Dr. Meryl Herr joins Jasmine in our virtual studio for The Call to Love Experience LIVE. Meryl is the Director of Research & Resources at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary, and a contributing essayist and Project Lead of De Pree Center’s Advent Journal, Keeping Watch.This episode was recorded during week 2 of Advent. The communal conversation is centered around the beauty of the season and digs into Jasmine's essay in the De Pree Center Advent Journal, "Joyfully Anticipating Love."Centering Scripture: Mark 13:32-37 MSG & NIV"Oriented by Hope" by Dr. Meryl Herr https://depree.org/oriented-by-hope/"Joyfully Anticipating Love" by Jasmine Bellamy https://depree.org/joyfully-anticipating-love/Shout out to @brian_mclaren! Here’s the full quote mentioned in our conversation: “Whatever Christianity was supposed to be it was supposed to be about love. What would a system look like that was designed to help people become the most loving version of themselves. This is our invitation to reimagine the systems that we’ve inherited to produce a different result.”Social Media Links:Request to join The Call to Love Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1284383741765004Follow Love 101 Ministries on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/love101ministries/To view the video recording of this episode check out Love 101 Ministries on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Love101Ministries & YouTube https://youtu.be/NKKARisrCq4Love 101 Ministries mourns the loss of Elise Finch, one of its biggest supporters, who passed away suddenly on 7/16/23. We are grateful for her loving support and encouragement since our founding in 2018 and dedicate this season to her memory.