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#43 - Common Life, Common Good: Jake Meador
How do we build communities of collaboration and care? Are our communities in the West in crisis? What are the “common objects of love” that we share, and how do we—average Christians who care—seek those out and build on them...
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April 3, 2024
#43 - Common Life, Common Good: Jake Meador
How do we build communities of collaboration and care? Are our communities in the West in crisis? What are the “common objects of love” that we share, and how do we—average Christians who care—seek those out and build on the…
March 13, 2024
#42 - Our Food Is Your Food: An Ode to Common Pantry, with Hannah Hiler
Let’s talk about common pantry, ya’ll. Today we’re taking on the nitty gritty details of sharing food with people, usually those you live with. Why on earth does this even need to be talked about? Well, those of you in a “tr…
Feb. 21, 2024
#41 - Unexpected Shifts: Josh’s Story of Prayer, Healing, and Attraction
David’s friend Josh had a pretty radical experience of “healing”… Supernatural healing is always a complex topic, and with sexual attraction this continues to prove true. Does orientation change? Should we pray for it to cha…
Feb. 2, 2024
#40 - 3 Friends’ Journeys | Advocating for Christian LGBTQ Conversations
*Sign up for the Feb 22 conference with promo code—A Community of Belonging, from Transform MN!* And come visit the Communion & Shalom team while you’re there :) https://transformmn.org/event/a-community-of-belonging-sexuali…
Jan. 10, 2024
#39 - Building Households and Communities Together: A Workshop with David and Elena (Recorded Live at Revoice 2023)
David Frank (you know him) and Elena (podcast manager) gave a workshop talk at Revoice 2023. It was pretty great, and also, predictably, hit-or-miss with sound quality. Enjoy! __________ Links and References The Life We’re L…
Dec. 20, 2023
#38 - Joseph Pearce on Transformative Economics: Why Small Is Still Beautiful
Joseph Pearce’s book Small Is Still Beautiful is a compelling spotlight on the "well-kept secret" of economist E. F. Schumacher. David Frank and Brendan Johnson (from episode 30) talked with Joseph about small localism versu…
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