Sara Miles – Whose Table? (N82)
Sara Miles was an atheist. Then one day, out of idle curiosity, she wandered into a church, had a bite of bread and a sip of wine and God came crashing into her life. Her response was to take the principles of communion and set up a food distribution centre around the altar of her […]
Dave Andrews – How Not to be a Great Man of God (N81)
Dave Andrews has committed his life to serving the poorest and most marginalised people through small, local Christian communities. He’s clearly a man who knows Jesus intimately, and has gained tremendous experience and wisdom. So why doesn’t he consider himself, or even strive to be, a ‘great man of God’? Image provided by Dave Andrews. […]
Bex Lewis – How to Live Well in a Digital World (N80)
Dr. Bex Lewis is a research fellow in social media at Durham University and author of the popular book Raising Children in the Digital Age. So we thought we’d have a chat with her about what it means to live well in a digital world. Image by Mark Dodgeon. Used with permission. BOOKS Raising Children […]
Robin Parry – A Hope in Hell? (N79)
Robin Parry is an evangelical, but unlike many evangelicals he doesn’t believe that Hell and death is the end of the story for the majority of humanity. Instead he believes the Bible teaches that we will all ultimately be reconciled to God and enjoy eternity with him. Tune in for a fascinating conversation. Image provided […]
Krista Tippett – The Lost Art of Listening (N78)
Krista Tippett has built a career on listening. Through her award-winning public radio show and podcast, On Being, she listens to people from all religious and spiritual traditions, learning about what it means to be human and how to live life. So she seemed like the perfect person to speak to about the lost art […]
David Benjamin Blower – Songs of Prayer and Resistance (N77)
David Benjamin Blower is a prophet in the Old Testament tradition. Using music and the written word, he creatively and insightfully points the finger at himself and the world around him railing at the injustices he sees. So brace yourself for some hope-filled challenge! Image provided by David Blower. Used with permission. BOOKS Kingdom vs. […]
Gail Dines – Make Love Not Porn (N76)
Gail Dines is a professor of sociology and women’s studies. She has been studying porn and its effects on society for over 20 years, and has become one of the world’s leading anti-porn activists. Why has she dedicated so much of her life to this one issue? Because she believes the effects of porn is […]
Richard Wilkinson – Is Inequality the Root of all Evil? (N75)
Richard Wilkinson is professor of social epidemiology (that’s the distriThe Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone has caused quite a stir, because he believes he’s answered a very long-standing question. Why are we increasingly blighted by so many social problems when we’re materially better off than we’ve ever been? Tune in to find […]
Nadia Bolz Weber – How Not to Be a Boring Christian (N74)
Nadia Bolz Weber is anything but boring, Raised in a fundamentalist church, she rebelled, immersed herself in a hedonistic lifestyle, found faith again, and now leads House for all Sinners and Saints. Tune in for a fascinating interview, full of insight, wisdom, and gritty honesty. Image provided by Nadia Bolz Weber. Used with permission. BOOKS Cranky, […]
Bob Ekblad – Social Action or Spirit Anointing? (N73)
Bob Ekblad serves immigrants, inmates, homeless people and people struggling with addiction in the US. What’s even more interesting about Bob though is how he seamlessly combines social justice with a miraculous healing ministry! Image provided by The Seattle School. Used with permission. BOOKS A New Christian Manifesto: Pledging Allegiance to the Kingdom of God […]
Elaine Heath – How to be a Christian Mystic (N72)
Author and lecturer in evangelism, theology and Chrisitan spirituality Elaine Heath joins us on the show. We chat with Elaine about contemplative prayer, and the healing and outreach that naturally flows from it. So tune in if you want to know how to experience God and change the world. Image provided by Elaine Heath. Used with […]
Greg Boyd – Is Meat Murder? (N71)
Theologian, church leader, and author Greg Boyd is back on the show. Greg believes a call to non-violence is at the heart of the gospel. He also believes this call impacts how we relate to animals. That’s right, Greg’s a vegetarian. Check out the interview to find out why. Image provided by ReKnew. Used with […]
Sharon Baker – For the Love of God, Can We Believe in Hell? (N70)
Sharon Baker is a theologian and author who is best known for taking issue with the traditional understanding of hell. Instead she holds to a ‘Christian Universalism’ where all people are refined by God’s purifying fire after their death. Tune in and join the debate… Image provided by Sharon Baker. Used with permission. BOOKS Razing Hell: […]
Pete Rollins – In God We Doubt (N69)
Pete Rollins is a philosopher, writer and founder of the Ikon community. Pete believes that unless we die to certainty and embrace doubt then God becomes just another consumer product. God, in effect, becomes an idol. Sounds interesting! Image by Burt Dirkse. Used with permission. BOOKS The Idolatry of God: Breaking the Addiction to Certainty […]
Paul Kerensa – What Would Jesus Laugh at? (N68)
Paul Kerensa is a stand-up comedian and BBC scriptwriter for shows like Miranda and Not Going Out. So he seemed like just the chap to talk to about the relationship between humour and religion, and to ask ‘What would Jesus laugh at?’ Image provided by Paul Kerensa. Used with permission. BOOKS So A Comedian Walks […]
Michael Hardin – Was the Cross Cosmic Child Abuse? (N67)
Michael Hardin is a theologian who’s got a rather colourful background and doesn’t mince his words, which always makes for an interesting interview. So we asked him whether God is really as violent as the Old Testament makes out, and whether he really had to kill his own son in order to forgive us. Image […]
Tom Wright – Paul and the Faithfulness of God (N66)
We’ve somehow managed to persuade Tom Wright, one of the world’s leading New Testament theologians, to come on the show for a third time! We ask Tom to summarise his 1680 page Paul and the Faithfulness of God, and ponder whether if he met him whether he’d actually like Paul? Image provided by University of […]
Pippa Evans – Worshipping at the Atheist Church (N65)
We at Nomad recently had a revelation, perhaps we can learn from non-Christians as well as Christians (I know!). So we headed down to London and visited the Sunday Assembly, or The Atheist Church as it’s become known. After ‘worshipping’ with 300 atheists, we had a chat with Pippa Evans one of the founders of […]
Steve Chalke – Gay Marriage: Abomination or Blessing? (N64)
Steve Chalke is one of the UK’s most influential evangelicals and he recently blessed a same-sex civil partnership. Needless to say, this caused a bit of a stir! So we caught up with him and asked him what led him to take this controversial step. Image provided by Oasis UK. Used with permission. BOOKS A […]
Mark Wakeling – Shopping with a Conscience (N63)
Mark Wakeling is a man with a conscience and a man that’s got the energy and creativity to follow it. He’s a social entrepreneur who has founded Global SeeSaw, which sells ethical and Fair Trade products made by women in India exploited by human trafficking. So we asked Mark to begin to unpack the issues […]
