The Faith and Science Podcast

12-28-25 - Perception vs. Reality: Trusting What We Cannot See

The readings for this week for the First Sunday after Christmas are Isaiah 63:7-9, Psalm 148, Hebrews 2:10-18, and Matthew 2:13-23. Did you know your brain can be tricked into believing a rubber hand is your own - and that octopi fall for the same illusion? This week's podcast explores how our perception of reality is incomplete, with our brains constantly filling in gaps and blind spots in what we actually see. Just as Joseph had to trust angelic warnings that contradicted what he perceived as safe, we're called to recognize that our view of reality is limited and incomplete. The rubber hand experiment reveals a profound truth: we're hardwired to trust what we see, yet faith requires us to trust the God who sees the whole picture we cannot. Thanks again for taking the time to listen, and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.
Remember to answer this week's question:Where do we need to lean into trust in God further so we can show our faith better?  #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  12-29-19 - We All Flee at some Point!1-1-23 - Scientist Refugee
I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz
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12-21-25 - Trust in the Unknown: Gene Therapy and Advent Faith

The readings for this week for the Fourth Sunday of Advent are Isaiah 7:10-16, Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, Romans 1:1-7, and Matthew 1:18-25. This week we look at in vivo Gene Editing and how it has already helped one young boy with a genetic disease.  In this, we realize that there are times in life that we have to trust God when we don't fully understand what is all going on and realize that God has always been there for us so we have to keep trusting that God will be there to help us through this time as well. Thanks again for taking the time to listen, and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.Note: I did confuse Mary and Martha in the podcast.  I hope you were able to understand what I was going for and will forgive me as I misspoke.
Remember to answer this week's question:
Where in Advent do you need to trust? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  12-22-19 - The Adaption Story that Isn’t told at Christmas12-18-22 - Cutting through the Noise
I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz
Music used in the podcast:March On by Silent PartnerPorches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity
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12-14-25- Patience in the In-Between

The readings for this week for the Third Sunday of Advent are Isaiah 35:1-10, Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:46b-55, James 5:7-10, and Matthew 11:2-11. This week we talk about patience and how that can be difficult. We explore how John the Baptist was still trying to figure out if Jesus was the Messiah—which isn't that much different than where we are with CTE research at the moment. Are we on the right path? Are we looking at the right things? How can we trust what we're seeing is leading us in the right direction? The answers to these questions only come with time and patience to work them out. Thanks again for taking the time to listen, and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.
Remember to answer this week's question:
Where are you practicing patience during Advent? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  12-15-19 - What are We Expecting?12-11-22 - Don’t be Slow to be Sure!
I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz
Music used in the podcast:March On by Silent PartnerPorches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity
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12-7-25 - Be Prepared!

The readings for this week for the Second Sunday of Advent are Isaiah 11:1-10, Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19, Romans 15:4-13, and Matthew 3:1-12.  This week we talk about the aspect of preparing.  We see this within gardening but we also see it in the process of species that are getting reintroduced to an environment they used to roam.  There is a lot of work and preparation that goes into making the decision to do something like that along with preparing them for such a task.  Are we willing and able to do that with our faith especially in this Advent season?  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.
Remember to answer this week's question:
How do you prepare in Advent? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  12-8-19 - Things that Change Everything12-4-22 - The Need for Hope!
I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz
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11-30-25 - Preparation, Patience, and Peace

The readings for this week for the First Sunday of Advent are Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122, Romans 13:11-14, and Matthew 24:36-44.  This week we talk about how peace and patience seem to be connected.  We can see in science that there is a need to be patient in order to do good research and we see nature doing the same thing to make sure it is providing for itself well.  Our faith needs to have patience as well in order for us to really know the peace that God can only provide.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.
Remember to answer this week's question:
Where do you find your peace? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  12-1-19 - Preparing Our Faith11-27-22 - Advent from a Field Biologist
I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz
Music used in the podcast:March On by Silent PartnerPorches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity
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11-23-25 - The God Beyond Our Expectations

The readings for this week for the Christ the King/ Reign of Christ Sunday are Jeremiah 23:1-6, Luke 1:68-79, or  Psalm 46, with Colossians 1:11-20, and Luke 23:33-43.  This week we talk about species that have been rediscovered after being "extinct".  This is often due to lack of funding or the lack of really knowing the species super well to be able to find them.  This leads us to God surprising us and usually we need to be willing to wonder and explore and see how God shows up in those times.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.
Remember to answer this week's question:
Where are you searching for God, and how are you searching for God? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  11-17-19 - How Faith is Important to Religion and Science11-20-22 - Present vs. Future Control
I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz
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11-16-25 - The Wisdom to Say No

The readings for this week for the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost are Isaiah 65:17-25 and Isaiah 12, or Malachi 4:1-2a and Psalm 98, with 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, and Luke 21:5-19.  This week we look at mirror cells and get some into the debate on if we should go through the process of making them.  It is a good reminder that the effects could be unexpected and thus we need to use wisdom and don't always assume that things will remain that way forever.  When we get caught up in thinking how great we are, this is a good opportunity for us to lose sight of what God is really trying to teach us.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.
Remember to answer this week's question:Where has wisdom guided you? #FaithandSciPod 
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  11-17-19 - How Faith is Important to Religion and Science11-13-22 - Protests (for) Change
I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz
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11-9-25 - When the World Isn't Ready: Faith, Science, and Patience

The readings for this week for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost are Haggai 2:1-2:9 and Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 or Psalm 98, or Job 19:23-27a and Psalm 17:1-9, with 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17, and Luke 20:27-38.  This week we look at how even in science we have at times where breakthroughs were overlooked or misunderstood.  Barbara McClintock is a perfect example of this and how she was 15-20 years ahead of her peers.  This also shows how we can't get stuck in how something works instead of being open to learning more.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.
Remember to answer this week's question:Where are you being challenged to grow? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  11-10-19 - Human Things vs. God Things11-6-22 - Looking Back and Moving Forward
I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz
Music used in the podcast:March On by Silent PartnerPorches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity
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11-2-25 - Blessed, Woes, and Breakthroughs: The Call to Keep Evolving

The readings for this week for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost are Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 and Psalm 119:137-144, or Isaiah 1:10-18 and Psalm 32:1-7, with 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 and Luke 19:1-10.  This can also be All Saints Sunday, and if you are following those texts they are: Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 and Psalm 149, with Ephesians 1:11-23, and Luke 6:20-31.  This week we look into the breakthrough that has happened in antibiotics in Lariosidan.  This helps us see yet again that we need to keep innovating in science and in our faith to keep growing in our understanding of the world and in this case to help keep people healthy.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.
Remember to answer this week's question:
Where have you grown this year? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  11-3-19 - Our Community of Saints Among Us10-30-22 - Struggles with being the Guest!
I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz
Music used in the podcast:March On by Silent PartnerPorches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity
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10-26-25 - Regulatory T Cells and the Humble Heart

The readings for this week for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost are Joel 2:23-32 and Psalm 65, or Sirach 35:12-17 or Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22 and Psalm 84:1-7, with 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, and Luke 18:9-14.  This is also Reformation Sunday, and if you are following those texts they are: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 46, Romans 3:19-28, and John 8:31-36.  This week we look into T-cells and the discoveries that have happened there over the past 25 years or so.  With this, we see the discovery of how God builds backup systems into us, showing that God doesn't get prideful about God's own work.  If that is the case, we should be mindful of ourselves not getting full of ourselves and remember who created us to begin with.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful.
Remember to answer this week's question:
Where are you being called? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  10-27-19 - Making a Difference10-23-22 - Self-Reflection makes a HUGE Difference!
I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz
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