Musician and author Nick Cave tells us that “hope is optimism with a broken heart.” This year, we’re learning to approach the hope of advent in that same spirit. Mike Erre, Suzie Lind and Kevin Dixon reflect on the idea of a Blue Christmas and how advent season reminds them how we live in both expectation and lament all year long?

But first, it’s Erre-oke night at Journey: It turns out Kevin don’t like you, (and he likes everyone).

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01:37 The Big Table: Undressed

03:54 Love Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

08:46 Seth Erre Shoutout

11:00 Prepare the way for the content: Advent talk starts here.

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