Season 21
Honest Advent
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Advent is upon us again. This season, we’ve invited artist, author, and speaker Scott Erickson to join us. Transforming Center team member Charity McClure is also on the microphone. Together with Ruth, the three will discuss how an honest Advent leads to honest hope. Using images from his book, Honest Advent, they will explore issues of vulnerability, humanity, and uncertainty, all while wondering where is God in these things?
Season 21: Preparing for Advent: Honest Longings, Honest Questions
Advent is upon us again. This season, we’ve invited artist, author, and speaker Scott Erickson to join us. Transforming Center team member Charity McClure is also on the microphone. Together…
Listen and access show notesSeason 21: Honest Advent | Week 1: Where is God in My Uncertainty?
As we mark the first week of Advent we are examining the Annunciation. How do we define a revelation and what does it expose in us? What does a revelation…
Listen and access show notesSeason 21: Honest Advent | Week 2: Where is God in my Vulnerability?
This week, as Ruth, Scott, and Charity examine Scott’s “cover” of Sister Grace Remington’s beautiful painting Mary and Eve, they delve into womanhood, mothering, and the invitation to embrace vulnerability…
Listen and access show notesSeason 21: Honest Advent | Week 3: Where is God in My Humanity?
Ruth, Scott, and Charity continue their journey through Advent with a conversation around Scott’s pieces, Sacred and Mighty. With these images, they explore where God is in our humanity, in…
Listen and access show notesSeason 21: Honest Advent | Week 4: Where is God in the Unfolding?
We’ve reached the end of our Advent journey. Ruth, Scott, and Charity come together one last time to wonder where God is in the darkness, the unfolding, and the journey.…
Listen and access show notesVisio Divina Guided Practice | Assumptions
We were so lucky to have Scott Erickson on the podcast this season! Not only did he share his wisdom and thoughtfulness, but he also shared his art and his…
Listen and access show notesBONUS: Preparing for Lent | Fashioning Your Own Desert
Lent is upon us again. In this special bonus episode, Ruth shares her remarks from our recent live, virtual event designed to help us prepare for Lent. Lent is for…
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