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Joy in the Middle of It (Joy – December 12, 2021)

A Big Enough Table (The Work of the People)
1. The Work of the People | The Way of the People (August 15, 2021)
2. The Work of the People | A Big Enough Table (August 22, 2021)
3. Come to Me | Be With Jesus Through a Prayer-Filled Life (August 29, 2021)
4. Come to Me | Practicing A Prayer-Filled Life (September 5, 2021)
5. Walk With Me | Formed by the Two Books – A Creation Liturgy (September 12, 2021)
6. Walk With Me | Formed by Our Influences (September 19, 2021)
7. Work With Me | Discerning Vocation (September 26, 2021)
8. Work With Me | Discerning Direction in Daily Life (October 3, 2021)
9. Work With Me | Contemplation & Action (October 10, 2021)
10. Watch How I Do It | Soul Care Sunday (October 17, 2021)
11. Watch How I Do It | A Spirit-Dependent Life (October 24, 2021)
12. A Liturgy As Big As Life | All Saints Day (October 31, 2021)
13. A Liturgy As Big As Life | Call and Response (November 7, 2021)
14. A Liturgy As Big As Life: We Will Keep the Feast (Peace – December 5, 2021)
15. Joy in the Middle of It (Joy – December 12, 2021)
16. Nativity Family Sunday (Love – December 19, 2021)

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This year, the “joy” week in Advent includes a passage from the prophet Zephaniah. The beautiful and uplifting words console us, but when we set them against the backdrop of life at the time, they take on deeper meaning. In this podcast, we consider how Zephaniah’s words of joy fall right in the middle of the mess, and how we might look then for Jesus adventing in to the midst of all we’d prefer to exile.

The podcast also includes a rendition of Jon Thurlow’s That’s When He Comes by David Darnell.

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Wending Through Unknown Country
by Laura Boggs

Taking the conversation further, Laura Boggs offers a 3-minute written reflection on this Sunday gathering. Click the button below to read.

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