Learning the practice of Lectio Divina as a practice that improves our mental health.

Smashing Stigmas and Glass Steeples: Mental Illness and the Church — Shaley Hoogendorn brings incredible wisdom and personal experience to the conversation on mental health and the church. Shaley vlogs at SheLovesMagazine.com under the title, Sisters in Mental Illness, and you can follow her on Instagram at @messybeautywithshaley. Music: Lee Rosevere – Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International: […]

The church owes the world an apology for the ways in which we’ve handled mental health and mental illness. Let’s talk… Music: Lee Rosevere – Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

It’s 2019! We’re taking a look back at the ups and downs of 2018 and looking at where we are and what we’re doing in 2019. Hint: It has much to do with being a place of refuge. Music: Lee Rosevere – Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Mary’s Song leads us to ask tough questions about the theological implications of her social structure shift. What God is doing and will have done is both exciting and unnerving! Music: Lee Rosevere – Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

What does it mean to be an Advent people? The practice of Las Posadas gives us a clue and leads us in the right direction.

John in the wilderness preparing the way highlights the role of reversal the role of reversal in the story of advent.

From Exile to Advent, we wait with hopefulness for Righteousness and Justice to be restored in the land.

Idelette McVicker closes out our series in Exile by interweaving her own personal story of exile with the devastation of the Jewish people upon their return to the ruined Temple.

Idelette is the founder and editor-in-chief of SheLoves Magazine. Born and raised in South Africa and now living in Vancouver, she brings a unique passion for justice and equality. Find out more at shelovesmagazine.com.

The prophet gives us excellent context to view our current world and system. In this episode, we explore the distinctions between speaking truth to an oppressive system (Exile) and speaking truth to your own oppressive system (Monarchy).