Justice Worriers podcast

Jörg, Leah and Andy ramble on about being "chosen" - can we find any way at all for us to say that God makes choices about our lives, or that we are chosen, in some way? If not, what then? Contact us by email on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net , and follow us on Mastodon at @JusticeWorriers@mstdn.social . Subscribe to the podcast using our RSS feed .

Leah, Jörg and Andy discuss certainty: does the conversation stop when certainty arrives? What can we be certain of? Is it good to be certain of something? What do we choose to believe? Contact us by email on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net , and follow us on Mastodon at @JusticeWorriers@mstdn.social . Subscribe to the podcast using our RSS feed .

Jörg went down a rabbit hole after the last episode, understanding the part in John 3 immediately after what was discussed last time. Leah and Andy follow him down, discovering the being "born again" may be very different from what they understood. Contact us by email on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net , and follow us on Mastodon at @JusticeWorriers@mstdn.social . Subscribe to the podcast usi...

Both Leah and Jörg wrote sermons about the passage in John 2 where Jesus caused a kerfuffle in the temple. Andy is immediately irritated by memories of being told this meant he could be manly, but Leah and Jörg bring hints of hope for us: maybe it's about valuing people over rigid institutions, and maybe there is hope that sometimes we can stand up and say "no". Contact us on justiceworriers@artif...

Andy reads prayers that express respect and gratefulness to those killed and injured in war, ask God to end war, and wrestle with love for our enemies. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net . Subscribe and rate us on   Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , YouTube , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher, tunein, Tumblr or good ol...

Andy, Jörg and Leah talk about a heavy theological idea: Original Sin. Does it help us understand the world, God and ourselves? Is it actively unhelpful? Should we think of ourselves as terrible people who construct all the evil in the world, or as innocent bystanders who are under God's curse? Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net or look for JusticeWorriers on Mastodon ,  Facebook ,...

Leah reflects on the passage in Luke 10 where Martha complains that Mary has left her to do all the work, and wonders how the story might have continued. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net . Subscribe and rate us on   Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , YouTube , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher, tunein, Tumblr or good...

Andy reads a prayer from 2022 that encourages empathy and sharing between people rich and poor in financial and spiritual terms. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net . Subscribe and rate us on   Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , YouTube , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher, tunein, Tumblr or good old RSS .

Andy reads a prayer from 2009 which includes prayer for people going through divorce and other types of relationship breakdown. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net . Subscribe and rate us on   Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , YouTube , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher, tunein, Tumblr or good old RSS .

Andy reads a poem about a rare spiritual experience(!) If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net . Subscribe and rate us on   Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , YouTube , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher, tunein, Tumblr or good old RSS .

Andy reads a prayer from way back in 2014 that talks about conflict, building, resisting sexual violence, and a longing for God. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net . Subscribe and rate us on   Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , YouTube , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher, tunein, Tumblr or good old RSS .

Andy reads a prayer he wrote in 2023 that concludes with a request for us to learn companionship with people considered beneath contempt, to learn with and from people who are different and make us uncomfortable. As may be a familiar feeling now, there was a lot of war happening in the world at the time, and the prayer starts with lots of asking for peace and reconciliation. If you have something...

Andy, Leah and Jörg talk to Bethany, whose personal encounters in Palestine and Israel led to academic study, giving her a rare depth of insight which she brings to her introduction to the history of the devastating conflict in this region. The group tries to engage with how to respond as people who are collectively implicated in the mistakes of the past and largely powerless as individuals in the...

Andy, Leah and Jörg talk to Bethany, whose personal encounters in Palestine and Israel led to academic study, giving her a rare depth of insight which she brings to her introduction to the history of the devastating conflict in this region. The group tries to engage with how to respond as people who are collectively implicated in the mistakes of the past and largely powerless as individuals in the...

Andy reads a reflection on prayer sent in by a listener who also happens to be called Andy! He leads us to see prayer in some of our day-to-day activities, and maybe even to believe again that we can engage with the divine. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net or look for JusticeWorriers on Mastodon ,  Facebook...

Andy reads another angry poem, this time about us singing ourselves deaf while we burn our world to the ground, and step on the poor. The poem is at https://artificialworlds.net/poems/deaf_song.html   If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net or look for JusticeWorriers on Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , or YouTub...

Andy, Leah and Jörg discuss AI: its utility, ethical problems and potential to change how we see ourselves and God. By building machines that reflect the totality of human knowledge and dress themselves up as truth machines, are we building idols? Does all this text cheapen our communication? Are we becoming yet more isolated? How should we respond? Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.n...

Jörg reads a deeply confrontational story by W.E.B. du Bois, retelling the story of Jesus from the point of view of a Black woman whose son is lynched by a mob. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net or look for JusticeWorriers on Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , or YouTube . Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podca...

Andy reads some prayers written back in 2012 that talk about how scary it is to ask things of God, and ask for peace. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net or look for JusticeWorriers on Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , or YouTube . Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts , YouTube , Spotify , Stitcher, tunein,...

Andy, Jörg and Leah talk through our response to preparations for war, where the only people calling for peace seem to be doing it insincerely. How can we respond to Jesus' words about turning the other cheek and loving our enemies when we feel the need to be protected? Do we abandon these ideas as irrelevant? Do we sacrifice the safety of our fellow-people to make a point? Contact us on justicewo...

Andy reads a poem, somewhat surprisingly (at least to him!), about God's joy in us and our joy in God. The poem is at https://artificialworlds.net/poems/our_god_rains.html   If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net or look for JusticeWorriers on Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , or YouTube . Subscribe and rate us o...

Andy reads some prayers written in 2019 that express our alienation from this world as well as our citizenship, and prays for peace and openness to action. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net or look for JusticeWorriers on Mastodon ,  Facebook ,  LinkedIn , or YouTube . Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts ,...

Andy reads the prayers he prayed early in the first Trump presidency, which express despair and resistance, and reflect the fact that we need to try and behave well and build bridges no matter what is happening around us. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net or look for JusticeWorriers on Mastodon ,  Facebook , ...

Andy reads the first prayers he ever prayed at church in 2008, which speak of the urgent love of God for all people, and our desire to be changed. He reflects on what a different perspective he had 16 years ago, and also what threads still run through his more recent prayer. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net...

Andy reads an angry poem he wrote about the harm he and others have experienced through a religion centred around a fierce and hateful God who takes the side of the powerful, and talks a bit about the accepting and compassionate God he spends his time trying to find. The words of the poem are at  https://artificialworlds.net/poems/whitewashed.html . If you have something you'd like to share in thi...