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Happy 2025, everybody!

In this special New Year’s episode, Brittany gives a little life update while reflecting on the past year. 2024 was a year of change, full of challenges and blessings. But more than that, it was a year of God’s provision. Brittany shares how God worked in her life this past year, and how blessing can be born out of trials and hardship. The lesson: when you step out in faith, God shows up for you.

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In this episode, Brittany addresses the issue of overwork in Japan, the U.S., and ministry. While some of the statistics may seem a bit distressing on the surface, there’s also hope for work. As always, Brittany looks at how the Bible talks about work and explores how God has redeemed work for us. Work is good! Overwork is what’s unhealthy for us.

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Show Notes and References:

How overwork is literally killing us - BBC Worklife

American Work Habits People in Other Countries Resist (businessinsider.com)

Japanese Work Culture: Here's How to Survive | Japan Dev (japan-dev.com)

Four-day week: Which countries have embraced it and how’s it going so far? | Euronews

Should Christians Keep the Sabbath? (bibleproject.com)

3 Reasons to Practice Sabbath Rest | Theology of Work

Laziness or Overwork: for Church Staff, Which Is Worse? | JD Greear Ministries

5 SURPRISING REASONS PASTORS OVERWORK - Converge Coaching

Books:

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again (Ruth Haley Barton)

Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work (Timothy Keller)

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We're back with my friend Rei to discuss Demon Slayer (again)!

The most recent season was jam-packed, full of new characters and new troubles. But we were most surprised by the discussions that season 3 stirred up. Rei and Brittany get deep with some hard-hitting topics: female expectations in media, addressing disability and the treatment of disabled people, and defining clinical trauma and its characteristics. Plus, have we found a new Jesus-archetype in Demon Slayer?

**Spoiler Warning**

Rei and I are very explicit on the storyline, characters, and details of Season 3.
If you have not yet seen Season 3 of Demon Slayer/Kimetsu no Yaiba (Swordsmith Village Arc) and DON'T want to be spoiled, skip this episode and give it a listen after you've seen Season 3.

Otherwise, please enjoy!

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