Fabric Podcast

Futurescapes: Educating Girls

In case you are thinking that's an inappropriate title (especially on Mother's Day) well, if only it were. Unfortunately, there are surprising segments of society left out of the system and the repercussions are hurting us all. Annie Mason, Program Director of Elementary Teacher Education at the U of MN, spoke with Greg Meyer, to help us see the problems and the possibilities that lay within this futurescape.
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Futurescapes: Making Mistakes

“Everybody makes mistakes.” How many times was that told to you to help you put something that went poorly behind you? You know the real problem with mistakes? We put them behind us. We think they are, uh, mistakes. No, they are experiences! Just like every other experience. They make us who we are and teach us what we can and might do. A bright spot on the futurescape is a newfound recognition of the value of mistakes. Now that is a reason to have hope!
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.
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Futurescapes: Digital Photography

On Sunday, April 28, we had the privilege of welcoming acclaimed photographer Layne Kennedy to help us see the futurescape through the lens of digital photography.  Maybe that doesn't sound particularly spiritual,  but it's less a out the craft of digital photography than what it represents. Catching a shot or video on your phone has snuck up on us as film and cameras have faded away so quickly, yet almost silently, and we miss the revolution within it. What it reminds us of is less about pictures than a futurescape that could be and maybe already is. Now that is reason to have hope!
Much of the message was connected to Layne's photos. You can follow along with them here: https://www.fabricmpls.com/blog/2019/4/28/futurescapes-digital-photography-with-layne-kennedy
see the video of Layne's work here: https://vimeo.com/323834882
Find the Sunday paper 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.
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An Introduction to Futurescaping

If Easter is announcing anything, it is that the world is wide open. Possibilities belong to those who have eyes to see them and the will to work toward them. There are many things today that may make you cynical, resigned and hopeless, but that’s not all that is happening. There are movements, ideas and inventions that will not be ignored pointing to a future big enough for our dreams. It's time to do some futurescaping.
 

the Power of Yet: Easter Sending

This episode is final thoughts from Greg Meyer at the close of our Easter gathering 2019. Hope and possibility continues to abound and we find the stories surrounding Easter pushing us toward such hope and possibility. 
Find the Sunday paper 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.
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The Power of Yet

If Easter is announcing anything, it is that the world is wide open. Possibilities abound in a world with people who have eyes to see them and three strands worth of strength, insight, courage and persistence to make them happen! Sure, there are reasons to lose hope but there are movements, ideas and inventions that say, “Not Yet!” In this episode, Greg has a conversation with Romper the otter to explore that hope in ways that speak to everyone’s heart; young and old.
Find the Sunday paper 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.
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Living Room: Soul Space

Soul Space. Both words have much to say. ‘Soul’ is the immutable, true you; often buried in layers of distractions, shame, worry, games. ‘Space’ is what you look up into at night; unlimited, unending, largely unknown and unexplored. What if… what God is up to is soul space? Living room for that inextinguishable kernel that is you, and everyone else too. This week before Easter is a sobering time of ups and downs worth remembering and celebrating.
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.
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Living Room conversations with Sara Joy Proppe

Melissa, Greg, and Chris got the pleasure of spending some time with Sara Joy Proppe after our gathering to continue conversations about what it looks like to make Living Room in the physical spaces we inhabit.