Surface Tension

44. Hanging by a Thread | Surface Tension 28.09.2022 40:01 ↓

Alex and Craig examine the question: "What's the best question you've ever been asked?"

43. Expect the Unexpected | Surface Tension 21.09.2022 39:33 ↓

Craig leads with a story about one of his favorite parables: The Prodigal Son, which prompts the question: "Is 'unexpected,' for God, an event...or who he is?"

42. Help Wanted | Surface Tension 14.09.2022 41:17 ↓

Craig and Alex work towards answering the question: "How do we arrive at the place where we can effectively help others?"

41. God is Not an Idea | Surface Tension 31.08.2022 32:51 ↓

Craig opens with a quick story, describing a praise song that highlights God's faithfulness. Alex responds with a quizzical: "I didn't ever consider faith as a two way street..."

40. Unshackled | Surface Tension 24.08.2022 39:44 ↓

Craig offers the question: "Do you think we are all shackled by something, or captive to one fear or another?"

39. Death Bed Conversions | Surface Tension 17.08.2022 36:19 ↓

Craig opens with the question: "What do you think most people think about death bed conversions?" The conversation leads into a thoughtful discussion of "The Prodigal Son."

38. The Wild Grapes | Surface Tension 10.08.2022 37:53 ↓

Craig and Alex spend the episode discussing Isaiah Chapter 5: 1-6

37. "Playing Well" with Others 03.08.2022 48:55 ↓

Craig asks about what it means to play well with others.

36. A Jury of Your Peers 27.07.2022 41:18 ↓

Craig finds himself out of sorts, which prompts Alex to ask: "What things have you been perceiving out in the world and within yourself that have got you in a space that you would qualify as 'not your main lane'?" 

35. Laser Grids and Empty Spaces | Surface Tension 20.07.2022 40:30 ↓

Alex opens with a quote, and then Craig follows up with the question: "What if we were aware of what we were filling the gap of love with?" 

34. The Main Path | Surface Tension 06.07.2022 39:45 ↓

Alex opens with the quote: "You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it."

33. We Need to Talk | Surface Tension 29.06.2022 39:25 ↓

Craig kicks off the episode with the question: "What if we assume that we're asking the wrong question?" 

32. LARPing | Surface Tension 22.06.2022 35:47 ↓

Alex opens with the question: "How many Christians are simply LARPing?"

31. Hope | Surface Tension 22.06.2022 41:21 ↓

Craig and Alex discuss the broad and important topic of "hope" and eventually arrive at the question: "What if I allowed hope to paint my reality today?"

30. The Fatal Flaw | Surface Tension 15.06.2022 39:02 ↓

Craig opens with a story, and then asks the question: "What is your fatal flaw?" 

29. The Reverse-Commute | Surface Tension 08.06.2022 33:23 ↓

Craig and Alex reflect upon each of their responses to being oversaturated in thought, occupying a "headspace" rather than a "heartspace."

28. Your Map is Upside Down | Surface Tension 01.06.2022 37:28 ↓

Alex opens with a story, and Craig follows up with the question: "What do we do when, all of a sudden, the way we process things isn't working anymore?" 

27. General Admission to the Museum | Surface Tension 25.05.2022 33:26 ↓

Craig and Alex pick up where they left off last week in discussing "the beautiful artifact(s)" of our souls that we keep hidden from both ourselves and others.   

26. The Why Behind the What | Surface Tension 18.05.2022 36:58 ↓

Craig opens with the question: "Why are we doing this?" 

25. What Am I Supposed to Ask? | Surface Tension 11.05.2022 41:00 ↓

Craig inquires: "What is the question God wants me to ask myself today?" 

24. The Matrix | Surface Tension 04.05.2022 30:56 ↓

Craig and Alex discuss a score of spiritually-charged concepts through the lens of the 1999 film, The Matrix.

23. Ready? | Surface Tension 27.04.2022 30:26 ↓

Craig opens with the question: "What if I were 'ready'?" 

22. The Artist Within | Surface Tension 20.04.2022 36:58 ↓

 Alex opens with a story about a wedding he attended recently, and Craig finds the question: "What if we knew what we were creating in the world around us?"

21. How Are You Doing? | Surface Tension 13.04.2022 39:49 ↓

Craig starts with the simple question: "How are you doing?" 

20. Knife Attacks and Friendship | Surface Tension 06.04.2022 39:06 ↓

Alex kicks off the episode by recounting his interesting weekend activity: defending against knife attacks. From there, Craig and Alex discuss the important topic of adventure.