29: Advent with Jen Pollock Michel: God's comfort and mission

We’re busy and yet we want to connect with God. Listen in to these four weeks of short conversations that you can listen to in the midst of your real life with Ashley Hales and Jen Pollock Michel. We talk about the reality of December with busy schedules and messy pine needles and how to meet God in the real instead of the ideal.

Listen in wherever you listen to podcasts!

*A quick note: I wanted to let you know that we’ve changed podcast hosts. So make sure you’ve subscribed to this RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CHRTDY4295404622

LINKS

Jen’s reflections on Advent are available to her email subscribers here.

Jen’s book, Surprised by Paradox (which has a section on the incarnation).

Ashley’s book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs, (which is helpful on consumerism and generosity this season).

Tish Harrison Warren in the NYT: “Want to Get into the Spirit of Christmas? Face the Darkness”

SHARE

“Advent isn’t just a private experience. It’s public witness.” @jenpmichel on #Advent with @aahales on #findingholypodcast

We have to face that Advent actually sends us into the public sphere: a cataclysmic message that God is fixing the world through Jesus. @jenpmichel and @aahales on #findingholypodcast

God surprises us in how he fulfills our longings. @aahales @jenpmichel on #findingholypodcast this #Advent

Who am I in relationship with that I can be more intentional with? @aahales @jenpmichel on #findingholypodcast

ONE SMALL STEP

Take 5 minutes each day to slow down. There’s so much to be gained by In those 5 minutes! Put away your to-do list, your sense of control, and instead welcome a bigger story by giving your full attention to the people around you — from your family, to friends, to a neighbor.

Chat on social media chat with us by using the hashtag #findingholypodcast and let us know how your five minutes a day goes!

And for you planner-types, consider Jen’s question: How am I going to make room for God’s mission in 2020?

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