Pondering God

The Big news this week was the announcement that Megan and Harry want to walk part time away from being Royal. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Today is the day - the Magi have arrived and made it to the home of Jesus, the toddler king. What can we learn from the travels of the Magi - find out in today's podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Did someone take down their Christmas Tree? - Oh NO - Christmas isn't over there is more pondering to do... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

It's time to bring PonderinGod Podcast out of the mothballs and back into a new year - a new decade? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Today I came across a list in a magazine telling me about 21 books I don’t need to read. This list made the top of my list of “lists you don’t need to read”. https://www.gq.com/story/21-books-you-dont-have-to-read --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Pondering God Podcast returns with Message Monday – A message delivered by Craig McCourt. Today’s message was delivered on Sunday, November 26th on the Last Sunday of the church year. The pdf outline for this message are available HERE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

With Texas still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, a new threat Hurricane Irma has risen to the level of a category 5 monster storm with wind gusts in excess of 210 mph.  In Today’s Pondering God Audio episode we discuss sin and its connection to these monsters we call hurricanes.   To help the […] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Powerless, godless, sinner that is how Paul describes you and me when God out of his great love for us sent Christ into the World. Powerless but Loved was delivered on June 18, 2017, at New Creation Lutheran Church in Shakopee, Minnesota. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Statistics can prove just about anything if you look at them just right. But today bI have a question for you, “What are the Odds…?” You will have to listen if you want to know more. TODAY’S LINKS Free Small Group Bible Study – Ephesians --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

What reminds you of Memorial Day? a flag, a busy campground, a marching band, or a local memorial. Today I ponder memorial days – from the road in Michigan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

The Camper is hooked up and it time to hit the road with every other memorial day camper! So what’s up for next week on the ol’ podcast? Listen and find out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Do you ever reach that point where it seems like your desk, your house, or maybe even the inside of your car gets out of control and it needs a good cleaning? Well, that got me pondering… --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

What is it that you don’t know? What was that? You don’t know what you don’t know? Well, the greeks knew what they didn’t know – they had an altar built to an unknown god. I’ll let you in on a secret I know who he is! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Sometimes it is only after we have spent 1/2 a day on a project that we discover there was a much better way to do this, that would have taken 2 minutes!  In Today’s Pondering God we discuss how sometimes we just need to ask for help. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

What’s better than a Pet Rock? Try a Living Stone! Today’s Message is from New Creation Lutheran Church in Shakopee Minnesota from May 14, 2017. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Today’s Storyteller Challenge came in through our facebook page and made me remember back to my summer mission trip to Guatemala with World Servants. It’s not too late to get in on next week’s challenge – you can leave your 1-3 word topic as a comment to this post! Today’s Links: Support Pondering God World Servants […] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Today we might step on a couple of toes…so put on your steel-toed boots and give a listen. In our second half today you can hear an amazing account of the Power of God’s Word! Blog Post on today’s Topic CLICK HERE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

When did you learn to read? What did you learn to read? In today’s Pondering God Audio I discuss how important it is to learn to “Read Jesus.” Reading more than just his Words, but his actions as well. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Confirmation day is a special day in the lives of those confirming their faith and in the lives of those who have helped them in this journey. Today’s Message Monday is a brief address primarily to the confirmands, but we let everyone listen in. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

It’s Friday and that means The Great Storyteller Challenge – Today’s challenge comes from Bill Hugo “Shoes For Sale” – Thanks, Bill! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Nobody likes to be told what to do, not even online. So what do we do with all the requests to share, post and shout Amen that we receive. Today we look at what God’s Word tells us about sharing our faith.  Also, news on our future podcast schedule will be discussed. Looking for a Biblical […] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Remember the classic John Lennon song “Imagine”? It’s making a comeback by an amazing group of vocalist Pentatonix.  While the melody is wonderful and the acapella harmonies are beautiful, the lyrics are as lacking as ever. Listen to my brief assessment of the lyrics and why they even matter on today’s podcast.   Casting Crowns – Slow Fade […] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

I don’t know what you easter flowers look like, but the potted tulips from Easter Sunday have lost their color and are looking just this side of dead. For, “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,  but the word […] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Who doesn’t like a little challenge?  It’s the return of the Great Storyteller Challenge. Listen to today’s episode and fin out how you can be a part of the challenge. Ready? It time for me to challenge you to challenge me! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Ok so I’m not perfect and once in a while I spel a feww words wrong, truth is you stil get wat I’m saying. So listen in on today’s Defence of Mispelling. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

There are many things that we no longer do as progress and time march on. Some of the things we dropped are good, some not so much. Listen to today’s podcast to hear what I think we need to revive again. LINKS: Bob Stromberg’s website: www.bobstromberg.com Pondering God Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/PonderingGod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

I have come to a conclusion, it is not enough to know that God is Good. Today in the latest Pondering God I discuss what else we need to know to turn that day around for us. We also have some news about the return of the Storyteller Challenge. LINKS: World Servants: www.worldservants.org Patreon: www.patreon.com/PonderingGod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

The foot race to the tomb on Easter Morning between John and Peter found in John 20 is my favorite Easter account. Today I share why in a message recorded at the Easter Sunrise Service at New Creation Lutheran Church in Shakopee Minnesota in 2017. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Somedays everything just seems more of a challenge, that is life with Depression. But even on those days, there is a way to get going. Join us today as we share about taking our first steps, and a classic story of missteps. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

I’m all for breathing, in fact, it is my favorite thing to do. There are, however, times I can not breathe normally! Find out more in today’s Podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Remember the old show the Honeymooners? There was one thing Ralph could not stand. He’s not the only one! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

USA Today and my local radio station both offer me a daily list of five things I need to know today. Sometimes I don’t think I need to know any of them. So here are 5 things you DO need to know. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

It’s Sermon Monday and today we want to share one of Craig’s Easter messages from this year.  Has lightening ever talked to you? find out when it happened in today’s Pondering God episode. Easter 2017 from New Creation Lutheran Church in Shakopee, MN. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

I always enjoy Fridays, it means the weekend it at hand! So I always give a little shout out to God for Fridays, but today I am thankful for THIS Friday. Join us as we look at Good Friday, and I share a few memories and ideas. Today I refer to a blog post by […] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

It is a day I will never forget, the day Pastor Polka Dot was at our church. It reminds me of another day I will never forget. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

It’s Cricket’s Day, find out what that means in today’s Pondering God Podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

I always thought everyone liked free, but apparently not. In today’s podcast, we find out just who doesn’t like free! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Starting today Monday’s podcast will feature a full-length message from Craig McCourt. We begin with Paul Sunday 2017 from John 12:12-19 What a Parade! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

There are two constants for me on Palm Sunday, one is a memory from my time in Houston, the second is a Palm Sunday Classic Tune! Today I share both. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

So how is your grip on Stuff? Today we ponder what it means to hold on loosely! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Sometimes is takes looking at something over and over and over before you really see it clearly. Today I find a hidden gem in the account of Jesus grand entry into Jerusalem. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say “You should become a Pastor” I would be retired on my own island somewhere. They are not saying that anymore listen to episode 40 and find out what they are saying now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

EPIPHANY My favorite day of the year – Time for another installment of Pondering God Audio. Enjoy – No real show notes this time so just kick back and listen! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

While I love Christmas lights, I am not a big fan of putting them up. This year I put my decorations out early to beat the snow. I discovered this year a mystery with my light up wire deer, Listen in I’ll tell you about it! LINKS FROM TODAYS SHOW       Worship House Media […] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Waiting is not something we enjoy doing. In fact, I’m not good at waiting. If I buy a gift for my wife too far in advance, I often can’t wait for the event to give it to her. Maybe that’s why she encourages me to shop early… so I can shop often! Today’s Podcast centers […] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Watching the Olympics and the many talented athletes lead many to comment, “They make that look so easy!” I know that is not true. Those who compete in the Olympics are well trained and have thousands of hours at whatever skill they use in their sport. How about a faith journey? Have you ever met […] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

As I gave a little tug on a lose thread I began to see the unraveling of the embroidery…which got me Pondering. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Do you not know? Have you not heard? - that's what God said through Isaiah. It is King James for "How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You?" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

At only two minutes today’s podcast can change your perspective on the days ahead. So give us a quick 2 minute listen and join the First Two Minutes Challenge! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

Sometimes our Faith and Hope collide and we find ourselves at odds with God's will for our life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support

The Latest Podcast from Craig McCourt - Brush with Fame --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ponderinggod/support