Eastertide in the Time of Coronavirus

The cast convenes to discuss how they are navigating Easter celebrations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Matt, Derek, and Alastair discuss how they are celebrating Easter in the time of coronavirus, and how the Eastertide season looks to them in quarantine. Listen in for insights on how to celebrate the victory over death in the midst of suffering and death, how we are theologizing our current events, and how to cultivate joy, fear, and gratitude.

Timestamps

0:00
The strangest Easter ever
2:30
When does Easter begin and how long does it go? + The interesting similarities of our quarantine with the church calendar as the backdrop of our lives
11:30
How we are and are not theologizing our current events with the events of Easter
24:58
The practices to take to cultivate joy, fear, and gratitude
30:48
Last thoughts (Alastair describes the Song of Solomon as an Easter story) + Conclusion

Follow Derek, Andrew, and Alastair for more tweet-sized brilliance. Thanks to Caleb Wait 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.

COVID-19 Current Events Easter Church Year
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