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
- 378
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
137 Life Bread
Summary: Turn away from everything that is taking you from God. Be filled with that which endures today. Receive the grace of God in Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life.
Referenced B…
136 Drawn by God
Summary: It may appear to us that we are making a decision for Jesus, but we cannot. We are separated from God by our sin. Jesus the bread of life, overcomes our sin and the separat…
135 Eating the Bread of Life
Summary: We all hunger and thirst for things that will wear out. Even when we eat and drink, we will be hungry and thirsty again. Jesus offers us himself as the bread of life that s…
134 What Lefse Teaches Us About Faith
Summary: Lefse is a Norwegian flatbread whose main ingredient is potatoes. It is one of the foods we make that connect us to our ancestral identity. But lefse will spoil eventually.…
133 Walking on Water
Summary: Jesus is with us in the midst of life's storms. That means that we're going to make it home.
Referenced Bible verses: John 6:16-21
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch ap…
132 Free Food
Summary: The world is hungry in many ways. The food given at the feeding of the 5,000 was Jesus. Jesus, the bread of life, is free food for all to receive. Receive Him today.
Ref…
131 Recognizing Jesus
Summary: We would probably recognize Jesus if he walked on our streets as he is. He is revealed to us by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and Holy Communion, in service to others and in r…
130 The Order of Compassion
Summary: The order of compassion is first teaching, second caring for physical needs, and third raising a vision of what was and what it to come. All of these things point to the cr…
129 Why We Don't Repent
Summary: We are afraid, we are personally ambitious, and we convince ourselves that we are not in danger. People do repent when they are invited by God through someone in their live…
128 Explaining Jesus
Summary: “In the game of thrones, you win or you die.” In good news of Jesus Christ, Jesus dies so that you may have abundant life.
Referenced Bible verses: Mark 6:14-18; Luke 1:…
127 Dependence Day
Summary: We celebrate our national Independence Day on July 4th, the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence from the colonial rule of Great Britain. Christian…
126 Where We Belong
Summary: Many of us are wondering where we belong as we come out of the pandemic life and into the New Normal. Jesus redefined the most basic of human relationships and gave us a wa…
125 Railroads and Reinvention
Summary: Some people are coming out of the pandemic wanting to do something new with their lives. God offers a new life through repentance and forgiveness, through the gift of beco…
124 To Remember
Summary: Summary: To remember someone in the Bible means more than to recall them, it means to encounter their essential self in the present. To remember Jesus is to receive him.
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123 In a Boat to the Other Side
Summary: We’ve been in a storm for these past 14 months or so, but we haven’t been alone. Jesus has been with us every day of the pandemic. The living relationship with the one tru…
122 When Your Faith Fails
[# 122 When Your Faith Fails June 14, 2021 [email protected]]
Summary: If your faith fails, it is because it is Your faith. We may move away from God, but God will n…
121 Planting a Kingdom
Summary: The already but not yet Kingdom of God is where God reigns. It is planted by God and grows into something substantial by God’s hand. In it, the living relationship betwee…
120 Memorial Day
Summary: We remember and give thanks for all those who have died in our nations wars to make this world a better place. And we thank God for the gift of Jesus Christ, fully God and…
119 The Mystery of The Trinity
Summary: We believe in one God, The Father (or Creator), the Son (or Redeemer), and the Holy Spirit (or Sanctifier). One God who is three persons and each person is fully God: The …
118 The Shopping Cart Theory
Summary: The Shopping Cart Theory is that returning your shopping cart to the collection racks, “is the ultimate litmus test for whether a person is capable of self-governing.” Chr…