The New Awaken Kindness with DaRevsUSA, your hosts the Rev. Dr. Penny Taylor and/or Rev. Dr. Bill Ressl

In this episode - Bill’s message reminds us that it is not always easy to focus on the Divine – even Peter was called “Satan” by Jesus. In his message today, grounded in the gospel Mark, Chapter 8, v…

In this episode Bill shares a Time for All God’s Children with the community of St Peters United Church of Christ in Lake Zurich, IL. Bill was initially perplexed trying to weave the Sunday scripture…

In this episode Penny explores the reality of being guided by the Spirit, listening for God’s Spirit, and being driven to do amazing things through Divine Love. Penny unpacks meeting Spirit guided pe…

In this episode Bill asks if you know the type… What type? Those type… the type Jesus talks about in today’s scripture. One that says yes – but does nothing. And the other type that Jesus talks about…

In this episode Penny and Bill examine being human and the challenge of being bothered by others and the realities of the persistence of asking and prayer. Think about living a prayer-filled life eac…

In this episode - Penny helps to see the time is now. Imagine a world filled with love – a love that fills people physically and spiritually. Penny looks at Jesus’ agenda – grounded in the movement o…

In this episode - Bill examines the dynamics and forms of life leading to growth or destruction – which do we value? Today we meet Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and Judas who questions Mary’s actions of “wa…

In this episode - Penny and Bill delve deep into wine – Jesus’ first miracle changing water into wine at the wedding at Cana. Concerns can often arise at a wedding – and it did at a wedding at Cana t…

In this episode - Penny explores the sacred reality of God’s profound love. Share love and be an instrument of God’s peace and love – or share violence and anger? It’s a choice here and now. Experien…

Welcome. In this episode, Penny and Bill share together the reality that Christmas is much more than one day – it can be a lived reality of hope, peace, love, and joy every day. Our podcast today is …

In this episode - Bill talks about the choices we make in life - how we are an individual in life and how we participate with others. Bill unpacks understandings of individuation and participation th…

In this episode, join Penny as she explores Jesus as the Good Shepherd - our Ultimate Concern, who knows us by name. Who is Jesus? Jesus is the Good Shepherd who knows us. Jesus knows us by name, by …

In this episode - Penny and Bill explore taking time to smell the flowers – taking time to be with God. Do we take time for God? Jesus did. Take Time to smell the flowers, aka sabbath time. Explore t…

In this episode - Bill dives deep into renewal in this season of Eastertide. Why now? It’s Eastertide! Let's explore… A new reality has begun – it is here. How do we live into this new time? What doe…

In this episode - Penny examines blindness as Jesus heals a man born blind with mud made from his spit. Imagine seeing the world for the first time by breaking the barriers of blindness. The local co…

In this episode – Penny talks about a special guest. The crowd is wild. Jesus is walking by. Let us share the story. It is time to celebrate our relationship with God. We are in a time of turmoil – a…

In this episode - Penny and Bill look at the dramatic story of God opening the sky. Imagine ~ the sky opened! Why did God open the sky? Was God happy or mad? Did God say anything? Explore the amazing…

In this episode - Penny examines inviting God to be present as we mix it up sharing simple gifts of peace and love. It’s about gratefulness - believing and sharing it forward. Discover God’s peace th…

In this episode - Penny delves into life’s reality – it’s a choice… be bad or good. Each of us can do either. What would a Good Shepherd do? What does civility look like? What type of world do we wis…

In this episode - Bill focuses on the painful daily struggle… do we corrupt another day or work toward healing? Every day every person has a choice… do we continue to expand the ills of otherness mad…