Ravel

***CW: There is a brief mention of suicide at 39:48 and a story involving the following memorial service lasting until 41:20.

If you or a loved one are experiencing mental health struggles, please call or text the Crisis Lifeline at 988. Please listen gently and carefully.***

Allow us to set the table for a classic Christian conundrum: who gets to come to the table and partake in Communion? Do the gluten-free get to have an option in this highly symbolic act of worship and ritual? What about those with food allergies? Or that youth group camp that is forced to use corn chips and yellow lemonade in their communion service? Or perhaps you enjoy a meal in remembrance of a loved one with boxed wine and McDoubles? What COUNTS?

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  • Artwork: Yarn and Ravel by Dixie Lee Henning @dixieleedraws
  • Produced by Stephen Henning, Josh Lieuallen, and Emily Rettinghouse
  • Editing/Audio Engineering by Stephen Henning
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What is Ravel?

We all grew up in different parts of American Christianity, and we still keep thinking about how to take it seriously, even as we leave some beliefs behind. Join us our round-table discussion as we ravel out our faith in a complex world, pulling on one thread at a time, seeking Meaning at the end of it all.