End of Year Pandemic Joy

The full cast assembles to reflect on, and even celebrate, the long, strange year of 2020.

As 2020 ends and 2021 begins, the entire cast and crew of Mere Fidelity has gathered to examine in their own inimitable way how this year has affected both the church at large and the individual Christian. Matt, Derek, Andrew, and Alastair share their personal experiences of joy and anxiety in 2020, and they offer practical advice on how they have thrived and what their plans are going forward. You’ll also hear an amazing impersonation by Andrew. Thank you for listening and for sharing the joy of Mere Fidelity!

The Book of the Month is Christ Our Salvation: Expositions & Proclamations, by John Webster, edited by Daniel Bush. Christ Our Salvation is an edifying and spiritually enriching collection of sermons by the renowned John Webster. For the month of December 2020, Mere Fidelity listeners will get a 25% discount on their purchase of this volume with the code MEREFIDELITYDEC at checkout.

Timestamps

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Much gratitude to Lexham Press
2:02
2020 Survivors Guilt; Different Experiences of Similar Phenomena
14:48
Where did THAT come from?
17:51
How has 2020 affected the church?
24:13
Joy as Antidote to Anxiety
28:48
Living Off Emotional Reserves and How to Reinvest in Them Smartly
35:05
Best Advice for Surviving Into 2021

Follow DerekAndrew, and Alastair for more tweet-sized brilliance. Thanks to Timothy Crouch for keeping us organized. Special thanks to Tim Motte for sound editing. And thanks to The Joy Eternal for lending us their music, which everybody should download out of gratitude for their kindness.

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