Emmy and Natalia talk NT ladies: who they are and why we don't hear about all of them, and what we can learn about God when we discover their stories.

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We Can Do Hard Things Episode

Meggan Watterson

Emmy and Natalia talk about Advent, what it is and why we love it, and Emmy gets curmudgeonly about Advent calendars.

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Advent Holy Land Virtual Trip

Emmy and Natalia talk about two viral moments in culture this week, and how they are connected, and how they say a lot more about where we're at spiritually than we might think.

Anne Helen Peterson Link

Did you know there's a church holy day to declare that there are no kings but Christ? It's coming up on November 23rd, but we thought we'd give you a couple of weeks to prepare for it this year. Emmy and Natalia welcome special guest Meta Herrick Carlson so we can all nerd out together on this holy day and why it matters more than ever this year.

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Join us this Advent!

Emmy and Natalia talk about the Feeding Miracles of Jesus, and why they matter today as much as ever.

Scripture References: Matthew 14:13-21 Luke 9: 10-17 Mark 6: 30-44 John 6: 1-14

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Emmy and Natalia answer a listener email about sin and confession and if we're all inherently bad or good. You know, light easy topics, just in time for Halloween. CW: church language around inherent sinfulness.

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Join us & Mary Danho this Advent

KPDH Blog post

Emmy and Natalia talk about how everyone always needs to comment about everything, and wonder together what it might look like if we all practiced having more unexpressed thoughts.

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Kelly Latimore

Ben Wildflower

Summary: Get ready for an auditory Powerpoint presentation on supernatural horror flicks and non-canonical gospels because Emmy took the wheel on this one re the forthcoming release of The Carpenter's Son, a supernatural horror film based on (we're not kidding) the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and starring Nicolas Cage as Jesus' father Joseph.

The Carpenter's Son Trailer Nic Cage hunts for the Holy Grail

The Five Gospels

Infancy Gospel of Thomas in translation

Fun fact skipped for time: The oldest existing fragment of the IGT might be a student's handwriting practice

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Emmy and Natalia set aside current events (and big feelings about current events) to talk about the biblical book of the prophet Micah and discover that actually, not a lot has changed since 700 BCE.

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Emmy and Natalia finally talk about the Seven Heavenly Virtues, and wonder if they even really matter at all?

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