Fear Not, for I Am with You

Episode 3 of Season 5 is a meditation on God's patience & kindness from: - Ex 34:6-7a- Ps 103:6-13 -Ps 145:8-9- Joel 2:12-13- 2 Pet 3:8-9- Neh 9:17, 19-20Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or commentBackground track (used by permission): - Patient by Antioch Music (feat. Eden Guild)

Episode 2 of Season 5 is a prayerful reflection on Proverbs 4:14-27 where we are invited to vigilantly guard our hearts, fix our eyes on the path of righteousness, and walk with intentionality in a world full of competing voices and crooked roads.Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment.Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Night by Wil Pearce- Open Ocean by Adrian Disch- Orbital by Jo Blankenburg

Episode 1 of Season 5 is a meditation on the first half of Proverbs 4 (verses 1-13) where the father exhorts his son to "get wisdom." And here, wisdom is personified as the one who gives life. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment. Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Nomad by Voyageur- Nova by Wil Pearce- Open Arms by Tony Anderson- Roots by Tony Anderson

In this brief episode, Mick announces the release of his new book titled A Beautiful Vision: Recovering God's Design for Our Bodies, Desires, & Sexuality. The creation of this book is to blame for the recent lapse in new Meditations episodes, but Mick hopes to get back to regular releases now that the book is finished. Check out A Beautiful Vision - on sale on Amazon and available in print, eBook, and audio formats. In it, Mick explores the deeper story behind Christian sexual ethics. inviting readers to move beyond rules and reactions and into a compelling, redemptive vision for the body. Blending biblical theology, cultural critique, and pastoral wisdom, A Beautiful Vision addresses desire, what it means to be male and female, singleness, marriage, shame, and healing with honesty, hope, and grace.Connect with Mick at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or commentBackground track (licensed via Musicbed): - Dreamland by Adrian Disch

Episode 34 of Season 4 is a meditation on Isaiah 43:1-5 where God - through the prophet - assures His people that He has redeemed them, calls them by name, and promises His presence and protection, declaring, “Do not fear, for I am with you.”Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or commentBackground tracks (licensed via Musicbed):- Ocean Song by TOLO- Old Souls by Max LL- OMWOT by Katharine Petkovski- One Perfect Sunset by Tony Anderson

Episode 33 of Season 4 is a meditation on Psalm 43 where the psalmist beseeches God for protection and vindication, and then stirs up his soul by way of reminder that God is our salvation.Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or commentBackground tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Necessary (instrumental) by Matt Wertz- Noch by Tony Anderson- Nautilus by Jordan Critz

Episode 32 of Season 4 is a prayerful reflection on Genesis 12:1-4a where Abram is famously called out of his native land to embark on a faith-filled journey with a God who covenants Himself to Abram's lineage.Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment.Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Moon (feat. Christopher Dennis Coleman) by Wil Pearce- Motion by Roary- Movement by Adrian Disch- Moving in Circles by Async Ross

Episode 31 is a prayerful reflection on The Serenity Prayer - a beautiful release of that which we cannot control, the embrace of that which we can, and the discernment to know the difference. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or commentBackground tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Moonrise by Adrian Disch - Nenna (feat. Celicia Soldream) by Jo Blankenburg- Moonlit Waltz by Katharine Petkovski

Episode 30 of Season 4 is a prayerful reflection on James 3:13-18, where James contrasts "earthly wisdom," which is marked by selfishness, and wisdom from above, characterized by the fruit of the Spirit. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or commentBackground tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Mesa by Voyageur- Missing Earth by Adrian Disch- Moment by Moment by Phillip Cuccias- Monomyth by Jo Blankenburg

Episode 29 of Season 4 is a meditation on Psalm 70 where David appeals to God for deliverance from his enemies while simultaneously exulting in God's greatness as a protector. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or commentBackground track (licensed via Musicbed): - Midway by Tony Anderson