After a few weeks off, Tim and Kate are back recapping the season and looking back on what Lent and our conversations had to offer us. They also look forward to what the liturgical calendar holds for us in the year to come.

In this episdoe:

• Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren

In this Holy Week Midweek Moment, we encourage you lean into the practices that Troy Hatfield shared in our last episode. Tim also shares about how his reality this week has aligned with the story of Holy Week.

Additional Holy Week Resources:

• Three Holy Week Timelines (One, Two, Three)
• Children's Books for Holy Week
• A Concise Guide to Holy Week for Families from Little Way Chapel

We will be back after Easter. We pray that you have a joyous and blessed Easter as you celebrate the risen Christ. Happy Easter!

Digging into the richness and tradition of Holy Week, Troy Hatfield brings profound reflections on Lent amidst pandemic, personal transformation and schools us on the beauty of the Feast of the Annunciation!

Invitations to practice this week:

1. Contemplation: Choose one of the gospel accounts of the death and crucifixion of Jesus and read it multiple times a day for three days. Then take an imaginative approach, thinking about what happened along the way, allowing yourself to sink deeply into the story.
2. Face the difficulty of waiting. Ask yourself: What is currently unresolved in my life? What appears like it will remain in the tomb? Name it as specifically as you can. And then consider sharing that with one person.
3. Mourning: Find time to sit and allow yourself to face the intensity of your emotions right now. Give yourself permission over these three days to let yourself lean into those feelings.

In this episode:
Cross-Shattered Christ: Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Jesus by Stanley Hauerwas

We pray that you find richness this Holy Week as we anticipate the joy of Easter. Practice well.

Kate and Tim reflect on their conversation with Father Andrew Honoré and how their fasting practices are going.

Have you given something up for Lent? Is it food? Something else? We'd love to hear what it is and how it's going for you. Send us an email at seasonalpracticepodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment on Instagram @seasonalpracticepodcast. 

Practice well.

Fr. Andrew Honoré, priest and pastor of Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church speaks with us about fasting. He shares about the rich Lenten practices and tradition of fasting in the Orthodox Church. He also shares how the congregation supports each other throughout the Lenten season.

More on Lent in the Antiochian Orthodox Church here.

We'd love to hear from you. How are you observing Lent? Have you ever fasted? Are you fasting from food or something else? What has the practice of fasting brought to your spiritual journey?

Share your stories with us at seasonalpracticepodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening! Practice well.

Kate and Tim talk more about lament in their lives as well as biblical context of lament.

In this episode: 

• Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop
• Psalm 38:9-11

We’d love to hear how your practice is going as you journey through Lent. Send us an email at seasonalpracticepodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment on Instagram @seasonalpracticepodcast. 

Practice well.

We're joined by J.R. Pittman, Pastor of Ignite Fellowship Church in Grand Rapids, MI as we talk about lament in the context of today's world. He also hosts Ignite Radio.

In this episode:

• Amos 5
• Matthew 27:46
• Luke 23:34

We'd love to hear from you. How are you observing Lent? How have you seen God working through lament in your life?

Share your stories with us at seasonalpracticepodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening!

In this episode, Kate and Tim reflect on their journey, stumbling forward with the practice of confession and we also hear a story of confession from one of our listeners!

Also, Tim mentions a powerful moment from Jemar Tisby in his most recent Pass The Mic Podcast: https://thewitnessbcc.com/leave-loud-jemar-tisbys-story/

We’d love to hear how your practice is going as you journey through Lent! 
Send us an email at seasonalpracticepodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment on Instagram @seasonalpracticepodcast. 

Practice well.