Music is food for the soul. If you find yourself spiritually lethargic or emotionally flabby, episode 60 of Presently Engaged with Mandy Pallock just might be for you. What will you put on your playlist today?

If you were to ponder that promise with the zest that Mozart applied to what we now call Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, how might your day be different? Episode 59 of Presently Engaged with Mandy Pallock is all about pondering the same truth, concept, or idea in different ways.

There’s a dance that goes on in our neighborhood every weekend… One person stops at the corner, planting a sign promoting their open house. Another person can be seen taping up an offer for a website or yard work or a garage sale. Minutes or hours or days later, the neighborhood representative comes through with [...]

ALERT: "Your startup disk is almost full. To make more space available on your startup disk, delete some files.” Want to join me in a bit of spiritual decluttering? Listen to Episode 56 of Presently Engaged with Mandy Pallock, and let's take out the trash together.

Christ is risen! In this special episode of Presently Engaged with Mandy Pallock, join in as we read Mark 16. "But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on [...]

In this special episode of Presently Engaged with Mandy Pallock, join in as we read Mark 15. "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53:6)

What happens, you ask, when one does not go to the dentist for years? Listen to the cautionary tale and grow wiser. Episode 56 of Presently Engaged with Mandy Pallock discusses the difference it makes in how we ply our toothbrushes, in both the physical and spiritual worlds.

Perhaps it’s the nature of a European cathedral, of entering the Catholic world with a Protestant’s clothes, but I always feel like I’m interrupting—like I’m getting away with something. Opaque stain glass windows of diminutive size filter any light that may be trying to peek through the clouds. A cloudy day magnifies this effect.   [...]

What can we learn from the clothing styles of Ancient Rome, and how might those style choices inform our attitudes and actions? Listen to Episode 54 of Presently Engaged with Mandy Pallock if you need a style intervention.

Do you ever feel like you’re in a holding pattern? That maybe your life is wasted? That you’re not making a difference right here, right now? Listen to Episode 53 of Presently Engaged with Mandy Pallock, and be encouraged with the truth that God is in the redemption business.

Are you blessed with strong memories? Are you confounded with haunting recollections?  If two things are connected in your mind, then one can act as a trigger for the other. Episode 52 of Presently Engaged with Mandy Pallock encourages us to hang a prayer on your experience.

Because our home is a hub of action and activity, there is an allure to simply piling up the dishes after a meal and letting them wait until the end of the day. That simple act of procrastination, however, makes the work at the end of the day much more involved, doesn’t it? I tend [...]

As believers, we talk about Easter Sunday, and rightfully so. We celebrate Christ’s resurrection, His death and life, and the amazing, life-altering truth that Christ has paid the penalty for our sin. Hallelujah! And then the sun comes up on the day after Easter. Easter Monday. What does it mean? What difference does it make? In the light [...]

Once upon a time, when all was perfect and right and beautiful in the world, God planted a garden. After the Creation, after making man, God planted a garden. The first vocation in the Bible is gardening, and it was done by God Himself. God is a gardener.…we see this theme of God as the Gardener [...]

How do you feel about storms? There are those who hunker down for them, those who mitigate against their effects, and those who chase them. There’s a big contrast between being in a storm and watching a storm from a safe place, isn’t there? You may feel like you are in the middle of a [...]

What are some things that manna in the wilderness can teach us about how we live today? God provided for His people in a mighty and unique way when He gave manna. If you wake up hungry, wanting for something specific or wishing for something more, Episode 47 of the Presently Engaged Podcast is for [...]

We’ve made it through the explosion of Christmas festivities, the delight and joy of celebrating the Savior of the world, the happy haze of the week after Christmas and all the leftovers and sweatpants and snuggles and memories. And now we’re off to a new year! Have you found the just-right place for those presents [...]

In this special episode of the Presently Engaged Podcast, join in as we read Luke 2 and John 1:1-14. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

If the wise men of the Christmas story had been following a Disney-esque plotline, what would that have looked like? Is your heart seeking and searching this holiday season? If so, Episode 45 of the Presently Engaged Podcast was made with you in mind. Hear this promise: God responds to the seekers and the searchers.

Did Mary ride on a donkey? Was there an innkeeper? Were there three wise men, or thirteen? Episode 44 of the Presently Engaged Podcast ponders what we actually know about Christmas. Join in!