Sacred Season Episode 3: Christmas

December 26th, 2019 | 2 min read

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 (who does, btw, have a WONDERFUL Christmas album that everyone should buy.)

A few resources for teaching your kids about bodies:

God Made All of Me 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 by Danielle Hitchen (a book about how we praise God with our whole bodies)

Jesus Heals: An Anatomy Primer 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 by Matthew Lee Anderson (a book which carefully explores how our bodies are central to our faith lives)

Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he studied English and History. He lives in Lincoln, NE with his wife Joie, their daughter Davy Joy, and sons Wendell, Austin, and Ambrose. Jake's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, Christianity Today, Fare Forward, the University Bookman, Books & Culture, First Things, National Review, Front Porch Republic, and The Run of Play and he has written or contributed to several books, including "In Search of the Common Good," "What Are Christians For?" (both with InterVarsity Press), "A Protestant Christendom?" (with Davenant Press), and "Telling the Stories Right" (with the Front Porch Republic Press).

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