Reflection

Ben Squiers has been called by God to reflect the love of Christ in a very diverse part of the world. This is a conversation about how a pastor ministers to the people in his community and brings the love of Jesus to people of many cultures right where he is! Here are links to a podcast and book that Ben mentions in this conversation. Pass the Mic Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pass-the-mic/id1435500798 Color of Compromise – Jamar Tisby https://a.co/d/8pW5FFS The Career of Andrew Schulze – Kathryn M. Galchutt https://a.co/d/gZZTvWy Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

On today’s show Ed Blonski talks with Lois Stewart about how God raises up men and women to serve in the church as teachers, youth ministers, and more. He also tackles some questions and comments submitted from a recent worship service at St. Matthew in the Word Reflection segment.   Books mentioned by Lois on today’s show: Our Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter https://a.co/d/2l5e4pk 66 Days Getting into God’s Word https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4N2BN7L?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_EXM2PHMTR20D11RB3C1D Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

On today’s show Ed Blonski talks with Greg Seltz who works in Washington DC as the founder and director of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty, just minutes from the Capitol building. Ed and Greg talk about how God raises up men and women to use the gifts God has given them to serve in government. Ed also tackles some questions and comments submitted from a recent worship service at St. Matthew in the Word Reflection segment. Ed also addresses submitted questions and comments in the "Word Reflection" segment. Books mentioned by Greg on today’s show: The God Who Is There - Francis Schaefer https://a.co/d/3RENwCa Whatever Happened to the Human Race – Francis Schaefer https://a.co/d/7wvxuUz Paradoxical Vision – Robert Benne https://a.co/d/fxzVnQ9 One Lord Two Hands – Matthew Harrison & John Pless, Editors https://www.cph.org/one-lord-two-hands-essays-on-the-theology-of-the-two-kingdoms What If Jesus Had Never Been Born – D. James Kennedy https://a.co/d/20hDRYG Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

This is the premier of the new podcast from St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois. On this episode, Ed Blonski talks with Ryan Ferguson, a newly ordained and installed pastor at St. Matthew. They talk about Ryan’s experiences of being a pastor for only a few weeks, being a newlywed and how God used the experiences in his life to bring him to this moment in time. Ed also tackles some questions and comments submitted from a recent worship service at St. Matthew in the Word Reflection segment.   Books mentioned by Ryan on today’s show: Mission at Nuremberg – Tim Townsend https://a.co/d/8Krpqgp We Were Soldiers … and Young https://a.co/d/9c33l7y A Skeleton in God’s Closet - Paul Maier https://a.co/d/e6hJkn3 Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.