A Plain Account

SHOW NOTES  Our texts this week are here  Our prayer this week is by Jan Richardson from her book Circle of Grace Alicia reads from the commentary notes in the Life With God Study Bible (NRSV) published by Renovare, and she highly recommends this bible “And a Soul Felt Its Worth: a Sermon on an Overlooked Miracle” by Nadia Bolz-Weber Music for the season: Alicia’s Advent Playlist and Matt’s Advent EP Our in-house Advent devotional guide: Prepare the Way Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.

Our texts this week are here  Our prayer this week: “Liturgy for Those Looking For Joy” From Liturgies for Hope by Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore The Death Valley Superbloom (image search)  Lots of quotes today: the difference between a path and a road is from "Native Hill" by  Wendell Berry, a quote from "Caminante No Hay Comino" by Antonio Machado, Poetry Unbound with Padraig O’Tuama, "We Lived Happily During the War," by Ilya Kaminsky, Check out Kate Bowler’s work Music for the season: Alicia’s Advent Playlist and Matt’s Advent EP Our in-house Advent devotional guide: Prepare the Way Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.

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Our texts this week are here Our prayer this week is “Blessing the Way” by Jan Richardson from her book Circle of Grace Music for the season: Alicia’s Advent Playlist and Matt’s Advent EP Our in-house Advent devotional guide: Prepare the Way Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.

Our texts this week are here Our prayer this week is “Blessing When the World is Ending” by Jan Richardson from her book Circle of Grace Music for the season: Alicia’s Advent Playlist and Matt’s Advent EP Our in-house Advent devotional guide: Prepare the Way Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.

Hi everyone! A quick announcement: no new episode this week or next week. We’re moving into Isaiah for Advent Year A (the texts are here).  Check out our Advent devotional guide, Prepare The Way  and Alicia's annual Advent Spotify playlist. If you enjoy our podcast music, our producer Matt is releasing a special EP for Advent. Starting November 27th, he’ll release one track every Sunday tying into the themes of Advent — Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. For updates on how to listen, you can follow him on social media — @SonTerreMusic – and https://www.mattgosemusic.com/ Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount You can still watch the replay of our Advent Planning Workshop! Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount

SHOW NOTES:  Our texts this week are here Our prayer this week is from Jan Richardson, “On The Feast of All Saints”   Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.  Follow Matt @SonTerreMusic for more info about his EP!

Our texts this week are here Our prayer this week: “A Liturgy Before Giving (II)” from Every Moment Holy (Vol 1) (using this affiliate link helps us with a small commission and is a great way to support the show) For a deeper dive into the powers and principalities, check out The Word Before the Powers. Check out the Slow Money Network and CNote for ideas on alternative investing. Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music. GIVEAWAY: Send a screenshot of your recent review of the APA Podcast to podcast@aplainaccount.org and you will be entered to win a gift box! One entry per person; a winner will be chosen at random and notified on November 1st with an email reply to the original entry. JOIN US ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/aplainaccount

Our texts this week are here Our prayer this week: “A Prayer for Reconciliation” from Daily Prayer With The Corrymeela Community (using this affiliate link helps us with a small commission and is a great way to support the show) For practices for attending and describing Scripture texts, check out Anna Carter Florence’s book, Preaching as Testimony.  Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music. GIVEAWAY: Send a screenshot of your recent review of the APA Podcast to podcast@aplainaccount.org and you will be entered to win a gift box! One entry per person; a winner will be chosen at random and notified on November 1st with an email reply to the original entry. JOIN US ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/aplainaccount

Our texts this week are here Our prayer this week is: "A Prayer for the Tired, Angry Ones" by Laura Jean Thurman in Sarah Bessey's collection A Rhythm of Prayer  (using this affiliate link helps us with a small commission and is a great way to support the show– AND Bookshop.org is offering free shipping October 11 & 12, so now is a perfect time to buy some books!) GIVEAWAY: Send a screenshot of your recent review of the APA Podcast to podcast@aplainaccount.org and you will be entered to win a gift box! One entry per person; a winner will be chosen at random and notified on November 1st with an email reply to the original entry email.  JOIN US ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/aplainaccount  Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.