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Rooted: Anticipating - Testify with Lindsey Mansfield

An introduction to who Lindsey is, what she does at the Table and a bit at the end about celebrating Advent with kids. A lot of stuff about how to disciple kids, both at church and at home. Good stuff!

An introduction to who Lindsey is, what she does at the Table and a bit at the end about celebrating Advent with kids. A lot of ideas about how to disciple kids, both at church and at home. Good stuff!

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Richard, Josh, and Jim lead some Advent songs leading into Christmas.

#6 God With Us (All Sons and Daughters)

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Richard, Josh, and Jim lead some Advent songs leading into Christmas.

#5 Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

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Richard, Josh, and Jim lead some Advent songs leading into Christmas.

#3 Dayspring of Life (The Briliance)

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Richard, Josh, and Jim lead some Advent songs leading into Christmas.

#4 O Come, O Come Emmanuel

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Andy Withrow Andy Withrow

Rooted: Anticipating - Bear w/ Me - "The God Bearers"

The God Bearers

Vanessa & Andy observe Advent with a new show: BEAR WITH ME, where we aim to integrate Belief and Practice in the Christian Life!

Today we explore what it means to carry "God with Us" as we go.

1. What’s in a name? BEAR with me - 0:00
A short bit on how we came up with the name for our podcast “Bear with Me”. We wanted to talk about this because it helps us with our big focus, which is part 2.

2. The God Bearers - 6:35
Revisiting Mary’s role in bearing God with Us and how that helps us think about the Christian Life.

3. Bearing God’s Word - 30:53
We look at the practice of Scripture Memorization as a very practical and down to earth way to bear God’s powerful and transforming Word in us.

Resources from Vanessa:

A "Releasing the Body to God" Exercise via Renovare (when thinking about being God-bearers with our hands, feet, eyes, and ears):

A book foreword by Dallas Willard on memorization

Here's my "Good Stuff to Memorize" ongoing google doc - with passages that I find either beautiful or challenging or interesting

Practices for Internalizing & Externalizing Scripture

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Richard, Josh, and Jim lead some Advent songs leading into Christmas.

#2 Phos Hilaron (Peters Branch)

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Richard, Josh, and Jim lead some Advent songs leading into Christmas.

#1 Holy, Holy, Holy (Sufjan version)

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Rooted: Anticipating - Bear with Me (Vanessa & Andy)

Living on God Time

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains themes of Pregnancy, Labour and Child Bearing.

Vanessa & Andy kick off Advent with a new show: BEAR WITH ME, where we aim to integrate Belief and Practice in the Christian Life!

In our pilot episode, we reflect on the Angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary and her surprising response in Luke chapter 1.

Part 1: "In the 6th Month" - Thinking in God Time - Kairos Time v. Chronos Time - 0:00

Part 2: "You will bear a Son" - How Does God's Kingdom Come? - 28:46

Part 3: "Let it be to me according to your Word" - How to Respond to God's Time, Kingdom & Presence - 42:18

Resources Mentioned:

Article: How Electric Light Changed the Night

Vanessa’s favourite books on reframing "time" as kairos time:

Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren: https://www.ivpress.com/liturgy-of-the-ordinary

Domestic Monastery by Ronald Rolheiser: https://paracletepress.com/products/domestic-monastery

Other resources to "keep time" more intentionally:

Bridgetown Church's Rule of Life Workbook: https://practicingtheway.org/unhurrying-with-a-rule-of-life/workbook

Vancouver's University Hill Congregation Christian Seasons Calendar: https://christiancalendar.squarespace.com/order


Resources Mentioned:

Article: How Electric Light Changed the Night

Vanessa’s favourite books on reframing "time" as kairos time:

Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren: https://www.ivpress.com/liturgy-of-the-ordinary

Domestic Monastery by Ronald Rolheiser: https://paracletepress.com/products/domestic-monastery

Other resources to "keep time" more intentionally:

Bridgetown Church's Rule of Life Workbook: https://practicingtheway.org/unhurrying-with-a-rule-of-life/workbook

Vancouver's University Hill Congregation Christian Seasons Calendar: https://christiancalendar.squarespace.com/order


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Jonathan Ellis Jonathan Ellis

Rooted in Love: Episode 6 - Form: A Catechism with Jonathan Ellis - Part 2

“Form: A Catechism,” led by Jonathan Ellis, takes a look at how what it means “to be a Christian” relates to our roots as a church community. Discussions are taken from the book To Be a Christian, which is a catechism – a text that is meant to be used for the, teaching, instruction, and formation of Christian disciples (followers of Jesus).

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Rooted in Love: Episode 5 - Form: A Catechism with Jonathan Ellis - Part 1

“Form: A Catechism,” led by Jonathan Ellis, takes a look at how what it means “to be a Christian” relates to our roots as a church community. Discussions are taken from the book To Be a Christian, which is a catechism – a text that is meant to be used for the, teaching, instruction, and formation of Christian disciples (followers of Jesus).

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Rooted in Love: Episode 3 - Practice with Vanessa Caruso

Meditation… PRACTICE is about finding ways to translate our ideas, beliefs and questions into things we can actually do, try out, play with, or grow in. In this episode we will focus on ways we can apply our values in the context of our real lives. Imagination required!

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Rooted in Love: Episode 1 - Sermon - Outreaching Love with Jonathan Ellis

The purpose of the church isn’t merely to have a place to come and receive and enjoy community together - there is something greater here too! Jonathan opens up the Scriptures and speaks on GLORIFICATION (Worshipping God) and EDIFICATION (Growing as Disciples and Loving One Another). This equips us for MISSION (Sharing the wealth we have in Jesus with our neighbours)

Therefore, one of our 7 core longings is: “We long for an out-reaching love, for apart from authentic, active service there is no true religion”

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