Gravity Commons Podcast

Feb 04 2025 385 ep. 52 mins 92
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Conversations to help us develop a Christian spirituality rooted in love that fosters resilient faith in everyday life

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Leaving White Evangelicalism, Part 3: Experiments and Transgressions

Feb 04 2025 58 mins  
Matt and Ben continue reflecting on the process of leaving the white evangelical spaces they both came to faith in.Show notes:Mako Nagasawa: Thinking More Clearly About AbortionOn How I Left White Evangelicalism and How it Left MeRedefining the History and Historiography on American Evangelicalism in the Era of the Religious RightMy Comments Last Night at the "Evangelicals for

Leaving White Evangelicalism, Part 2: Theology Vs. History

Jan 28 2025 50 mins  
Matt and Ben continue reflecting on the process of leaving the white evangelical spaces they both came to faith in.Show notes:Mako Nagasawa: Thinking More Clearly About AbortionOn How I Left White Evangelicalism and How it Left MeRedefining the History and Historiography on American Evangelicalism in the Era of the Religious RightMy Comments Last Night at the "Evangelicals for

Leaving White Evangelicalism, Part 1: What is Evangelicalism?

Jan 21 2025 36 mins  
Matt and Ben reflect on the process of leaving the white evangelical spaces they both came to faith in.Show notes:On How I Left White Evangelicalism and How it Left MeRedefining the History and Historiography on American Evangelicalism in the Era of the Religious RightMy Comments Last Night at the "Evangelicals for Harris" Online EventTrump has changed what it means to be e

Christy Penley: What Do Emotions Have to Do With Spiritual Formation?

Jan 14 2025 53 mins  
We talk with pastor (and Gravity Commons Podcast co-host!) Christy Penley about how our emotions relate to living faithfully as disciples of Jesus (the subject of her doctoral dissertation).Connect with Gravity Commons:Leave us a message or ask a question about this or any other episode and we'll answer it on a future episode.Join the Gravity Community to interact with other li

Creating and Cultivating a Rule of Life for 2025

Dec 31 2024 48 mins  
On the cusp of a new year, Christy talks with Ben and Matt about what it means to create a "rule of life" that is helpful and freeing, rather than burdensome.Connect with Gravity Commons:Leave us a message or ask a question about this or any other episode and we'll answer it on a future episode.Join the Gravity Community to interact with other listeners, and get our lis

Christmas Extravaganza and the Gifts of 2024

Dec 24 2024 32 mins  
As the year draws to a close, Christy, Ben, and Matt open some Christmas gifts and talk about some of the "gifts" of 2024. Merry Christmas, everyone!Connect with Gravity Commons:Leave us a message or ask a question about this or any other episode and we'll answer it on a future episode.Join the Gravity Community to interact with other listeners, and get our list of cura

Post-Election Commitments For Justice and Solidarity (Part 2 of 2)

Dec 17 2024 38 mins  
Ben, Matt, and Christy continue their discussion from last week of a few post-election commitments that are crystalizing for them as they contemplate what it means to live as followers of Jesus in the coming season. Here are the commitments we discuss in this episode (listen to Part 1 for the ones at the beginning of the list):Stay awake. Don’t numb your longing for the world to

Post-Election Commitments For Justice and Solidarity (Part 1 of 2)

Dec 10 2024 46 mins  
Ben, Matt, and Christy discuss a few post-election commitments that are crystalizing for them as they contemplate what it means to live as followers of Jesus in the coming season. Here are the commitments we discuss in this episode (more coming in Part 2):Stay awake. Don’t numb your longing for the world to be made right.Keep caring for one another.Keep telling the truth about sy

A Practical Question on Resisting Mammon

Dec 03 2024 63 mins  
Matt and Ben reflect on a practical question from a listener on how to resist the power of Mammon in a specific situation.Show Notes:Matt Tebbe on the Liminal Living PodcastSheryllin Ifill's article on practical ways to respond to the election.Connect with Gravity Commons:Leave us a message or ask a question about this or any other episode and we'll answer it on a future ep

Navigating Difficult Relationships During the Holidays Post-Election

Nov 26 2024 34 mins  
Christy, Matt, and Ben discuss what they're learning about navigating difficult relationships during the holidays post-election.Connect with Gravity Commons:Leave us a message or ask a question about this or any other episode and we'll answer it on a future episode.Join the Gravity Community to interact with other listeners, and get our list of curated links each week to al