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A podcast for every Christian who has ever asked ‘Is that it?’
We talk about change and the anxiety which often accompanies it. How do we live in that space where one thing is ending, but a new thing has...
How do we talk about mystical or transcendent experiences without appearing to be nuts? More than that, what is the motivation for talking a...
We think more about the personalisation of the good news. What is the evidence for fullness of life in our lives? Are we the best judges of...
We discuss truth and fakery, the simplicity and complexity of the good news, and about how we can encounter the risen Christ through art, mu...
After a false start last week, Joe is back with a bit of clarity about his theme for the year. Also, as we approach Easter, we think about w...
Yes, it's the fabled Mid-faith Crisis New Year's episode. We talk about how our themes worked out last year (spoilers: not so good) and what...
Mid-way through Nick's writing month and it's time for a catch up. Nick has an apology to make and Joe wants to be Supreme Leader. Also we t...
In this week's episode we think about goals and training, coping with overwhelmingly needy emails and, most importantly, dealing with the mu...
We revisit genial sin, consider discipleship as an investment account and revel in the origins of the word 'Lent'. Also, Nick shows off and...
As we enter Lent, how can we make space in our lives to hear from God? In this episode we talk about the role of the wilderness in our lives...
More feedback this week on the key questions: are we friends of Jesus or are we followers? Can we really be friends with a tree? What is a s...
In this episode we think about the metaphors we use for our relationship with Jesus. Are we friends of Jesus? Or followers? Or slaves? Does...
We return to the subject of grace, forgiveness and justice. Are all sins really the same? If so, what do we make of 'serious sin'? Is the ev...
We talk about self-understanding (and our apparent lack of it), and reflect on whether you can have seasons of spirituality. And, in the lig...
New year, new podcast. But same old us, sadly. Anyway, good to be back with you. This week we visit some old emails and talk about the 'righ...
In our final (probably) podcast for 2025, we each look back on the three things we've learned this year. Which doesn't, apparently, include...
Joe is back from Mexico and Nick has recovered from man flu. We talk about who we really are as individuals, and how that affects our relati...
Joe talks to Professor Ros Gleadow, Emerita Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University, Australia. They discuss the...
We have an interview with Dave Tomlinson. Dave and Joe discuss some of the difficult questions people have about God and faith and talk abou...
Jesus gives us a crucial challenge: 'Who do you say that I am?' We discuss our answers to that question. Meanwhile, Joe launches MFC verify...
This week, we spend a lot of time discussing the spiritual lessons to be learned from Traitors. Also, we talk about heavily paraphrased Bibl...
Joe is not very well this week. So here's just a little something to keep you going: an edited excerpt from an episode done many years ago o...
This week we mainly talk about the Bible. we touch on how it was put together and we share with listeners the Bible verses and stories which...
It's our ninth anniversary! So, for a nice, relaxed, party-like topic we talk about Israel. Why is it that so many Christians support modern...
In a packed feedback episode, we consider time, baptism, re-writing scripture, the omniscience of God and the problem of evil. Among other t...
Joe interviews Thomas Jay Oord. Theologian, philosopher and, it seems, Joe's new BFF, Tom directs the Center for Open and Relational Theolog...
In a follow up to last week's episode we think more about how to process anger. Joe interviews psychotherapist Becky Francis and we talk abo...
In what has been a brutal week, we think again about what it means to be a peaceful presence in our world. What practices will help us? What...
Yes, we're back. And this week Joe interviews a surprise special guest on the podcast who tells us all about an article wot he wrote. Also w...
Nick is (momentarily) back from holiday, Joe has (surprisingly) been in a prayer meeting and we talk (randomly) about the importance of smal...
Lots of feedback this week. We talk about prayer and ritual, about what labels we use to describe ourselves and about finding joy in giving....
We revisit Joe's theses and in particular discuss nonviolence – in many ways the forgotten element of Jesus' teaching. We discuss the early...
This week we talk about the Reformation, and whether we are overdue for another go at it. Joe nails his theses to our podcast door. And Nick...
We finally get around to talking about the sacraments. Where did they come from? How many are there ? Is there really a premier league? And...
We talk cynics, sceptics and assorted doubters. What is it that pushes us towards cynicism? How can we remain open to the possibilities of p...
People have sent in limericks about the Trinity. Joe is wondering what to do about the climate crisis. Nick is very grumpy about AI, a mood...
Tim Hewes is the author of Finding Beauty Behind Bars - A Climate Activist’s Enforced Retreat, a book he wrote after being arrested during E...
Back after our break, we celebrate an episode with all the threes by totally solving the issue of the Trinity. I mean, we absolutely nailed...
In this Nick reflects on saying goodbye to his beloved dog, Bill, so we talk about joy, prayer, vulnerability, grief and love. Please be war...
This week we tackle some feedback, talk about elders and gatekeepers and Joe has an update on his theme. Also, we think about why theology i...
In an episode recorded actually together in the same room, we talk about getting older. What is the invitation of this part of life? How doe...
In an unexpected move - well, unexpected for Joe, at least – we revisit an episode from 2017. Eight years ago we had a stab at writing our o...
This week's topics include the ethics of slug control, the 1700th anniversary the council of Nicea, whether transformation is always difficu...
Nick gives his belated thoughts on Easter and reflects on how it's not about the doctrine but about the story: we are invited to live in the...
It’s the Easter Special! Well, half an Easter Special maybe. Nick has the flu so in this shortened episode, it's Pastor Joe to the rescue, r...
As we head into Holy Week, we discuss what it's like to celebrate Easter in mid-faith crisis. We explore how Easter is about our identity as...
We're back! Joe has returned from Mexico and Nick has returned from an unfortunate act of wire-cutting. We catch up on how things are going...
With Joe away in Mexico we have an interview with Bekah Legg. She talks about the work of Restored with the victims of domestic abuse, and s...
It's our annual themes episode! We talk about our themes for the year, and reflect on how last year's themes worked out. And Joe has receive...
We discuss how culture shapes art, and especially, how the culture of the time affects the Bible. How do the cultural norms and assumptions...