We dig into James’ famous “faith vs. works’ discussion by reflecting on our natural inclinations (Feeler, Thinker, Doer) and how they shape our faith. Full disclosure: we couldn’t help ourselves and we dove into The Enneagram again. Oops.

Mindfulness Practice: Body Scan

(Includes a reading of James 2 in its entirety) Two upper-middle class white Americans talking about the Church’s role and responsibility when it comes to socio-economic bias. Needless to say, there is a lot of tension in this episode, but we wanted to be intentional about sitting in/exploring that tension.

Lindsay and Marri talk about what being a “doer of the Word” actually means through a possibly-too-in-depth Lord of the Rings discussion. Episode includes LOTR spoilers ...but if you haven’t seen LOTR yet, you have much bigger problems.

Lindsay reflects on her childhood plaque about being “of gentle speech” and how James tells us to speak and listen to each other. Marri explores the role of anger in our pursuit of a full life.

You probably guessed this would happen, but we wasted no time before exploring our love of The Enneagram. Lindsay (Type 1, The Reformer) reflects on her loud Inner Critic, her striving for “a world set right” and her surprise at the generosity of God when it comes to our lack of perfection.

Mindfulness Practice: Guided Throne Room Visualization

(Includes reading of James 1 in entirety) Marri and Lindsay explore on the difference between James’ repeated synonyms ‘trial’, ‘test’ and ‘temptation’ - how do we know which we are in the midst of, in our seasons of Great Sadness? How do we survive and arrive at the mysterious “endurance” James mentions?

A therapist, two pastors and a Marri walk into a podcast studio and chat about mindfulness. What IS mindfulness? Why is it so trendy? Is it important? What are the spiritual and neurophysiological benefits? This episode can be enjoyed outside of the 15 Days in James and features guests Darin Short and Todd Lesher.