Sadness. Heaviness. Feeling down. These are things that we work so hard to fix. Often, we work hard to eradicate any trace of them. What if we're not supposed to get away from sadness as fast as we possibly can? What if the sadness and heaviness provide an atmosphere for growth, maturity and character-building. Join Larry, Clint and Andraea as we meander through a conversation on how to live with sadness on this Ash Wednesday release.

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness…" reads the opening line of Charles Dickens' famous work, The Tale of Two Cities. Tim King, a civil engineer, shares how Indianapolis fits the bill as such a modern-day tale. Join us as we share our concerns, hopes and dreams for the city we love and how we hope for innovation that provides true equity.

For more information on the Leadership Course Tim mentioned, find it here - http://www.leadershipindianapolis.org.

The Brookings Institute

During the ride-along conversation, Tim mentions Pogues' Run Grocery, an incredible co-op grocery store on the near East side here in Indianapolis.

Tim mentions the Roving Listener and Broadway United Methodist Church.

This article from the Indianapolis Business Journal is a great read along the same lines as this episode. https://www.ibj.com/articles/66745-indy-other-cities-possess-2-worlds-one-violent-another-prosperous.

About the Faith and Action Group - http://www.faithandaction.org.

About author from Bloomington, IN mentioned toward the end of the episode - Scott Russell Sanders.

Greg Paul has spent the last 25 years building a community of people from all walks of life. Sanctuary in Toronto, ON is a place that is committed to serving "Beatitudes-type people", placing them at the center of everything they do from relational investment to caring for physical needs. When Greg speaks or writes, the effect is an immediate reorientation of what it means to practice true religion, finding that the "good life" is far greater and different than we can imagine.

His new book, Resurrecting Religion releases February 2nd, 2018 and invites us to find our way back to the Good News.

We live in a time when the world seems to be groaning and grieving out loud. Artists, poets and prophets alike are expressing this in their work. Ian Morley is a musician, pastor and fellow pilgrim who has written a musical composition that follows the Kübler-Ross stages of grief.

Ian is the man behind the music. And, this episode is about much more than just a musical project.

"Life and art have an odd habit of dancing together in multiple, mutual imitation." - N.T. Wright, Simply Christian. This is a quote that represents the thought that Ian shared regarding art imitating life and vice versa.

The Critical Journey is an amazing and helpful book about stages of faith.

Larry "Gray" references this interview with William Sloane Coffin, Jr. toward the end of the episode.

And, if you're interested in what the Amazon Button is, here you go.

Much research has been done on how to contribute to a conversation by talking. Jenna Wilson helps us explore how to contribute to our day to day conversations through listening. Jenna received her Master's Degree in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Studies at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Her thesis was on the 4 levels of listening and, in this episode, Jenna invites us to walk together toward generative listening - generating truth together.