Fabric Podcast
Welcome to the Fabric podcast! Fabric is a thoughtful, progressive experiment in being church, based in South Minneapolis. We love hosting space where curiosity, connection, and inclusive belonging have space to stretch out and get comfy. Take the time you need to explore what we’re about, and when you’re ready, connect however feels best. The conversation is always fresh! Fabric is church, for the rest of us. #FabricMpls
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Episodes
Monday Mar 31, 2014
Monday Mar 31, 2014
There is no "me" in relationship, but there are two "I"s. That's what makes them so messy. Each "I" brings to the relationship their own needs and desires, hopes and expectations. But, as The Rolling Stones sing, you can't always get what you want. The reality is relationships require respect and reciprocity. Join us next week as we explore how God's ideal of self-less love can move us toward healthier real relationships.
Sunday Mar 23, 2014
Sunday Mar 23, 2014
There is a money trap we ALL get caught in. No mistaking it, the trap clamps shut on us with the belief that more is better and less is worse. Really? Then why does the billionaire still try to earn more money and the social worker making $21K goes home and loves life with her kids? ‘How much’ defines our unhealthy real and ideal financial situations, but what defines healthy real & ideal finances? And how do we get there?
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
Target took a huge social media hit this week for its photoshopped image of a tween modeling underwear. Bodies just don’t look like that, but somehow we think ours should or could. What is the physical, emotional, successful ideal you are trying to live up to? Does your ‘real’ measure up? If you’re like the rest of us, all sorts of murky images and ideas of these are messing with your thoughts and emotions. Today Karen Stevensen, therapist and pastor, joins Greg while we look at how God sees our real and calls us to our ideal identity.
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
That is a stark, harsh saying. I wish we could skirt around it somehow, but if we want to know what Jesus said, well, he said it. Six times in Matthew’s gospel Jesus says he is going to suffer and be killed. No one seems to take him too seriously. We’d all rather there was another way. There wasn’t. So what is this suffering and dying all about? Does this only apply to Jesus, or us too? Where do life and peace and all that good stuff come in? This is a something to listen deeply to.
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
No, Jesus and Bobby McFerrin aren’t one in the same but both of them knew all the time spent in worry was time wasted. Why was Jesus so concerned with worry? What does it do to our lives? Evidently this was important enough for Jesus to focus on and to show us another way to live. So, what does worry do to your life? What makes you worry? How do you not worry? Let’s look at what Jesus said, what he did, and where he wants to lead us.
Sunday Feb 23, 2014
Sunday Feb 23, 2014
One of the things most people don’t like about Jesus is that he didn’t just say what we want to hear, but what we need to hear. There were people in Jesus’ day who needed to decide whether they were going to open up to what God was doing, or just keep running the show themselves, and Jesus let them have it. 2000 years hasn’t changed that much. Let’s listen to a couple tough things Jesus said and try them on for size. If the shoe fits, well… wanna wear it?
Sunday Feb 09, 2014
Sunday Feb 09, 2014
Remember being 9 years old, lined up with all the other kids on the baseline while the two captains alternated picking who they wanted on their team. Hope ebbed as the line thinned and you were still standing there. What Jesus said painted a very different picture of life. It’s nice to be chosen, but Jesus doesn’t only want you to know he chose you, he wants you to be same kind of chooser. Let’s dig into what God’s world of “Everyone’s In!” is all about.
Sunday Feb 02, 2014
Sunday Feb 02, 2014
God has teamed up with you to give you a 3D view of the world. So you get inspired, you grow and you live it. Phew, done! Well, not quite. This isn’t a 3-step project, this is life’s on-going process. Like lungs or hearts that don’t quit pumping, being 3D is what we do. As a community growing closer to God together, this is a good time to hear each other’s’ stories of taking on the 3D life. A little encouragement, some perspective, and a few fresh ideas are always helpful.
