Fabric Podcast

North Star | Potential Energy

This episode kicks off the North Star conversation talking about “potential energy,” because it’s back-to-school time, and why wouldn’t we jump right into physics? Where do we feel the tension of potential, and how might we chart a course forward as we participate in life, deeply woven?
For a quick primer on potential vs. kinetic energy, see this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkZZjM6Oiw8
 

super|natural: A Conversation with Ellis Delaney!

Listen in for this past week's conversation with Ellis Delaney, live from the bandshell at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis. We're grateful for our ongoing relationship with Ellis, and are grateful for their leadership these past few weeks.
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Next week, join us at Field Elementary School (our "home" for the fall, winter, and spring) as we kick off the "North Star" series!
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super|natural: We Are More Than Machines

What if there’s more than production? We react to any suggestion that we ourselves are commodities or tools of unfettered capitalistic growth. And yet, statistics show that people are increasingly seeing themselves as not even spiritual, but merely… existing. Let’s become captivated by the mystery around us once again!
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You can learn more about Ellis Delaney, our end-of-summer artist-in-residence on their website (https://www.ellisdelaney.com/) or on Instagram at @EllisMusic. Go show them some love, will ya?

super|natural: The Kind of Church I Can Work With

“Church” is not an easy word for many. What stirs in you when you think of that word? Fabric has a long-standing tradition and value of experimenting with what “church” can be for people, gathered together and digging in the dirt of the divine in a way that seeks unity, not uniformity. There’s a big difference!
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super|natural: Giving Shape to the Mystery

AC/DC’s road manager Barry Taylor once reportedly said, “God is the name of the blanket we throw over mystery to give it shape.” There are countless ways to understand or perceive the divine; let’s affirm this diversity, and wonder together about which metaphors and images are working for each of us!
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We may not be a very good church, but it sure seems like we're providing something that people are finding value in. If you agree, and want to support this community financially, we'd certainly appreciate it! You can visit FabricMPLS.com/Give to learn how to become a sustainer!

super|natural: the inside out of befriending doubt

Have doubts? Join the club! What would it be like to view doubt less as an obstacle in conversations around God and faith, but rather as a friend and companion? Let’s spend a bit of time wondering what it would be like to become friends with doubt!

super|natural Humility

There are some pretty unhelpful lenses we use to look at ourselves!  Supernatural lenses to see God don’t help. “Life with God” or “spirituality” become achievements instead of natural ways of being. Humility isn't insecurity, submissiveness, niceness, or weakness. It’s a strong and grounded self-understanding that grows over a lifetime with practice, perspectives, and people. In this episode, Melissa Lock (with some help from Heidi Esposito) offers some delicious humble pie for us to chew on!

super|natural: Drawing Outside the Lines

Does God “belong” to the institution of religion? Are “God” and “church” the same thing with different shapes? In this episode, Ian McConnell (with some help from Heidi Esposito) helps us find some fresh ways to enter into this conversation.