# Marilynne Robinson

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“The Ten Relationships”

Water is a miracle — we know this in our bones. Water is everywhere in scripture — God’s creative world building is full of water, as is God’s revision in Noah’s flood. The Red Sea waters part for the Israelites to pass through into freedom, and then God makes drinkable water for them …

Lila | Part 1

Welcome to Lila, by Marilynne Robinson! In this episode Rhea and Shari spend a long time situating themselves in Lila’s story: the zooming in and out of the narrative distance, Lila as our narrator, her own distancing of herself from her story, her reliability as a narrator, and more. They talk abo…

Interview with Shelley Read - GO AS A RIVER

In this interview, Shelley and I discuss Go as a River, the kernel of inspiration that sparked the story, her love of nature and wilderness, grief and how she explores it in her writing, connecting with others through grief, her title and cover, and much more. Shelley's recommended reads are: Mari…

Between Two Gileads with Rev. Dr. Henry Walter Spauling III

What happens when the Bible is used to justify power, certainty, and exclusion? And what might it look like to read scripture in a way that draws us toward grace, humility, and a deeper love of our neighbours? In this episode of Rector’s Cupboard, we’re joined by the Reverend Dr. Henry Walter Spau…

Andrew Meehan

The acclaimed Irish writer Andrew Meehan talks about his novel Hey Man and explores its link to three other works with presenter James Crawford. Hey Man tells the story of a unique, challenging and beautiful friendship between Ian and Tommy as they navigate three chapters of their lives, from a car…

Lila | Part 2

Welcome back to Lila, by Marilynne Robinson! In this episode, Shari and Rhea discuss Lila and the “likeness of…” things, her continual questioning of the meaning of events, and the worthiness of existence—you know, just the regular old mundane things of everyday (!). They continue to consider Lila …

036: Hagar's Cries from the Desert: Amy Jay (Genesis 21:8-21)

Hosts Mike Mason and Dave Lester welcome artist Amy Jay to the podcast. We talk Genesis 21:8-21 where the text swings us back around to the life of Hagar and her son Ishmael. Sarah grows distressed watching Isaac and Ishmael play and orders Hagar and Ishmael be sent away. Abraham provides a few su…

New Creation | Abby McHugh

Guest preacher Abby McHugh unpacks Paul's words in 2 Corinthians 5, "In Christ, new creation," and asks what that promise means when real life feels complicated. By contrasting contracts ("if, then") with God's covenant love ("because, so"), she shows how being bound to God's faithfulness reshapes …

Lila | Part 3

Welcome back to Lila, by Marilynne Robinson. In this episode, Rhea and Shari discuss the way Robinson frames moments in scene for us through Lila’s eyes, and how these scenes give deeper meaning to the story as a whole. They talk about the many repeating objects that turn into images by the way Lil…

Lila | Part 4

Welcome to our final episode of Lila, by Marilynne Robinson. In this episode, Rhea and Shari discuss Lila as the ultimate Love Story. They talk about John’s sermon, seeing from the position of your future rather than your “deserving” or your “guilt. They talk about marriage as a prayer and baptism …