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Send us Fan Mail As part of our focus on thinking about how we can combat the crisis of connection in our society, today we take a left turn to listen to three stories - from 3 wonderful people who come along to the living room - to help us see the reality of loneliness in each of their lives - and ask ourselves how can we best help those people struggling with loneliness. This is a really special...

Send us Fan Mail When we acknowledge that we are currently more ‘connected’ in our society but not necessarily ‘connecting’ - it begs the question: What are we going to do about that? Today we take some time to look at how we’ve arrived in this place, some of the pitfalls that we need to avoid and take inspiration from a passage in the bible that shows us how to effectively love others. We hope yo...

Send us Fan Mail In the times that we live in, we are more connected to other human beings than we’ve ever been. Sadly, despite this being the case, we are not necessarily connecting properly with other people. Today we take some time to talk about the crisis of connection that so many of us face in society, look at how Jesus wants us to respond and consider some of the ways we begin to combat thi...

Send us Fan Mail It can sometimes be hard to understand how God relates to us, it may feel like he’s created a machine, and as the maker, just stands back and watches the machine work, every now and then he may tweak some things and intervene, but in essence, he’s outside of our world and sometimes a bit distant. Today we take a look at how we relate to God and take some time to think about how Je...

Send us Fan Mail Today we continue out thinking around Hope and dig a bit deeper in to the idea that ‘Hope is like a rope’ - looking at the kind of stories and experiences that begin to form our strands and how we can collectively become hope as we bring our strands together. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail When we read things in the bible, particularly in the Old Testament, we can find ourselves immersed in lots of battle-type stories and a perspective on God that fits around that imagery. Today we take some time to think about how our view of God is shaped by some of those stories, consider how Jesus challenges that perspective and look at other ways we can begin to view God. Feel...

Send us Fan Mail Today we take some time to consider our relationship with hope, pushing us beyond it just being a feeling and investigating how hope can be the catalyst to how we move forward and begin to impact the lives of others. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail Today is our first time back after the summer and we take a bit of time to re-cap the details of how things will work in The Living Room moving forward. We also re-visit the heart behind The Living Room and consider the evolution of the words that shape our approach - Refuge, Hope and Purpose. Feel free to listen in x (And if you ever fancy coming along then feel free to just turn...

Send us Fan Mail Today we talked about a few changes we are making for September. If you’ve connected with the Living Room at any point or have wondered about coming along, then please listen in.

Send us Fan Mail When we experience something challenging in our lives it can be a really isolating experience. The pain and the trauma are so real at the time and when we watch the world carrying on around, it can feel like no one else understands what we are going through. But when we meet someone who gets it, then suddenly things feel different. We feel seen and safe in the knowledge that some...

Send us Fan Mail Grief can be such a challenging thing to navigate. Today we take a look at the reality of what it looks like and feels like to go through something difficult and how we can be kind to ourselves in suffering and learn how we can help others who are grieving. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever been through anything difficult, you can often find it hard to work out how to have a conversation with God about it - especially if you’re disappointed, confused or angry with him. Today we take some time to look at Lament and see how this practice, of honesty and vulnerability with God, is more healthy and hopeful than we’ve been led to believe. Please feel free t...

Send us Fan Mail Many people would describe the moment that they chose to connect with God as if a light was switched on - not everyone has that exact experience, maybe their illumination was more like the gradual turning of a dimmer switch. Today we take some time to look at the weight that can exist around ‘repentance’ and investigate the origins of that term and discover the impact that can hav...

Send us Fan Mail When we experience things in life that cause us to feel disappointed or ashamed we can easily fall into the trap of hiding those parts of us away, hoping that no one discovers that part of our lives. Today we look at the importance of bringing these things into the light and the difference it can make to our connection with God and the way we feel about ourselves. Feel free to lis...

Send us Fan Mail Today we take some time to think about what ‘putting faith in to action’ might look like, consider the things that are important to God and look at how we can make a difference to the people in our lives, not just individually, but as a community. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail We live in society that is full of noise. It can be incredibly difficult to reduce the noise around us and experience the benefits of silence. Today we look at the types of noise that impact our ability to function in life, what difference pursuing silence can make and learn from Jesus in the way that He chose to pursue silence. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail Having the courage and bravery to stand up and say that something is wrong can be incredibly challenging, but it’s always right to do it. Today we take a look at some of the reasons that people choose to stay quiet, highlight some of the damage that can be caused by silence and look at the importance of defying the silence. Feel free to listen in x If anything in this chat resonat...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s podcast, we spend some time talking about the first 6 years of The Living Room, acknowledging some of the challenges that we’ve faced as well as looking ahead to some changes we’re making as we move forward. We’ll also hear from some of the people who will be helping us in this next phase. Feel free to listen in xxx Just a side note - my iPad died before the end of the...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus’ stories were so effective at communicating a clear idea of what God was like. The story of the Lost Sheep is such a great example of how God feels about each and every one of us. This story challenges us to not only check our attitude towards others but also remember how God feels about us. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail Jesus was such a great story teller. He was able to communicate such clear messages by using examples and scenarios that really resonated with His audience.  Today we look at the story of the Good Samaritan, the key points that Jesus wanted to make and what the crowd would’ve been thinking as He told the story. We hope today’s talk makes you think. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail The teachings of Jesus are timeless. There are always things that we can learn and then apply to our lives. Today we look at the story of the prodigal son, discover some new information about the story and talk about the challenge that this story brings to us. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes we feel like just need to survive in life. At other times we feel the need to create connection and impact others. We can find that our focus in life can shift according to the kind of things we experience in life. Today we take a look at this subject and consider what God says about us and the role he’d like us to play in this world. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail We’ve been running The Living Room for over six years now and today we take a look at how we came to start and what we feel we’re all about. If you’ve ever wondered if church could be for you - maybe you are interested but have loads of questions, maybe you’ve been involved in churches in the past and aren’t sure if you could feel comfortable somewhere, maybe you’ve been hurt by r...

Send us Fan Mail Today we had the absolute privilege of interviewing one of the loveliest people from the Living Room. Jeff’s story is so interesting and full of a ridiculous amount of surprises. It’s completely worth a listen and contains so many gems of wisdom and lessons for us all to learn from. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever been brave enough to ask some big questions about faith then you may have experienced some challenges around how you communicate your findings with others. It’s sometimes hard to see how much we change, but change is inevitable if we remain curious. Today we take a look at this subject and look at some of things we need to consider when we try to maintain relationsh...