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
335 Past Present Future
Summary: Oscar Wilde wrote in one of his plays, “Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future”. Today, we’re going to find out why both may be true and how both the past and…
334 One Third of Eternity
Summary: One day really bothered me, and it bothered me for a few days. Another day made all of us new, and it made us new forever. Today we’re going to find out what they both have …
333 How To Be The Greatest
Summary: We all think we should run the business to be the greatest. But what if the lowest paid worker is the greatest? Does that seem right? Today, we’re going to find out.
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332 Who's In and Who's Out?
Summary: When it comes to heaven, who’s in and who’s out? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Mark 10:17-31; Psalm 14:2-3; 1 Timothy 6:10; Mark 8:36-37; John …
331 What We Offer
Summary: We’re going to see two sides of what the Church offers the world this Sunday, and both of them are offensive. Or not. Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible ver…
330 Spiritual Maturity
Summary: It’s been said that growing old is required. Growing-up is optional. I’ve said it. But, is it? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Mark 9:38-50; Matt…
329 Transformed, Not Conformed
Summary: Everybody likes the stories of Jesus and the children, but what are they intended to teach us? Nothing. They are meant to transform us. Today, we’re going to find out why.
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328 A Good Question
Summary: We sometimes say, “That’s a good question” whether we know the answer or not. Jesus once asked a question when he knew that the answer was not the answer. What? Today, we’re…
327 God's Work
Summary: The official tagline of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, my home denomination, is “God’s work. Our hands.” It’s too long. Today, we’re going to find out why.
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326 Clean Food
Summary: We can’t earn our way into heaven, but we can eat our way there. Today, we’re going to find out how.
Referenced Bible verses: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23; Romans 4:13; John …
325 Staff of Life
Summary: What image comes to mind when you hear the phrase, “The Staff of Life”? Today, we’re going to learn a new one, and what it has to do with the renewal of the Church
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324 Bread That Lives
Summary: If you wanted to describe what Jesus did for us on the cross, you couldn’t find a more difficult way than the way Jesus describes it in John 6. Today, we’re going to find ou…
323 The Meaning of Bread
Summary: You can buy a loaf of bread at the grocery store for between $5 and $7. Jesus gave the world a bread that transforms and feeds us forever. Today, we’re going to find out wha…
322 Doing The Work
Summary: If doing the work of God isn’t impossible, you’re doing it wrong. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: John 6:1-21; Matthew 6:31-33; 1 Corinthians…
321 Two Big Stories
Summary: Two big stories will dominate our consciousness this week, and they happened almost back-to-back. Two thousand years ago. Today, we’ll find out what they are.
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320 The Way Forward
Summary: When our divisions seem to have brought us to rock bottom it can seem like there’s no way forward. There is a way forward, and it has two seemingly unrelated parts. Today, w…
319 Truth to Power
Summary: Do you like reality TV? True crime stories? Soap Operas? Realistic fantasy dramas? We’ve got a doozie for you! And it all leads up to the Truth. Today, we’re going to find o…
318 Life Itself
Summary: What is life? And why does the Christian Church have a diminished presence in the Western world today? The answer to both questions is the same. Today, we’ll find out what i…
317 The Higher Power
Summary: The vast majority of those in the United States who are not members of Christian churches or other religious organizations still believe in God or in some “higher power”. Ho…
316 Just As He Was
Summary: Do you ever look around and wonder if Jesus is asleep somewhere? If he cares about us? So did His disciples, at least once. Today, we’re going to find out how Jesus answered…