This week's episode is all about money. Why are we so embarrassed by it? Why do we fear dealing with it? Is ethical investing worth it? And do we really have to tithe? Thanks to Sian MacInnes FPFS for her great input on today's show.

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• eccr.org.uk (now the Just Money Movement)
• VouchedFor

We talk about the benefits of belonging, and not belonging, to a church. Are there perspectives and opportunities that we can get from a church that we can't get elsewhere? When is it right to leave? And, most importantly, is there anyone is not able to sit?

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Yes, we're talking again about the Bible, this time discussing how the Bible was compiled and what Paul meant by the line 'All the writings are God-breathed'. Also, we have a truly wonderful final email, and loads of feedback on whether our listeners are friends, companions, pilgrims, fellow community members, paying punters or family members. We don't know, but we're very grateful for all of you!

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Olympic sport climbing
• Men's kayak cross final | Paris 2024 Olympics | BBC Sport
• Marcion of Sinope

A mixed bag this week. We talk about Christian outrage over the Olympics, about the need to belong (without being defined by our belonging) and how Joe actually found himself singing worship songs. Also we consider whether our listeners are really our friends, or, as Nick so tenderly puts it, 'potential threats'. Whatever the case, thank you for being… something or other.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Chalk stream
• Dionysus
• Christians shouldn’t be offended by the Olympics opening ceremony

In this episode we dive deep into the idea of the wrathful God. Can we understand it in a different way? And what do we do with all the bits in the Old Testament where the almighty gets all smitey? Are the accounts of the tribal, violent, Old Testament God real? Or are they stories? And if they are, how do we read them? Meanwhile, Nick has been spending time with hundreds of dead people, and Joe thinks that all Independent Financial Advisors are out to get him.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Renovaré Life with God podcast Episode 275: Nick Page — The Bible as Holy Ground
• Inside Out 2
• Chaldon Mural
• Hythe Crypt (Ossuary)
• Mid-faith Crisis Episode 51: The Mystery of the Cross
• Mid-faith Crisis Episode 50: The Scandal of The Cross
• George MacDonald – The Consuming Fire
• William Placher, Narratives of a Vulnerable God:
• Nick Page, The Badly Behaved Bible

We're back! And after a long break there is a lot of catching up to do. Has Nick really stopped watching the news? Is there actually such a thing as a Purple Hairstreak Butterfly? Is the Mid-faith Crisis Podcast the Kendal Mint cake of spirituality? And what happened when Joe took Nick to the theatre?

Also - our friend Andy is carrying out some research looking at how podcasting is becoming a significant resource for those who are going through some sort of faith shift in their lives. Will you help by taking part in a short survey? Go here.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Take a short survey on how podcasting is affecting your faith journey
• No knead bread recipe
• Rolf Dobelli, Stop Reading the News
• News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier
• Sgroppino
• Church of St John the Baptist, Inglesham, Wiltshire
• Treecreeper
• Cathedral - Forest of Dean
• Wilding movie
• Purple Hairstreak
• The Book of Mormon
• Kendal mint cake
• Stacey Solomon - Sort Your Life Out

Joe interviews friend and fellow celebrant Claire Bradford about her experiences walking the Camino. They discuss the importance of doing things when you can, the Joy of Missing Out and and how the pilgrimage, far from being about solitary detachment, led to an amazing sense of community and connection.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Claire Bradford - Creating Ceremony
• Camino de Santiago
• Episode 212: An Interview with Oliver Burkeman
• The Way

Joe talks to friend of the podcast Dave Tomlinson about his book 'OMG, A Bad Christian's Prayer Book'. Dave also chats about prayer, and about the need for us to be committed to hope or, as he terms it, 'defiant imagination'.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Dave Tomlinson on Facebook
• Dave Tomlinson: The Holy Shed
• OMG A Bad Christian's Prayer Book