You’re Not That Special

TWELVE days of Christmas? Sounds nice, but who can handle that much celebration?

Maybe we’re missing something. Listen in to this brief explanation of the practical role of humility in our celebration of Christ’s incarnation.

It’s the Christmas season! (Season, not day, just in case you missed it.) Good news for those who mourn just one singular day of Christmas and good news for those who are exhausted after one jam-packed family-filled day. We talk about the “after Christmas lull” that typically comes after day 1, the reflective choices that make this season double-y sweet as we practice thanksgiving, and the inevitable reflection on a full year of blessings and hard. How do we sit with this season longer and enjoy the celebration at our own pace? Listen in.

As we await the first day of Christmas we are reflecting on how we’ve pushed things off our full plates in order to make room for a practice of advent. Conversely, we’re talking about the unavoidable fullness of a mother with child and what we can glean from the true events surrounding this time. In particular we focus on a young woman with child who, though her circumstances were less than idyllic, held fast to the peace of Christ

Here we share about the beautiful and true things to be gleaned from advent and how we can go about the gleaning part of it all. Aside from early mornings and slow coffee (praise the Lord for those moments), how can we cultivate a spirit of advent in our day to day this month of December? Free Live Zoom Teaching from Nick Leibish on the Advent of Jesus TONIGHT 12/13/21 at 7pm EST: https://www.scriptureandtradition.com/

Amidst the bustle of Christmas preparations and family gatherings how will we cultivate a spirit of advent? More than simply having it all (i.e. the clean house, the fun memories, the beautiful parties, and our daily advent devotions), we’re endeavoring to embrace the humility and posture apropos to the season. Advent means “waiting.” We invite you to wait with us! Advent Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mdsKdSxeRUXs1vlllpBdY?si=JRy9w_OTSTKFIIhTEP12mA https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3AiO8GJ6Cf8lNyQ0rXz6kX?si=EZfFDTgJRvqti0qWJdQeXQ https://open.spotify.com/album/0q3YflR2DQiPytrpHx7lAA?si=K7fQJ9LjTVmwhxy_ZRINxQ Handel’s Messiah book- Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions With Handel's Messiah https://www.amazon.com/dp/1944435077/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_41864XQ8F5YNVE2GM0XR

Practicing thanksgiving as a life-changing commandment. Thanksgiving week is upon us…our hearts and minds (may be) completely full of family, work to be done, and the subsequent highs and lows that can bring. Join us as we explore the practical application of daily thanksgiving and how it benefits us to obey our Heavenly Father in this commandment of living.

How a spirit of advent can inform our approach to family and the holidays. What if we took to the very roots of these holidays we’re celebrating and let the love of Christ inform how we go about actually living them?

In the midst of the all together wonderful and often break-neck pace of the holidays we are gearing up to practice accepting grace and even looking for it on purpose. The excitement and anticipation of the pre-holiday season can reach a fever pitch for those typically in the role of organizing and orchestrating the affairs. “Hello, it’s us!” While we know there is work and blessing in the abundance, we also need practical tips for how to manage and how to let go of what we can’t. Words from Kim- https://www.instagram.com/p/CV0SlsvrNr-/?utm_medium=copy_link

“A society without mothers would be an inhumane society.” Today we finish our series on womanhood, discussing the power and maternity of all women (both biological mothers and none). From the over-sentimentalized, to completely denied, we look at the extreme responses from our culture and offer a truth we all need to understand. Because of mothers our society endures, and not just in the physical and reproductive sense. We have all needed motherhood and in our greatest strength that is what all women have to offer. Listen in.

On femininity-what it is and what it isn’t. Today’s conversation is inspired by words from Emily Stimpson Chapman. Her words- https://www.instagram.com/p/CVNwa17rUl6/?utm_medium=copy_link