If you liked the last five special episodes, you'll be stoked to hear this.

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Humans love (and learn best through) stories. But we have so many options at our fingertips compared to all of human history that it’s now a virtue to curate well what we make time for and allow in our imaginations. Tsh and Seth explore what it means to curate stories as a sacramental act (and also share some of their favorites).

• Seth’s website and newsletter


• Tsh’s website and newsletter


• It’s not too late to order Shadow & Light


• The Common Rule, by Justin Whitmel Earley


• “Bad Art Warps Our Vision,” by Leah Libresco Sargeant


• Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger


• East of Eden, by John Steinbeck


• Dead Poets Society


• Almost Famous


• Band of Brothers


• Home Fires


• Chef’s Table


• It’s A Wonderful Life


• A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens


• The Muppet Christmas Carol


• Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott


• Little Women, Greta Gerwig’s movie adaptation


• How to Write One Song, by Jeff Tweedy


• The 25th, by Joshua Gibbs


• Browse Tsh’s recommended books


• Create Your Rule of Life


• Rothys.com/GOODLIST

Doomscrolling is a new-but-real habit in our culture, and it’s not good for us — yet we all fall prey to its siren song of despair. What’s the counter, even sacramental, practice for staying informed and involved without losing hope? Seth and Tsh have thoughts and ideas.

• Seth’s website and newsletter


• Tsh’s website and newsletter


• It’s not too late to order Shadow & Light


• Onyx coffee – Monarch


• Laity Lodge


• It Can’t Happen Here, by Sinclair Lewis


• The Social Dilemma (on Netflix)


• Doomscrolling as a global pastime


• Pandemic fatigue


• Feedly


• Pocket


• AllSides


• Into the Lantern Waste, by Sarah Sparks


• Dear Wormwood, by The Oh Hellos


• Shadow & Light on Spotify


• Browse Tsh’s recommended books


• Create Your Rule of Life


• Rothys.com/GOODLIST


• ThirdLove.com/GOODLIST

It's always been easy in our culture to numb ourselves so we don't have to face honest truth, goodness, and beauty. ...The temptation's been even stronger in 2020. So what does it look like these days to posture ourselves toward healthy adoration — to devote ourselves to what is actually true, good, and beautiful, even when it's hard? Tsh talks with Seth Haines over drinks.

• Seth’s website and newsletter


• Tsh’s website and newsletter


• It's not too late to order Shadow & Light


• Seth's habit tracking spreadsheet (go to File > Make a Copy)


• Atomic Habits, by James Clear


• Shadow & Light on Spotify


• Browse Tsh’s recommended books


• Create Your Rule of Life


• StoryWorth.com/tsh

The conversation continues over drinks as Tsh Oxenreider and Seth Haines talk about Advent, why leaning into the liturgical calendar's rhythms is a gift, and how it's an outcome of thinking more sacramentally.

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• Tsh’s website and newsletter


• Order Shadow & Light and join the Advent Community


• The Liturgical Year: The Spiraling Adventure of the Spiritual Life, by Joan Chittister


• Offerings, by Typhoon


• The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri


• Browse Tsh’s recommended books


• Create Your Rule of Life


• Rothys.com/GOODLIST


• StoryWorth.com/tsh

The next few episodes will feature a special series called A Drink With a Friend. Tsh talks with her longtime friend and fellow writer Seth Haines, where over drinks they'll discuss what's meant by "sacramental living." What the heck does that word mean? How is it different than just being religious? And what does it have to do with our day-to-day life? A lot, it turns out.

• Seth's website and newsletter


• Tsh’s website and newsletter


• The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell


• The Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny


• Shadow & Light


• Browse Tsh’s recommended books


• Create Your Rule of Life

Here's a quick replay from an episode originally aired in April this year... It’s about a tucked-away show that's especially good right now to help remember where we’ve come from. Generations not too long ago had it MUCH harder than we do now, and survived and thrived through resilience, fortitude, and community.

• Home Fires on Prime & PBS

Right now it’s all the more important to take in current events as necessary, then purposely stop the news feeds and take in other things as well. These five help, either by helping us stay informed or by helping us recalibrate with something besides the news. 

• Throughline from NPR / episode: The Evangelical Vote


• Pantsuit Politics / episode: Political Shifts


• Jesuitical from America Media / episode: Joe Biden’s Catholic Faith


• On This Day in Esoteric Political History from Radiotopia / episode: The President Catches the Virus (1919)


• Poetry Unbound from The On Being Project / episode: A Blessing by James Wright


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• Browse Tsh’s recommended books


• Create Your Rule of Life

It’s okay to not be exceptional — really. Also, our metrics for success are really odd, and don’t forget about art.

• How to Say Goodbye


• Why You Don’t Need to Be Exceptional


• Tall Poppy Syndrome


• Shadow & Light


• Browse Tsh’s recommended books


• Create Your Rule of Life


• ThirdLove.com/GOODLIST

We know they’re good for us, but why? And how? Tsh’s teen daughter Tate has discovered a new love for plants this year (thanks, quarantine), so she’s taking over the pod with this quick episode about how we can add more green to our life.

• Tsh’s new book, Shadow & Light


• Browse Tsh’s recommended books


• Create Your Rule of Life


• Rothys.com/goodlist