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.
Episodes
390 episodes
388 Easy Desecration
Summary: It’s easier to destroy than to build, it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God, and it’s easier to desecrate the Church than to make it holy. ...
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387 Kind of Blue
Summary: “Kind of Blue”, the best-selling jazz album of all time, has a lot in common with John the Baptist. Today, we’re going to find out why. Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 24:36-44; Genesis 11:1-9...
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386 Preparing for Advent
Summary: How can we prepare for Advent when Advent prepares us for Christmas, and the world started celebrating Christmas months ago? Today, we’re going to find out. Referenced Bible verses: Matt...
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16:45
385 One King
Summary: How many kings do you have? Is that a trick question? Maybe. Maybe not. Today, we’re going to find out. Referenced Bible verses: Luke 23:33-43; John 19:1-5; John 3:16; Exodus 20:4-5a ...
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384 The Keys at The Corner
Summary: The Boy Scout and Girl Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” That’s Jesus’ counsel for Christians but prepared for what, and how? Today, we’re going to find out. Referenced Bible ver...
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17:16
383 The Perfect Marriage
Summary: There seem to be major political shifts happening in our society and in the world as a whole, and they all have to do with the Christian understanding of marriage. Today, we’re going to find out why. ...
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18:36
382 The Saint in The Mirror
Summary: If you wanted to find a saint, where would you look? Do you feel very saintly? Well, maybe you should. 😊 Today, we’re going to find out why. Referenced Bible verses: Luke 6:20-31; Matthew 5:1-1...
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381 Reforming the Reformed
Summary: One day 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 to do with Halloween and the current administra...
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25:26
380 Same Pan, Different Label
Summary: The world grants justice to regular people when it is bothered. God grants justice right away. How many of those statements are true? Today, we’re going to find out. Referenced Bible verses: Lu...
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18:48
379 From Faith to Eternity
Summary: What is going on in the world?! Are we in a temporary blip of uncertainty, or is the zombie apocalypse just around the corner? How can we endure? Today, we’re going to find out. Referenced Bibl...
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16:09
378 In the Hospital
Summary: Do you ever imagine that all your spiritual struggles would be over if only you had more faith? They wouldn’t. Today, we’re going to find out what it would take, and why. Referenced Bible verse...
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18:41
377 Turning Point
Summary: There are people in this world who would steal everything you have if they could. Some who steal from you would call it a blessing. Today, we’re going to find out why they’re wrong. Refe...
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18:25
376 Eternity's U-turn
Summary: Some people are searching for God, and some are not. Some don’t know that they are, but they are. And others think that they are, but they aren’t. And all of them are going in the wrong direction. Today, we’re goi...
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375 Reality Check
Summary: It’s been said that Jesus comforted the afflicted and afflicted the comfortable, and he did. But not nearly in the way most people mean it today. We’re going to find out why. Referenced Bible v...
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374 Who God Invites
Summary: If you had something to celebrate, who would you invite to the celebration with you? What qualifications would they need to get in? Today, we’re going to find out how that works with God. Refer...
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18:31
373 You Need a Miracle
Summary: When most people say that they need a miracle, they’re expressing desperation. They’re taking a long shot or throwing up a “Hail Mary”. None of these are what miracles are about. Today, we’re going to find out wh...
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372 Interpreting the Time
Summary: How do we interpret the present time? It’s what Jesus expects of us. But does the question itself imply that times have meaning? Or don’t they? Prepare to have your mind blown! Referenced Bible...
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19:07
371 Preparing for The Big One
Summary: Are you prepared for “The Big One”? Today, Jesus is going to tell us what it is, and why being prepared for it is important. Referenced Bible verses: Luke 12:32-40 Plea...
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370 The Meaning of Excess
Summary: “Nothing succeeds like excess”, might be the primary life lesson now being shown by social media, reality TV, politics, professional sports, academics, and more. That is, the world. Today, we’ll see what Jesus has...
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18:42
369 Kiss Cam
Summary: When the world says it’s OK to judge others, is it OK? When the world mocks offerings of “thoughts and prayers”, are prayers meaningless? Today, we’re going to find out. Referenced Bible verses...
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368 How to Live Again
Summary: It’s been said that what we do is how we make a living but who we are is how we make a life. Today, we’re going to find out about which is more necessary.. Referenced Bible verses: Luke 10:38-4...
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367 Right Judgment
Summary: Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan is often used to shape Christian ministry for the poor and the helpless, but is that what it’s about? Yes and No. Today, we’re going to find out why. Refere...
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18:42
366 Carrying ID
Summary: You are carrying an ID that cannot be taken away from you. Today, we’re going to find out what it is. Referenced Bible verses: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Please n...
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