Aaron Damiani | Earth Filled With Heaven | Steve Brown, Etc. | Key Life

Do the words "liturgy" or "sacramental" make you nervous? This week, Steve and the gang hang out with pastor and author Father Aaron Damiani to discuss the enduring power of ancient church practices. Aaron's new book is called "Earth Filled With Heaven: Finding Life in Liturgy, Sacraments, and Other Ancient Practices of the Church" (https://amzn.to/3p9niFJ - @Moody Publishers).

🗝️ What's your background as it relates to ancient practices? A regular part of your spiritual life? Something completely new? Let us know in the Comments. 🗝️

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Father Aaron Damiani serves as the lead pastor of Immanuel Anglican Church in Chicago He writes and speaks regularly about spiritual formation, leadership, and recovering the gifts of the ancient church for today’s challenges. Aaron’s newest book is called "Earth Filled With Heaven: Finding Life in Liturgy, Sacraments, and Other Ancient Practices of the Church (https://amzn.to/3p9niFJ).

00:00 - Intro
03:13 - Meet Aaron Damiani
07:04 - Aaron's path to becoming Anglican (and getting off the 'learn more / do more' treadmill)
10:46 - The gift of prayer
13:42 - Sacraments and Liturgy 101
16:25 - Aaron on young people discovering liturgical church
17:08 - The power of observing the church calendar
18:44 - Learning the rhythm of days, weeks, and the year
19:54 - "...it's probably not for everybody."
25:05 - Resources for people learning about liturgy
32:11 - "[Liturgy] has been given a bad name – a bad brand, as it were."
34:14 - Is there a danger of these ancient practices becoming an empty ritual?
36:24 - "We've just gotta guard against [the] pride and insider-ism that is a temptation for us all."
37:50 - Steve's closing thoughts
39:50 - Next week's guest is...

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