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Encounter was launched with a mission to offer a safe space to encounter the transcendent God in the midst of the noise of our daily routines.

It is a daily podcast of sacred and mindful meditations to help you encounter the divine presence of God throughout your day.

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October 2 · 16 min
Modeling The Love Of God
1 John 4:19 We love others how we were taught to love. In today's guided audio meditation from the book of 1 John, we look to the author of love as we learn to love others as He does. Does Encounter help you love others? Please consider giving! Is it difficult for you to love others as God loves you? Why?
October 1 · 19 min
Take My Thoughts Captive
2 Corinthians 10:5 This meditation from 2 Corinthians 10 is a reflection on examining your thoughts. Use this time to dismantle any unpredictable swinging thoughts within you to focus instead on the changeless character of God. Does Encounter help calm your mind? Please consider giving! Which swinging thoughts need to be dismantled today?
September 30 · 19 min
This Is All You Need
Philippians 4:19 This guided audio meditation can become a memorial you can return to again and again, reminding you that the Sovereign Lord is, was, and always will be your great provider. Does Encounter lead you closer to Christ? Please consider giving! How has God provided for you recently?
September 29 · 17 min
Christopher's Creek
Proverbs 4:23 The theme of this guided audio meditation from Proverbs 4 is keeping your feet steady as you step along uneven paths. Even when the path you walk is slippery, treacherous, and filled with uneven stones, hold on to the steadfast love of God. Does Encounter help you escape from the world? Please consider giving! How do you respond when the path is treacherous?
September 28 · 25 min
Raised By His Spirit
Romans 8:11 This meditation from Romans 8 is an invitation to believe in resurrection while you are still breathing. Not as a promise reserved for the end of your life, but as a power dwelling in you now. Paul writes that if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal body through His Spirit who dwells in you. The power of Easter morning has an address. It is you. Does Encounter help you encounter the risen Christ? Please consider giving. What dead place are you ready to invite Him to breathe on?
September 27 · 13 min
Those Who Have Ears
Mark 4:9 Is there something you've been avoiding hearing? A nudge that keeps surfacing, that you keep outrunning? Or perhaps it's the opposite: you've been straining to hear something from God and the silence feels louder than any answer. Does Encounter help you receive God's wisdom? Please consider giving! What do you think God might be trying to help you understand right now?
September 26 · 15 min
The Fight Behind the Fight
Ephesians 6:11 When things go wrong, we reach for the most obvious explanation. The difficult person. The unfair circumstance. The thing we can see and name and argue with. Paul had a different view of reality. Does Encounter help you stand firm in Christ's strength? Please consider giving. When a relationship or situation feels impossible, do you consider that there might be a battle happening that you cannot see?
September 25 · 13 min
You Will Not Walk Alone
Exodus 33:14 Moses asked God not for a strategy or a plan, but simply for company. God's answer is worth sitting with. Not "I will send someone." Not "I will give you a map." But: "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." Today's meditation holds us inside that promise. Does Encounter help you rest in God's presence? Please consider giving. What would it feel like to step into your hardest moment knowing you were not alone?
September 24 · 20 min
From Kindness, More Kindness
2 Corinthians 9:6 This meditation is a contemplation on paying it forward, remembering to see Jesus as your example of a humble servant. Does Encounter help you find God's purpose? Please consider donating. How will you "pay it forward" today?
September 23 · 18 min
May My Thoughts Please You
Psalm 19:14 This meditation is a reflection of our inner speech. We'll contemplate your secret musings and private thoughts that are known only to you. Does Encounter help you grow closer to the Lord? Please consider giving! What does your inner monologue say?
September 22 · 16 min
Are You A People Pleaser?
Galatians 1:10 The theme of this meditation from Galatians 1 is approval. It is my prayer that you would find approval by finding your identity in Christ, and not the world. Does Encounter help you find peace? Please consider giving! Who does God say that you are?
September 21 · 18 min
Who Do You Choose To Follow?
Deuteronomy 7:9 The theme of this meditation is about choosing Who to follow. Do you choose to develop your hunches, or do you follow the guidance of the Great Planet Maker? Does Encounter help you follow Jesus? Please consider giving! Who do you choose to follow for daily guidance and wisdom?
September 20 · 16 min
Throwing Out Words Of Thanks
Psalm 9:1 The theme for this meditation from Psalm 9 is thanksgiving. Today, we'll ponder thanksgiving as a verb more than a noun-- something you do more than an event you attend. Does Encounter help you find peace? Please consider giving! How can you help someone in a season of despair?
September 19 · 17 min
Comforted By God's Good Work
Philippians 1:3 This meditation from Philippians 1 is a contemplation on finding consolation in the truth that God is still at work in you — finding comfort in the assurance that God is not done with you yet. Does Encounter help you experience the hope of the Lord? Please consider giving! When hard times loom, where do you turn for hope and comfort?
September 18 · 16 min
The Path Towards God
Proverbs 3:7 The theme of this meditation is finding the path towards God. I pray that you will discover that you aren't lost, and God is not missing. Does Encounter help you feel less alone? Please consider supporting us. Are you on the right path, moving towards God?
September 17 · 18 min
Transformed By Power
Romans 8:6 The theme of this meditation from Romans 8 is transformation. I pray this contemplation will help you encounter and be transformed by the Holy Spirit. Does Encounter help you encounter the Holy Spirit? Please consider giving! Which secular motivations need to be shifted to ones that are sacred?
September 16 · 25 min
Steadied By His Hand
Isaiah 41:13 This meditation from Isaiah 41 is an invitation to notice the hand that has already taken yours. Not as a hand you must reach for in your bravest moment, but as a hand already holding yours in your most fearful one. Does Encounter help you walk hand-in-hand with God? Please consider giving! What fear can you give to the One holding your hand right now?
September 15 · 17 min
Morning Has Broken
Lamentations 3:22-23 This meditation from the third chapter of Lamentations will help you reclaim hope. Encounter God in this, his recreation of that first day so long ago. It's new for Him each morning, and can be for you, too. Does Encounter help you renew your hope? Please consider giving! What is your praise as the day begins?
September 14 · 18 min
God Goes With You
Deuteronomy 31:6 This meditation from Deuteronomy 31 is a reflection on having faith to walk and walk well as we take steps held secure with our hand in God's. Does Encounter help you walk with the Lord? Please consider giving! How has the Lord picked you up when you stumble?
September 13 · 17 min
In God's Image
Genesis 1:27 This meditation is a reflection on the truth that God created each of us in his own likeness. He created us to be like Himself-- each of us created as unique gifts to the world for His glory. Does Encounter help you glorify God? Please consider giving! How do others see God in you?

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