Fabric Podcast

A Morning with Terry Esau

Terry, a longtime friend of Fabric, has been turning people's thinking upside down his whole life. His books “Blue Collar God / White Collar God” and “Surprise Me, God” did it. He then turned generosity on its head starting Free Bikes 4 Kidz in 8 cities giving away 5-6000 bikes a year. Just this month Terry stood us all on our heads publishing “Jesus asks America to kindly ‘cease & desist’ in using his name” in City Pages. In this episode, we get to relish the challenge and do a little paradigm adjustment with stories and wisdom from Terry Esau.
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Small "t" truth: Alive - The Cost of small “t” truth

There is no doubt that living in a small “t” truth world is harder. Nothing is ever settled once and for all. We have to keep thinking and considering how what we believe applies right now. But for all that trouble it can also breathe grace into unforgiving rules, return suppleness to rigid systems and open space in too tight to fit categories. This episode asks how better questions, curiosity and movement can make the shift and bring life.
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Small "t" truth: Experience

It’s one thing to talk about the different worlds of Big “T” Truth and small “t” truth, but the real challenge is becoming fluent and comfortable in the small “t” world.  In this episode, we take a little time to cultivate space for truth. 
The text from the original poem that Chris Tripolino shares in this episode can be found here:
 
Today I had the courage to come to your house
I would have been mostly content to stand upon the threshold
But something within me reached out
And rang the bell
 
You came and welcomed me in
as a friend
Without a thought of the arrogant things I’ve said
about you
And right away I could see 
I was wrong anyway
 
These weren’t the sterile halls
Glass and polished ivory
There is life here; wisdom, and magic
 
Your house is full of children
Their songs and laughter echoing sweetly through the corridors
Elders sit at your table
and sometimes speak
But break the silence reverently, reluctantly interrupting a friend
 
The poets play in your fields
The scientists know to stay nearby
The theologians sit on the fences beyond
An interesting view, an uncomfortable seat
An unprompted vow to abstain
from experiencing these lands firsthand
 
Yes, there are many who live far beyond
The politicians in their perches knowing when to speak your name
The pundits, editorializing, obscuring
selling tickets as if the view was the main event
 
The rest, perhaps content to live on the borderlands
In the shadow of your gates
A s I was 
For a time
 

A Petrified God...

Chris Tripolino and Greg Meyer talk about some of the ways that society (especially Western Christianity) has gotten good at petrifying some of the profound parts of life. It's worth noticing where it happens to make it easier to avoid and keep focusing on the places full of life! 

small "t" truth: Petrified

Petrified - The Big “T” Truth Effect.
Nothing kills the truth like naming it. Or, you could say, capitalizing it. As human beings we are capable of amazing things, but one of them is not grasping the meaning of life, the universe and everything. Nonetheless we play god and turn our living glimmers of truth into rock solid Truth. We don’t have to. Let’s talk about celebrating our ‘ahas’ and resisting the temptation of making them lifeless ‘isms.’
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4 Big Decisions: How Will I Establish My Career? (Pt. 2)

In case you are wondering if this is really about how to kick your career into high gear, it’s not. Your career is the wrong question to start life by answering, the better question would be about your character. Not “What do I do?” but “Who am I?” This week, Greg Meyer digs in to that deep question and everything that surrounds it.
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4 Big Decisions: How Will I Establish My Career? (Pt. 1)

In case you are wondering if this is really about how to kick your career into high gear, it’s not. Your career is the wrong question to start life by answering, the better question would be about your character. Not “What do I do?” but “Who am I?” This week, our friend Reeve Hutchinson shared his story with us this; an interesting and compelling look into his personal journey that engages questions about career, purpose, and meaning encouraging us to start digging down to see what this foundation might look like so we can better decide where to start building.
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What's Important or What's Happening

It's so easy to confuse what's important with what's simply happening. Greg Meyer, Melissa Lock, and Chris Tripolino share some conversation about how to get to those important things...those big decisions.