Rediscovering Faith

Rev. Evan Ryder
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Join us as we dive into Scripture and faith through a fresh lens, offering thought-provoking discussions and new perspectives on God’s Word. This podcast invites you to rethink, rediscover, and deepen your spiritual journey, with every episode designed to spark reflection and transformation.

  1. 1D AGO

    Welcome to Starting Small: Small Steps. Big Results.

    Send us your questions and reflections! What if real spiritual growth didn’t begin with doing more… but with starting smaller? In this new series from Rediscovering Faith, we’re inviting you into a different kind of journey—one that slows down, simplifies faith, and focuses on small, faithful steps that God uses to bring lasting change. The series is called Start Small: Small Steps. Big Results. Over six weeks, we’ll explore simple spiritual practices that fit into real life—prayer, Scripture, worship, simplicity, service, and celebration. Not as overwhelming goals, but as gentle rhythms that help us reconnect with God in the middle of everyday life. Each episode is short and approachable, designed to meet you right where you are. Whether you’ve walked with God for years, or you’re just beginning to explore faith, this series is about creating space—space to pray honestly, to listen quietly, and to trust God one small step at a time. We’ll be reminded that faith doesn’t grow through dramatic moments alone, but through small, consistent practices. One-minute prayers. Brief pauses. Simple acts of trust. Over time, these little steps add up to something beautiful. If you’re feeling spiritually tired, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin, this series is for you. So wherever you are—driving, walking, sitting in silence—I invite you to join us. Let’s slow down. Let’s start small. And let’s discover how God brings big results through faithful steps. Welcome to Start Small: Small Steps. Big Results.

    2 min

  2. 12/25/2025

    Christmas with the Magi

    Send us your questions and reflections! As we finish up our Waiting Well Advent series, we journey with the Magi. On our journey with them, we revisit many of the core themes that we have looked over these last 24 days together.  However, we recognize most deeply that as we wait for God to move. We wait with an attitude of worship and generosity - just as the magi worshipped the new born King and gave abundantly to the Holy Family. Merry Christmas!

    8 min

  3. 12/24/2025

    Waiting in Bethlehem

    Send us your questions and reflections! Today on Rediscovering Faith, we have finally arrived at Bethlehem with Mary and Joseph and welcome the infant Messiah into the world. Join us as we reflect on the promises that God has fulfilled and the simple trust that Mary and Joseph displayed in God.

    9 min

  4. 12/23/2025

    Waiting with the Shepherds

    Send us your questions and reflections! Today on Rediscovering Faith, we join the shepherds who were the first to hear about the birth of the Messiah.  In the midst of their normal daily responsibilities, God showed up.  Join us as we contemplate how these common everyday people help us to wait well.

    8 min

  5. 12/22/2025

    Reframing God's Disruptions

    Send us your questions and reflections! Today on Rediscovering Faith, we check in with Mary the Mother of Jesus.  It can be easy to forget just how much God showing up in Mary's life completely wrecked all the well-thought through and good-intentioned plans that she had for her life.  Thankfully, Mary received the breaking-in of God's presence into her life. And thankfully, she gave us a template to reframe our thoughts about God's in-breaking into our lives. Join us as we investigate how to reframe our thoughts when God upends our lives.

    12 min

  6. 12/21/2025

    Joseph and Waiting Well

    Send us your questions and reflections! Today on Rediscovering Faith, we are taking a look at our first New Testament character of our Waiting Well Advent series - Joseph. We learn much about what it means to wait well if when things around us really are not about us.

    10 min

  7. 12/20/2025

    Waiting in the Belly of a Whale

    Send us your questions and reflections! In episode 20 of our Waiting Well series, we join the prophet Jonah in the belly of the great fish. While there we listen intently to the content of Jonah's prayer as recorded in Jonah 2 and find out that we might have been thinking about Jonah wrong for quite sometime.  Jonah doesn't pray a prayer of repentance. He prays a prayer of thanksgiving for the fact that God has already saved him from the sea! However, he is going to wait for three days in the belly of that fish.  Perhaps we need to learn that sometimes God has already secured our salvation and protection but it still might feel dark and uncomfortable.

    12 min

  8. 12/19/2025

    Burning Lips to Hear Well

    Send us your questions and reflections! What if waiting well isn’t about figuring out what to do next—but about becoming someone who can truly hear God? In today’s episode of Waiting Well, we step into Isaiah’s powerful vision of God’s holiness in the temple. Before Isaiah is ever sent as a messenger, he is confronted with God’s glory, humbled by his own uncleanliness, and purified by fire. Only after this transformation does Isaiah hear God’s call: “Whom shall I send?” This episode invites us to consider how easily we ask God for direction without first allowing Him to refine our hearts. Waiting well means becoming available to God, not anxious about timing. It means trusting that God’s transforming work often comes before clarity about our calling. John the Baptist points us to Jesus, the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Through Christ, God continues to purify, shape, and prepare His people—not just to go, but to hear what truly matters to Him. As we continue our Advent journey, this episode encourages us to slow down, remain open, and allow God’s refining presence to shape our awareness—so that when God speaks, we are ready to respond. Scripture: Isaiah 6:1–8; Matthew 3:11 (NLT) Theme: Waiting well means allowing God to transform us so we can hear what matters to Him.

    10 min
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Join us as we dive into Scripture and faith through a fresh lens, offering thought-provoking discussions and new perspectives on God’s Word. This podcast invites you to rethink, rediscover, and deepen your spiritual journey, with every episode designed to spark reflection and transformation.

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  • Creator
    Rev. Evan Ryder
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Rediscovering Faith
  • Show Website
    Rediscovering Faith