Church Potluck: A Smorgasbord of Christian Curiosity
A Smorgasbord of Christian Curiosity! Church Potluck serves up thoughtful, friendly, informal conversation at the intersection of Christianity and contemporary culture. Just like a church potluck, we offer variety: a variety of topics, a variety of academic disciplines, and a variety of Christian traditions. Guests are friends and colleagues who are also experts in the fields of sociology, political science, theology, philosophy, divinity, and more.
Church Potluck: A Smorgasbord of Christian Curiosity
ADVENT DAY 8: Saint Nicholas and Deeper Spiritual Meanings (3 of 3)
HAPPY SAINT NICHOLAS DAY! In this third and final St. Nicholas episode of the Church Potluck Advent Calendar, Dr. Jordan Rowan Fannin helps us move from shoes and stories into the deeper spiritual meaning of the saint behind the season. On this Feast of St. Nicholas, Jordan explores why his legendary generosity endures—not because of miracles or grand gestures, but because of small, hidden acts of love that preserved dignity and met real human need. She reflects on attentiveness, moral imagination, humility, and the countercultural discipline of truly seeing our neighbors—virtues that shape Christian life far beyond December. Along the way, we talk liturgical rhythms, creative compassion, and how the gift of the incarnation itself mirrors the very kind of attentive generosity Nicholas modeled. It’s a rich, thoughtful, joyful close to our three-part series.
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