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Encounter was launched with a mission to offer a safe space to encounter the transcendent God in the midst of the noise of our daily routines.
It is a daily podcast of sacred and mindful meditations to help you encounter the divine presence of God throughout your day.
Hebrews 4:12
This meditation will help you appreciate the manual you seek is in your hands and heart through God's Word.
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Psalm 143:10
This meditation will help you surrender in a new way: into the hands of God.
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Is there an area of your life where you nee…Matthew 19:26
This meditation will help you embrace the truth of your frailty and surrender to the strength of God.
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Isaiah 43:19
This meditation from Isaiah 43 will help you see with new eyes, encounter God in new ways, and experience His ongoing transformative work already well underway in your life right now.
Philippians 1:6
This meditation will help you find a space to encounter the assurance and patient working of God to restore and complete you.
W…Psalm 2:11
This meditation is a reflection on approaching Elohim, the creator God, with the patient awe and wonder befitting Him, with a sense of adoration, embracing, celebrating, and even a bit of …
2 Peter 3:9
This meditation from 2 Peter 3 is a reflection on patience, learning to wait on God by considering your own inadequacy while at the same time embracing the Lord’s all-sufficiency.
Philippians 2:12
This meditation from Philippians 2 is a reflection on the shining that comes from the indwelling of the Spirit of God within you so that others can see God's love in you.
Colossians 3:16
I pray this meditation will help you empty yourself of the false hope the world offers and be filled with the shining presence of the divine.
Matthew 18:20
This meditation is about the presence of God being particularly near when His people gather to meditate on repentance.
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Galatians 6:2
This meditation from Galatians 6 is about exploring ways to share the burdens of others and finding others to help carry some of yours.
Galatians 5:14
This meditation from Galatians 5 is about having the freedom to love beyond yourself, loving everyone as God does, and treating everyone you meet as though they are the only one in you…
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
This meditation from Ecclesiastes 4 will help you center on the importance of having others in your life who can be a source of help, strength, warmth, and protection in times of …
Genesis 1:27
This meditation is a reflection on the truth that God created each of us in his own likeness. He created us to be like Himself-- each of us created as unique gifts to the world for His g…
James 1:17
This meditation is a reflection on your longing for enduring joy. Empty yourself of the false hope the world offers and be filled with the joy and presence of God-- the only thing that en…
Matthew 16:24
This meditation from Matthew 16 is a reflection on the longing to abandon everything to come and follow Jesus, becoming filled with who you truly are-- a disciple and follower of Christ…
Matthew 11:15
This meditation from Matthew 11 is about listening. It will help you hear the reverberations of God’s creation and listen for the substance and significance of what you hear.
Psalm 130:5
This meditation will help you be aware and hopeful as you wait. In the midst of the distracting ticking, tapping, and waiting, you'll be reminded to stay hope-filled for the One you are …
2 Corinthians 3:17
This meditation from 2 Corinthians 3 will help you take a walk. Unbridled. Free. Being guided, not by the world but only by God’s whispered directions.
James 1:5
This meditation from James 1 will help you remember that when we lack the wisdom to simply ask, God provides generously, liberally, and without reproach.