In this episode, Rob Bell joins Vinings Lake as a guest speaker. Learn more about Rob here: https://robbell.com/

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What if the opposite of joy isn't grief but numbness? In this message, we examine Jesus' blessing on those who mourn and discover why lament may be one of the most human, courageous, and hopeful acts available to us in an age of anxiety, spectacle, and spiritual exhaustion.

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In a world shaped by empire, fear, power, and performance, Jesus announces a radically different way to be human. In Part 1 of Unlearning Empire, we explore why Jesus calls the poor in spirit blessed—and how the Beatitudes confront everything empire tells us about success, strength, and worth.

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In the middle of collapse, Jeremiah does something absurd: he buys land in a war zone. Not because circumstances look hopeful, but because he refuses to let Babylon decide what is possible. In a world shaped by fear, cynicism, and exhaustion, hope itself becomes an act of creative resistance. Maybe one of the holiest things we can do in an age of collapse is plant something anyway.

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Join us as guest speaker Lauren Cibene discusses the creative resistance of motherhood. She explores female and maternal imagery throughout the Bible, while celebrating all mothers.

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When societies lose the ability to tell the difference between truth and propaganda, cruelty and righteousness, collapse has already begun. In this prophetic exploration of Ezekiel 5, we confront public grief, unraveling systems, and the remnant of humanity still refusing to become cruel in cruel times.

What you consume eventually shapes who you become. In this prophetic exploration of Ezekiel 4, we examine how societies normalize cruelty, how constant outrage and fear deform the human soul, and why resisting empire is not enough. The deeper call is to become a new humanity, one rooted not in fear, rage, or reaction, but in presence, tenderness, courage, and healing.

This one is for those who didn't grow up inside rigid evangelicalism. Malynda Hale joins us to share a story that doesn't include a dramatic religious deconstruction. A conversation full of wisdom, honesty, growth, and challenge.

In this message, we explore the prophet Ezekiel's shocking symbolic actions and what they reveal about moments when truth has been spoken, but no one is listening. From ancient exile to modern movements, this teaching confronts the cost of silence, the danger of aligning faith with power, and the call to embodied resistance. Because sometimes the most powerful message is not spoken, it's lived.

Jesus wasn't just crucified—he was executed by a system threatened by truth. And the resurrection? It's not a soft spiritual idea. It's a protest. In this episode of Creative Resistance, we explore how the empty tomb exposes the illusion of control, breaks the power of fear, and calls us to resist what dehumanizes our world today.