The 21 Elephants Podcast

We begin season three with an incredible story by Christian Activist Adi Leason. Check out the amazing documentary 'The 5th Eye' for a more thorough investigation of Adi's work at  https://www.nziff.co.nz/2016/auckland/the-5th-eye/

In the final episode of season two, Scottie & Spanky meet with Elliot Taylor to talk about his work reaching out to young people through social media, and how community and solitude can restore our sense of genuine connection. Learn more about Elliot's work at www.livefortomorrow.co.nz 

Scottie & Spanky continue their conversation with Jay Ruka and learn about his reconnection with Māori identity.  You can buy Jay's book, 'Huia Come Home', and learn more about his work at http://www.huiacomehome.co.nz

In part one of this episode, Scottie & Spanky meet with Jay Ruka (author of Huia Come Home) to talk about cultural disconnection and Jay's homecoming to his Māori identity as a Christian New Zealander.  You can buy Jay's book, 'Huia Come Home', and learn more about his work at http://www.huiacomehome.co.nz

In this episode, Scottie and Spanky meet with the Reverend Frank Ritchie. Frank runs a church in Hamilton called Commoners that has no musical worship and centres itself around liturgy and silence. This episode asks how Frank's approach might offer a solution to the growing influence of consumerism on how congregations worship together today. Here are two helpful resources we mentioned on the...

Season Two continues as Scottie and Spanky drive further north to Kopua Monastery to have a chat with Fr. John, a Benedictine monk. Together they look at silence and solitude as a possible solution to mobile phone addiction. You can register your interest in one of the silent retreats we mentioned at the end this episode through scottie.reeve@gmail.com  

Scottie and Spanky begin their road trip in Wellington talking to Rev. Jean Malcolm about what Contemplative Spirituality might offer to the many of us suffering with Anxiety and mental health trauma. Two resources are mentioned in this podcast: Firstly, this guided  "Centering Prayer" takes about 20 minutes, but is a great way to start out in Contemplative Spirituality: https://thelitur...

On the final episode of Season One, Scottie and Spanky explore a supernatural experience and discuss how these moments can alter our previously held notions of who God is. 

In Episode 4, Scottie and Spanky look at all the ways Western Christianity has become interwoven with our Capitalist notions of transactionality and consumerism. 

In Episode 3, Scottie and Spanky discuss their own experiences of darkness and mental distress and how God uses these times to shape us and draw near to us. 

In Episode 2, Scottie and Spanky talk community and the challenges of living together. What might the trinitarian nature of God have to say about how we should live and love together?

The 21 Elephants Podcast kicks off with a discussion about doubt, deconstruction and how we can maintain belief in the midst of questions that are hard to find answers to.