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Hebrews 4:16 I pray this meditation from Hebrews 4 will help you discover boldness as you come before God. Know that you have a champion to plead for you as you kneel before the throne of Grace. Does Encounter help you enter into God's presence?  Please consider giving! What is your plea before the throne of God?

Published: 3 December 2025

Isaiah 55:110  This meditation is a contemplation on redeeming fears of missed moments in order to live with the assurance that the moments of God will accomplish what He intends.  Does Encounter help you find peace? Please consider donating.  How does the Lord bring your heart back to Him?

Published: 24 October 2025

1 Chronicles 16:24 This meditation from 1 Chronicles 16 is a contemplation on becoming as mindful to declare and share the offerings of God to the world as we are to declare what the world offers to us. Does Encounter help you become more mindful?  Please consider giving! How can you share your faith through social media?

Published: 3 October 2025

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 This meditation from 2 Corinthians 1 is a reflection on finding consolation in the comforting heart of God and discovering peace in the tender embrace of His arms. Does Encounter help you find comfort?  Please consider giving! When did you last experience comfort from the Lord?

Published: 29 September 2025

Revelation 3:20 This meditation is a reflection on answering the knocking and opening the door to accept the promises of God and fellowship with his Son. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider supporting us. Is there an area of your life where the door is closed to God?

Published: 22 September 2025

Luke 16:10 In today's meditation, we'll talk about skipping shortcuts and being faithful in order to see actual results. Does Encounter help you increase your patience?  Please consider giving! Is there an area of your life where you need extra patience today?

Published: 19 September 2025

Hebrews 4:12 This meditation will help you appreciate the manual you seek is in your hands and heart through God's Word. Does Encounter help you spend time with the Lord?  Please consider giving! How might God use you to help another find salvation?

Published: 6 September 2025

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 This meditation from Ecclesiastes 4 will help you center on the importance of having others in your life who can be a source of help, strength, warmth, and protection in times of need. Does Encounter help you find strength?  Please consider giving! Which friends are a source of strength?

Published: 25 August 2025

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?

Published: 24 August 2025

2 Corinthians 3:17   This meditation from 2 Corinthians 3 will help you take a walk. Unbridled. Free. Being guided, not by the world but only by God's whispered directions. Does Encounter help you feel free?  Please consider giving to us! When did you last experience the feeling of freedom?

Published: 19 August 2025

1 Corinthians 1:18 This meditation from 1 Corinthians 1 is a reflection on believing in the healing, restorative ways of God's saving power, no matter what others think.  Does Encounter help you deepen your faith?  Please consider giving! How do you respond when others question or mock your beliefs?

Published: 15 August 2025

1 Corinthians 1:18 This meditation from 1 Corinthians 1 is a reflection on believing in the healing, restorative ways of God’s saving power, no matter what others think.  Does Encounter help you deepen your faith?  Please consider giving! How do you respond when others question or mock your beliefs?

Transcribed - Published: 15 August 2025

Matthew 6:3-4 Today, we'll contemplate being aware not only of our giving but our motivations in giving as we choose whether to seek recognition and reward of the world or God's reward in giving out of love. Does Encounter help you follow God's leading?  Please consider giving! How can you help the needy today?

Published: 22 July 2025

Ecclesiastes 12:13 I pray this time helps you live in this divine moment and release the past and future distractions trying to steal your attention. Are you enjoying Encounter?  Please consider donating. How can you respond when distractions try to steal your attention?

Published: 5 June 2025

Psalm 119:11 The theme of this guided audio meditation from Psalm 119 is guarding what we hold most dear. I pray this time helps you discover what's most important and hide in the impenetrable walls of your heart. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! What worldly things do you need to clean from your heart, so there's room for God and His commands, statutes, and love?

Published: 4 June 2025

Isaiah 40:3-5 I pray this meditation will help you will see how God has cleared a path in your wilderness to see Him and that you will see your ways made smooth and lifted up so you can encounter His glory. Does Encounter help you experience God's glory?  Please consider giving! How has God revealed himself to you?

Published: 11 May 2025

Luke 22:20 I pray this meditation from Luke 22 will help you remember how we tend to spoil any good thing of God, human that we are.  But by His grace, we can find order again.  Somewhere deep, somewhere inside of us.  Guided by the Holy Spirit, we can take the first steps to address our problems by first reflecting on the chaos. Does Encounter help lead you to a deeper communion with God?  Please consider giving to us! What do you desire most from God at this time?

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

Hebrews 12:1 This meditation is about being known.  I pray it will help you set your eyes on Jesus and celebrate the joy of Christ together. Does Encounter help you feel known?  Please consider giving! How can you respond in moments when you feel alone?

Published: 15 April 2025

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?

Published: 29 March 2025

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?

Published: 17 February 2025

Romans 1:20 This meditation is about learning to embrace the divine comfort of God that is so vital for your life and your well-being. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider supporting us. In what ways has God comforted you recently?

Published: 16 February 2025

Isaiah 25:8 I pray this loving reflection will help you appreciate how your tears can be healing waters, resulting in streams of joy and God's love. Does Encounter help you find healing?  Please consider supporting us. Can you remember a time of weeping that led to joy?

Published: 25 January 2025

Proverbs 22:6 The theme of this meditation is teaching, training really. Training others, not by sharing corny jokes, but in God's will and way by teaching and sharing wisdom. Does Encounter help you discover new wisdom from God?  Please consider giving! What have you learned from God that you might share with another today?

Published: 10 December 2024

Luke 6:37 The theme for this meditation from Luke 6 is being seen.  Focus on being mindful of our actions so that others see the peace of God in what we say and what we do. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! What persecution have you faced? How did you respond?

Published: 29 November 2024

Romans 8:37 The theme for this meditation is love in the face of accusation. Today, we'll learn to turn towards the love of God, even when facing hardship.    Does Encounter help you turn to God in times of hardship?  Please consider giving! How have you responded to false accusations?

Published: 27 November 2024

Ephesians 2:8-9 The theme for this meditation is grace.  Today, we will learn to be mindful of our actions so that others see the mercy and grace of God in all that we say and do.  Does Encounter help you experience God's grace?  Please consider giving! How do others see God's mercy and grace in your life?

Published: 26 November 2024

Acts 3:19 I pray this guided meditation will refresh your soul and remind you that God's grace alone will restore the joy of your salvation and the assurance of His mercy will sustain you always. Does Encounter lead you to the One who will refresh your soul?  Please consider giving! Are you feeling refreshed today or worn down?

Published: 23 November 2024

Proverbs 18:10 The theme of this meditation is learning to walk after falling and relying on the everlasting strength of God for your balance and care. Does Encounter help you find balance?  Please consider giving to us! Can you remember a time when God helped you up after a fall?

Published: 5 November 2024

Psalm 127:1 Our theme for this meditation from Psalm 127 is fairness, justice, and recognizing the sovereign blessings of God in your life, even when life doesn't seem fair. Does Encounter help you see the blessings of God?  Please consider giving! How do you respond when life isn't fair?

Published: 4 November 2024

Psalm 121:1   I pray the theme of this meditation will offer you much encouragement as you seek to worship God today.  As you find comfort in the unchanging God who was, is, and forever will be. Does Encounter help you experience God's care?  Please consider giving to us! Where do you turn for care and comfort?

Published: 23 October 2024

Isaiah 43:2 This meditation will walk you through the divine tension between moments of peace and sudden panic and help you receive the blessing of God's grace to weather the storms. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! What forces in life are trying to push you over?

Published: 18 October 2024

John 14:21 The theme of this meditation is encountering the blessing of the love of God. Experience holy words of redemptive healing and shed shame to accept the grace of God's love. Does Encounter help you experience the love of God?  Please consider giving to us! What shame do you need to shed?

Published: 17 October 2024

Philippians 4:9 The theme of this meditation from Philippians 4 is tranquility. Today, we'll contemplate on the constant and perpetual presence of God and submitting to His design to work in and through you. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! Where do you find peace and tranquility?

Published: 15 October 2024

1 John 1:9 I pray this meditation will open your eyes to the truth that there is none like God and His glory and remind you that we are saved for His glory, healed for His honor, and forgiven for His praise. Does Encounter help you discover God's glory?  Please consider supporting us. Where do you turn for relief from the judgment and condemnation of the world?

Published: 13 October 2024

Habakkuk 2:14 I pray meditation from Habakkuk 2 will open your eyes to the glory of God. Everything in your life is pointing to this, leading to the glory of God, bringing Him glory, and dwelling in the visible manifestation of the presence of God. Does Encounter help you dwell in the presence of the Lord?  Please consider giving! What does it feel like to experience the glory of God?

Published: 11 October 2024

A loving tribute to my grandson, Wiliam. Today would have been his 2nd birthday. Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 43:2 Psalm 18:5-6

Transcribed - Published: 10 October 2024

Matthew 21:18–22 I hope this meditation will inspire you to nurture the fruits of faith and devotion in your life, much like the expected fruitfulness of the fig tree, guiding you towards a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God. Does Encounter help you find a safe haven in Christ? Please consider giving! What secrets is God asking you to reveal to Him?

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2024

Matthew 21:12-13 I pray this meditation for Holy Monday of Holy Week from Matthew 21 will awaken in you a zeal for sanctity in your life and community, mirroring Jesus' desire for purity and devotion in His Father's house, and inspire you to cleanse your own temple of anything that hinders your relationship with God, guiding you toward living as a true house of prayer. Does Encounter help you experience God's grace? Please consider giving! Why do you need God's supernatural comfort today?

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2024

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2023

Matthew 6:7-8 This meditation from Matthew 6 is a gift of time to reflect on the divine inner voice. Listen for the voice of the eternal presence of God from within you. Does Encounter help you experience the presence of God? Please consider giving! How do you pursue your longing for the divine?

Transcribed - Published: 15 August 2023

Revelation 21:4 A reflection on dealing with deep and secret pain, this meditation will help you be mindful of how Christ absorbs your agony. He cries your tears, takes your grieving, and brings you peace. Does Encounter help you find peace? Please consider giving! When you encounter stress, what coping mechanisms do you rely on?

Transcribed - Published: 15 August 2023

James 5:16 This meditation is a contemplation on finding the courage to be vulnerable with someone in prayer. Does Encounter help you find courage? Please consider giving! What vulnerabilities is God asking you to reveal in prayer?

Transcribed - Published: 14 August 2023

John 10:10 This meditation is a reflection on coming to know the nature of God. Remember that the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and Creator of the universe knows you and craves to be near you, always. Does Encounter help you spend time with the Lord? Please consider giving! Is there someone you can help know their Creator?

Transcribed - Published: 13 August 2023

Daniel 12:3 I pray the theme of this meditation from Daniel 12 will offer you the encouragement you need to slow down and become more far-sighted as you find peace in the consistency of forever. Does Encounter help you look toward the eternal? Please consider giving! Are you near-sighted or far-sighted?

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2023

Psalm 121:1 I pray the theme of this meditation will offer you much encouragement as you seek to worship God today. As you find comfort in the unchanging God who was, is, and forever will be. Does Encounter help you experience God's care? Please consider giving to us! Where do you turn for care and comfort?

Transcribed - Published: 10 August 2023

Matthew 28:19 I pray this meditation from Matthew 28 will help you be more aware of moments to share the love of Christ. I pray it will help you find the faith to say "yes, send me to be your witness." Does Encounter help you share the love of Christ? Please consider giving! How is God calling you to share His love with someone today?

Transcribed - Published: 9 August 2023

Isaiah 6:8 I pray this meditation will help you find the courage to volunteer when you hear God’s divine call to come forward. Does Encounter give you courage? Please consider supporting us. Is there a difficult path the Lord is asking you to walk?

Transcribed - Published: 8 August 2023

Matthew 8:10 I pray this meditation from Matthew 8 will help you be more mindful of God’s precious gift of faith, aware that even the trust you have in Christ is a gift from your Heavenly Father. Does Encounter help you grow in your faith? Please consider giving! How did the Lord draw you to Himself?

Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2023

Matthew 5:44 I pray this meditation will help you see with new eyes, so you can transform a tired life with a newfound faith. Does Encounter help you see with new eyes? Please consider giving to us! Who in your life needs to be truly seen today?

Transcribed - Published: 6 August 2023

Isaiah 43:2 This meditation will walk you through the divine tension between moments of peace and sudden panic and help you receive the blessing of God’s grace to weather the storms. Does Encounter help you find peace? Please consider giving! What forces in life are trying to push you over?

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2023