Gravity Commons Podcast
Gravity Commons
Conversations to help us develop a Christian spirituality rooted in love that fosters resilient faith in everyday life
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Feb 25, 2020 • 39min
Leaving a Church and Making a Home with Tai French
Tai French joins Ben and Matt in this episode to share about a journey of deconstruction in leaving a church and making a home. What we think we are searching for often doesn’t show up in the way we think it will. God knows our desires, he sees and hear us and makes a way […]
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Feb 20, 2020 • 45min
Why and How to Fast For Lent
The only way to grow is to fail, so let’s talk about fasting! In this episode Ben and Matt share some concepts around fasting for Lent, which starts on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26th this year. Could it be that we need to put ourselves in the way of weakness and need so we can meet […]
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Feb 18, 2020 • 58min
How to Teach Kids the Kingdom Gospel
In this episode, Matt and Ben respond t0 and reflect on a question submitted by a listener about how to help children understand the “allegiance gospel” we’ve talked about on the podcast before. We used to have the “Romans Road,” but are their tools for explaining a bigger gospel to kids? A few links from […]
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Feb 11, 2020 • 1h 6min
Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Atonement with Mako Nagasawa
If your view of the atonement and the gospel is being deconstructed, this episode is for you. We continue our series on how to walk through deconstruction without losing your faith, interviewing Mako Nagasawa (again!) to help us reconstruct atonement and the gospel on firmer ground. Mako is the founder and executive director of The […]
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Feb 7, 2020 • 30min
Why is it So Hard to Talk About Deconstruction
We’ve gotten all kinds of feedback from our new series on walking through deconstruction without losing your faith. Most of it has been very positive, but a little bit of push-back, too. In this (bonus) episode, we take some time to reflect on why these kinds of conversations are so difficult to have. Become a […]
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Feb 4, 2020 • 50min
Spiritual Direction and Deconstruction with Dave and Beth Booram
We continue our series on how to walk through deconstruction without losing your faith by talking with our friends Dave and Beth Booram about the relationship between deconstruction and spiritual direction. The Boorams operate Fall Creek Abbey, a retreat house and spiritual direction training ministry in Indianapolis. Their website is full of resources, blog posts […]
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Jan 28, 2020 • 48min
Brian Zahnd on Deconstructing the Bible, Hell, Politics, and Sexuality
We continue our series on How to Walk Through Deconstruction Without Losing Your Faith, talking with Brian Zahnd about deconstructing four big topics in the church nowadays: the Bible, Hell, Politics and Sexuality. Brian is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church, a non-denominational Christian congregation in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Brian and […]
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Jan 21, 2020 • 59min
Deconstructing How We Read Scripture with Brandon O’Brien
We continue our series on How to Walk Through Deconstruction Without Losing Your Faith, talking with Brandon O’Brien about deconstructing how we read Scripture. Brandon is the Director of Content Development and Distribution for Redeemer City to City, an organization that supports church planting in global cities. A few links from today’s episode: Get the […]
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Jan 14, 2020 • 49min
Navigating Deconstruction with Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw
We continue our series on how to walk through deconstruction without losing your faith. Today we talk with pastors Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw about how to navigate the painful and disorienting experience of deconstruction. A few links from today’s episode: Enneagram Transformation Workshop | Carmel, IN | Jan 24-25 Parenting in Grace and Truth Workshop […]
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Jan 6, 2020 • 55min
Skye Jethani on Reconstructing Faith After Deconstruction
We are starting a new series on how to walk through deconstruction without losing your faith. Many people are asking questions about long-held assumptions in the faith they inherited, and it’s easy to assume that this means we are “losing” our faith. But there’s another way to walk through deconstruction: one that tenaciously holds onto […]
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