Fabric Podcast

Last week we talked about all the great hopes we bring to our relationships that turn into unwelcome expectations when handed over to others to fulfill for us. It’s a stuck place we all create from time to time, but there is another way. Not just an alternative, but a Third Way. It’s possible if we are willing to make one of the biggest and most important moves we human beings are capable of, and perhaps that defines us as human beings; the move from Me to We.
Find the outline to go along with Greg's message on page 2 of the Sunday Paper and other resources like discussion guides at www.jacobs-well.net/leftovers. Also watch for our regular "Leftovers" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
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May 13 was Mother’s Day; a day with all sorts of baggage, good and, well, not-so-good. But at the heart of motherhood is something that applies to everyone, all the time, everywhere. It’s relationships. And if there is anywhere we get stuck over and over again that’s it. So for the next handful of episodes we will be exploring Third Ways for our world of relationships. What better way to honor moms, kids, and just plain people than to find a way to grow and bloom with those we love, live, work and play.
Find the outline to go along with Greg's message on page 2 of the Sunday Paper and other resources like discussion guides at www.jacobs-well.net/leftovers. Also watch for our regular "Leftovers" 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 writer of the book of Ecclesiastes 1000s of years ago reflected on having wealth that exceeded anyone on earth and using it to have anything and everything and noted, “It all adds up to nothing.” Now I might like to verify that for myself… but I think I already know the answer. Having stuff or not having it isn’t the issue. Those are the stuck positions we get trapped in. It’s time to escape the trap and discover an alternative. Ready to take a Third Way look at ‘having’? Hope so...
Find the outline to go along with Greg's message on page 2 of the Sunday Paper and other resources like discussion guides at www.jacobs-well.net/leftovers. Also watch for our regular "Leftovers" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
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We love the social movements of the past, because they are convenient, and match what we already believe. We also love significant positive changes in our past, because we have all the benefit with little pain. What does this mean for social and personal change today? In this message, Paul Rosenwinkel explores change with a "third way" posture. 
Find the outline to go along with Paul's message on page 2 of the Sunday Paper and other resources like discussion guides at www.jacobs-well.net/leftovers. Also watch for our regular "Leftovers" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Do you believe in God? Maybe you’ve got a resounding “Yes!” or “No!” to that question, but more and more people report that their answer doesn’t quite fit in either category. If you are one of those people it probably doesn’t mean that you ‘sort of believe’ or ‘half-way believe’. It probably means that there is a better question, a Third Way to look at this topic that is more complex than a check mark in Box A or Box B shows. Let’s take a look at what a Third Way approach to believing looks like!
Find the outline to go along with Chris Lillehei's message on page 2 of the Sunday Paper and other resources like discussion guides at www.jacobs-well.net/leftovers. Also watch for our regular "Leftovers" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
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There is no doubt that the Third Way is more important and more complicated than most of us think. After the message on April 8 we got some great feedback from folks that got us talking. So Melissa and Greg decided to dig in deeper to this Third Way thinking. 

You’ve been there… you know, that place where you are sure you were right, dug your heels in, stood your ground, maybe even belittled the other side. And... you were going nowhere. Stuck. What is so great about being right AND stuck? There must be something because we spend a lot of time that way. There is an option, however. It isn’t just another position, but a different way of being. A Third Way.
Find the outline to go along with Greg's message on page 2 of the Sunday Paper and other resources like discussion guides at www.jacobs-well.net/leftovers. Also watch for our regular "Leftovers" podcasts where we talk through other ideas and parts of the message that ended up on the cutting room floor.
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It couldn’t be more perfect for an irreverent church like Jacob’s Well than to have Easter fall on April Fools' Day. Miss Manners says to ignore April Fools', it’s not holy like Easter. But our instincts run a different direction. Sometimes truth is found in funny places and we think this is one of them. Enjoy! 
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