{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"150: God-With-Us in the Dark","description":"Darkness often gets a bad rap. We tend to associate it with fear, danger, disorientation. For many of us, it is a space or experience that makes us feel vulnerable. And when darkness feels like a threat, we\u2019re convinced we need to steer clear. However, I\u2019m learning that darkness is not necessarily synonymous with evil; that it\u2019s not all bad; that not all darkness needs to be feared or avoided; that as vulnerable as it might make us, darkness can and should be welcomed. As much as we might be prone to pit darkness and light against one another, I wonder if they actually go hand-in-hand. In the context of our life with God, I wonder if God is just as present and at work in the dark as God is present and at work in the light. I wonder if darkness can be holy ground, too. Perhaps that's part of the good news of Christmas\u2014that God is with us, even in the dark. Dans Le Noir? Restaurant | London, England Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor Sign up for my monthly email, The Re{collection} Interested in spiritual direction? Learn more here. Need a speaker for an event or gathering you're hosting in 2026? Connect with me here! www.withjulianne.com  ","author_name":"the remind{h}er podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/remindher.libsyn.com\/website","html":"