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The Tiara Exchange

Religion EN ↓ 63 episodes

The Tiara Exchange is a podcast featuring short reflections on the Gospel appointed for the Mass of the day, offered by the Revd Oliver Brewer-Lennon, Rector of St Michael and All Saints, Edinburgh. Inspired by an apocryphal tale of a tiara exchanged to help build the church, each episode considers the exchanges in Christian life, guided by Christ’s example and call to follow him.

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A confusing name (John 15:17-27) 28.10.2025 1:17

A misremembered saint and what he reveals about human fear and belonging.

The wrong kind of Christian (Luke 11:42-46) 15.10.2025 2:17

What if they’re not talking about someone else?

The art of disobedience (Luke 9:57-62) 01.10.2025 1:21

Authoritarian regimes often try to suppress art. And there’s a reason for that.

A hero or a villain (Matthew 9:9-13) 22.09.2025 1:55

It depends who you ask.

Origin Stories (Matthew 1:18-23) 08.09.2025 1:37

How much do you need to know about the beginning of something for it to matter?

Plaster cast vs willpower (Luke 4:38-44) 03.09.2025 1:58

Talking about preaching and healing as separate things.

Disturbing Material (Mark 6:17-29) 29.08.2025 1:46

Not everything that gets filtered out is junk.

North Bridge (Matthew 23.27-32) 27.08.2025 1:57

The thoughts that surface when the pavement is crowded. Cover photo: North Bridge, Edinburgh (506655) by Robert Linsdell (boblinsdell) — CC‑BY or CC‑BY‑SA (as noted on Flickr)

Palestrina. Pugin. Perugino. (Luke 22:24-30) 25.08.2025 1:40

What if the Kingdom is shaped by people with entirely different instincts about beauty?

If you want a better phone (Matthew 20.1-16a) 20.08.2025 1:24

Hard work, fairness, reward — who’s going to tell God about this?

An Old Song (Luke 1.46-55) 15.08.2025 1:35

Now that the Blessed Virgin Mary is in glory—honoured above all—does she still sing the Magnificat?

Headspace (Matthew 18:15–20) 13.08.2025 1:17

Holiness doesn’t always come with rainforest sounds and a seven-day free trial.

When you got the glow (Luke 9.28-36) 06.08.2025 1:26

Jesus didn’t glow by accident. So what products do you think brought out his natural radiance?

Seven years and seven quarantines (John 20.24–29) 03.07.2025 1:47

The weight the Church gives to five simple words

Bad for business (Matthew 8:24-34) 02.07.2025 1:52

When healing comes first, something else gives way. A reflection on the Gospel and the cost of compassion.

Bleeding-heart liberal (Luke 15:3-7) 27.06.2025 1:03

What kind of God makes bad decisions on purpose?

A flamboyant witness (John 6:37-40) 11.06.2025 4:03

A short homily given at the Requiem Mass for the Revd Canon W. Gordon Reid, reflecting on tradition, extravagance, and the mercy of God. Delivered at St Michael and All Saints on 11 June 2025.

Learning who’s who (John 17:11b-19) 04.06.2025 1:20

It’s one thing to recognise someone. It’s another to really know them.

What’s a weed and what isn’t (John 15:1-8) 21.05.2025 1:03

Not everything that flourishes should be left alone.

Clinging to the Duvet (John 3:16-21) 30.04.2025 1:33

Why teenagers sleep so long—and what it might be hiding

It’s Complicated (Matthew 11:25-30) 29.04.2025 1:41

An uneasy urging from Jesus: Don’t needlessly complicate what is simple.

Da Da Da Da Da (Luke 24:13-35) 23.04.2025 1:43

A melody half-remembered. A presence strangely familiar. But you can’t quite place it.

Troubled in spirit (John 13.21-32) 16.04.2025 1:15

He knew. And still—he was troubled.