Fabric Podcast

GODFLIX: Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen was one of the best selling bands of all time. Their run cut short by the AIDS related death of their eccentric genius leader, Freddie Mercury. That’s not their story, though. They weren’t rockstars above the rest of us but people like the rest of us dealing with intense lives magnified by the lens of popularity and artistic passion. The band gave us music we all love; the movie delivers lessons from life to treasure about how we can see and value each other for who we each are.
GODFLIX messages are heavy on visuals, so be sure to watch the film, find the outline and related resources at https://www.fabricmpls.com/scraps and find others to reflect with!
You can support Fabric as a community and help to bring messages and experiences like this to more people at https://www.fabricmpls.com/give. Thank you!

GODFLIX: Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse

How will you know you are ready? You won’t. It is a leap of faith. 
What is it for you? Quitting a job, confronting a friend, giving tough love to your kid/spouse/parent/cousin. Maybe entering a relationship, having a child, or moving to a different state. Whatever your leap of faith is, we all need to do it, but not alone. This message from Fabric Youth Leader and Site Host Maia Dalager is inspired by Miles Morales and the other Spider-verse characters as they face failure and take the risk anyway.  Maia even started out the morning with a trust fall off of a table in front of everyone.
GODFLIX messages tend to be heavy on the visuals, so be sure to watch the film, find the outline and related resources at https://www.fabricmpls.com/scraps and find others to reflect with!
You can support Fabric as a community and help to bring messages and experiences like this to more people at https://www.fabricmpls.com/give. Thank you!

Building Our City: You are a Cultural Architect

Last week we talked about how we build our city for the better with bricks and mortar, this week we’re talking about flesh and blood. Joe Davis, poet, musician, thinker and entrepreneur is with us today and will be helping us see how we are all cultural architects; that means we all shape the lives of the people around us through our actions and relationships. What does the world you are creating look like? How can you make it happen? Got a plan? Let’s talk.
The Word Clouds from the conversation are below. Find the outline and related resources at https://www.fabricmpls.com/scraps. Also watch for our regular "scraps" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
You can support Fabric as a community and help to bring messages and experiences like this to more people at https://www.fabricmpls.com/give. Thank you!

Building Our City: What Roads & Bridges Are All About

You've likely noticed the construction on 35W, talk of the 2040 Plan, the Minnehaha Parkway Plan or the Minneapolis Public Schools Comprehensive District Design. There are a lot of changes and not everyone is happy while other people have been waiting for a looooong time for them. In this episode, Fabric-guy, Charles Carlson, who is also Director for BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) Projects with Metro Transit, joins us to share a bigger picture of what’s inside and behind these changes. Hint, it’s not just social policy, it’s about the 3-stranded fabric we’re all woven into.
Find the outline and related resources at https://www.fabricmpls.com/scraps. Also watch for our regular "scraps" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
You can support Fabric as a community and help to bring messages and experiences like this to more people at https://www.fabricmpls.com/give. Thank you!

Why It Matters: Because the possibilities are limitless

You’ve probably told someone, or had someone tell you that you can accomplish anything you want! That’s probably not true. But since when was it all about what you could accomplish? There is a difference between what you really want and what really matters. Even getting a glimpse of God’s view of the world and your life - that above, below, around and beyond view that you’ll never fully grasp - is mindblowing. And it matters! 
Find related resources at https://www.fabricmpls.com/scraps. Also watch for our regular "scraps" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
You can support Fabric as a community and help to bring messages and experiences like this to more people at https://www.fabricmpls.com/give. Thank you!

Why It Matters: Because There are No Do-overs (But Always 2nd Chances)

You may consider it a nuance but do-overs and second chances are not the same. Do-overs require time travel and second chances don’t. Everyone wishes for a do-over of something they regret. Not enough people are willing to do what it takes to make next time different, however. Making your life matter doesn’t mean getting it all right, it’s living looking forward at what could be.
Find related resources at https://www.fabricmpls.com/scraps. Also watch for our regular "scraps" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
You can support Fabric as a community and help to bring messages and experiences like this to more people at https://www.fabricmpls.com/give. Thank you!

Why It Matters: Because It’s How the Universe Works

We all want our lives to matter yet we spend so much time, attention and energy on stuff that doesn’t. What if life simply does matter. What if rather than working so hard to make yourself matter you simply focused on how you already do? A big part of that is not trying to recreate the universe. It’s been done and you are part of it. Your mattering fits into how the universe matters. 
Find related resources at https://www.fabricmpls.com/scraps. Also watch for our regular "scraps" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
You can support Fabric as a community and help to bring messages and experiences like this to more people at https://www.fabricmpls.com/give. Thank you!

Being Fabric

This episode captures framing from Greg Meyer about what it means to BE Fabric, especially as it relates to Pride Twin Cities next weekend and moves into the takeaways from groups of those gathered as a conclusion of our open space experience talking about Pride and our community's involvement as members of the queer community or allies for it. 
Find the Outline and related resources at https://www.fabricmpls.com/scraps. Also watch for our regular "scraps" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
You can support Fabric as a community and help to bring messages and experiences like this to more people at https://www.fabricmpls.com/give. Thank you!