Mid-faith Crisis

Joe talks to Professor Ros Gleadow, Emerita Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University, Australia. They discuss the scale and impact of the climate crisis and, crucially, what we can do to make a difference. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this episode: Ros Gleadow - Wikipedia

We have an interview with Dave Tomlinson. Dave and Joe discuss some of the difficult questions people have about God and faith and talk about how we, as Christians, can be part of the repair of the world. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this episode: Dave Tomlinson - YouTube Charles Hartshorne - Wikipedia

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 to examine some claims about Christmas and Nick talks about Bible translation and why there are unicorns in the King James Version. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this...

This week, we spend a lot of time discussing the spiritual lessons to be learned from Traitors. Also, we talk about heavily paraphrased Bible verses and Joe has had a near-death experience in the toilet. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog The Mid-faith Crisis Church Weekend Away 2026 - one place left! Mentioned in this epis...

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 on Nick's book The Badly Behaved Bible . As Nick says, it's not so much a 'greatest hit' as one of our least worst efforts. We talk about the inspiration of scripture and how many of our problems with the Bible are not with the book itself, so much as the thing...

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 mean the most to us. Along the way, Nick does a quick history lesson and Joe reckons that Jesus spoke like a market trader. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this episode...

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 Israel so strongly? How can we respond when there is so much violence and hatred on all sides? Where is the Kingdom of God in all this? Also Nick has discovered some scriptural golf balls and Joe has been rewriting the Bible. Again. Support the podcast Contac...

In a packed feedback episode, we consider time, baptism, re-writing scripture, the omniscience of God and the problem of evil. Among other things. Also Nick has his nerd buttons pressed, and Joe has a new heretical disorder. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this episode: Minster in Sheppey Traitors BBC Marcio...

Joe interviews Thomas Jay Oord. Theologian, philosopher and, it seems, Joe's new BFF, Tom directs the Center for Open and Relational Theology. He share his faith journey with us and discusses the idea of an uncontrolling God, the limits of both science and religion, and how the idea of love shapes everything around us. Thomas Jay Oord Thomas Jay Oord - Books God after deconstruction God Can't Open...

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 about the need for reflective practice, and digging into the anger produced by grief and loss. And in a shock move, Joe ends with a Bible passage. The Wombles Rolf Dobelli | Stop Reading the News Norway's NRK broadcasts 12-hour wood burning programme Thomas Erick...

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 actions should we take? How do we stand up for what is right, without demonising our opponents? Book Now! The Mid-faith Crisis Church Weekend 2026 - Rydal Hall Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page N...

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 we have BIG NEWS about the Mid-faith Crisis Church Away Weekend 2026! Join us in the Lake District for a weekend of conversation, relaxation and reflection. The Mid-faith Crisis Church Weekend Away 2026 - Book Now! Support the podcast Contact the podcast throug...

Nick is (momentarily) back from holiday, Joe has (surprisingly) been in a prayer meeting and we talk (randomly) about the importance of small moments of joy and kindness, and the necessity of creating everyday rituals to enrich our lives. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this episode: Great Dixter Shostakovic...

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. Most of all, we touch on the hard work of transformation and the need to celebrate the small successes of our spiritual and emotional lives. Also, Joe has an Egret hat-trick and Nick has some new cocktail glasses. Cheers! Support the podcast Contact the podca...

We revisit Joe's theses and in particular discuss nonviolence – in many ways the forgotten element of Jesus' teaching. We discuss the early church's adoption of nonviolence, how we can so easily 'other' people and treat them as subhuman, and what we can do to be a non-violent presence in the world. Also, Nick takes credit for the Euros victory, and Joe has been to visit a rare tree. Support the po...

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 questions whether a second reformation starts much closer to home. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this episode: Official Website | Leon Russell The Union - Elton John...

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 what sacramental practices can you build into your life? Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this episode: White Admiral Visual Commentary on Scripture | In My End Is My Beg...

We talk cynics, sceptics and assorted doubters. What is it that pushes us towards cynicism? How can we remain open to the possibilities of prayer? Does anyone still play the prophetic bongos? And most importantly, what's happening with Nick's apricots? Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog

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 not improved by the AI-generated description of their photo on Facebook. We talk about the need to be people who care, who live lives of both gratitude and action. So join our long-term partnership, as we prioritise our relationship and spend quality time toge...

Tim Hewes is the author of Finding Beauty Behind Bars - A Climate Activist’s Enforced Retreat, a book he wrote after being arrested during Extinction Rebellion protests. He tells us about how he became so concerned, why he got involved with non-violent protest and the remarkable story of the day that eight Met policemen were sent to arrest a highly dangerous clergyman. Support the podcast Contact...

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 it. Completely sorted. It's not like Batman, but it might be like a canal. Anyway, you're welcome. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this episode: National Cheese Day Surp...

In this Nick reflects on saying goodbye to his beloved dog, Bill, so we talk about joy, prayer, vulnerability, grief and love. Please be warned – along with the usual nonsense, this has some very un-English, tearful moments. But that's love for you. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this episode: G.K Chesterto...

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 is such a loaded word, how the creed ignores most of Jesus' life and how the manager of Tottenham Hotspur reminds us of something important about the Kingdom of God. Oh, and Nick has some very helpful medication. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through...

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 does it affect our faith? We talk about being an elder, becoming an 'adult of God', and what our new roles might be as we age disgracefully. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in...

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 own creeds and now, having completely forgotten even doing it, we go back to see what we wrote and whether we still agree with it. Also we have important clarifications about cauliflowers, and we worry whether both the podcast and our lives are now travelling i...