Merry Christmas from our home to yours! How can Mary's example, help us work toward God's kingdom when, as Mary, what we speak doesn't line up with what we see? Luke 1, the commonly read Christmas morning text, contains Mary's song, her Magnificat. The prophetess sang of the promise of God's coming kingdom. That the … Continue reading Episode 228 – The Magnificat
Episode 227 – Scott Erickson (re-release!)
This one is becoming an annual favorite! Just this week, a friend texted asking for the name of this book - the one I gifted to about a dozen of my girlfriends the year it was released. Each year, Scott Erickson helps bring the season a little closer to home with the ideas heard in … Continue reading Episode 227 – Scott Erickson (re-release!)
Episode 175 – Scott Erickson (re-release!)
This episode originally aired on October 19, 2020. (This statement is as true in 2022 as it was in 2020!) Advent couldn’t come soon enough for me this year; and I don’t think I’m alone! Scott Erickson (known to many of us as Scott the Painter) helps bring the season a little closer to home … Continue reading Episode 175 – Scott Erickson (re-release!)
Episode 174 – Kelley Nikondeha
This advent book (and conversation!) is not just for the Christmas season. I promise you will be blessed by Kelley Nikondeha's words all year long! Her new book, The First Advent in Palestine tells of some of the forgotten stories surrounding Jesus' birth. We know he was born in first century occupied Palestine, but what … Continue reading Episode 174 – Kelley Nikondeha
Episode 071 – Alexis Busetti
As I reflect on Christmas, especially in 2020, I'm reminded that we live in a time of now and not yet. When John the Baptist came crying as a voice in the wilderness announcing the Kingdom of Heaven is here, he also had to live in the reality that the Kingdom of Heaven is not … Continue reading Episode 071 – Alexis Busetti
Episode 068 – Scott Sauls
Scott Sauls is the senior pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN. His latest book, A Gentle Answer: Our "Secret Weapon" in an Age of Us Against Them, released this summer and it is an answer to prayer! We all realize 2020 has turned out to be more than we bargained for, but the … Continue reading Episode 068 – Scott Sauls
Episode 062 – Scott Erickson
Advent couldn't come soon enough for me this year; and I don't think I'm alone! Scott Erickson helps bring the season a little closer to home with our conversation on his book, Honest Advent: Awakening to the Wonder of God-with-Us Then, Here, and Now. Scott is an artist, which encompasses a whole host of creative … Continue reading Episode 062 – Scott Erickson