The Faith and Science Podcast

7-27-25 - Finding your Song

The readings for this week for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost are Hosea 1:2-10 and Psalm 85, or Genesis 18:20-32 and Psalm 138, with Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19), and Luke 11:1-13.  This week we look at bird calls.  Just like people, there are many different ways in which birds communicate.  To do this, birds have to learn many different calls and songs to be able to connect with birds of the same species and other species as well.  This is all used so that they can communicate well with other birds.  When we are trying to connect with God, are we learning all the different calls that God is wanting us to?  Are we learning to communicate with God and others effectively?  Are we learning the vocabulary and the practice of different ways of communicating with God?  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 grow in your prayer life? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  7-28-19 - Ask, Seek, and Knock7-24-22 - Expectations Kills Prayers and the Scientific Method
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
Social Media:X: @FaithandSciPodFacebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast GroupFacebook Company Page: The Faith and Science PodcastLinkedIn: Faith and Science PodcastEmail: thefaithandsciencepodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithandSciPod
References:The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable (Weekly) or Green Blades Rising Publications (Monthly) reach out to ecofaith@nemnsynod.org and say which you would like to sign up for! - https://nemnsynod.org/ecofaith-network/    https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org/https://www.amazon.com/Lutheran-Bible-NRSV-Augsburg-Fortress-Publishing/dp/0806680601/ref=sr_1_3?crid=VTOYXHG1FTRC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LI4NhXz0oEZPdbqygG0zJt6UYWxrXH2TyFVgH-shLTbL6H3NL4p0kBI7IMMpqJ8lN2GG_HvZpN2cbSkrpoW6YpuL4iRwMAERT3ywWcgpP89uPyNar4Xw8Xd1fL27UmyDt-JyABMlBIMS3nGC-0jVyPnCB1oxfidY0ADy3BIhuzmQ_3yT81dHJg5KErg6IOXdPR_E0CdmwbJbSEiJyBQmZgkoCVFeV-odTZmS1ZbFkv8.tK_lm_S-0r4rm37kaniLKxpLg6iPf9i3CpYYZjjp9WY&dib_tag=se&keywords=lutheran+study+bible&qid=1753074389&sprefix=Lutheran+%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-3https://www.audubon.org/magazine/beginners-guide-common-bird-sounds-and-what-they-mean

7-20-25 - The Martha Trap: How Busyness Silences Climate Warnings

The readings for this week for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost are Amos 8:1-12 and Psalm 52, or Genesis 18:1-10a and Psalm 15, with Colossians 1:15-28, and Luke 10:38-42.  This week we look at the history of Climate Change.  We have ignored the warnings that have been put out for generations and still don't want to change.  Are we too busy to look into the data or change our ways?  If we are wanting to be more like Mary, we might need to slow down and think about some of this data and how we are going to change to take care of the palace we have been called to take care of.  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 are you going to make tangible steps to reduce your carbon footprint? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  7-21-19 - Have You Considered Your ”Time”7-17-22 - Distraction
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
Social MediaX: @FaithandSciPodFacebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast GroupFacebook Company Page: The Faith and Science PodcastLinkedIn: Faith and Science PodcastEmail: thefaithandsciencepodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithandSciPod
References:
The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable (Weekly) or Green Blades Rising Publications (Monthly) reach out to ecofaith@nemnsynod.org and say which you would like to sign up for! - https://nemnsynod.org/ecofaith-network/    https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org/https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/?intent=111https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/evidence/https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/extreme-weather/#:~:text=As%20carbon%20dioxide%2C%20methane%2C%20and%20other%20gases,impacts%20that%20can%20make%20extreme%20weather%20worse.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_sciencehttps://www.discover.ukri.org/a-brief-history-of-climate-change-discoveries/index.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k_jk3iwLg4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McRYTC56DC4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f-x0-R9OLwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1mPWVzaGQYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PFhrpyWV-whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsAUGbUgx6Y

7-13-25 - The Bloody Science of Showing Mercy

The readings for this week for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost are Amos 7:7-17 and Psalm 82, or Deuteronomy 30:9-14 and Psalm 25:1-10, with Colossians 1:1-14, and Luke 10:25-37.  This week we look at blood. We talk about how the discovery of blood types and how to preserve blood for blood transfusions has been huge in human history along with the current progress on making a universal snake antivenom.  The work that has gone into these is selfless work to make sure that we are showing compassion and mercy for future generations.  If we lose sight of that, we lose sight of the mission that we have been called into.  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 show or have you seen mercy in your community? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  7-14-19 - Who is ”The Man” Today?7-10-22 - Ignorance Isn’t Bliss, Chaos becomes It!
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
Social Media:X: @FaithandSciPodFacebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast GroupFacebook Company Page: The Faith and Science PodcastLinkedIn: Faith and Science PodcastEmail: thefaithandsciencepodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithandSciPod
References:The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable (Weekly) or Green Blades Rising Publications (Monthly) reach out to ecofaith@nemnsynod.org and say which you would like to sign up for! - https://nemnsynod.org/ecofaith-network/    https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X6edyP_EB8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X6edyP_EB8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lewisohnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Landsteinerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQWlcSp9Slshttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5d0l7el36ohttps://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(25)00402-7https://www.livescience.com/health/she-is-the-only-person-in-the-world-compatible-with-herself-scientists-discover-new-blood-type-but-its-unique-to-just-one-person-from-guadeloupehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYVYj6cYyhM

7-6-25 - Are We Listening to Creation's Silent Cries

The readings for this week for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost are 2 Kings 5:1-14 and Psalm 30, or Isaiah 66:10-14 and Psalm 66:1-9, with Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16, and Luke 10:1-11, 16-20.  This week we look at how disconnected we have become with the rest of creation.  In doing that, we miss the praises and the pains that they have to offer that could teach us so much about our creator and how we can walk out our faith closer to God. 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 well do you know your community (Your nature Community) around you? #FaithandSciPod
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  7-7-19 - Two becomes One7-3-22 - Working Together as a Group!
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
Social MediaX: @FaithandSciPodFacebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast GroupFacebook Company Page: The Faith and Science PodcastLinkedIn: Faith and Science PodcastEmail: thefaithandsciencepodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithandSciPod
References:
The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable (Weekly) or Green Blades Rising Publications (Monthly) reach out to ecofaith@nemnsynod.org and say which you would like to sign up for! - https://nemnsynod.org/ecofaith-network/    https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species_reintroductionhttps://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acv.12188https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/historyculture/wolf-management.htmhttps://savingcranes.org/raising-cranes/https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-counthttps://www.startribune.com/a-large-swath-of-minnesota-is-in-a-radar-gap-where-dangerous-weather-can-crop-up-with-little-warning/601378435

2025 Gustavus Adolphus Faith, Science, and Ethics Camp

After advertising and talking about it for months, I was able to attend the Gustavus Adolphus Faith, Science, and Ethics Camps for 2025 again this year.  I had an amazing time interacting with this amazing group of young adults and hearing how they see Faith and Science working together and also the questions they have.  It was also fun to listen and think about sugar and how it affects us.  I believe listening to this, gives us a glimpse of the questions that some of the younger people are wrestling with in regards to Faith and Science.  Hopefully, this encourages all of us to keep the conversation going.
Thank you so much,
Tyler Bublitz
 
To learn more about the Academy please check out:https://gustavus.edu/chaplain/academy/Check out past year of the Gustavus Adolphus Faith, Science, and Ethics Camp:2023 Gustavus Academy of Faith, Science, and Ethics2024 Gustavus Academy of Faith, Science, and EthicsIf you are wanting to listening to some podcasts on sugar make sure to check out the following podcasts:3-9-25 - Sugar Rushes and Satan's Temptations: Finding True Sustenance in Lent6-29-25 - No Looking Back: The Science of Spiritual Endurance
 

6-29-25 - No Looking Back: The Science of Spiritual Endurance

The readings for this week for the Third Sunday after Pentecost are 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 and Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20, or 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 and Psalm 16, with Galatians 5:1, 13-25, and Luke 9:51-62.  This week we look at how our bodies are designed to be endurance athletes.  There are great modifications that have happened to our bodies to allow this to happen.  From that we then must do the hard work of actually training the body and the mind to be that type of athlete. This is similar to our faith in that we have to keep training and working our faith in order for us to be ready for the work that God is calling us into. 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 getting out of your comfort zone in your faith? #FaithandSciPod 
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  6-30-19 - How Big is Your Ego?6-26-22 - Hard Changes and Callings?
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
Social MediaX: @FaithandSciPodFacebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast GroupFacebook Company Page: The Faith and Science PodcastLinkedIn: Faith and Science PodcastEmail: thefaithandsciencepodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithandSciPod
References:
The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable (Weekly) or Green Blades Rising Publications (Monthly) reach out to ecofaith@nemnsynod.org and say which you would like to sign up for! - https://nemnsynod.org/ecofaith-network/    https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7mna-hM5v8&t=692shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WuB8BhUJrc

6-22-25 - Finding God in Creation's Trust

The readings for this week for the Second Sunday after Pentecost are 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a and Psalm 42 and 43, or Isaiah 65:1-9 and Psalm 22:19-28, with Galatians 3:23-29, and Luke 8:26-39.  This week we look at how animals have to trust that God is going to take care of them.  We see this in how many birds especially migrate that they have to trust that God is going to provide for them to be able to survive.  We also see where God then is calling us humans to help when nature isn't able to provide for itself like the Bald Eagle Conservation story.  When doing this it allows for us to better understand and see God while getting close to our mission. 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:
"Are we really doing everything that God is calling us to do?" #FaithandSciPod 
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  6-23-19 - We are Not Meant to be Alone!6-19-22 - Are you Transforming?
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
Social MediaX: @FaithandSciPodFacebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast GroupFacebook Company Page: The Faith and Science PodcastLinkedIn: Faith and Science PodcastEmail: thefaithandsciencepodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithandSciPod
References:
The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable (Weekly) or Green Blades Rising Publications (Monthly) reach out to ecofaith@nemnsynod.org and say which you would like to sign up for! - https://nemnsynod.org/ecofaith-network/    https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org/https://www.audubon.org/news/five-incredible-ways-birds-change-their-bodies-spring-and-fall-migration#:~:text=Ruby%2Dthroated%20Hummingbirds%20are%20best,to%20New%20Zealand%20each%20fall.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hummingbirds-learn-count-find-their-favorite-flowers-180975285/#:~:text=Hummingbirds%20join%20a%20growing%20club%20of%20animals,sequences%2C%20which%20includes%20rats%2C%20guppies%20and%20monkeys.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koalahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyotehttps://www.fws.gov/species/bald-eagle-haliaeetus-leucocephalushttps://www.psu.edu/news/eberly-college-science/story/once-endangered-kirtlands-warblers-show-extensive-signs-inbreedinghttps://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/animals-we-protect/sandhill-crane/#:~:text=80%20percent%20of%20all%20sandhill,grounds%20in%20Canada%20and%20Alaska.

6-15-25 - The Danger of One-Dimensional Faith

The readings for this week for Holy Trinity Sunday are Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Psalm 8, Romans 5:1-5, and John 16:12-15.  This week we look at the need for continual growth.  This is why science keeps testing and retesting things and building upon research that has already been done.  It is only when we do this that we can really move forward with confidence that we know something that we can ask further questions.  Are we doing that with our faith?  I wonder how much time we really spend thinking about all the different ways that we connect with God, or know God and really think about how that influences how we understand God.  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 are you going to keep studying the whole Triune God? #FaithandSciPod 
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  6-16-19 - Are We Listening to God? Are We Seeing God?6-12-22 -Holy Trinity Built into Everything
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
Social MediaX: @FaithandSciPodFacebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast GroupFacebook Company Page: The Faith and Science PodcastLinkedIn: Faith and Science PodcastEmail: thefaithandsciencepodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithandSciPod
References:
The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable (Weekly) or Green Blades Rising Publications (Monthly) reach out to ecofaith@nemnsynod.org and say which you would like to sign up for! - https://nemnsynod.org/ecofaith-network/    https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweishttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7240806/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/12/375663920/the-doctor-who-championed-hand-washing-and-saved-women-s-liveshttps://greateryellowstone.org/lands/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1348965038&gbraid=0AAAAADtyZvXbqMKPVOF_QUJDeGIboxE3J&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjJrCBhCXARIsAI5x66WHI3TeJTv1Cu86PNTgTBvlx3R0Qq9P_0TVgV4K_RTY5tG4hMjUuYEaAr83EALw_wcBhttps://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/historyculture/wolf-management.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sand_County_Almanachttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Leopoldhttps://www.nrdc.org/stories/keystone-species-101https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Dunning-Kruger-confidence-curve_fig1_343945649

6-8-25 - The Chemistry of Pentecost

The readings for this week for the Day of Pentecost are Acts 2:1-21, or Genesis 11:1-9, Psalm 104:24-34, 35b, Romans 8:14-17, or Acts 2:1-21, and John 14:8-17, (25-27).  This week we look at chemical reactions.  We are most familiar with how water is a great solvent and is able to dissolve many things that we run across.  Yet, there are reactions that water is a major part of that are able to precipitate something more valuable based on what is in the water.  We often like to limit God and we can see that the disciples are trying to do the same thing here and are missing the true power of what the Holy Spirit was about to bring.  I honestly think we still miss how amazing the Holy Spirit really is still today.  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 been surprised when you thought you knew the answer to something? #FaithandSciPod 
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  6-9-19 - The Holy Spirit saying Not Yet6-5-22 - The Fire of Hope!
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
Social MediaX: @FaithandSciPodFacebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast GroupFacebook Company Page: The Faith and Science PodcastLinkedIn: Faith and Science PodcastEmail: thefaithandsciencepodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithandSciPod
References:
The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable (Weekly) or Green Blades Rising Publications (Monthly) reach out to ecofaith@nemnsynod.org and say which you would like to sign up for! - https://nemnsynod.org/ecofaith-network/    https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org/Gustavus Academy for Faith, Science, and Ethics: The Sweet Life? Getting Granular With Sugar - June 21-27, 2025.  Find out more information at: https://gustavus.edu/chaplain/academy/?utm_campaign=2025+ecla&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=wherefaith&curiosityunitegeneric&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7dm-BhCoARIsALFk4v9a1gbXaHfWIeQM5H3NhqSs2xgWjgnIF1DbXI21JDPXOOB1mdmfk9gaAr3LEALw_wcBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIu16dy3ThIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN4KifV12DA&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPHzzYuWy6fYEaX9mQQ8oGr&index=8https://www.nwfirescience.org/sites/default/files/publications/FIREFACTS_Triangles.pdf

6-1-25 - Debugging Our Faith, AI, Bias, and Allowing Transformation

The readings for this week for the Seventh Sunday of Easter are Acts 16:16-34, Psalm 97, Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21, and John 17:20-26.  This week we look at Bias.  When we are thinking about using and designing AI, this is a topic of discussion and something that has to be considered.  This is something that we as humans can struggle with and be blind to.  Yet, in our faith we are called to be aware of it and try to figure out ways around it and draw closer to God with everyone, not just the ones that we would like there.  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 biases clouded your sight? #FaithandSciPod 
If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  6-2-19 - Do We Give Glory?5-29-22 - Our Expectations vs. God’s Reality
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
Social MediaX: @FaithandSciPodFacebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast GroupFacebook Company Page: The Faith and Science PodcastLinkedIn: Faith and Science PodcastEmail: thefaithandsciencepodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithandSciPod
References:
The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable (Weekly) or Green Blades Rising Publications (Monthly) reach out to ecofaith@nemnsynod.org and say which you would like to sign up for! - https://nemnsynod.org/ecofaith-network/    https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org/Gustavus Academy for Faith, Science, and Ethics: The Sweet Life? Getting Granular With Sugar - June 21-27, 2025.  Find out more information at: https://gustavus.edu/chaplain/academy/?utm_campaign=2025+ecla&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=wherefaith&curiosityunitegeneric&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7dm-BhCoARIsALFk4v9a1gbXaHfWIeQM5H3NhqSs2xgWjgnIF1DbXI21JDPXOOB1mdmfk9gaAr3LEALw_wcBhttps://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/responsible-creation-of-artificial-intelligence/recognize-bias-in-ai