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Mid-faith Crisis 344:Anger, and what to do with it
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.
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Mid-faith Crisis 343: Being a person of peace
In what has been a brutal week we think again about what it means to be a peaceful presence in our world. What practises will help us? What actions should we take? How do we stand up for what is right, without demonising our opponents?
Also, we have a great poem from a listener.
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Mid-faith Crisis 342: An interview with a very famous author
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.
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Mid-faith Crisis 340: Redeemed Elected Christian Truth Using Men
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!
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Mid-faith Crisis 339: Revisiting nonviolence
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.
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Mid-faith Crisis 338: Do we need a second Reformation?
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.
This week’s episode of the podcast explored the sacraments. It’s an episode we’ve had planned for a while – although ‘planned’ might be putting it too strongly – so long, in fact, that we’ve forgotten what discussion originally inspired it. Sacraments are hard to define. Augustine defined them as ‘a visible form of an invisible grace’ which, in the formulation of the BCP becomes ‘an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace’.
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Mid-faith Crisis 337: The Sacramental Special
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?
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Mid-faith Crisis 336: Cynicism and how to avoid it
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? How does still play the prophetic bongos? And most importantly, what’s happening with Nick’s apricots?
AKA Thoughts on Mid-faith Crisis 335: A senior pair likely in their golden years We started off this week with Joe reading out to me a Meta-AI generated description of a selfie he had take of us together on a walk in the woods. Apparently AI suggested clicking a button to ‘Find out more about this couple’s relationship.’ Various responses were generated – the results are not consistent, apparently – but here’s one.