Does anyone remember the song 'Blow Up the Pokies' by The Whitlams (1999)? It was a song written about gambling addiction and the chorus was marked by a plea: "I wish, I wish I knew the right words to make you feel better, walk about of this place." Have you ever met someone who was very hard to help, or seen a situation that seemed too hard too fix? This week we encountered the power of Jesus to break the toughest barriers to freedom in the story of the Gerasene man: Luke 8: 26-39. But wait and beware - freedom of this kind only comes with a willingness to have our systems disrupted.  

You will want to finish this episode off by listening to the song: https://open.spotify.com/track/1iNkpCJOAOokeapM774xGE

Podcast by Heather Cetrangolo, 22 June 2025