An episode from the archives! Benjamin and Ryker talk about where to find God–not in the valleys or on the mountaintops–but in the flatlands of ordinary life.

Show Notes (The Theology of The Mundane) S3:E1

Table of Contents & Timestamps:

(0:00-3:40) Update

(3:40-7:40) Introduction

(7:40-14:20) Where is God on Mondays?

(14:40-18:57) Diagnosis: We are Creatures of Habit

(18:57-22:24) Tension: Ordinary or Dull?

(22:24-29:32) The Mundane is the Seedbed for the Miraculous

(29:47-38:02) Jesus Christ: King of the Monumental and the Mundane

(38:17-47:04) Application

(47:15-51:35) Outro

Key Takeaways:

• The mundane has been a consistent theme woven throughout this podcast

• God is King of the ordinary as much as the extraordinary

• God’s goal isn’t to exterminate the mundane, but to fill it with significance

• Jesus didn’t float around the earth: He slept and ate and paid taxes just like we do

• We should look expectantly for what God will do, not only during a mission trip or the start of a new job, but in the everyday rhythms of life

Resources:

• Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren

https://www.amazon.com/Liturgy-Ordinary-Sacred-Practices-Everyday/dp/0830846239

• The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard

https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Conspiracy-Rediscovering-Hidden-Life/dp/0060693339

• “Meaning in the mundane” by Chase Kuhn

https://moore.edu.au/resources/meaning-in-the-mundane/

• The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Presence-God-Brother-Lawrence/dp/1614279683

Music

“Christmas” - Luke Hall

“Edge of Desire” - Luke Hall

“In The Air” - Luke Hall

“Final” - Luke Hall

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