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At Ruah Space, from the Hebrew word Ruach for breath and spirit, we help you make space in your life to grow in your faith and connect deeper with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We interview world-class guests who...

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050 - Exploring Scripture 5 - Envelopes, Repetition, Repetition, Inclusio

In this episode, Phil and Erin dive into the importance of repetition in Scripture. Authors would repeat words, sometimes right next to each other and sometimes at the very beginning and end of a book or letter, to...
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Guided Meditation - Stillness in the Midst

In this guided meditation, Phil leads a short visualization, tells a couple stories, and guides a short meditation in stillness. No matter what we are feeling, whether it be fear or anxiety, doubt or joy, stillness...
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Lectio Divina 2 Peter 3:8-13

In this Lectio Divina episode, Phil guides a Lectio Divina practice with 2 Peter 3:8-13. Lectio Divina is a way of listening to Scripture with a prayerful Spirit. Sit back, create some space, and encounter God in...
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049 - Exploring Scripture 4 - God Doesn't Waste Ink

In this episode, we discuss the importance of context when reading Scripture. Using a line a Rabbi taught Phil that "God doesn't waste ink," we explore why we need to pay attention to not only the passage we are...
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049 - Exploring Scripture 4 - God Doesn't Waste Ink

In this episode, we discuss the importance of context when reading Scripture. Using a line taught to Phil by a Rabbi that "God doesn't waste ink," we explore why we need to pay attention to not only the passage we are...
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Lectio Divina Psalm 82

In this Lectio Divina episode, Erin guides us through Lectio Divina with Psalm 82. Lectio Divina is a way of listening to Scripture with a prayerful Spirit. Sit back, create some space, and encounter God in...
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048 - Exploring Scripture 3 - Chiasm - Pyramids and Hourglasses

In this episode, we tackle chiasms! A literary device that sounds weird but is a structure that Bible authors used in order to point us to important lessons found in their writings. We teach the basic idea and then...
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047 - Dr. Paul Wallace - Love, Quasars, and Big Faith

In this episode, Phil is joined by Dr. Paul Wallace, a physicist who also has a Master of Divinity degree, to discuss how creation, and therefore science, has so much to teach us about God, love, and ourselves. Rather...
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Lectio Divina Luke 14:7-14

In this Lectio Divina episode, Erin guides us through Lectio Divina with Luke 14:7-14. Lectio Divina is a way of listening to Scripture with a prayerful Spirit. Sit back, create some space, and encounter God in...
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046- Exploring Scripture 2 - Asking the Right Questions

One of the most important lessons we have learned when it comes to engaging Scripture is we have to ask the right questions. When we try to make the Bible something that it isn’t or place expectations on it that it...
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045 - Dan White - Love Over Fear

In this episode, Phil is joined by Dan White to discuss some of the ideas from Dan's book Love Over Fear. Understanding and overcoming fear may be one of the most important issues facing the Church and our world...
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Lectio Divina - Isaiah 43:14-21

In this Lectio Divina episode, Phil guides us through Lectio Divina with Isaiah 43:14-21. Lectio Divina is a way of listening to Scripture with a prayerful Spirit. Sit back, create some space, and encounter God in...
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