Filthy Hope | Faith. No Filter.

What happens when addiction, trauma, and coping mechanisms collide with faith? In this episode of Filthy Hope, hosts Rev Ness Williams-Henke and Rev Jon Humphries are joined by UK actress Elizabeth Meadows to talk openly about addiction recovery, Christianity, and the 12 step journey. Liz shares how alcohol, sex, and validation became ways of coping with trauma, and how recovery, surrender, forgiv...

Welcome back to Filthy Hope. Faith without the filters. Brave, compassionate conversations about life’s hardest parts. We're so glad you're with us as we share new stories with new guests soon. Hosted Rev Ness and new co-host Rev Jon. Get in touch Rev Ness: revness@unitingheartandsoul.org Rev Jon: revjon.smatts@gmail.com Subscribe now on your favourite listening app to be the first to hear...

Rev Ness comes back to the place the podcast started, at Uniting Heart and Soul church, and shares on taking a short break. Hosted by Rev Ness and Rev Jon. Get in touch at hello@unitingheartandsoul.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pastor Jonty and Rev Ness are joined in the studio by Pastor James Lee from Sydney Hosanna Mission, and Pastor Ammi Ahn. Ammi is a blind missionary who has spent the majority of his life sharing the gospel in some of the most hostile environments in the world. Hosted by Rev Ness and Rev Jon. Get in touch at hello@unitingheartandsoul.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Jonty and Rev Ness sit down with Barry Higgins from Uniting World to talk about the role of mission work and the ways that mission can be done ethically. LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthyh...

Pastor Jonty and Rev Ness ask themselves an uncomfortable question: is church a cult? LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthyhopestudios/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/filthyhopepod TikTok:...

Jonty and Rev Ness are joined by Rev Jon Humphries to unpack the story of the road to Emmaus in Luke chapter 24. Contact us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Hosted by Rev Ness and Rev Jon. Get in touch at hello@unitingheartandsoul.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonty sits down with returning guest and friend of the show Rev Dr Sunny Chen to unpack the historical, cultural and theological layers in the Adam and Eve story found in the book of Genesis. LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instag...

Jonty and Rev Ness are joined by Rev Jon Humphries to unpack what Paul's account of the early church in Acts 2 can teach us about 21st century church. Contact us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Hosted by Rev Ness and Rev Jon. Get in touch at hello@unitingheartandsoul.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonty and Rev Ness sat down with returning guest Rev Phil Swain to have a conversation about how to find sanctuary amongst the chaos of life. LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthyhopestudios/...

Jonty and Rev Ness unpack the ascension of Jesus, as found in Acts 1:1-11. Contact us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Hosted by Rev Ness and Rev Jon. Get in touch at hello@unitingheartandsoul.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonty and Rev Ness sit down with Rev Ken Day, one of the ministers at St. Stephens Uniting Church in Sydney. Earlybird Cafe: https://earlybirdcafe.org.au/ LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthy...

Jonty and Rev Ness unpack the story of Tabitha's resurrection in Acts 9:32-43. Contact us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Hosted by Rev Ness and Rev Jon. Get in touch at hello@unitingheartandsoul.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonty and Rev Ness unpack the question of suffering, using Rosie Batty's book "A Mother's Story" as a case study. LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthyhopestudios/ Facebook: https://www.facebo...

Jonty and Rev Ness unpack the story of Saul's conversion in Acts 9:1-17. Contact us: filthyhopepod@gmaill.com Hosted by Rev Ness and Rev Jon. Get in touch at hello@unitingheartandsoul.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonty sits down with returning guest Thomas Jay Oord to explore the world of Open & Relational Theology. LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthyhopestudios/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.co...

Jonty and Rev Ness unpack the story of Lydia's conversion, found in Acts 16:11-15. Contact us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Hosted by Rev Ness and Rev Jon. Get in touch at hello@unitingheartandsoul.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Money. Power. Wealth. Manipulation. This week on Filthy Hope Jonty and Rev Ness explore the phenomenon sometimes known as "prosperity gospel." What is it? How can you identify it? And just how harmful can it be? ARTICLE 👉 https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-prosperity-gospel/ LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://w...

This week on Filthy Hope Jonty talks to returning guest Mikali Anagnostis, who is in the process of candidating to be an ordained minister of the Word in the Uniting Church. They cover Mikali's calling, their early years in the Catholic and Pentecostal traditions, the transitions Mikali made later in life with both their theology and their gender, and then the surprising ways in which those early...

On this week's episode of Filthy Hope, Rev Ness interviews Jonty to get all the juicy details out of him about his recent marriage. LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthyhopestudios/ Facebook:...

Jonty talks to multi-instrumentalist James Watson about church music, and some of the complexities therein. LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthyhopestudios/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

Jonty and Rev Ness dive into DOUBT, and why it might actually be the most important part of faith. LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthyhopestudios/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/filthyho...

Jonty is joined by returning guest James Watson to address a question about doubt and certainty that was raised after his last appearance on the show. LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthyhope...

Jonty and Rev Ness are joined in the studio by Cory Schut, pastor at Wesley Mission. Wesley Mission: https://www.wesleymission.org.au/ Wesley International: https://wesleyinternational.org.au/ LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Insta...

Jonty talks to Bec Swain about life growing up as a pastor's kid, and how that has translated into a type of faith that prioritises action. LIVE SHOWS & MERCH: https://www.unitingheartandsoul.org/filthy-hope Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373445507761084 Email us: filthyhopepod@gmail.com Follow us on Socials : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filthyhopestudios/ Fa...