The In-Between Podcast

In a world that seems uncertain and chaotic, Jesus calls us to hear and practice his words. In this episode we look to the Psalms, the Lord's songbook.

In a world that seems uncertain and chaotic, it seems like the Lord has given us Poetry and the Psalms to help us be present in the chaotic moments, and respond with order and truth.

The space between Christmastime and Lent – Epiphany and Ordinary Time – can vary in length from year to year. So as Epiphany 2020 wraps up, we discuss some practices that we have engaged in this year and some that will be a foundation to build upon as we journey through the coming seasons.

Getting Bored and Having Epiphanies

We continue our convo on Ordinary Time and the spiritual practice of remembering.

After a long hiatus, we sat down to finally chat about Ordinary Time, one of the longest seasons in the church calendar. We discuss the meaning of "ordinary" while also discussing how the Spirit of God meeting us extraordinarily in ordinary ways.

Break out the Easter ham, it's time to celebrate Christ's defeat of Satan, sin, & death! But did you know that Easter isn't just one day in the church calendar? It's actually a 50 day season marked by feasting and joyful celebration. Listen in as we discuss the implications of worshiping a risen Savior, as well as the traditions surrounding Easter.

It’s time for Holy Week! You can’t fully celebrate the Resurrection without engaging the darkness of Jesus’ Passion. But if you’re new to this part of it, where do you start? We talk church traditions, explore questions to help prepare our souls, and look at practical ways to observe Holy Week. Join us!

Lent is sometimes referred to a season of bright sadness. Lent is the forty day period mirroring Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness and prepares us to enter the suffering of Good Friday and celebrate the cosmos-altering triumph of Easter. In this episode, we explore the Lenten practices of giving up and taking up, the trickiness of fasting, and how to do Lent with kids.

Around this time of year, it's not uncommon to see folks walking around on a Wednesday with what appears to be dirt smudged on their forehead. They have likely participated in an Ash Wednesday service. But what actually is Ash Wednesday and why is it significant? In this episode, we seek to answer these questions as well as share some of our own experiences with it and how we observe Ash Wednesday now. Mike gets a little dark and sad by talking about sin, death, and mortality while Bethany and Darby discuss fasting during the Lenten season.

Darby talks with Reformed pastor and church planter Austin Britton about how modern, Gospel-centered evangelicals can engage the Liturgical Year with balance, wisdom, and joy.

Christmas time has come and gone, the decorations are put away, and all the celebration is over, right? No! As we enter into the season of Epiphany, the church calendar offers much more for us to celebrate: the glory of God being revealed to us in Christ Jesus. In this episode we talk about some ways that we can celebrate the glory of God being revealed to us through his Son, Jesus and how we can reflect God’s glory in the ordinary seasons of life.

Break out the carols and wassail - it's Christmastide! In a season marked by feasting rather than fasting, what does it look like to go all out and really celebrate Christmas? Join us as we discuss some of our Christmas traditions and how the church calendar helps us to meaningfully celebrate the twelve days of Christmas.

What is Advent and how is it different than Christmas? How do you decorate for Advent? And most importantly, WHEN is it ok to start decorating for Christmas? In this episode, we set out to answer these questions and discuss some basic Advent practices you can begin to incorporate into your rhythms during this time of year. Happy Advent!

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