In the last of our Advent conversations, Adam Hawkins welcomes back Elizabeth Woodson and Tymarcus to unpack the biblical concept of peace (shalom)—especially what it means in a season that’s often chaotic, overwhelming, and culturally mischaracterized. Merry Christmas. We will see you in the new year.

01:00 — Life Lately with Elizabeth

02:00 — Starting the Discussion: What Is Peace?

03:55 — Peace in a Broken World

04:42 — Ty’s Reflection on Isaiah & Peace

07:00 — Relational Tension & True Peace

09:00 — Peace Now vs. Peace Then

12:00 — Peace Beyond “Be Nice”

14:00 — The Reality of Brokenness

18:00 — How to Cultivate Peace Today

22:00 — Final Reflections

28:00 — Close & Christmas Blessing

• True peace (shalom) is not just absence of conflict—but wholeness and restoration found only through life with God.
• We can experience real peace now through obedience, worship, and trust—even as we wait for its full realization in Christ.
• Peace confronts brokenness at the root—requiring more than proximity or niceness, but the transformative work of Jesus.

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We continue our conversation with Caroline Smiley for a moving meditation on Love through the lens of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Tymarcus and Caroline reflect on Mary’s embodiment of sacrificial love at the manger and at the cross. This episode explores how Mary models a risky, selfless, participatory love—one that mirrors God's invitation for us to love as sons and daughters, not merely as servants.

The conversation weaves from Hebrews to the manger, from John's Gospel to the Prodigal Son, connecting the bloodied straw of the birth with the suffering of the cross. Through Mary’s obedience and Christ’s incarnation, listeners are invited into the family of God—called to love deeply, suffer faithfully, and hope fiercely.

00:00 – Introduction: Mary, Love, and Advent

03:00 – The Love of a Mother and the Love of God

10:00 – Mary’s Participation in Redemption

17:00 – Grieving the Cross: Mary and the Suffering of Love

23:00 – From Servanthood to Sonship

30:00 – Prodigal Sons and the Invitation to Come Home

34:00 – Closing Reflections: Love that Bleeds, Love that Welcomes

• Love Begins with Incarnation, Not Just the Cross
• Mary Models Risky, Participatory Love
• We’re Invited into God’s Family, Not Just His Service
• Suffering and Love Are Intertwined

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In this second Advent episode, Tymarcus and guest Caroline Smiley explore what it means to experience true joy during Advent — not the manufactured “cheer” of the holiday‑season spectacle, but a deep, scripturally rooted joy anchored in the arrival of Jesus Christ. They walk through how Mary’s song (the Magnificat) in the Gospel of Gospel of Luke isn’t just a moment of personal celebration, but a fulfillment of centuries of longing, pain, exile, and promise from the Old Testament. Through that lens, Advent becomes a sacred space for honest reflection, recognition of brokenness, and hope for what God has done — and is doing — in and through us.

02:00 – Holidays & Hardship: Joy in the Midst of Pain

05:00 – The Power of Mary’s Story in Advent

10:50 – Where Mary’s Song Sits in Luke’s Narrative

11:10 – Daughter Zion: The Honest Backdrop to Mary’s Joy

17:00 – Past Tense Praise: Why Mary Says “He Has Done”

21:00 – The Magnificat: Mary’s Song Read Aloud

23:00 – Defining “Good Things” Through God’s Eyes

30:00 – Incarnation and Human Longing

34:00 – Final Reflections & A Blessing for the Listener

• Advent isn’t about manufactured cheer. It’s about honest reflection — acknowledging our brokenness, recognizing the world’s pain, and yet hoping because God is entering that story.
• Mary connects us to the deep longing of God’s people. By framing Mary as “Daughter Zion,” we see that her joy isn’t merely personal or sentimental — it’s cosmic, spanning generations of suffering, exile, and promise.
• Joy precedes fulfillment. Mary sings in past tense because true joy is rooted not in what we see, but what God has already done and promised to do — God dwelling with us.
• Good things are deeper than comfort. For Christians, the “good” God promises isn’t just material blessing or comfort — it is Himself, righteousness, mercy, presence, and ultimate restoration.
• Incarnation anchors hope. The fact that Jesus became human assures us: God knows suffering, grief, exile, waiting — and in Him, even the most painful reality can be redeemed.

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