Gini and Tim are back from Christmas, illness, and family emergencies to bring you Jesus’ baptism in the wilderness! Not only do we bring you a brand new episode for a brand new year, but Tim has some fresh news to start the year off right! (Hint: it involves a cross-country move!)
For this week’s episode, we start WAY back at the beginning, as Gini reads some of her favorite passages in the Bible, and we hear about how these ancient words and ideas still matter – especially when we are almost literally drowning in bad news. Tim tells another super cool story about a visit to Tunisia, and this one may literally give you chills! There is a LOT that we have packed into this one episode – join us for a really great conversation!
Notwithstanding her deep desire to do so, Gini has not been able to properly re-release an old Irreverends episode, so here is a link to our previous episode on the Epiphany (the story of the Magi from the East visiting the Christ Child), in which Gini can’t get over the line in Isaiah that is supposed to be a blessing, but sure doesn’t sound like one. (I am sticking with my initial assessment; “a multitude of camels shall cover you…” CANNOT be a good thing!)
And here is a link to our Christmas Episode from December of 2018. “So much has changed in the 5 years since you recorded that episode!” you may be thinking. And you’d be right. But the timeless Good News of Christmas is as relevant as ever.
So here are the readings for this week’s episode on the Baptism of Our Lord, as it is called in the fancy church books.
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