After patiently waiting through the season of Advent, we finally get to celebrate Christmas! So, was it everything you expected? Did you have the time of your life? Experiencing any post-holiday blues? Why is this season, which is declared "the happiest time of the year" often full of stress, sadness and disappointment? Is there a secret to being happier that we're overlooking? And what does the birth of Jesus have to do with any of this?

What can fall leaves, the poetry of Ecclesiastes, the first murder victim in the Bible and Jesus’ words about suffering teach us about letting go? What might we gain, if we could truly let go?

Here's a little background on the person behind Mini Chapel Podcast and what led her to start offering progressive sermons for modern-day listeners online.

What can Isaiah's encounter with the divine and Nicodemus' conversation with Jesus teach us about following a God we cannot see and answering a 'call' that seems so difficult to hear?

Doubting Thomas refuses to believe what he's being told by his fellow disciples (Jesus is alive!) Should his protest be scorned or celebrated? Is the opposite of doubt, faith or certainty? 

What the seemingly archaic spiritual practice of fasting has to do with blindness, modern addictions and gratitude.

A new twist on the classic story of David facing Goliath.

A reflection based on the story of Jesus' rejection in his hometown of Nazareth.

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