In this week’s “Life Together” podcast, Marianne leads off a discussion of an article about joy: who needs it? We discuss some practical ways to have joy together. Next, Bernard clarifies how, as a moneyless pauper under a vow of poverty, he would go about procuring a particular book that he wants. Following updates on what’s happening around various Bruderhof communities there is an interview with Sir Paul Coleridge on marriage and family. Finally, as we continue our discussion of our spiritual forerunners, we ponder the importance of Thomas a Kempis and Meister Eckhardt.

Here are the articles, books, film, and music mentioned in this podcast:

* “The Right Needs Joy” by Felix Miller - https://jacobitemag.com/2017/09/03/the-right-needs-joy/

* G.K. Chesterton’s “Father Brown” books - http://a.co/ccz8y2C

* “The Two Voices” by Tennyson - http://www.online-literature.com/tennyson/the-early-poems/65/

* “The Gospel in George MacDonald” - https://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/literature/the-gospel-in-george-macdonald

* “The Shepherd” of Hermas - http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/shepherd-lightfoot.html

* “This Is My Father’s World” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIBNWZmb6y8

* Marriage Foundation - http://marriagefoundation.org.uk/

* Interview with Robert P. George about marriage - https://www.plough.com/en/topics/life/marriage/marriage-can-we-have-justice-without-it

* “Cheap Sex” by Mark Regnerus - https://www.amazon.com/Cheap-Sex-Transformation-Marriage-Monogamy/dp/0190673613

* “Forerunners” from “Foundations of our Faith and Calling” - http://www.bruderhof.com/en/our-faith/foundations/heritage/forerunners

* G.K. Chesterton’s “The Man Who Was Thursday” - http://a.co/5k6vq3i

* Meister Eckhardt on Plough.com - https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/discipleship/on-inner-detachment

* “Remarriage Is Adultery Unless. . .“ by David Pawson - http://a.co/hpRR9Xu

* “God Bless the Grass” by Malvina Reynolds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRxvaVhVN7A

* “Milwaukee 53206” film - https://www.milwaukee53206.com/

* Bruderhof.com blog post about Derrick Jamison - http://www.bruderhof.com/en/voices-blog/justice/ninety-minutes-to-live

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