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The Friendship with Jesus Podcast
A podcast of imaginative prayer experiences.
Season 4. Prayers and Reflections from the series Praying with Thomas.
Season 3. Prayers from the series Praying the Gospel of Mark.
Season 2. Prayers for Advent, Christmastide, Lent, and Eastertide.
Season 1. Prayers from the book Friendship with Jesus: An Imaginative Prayer Journey.
Episodes
The Friendship with Jesus PodcastPraying with Thomas. Episode 9. Jesus Comes (Prayer exercise only)
Jesus comes to Thomas. Pray the story with us.
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 9. Jesus Comes
Thomas has been waiting, wondering if Jesus would return. He does!
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 8. Waiting (Prayer exercise only)
Praying can be difficult, much like waiting. Come and experience both with Thomas.
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 8. Waiting
We know Thomas returns to his friends but he must wait an entire week!
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 7. The Longing. (Prayer exercise only)
Come, pray with Thomas as he expresses his deep longing to see Jesus.
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 7. The Longing.
Thomas' outburst might be more about longing and desire than doubt.
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 6. The Skeptic (Prayer exercise only)
Thomas returns but Jesus has gone. Listen and pray with this story.
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 6. The Skeptic
Thomas returns to his friends. They have seen Jesus but he can't just take their word for it. He has to see for himself.
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 5. Where Are You, Thomas? (Prayer exercise only)
The prayer exercise for Episode 5 - Where are you, Thomas?
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 5. Where Are You, Thomas?
Thomas was not with his friends when Jesus appears. They had all run and hid when Jesus was arrested. They have all gathered but are still in fear. A…
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 4. Missing! (Prayer exercise only)
Pray with the disciples as Jesus appears. Thomas is gone but the others are there to witness this.
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 4. Missing!
Jesus appears alive to the disciples. The scene is incredible. But Thomas is not there.
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 3. The Question. (Prayer exercise only)
The prayer exercise from The Question, episode 3. Enjoy!
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 3. The Question.
The disciples are at the Last Supper with Jesus and he is talking about leaving, and he seems to assume they know where he is going. Thomas pipes up with a…
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 2. Thomas the Brave (Prayer exercise only)
This bonus episode contains only the prayer exercise from episode 2, Thomas the Brave, from the story in John 11. Enjoy!
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 2. Thomas the Brave
Thomas is often thought of as a doubter but there was more to this man. John 11 contains a story that show another side to him.
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 1. Chosen (Prayer Exercise only)
These prayer exercises from the series "Praying with Thomas" will be included as appendices to the full episode, in case you only want the prayer.
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Praying with Thomas. Episode 1. Chosen
Season 4 of Thursday Thoughts is a prayer journey with Thomas the disciple. Each week will include a brief reflection on part of the Thomas story and a prayer…
The Friendship with Jesus PodcastEpisode 37. Finale
We have prayed the entire Gospel of Mark. This week we take some time to reflect back on our experience.
The Friendship with Jesus PodcastEpisode 36. Resurrection!
The women arrive at the tomb only to find it empty, with a messenger telling them what they only dreamed could be true. Come, pray the story.
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Episode 35. Absence
Jesus has died and his friends are left to wait, and pray. Come, pray with them.
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Episode 34. The Curtain
Jesus takes his last breath - and the curtain tears. Good Friday.
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Episode 33. The Coronation
Mark writes Jesus' ascent up Golgotha like a Roman coronation ceremony. Come, pray the story.
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Episode 32. Jesus on Trial: Pilate
Holy Week, Wednesday. Jesus is dragged before Pilate, the only one who can send him to his death. Come pray the story.
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Episode 31. Peter in the Courtyard
Holy Week. Tuesday. Jesus is being grilled by Caiaphas and remaining silent. Peter is being grilled by a servant girl, and being anything but silent. Come…
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Episode 30. Jesus on Trial: Sanhedrin
Holy Week, Monday. Jesus is brought before the rulers of Israel to stand trial for his crimes. They struggle to find any. Come, pray the story.
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Episode 30. Jesus Riding Into Jerusalem. (Special Edition)
In anticipation of Holy Week, we revisit Jesus' ride into Jerusalem. (Imaginative Prayer only)
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Episode 29. Arrest in the Garden
The disciples have been sleeping. You've been drowsy yourself. But now you see soldiers coming through the trees. Pray with Jesus as Judas arrives.
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Episode 28. Humility in Gethsemane
It's a famous story, Jesus in agony in Gethsemane, but have you ever wondered how we know it? Some thoughts here, as well as an invitation to pray with the…
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Episode 27. Preparing for Jesus (Last Supper)
Jesus asks two disciples to prepare for the Passover meal. We've seen this before from Jesus. Why the similar story? Mark has his reasons. Come pray the story!
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Episode 26. The Anointing
A woman enters the room where Jesus is eating. The room goes quiet as the fragrance fills the air. Sit at the table and pray this story with us.
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Episode 25. Stay Awake!
Jesus gives his last bit of teaching to his friends. It is sober, but there is something there to listen to for us as well.
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Episode 24. The Teachers and the Widow
Jesus is done wrangling with the teachers of the law but warns the people to be wary of them. he then sees a woman who exemplifies everything the teachers are…
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Episode 23. Three Tests at the Temple
The temple has been cleansed and Jesus returns to teach but is accosted for one final time by his adversaries. Come pray the story!
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Episode 22. Of Figs and Doves
Having entered Jerusalem with fanfare, Jesus now approaches the Temple. He does not like what he sees, either on the way or in the Temple Courts. Come pray…
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Episode 21. Coming to Jerusalem
Jesus enters Jerusalem for the last time, riding a humble donkey's colt. Come, pray the story.
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Episode 20. The Question
Jesus asks a provocative question in response to James and John. He asks the same question to a blind man. How would you answer Jesus' question?
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Episode 19. Children and the Kingdom
A rich man asks Jesus an important question and Mark places it among the children. Come, pray the story.
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Episode 18. Help My Unbelief
A father brings his son to Jesus for healing and confesses his trust, and also his doubt. We've all been there. Pray the story with Jesus and the disciples.
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Episode 17. Up the Mountain
Jesus takes Peter, James, and John, and you, up a mountain to reveal his true character.
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Christmas Special
A pause in praying through the Gospel of Mark to receive the gift of Jesus' arrival this Christmas day. Merry Christmas.
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Episode 16. Who Do You Say I Am?
We arrive at the central moment in Mark's Gospel. "Who do you say I am?" Come pray the story.
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Episode 15. Can You See?
Mark shows us remarkably parallel events in this chapter, beginning with another feeding in the desert. Listen and pray as Jesus uses a beautiful healing story…
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Episode 14. Jostling with Jesus
It seems that sometimes Jesus appreciates some verbal jousting rather than simple acquiescence. A bold woman approaches Jesus and will not take no for an…
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Episode 13. State of the Heart
The Pharisees approach Jesus with yet another accusation. He uses the occasion to talk about aligning our inner selves with our presenting selves.
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Episode 12. Jesus on the Water
The famous story of Jesus walking on the water but did you know how many Old Testament allusions there are in this story? Listen and pray to discover.
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Episode 11. Dinner in the Desert
Jesus leads his disciples out into the wilderness to give them rest and feed them, just as Moses had done. Listen and pray the story!
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Episode 10. The Edge of His Cloak
The woman fights the crowd to get to Jesus. And then... Pray the story with us.
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Episode 9. A Kingdom of Shalom
As Jesus and his disciples cross the lake after the storm, they meet a disturbed man who longs to know God's shalom. Pray the story with us.
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Episode 8. Sleeping in the Storm
Jesus sleeps while the storm rages. Is he unaware or is he inviting us into his rest?
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Episode 7. Jesus the Sower
Mark presents Jesus as the teacher of parables. His first? The Sower.
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Episode 6. Missing Jesus
The crowds are enthralled, the Phaisees are annoyed, the disciples are chosen, but everyone seems to miss Jesus. Pray the story in Mark Chapter 3!
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Episode 5. Stretch Out Your Hand
We are now in Mark 3 and Jesus meets a man with a withered hand at the synagogue.
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Episode 4. Disturbed by Jesus
The Pharisees arrive in Mark 2 and if we give their questions a fair hearing, we may find echoes within our own hearts - and then experience Jesus respond to…
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Episode 3. Through the Roof
A group of friends bring their paralyzed friend to Jesus. Listen to some reflections on the story and then enter in and pray it yourself.
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Episode 2. The Kingdom of God is Here!
We are praying through the Gospel of Mark. This episode covers Mark 1:14-43. Jesus has been baptized and now begins to preach his message of good news, to…
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Episode 1. Praying the Gospel of Mark.
Introducing the new series Praying the Gospel of Mark. Each episode will include a short passage from Mark's gospel, some brief reflections to set the scene…
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Season 3 Trailer. Thursday Thoughts. Praying the Gospel of Mark.
Season 3 begins is here! Praying the Gospel of Mark. Join us as we pray through the life of Jesus as given by Mark. Each episode contains a short passage from…
The Friendship with Jesus PodcastPentecost. Thursday Thoughts Eastertide. Week 8.
The final prayer in the Eastertide series. You are invited to the upper room where Jesus' friends wait for the gift.
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The Ascension. Thursday Thoughts Eastertide. Week 7.
Jesus is about to return to his Father. Pray with the disciples as they experience this moment.