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I hope you enjoy this week's podcast and I would enjoy hearing your thoughts about it. These are the readings for the 2nd Sunday of Easter The readings this Sunday are Acts 2:14a, 22-32, Psalm 16, 1 Peter 1:3-9, and John 20:19-31. This week we dive into the Second Sunday of Easter and the familiar story of Thomas — but maybe not in the way you've heard it before. Rather than seeing Thomas as a doubter, we explore how his struggle mirrors something happening in his brain: neuroplasticity, the brain's remarkable ability to rewire and transform itself. Just like our neurons need time, repetition, and new experiences to change, Thomas needed time to grapple with a resurrection that shattered everything he thought he knew. Join us as we discover how the neuroplasticity God wired into our brains is the very same process He uses to grow us deeper in faith. Let me know what you think of it.

Remember to answer this week's question: Where has God drastically changed your life in a moment's notice? What happened? #FaithandSciPod

If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out: 4-16-23 - Quantum Leaps vs Classic Understanding 4-19-20 - Transformation All Around Us!

I look forward to all of your feedback, Tyler Bublitz

Music used in the podcast: March On by Silent Partner Porches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity

Social Media: X: @FaithandSciPod Facebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast Group Facebook Company Page: The Faith and Science Podcast LinkedIn: Faith and Science Podcast Email: 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=J8wW1t1JqUc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNHBMFCzznE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esPRsT-lmw8&t=665s

These are the readings for Resurrection Sunday/Easter Sunday. The readings for Palm Sunday are Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10. The readings for Easter Evenings are Isaiah 25:6-9, Psalm 114, 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8, and Luke 24:13-49. This Easter Sunday, we dig into the resurrection accounts from John, Matthew, and Luke while exploring a fascinating question: what was actually happening in the disciples' brains when they encountered the risen Christ? From the neuroscience of grief and surprise to the joy-releasing power of dopamine and oxytocin, we explore how the biological and the spiritual connect in a powerful way. Whether you're hearing the Easter story for the first time or the 451st time, this episode will challenge us to ask: how are we living as Easter people consistently? Join us as we uncover how science helps us understand why the resurrection was designed to transform us from the inside out. Let me know what you think of it.

Remember to answer this week's question: How are you being an Easter person consistently? #FaithandSciPod

If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out: 4-9-23 - The Impossible becomes Possible! 4-12-2020 - The hope we need like the American Robin or Mary('s)

I look forward to all of your feedback, Tyler Bublitz

Music used in the podcast: March On by Silent Partner Porches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity

Social Media: X: @FaithandSciPod Facebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast Group Facebook Company Page: The Faith and Science Podcast LinkedIn: Faith and Science Podcast Email: 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://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6055807/ https://psychology.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/core/profiles/ann_rvw_psy_2014.pdf https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-09208-z https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763420306801 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41001209_Friston_KJ_The_free-energy_principle_a_unified_brain_theory_Nat_Rev_Neurosci_11_127-138 https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006267 https://elifesciences.org/articles/85111 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0361923023000862 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7442719/ https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/BSA.2025.905001

These are the readings for 6th Sunday in Lent/ Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday. The readings for Palm Sunday are Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, and Matthew 21:1-11. The readings for Passion Sunday are Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, and Matthew 26:14-27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54. This week we start with Palm Sunday beginning with shouts of 'Hosanna' and ends with cries of 'Crucify him' — and the science of crowd psychology helps explain how that dramatic shift happens so quickly. In this episode, we explore the neuroscience of deindividuation, the bystander effect, and how group dynamics shaped not only the crowds of Holy Week but also Peter's three denials. Understanding how our brains behave in crowds gives us fresh insight into why Jesus repeatedly urged his disciples to pray, prepare, and stay awake. This Holy Week, the question for all of us is: when the pressure of the crowd builds, are we living a faith of conviction or a faith of convenience?" Let me know what you think of it.

Remember to answer this week's question: When have you been with a group of people and changed your opinion — for better or for worse? #FaithandSciPod

If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out: 4-2-23 - Crucifixion of the Environment? 4-5-2020 - Jesus was the Null Hypothesis to the Jews!

I look forward to all of your feedback, Tyler Bublitz

Music used in the podcast: March On by Silent Partner Porches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity

Social Media: X: @FaithandSciPod Facebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast Group Facebook Company Page: The Faith and Science Podcast LinkedIn: Faith and Science Podcast Email: 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.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/23311908.2017.1308104 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5qApIjNLXY