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
315 Being A Tangerine Church
Summary: There are lots of kinds of mandarin oranges. Tangerines are one of them. Be a tangerine church. Today, we’ll find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Mark 4:26-34; Ephesian…
314 Transcendence
Summary: There are people in our culture who are looking for transcendence in their lives. They’re not finding it in our churches. Why? How do we present a sense of transcendence in …
313 To Keep It Holy
Summary: What the people of God should and shouldn’t do on the sabbath can’t be more relevant to revitalizing the Church in our time. Today, we’re going to find out why.
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312 Three = One, Twice
Summary: As if contemplating the Holy Trinity isn’t enough to make us question our sanity, we heard news last week that made us question what it means to be human, and it wasn’t A.I.…
311 Setting Fire to The Rain
Summary: Adele had a hit song with “Set Fire to the Rain” about a toxic moment in a relationship. Today, we’re going to find out why those words are also an excellent way to describe…
310 The Common Relationship
Summary: What relationships do you value most? There is one relationship that defines every other relationship, and we in the Body of Christ all have it in common. Today, we’re going…
309 20/15 Vision
Summary: How can we improve our vision? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Proverbs 29:18; John 15:9-17; Galatians 5:20-
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch …
308 From The Ground Up
Summary: When Sally and I go to an American supermarket and I look at the produce section, I often think, “This is what brought down the Soviet Union.” Today, we’re going to see how …
307 To Other Sheep
Summary: How do we share Jesus without a culture? Is that even possible? Or desirable? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: John 10:11-18; Matthew 28:18-20
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306 In The Path of Totality
Summary: The moon obscured the sun this past week, as the world obscures the Son of God.
God was revealed in the sun, as always, this past week, as God shines in Jesus Christ. Tod…
305 Bummer
Summary: There was good news last Sunday, but who heard it? There will be doubt this Sunday, but who will believe? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: 1 Peter…
304 Maundy, Maundy
Summary: The familiar will, once again, become strange tomorrow. We’ll mark the day when God washed people’s feet, instituted the means of communion with him, and commanded people to…
303 When Mobs Rule
Summary: Jesus entered Jerusalem with crowds shouting “Hosanna!” A few days later crowds were shouting “Crucify him!” What happened? And what does it mean for us? Today, we’re going…
302 Who Wants To See Jesus?
Summary: There are influences in our culture today that are making people outside the Church more open to encountering Jesus. And people inside the Church less so. Today, we’re going…
301 The Text and The Pretext
Summary: Many people, and most Christians, know John 3:16 by heart. They know the text. But they often don’t know its context so they look for a pretext, an excuse. Today, we’re goi…
300 How to Excel in Lent
Summary: Is there a way to excel in Lent? The Roman numeral XL stands for 40. Maybe that’s a clue. Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Philippians 4:8; John 2…
299 2Lent: An Answer to Institutional Decline
Summary: How do we reverse the institutional decline of the Church in the Western world? Lent. Today, we’re going to see why.
Referenced Bible verses: Lamentations 3:40, Mark 8:31…
298 Putting the Lent in Valentine
Summary: Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent. It’s also St. Valentine’s Day. Today, we’re going to put the Lent in Valentine!
Referenced Bible verses: Matt…
297 Only Jesus
Summary: Have you ever thought that if God would give you a really clear sign, your faith would really be strong? Today we’re going to find out why that’s probably not the case.
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296 Hype and Humanity
Summary: The hype machine is rolling out for the Super Bowl. Jesus embodied just the opposite behavior. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Mark 1:29-39
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