Hey everybody, before we get started, I just wanted to share something we are really excited about.

This year, for the first time ever, we're forming a Restore Community Choir, and we would love for

you to be a part of it. This is going to be a massive, joyful, soul-stirring musical moment at the

heart of this event. Choir members will rehearse together on Thursday, September 25th, and then perform

on stage during Restore on both Friday and Saturday.

Music is always one of the most powerful and unifying parts of Restore, so we're so excited to get to join together in song this year.

All of the details and registration info are at faith matters.org. We can't wait to see you there.

Hey everybody, this is Aubrey Chavez from Faith Matters.

Today we're so excited to share a conversation with our friend Brian McLaren about his brand

new novel, The Last Voyage.

This is a science fiction novel.

It's set way in the future as Earth nears collapse and a final crew is sent to Mars in a

last ditch effort to begin again.

It's a compelling story on its own,

but it also opens up space for some deeper questions about what happens when we try to leave

everything behind, only to discover that we've brought all of our baggage with us. So in this

conversation, we got to explore some of those ideas with Brian. We talked about conflict and

close relationships, what it

looks like to stay connected even when worldviews differ in really important ways. He shares why

curiosity can be such a powerful act of love in these situations, especially when we're tempted

to protect ourselves through certainty. We also talked about the dark night of the soul and the way

this can become a

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