The Wellspring
Welcome to the Wellspring, where the Grace of God is bubbling up for you, and for all people, wherever you are! The Wellspring Podcast is a digital ministry of Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, coming to you from the Friendly City of Harrisonburg, Virginia, where we pray that this time together may truly be a wellspring of God’s grace for all people who listen, equipping you with new ways to live out Christ’s love.
Episodes of the Wellspring Podcast are meant to be used as a bible study, devotional, or time of worship you can take with you wherever you go! All are welcome to join in and find grace wherever you are.
Muhlenberg Lutheran Church is a congregation of the ELCA, located at 281 E Market St. Harrisonburg, VA 22801, and you can join us for worship at 8:30 and 11:00am each Sunday morning, and join us for livestreamed worship at 11:00am EST from wherever you are! Learn more at www.muhlenberglutheran.org
SEASON 2
IGNITE: A Fiery Discernment Devotional
Imagine your faith like a flame. What kind of flame are you picturing? That answer may change from day to day. Some days we wake up in the morning feeling like a bonfire! We’re burning with the faith in our hearts and we are ready to gather community together around the flame. We are ready to be a source of faith for others, and a source of warmth for those who feel as though their life is cold and dark.
But what about the days that we wake up feeling like a spark? We begin our day feeling like the flame of our faith is barely holding on, desperately fighting all that would snuff it out. It’s ok to have days like that. But the central question remains the same: What is the flame of your faith like today?
This devotional series focused on discernment invites us to discern through the imaginative imagery of fire. Discerning what the gift of faith feels like within us is an important means of understanding how we tend to our needs today, and how we can invite the Holy Spirit into our lives to support and sustain us.
SEASON 1
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
The first series of this new podcast is a book and Bible study led by Pastor Alex and weekly guest hosts so that you can take this study with you on the go! Each episode will break down a section of the book Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and offer an accompanying Bible study. This incredible book was designed to bring understanding in how to care for the trauma of others and the world around them without embodying trauma for themselves. In a post-COVID world, we’ve witnessed profound trauma as a society, and everyone we meet is carrying some kind of pain. If we hope to be caring people in the world today, we need to understand Trauma Stewardship.