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A podcast for every Christian who has ever asked ‘Is that it?’ Mid-faith Crisis explores the Christian faith with honesty and humour. If you feel that you have more questions than answers, if you feel as though your faith is changing, if you feel that if the worship leader sings that chorus one more time you will strangle him with his own guitar strap, then this is the podcast for you. Warning. Contains traces of theology and occasional innuendo.
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Episode 228: Just a couple of tossed waves
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Nick is depressed by a worship song, Joe is frustrated by the church and the feedback sends us off in all directions. Enjoy - because, let’s face it, we’re all just waves tossed in the ocean and vapours in the wind. Or something. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mentioned in this episode: Bank of Dave Burns supper …
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Episode 227: Service and Wisdomness
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At the third - or possibly fourth - attempt, Nick and Joe return. In an episode which has been dogged by disease, broadband failure, diary clashes and equipment meltdown, we eventually talk about our yearly themes. May the bongo-playing angel guard our steps. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mentioned in this episo…
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Episode 226: The gifts of the year
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What gifts did 2022 bring us? And what were the hardships? We share our experiences this year and reflect on how our themes worked out. We touch on whether accepting mystery means not asking the difficult questions and how language about incarnation is as limiting as the event itself. Also, Joe has had a bad experience at the panto and Nick is anno…
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Episode 225: Bonus Christmas episode!
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It's a final, bonus episode for the year. And one recorded in a storm of technical challenges (sorry about that). Do we need to find a special purpose in life, or should we just embrace being a disciple? Did Jesus endure the incarnation, or did he enjoy it? And were the ancient Jews really that interested in pomegranates? Thanks for all your suppor…
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Episode 224: Waiting for the impending failure
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We return to the topic of paying attention and Joe's latest pier-based epiphanies. We chat about how attention can be a kind of prayer and how we can cope with the distracting and even sinful thoughts which stop us paying attention to God. And a moderately enthusiastic Christmas to one and all. No Lessons and Carols: the Mid-Faith Crisis Christmas …
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Episode 223: The rules for Christmas
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Yes, it's our now annual disagreement about the birth narratives in the gospels. Along the way we discuss the problems of inculturation, why hospitality, celebration and fun might be the real meaning of Christmas, and the difference between netball and basketball. And we introduce the helpful concept of back-tithing. No Lessons and Carols: the Mid-…
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Episode 222: Moments of exaltation
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Nick has been thinking about spirituality and sport. Joe has had a transcendent moment on the pier. We ramble on about advent as a time of preparation, the difficulty of staying in the moment, the idea of God being on our side, and the spiritual practice of just turning up. No Lessons and Carols: the Mid-Faith Crisis Christmas Service 2022 Sign up …
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Episode 221: Into Advent with Brian Draper
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As we head into Advent, we have an interview with Brian Draper. Brian talks about wonder, hope, leaning into the darkness, sharing the inherited riches of our faith, and how 'not knowing is the most intimate'. Meanwhile, Nick has been all arty and Joe has been fighting technical issues. And losing. Heavily. No Lessons and Carols: the Mid-Faith Cris…
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Episode 220: A lot of wind and no answers
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We talk about the complexities of being Christlike, the joy of temperance and the idea of a self-limiting God. Also, Joe wants to be both Matthew and Luke, and let's all do the Hinkumbooby. Coming Soon - No Lessons and Carols, the Mid-faith Crisis Christmas Service.20 December 2022. 8 pm GMT. Stay tuned for more details. Support the podcast Contact…
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Episode 219: Leaning in to goodness
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We talk about how we can use outrage to avoid dealing with our own pain, finding peace in the difficult times, not giving up on love, beauty and creativity, and how systematic theology always fails when it’s punched in the face. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mentioned in this episode: Revolver Special Editions H…
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Episode 218: The Mid-faith Permacrisis
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We discuss some big issues this week: anger, empathy, hope, the prophetic act of listening, the difficulty of making life choices and, most importantly, whether the hokey-cokey should be the official MFC worship song. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Staying Defiantly: What does it look like for church leaders to s…
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Episode 217: Welcome back, wristbands
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This week we talk about the need for lament, how Jesus spoke about fear more than anything else, and what we can learn from our old ways of doing things. Also, does being Christlike mean casting out demons and raising the dead? And if we wore a Mid-faith Crisis wristband, what would it say? Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email…
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Episode 216: Fix your mind upon cheeses
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In this episode we talk about hope. In the midst of the chaos and anxiety surrounding us, how do we have hope? What does it mean to fix our mind on higher things? Is it just about going to heaven or can it involve cheese? Also, Nick 'discusses' some worship song lyrics. And Joe has technical issues. Many, many technical issues. Support the podcast …
