The Ripple Effect

In this episode of The Ripple Effect podcast, we’ll open our outstretched hands together with the prayerful intention of letting go of what’s holding us back and taking hold of what draws us closer to God’s heart and His path forward for us in love.

Merry Christmas! We made it through the "longest night," waiting for the arrival of Jesus. Let's pause to reflect today, on Christmas Day, on the experience of waiting in hope, peace, joy, and love.(by Lyndi Lee Markus)

As our time of Advent draws to a close, how might we savor the arrival of Christmas with an examen on loving each other?(by Jo Newell)

Today we consider the impact that love has on the way we discern where God is at work and how we might make decisions.(by Jo Newell)

Let's recognize the ways Jesus has shown his love for us.(by Jo Newell)

Today's imaginative prayer takes us to Matthew 1.(by Jo Newell)

Receive the love our Savior offers us through a reflection on God's gaze.(by Jo Newell)

How does 1 Corinthians 13 reflect God's character?(by Jo Newell)

Today we will introduce God’s love by spending time in 1 John 4:16 through the practice of lectio divina. This ancient practice of praying the Scriptures helps us draw nearer to the loving heart of the Father. (by Jo Newell)

Let's pause to reflect on our week of Advent joy with an examen practice.(by Jennifer Holder)

Today, we engage again with discernment, recognizing where God is at work in us. (by Jennifer Holder)

In John 15:9-11, we celebrate the joy of Christ! Which comes first, gratitude or joy?(by Jennifer Holder)

Osaze Murray leads us to pray imaginatively receiving joy from the Lord.(by Jennifer Holder)

Let's experiment with embodied prayer today, observing our physical selves as we meditate on Scripture.(by Jennifer Holder)

With breath prayer, today we rest in the joy of the Lord.(by Jennifer Holder)

Jin Rood leads us in a beautiful Lectio Divina to begin our week of Advent waiting in joy.(by Jennifer Holder)

In Jesus, our Savior and Protector, we find safety and ways to cultivate peace even in a world of anxiety and conflict.(By Jodie Pine)

Jin leads us in a discerning reflection on how Jesus came to Israel, and he is coming back for us. How are we preparing for our Promised One this week? Where is the Holy Spirit at work?(By Jodie Pine)

Let's reflect on the peace we have in Christ.(By Jodie Pine)

Let's linger today with the angelic visitation to Mary, imaginatively entering into the Scriptures.(By Jodie Pine)

Today, Timothy leads us in a prayer of stillness through Psalm 46:10.(By Jodie Pine)

Today's practice is breath prayer as we rest deep in the peace we have in the transformation of Jesus' presence with us.By Jodie Pine

Today, Jodie Pine leads us in our second-Sunday practice of Lectio Divina about this week's theme: Peace.(By Jodie Pine)

As we wrap up our first week of the Advent Devotional, Glenn Balsis leads us in an examen prayer practice to consider where hope has sprung up.

Today, Alice Matagora helps us consider hope and discernment together. Where do we feel the dissonance of what we hope for...and the reality that's in the way?By Lyndi Lee Markus

Krishana leads us to pause in gratitude toward what Jesus has already done for us as we wait for his coming.

Osaze Murray leads us in an exploration of hope in Scripture through imaginative prayer.By Lyndi Lee Markus

In a week where we celebrate hope, Krishana leads us in a consideration of Lamentations 3.(By Krishana Kraft)

Join Chris Segrest in meditating on God's character as the God of hope. (Romans 15:13)(By Lyndi Lee Markus)

Join us today for a Sunday Advent Lectio Divina to reflect on who and what we hope IN.(By Lyndi Lee Markus)

We're kicking off a series of episodes for Advent--committing to pause for just five minutes daily to reflect on what it is to wait for the coming of Jesus during this season. Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas. (By Lyndi Lee Markus)

Jodie leads through a practice based on the Beloved Prayer by Arthur LeClair.

Let's reflect on our souls and where courage might be an invitation from the Lord.

Jin leads a reflection on how much God delights in you!

We explore Jesus' breakfast with the disciples, and practice looking to His gaze instead of our own anxiety.

In this episode, we’ll take ourselves, our hopes, and our imaginations to the moment in Mark 2 when Jesus offered healing to the paralytic whose friends lowered him through a roof.

Together, let's explore tools for discernment through the practice of Examen and its application of consolation and desolation.

This episode’s imaginative practice invites God to communicate His loving intentions toward us as we seek to honestly observe how we are moving through this world, considering our pace and rhythms of life.

What does it mean that God created a world where our lives are inextricably bound to time? And how do we relate to a God who created time itself, meaning He’s outside it?

Let's explore together where our vocation comes from, and delve into John 1 with lectio divina

Janine Young leads us in a consideration of solitude through Lectio Divina.

Let's center ourselves and hold five minutes of silence together to see what God does with a quiet canvas.

Feeling busy? In the hustle of everyday life, sometimes we lose sight of what it is to be one whole, integrated human. Breath prayer is a way to center ourselves and drop into the present moment with the Holy Spirit.

How important are our physical bodies to our spiritual lives? David Rau leads us in a practice of inviting our bodies to be fully present with our minds and hearts through this prayerful body scan.

In our Navigator Hand illustration, it's the thumb, or meditation, that gives us the ability to hold tight to the joy of the Lord. Tammy Murden leads us in a meditation on Nehemiah 8:10.

Elizabeth Davies leads us through an exercise of gratitude toward our senses and God's provision.

Sometimes what we need is attunement: the knowledge that someone else is with us and for us. Immanuel journaling provides space and opportunity to see how Jesus meets us in those places.

Music provides a powerful connection point to the heart of God. In this original song by Mark Beazley, we'll practice using music as a practice that reveals the prayers of our own hearts.

The Welcoming Prayer leads us contemplatively to engage our bodies and invite God to speak to us as we notice our physical responses to unmet desires, loss, and other circumstances. What happens when we submit those responses to God?

Lectio divina, "holy reading," is an ancient practice that helps us connect our intellect, our observation, and our hearts. Alice Matagora leads us through a simple exploration of Philippians 4:8.