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The Bible For Normal People

[Faith] Episode 63: Mariko Clark - Helping Kids Grow an Expansive Faith

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.73.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Jared and Jennifer Garcia Bashaw sit down with Mariko Clark to explore how adults can help kids encounter the Bible in ways that move beyond rigid rules and binaries. Together they discuss practices that cultivate curiosity, imagination, and a more expansive vision of God and faith. Show Notes → https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-63-mariko-clark-helping-kids-grow-an-expansive-faith/  Watch this episode on YouTube → https://youtu.be/dngFMEP1aIQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to Faith for Normal People, the only other God-ordained podcast on the internet.

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I'm Pete Ends.

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And I'm Jared Baez.

0:05.8

This is the last call to pay what you can for our August class with Zach Lambert called Anti-apologetics

0:22.8

101 Better Ways to Read the Bible.

0:25.7

You can join the class live on August 21st from 8 to 9.30 p.m. Eastern Time or buy it now

0:30.2

and just watch it back later. Once the class ends, it'll cost $25. So grab it now at the

0:34.9

Bible for normal people.com front slash better Bible. Or you can become a

0:39.7

member of our online community, the Society of Normal People, to get access to our library of

0:44.7

more than 45 classes, bonus podcast episodes, discussion space, and more. Join others working

0:52.3

through their faith and the Bible at the Bible for normal people.com front slash join. We're very excited to announce that our

0:59.2

brand new devotional guide, the slow work of God, an ordinary time guide is out now.

1:04.6

If you liked our Advent guide, this one is for you. If you didn't know, we had an Advent

1:09.5

guide, well, you can buy that too while you're at it.

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Ordinary time is a time in the liturgical calendar that happens between Easter and Advent about 33 weeks long.

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And this time is called ordinary because it's free of the hustle and bustle of other church holidays.

1:25.5

This guide was created with a wide range of people in mind, especially those who may be

1:30.4

rethinking faith, church, or what spirituality looks like in everyday life.

1:36.0

Ordinary time can feel, well, ordinary, but we think it's the perfect space to slow down,

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reflect, and reconnect.

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So with that in mind, our guide has 70 pages

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with weekly readings grounded in biblical scholarship from our nerds and residents, writing

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