Emmy offers a short meditation on life after Easter Sunday.

Content warning for discussion of a suicide attempt.

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Emmy and Natalia talk about hope - and why it is so hard to hold onto right now, and what we are doing to hold onto hope when everything else is telling us to just let it go.

Poem: Hope is Not a Thing with Feathers Emily, It Is a Sewer Rat - by Caitlin Seida

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Emmy and Natalia talk about how we show up during a week of complicated emotions and feelings, and one that often has a lot of church baggage attached to it. As we get closer to this particular week in the church, let's reflect on what really matters about each day, and why.

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Emmy and Natalia get into a deeply theological talk about God and faith and life right now and why scripture is still relevant and where God is right now.

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Emmy and Natalia welcome Jeff Chu to talk about his new book, Good Soil.

Get Jeff's Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/729761/good-soil-by-jeff-chu/

See Jeff on his book tour: https://byjeffchu.com/tour

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Natalia welcomes back friend of the pod friend of God Angela Denker to talk about her new book "Disciples of White Jesus: the Radicalization of American Boyhood." This is a relevant, timely, and important book for anyone connected to young men and boys.

Links for Angela:

Angela's Website: https://www.angeladenker.com/

Buy Angela's Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/disciples-of-white-jesus-the-radicalization-of-american-boyhood-angela-denker/21600261?ean=9798889830757&next=t

See Angela at upcoming events: https://www.angeladenker.com/upcoming-events

Angela's Substack: https://angeladenker.substack.com/

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OMG we can't believe we have to say this (Empathy is Christian) but it turns out some people are really pushing an anti-compassion anti-empathy rhetoric right now and Emmy and Natalia are here to clear the air.

We check in about baby eagles and new cars to start, and the main topic begins around min 15.

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Jackie and Shadow Webcam: https://www.youtube.com/live/B4-L2nfGcuE?si=nVwiY_CmKADYDv6Y

Kate's Blessing for Empathy: https://katebowler.com/blessings/a-blessing-for-everyday-empathy-because-hey-sensitivity-isnt-a-bad-thing/

Emmy and Natalia talk about Lent and the rollercoaster of this whole season in the church: ups and downs and ups and downs and ups? It's a lot. When life is already a lot. How do we do this sad season when life feels pretty sad on its own?

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Links:

Emmy's Article: https://sojo.net/articles/unintended-consequences-spiritual-discipline Kate's Lent Devotional: https://katebowler.com/seasonal_devotional/the-hardest-part/#individual

Emmy and Natalia take some time to talk about a newly controversial topic: The Bible. Hahahahaha obviously this isn't new, but we thought we'd start with a set of familiar verses to dig into for our return to reclaiming the Bible for good.

Notes:

Spencer LaJoy - Plowshare Prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHQ9FoQC3BI

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Natalia welcomes back Ellie Roscher to talk about how we stay in our bodies despite the many ways the world is trying to get us to disengage, and how we can show up as regulated as possible each day, no matter what is happening.

Links:

www.ellieroscher.com

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