The Light in Every Thing

Jonah and Patrick continue to draw parallels between Paul’s first encounter with Christ Jesus and writer Naomi Wolf’s encounter with Jesus years ago, only recently described publicly in her essay “Th…

In this episode, we return to Paul’s image of a living temple formed by joining together human beings who were once divided (Eph 2:14-22). Christ’s peace reconciles us to God and allows for God to dw…

The next episode in our series takes us deeper into Ephesians 2, beginning with Jonah’s question “Where is Christ today? How can we find him?” Patrick answers by describing the biblical history of th…

In this episode, we are reminded of the many ways our hearts are divided from one another. Jonah brings in the story of Paul’s approval of Steven’s persecution as a poignant example of this division.…

In this episode, Patrick brings a new perspective on the Paul’s description of humanity as “children of wrath,” ruled by our impulsive natures, our passions and our desires (Eph 2:1-7).  God in his g…

In this episode, Jonah and Patrick begin to take us deeper into Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 2:1-3 and the question of wrath in all its complexity. What does Paul mean when he describes humankind a…

Welcome to Season 5 of The Light in Every Thing! Patrick and Jonah dive back into the letter to the Ephesians, exploring the paradoxical nature of true life as taught by Paul — a life that emerges fr…

We are pleased to share with you Part II of the conversation between Jonah Evans, Patrick Kennedy and our incoming co-director, Rev. Emma Heirman. These three will be the guiding lights for The Semin…

We are one week away…But before we start a new season of the podcast, we are delighted to share with you the first of two conversations between Jonah, Patrick, and Emma Heirman. As many of you know, …

It’s been quite awhile since we’ve had a Q&A episode here at The Light in Every Thing! But after fourteen packed episodes all relating to the Letter to the Ephesians, it was clearly time. We are alwa…

Dear Friends,
Below you will find an excerpt of the Reader’s Notes posted within our Patreon community platform. Each summer we invite listeners anew to join us on Patreon. For as little as $3 USD a m…

Dear Friends,

We conclude season four of The Light in Every Thing with this powerful double episode. Jonah and Patrick begin by revisiting the theme of the power of God from the last few episodes (Eph…

Dear Friends,
We hope you enjoy the next episode in our Letter to the Ephesians series! Next week we will post a double episode to finish off the season and take a short break. Rumor has it that there…

Patrick and Jonah’s series on the Letter to the Ephesians will take a short break in a few weeks after a robust twenty-eight episodes altogether! We hope you enjoy the latest installment exploring th…

We hope you enjoy listening to the next episode of the Ephesians series! 
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In the ancient world, glory was the crowning achievement of a life—to test oneself against the best of the best and come out on top; to risk your life for your people on the battlefield against a com…

Our next episode returns to the intricacies of what it means to be sealed by the Holy Spirit, a promise referred to in Ephesians 1:13.  According to Paul, bearing the seal of the Holy Spirit comes ab…

What are the purposes which were implanted in the human being as seeds, from the beginning of our creation? If humanity is able to unfold these seeds, how would God be glorified? What is the effect o…

“With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will…” How do we begin to approach this deepest of all Christian mysteries? Revelation of this will, this purpose, is possib…

 The Light of the World is leading us into a new relationship to our selves, to each other and to the world around us. This community is the human origin story, yes, but these relationships ultimatel…