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# Sacred Season Episode 3: Christmas
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/sacred-season-episode-3-christmas/
- Published: 2019-12-26T15:34:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-20T19:40:09.000Z
- Description: Join Erin and Danielle as they the season of Christmas and how Christ’s incarnation shapes the way we think about and relate to our own bodies.
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Jake Meador, Sacred Season

Thanks so much for listening to the third episode of Sacred Season!

Opening Scripture: Revelation 21:3

Closing Scripture: Luke 2:25-32

Original podcast music by [Shannon Soderlund](http://www.punchthesunband.com/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) (who does, btw, have [a WONDERFUL Christmas album](https://shannonsoderlund.bandcamp.com/album/sing-we-now-of-christmas?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) that everyone should buy.)

**A few resources for teaching your kids about bodies:**

[God Made All of Me](https://www.amazon.com/God-Made-All-Me-Children/dp/1942572301/ref=sr%5F1%5F2?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3sKajoHK5gIVC2yGCh2IWQiEEAAYASAAEgKdoPD%5FBwE&hvadid=177255214267&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9008148&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=13883007815262124780&hvtargid=kwd-141844311156&hydadcr=16817%5F9799648&keywords=god+made+all+of+me&qid=1577043574&sr=8-2&ref=mereorthodoxy.com) by Justin Holcomb (a book on helping your kids protect their bodies) – There’s an entire “God Made” series wherein different authors tackle tough subjects in a way that’s centered in biblical truth and age-appropriate for younger children. Topics include race, disability, and gender. 

[Psalms of Praise: A Movement Primer](https://www.amazon.com/Psalms-Praise-Movement-Primer-Believer%C2%AE/dp/073697234X/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?crid=2OP75897KEVX5&keywords=psalms+of+praise+a+movement+primer&qid=1577043810&s=books&sprefix=psalms+of+praise%2Cstripbooks%2C157&sr=1-1&ref=mereorthodoxy.com) by Danielle Hitchen (a book about how we praise God with our whole bodies)

[Jesus Heals: An Anatomy Primer](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0736979441/ref=dbs%5Fa%5Fdef%5Frwt%5Fbibl%5Fvppi%5Fi5?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) by Danielle Hitchen (a book about how God cares for our whole body)

**And for adults:**

[Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith](https://www.amazon.com/Earthen-Vessels-Bodies-Matter-Faith/dp/076420856X/ref=sr%5F1%5F2?keywords=matthew+lee+anderson&qid=1577043882&s=books&sr=1-2&ref=mereorthodoxy.com) by Matthew Lee Anderson (a book which carefully explores how our bodies are central to our faith lives)