Fabric Podcast

Your Freedom & Your Hope Much must be done by the advantaged to resolve the issue of race, but as long as the privileged see it as something they are doing for others it will ultimately fail. This isn’t the revolution of ‘them,’ it is the revolution of ‘us.’ God has given us a vision of being THE people of God… together. This is not downsizing of some for the upsizing of others, it is a new vision of humanity that upsizes all of us in ways that matter. Are you stuck on guilt, frustration, worry and anger, or do you see and feel the new vision?Did you know we have started our February Giving Challenge? If you find value in these podcasts, learn more about this important way of supporting and celebrating Jacob's Well at  http://www.jacobs-well.net/february-giving-challenge/

The controversy of race is too important for any of us to stand on the sidelines. There are no spectators, only participants. So how do you participate? God was pretty clear that we are one people, and that God’s way of helping us be one was to get involved in a messy, risky, even sacrificial way. We call it Jesus. Once again this week we aren’t going to try to solve the problem of race, or make you feel guilty or justified, just involved. More stuff to chew on, including the outline for the message and the GroupLife Discussion Guide, at www.jacobs-well.net/leftovers

This week we dive into the Human Race with a look at how to begin to have these conversations, an exploration of our own identities, and what it means for us to be people who don’t deny race but rather start seeing it more clearly! More at http://www.jacobs-well.net/leftovers

January 17 – How can Anger and Disgust be helpful? Anger and Disgust can seem like unhelpful, useless emotions, or ones that should be dealt with and put away as soon as possible. But what if they were important? What if they had something to teach us? What if they made us better people? These emotions are critical for change, innovation, and making the world a better place. More resources at http://www.jacobs-well.net/leftovers/

January 3 – How to be whole when you’re a mess inside. You might like to be happy all the time, but it would be hard. Really hard. And think about it, wouldn’t it be a little inappropriate to be all happy when you find out your father-in-law died, or your best friend lost her job? There is a time and purpose for other emotions. Maybe – and this is what we and this great Pixar movie are driving at – being whole doesn’t mean being made up of only one thing. See you on the 3rd! 

January 10 – How can Sadness and Fear be helpful? Often we push away our difficult emotions, thinking that life would be easier without them. But as we see in Inside Out, resisting our feelings takes a lot of work! Instead, how can we learn to make friends with our Sadness and our Fear? What do they have to teach us? How can they make us better? Come this Sunday to learn and practice being with Sadness and Fear!

Opening monologue, interviews, & closing from the Everybody Comes Late Show's 5th and final go! Highlights from the day included an interview with Aaron Hasnudeen from Catholic Charities, interview and demonstrations from resident germaphobe Katy Lesiak and the making of 3000 sandwiches by the Jacob's Well community.  Pretty good for a day of the Everybody Comes Late Show!

Christmas Eve (December 24) – Making Room for Making RoomThrough stories, songs, and thoughts from Greg Meyer, we engaged with the spirit of Christmas, and not just the glitter and tinsel, but the real stuff of Christmas!