73: Remember: A Spiritual Discipline and Life-Giving Practice (with Brian Delamont)

Brian Delamont walks us through Scripture and spiritual practices that emphasize the importance of remembrance as part of our spiritual development. 

• Genesis 8:1
• “Memory has a tremendous potential to impact our lives and our bodies, our emotional health, our spiritual health in deep, deep ways.”
• Episode 70: Neuroscience and Belief (Paulo Jobim)
• Exodus 12:13-14
• “We can’t face future battles until we remember God’s continual presence.”
• “God has been active in the past, is active in the present, and will be active for future generations.”
• Joshua 4
• 1 Corinthians 11:24-26
• “We don’t think fondly of Jesus as if that’s the end of His story, but it’s this calling of Jesus to mind when we remember [in communion].”
• “God’s not limited to a specific location. We don’t have to go back to that pile of stones by the Jordan in order to recall that God will be with us.”
• Deuteronomy 6
• Psalm 77:11
• Psalm 111:3-5
• “It’s this mutual spiritual practice: It’s God speaking into our lives, us speaking into the lives of those around us, and me reminding myself of who God is and HIs actions.”
• “When you start thinking about spiritual disciplines, you can’t actually do them without memory.”
• Jeremiah 31:33-35
• Episode 43: May They Be One
• 2 Timothy 2:8
• “Memory is what you’re choosing to actually have shape your life, so for us to remember Jesus Christ raised from the dead would be the challenge.”
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May Reflection: What are you remembering most these days? What memories are you rehearsing most often?

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: Fire pit
• Heather: Planning Orientation
• Brian: Rewarding work

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