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Chris and Eric talk about how maybe they jumped on the "this pandemic is ending" bandwagon a bit too soon and talk about everything from rising numbers to where we go next. Then Chris starts to yell. It's pretty epic stuff!

Chris and Eric sit down with their friend Alyssa (Content & Communications Specialist, Compassion Canada) to talk about the songs that have gotten her through the pandemic so far, what she has learn about herself during the lockdown era and the work being done to stop Anti-Asian hate since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. 

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Alyssa Esparaz communicator and advocate. She brings her passions for youth, justice and Jesus to her role on Compassion Canada’s Content Team. Alyssa is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto, where she studied International Development. Some of her favourite things in the world are her family, Raptors basketball and eating way too much ice cream. Alyssa currently lives just outside of Toronto.

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Chris and Eric jump back in after a few weeks off to talk about all the crazy things that took place in the world while they weren't podcasting. They catch up on the olympics (2:33) for a bit then spend the bulk of their time comparing notes out of the The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast series by Christianity Today (25:46). Finally, the guys give their flowers to Kyle Lowry as he has moved on from the Toronto Raptors (1:07:06).

After focusing last episode on how the church has changed somewhat due to the pandemic, Chris and Eric focus in on friendships, families, fake news on Facebook and the fallout of the pandemic when it comes to relationships. We have all learned so much about each other due to our use of social media and the sharing of our opinions. So how do we manage to see each other when we now know so much more. That's the conversation. We tried splitting this into two parts but it needed to be one. It's just that kind of conversation!

In this episode, it's back to just Chris and Eric again! The gents take time to talk about how the church has changed since COVID and what that could mean for the future of her impact in communities and our world. How do we deal with people who want less to do with organized religion than ever before? Is the church dead? Better than ever? What do you think? No seriously...we want to know!!!!

We’ve heard a lot about “vulnerable people” during the pandemic but this portion of our population is much larger and more diverse than we often imagine. In this episode, Chris and Eric sit down with Jasmine Duckworth (@stressed_out_hippo) to talk about how, despite the fact that one in five Canadians identify as disabled, the disabled community is often overlooked and ignored. Jasmine shares with us some of the ways that the people we have often referred to as “shut-ins” have actually been “shut-out” of society and helps us think about ways to build a new normal that doesn’t leave vulnerable people behind.
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Jasmine's bio:
Jasmine Duckworth has served people who experience disability for 15 years at Christian Horizons where she works to nurture communities of belonging for people with disabilities. Jasmine is disabled herself and brings that personal experience to her work in supporting others with disabilities. She is also a contributor and editor for the Faith and Disability Forum.