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  • ***This episode includes discussion of nihilism, meaninglessness, and suicide. If you or someone you know are experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. Please listen with care.***

    Josh wonders if we ever escape nihilism. Stephen is ready to embrace the existential meaningless in a joyful, stoic way. Emily sees meaning in literally everything.

    Mentioned in the episode:

    EcclesiastesThe Myth of Sisyphus by Albert CamusHank Green Eats His Last Meal on Mythical KitchenEnlightenment Now by Steven Pinker

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    Theme Song: In Full Color by Louie Zong on Spotify and BandcampArtwork: Yarn and Ravel by Dixie Lee Henning @dixieleedrawsProduced by Stephen Henning, Josh Lieuallen, and Emily RettinghouseEditing/Audio Engineering by Stephen HenningCertified Organic benediction by Reverend Emily Rettinghouse, MDiv ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
  • When does honest and earnest transparency tip into oversharing and misplaced attention seeking? (the podcasters ask, fully acknowledging what irony this invites...) What is gossip actually? How can information shared amongst a community be helpful for reinforcing good boundaries and expectations without tipping into harmful rumor-mongering?

    Mentioned in the episode:

    Stephen's GoodreadsNothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep PodcastRaging with Compassion by John Swinton

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  • Really though? When it's essentially the only human experience that is truly universal, that we all will die, why do we have such a bad relationship with it? Stephen wonders if the fear of death is something religion does to inspire fear to win converts. "Oh death, where is your sting?" Perhaps we got it all wrong and what we thought was a sting was a kiss all along!

    Mentioned in the episode:

    Twenty Thousand Hertz - Dies Irae32. The Afterlife and How To Get There Ravel EpisodePete Holmes: I'm Not For Everyone Netflix SpecialPete Holmes: A God That's Better Than Larry on Faith For Normal PeopleLetters From A Stoic by Seneca23 purple flowers by Mason Scurry

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  • It's about time we check in on our thoughts on money, huh? A lot has changes since the teen episodes of our podcast and Josh is wondering "does it matter where money comes from?" Unsurprisingly, we talk about the implications of philanthropy, giving vs tithing mindset, the churches that are greasy and gross about money, and the ones who could be doing it better.

    Mentioned in the episode:

    18. Our 2 Cents On Money, Part 1 Ravel Episode19. Our 2 Cents On Money, Part 2 Ravel EpisodeWhere'd You Park Your Spaceship? by Rob BellLuke 19 ZacchaeusMatthew 20 The First Shall Be Last

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  • Why don't more people wonder about what Jesus himself thought the church would be? Would Jesus like what we've done with the place? Or would he think we completely missed the mark from what he had in mind when he told Peter "upon this rock I will build my church"? These questions and more as we grapple with the greek ecclesia and play a wild hypothetical when Stephen asks Emily what would happen if Jesus showed up at the church she pastors!

    Mentioned in the episode:

    Matthew 16:8 - Upon this rock, I will build my church Verse13. On The Origin Of Spiritual Truth Ravel EpisodeMatthew &;24-27 - Building a house on solid ground VerseActs 2:1-13 - Day of Pentacost Sermon VersesAfter Jesus Before Christianity by Erin Vearncombe, Brandon Scott, & Hal TaussigMolinism WikiThe Bible For Normal People with Elizabeth Schrader Polczer - Resurrecting Mary The Tower Episode

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  • Stephen has officially entered his atheist Philosophy Era (think Taylor Swift's Reputation Era with equal amounts of confidence with a dash of ennui-bordering-on-nihilism) and wants to play with the classic thought experiment presented by Blaise Pascal: the famous "wager." We discuss the misconceptions and misapplications as used by evangelical Christian apologists as well as Pascal's thoughts on uncertainty.

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  • We at the pod are using the classic New Year energy to reevaluate priorities and goals and have come to a decision to dial back the pod to an every-other-week release schedule. We have additionally decided to retire our social media presence as @ravelpod. Stay subscribed and look forward to a new episode next week!

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  • We're starting the year off right by talking about the cRiNgE thrown around by Christians and atheists alike. What's at the root of the cringe response? Why do we hate it? What do we love to hate it?

    Mentioned in the episode:

    Matthew 18:15-20

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  • ROB BELL pulls up a stool to the Ravel table! We're overjoyed to bring you one final audio offering in the year of our Lord, 2023, where Stephen and Emily get to spend a whole 90 minutes with the singular Robell (with one B) in the great living room in the sky. Stephen guides our time together as he deep dives into Rob's newest NOVEL entitled Where'd You Park Your Spaceship? There are readings to and by the author as we touch on ideas like imagination, Big Magic, generative art, integration/disintegration/reintegration, a love affair with tomatoes, the ideal notion of Platonic CIRCLES versus Lines and trajectories, the zimzum of love and loss, ungrieved grief, delicious secret breads, bee pollen potions, and the classic "may you..." blessing gifted to us by the Dill Tudd of our universe, Rob Bell. PIDDLE. PIDDLE. PIDDLE.

    Rob Bell:

    Website: robbell.comWhere'd You Park Your Spaceship? Print and AudiobookWhat's A Knucka?Instagram: @realrobbellWhere'd You Park Your Spaceship? Merchstore

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  • Emily is feeling reflective this year about where we've had the comforts come and go from our lives. But Stephen is feeling silly and derails the episode almost immediately by insisting the LOTR quote Emily brought to share was actually from the blockbuster film masterpiece, The Chicken Run. But then, of course, we get back on track as we talk about lovely new comforts in our lives while all three hosts grieve what they once had through the practice of prayer. AND THEN, we wrap up the episode with a point about the blockbuster film masterpiece, The Chicken Run, that actually kind of works!

    Happy 2023 to all who have joined us this year! May you, may we, enter 2024 with joy and peace.

    Mentioned in the episode:

    The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien

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  • We're doing some soul care today while Stephen struggles with what Josh affectionately coins as "the downward dog-ness of the soul." Experiencing a darkness and a weight on the soul, we discuss the feelings of being in exile and discuss Emily's life-giving definition of self care: creating a life that you do not want to escape.

    Mentioned in the episode:

    162. Inspired Ravel Episode1 Kings 19 - God's Voice In The WhisperThe Book of NehemiahThe Book of EzraExodus 32 - Worship Of The Golden CalfStockholm Syndrome BrittanicaThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien89. Metanoia Ravel Episode141. I'm An Atheist Now AMA Ravel EpisodeThe Beautiful Letdown by SwitchfootFAA Turbulence Stats

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  • What has us coming back, again and again, to the Bible? Josh thinks it has something to do with the nature of the written word in general, that we bias writings as more "truthy" because they are written. We discuss how we encounter writing differently over time, even when the writing isn't changing. And we ponder what Christianity would look like if we released the bias for the written word and came back to a tradition of active storytelling and imagination.

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    Mentioned in the episode:

    117. I See Jesus In The Eisegesis Ravel Episode152. The Gang Writes A Creed Ravel Episode15. What is the Wesleyan Quadrilateral Ravel Episode166. I Get Emotional, Baby Ravel Episode

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  • Taking a suggestion from the voicemail box today, we consider the role of negative emotions in our lives and in our church and wonder why we're all so bent on stuffing them down and moving on. We discuss the embodiment of such emotions as what is actually called positive or negative, instead of the emotions themselves. As river water flowing through your fingers, emotions enter stage right and exit stage left; it's what we do with them while we share the stage that matters. And perhaps, as we learn to not identify with our emotions, we also are freed from identifying with the emotions put on us be others, like "bitter"!

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    Mentioned in the episode:

    Heaven Bent Podcast66. Anger Is One Helluva Drug Ravel Episode27. God And The Question Of Feeling Ravel Episode

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  • You'd think, with an American faith-based podcast releasing an episode so close to the holiday of Thanksgiving, that we'd enjoy a lighthearted meditation on what we're grateful for in our lives and the nature of gratitude in general... BUT NO! Instead, we dive headfirst into the harm perpetuated around the world by Eurocentric Christianity, wielding the tried-and-true tools of militarized empire in order to force assimilation with a sense of exclusivity and superiority. We grieve the harms done to indigenous communities around the world and take a critical look at how we are complicit as current or former representatives of such a storied faith background.

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    Mentioned in the episode:

    Holy/Hurt with Dr. Hillary McBride at holyhurtpodcast.comOn Repentence and Repair by Rabbi Danya RuttenbergHow To Make Wrongs Right with Rabbi Ruttenberg on Glennon Doyle's We Can Do Hard Things podcastTink TinkerNative by Kaitlin Curtice Living Resistance by Kaitlin CurticeA Fresh Vision For The Spiritual Life with Kaitlin Curtice on Faith For Normal People podcast

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  • What begins as an exercise in classifying religion ends in a deeply personal conversation about the impacts of eschatological theology. We adopt a comparative lens to view modern Christianity against its ancient expression, asking questions like "Is it a failed apocalyptic project?" and "As such, was it inevitable that it became a dominant-state religion?" And then Josh makes it personal and ask Stephen how he's thinking about his recent apocalypse of faith.

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    Mentioned in the episode:

    Major religious groups WikiThe Silmarillion by JRR TolkienShane Claiborne and Red Letter ChristiansRachel Held Evans Website13. On the Origin of Spiritual Truth Ravel EpisodeBuddhist eschatology Wiki163. Is This All Idle Talk? Ravel Episode

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  • We suppose it's about time we reflect and ask, "has this just been idle talk?" After all, it seems like everyone has a podcast these days! Are we guilty of the same old theobro energy that we find so problematic or are we part of a reclamation of normal people doing theology? We'll let you come to your own conclusions.

    Mentioned in the episode:

    Matthew 12:36Still Unbelievable! Episode 103 - Featuring Stephen from RavelHoly HellSearch EngineHeavyweightYou Have Permission with Dan KochHeaven BentPodcast Launch Inquiries at stephenghenning.com

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  • Think of all the thoughts that haven't been thought. Or the writings that haven't been written. Where do they come from and how do they visit us in our minds? We take a voicemail today from a listener who is wondering what we mean when we say something is "inspired"? Does it necessarily have to be divine intervention? What is that creative spark that tells us to make art anew?

    Mentioned in the episode:

    Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Podcast - The Bicameral MindBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertOh The Places You'll Go by Dr. SuessInspired by Rachel Held Evans

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  • If you have a moment, would you consider listening to our humble podcast? We know you have finite time and attention, but we'd be honored to welcome you at the table. Today, we peer curiously at the ticking clock of the universe and share our experiences of time, how we try to stop it, and how present actions can not only write futures but also rewrite pasts. It's all timey-wimey Jeremy Bearimy today and full of puns, just in the nick of time!

    Mentioned in the episode:

    Handsome Podcast with Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae MartinThe Secret To A Long Life Radiolab Episode

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  • We're really leaning into the spooky season and discussing the reality of ghosts! Contemplating the mysteries of space, time, and consciousness, we think maybe one day even science could reasonably explain ghostly experiences. On a spiritual level, we think maybe they are folks who refuse to move on, spirits in limbo with unfinished business. We, of course, share our own stories. Once, when Emily visited a defunded and abandoned nursing home. And another, when Stephen met one on his recent visit to Scotland!

    Mentioned in the episode:

    9. Demons and Satan and Angels, Oh My! Ravel Episode39. Aliens and Exotheology Ravel EpisodeBorn This Way? Radiolab EpisodeUnder The Whispering Door by TJ Klune

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  • Like, seriously, could you tell us without listening to the episode first? It seems as though "gnosticism" is a Christian boogeyman term used to slander anyone thinking outside of orthodoxy! It's been used to denigrate other denominations, deconstruction, mysticism, other religions. Can we please define our terms?! And once we do so, can we spot it in the modern world?

    Mentioned in the episode:

    Google's word usage of Gnosticism graphicJohn 1 - John's Preamble

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