of worship, the anatomy of worship in the church and practical applications as we try and implement these principles into our lives.
Jonathan in the pastor of Communit...
Right in the center of Silicon Valley, the fountain of technology and digital life a few pastors come together to discuss what it is for the church to be a "place to be human." If that resonates with you or maybe it seems a little strange.
This conversation dives into the discussion of what it is to be human, and why the church is the place that God intended for humans to not be more digital, but...
In Episode 3, Jay Kim talks about his new book Analog Church. He shared about writing the book as well as his experience as he has been able to apply the concepts and ideas in his own life and ministry.
In this episode, I am joined with several other pastors as they ask Jay questions about how to apply the principles and ideas in his book to preaching, evangelism and community. Jay and this small group of ...
Who would have thought just a year and a half ago a book called Analog Church would end up being almost immediately obsolete upon publication... or maybe instead critically vital to understanding healthy church life today in the midst of a year long pandemic.
My guest in Episode 3 is Jay Kim, pastor, teacher and author of the new book Analog Church. Jay shares of wealth of helpful insights in his book, an...
In this conversation, I sit down with Chris Bruno and Gabe Zepeda and discuss Biblical Theology and worship. Chris is a professor of theology at Bethlehem Seminary and Gabe is a recent graduate of Bethlehem and is currently working on his ThM.
Chris has written several books about Biblical Theology:
Biblical Theology According to the Apostles
The Whole Message of the Bible in 16 Words
The Whol...
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