Relationships are at the center of our lives; the joy and the hurt.  When you look at your relationships, what do you most deeply want this Christmas

There are some big things that would never fit under a tree but feel like the kind of things Christmas is meant to give. That, “Peace on earth and goodwill to all” stuff, right? We might love the idea of flipping a switch on white supremacy, patriarchy, transphobia, etc. but what if it’s a process and we’re invited into it?

What do you REALLY want for Christmas? Something you could feel, see, touch, have, or use that could be a difference-maker? Tangible needs and longings can be hard to even admit to yourself, let alone making requests of others, but it’s actually part of weaving life deeply.

Sometimes we need to focus. We need to simplify, but do we need things to be simplistic? Part of being in community requires us to see the complexity, and hopefully, find a sweet simplicity not in ignoring it, but honoring and engaging that complexity.

Creating a sense of unity through like-mindedness is pretty easy and nice. And it is a great way to build a world full of walls, mistrust, and misunderstanding. You will always have preferences, but some of them aren’t as helpful as others.

It’s great to find the gadgets, life hacks, paradigms, and people that make life a little easier, but there are places like relationships and personal growth that seem to require the long way sometimes. 

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It can feel comfortable to “close a door” with our preferences.  It's one way you can try to control things, but didn’t each of us get here through an open door in the first place? OUTLINE | GROUP GUIDE

Most of us are looking for a good deal, but how do you know it is?  Checking the purpose your preference serves will shed light on whether it is the deal it seems. 

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We get to welcome Greg and Kris Meyer back after their time of sabbatical. Hear a couple brief stories from them as they share their own “peopley-ness!”

A good story connects us with truths that help us find home wherever we are. In this episode you'll hear two such stories from Maia Dalager and Kaarin Kratz who both found themselves far from home - and unprepared.