Milwaukee Mennonite Monday Morning Devotionals

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A short, weekly audio devotional often featuring different people from the Milwaukee Mennonite Church community.


    • Jun 7, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 40 EPISODES


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    Episode 40: Giving Thanks & A Final Blessing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021


    On this last episode of the season, Peter reflects on the M4D project.

    Episode 39: Parent God

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021


    Rachel Eash-Scott considers God and parenthood and shares two poems.

    Episode 38: Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021


    Previously this spring, Sarah Mast has shared her thoughts on Instincts and Expectations. This week, she focuses on Wonder.

    Episode 37: Choosing the Mennonite Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021


    This week Ray Gingerich shares his thoughts on why he's chosen to stay and embrace the Mennonite faith.

    Episode 36: Living in an Apocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021


    This week Wendy Lehman shares visions of new normal in light of our current Apocalypse.

    Episode 35: "I Have A Demon To Exorcise"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021


    This week Sarah MacDonald encourages us to consider prayer, truth telling, and exorcisms.

    Episode 34: Who are we called to love?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021


    This week Liz Regier considers who Christ calls us to love.

    Episode 33: Expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021


    This week on the podcast, Sarah Mast shares about Expectations.

    Episode 32: Lent vs. Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021


    This week Matt LaWall-Shane reflects on his experience with the seasons of Lent and Easter as a young teenager, and how he sees them a bit differently today.

    Episode 31: Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021


    As the Easter season begins, we take this week to hear the words of the Psalmist and Easter story through the words of the Gospel, shared with us by many in our MMC family.

    Episode 30: Christ Has No Body Here But Ours

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021


    As we finish the 2021 Lenten journey by experiencing Holy Week, we hear from Ray Gingerich, who reminds us of the words and actions of St Teresa of Avila.

    Episode 29: Instincts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021


    As we continue our Lenten journey, Sarah Mast shares her thoughts on instincts.

    Episode 28: Hope, Humanity, and a Shot in the Arm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021


    On the heels of yesterday's MMC Zoomiversary worship service—recognizing a year of worshiping together online and not in-person—we hear from Matt LaWall-Shane, who shares a story of hope and humanity through a vaccination.

    Episode 27: Living the Gospels Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021


    A Song to Accompany This Week's Devotional:Keb' Mo's “Let Your Light Shine”This week's scripture:Matthew 21:23-32When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, ‘By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?' Jesus said to them, ‘I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?' And they argued with one another, ‘If we say, “From heaven”, he will say to us, “Why then did you not believe him?” But if we say, “Of human origin”, we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet.' So they answered Jesus, ‘We do not know.' And he said to them, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.‘What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, “Son, go and work in the vineyard today.” He answered, “I will not”; but later he changed his mind and went. The father went to the second and said the same; and he answered, “I go, sir”; but he did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?' They said, ‘The first.' Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, the tax-collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax-collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.

    Episode 26: One Final Request

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021


    As we continue our journey through this year's Lenten season, we hear from Norm Stolpe who encourages us to consider the immediacy of Christ in our daily lives.

    Episode 25: Remembering Our Bodies and Being Present

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021


    This week, Peter bridges from our winter series "Our Bodies and Our Creator" to the church season of Lent.

    Episode 24: Our Bodies and Our Creator, Part V

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021


    John 17:20-2320 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”And check out Esperanza Spaulding's song Readying to Rise here:https://youtu.be/wnZwtkO4fT4

    Episode 23: Our Bodies and Our Creator, Part IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021


    If you'd like to read the full poem that Lauren shared, visit https://yellowco.co/articles/this-body-is-mine-this-body-is-beautiful-a-poem-on-embracing-ourselves

    Episode 22: Our Bodies and Our Creator, Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021


    In case you need to be visually reminded of just how amazing our bodies are (or you just need a laugh this week), check out this video of robots attempting simple human movements and failing miserably.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0TaYhjpOfo

    Episode 21: Our Bodies and Our Creator, Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021


    This week we continue our series on “Our Bodies and Our Creator” by hearing from Chris Gooding. Chris shares a story from his time in India and encourages us to consider the creation and work of our bodies. How does our work change us or shape us? What does our work mean to our creator?

    Episode 20: Our Bodies and Our Creator, Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021


    This week we begin our series on “Our Bodies and Our Creator” by hearing from Steve Hartman-Keiser. Steve shares from a chapter of Marilyn McEntyre's book, "Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict," and helps us consider who we are as children of God. As the events of this month unfold, Steve's words and sharing feel fitting for this moment in which we as individuals and as a faith community find ourselves.

    Episode 19: Reflecting on the Past Year and Finding a New Path Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021


    This week we hear from Erin Cassidente, who helps us try to find the silver lining in the past, tumultuous year by considering what we've learned and how we've grown from our experiences. She encourages us to pay attention to this experiential wisdom and growth and asks what this might mean in the coming year.

    Episode 18: A Blessing Fitting For This New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021


    This episode also includes background music from Magmi.Soundtracks, https://freesound.org/people/Magmi.Soundtracks/

    Episode 17: The Christmas Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020


    This week on the podcast, many members of the Milwaukee Mennonite Church Family share the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:1-20)

    Episode 16: Winter Solstice 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020


    Today on the podcast, Amy Bowers share her thoughts on Mary's Magnificat, the winter solstice, and what this season has meant.

    Episode 15: The Gift of God's Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020


    This week on the podcast, Dan Eash-Scott shares the wisdom of one of his summer Bible campers and the well-known passage of 1 Corinthians 13, and considers how God's Love might be manifested in our lives.

    Episode 14: The Virgin Birth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020


    Accompanying Norm's sharing are several scriptures that he alludes to without naming: Scripture where the virgin birth is tangentially inferred: Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3; Luke 3:23; 4:22; John 6:42; 9:29; Galatians 4:4The NT passages that contain very early, proto-creedal language: Romans 10:9; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Philippians 2:11; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 John 4:2, 15.

    Episode 13: This Advent, Pay Attention

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020


    In this installment of M4D, Rachel Eash-Scott finds hope in the Advent texts for this week and encourages us to pay attention.

    Episode 12: Experiencing God's Anger and Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020


    Along with our usual music contributors, Connie Johnson-Evers and David Stolpe, music during the questions to consider this week is by Maxim Tsukanov, a Russian composer, and used under the Creative Commons license. Check out Maxim's work at https://soundcloud.com/x3nus

    Episode 11: Looking For Connections

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020


    This week, Lori Hartman-Keiser shares with us the challenges and struggles of life during a pandemic and looks to Romans 8:24-25. She reminds us of the connections that we miss during this time, and encourages us to embrace the versions of those connections that might bring us hope.

    Episode 10: Being Troubled and at Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020


    This week, Peter reflects on a recent occurrence during MMC Zoom Worship and considers what it might mean, especially in light of tomorrow's election.

    Episode 9: A Little Talk With Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020


    This week, we hear from Ray Gingerich on the joys and struggles of walking and talking with Jesus.

    Episode 8: A Different Kind of Alchemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020


    Thresholdby David Stolpefrom the project “Alchemists and Infidels”Verse 1Still dark when I woke and got up out of my bed.Tossed and turned all night, rambling thoughts in my head.Trying to find the secret, searching for the key.Frustrated by my progress, held back by me.Verse 2Walked downstairs to the lab, unlocked the chain on the door.Froze at the threshold, wondering could I become something more?I've pumped the bellows in this furnace for longer than I can recall.Will I get back up eight times if on this seventh trial I fall?ChorusIf I can render gold from this lead,Could I also tender Life to the dead?Impurities defected this ore I refine,Can my soul be perfected, love make me divine?Verse 3Do I stand at the threshold of achieving something great?Will lead transmute to gold? Is righteousness my fate?What's it all been for, my sacrifice and toil?If what I find is pure, surely it will never spoil.ChorusIf I can render gold from this lead,Could I also tender life to the dead?Impurities defected this ore I refine,Can my soul be perfected, love make me divine?BridgeI've set out to find the truth of this strange alchemy.Too far to turn back now, the path forward I'm trying to see.Stoking coals under this crucible, filled with metals of no worth.Will I pull from it precious gold, and my soul find its rebirth?ChorusIf I can render gold from this lead,Could I also tender life to the dead?Impurities defected this ore I refine,Can my soul be perfected, love make me divine?Well I have rendered gold from this lead,And I have tendered life to the dead.No impurities defect this ore I refinedWill my dark soul perfect, love make me divine?Love make me divine!

    Episode 7: Forgiveness and Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020


    Erin Cassidente shares about Christ's call to forgive, despite how difficult or frequent that may be. She couples this with the call to seek justice, reading Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's poem, "In the Steps of RBG."

    Episode 6: Why Beauty?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020


    In this installment of M4D, we hear from Norm Stolpe, who considers why there is beauty in creation and leaves us with Psalm 27:4

    Episode 5: Listening for God's Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020


    Along with our usual music contributors, Connie Johnson-Evers and David Stolpe, music during the questions to consider this week is by Maxim Tsukanov, a Russian composer, and used under the Creative Commons license. Check out Maxim's work at https://soundcloud.com/x3nus

    Episode 4: Be Still

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020


    Along with our usual music contributors, Connie Johnson-Evers and David Stolpe, music during the scripture reading is by Maxim Tsukanov, a Russian composer, and used under the Creative Commons license. Check out Maxim's work at https://soundcloud.com/x3nus

    Episode 3: Slowing Down, Helping Out, and Listening to the Prophetic Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020


    Along with our usual music contributors, Connie Johnson-Evers and David Stolpe, music during the scripture reading is by Maxim Tsukanov, a Russian composer, and used under the Creative Commons license. Check out Maxim's work at https://soundcloud.com/x3nus

    Episode 2: First Impressions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020


    Rachel Stolpe shares her thoughts on first impressions and considers Genesis 1:27

    Episode 1: New Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020


    Hosted by Peter Eash-ScottNo guestsMusic by Connie Johnson-Evers & David Stolpe

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