episode 88: Advent themes and volleyball
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As we open up, we’re watching the new captioning tools on Zoom and noticing a few errors, or might they be more correct than we know? To quote Zoom captions: “profound things will be sad…”</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Craig and Cody talked about sports, with a focus on <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/30/sport/nebraska-volleyball-world-record-womens-attendance-spt/index.html">volleyball</a> and <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/38970420/nhl-nixes-marc-andre-fleury-mask-honoring-native-americans">hockey</a>, and a look at the ranking of sports based on player salaries. Cody talked about Advent music, focusing largely on nontraditional (i.e. not in hymnals) songs.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Follow the NCAA Volleyball tournament at: </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Where to watch: <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/38992406/how-watch-2023-ncaa-women-volleyball-championship-espn">https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/38992406/how-watch-2023-ncaa-women-volleyball-championship-espn</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Find the bracket: <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/volleyball-women/d1/2023">https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/volleyball-women/d1/2023</a> </p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://youtu.be/y9gclDGVGo8?si=3YO0PtQODjv7235Y">Common Hymnal – Humble People</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://youtu.be/IetPAANnhzQ?si=R_OO0WCrdVTO9TaE">The Hound + The Fox – What Child is This/Child of the Poor</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://youtu.be/jr_nZHUYhOw?si=aFRABuPhdJmbIcCf">Tracey Thorn – Joy</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://youtu.be/a_h63O-u7Ts?si=gT0DcIqCUXDhqyLa">Dave Bazan – I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://youtu.be/icMIrizsOh8?si=k09FRo2vqZCQvc_C">Alana Levandoski – First Advent</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Starting off, though, continuing the conversation about theological assumptions, Cody and Craig talked about the <em>proper </em>order of themes for Advent. Here are some possible themes:</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">What is the proper order of Advent themes and why?</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">a. Joy, Peace, Love, Hope</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">b. Hope, Justice, Peace, Joy</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">c. Peace, Peace, Peace, Peace</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">d. Faith, Hope, Joy, Love, Light</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">e. Prophecy, Promise, Fulfillment, Faith</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">f. Signs, Saviors, Serpents, Song</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">g. Waiting, Preparing, Singing, Laboring</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">h. wear, wash, rinse, repeat</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">What do you think would be the best? </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Login to <a href="https://patreon.com/craigdmorton?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link">Patreon and give us a boost</a>, if you will. Also, make sure to rate, like, and share our podcasts. We do all this on a shoestring budget (both money and time are scarce). </p>