Well Dwellers Podcast

“This makes me wonder if my serendipitous experiences of the past year are foretastes. If this is where God is taking things, could a church-without-walls simply be the spiritual re-enchantment of all of life?” — John Van Sloten I really enjoyed getting to talk with John Van Sloten a few weeks ago. With a deeply humble and calming voice, I found John’s stories about his son Edward and himself to b...

Good News Event Reigniting A Prophetic Imagination In Being Good News For And As Disabled People Today   A few weeks ago I shared a post called ‘Where Is Good News For The Disabled Today?’   Link: https://www.atthebottomofthewell.com/p/where-is-good-news-for-the-disabled   Overview   While listening to two presentations in the themes of a  New Body  and  New Church,  followed by participating in t...

Today I get to sit down with my pastor, friend, and quite possibly an international spy of extraordinary missionally impossible accomplishments… James Paton! For the last 10 years he has lead First Alliance Church in Calgary through some incredible Kingdom adventures and I have on many occasions found a deep voice of wisdom and faith through his leadership. Our conversation dives deep into thought...

Star Trek And Disabilities I grew up in the Trek world. Everyday I would get home from school, throw my books on my bed, and stretch out on the living room floor to watch old repeats of the original Star Trek series. Of course I was fascinated with the utopian adventures of the Enterprise community and the intriguing characters of Spock, Captain Kirk, Christopher Pike, and all the alien species th...

Well Dweller Moments: The 1st Rule In Disability Ministry Is… “The 1st Rule In Disability Ministry Is… Don’t Talk About Disability Ministry.” It’s a word play on a quote from Brad Pitt’s movie ‘Fight Club’. Meant sarcastically and humorously. But it has some seriousness to it, too. There is a culture or kind of unspoken rule within the Church that they would really rather let those with disabiliti...

In this episode Cynthia Tam, Krista Ewert, and I explore the work of Deeper Communion. We start by sharing our thoughts into the understanding of language around disability definitions and social connections. And later speak to the role of the Church and the spiritual life of those with disabilities. I am excited to share this episode with you as it has been some time since engaging the podcast st...

Advent Joy: A Well Dweller’s Christmas Eve Welcome to Well Dweller Moments on The Well Dwellers Podcast! Micha Boyett From Her Substack: The Slow Way “I believe we can grow in our capacity for joy, based on the decisions we make. We can put ourselves in situations and relationships that increase our joy, even if our level of happiness doesn’t change. What I’m trying to say is perhaps joy isn’t nec...

Have you ever found yourself captivated by: ·      A particular scenic view? ·      A picture? ·      A spoken word? ·      Something you’ve  read? ·      An idea or thought about something you’ve recently experienced? It happens to me all the time! Hello friends.  I’m  Erik Freiburger and welcome to Well Dweller Moments. [Intro Video] I love bridges.  I’m  not sure what it is but, whether  I’m  w...