Episode 242: We’ve got glossolalia growing up the trellis In the latest episode of Mid-faith Crisis, Joe and I discuss speaking in tongues. (Glossolalia is the technical term.) Is there a place for it in public worship? Or should it only be exercised in the privacy of your own home? Always a difficult subject to discuss for those of us… Read More »Mid-faith Crisis 242: We’ve got glossolalia growing up the trellis
This week I went to spend a quiet day in the convent of the Community of St Mary, Wantage, which I thoroughly recommend if you are looking for a retreat centre. So in this week’s episode Joe and I talk about retreats – our different approaches, what works for us, and why it’s vital to go to a place where… Read More »Mid-faith Crisis 241: Your spiritual happy place
In the latest episode of the Mid-faith Crisis Podcast we reflect on the Coronation service. Was it weird or wonderful? Amazing anachronistic? Holy or hypocritical? Or was it just like every other church service only with more bling and a woman with a sword? Answer: all of the above, really. But maybe it points us to the tension inherent in… Read More »Mid-faith Crisis 240: Man in hat sits on chair
In the latest episode of the Mid-faith Crisis Podcast we discuss different ideas of heaven and the afterlife. Will we have bodies? Do we go to heaven? Will it be largely standing around on bits of gemstone singing? And, most importantly, will there be a buffet? Meanwhile, Nick is thinking of blogging and Joe looks in fridges. Listen, download or… Read More »Mid-faith Crisis 239: The Messianic Buffet
There was a time when this site was an old-fashioned blog, full of ramblings, musings, news items and more opinions than any sane person needs to hold. But that was ten years ago. That was kind of superseded by Twitter, and that worked for me for a while, but then I could feel myself getting dragged down into the mire,… Read More »It’s been a while…