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This is Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday of the Christian Year. It is a time when we remind ourselves that Jesus Christ is truly the King of Kings. He doesn't look like the King of this world, but what he offers is truly something we need, but don't necessarily want. Join us as we look at the story of Jesus and the two criminals on the cross, and what it can teach us about the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.  Thank you again for joining us in worship. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you would like to support Milford Hills UMC's mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please visit milfordhillsumc.org/give or text 'GIVE' to 833-264-3866.

Christ The King Hymn Festival A Festival of Scripture and Song for the Last Sunday of the Christian Year based upon the life of Christ and the Nicene Creed

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Philippians 3:7-14Christ the King SundayOn this "Christ the King Sunday," we launch our Advent sermon series "It's About Time" by exploring what it means to tell time by Jesus. As the Christian Year ends and begins again, we're invited to see time not just as minutes and months, but as a grace-filled rhythm shaped around the life of Christ.This sermon shows how the Church Calendar—Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost—is more than a set of holidays. It's a way of learning to navigate the real seasons of our lives: waiting, joy, revelation, suffering, renewal, and empowerment. Our lives often rhyme with the story of Jesus, and the Christian Year helps us recognize God's presence in every moment.This morning we're invited to learn how making Jesus “king of our time” can form us, guide us, and open your eyes to the hidden grace of God in every season.

As we approach the start of the Christian Year on the first week of Advent, we consider what might take place in us, if we intentionally surround and immerse ourselves in the story of Jesus. Sermon by Pastor Scott Edinger

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Today's poem, though written for the far more infrequent crowning of monarchs, contains plenty of sentiments fitting for a quadrennial presidential inauguration. Happy reading.On a pillar on the west wall of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey is a white marble bust to poet and clergyman John Keble. The bust is signed and dated by Thomas Woolner, 1872 and is just inscribed 'JOHN KEBLE'. The memorial was originally much more elaborate and was in the south west tower chapel of the nave (now St George's chapel), placed between Dr Thomas Arnold and William Wordsworth. The bust, on a foliated corbel, was set within a decorated oval frame set with jewels with two small pillars either side of the bust. Above was a decorated cross and below a square tablet with the inscription:In memory of John Keble, author of the Christian Year. Born 1792. Died 1866. In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah xxx.15. He rests in peace at Hursley of which he was Vicar 30 years.When the chapel was redesigned in 1932 the memorials there were all moved - Arnold to the north west nave chapel and Wordsworth to Poets' Corner. Only the bust of Keble was retained and mounted on a new Purbeck marble bracket in the Corner.He was born at Fairford in Gloucestershire on 25th April 1792, son of the Reverend John Keble and his wife Sarah (Maule). After education at home he attended Oxford University. In 1827 he published his popular work The Christian Year. He was professor of poetry at Oxford and became rector of Hursley in Hampshire in 1836. With Newman and Pusey he instigated the Oxford Movement. He married Charlotte Clarke but there were no children. He died on 29th March 1866 and is buried at Hursley. Keble College in Oxford was founded in his memory.-bio via Westminster Abbey This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Christ The King Hymn Festival A Festival of Scripture and Song for the Last Sunday of the Christian Year based upon the life of Christ and the Nicene Creed

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Luke 19:11-27 Today is "Christ the King Sunday," the final Sunday before Advent, the last Sunday of the Christian Year, a day set aside to remember where Christ is currently, ruling and reigning, I believe I heard this morning a charge from our king, challenging us to live boldly and publicly and unapologetically as His followers wherever we find ourselves…

It's time for All Saints Sunday, folks, one of the weirdest and, arguably, most wonderful celebrations in the Christian Year. We take a Sunday to remember and honor and grieve those who have died...but it's not a morbid service. It is an affirmation of legacy, and love, and life, the connections that still hold us together. Enjoy today's conversation, and maybe find a church on Sunday to enter in to the mystery that is life. 

Key Bible Verse: "Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed." Ezekiel 33:29

In this episode, Jessica chats with Amy Frank about how her family has adopted holiday traditions that are based in the liturgical year. In addition to some Advent and Epiphany traditions, they discuss some ways to celebrate throughout the rest of the year. About Amy Amy Frank lives in Grove City, Pennsylvania with her family. She is a longtime homeschooling mom who loves family traditions. About Jessica Jessica is a wife, homeschool mom of three, author, and blogger. She lives in sunny North Carolina on a big family farm with chickens, goats, cousins, and lots of mud. Resources  Celebrating the Christian Year by Martha Zimmerman Memory-Making Mom by Jessica Smartt Connect Jessica Smartt | Instagram | Facebook | Website Homeschooling.mom | Instagram | Website Thank you to our sponsors! Medi-Share: an affordable Christian alternative to traditional health insurance Tuttle Twins: children's books to help you teach your kids how the world really works Have you joined us at one of the Great Homeschool Conventions?  We hope to see you there! For more encouragement on your homeschooling journey, visit the Homeschooling.mom site, and tune in to our sister podcast The Charlotte Mason Show. View full show notes on the blog.

How to use the Christian Church Year to focus your heart and mind on Christ as year long! Get my Liturgical Calendar Guide for Protestant Families HERE! use code: LITRURGY10 for 10% off! FREE Liturgical Calendar Wheel - https://raisingarrows.net/liturgical-church-year-protestant-family/ Resources mentioned: Celebrating the Biblical Feasts by Martha Zimmerman Celebrating the Christian Year by Martha Zimmerman Unwrapping the Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp Living the Christian Year Devotional by Bobby Gross Podcast #28 - Having a REAL Sabbath Rest Emily's Story Christmas Homeschool Ideas Free Easter Devotionals for Children

On this last Sunday before we begin our Advent journey, we declare as a church, "Christ is King." Christ is King over all creation, and Christ is King over our hearts. Before we welcome him in the humility of a manger and in the innocence of an infant, we proclaim his power and authority. This day offers us an opportunity to reflect upon the ways our lives embody that declaration that Christ is, indeed, King. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, did a daily inventory of 22 questions to ponder how he was living into Christ's power and presence in his life. Ignatius of Loyola gave us the spiritual discipline of the Daily Examen to consider the ways we are seeking and seeing God in our world. This final Sunday of our "Christian Year" offers an opportunity to reflect upon how our discipleship has embodied Christ's power and presence in our lives this last year, and the newness of Advent invites us to live with intention of how we can be more aware of Christ as King over our lives.

Welcome to the Theology of the Buddy - a Podcast for Catholics who love the beauty of the Church's Sacred Tradition. This is episode 104. In todays episode, we discuss the once again growing trend of Manifestation, A.K.A. The Law of Attraction. Spoiler alert: Don't do it. Sources: Drinking with the Saints: The Sinner's Guide to a Holy Happy Hour by Michael P. Foley Around the Year with the Trapp Family: Keeping the Feasts and Seasons of the Christian Year by Maria Augusta von Trapp https://www.womenofgrace.com/blog/76761 https://youtu.be/HlW9Yx8KEKw?si=9DB1Q-ZTILjzM-Jm https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2022/12/01/what-is-manifestation-manifesting/10715207002/ https://youtu.be/qqJaRr9O2ag?si=xNwL4D5gnIOPGQuo https://youtu.be/0M1ElobFaLU?si=6N618-p0usOCsSAh https://youtu.be/ey-gUXdVhgw?si=BAAPcb9__UHP14aU https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/what-is-manifesting-does-it-work https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/what-is-law-of-attraction-loa/ https://youtu.be/jUBi1shmwek?si=Kp06Zz0eFpFbVRKa https://youtu.be/GR6_pSWPQ2E?si=qUodAqQjiBd3lql- https://youtu.be/OHz4slbIRyE?si=oeHQZr3mUCmD0nB5 For your entertainment, check out Tridentine Brewing on Twitter! https://twitter.com/TridentineBrew Thanks so much for listening to today's podcast! What are your thoughts on today's episode? We would love to hear from you guys! Message us on Facebook or DM on Instagram @theologyofthebuddy, find us on Twitter @staytraddy, or email us at theologyofthebuddy@gmail.com. You can also send us a voicemail via Facebook Messenger. If you like what you heard today, please consider subscribing to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Youtube, Tunein, or wherever you listen to great podcasts. Would you also please consider rating and reviewing us on iTunes? We'd greatly appreciate it as it helps us to get noticed within the larger podcast community. Also make sure you're subscribed so you can listen as soon as the next episode is out! We'll save you a seat at the table. New episodes released every other Monday. Social Media Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/theologyofthebuddy Instagram: www.instagram.com/theologyofthebuddy Twitter: https://twitter.com/staytraddy Want to help the work of Theology of the Buddy? Buying books and other items from Tumblar House helps us out! Please consider supporting the good people at Tumblar House and your friends at Theology of the Buddy by using this link: https://www.tumblarhouse.com/?rfsn=2493353.84bd5a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=2493353.84bd5a Music used in this podcast: Let It Out - Bryo Link For Video | https://youtu.be/MudvO680hQI Artist Page To Download | https://soundcloud.com/bryomusic/let-... Music: Let It Out by Bryo is licensed under a Creative Commons License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... For questions or concerns, please email: theologyofthebuddy@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theologyofthebuddy/message

CC Bloom is a mom who wanted to find a better solution for Christian families as they shared with their children the historical and cultural truth about Santa Claus. She embarked on a journey of research to uncover the true story behind this beloved figure. The result? The TST Agency. CC Bloom has created a solution that caters to families across the spectrum, allowing them to explore the fascinating origins of Santa Claus while still emphasizing the true meaning of the Christmas season. CC believes that delving into this topic can create a new, exciting chapter in celebrating Christmas with children. Check it out! You can find the book on Amazon (affiliate link) The Top Secret Truth About Santa Claus Check out CC Bloom and all the "extras" on the website, TheTruthAboutSanta.com also on Instagram @TheTopSecretTruthAboutSanta For continued conversation, join Pam, CC and their friends on Tending Fields Mom's Group on Facebook and on Instagram @TendingFields Another recommendation from today: Celebrating the Christian Year by Martha Zimmerman (affiliate link) St Nicholas Day Celebration (Post by Pam) A Busy Mom's Guide to Christmas Shopping (Post by Pam) #issantaforreal #truthaboutsanta #TSTagency #stnick #ibelieve #ibelieveinsanta #christianparenting #holidayplans #elfontheshelf #christmascelebrations #jesusisthereasonfortheseason #jesusisthereason

In this weeks sermon Revd Roger Revell preaches from Matthew 24:24-31.

How do you teach the Bible in your homeschool when you feel like you're still a baby Christian?  This podcast is full of resources and ideas to encourage you to dive in right where you are! Homeschool with Classical Conversations! To find a community near you, go to: ClassicalConversations.com/arrows   Resources mentioned: Hurlbut's Story of the Bible (older edition) Mighty Acts of God by Starr Meade Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones Unwrapping the Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp Stories of the Resurrection by Tauna Meyer Living the Christian Year by Bobby Gross Celebrating the Christian Year by Martha Zimmerman

The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year

In this episode, Jessica chats with Amy Frank about how her family has adopted holiday traditions that are based in the liturgical year. In addition to some Advent and Epiphany traditions, they discuss some ways to celebrate throughout the rest of the year. ABOUT AMY Amy Frank lives in Grove City, Pennsylvania with her family. She is a longtime homeschooling mom who loves family traditions. ABOUT JESSICA Jessica is a wife, homeschool mom of three, author, and blogger. She lives in sunny North Carolina on a big family farm with chickens, goats, cousins, and lots of mud. RESOURCES  Celebrating the Christian Year by Martha Zimmerman Memory-Making Mom by Jessica Smartt CONNECT Jessica Smartt | Instagram | Facebook | Website Homeschooling.mom | Instagram | Website Thank you to our sponsors! Medi-Share: an affordable Christian alternative to traditional health insurance Tuttle Twins: children's books to help you teach your kids how the world really works Have you joined us at one of the Great Homeschool Conventions?  We hope to see you there! For more encouragement on your homeschooling journey, visit the Homeschooling.mom site, and tune in to our sister podcast The Charlotte Mason Show. View full show notes on the blog.

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Matthew 24:36-44 Today marks the beginning of the Advent season but also the start of a new Christian Year. And historically but also traditionally, the church calendar doesn't begin with the beginning but actually with the end! The anticipation and expectation of the consummation and culmination of all things. A day and hour that no one knows (Matt 24:36). A day and hour that likely elicits more anxiety than eager enthusiasm (if not unhealthy obsession). The internal clocks, the circadian rhythms of the Church are reset and renewed not by revisiting a tranquil evening gathered around a manger - though that eventually comes - but by initially and briefly glimpsing the apocalypse. But maybe our Christian ancestors, who invented the seasons of the Christian Year, who drew up the season of Advent and imbued it with rich meaning and symbolism, recognized that there are lessons that only the apocalypse can teach us…

We all have a liturgy to our lives, even if we don't call it that. So why bother with one that's old and global, too? Since Advent is the start of a new liturgical year, Seth and Tsh unpack what the calendar is and why it matters. Not so much a deep dive, this chat is more of a high-level perspective on why it's good to lean into a rhythm for marking time outside of ourselves. Seth's newsletter + website Tsh's newsletter + website Tsh's 2022 Gift Guide Pick up a round of drinks! Our recommended reads A 101 on Advent Tsh's Advent book, Shadow & Light The Liturgical Year, by Joan Chittister Living the Christian Year, by Bobby Gross Sounding the Seasons, by Malcolm Guite The Comfort Crisis, by Michael Easter Madison Cunningham

It is the last Sunday of the Christian Year and "Christ the King Sunday." Our scripture reading is "The Olivet Discourse" from Mark 13 in which Jesus describes the hardships that eventually came to Jerusalem. It serves as a stark reminder that every word spoken by Jesus Christ is sacred and eternal. Therefore, when He said he would return as a King, we can be sure of it, as surely as the destruction of Jerusalem in the year 70.

Preaching: Ben ConachanChrist the King Sunday is the climax and conclusion of the Church's liturgical journey through the life of Christ and the Gospel message. Its purpose is to celebrate the culmination of Christ as king and his completion of the renewed creation that marks the fullness of his kingdom.Pearl Church exists to express a sacred story and to extend a common table that animate life by love. A primary expression of our sacred story is the weekly sermon. If our sermons inspire you to ponder the sacred, to consider the mystery and love of God, and to live bountifully, would you consider supporting our work? You can donate easily and securely at our website: pearlchurch.org. Thank you for partnering with us in expressing this sacred story.

On this episode of Gifts and Graces, we get to hear from Paxson Jeancake on how we might plan Scripture-based worship throughout the Christian year. Paxson and his wife, Allison, formed Rhythm of Worship in 2003 to provide musical, liturgical, and devotional resources; formative teaching; and practical training for the church. On this episode, Paxson discusses his new book, Lectionary Journey: Worship Aids for the Christian Year, is now available and provides Scripture-based worship aids for each Sunday in the Christian Year over the three-year lectionary cycle.

Daniel Sharp has served as Minister of Music and Worship in Lexington, MA; Newport Beach, CA; Seattle, WA; San Diego, CA; and most recently in Orlando, FL. He is semi-retired after forty-two years in church ministry. He continues to sing with the Bach Festival Choir in Orlando. He holds the B.M.E. from Wheaton College, the M.M.E. from Drake University and a D.M.A. from the University of Southern California. He has done graduate studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and has served as an adjunct professor at Gordon-Conwell Seminary. He is the composer of the children's Christmas musical, “Three Wee Kings”, as well as various articles for Worship and Creator magazines. He has contributed to The Complete Library of Christian Worship, The NIV Worship Bible, the Worship Leader's Edition of The Worshiping Church, and Transforming Power. He also writes the popular Daily Devotionals (Advent to Epiphany and Lent to Pentecost, online at sharpdevotional.com) including selected music and prayers of past and current saints. He is a past president of the National Association of Church Musicians. He has been a founding faculty member teaching The Christian Year with Dr. Jack VanMarion. Episode Talking Points Dan's background in the Mennonite Church Footwashing story The Christian Year God ordering time Christ over time Ash Wednesday Resources https://sharpdevotional.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-monday-christian/support

Today, your host Pam Fields shares about her own Christmas traditions and celebrations. Wishing you the merriest of Christmases. More information about the Waiting Tree and also our St.Nicholas Day traditions just click! A few great resources... Celebrating the Christian Year by Martha Zimmerman Jotham's Journey by Arnold Ytreeide

If you are interested in learning more about Suzanne's work, visit Suzanne's blog Week by Week Beads, at http://weekbyweekbeads.com/, which also offers access to her podcast. If you're interested in learning more about the Anglican rosary, check out books, such as Praying with Beads: Daily Prayers for the Christian Year (2007) by Nan Lewis Doerr and Virginia Stem Owens, which includes an introduction to the Anglican rosary and suggestions for prayer to use with it. Also try Another Bead, Another Prayer (2015) by Kristen and Max Vincent, which discusses the use of prayer beads in Protestant churches, offers ideas for prayers to use and for creating one's own prayers, and instructs readers on how to make prayer beads of their own.You might be interested in other ChurchNext classes on prayer and spiritual practices. Try Praying with Icons with Randall Warren, Praying with Saints with Scott Gunn and Tim Schenck, How to Pray Online with Karekin Yarian, Introducing Benedictine Spirituality with Laurel Dahill, and Holy Yoga with Alison LaBianca.Julian of Norwich prayer adapted for the beads:The CrossIn the Name of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. The Invitatory O God make speed to save me (us), O Lord make haste to help me (us), Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. The Cruciforms God of your goodness, give me yourself, For you are enough to me. And I can ask for nothing less that is to your glory. And if I ask for anything less, I shall still be in want, for only in you have I all. The Weeks All shall be well, and all shall be well, And all manner of things shall be well.

In the conclusion to their second season, Father Tyler and Father Joshua present a multi-part episode of The Great Vigil of Easter, the holiest night of The Christian Year. In this first of three Episodes, they explore the roots, elements, and traditions of The Easter Vigil that encompass the first part of the service, referred to as The Service of Light. The BCP and Me is Sponsored by Forward Movement

Maybe you have been at church and noticed the different banners change colors week to week? You might see the color of the stole on the pastor change colors too. One week it might be white, and the next week it might be green. So, what do those colors mean? Well, we are going to talk about all that and more today – as we explore the Liturgical Colors for the Christian Year! So, join us for this colorful episode of the Methodical Methodist Podcast! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review! Listen to me here: https://anchor.fm/methodical-methodist --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/methodical-methodist/support

On the new season of Pod Have Mercy, we're looking at stories of faith from fresh perspectives. On this week's episode, Jackson checks in with writer Traci Rhoades. They discuss how Ash Wednesday and spiritual practices have changed with our times and the beauty of looking at traditions outside our own. You can read Traci's blog at tracesoffaith.com You can find Little Girls in Church by Kathleen Norris here: https://cutt.ly/SlpKB6g You can also find Sounding the Seasons: Seventy Sonnets for Christian Year by Malcolm Guite here: https://cutt.ly/ulpLekM

Welcome to the Re-Collect Podcast, where we spend a few moments taking the Sunday Prayer of the day into our weeks as a way to continue praying together as a church throughout the week. The Collects of the Christian Year are found in the Book of Common Prayer and help us focus our hearts on the Lord in our prayers and petitions. My name is Rachel Wassink, and welcome to the first episode of Re-Collect, where we're going to answer what are these collects and why should we care about them. O God of peace, who hast taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be our strength: b the might your Spirit lift us, we pray to your presence, where we may be still and know that you are God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

With Holy Week upon us, we're releasing daily episodes with prayer, scripture readings, and reflections on Jesus's final week of earthly ministry. Today, on Palm Sunday, we reflect on the theme of Christ's kingship. This episode features content from The Book of Common Prayer, The Services of The Christian Year, and The Worship Sourcebook.

Paul pictures Jesus' first advent in Galatians 4.4-7, as a rescue mission to set us free from slavery and to place us in God's forever family. I love how the writer of Living the Christian Year puts it in light of Paul's writing in Galatians 4 saying, Christ became the child of a woman that we might become children of the Spirit. He identifies with us so that we can identify with Him

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Insight Timer appCentering Prayer via Contemplative OutreachBlessing for Longing from To Bless The Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings by John O'DonohueBRING IT HOMEWhat journey are you currently on, and who are your traveling companions today? Let us know on social media using the hashtag #sacredordinarydays. About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Finding Purpose in Life: The Long Guide to Finding Your Life's Work via The Meaning MovementThe Calling Process: a step-by-step guide to finding purpose and pursuing your dream job by Dan CumberlandLet Your Life Speak: Listening to the Voice of Vocation by Parker PalmerTo Be Told: God Invites You to CoAuthor Your Future by Dan AllenderEverything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard RohrSacred Ordinary Days PlannerBRING IT HOME… What are your thoughts on the season after Pentecost, Ordinary Time? How do you plan to mark it? Will you be exploring your own vocation or perhaps spending some time nurturing someone else's sense of vocation and calling? Let us know on social media using the hashtag #sacredordinarydays. About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Two days left to sign up for the retreat!Get $5 off the Sacred Seasons liturgical wall calendar now through May 15Purchase the 31 Days to a Meaningful Morning Course for just $20 May 16-June 1Pre-order the academic edition of the Sacred Ordinary Days liturgical day planner and save $5BRING IT HOME…How do you mark Pentecost? In what languages can you spread your Good News? What is burning within you? Let us know on social media using the hashtag #sacredordinarydays. About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Sabbath by Dan Allender (part of The Ancient Practices series)Even God Rested by Kim ThomasSabbath as Resistance by Walter BrueggemannGO FURTHERDo you practice Sabbath? How do you cease and feast? Let us know on social media using the hashtag #sacredordinarydays. About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Our recent webinar on daily practice, the Examen, and retreats, plus details on our own retreat this May!25 Ways to Celebrate Life This Easter SeasonFeast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year by Haley StewartA Homemade Year: The Blessings of Cooking, Crafting, and Coming Together by Jerusalem Jackson GreerCommon Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, and Enuma OkoroLet Us Keep The Feast: Living the Church Year at Home edited by Jessica SnellCircle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons by Jan RichardsonKeeping the Feast: Metaphors for the Meal by Milton Brasher-CunninghamThis Must Be the Place: Reflections on Home by Milton Brasher-CunninghamGO FURTHER How are you planning to celebrate Easter not just as a day, but as an entire season? Let us know on social media using the hashtag #sacredordinarydays. About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Worldwide Labyrinth locator“Be Still and Know” prayer from Work of the PeopleGO FURTHERWhat were your prayers like as a child and how have they changed or grown as you have changed and grown? What prayer practices are you playing with these days?Let us know on social media using the hashtag #sacredordinarydays. About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Where Jesus Prayed by Danielle Shroyer (and Lacy's current Journey Book Club selection!)Prayers of the PeoplePop ResourcesThe Brilliance, “Prayer of the People,” from the new album, BrotherBetter Life BagsNoonday CollectionKiva Micro-LoansSama GroupRevised Common Lectionary Google CalendarL'Arche InternationalGO FURTHERHow do you give? Has our conversation inspired new and creative ways to give? About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Worldwide Labyrinth locator“Be Still and Know” prayer from Work of the PeoplePlus how to practice Lectio Divina, everyday calls to prayer (5 surprising ways to encounter God hidden in your daily life), Lacy's prayer bead collection in the Journey Shop, and Lacy's post on almost buying a house and the meaning of prayer.GO FURTHERWhat were your prayers like as a child and how have they changed or grown as you have changed and grown? What prayer practices are you playing with these days?Let us know in the Sacred Ordinary Days Facebook group or on social media using the hashtag #sacredordinarydays. About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self by Richard Rohr (on the true self / false self and the current Journey Book Club selection!)Spiritual Director's International Seek & Find Guide (Learn more about Lacy's spiritual direction services—available in person in Seattle as well as online via Skype—here)Robcast: Episode 8 | The Enduring Relevance, Astonishing Power, and Unexpected Brilliance of the BibleGO FURTHERWhat's meaningful to you about the season of Lent? Is this your first time engaging or is Lent an annual practice for you? How will you mark this season? How do you discern which practices to engage in? Let us know in the Sacred Ordinary Days Facebook group or on social media using the hashtag #sacredordinarydays. About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Creating a Rule of Life CourseSpiritual Director's International – Seek & Find GuideRule of LifePilgrim Principles by Lacy Clark Ellman31 Days to a Meaningful Morning online courseThe Desire Map by Danielle LaPorteconsolation vs. desolationExamen Practice download Examen / Ignatian resources:ignatianspirituality.combeckyeldredge.comGO FURTHERHow do you experience Ordinary Time? Are you someone who looks forward to its invitation to embrace the everyday or do you prefer the “high” seasons of Christmas, Easter, and the periods that surround them? About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Lacy's book, Pilgrim Principles: Journeying with Intention in Everyday LifeThe Liturgical Year: The Spiraling Adventure of Spiritual Life by Joan ChittisterDoor-chalking traditionBenediction music from Common PrayerGO FURTHERWhat are your thoughts on Epiphany, and how do you plan to mark it? What star is guiding you in the season ahead? About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

RESOURCES REFERENCED:Living the Christian YearLectio divina how-toVerse for memorization and meditation“Give Me a Word” free course from Christine Valters PaintnerGO FURTHERTell us what your Christmas celebration is like. How did your family celebrate growing up? How do you live with grace in the tension between new traditions and old, other people's expectations and your hope? Do you celebrate Christmas for 12 whole days? What are you hoping to try adding? About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.

If you'd like to read more of Jan Richardson's blessings, you can pick up her latest book Circle of Grace, which I shared the closing blessing from at the end of the episode. You can also join the Still Forming Advent Meditations group that our friend Christianne Squires has been leading, where she is offering meditations through the Advent season (including audio meditations based on the Advent blessings in Jan's book). To learn more, visit Christianne at stillforming.com.To Dance with GodLiving the Christian YearCommon Prayer: a Liturgy for Ordinary RadicalsCommon Prayer App or access the daily readings and music on the Common Prayer website)Revised Common LectionaryBook of Common PrayerPreparing for ChristmasGod with UsSacred Ordinary Days Essentials Workbook (free when you sign up for our newsletter!BRING IT HOMEHow has practicing Advent impacted your spiritual journey and the way you celebrate Christmas?What Advent traditions do you have in your family?Maybe using the categories of Spirit, Body, Mind, Relationships, Home, and Work from the workbook might be helpful as you begin to think about how to embody this season. We'd love to hear what you come up with!About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.