Praxis 150: Pastor Deb Conklin on Winter Solstice, Christmas, Understanding Darkness

Original air date: December 21, 2015

Host Taylor Weech is joined in the studio by UMC pastor and social justice organizer Deb Conklin to discuss the solstice, her own Advent tradition, and the ways we use stories to understand and move through darkness in life.

Includes portions of the following:
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/naming-the-days/view/20546/winter-solstice

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/opinion/why-we-need-the-winter-solstice.html?_r=0

http://adventdoor.com/2015/12/17/this-luminous-darkness-searching-for-solace-in-advent-and-christmas/