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The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaPop Culture Pastors Hour! Andor Season 2, Episodes 1-3What a blast. Thanks to everyone who joined Edward Goode and me for our first of four (or more?) conversations about Andor. We talked about gender, power and privilege; the “cost of discipleship”; accelerationism as faithful strategy (or not?); and more. Spoilers for all of Andor season 1, plus season 2 episodes 1-3, and the movie Rogue One, and a brief reference to The Last Jedi. See you next week. Between now and then, May the Fourth (and the Force) be with you. Get full access to The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben Dana at m...2025-04-3040 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaBonus Pod: Hope and Resistance in Star Wars's AndorA bonus pod! Season two of Andor premieres on Disney+ this week, and to celebrate, here’s a standalone pod featuring conversations recorded two years ago during season one of the television show. Special thanks to Derrick Weston and Marthame Sanders for these conversations. A few spoilers for season one of Andor, but the spoilers are mainly thematic. Enjoy!~Contact MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.net.Order Hope: A User’s ManualEditor and Producer: Amelia Dana Get full access to T...2025-04-2419 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaTeamwork Makes the Filibuster WorkA few thoughts on Sen. Cory Booker’s filibuster. I didn’t mention this in the video, but it’s somehow fitting that this is taking place on April Fool’s Day. There’s a kind of reckless foolishness at work here. But as the Franciscan blessing says, “May God bless you with just enough foolishness to believe you can make a difference in the world, so you will do what others say cannot be done.”And here’s the link to the David Lamotte TEDx talk I mentioned.Steady on… together. Get full...2025-04-0105 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaSome Verse for Your WeekendJoin me for my next live video in the app Get full access to The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.substack.com/subscribe2025-03-2803 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaRe-Weaving Our Frayed TiesWe did it! Thank you to Ed Goode of Imago Scriptura for trying something new with me, and for the wonderful chat. Watch the recording right here, or check out the episode of What Now with Trevor Noah which inspired our conversation. I appreciated Ed’s connecting Putnam’s work with Peter Block, and am now thinking about the triad concept as a model for ministry. What would it look like to say we don’t go with something—an idea, a new program—without three people at the helm? There are some truly alarming things taking place thes...2025-02-0442 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaSocial isolation: let’s talk about itJoin me for my next live video in the app Get full access to The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.substack.com/subscribe2025-01-3005 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaWe’re not giving up. We’re doing something else.“The way we make change is as important as the change we make.” -Valarie KaurThis moment feels different than eight years ago, and I reflect a bit on why that might be. Get full access to The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.substack.com/subscribe2025-01-2306 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaWhen you’re looking for the lightWhew, y’all. What a tough couple of days. Sending love to my friends in SoCal. Some thoughts about finding light wherever we can. Steady on. Get full access to The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.substack.com/subscribe2025-01-0906 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaSlow is Fast, Fast is Slow (in life and politics)A few thoughts about an Internet scam, and the incoming head of the Office of Management and Budget. How we get hooked, how we can do better. I think it’s worth your time, even though I kept saying it was Tuesday and not Wednesday 🤦♀️🤣Here’s the article I mentioned by Thomas Zimmer: Steady on… Get full access to The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.substack.com/subscribe2024-12-1107 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaEvangelical Christians and Trump—A TheoryHey there, I’ve had something nagging in my brain for the last week or more. Rather than take the time to write it out, given that I have a book to write, I decided to record my thoughts on video (my first live video on Substack!). This is not going out to subscribers, but for anyone who finds it, I submit it as musings that I hope you’ll engage with, consider, and correct and challenge where needed. I’m not sending it out to subscribers—with anxieties and tensions high, and given my role, it’s not my p...2024-10-3115 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaThe Greatness of the SmallThe Blue Room podcast is back--sort of--with something new this week! I’ve been wanting to play around with audio here on Substack, the platform that hosts the Blue Room. I thought I’d give it a try using the audio from last Sunday’s sermon. Nothing fancy in this prototype, not even an intro or outro, just the sermon audio. Let me know how it works for you! The scripture text: Mark 4:26-34Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep an...2024-06-2116 min
Things Not Seen PodcastHope in Our Bodies: Maryann McKibben Dana [Rebroadcast]Rev. Maryann McKibben Dana returns to our show to talk about her recent book, Hope: A User's Manual. She reflects on the surprising place where hope is often found--in the messiness of our imperfect, flawed, beautiful human bodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-11-191h 00
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaS02 E06 Hope Beyond HopeIt’s the season two finale! Today, we wrap up our series of conversations about Hope: A User’s Manual.Section six of the book is Hope Beyond Hope. If you’ve read the book, we hope this conversation will enhance that section. If you haven’t read it, the conversation stands on its own.This section is a bit of a catch-all, wrap-up section. It’s about how we persevere amid everything or despite everything, when we’re feeling hopeful and even when we’re not.Our guest is Tim Beal, Distinguished University Pro...2023-04-1927 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaS02 E05 The Practice of HopeToday, we continue our series of conversations about Hope: A User’s Manual.Section five of the book is The Practice of Hope. If you’ve read the book, we hope this conversation will enhance that section. If you haven’t read it, the conversation stands on its own.Section five is the get-your-hands-dirty section, so what could be more fitting than a conversation about gardening with Derrick Weston! As you’ll hear, we talk about a lot more than just gardening: food, faith, race, justice… it’s a wide-ranging conversation that stands well alongside the most pra...2023-04-0529 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaS02 E04 Hope Travels in StoryToday, we continue our series of conversations about Hope: A User’s Manual.Section four of the book is Hope Travels in Story. If you’ve read the book, we hope this conversation will enhance that section. If you haven’t read it, the conversation stands on its own.Today, MaryAnn’s guest is Patrice Gopo. Patrice is an award-winning essayist and the author of books for adults and children. Her essay collection, All the Colors We Will See, was Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. Her debut picture book, All the Places We Call Hom...2023-03-2428 min
Food and Faith PodcastWhere We Find Hope: A Conversation with Rev. MaryAnn McKibben DanaDerrick is joined by Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana to discuss cooking, gardening, and her new book "Hope: A User's Manual".
The Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana is a writer, pastor, speaker, and ministry coach living in the Virginia suburbs of DC. She is author of three books, Hope: A User’s Manual, God, Improv, and the Art of Living, and Sabbath in the Suburbs. In addition to her books, her writing has appeared in TIME.com, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Religion Dispatches, Journal for Preachers, Coaching World, and the Christian Century, and in a monthly column for Presby...2023-03-1759 min
aijcastWhat Hope Is Not: MaryAnn McKibben Dana (Bonus)The podcast tables turned as Marthame Sanders was the guest on MaryAnn McKibben Dana’s podcast The Blue Room. MaryAnn is a pastor, author, and improviser. Her latest book is Hope: A User’s Manual.2023-03-1029 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaS02 Bonus Episode: Good Hope, Good AncestorsToday, we interrupt our regular season with a bonus episode! Sandhya Jha is someone I’ve known through various professional networks, and I’m an avid reader of Sandhya’s wonderful Thursday newsletter, called Joy in Social Justice. I love their work and wanted you to get to know Sandhya as well. We talk about Sandhya’s approach to anti-racism and anti-oppression work, how we find hope in the struggle, and the vital work of getting in touch with the stories of our ancestors, whether familial, cultural, or spiritual, so that we can be good ancestors for future generations. San...2023-03-0832 min
The Daily EdifyHope: A User's ManualToday's episode is about a recent book by MaryAnn McKibben Dana, "Hope: A User's Manual." I found it to be so resonant that we picked as our theme for the season of Lent at the church I serve. It's a nuanced and thoughtful take on hope, replete with practical suggestions.Feedback? I'd love to hear from you at thedailyedify@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, friends. You are loved and never alone!2023-03-0309 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaS02 E03: Hope Lives in the BodyToday, we continue our series of conversations about Hope: A User’s Manual.Section three of the book is Hope Lives in the Body. If you’ve read the book, we hope this conversation will enhance that section. If you haven’t read it, the conversation stands on its own.Today, MaryAnn’s guest is the Rev. Lynn Horan, an interfaith theologian and leadership consultant specializing in women’s leadership development in both spiritual and secular contexts. She is currently a doctoral fellow through Antioch University's PhD Program in Leadership and Change, exploring embodied le...2023-03-0135 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaS02 E02: What Hope IsToday, we continue our series of conversations about Hope: A User’s Manual.Section two of the book is What Hope Is. If you’ve read the book, we hope this conversation will enhance that section. If you haven’t read it, the conversation stands on its own.Today, MaryAnn’s guest is Marilyn Finch Williams, LCSW, Psychotherapist, Neurofeedback Practitioner and Founder of the MEDIAN Center for Resilience and Brain Training… and MaryAnn’s own coach/therapist! Marilyn has degrees in International Relations and Social Work and began her career working with families of terrorist...2023-02-1533 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaS02 E01: What Hope Is NotWelcome to season two! Today, we begin a series of conversations that stand alongside the sections of Hope: A User’s Manual. Section one of the book is What Hope Is Not. If you’ve read the book, we hope this conversation will enhance that section. If you haven’t read it, the conversation stands on its own.Today, MaryAnn speaks with Marthame Sanders. Marthame is an Atlanta-based podcaster, producer, musician, improviser, and consultant. He is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Chicago and has served in ministry as international mission staff, youth...2023-02-0128 min
Sunrise Road PodcastMaryAnn McKibben DanaPastor and author MaryAnn McKibben Dana shares with Pastors Melodie and Thomas about her most recent book’s exploration of hope. Using her book, Hope: A User’s Manual, to guide the discussion, MaryAnn shares how she wrestles with a definition of hope from a faith perspective. Beginning with what hope IS NOT, the three pastors together explore what hope IS and what hope DOES!2023-01-2651 min
Things Not Seen PodcastHope in Our Bodies: Maryann McKibben DanaRev. Maryann McKibben Dana returns to our show to talk about her recent book, Hope: A User's Manual. She reflects on the surprising place where hope is often found--in the messiness of our imperfect, flawed, beautiful human bodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-11-131h 00
The HabitMaryann McKibben Dana Has HopeMaryAnn McKibben Dana is a writer, a free-range pastor, a speaker, and a leadership coach. Her most recent book is Hope: A User's Manual. MaryAnn embarked on this book as a way of writing herself back to hope after a grueling few years of life and world events. In this episode, MaryAnn and Jonathan talk about hope that is not predictive, the difference between hope and optimism, and the ways that hope orients us toward the good, not necessarily toward success.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...2022-10-2444 min
Book HubEpisode 58: MaryAnn McKibben Dana - Hope in Vulnerable BodiesLinks mentioned in this episode: Buy MaryAnn’s book: https://www.maryannmckibbendana.net/thebooks MaryAnn also has a book to giveaway to new subscribers to her newsletter, The Blue Room. Sign up here to enter: https://maryannmckibbendana.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-09-1612 min
Book HubEpisode 58: MaryAnn McKibben Dana - Hope in Vulnerable BodiesLinks mentioned in this episode: Buy MaryAnn’s book: https://www.maryannmckibbendana.net/thebooks MaryAnn also has a book to giveaway to new subscribers to her newsletter, The Blue Room. Sign up here to enter: https://maryannmckibbendana.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-09-1612 min
aijcastS20E17 - MaryAnn McKibben Dana (Revisited)Writer-speaker-coach and free-range pastor MaryAnn McKibben Dana talks about Sabbath, Improv, and the art of writing.2022-09-0231 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaHope Notes: A Preview of Hope: A User's Manual, MaryAnn's Next Book!MaryAnn's sabbatical begins in two weeks and two days! We finish out our season of Hope Notes with a preview of her book, Hope: A User's Manual, which comes out in August. Available now for pre-order. Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast and following MaryAnn on YouTube--we will be dropping some bonus goodies this summer as well.Pre-order Hope: A User's Manual from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop, or wherever you order books. Contact MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.net. Editor and Producer: Caroline Dana Get full a...2022-05-2009 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaHope Notes: Art and Music for the End of the WorldToday, a replay of a Hope Notes conversation from a few months ago in which I talk about art that equips us for hard times. Maybe the hardest of times. Maybe even apocalyptic times.First, we talk about music for the end of the world. Then, a short detour into the book and TV series Station Eleven, which you don't need to have read or seen in order to follow the discussion. Finally, I explore two types of stories, with some superhero examples. Throughout, I draw from an article from Vox.com, “A syllabus for a new wo...2022-05-1218 min
The ChurchNext PodcastHow to Take a Sabbath with MaryAnn McKibben DanaIf you’re interested in learning more about keeping the Sabbath, check out books, such as MaryAnn’s Sabbath in the Suburbs: A Family’s Experiment with Holy Time, Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal and Delight in Our Busy Lives by Wayne Muller, and The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time by Judith Shulevitz.You might be interested in other ChurchNext classes on similar topics. Try: Handling the Work/Life Balance with David Gray; Living a Spiritual Life with Mary Gray-Reeves; How to Discern God's Will with Ruth Haley Barton; How to Forgive with Virginia Holeman...2022-04-2628 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaHope Notes: Wall-E, Earth Day, and Irrational LovePre-order HOPE: A User's Manual here or wherever books are available online!~During 2021, I hosted a series of online conversations looking at various works of art and pop culture, with an eye toward what these works have to teach us about hope. What does hope look like during a global pandemic? What tools do we need as we find our way? How do we find the strength to persevere? I called these conversations Hope Notes.Today, we revisit a conversation with my friend Sarah Scherschligt, a Lutheran pastor, climate activist, and author of...2022-04-2517 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaHope Notes: tick, tick...BOOM!, and How to Live Like We’re Running Out of TimeDuring 2021, I hosted a series of online conversations looking at various works of art and pop culture, with an eye toward what these works have to teach us about hope. What does hope look like during a global pandemic? What tools do we need as we find our way? How do we find the strength to persevere? I called these conversations Hope Notes.Today, a reflection on tick, tick...BOOM!, last year’s biopic of composer Jonathan Larson. The film was directed by Lin Manuel Miranda and stars Andrew Garfield. Contact MaryAnn McKibben Dana at mar...2022-04-0810 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaHope Notes: Lord of the Rings, Ukraine, and the Good Worth Fighting ForDuring 2021, I hosted a series of online conversations looking at various works of art and pop culture, with an eye toward what these works have to teach us about hope. What does hope look like during a global pandemic? What tools do we need as we find our way? How do we find the strength to persevere? I called these conversations Hope Notes.Today, we revisit a conversation with my brother Matthew McKibben about the Lord of the Rings trilogy and make connections between the themes of that story and the war in Ukraine.Resources...2022-03-2416 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaHope Notes: Free Guy, Two Years of Covid, and Playing the Right GameDuring 2021, I hosted a series of online conversations looking at various works of art and pop culture, with an eye toward what these works have to teach us about hope. What does hope look like during a global pandemic? What tools do we need as we find our way? How do we find the strength to persevere? I called these conversations Hope Notes.Today we're doing things a little differently! This is an all-in-one-take set of reflections about the movie Free Guy, and what it has to say about the point-ification of modern life, and playing a...2022-03-1116 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaHope Notes: Black Panther, Part 2During 2021, I hosted a series of online conversations looking at various works of art and pop culture, with an eye toward what these works have to teach us about hope. What does hope look like during a global pandemic? What tools do we need as we find our way? How do we find the strength to persevere? I called these conversations Hope Notes.Today, we bring you part 2 of my conversation with my friend Derrick Weston about the film Black Panther. Derrick is a writer, podcaster, and filmmaker working at the intersection of food and faith. Hear...2022-02-2514 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaHope Notes: Black Panther, Part 1During 2021, I hosted a series of online conversations looking at various works of art and pop culture, with an eye toward what these works have to teach us about hope. What does hope look like during a global pandemic? What tools do we need as we find our way? How do we find the strength to persevere? I called these conversations Hope Notes.Today, we bring you part 1 of a conversation with my friend Derrick Weston about the film Black Panther. Derrick is a writer, podcaster, and filmmaker working at the intersection of food and faith. Hear...2022-02-1118 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaHope Notes: The Long WinterDuring 2021, I hosted a series of online conversations looking at various works of art and pop culture, with an eye toward what these works have to teach us about hope. What does hope look like during a global pandemic? What tools do we need as we find our way? How do we find the strength to persevere? I called these conversations Hope Notes.Here's an excerpt from the first Hope Notes, looking at Laura Ingalls Wilder's novel The Long Winter.This is our inaugural podcast! We're learning and adapting as we go and value your...2022-01-2712 min
Well WisdomThe Power of HopeVisit with MaryAnn McKibben Dana to explore the power of hope and learn how beauty, connecting with others, and activism can build our hope.2022-01-1733 min
Central Florida PresbycastMaryAnn McKibben Dana on Hope, Improv and SabbathMaryAnn McKibben Dana shares her thoughts on how ministry is changing in light of the pandemic. She also discusses her upcoming book "Hope: A User's Manual"--what led her to write about the topic of hope and what unexpected insights she gained. She also talks about how her three books on Sabbath, Improv and Hope have shaped her “Grand Unified Theory of MaryAnn” (as Jody dubbed it).MaryAnn's websiteSubscribe to The Blue Room, MaryAnn's newsletterBook Links, via Bookshop.org:Sabbath in the Suburbs: A Family's Experiment with Holy TimeGod, Improv, and the...2021-12-1746 min
Parents Take FiveEpisode 13 - Improv in Parenting Pt. 2We’re revisiting Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana and her theories on improvisation in parenting. She discusses how easy it can be to fit moments of faith into our hectic lives by simply "doing what's obvious" and taking advantage of the small moments that matter. To hear the first installment of this conversation and to learn more about MaryAnn, check out episode nine, "Improv in Parenting Pt. 1" or head over to our Facebook page, Parents Take Five Podcast.
2019-06-1506 minParents Take FiveEpisode 09 - Improv in Parenting Pt. 1Today's episode is one part of an amazing conversation Rev. Jen got to have with Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana. MaryAnn is a writer, pastor, speaker, and ministry coach from Virginia. Over the next few months, you'll get to hear installments of their conversation about how MaryAnn uses her knowledge of stage improv and applies it to her every day life, faith, and even to her parenting.
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The Practical Christian PodcastAndrew Lombardi and Stephen Durkota | The Laity PodcastToday I get to sit down with Andrew Lombardi and Stephen Durkota, two very good friends of mine who started The Laity Podcast last year to share a conversation they'd been having with other people: how to mature in your faith without losing your footing.Make sure to check out The Laity Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!Become a Patron to schedule your 1-on-1 coaching session with me and put together a game plan to execute your idea.Things we mention in this episode:"The Sabbath"2019-04-221h 06
Things Not Seen PodcastBold Choices: MaryAnn McKibben Dana [REBROADCAST]We speak to Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana about her new book, God, Improv, and the Art of Living. She discusses the philosophy of improvisation and how it can inform our decisions about life and faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-11-1147 min
Give and TakeEpisode 109: God, Improv and the Art of Living, with MaryAnn McKibben DanaMy guest is MaryAnn McKibben Dana. Her newest book is God, Improv and the Art of Living. In it she blends Scripture, psychology, theology, and pop culture in a wise, funny, down-to-earth guide to improv as a practice for life. Offering concrete spiritual wisdom in the form of seven improvisational principles, this book will help readers become more awake, creative, resilient, and ready to play--even (and perhaps especially) when life doesn't go according to plan.
"We are all improvisers," says McKibben Dana, "whether we realize it or not. We improvise in order to get through the d...2018-06-2742 min
Sunday Morning Matinee#44: Stranger than FictionOn this week’s episode Matt and Adam talk with pastor, writer, and speaker MaryAnn McKibben Dana about stories, improv, and the 2006 comedy, Stranger than Fiction. In our first segment, “Justification by Faith,” the group talks about authors, the impact of our stories, and the sacrifice that counts as love. In our second segment, “Preaching to the Choir,” the group discusses the intersection of Stranger than Fiction and the lectionary texts for May 6th, 2018, Easter 6. The conversation centers mainly on Peter’s baptism in Acts as a moment of improvisation of God’s story. Finally, in the last segment, “Postludes,” Adam digs up an ol...2018-04-3050 min
Things Not Seen PodcastBold Choices: MaryAnn McKibben DanaWe speak to Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana about her new book, God, Improv, and the Art of Living. She discusses the philosophy of improvisation and how it can inform our decisions about life and faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-04-1547 min
Adult FormationMaryAnn McKibben Dana [Navigating the Seas of Change] - AudioRev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana, writer and Presbyterian pastor, leads us in Improvising with God. How is God at work in our lives and how do we respond? Examples of God’s improvisation from scripture are explored as we challenge ourselves to see God in creative and surprising ways through music, pop culture, literature and psychology.2017-03-0559 min
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria VAMaryAnn McKibben Dana [Navigating the Seas of Change]Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana, writer and Presbyterian pastor, leads us in Improvising with God. How is God at work in our lives and how do we respond? Examples of God’s improvisation from scripture are explored as we challenge ourselves to see God in creative and surprising ways through music, pop culture, literature and psychology.2017-03-0559 minAdult Formation[Navigating the Seas of Change] Spirituality in the Smartphone Age - AudioSome commentators praise the power of technology to help us organize and connect. Others say the Internet is decimating our attention spans and weakening our relationships in real life. This session offers theological grounding and practical wisdom as we navigate the joys and perils of this digital age—ever-changing yet here to stay. Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana is the author of Sabbath in the Suburbs: A Family’s Experiment with Holy Time (2012).2016-10-0951 minWestminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria VA[Navigating the Seas of Change] Spirituality in the Smartphone AgeSome commentators praise the power of technology to help us organize and connect. Others say the Internet is decimating our attention spans and weakening our relationships in real life. This session offers theological grounding and practical wisdom as we navigate the joys and perils of this digital age—ever-changing yet here to stay. Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana is the author of Sabbath in the Suburbs: A Family’s Experiment with Holy Time (2012).2016-10-0951 min
The Synod of Mid-AmericaIs taking Sabbath selfish? [SoMAcast]Poor James. He's really tired and worn out. This week he and Landon reflect on Sabbath, Sabbatical, and owning our own self-care. In the episode: MC Frontalot: I'll Form the Head (it's a geek joke) Come to OASIS! MaryAnn McKibben Dana's Sabbath in the SuburbsLandon's Email SabbaticalThe Protestant work ethicPreparation for Sabbath is hard workSabbath is an outgrowth of genuine relationshipWhat is our theology of employment?Learn about these people now: Seth Godin, Merlin Mann, Leo Babauta, Tim Ferriss ... Seriously, RIGHT NOW.And now... nap time.31 minutes2013-08-1300 minThe Synod of Mid-AmericaEpisode 007. Licence to Thrill [SoMAcast]Sometimes, we don't say the things we need to say. This week, Landon and James talk about the things Pastors should say to congregations and vice versa. In this episode: Landon and James do a little catch up. with where they've each been during the week. First full week in the new office!Landon's upcoming email sabbatical, inspired by danah boydRachel Held Evans: 11 Things I Wish More Pastors Would SayThe Theophilus Project: 10 Things Pastors Need to Hear from Their CongregationsConfession and Assurance; Total Depravity, "10 pounds of crap in a 5 pound bag"Be...2013-06-2400 min
gcr's PodcastMaryAnn McKibben Dana: Sabbath in the SuburbsDerrick Weston will be talking to MaryAnn McKibben Dana about her book, Sabbath in the Suburbs. How do you practice Sabbath in this busy, stressed-out world? Is Sabbath just a luxury for those who don't have kids? What if both parents are working? Does Sabbath make sense in our modern life? How does Sabbath help us to become more human?2013-02-0654 min