Gravity Commons Podcast

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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For our final episodes of the year, we are reflecting on and re-publishing 3 of our favorite interviews from our archive of 90+ episodes (!!). Today’s “redux” is Episode 59 (April 2019), an interview with Mako Nagasawa on the history of racism and how it’s all about power (not just bias or prejudice). Mako founded […]

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