Living Water Radio: For Today's Christian Life
Living Water Radio is designed to bring encouragement, reflection and a sense of relationship to Christians and others looking for Christian community in the Los Angeles area during the pandemic and in the "new normal" that follows. It is co-produced by Pastor David Berkedal and Reverend Sally Welch.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 377
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
375 Reality Check
Summary: It’s been said that Jesus comforted the afflicted and afflicted the comfortable, and he did. But not nearly in the way most people mean it today. We’re going to find out why…
374 Who God Invites
Summary: If you had something to celebrate, who would you invite to the celebration with you? What qualifications would they need to get in? Today, we’re going to find out how that w…
373 You Need a Miracle
Summary: When most people say that they need a miracle, they’re expressing desperation. They’re taking a long shot or throwing up a “Hail Mary”. None of these are what miracles are …
372 Interpreting the Time
Summary: How do we interpret the present time? It’s what Jesus expects of us. But does the question itself imply that times have meaning? Or don’t they? Prepare to have your mind blo…
371 Preparing for The Big One
Summary: Are you prepared for “The Big One”? Today, Jesus is going to tell us what it is, and why being prepared for it is important.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 12:32-40
Ple…
370 The Meaning of Excess
Summary: “Nothing succeeds like excess”, might be the primary life lesson now being shown by social media, reality TV, politics, professional sports, academics, and more. That is, th…
369 Kiss Cam
Summary: When the world says it’s OK to judge others, is it OK? When the world mocks offerings of “thoughts and prayers”, are prayers meaningless? Today, we’re going to find out.
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368 How to Live Again
Summary: It’s been said that what we do is how we make a living but who we are is how we make a life. Today, we’re going to find out about which is more necessary..
Referenced Bib…
367 Right Judgment
Summary: Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan is often used to shape Christian ministry for the poor and the helpless, but is that what it’s about? Yes and No. Today, we’re going to …
366 Carrying ID
Summary: You are carrying an ID that cannot be taken away from you. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Please note that …
365 Bunker Busters
Summary: God worked in distressing times through St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles, to open the hardened hearts of sinful human beings. God could do the same through you. Today, we’re…
364 How to Become a Christian
Summary: Ask many church members if they are a Christian and they’ll say something like, “Well, I try to be”. And that’s entirely beside the point. Today we’re going to find out why.
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363 Where God Is
Summary: Where is God? Not where you expect. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 3:13-27; John 16:12-15; John 3:8
Please note that Rev. Sally We…
362 Clean Air
Summary: Fire season in Southern California means bad air. Christians celebrate a day when fire began a season of clean air. Today, we’re going to find out what that day is.
Refer…
361 Do What You Will
Summary: What is the path to Christian unity? It’s the path less taken. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.
Referenced Bible verses: John 17:20-26; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 …
360 Be Prepared
Summary: Have you ever felt that something terrible was going to happen and that you were totally unprepared? Today we’re going to find out why that could be a good thing.
Referen…
359 True Love
Summary: What is true love? It’s nothing that the world can prepare us for, and today we’re going to find out what it is.
Referenced Bible verses: John 13:331-35; John 3:16; Matth…
358 Eternal Resonance
Summary: What makes a Christian a Christian? Eternal resonance. Today, we’re going to find out how.
Referenced Bible verses: Mark 3:21; Mark 13:1; John 10:22-30; John 20:29; Mark …
357 The Death of Death
Summary: We celebrate lots of things with a meal. One of them is the death of death. Today, we’re going to find out how that works.
Referenced Bible verses: John 21:1-19; 1 Corint…
356 Why the Bible
Summary: This coming Sunday, most churches will experience both the biggest disappointment and the most important message of the year. Today, we’re going to find out what they are.
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