The Inception Of Wonder

By Erik Freiburger

This is a podcast that explores the stories of places & people as they encounter wonder & awe in life & community. The hope is that together we might overcome perceived personal & rela... more

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The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.

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October 18, 2019 Ep. #21 ~ Nature Or Nurture: The Character Of God With Rev. Anna Greenwood-Lee
We’re going to get right into the conversation with Rev. Anna Greenwood-Lee
of St. Lawerence Anglican Parish & The Calgary Wisdom Centre in just a
moment. This is the second part in looking at the themes of Brian McLaren’s
book ‘The Great Spiritual Migration’.
Today I’m talking with Rev. Anna Greenwood-Lee about:
* Theology & understanding who God is.
* Interfaith relations & looking at scripture as holy texts.
* The nurturing character of God & how that reflects in our culture.
There is an overload of themes McLaren covers in this part of his book & we
didn’t get to converse about them all. But our talk is a brief taste into
the nature & nurturing sides of God’s character & I hope it peaks your
imagination to look further into these topics.
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48min
October 06, 2019 Ep. #20 ~ Beliefs W/ Kelvin Block
For weeks I have been looking forward to when I would get to sit down with
Kelvin Block & explore the first of this three part series looking at Brian
McLaren’s book ‘The Great Spiritual Migration’ - Beliefs: Where Do They
Come From & How Do We Live With Them’. I hope our conversation speaks of
some phenomenal insights for you to glean from as you migrate through
life’s landscapes & relationships!
As always, my great hope is to hear from you my listeners! What questions
do you have? How has this & other conversations on the podcast intrigued
you? Who might you like to hear from or what themes of wonder need to be
explored further?
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1h 4min
September 23, 2019 Ep. #19 ~ Moments Of Awe W/ Rabbi Shaul Osadchey
Welcome Welcome my wonderful listeners!
I am really excited about getting to my conversation with Rabbi Shaul
Osadchey today so, lets keep this brief!
The Inception Of Wonder has some really exciting events coming up… which it
will be joining & you can learn about them by subscribing to the email
list. So if you have not yet subscribed, please head over to the website &
join the email list!
Also, you can hear about what’s happening & join in conversations around
our community by joining the Inception Of Wonder Facebook Page. Just give
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If you like this podcast, or other blog posts & shows, please share it with
others, comment, & rate the show. Wonder becomes even more awesome when you
share it with others so please pass these moments of inception along!
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59min
September 06, 2019 Ep. #18 ~ AWE-some Round Table Discussion ~ Wonder Incarnating
It's our first ever AWE-some Round Table Discussion!! Thanks for joining us
as Dan, Jordan, Evan, Reg, & I (Erik) explore how Wonder Incarnates into
the world. Our collective thoughts take us into a range of different areas
such as spirituality, mysticism, God, & religion. I hope our discussion
bring a slips of wonder to your imagination!
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59min
July 14, 2019 Ep. #17 ~ Podcast Summit, Burning Bushes, & The Future Of The Inception Of Wonder
Hey Wonderful Listeners!!
I want to thank all of you for listening to The Inception Of Wonder
Podcast! I know I’m no great radio personality on the airwaves but, I love
sharing with you some of the awesome conversations I find while exploring &
discovering places, experiences, & people of wonder & awe.
There’s been a bit of excitement & activity while looking to the future in
blogging & podcasting here & I thought I’d take a few minutes to just share
them with you through the podcast. So if you have a few minutes, enjoy the
stories & I will be back in September with brand new conversations that
will discover amazing places of awe!
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14min
July 07, 2019 Ep. #16 ~ The Migration of the Doukhobors W/ Guest Ron Semenoff
Growing up in Canada, I have to admit, history was not high on my list of
importance. Yet as I grow older, I find the stories of Canadian history
fascinating!
It was at a Jewish & Christian Interfaith event that I first met Ron
Semenoff. He was a presenter & speaker for sharing the history of the
migration of the Doukhobors as they fled Russia to come to Canada in the
late 1800’s & early 1900’s. Being a phenomenal story teller, I was
completely immersed…
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1h 2min
June 04, 2019 Ep. #15 ~ The Bible, Sacred Texts, & The Word Of God ~ A Conversation With Colin Toffelmire
It was in a blog post that Colin Toffelmire had written that he & I began
talking about how we engage holy texts & the scriptures of the bible. While
deeply appreciating the emphasis on reading holy texts as a practice of
spiritual discipline, I couldn’t help but reflect on if this is strictly
the only way we can encounter the voice of God. Particularly, must we be
conscious or well read in the whole text of the bible to receive
revelations from the divine?
In an article by LifeWay Research, they report that just…
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1h 28min
May 19, 2019 Ep. #14 ~ Does God Exist? ~ A CIC Conversation
I don’t think I will ever forget the story my undergrad theology professor,
Gary Lepine, told our class about Leonardo Da Vinci’s Sistine Chapel
painting. While articulating the outer images of Adam & God upon the chapel
ceiling, Da Vinci would go over several drafts & sketches of the central
focus of his work - the outstretched hand’s of Adam’s human epitome & the
Divine providence of God’s reach. Unsure of how to position each
character’s hand, the majority of the sketches would show Adam straining to
reach out, while God would only…
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1h 58min
March 14, 2019 Ep. #13 ~ Is There A Future For Judaism & Christianity In Canada ~ A CIC Conversation
It is said that somewhere between 6,000 & 10,000 Christian churches are
closing every year. There is no escaping the truth that the institutional
church is declining… rapidly, & many are asking, “What does it mean to be a
Christian today?”
Last November I had the opportunity to join a group of others in the House
of Jacob Synagogue where my friend Rev. Ray Matheson & Rabbi Yisroel Millar
debated the question, ‘Is There A Future For Judaism & Christianity in
Canada?’ The two of them presented some great arguments both for & against
institutional survival. Whether you choose one polarity over the other, we
are all going to have to answer how humanity’s spirituality will be
practiced in future; institutionally or otherwise.
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1h 14min
February 10, 2019 Why Do We Pray? ~ A CIC Conversation
“Now I lay me down to sleep…” I think they are the words of prayer my
mother first taught me as a young child. Poetic, rich in theology, & yet so
simple that even today I can still recite them from memory. Since the dawn
of sentient life on earth, humanity has reached out in the desire of
communion with the divine. Prayer is the contemplative awakening to our
being in relationship to that which is beyond us; a wonder that not only
can reveal purpose & meaning but bring the comfort of knowing we are known
& significant to the one we pray with.
Yesterday I gathered with a small few at the University of Calgary to hear
a First Nations Elder, a Christian professor from Ambrose University, & a
practicing Muslim. We came to hear the conversation between the three of
them around the question, “Why do we pray?” The amazing dialogue that
formed revealed a fantastic stream of thought that inspires me to explore
further questions around the practices of prayer.
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1h 11min

FAQs about The Inception Of Wonder:

How many episodes does The Inception Of Wonder have?

The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.