Between Pickups

John shares about a quandary he has with variations in the translation of a beloved verse in Isaiah 40.  

Here's the song I refer to: https://youtu.be/K3TYG7Q_fj4 

On this episode, John is joined by Dr. Daniel Bowman Jr. who is an author and professor in the American midwest.  Daniel is also autistic and has written about how faith and autism intersect.  His memoir, 'On the Spectrum' was significant in helping me appreciate more how an autistic mind tries to navigate the world and the church.

You can find more out about Daniel's work here including his book: https://www.danielbowmanjr.com/ 

John reflects on the last characteristic of the fruit of the Spirit - self-control - wrapping up this mini series within series 2.

John reflects on faithfulness as he thinks about his Dad and Hosea.

John examines the characteristic of gentleness from an example in his own life and one seen in Jesus' life (John 8v1-11).

John returns to the 'Faith and...' episodes by have a conversation with Jennifer Gault about autism - particularly from the perspective of being a parent of a child with autism.

As John examines the characteristic of goodness, he takes a whirlwind tour through the Good Samaritan, Jesus' meeting with the rich young ruler, and Genesis 1 and 3.

John explores the next characteristic of the Fruit of the Spirit, kindness and challenges us all to consider how it looks when it is offered to everyone.

John continues the series on the Fruit of the Spirit but this time in conversation with Mark Hand, a youth worker in Lurgan who has a young family.  Hope you enjoy listening in to our conversation about patience.

This episode breaks from the Fruit of the Spirit series to introduce a new format of episode under the theme of 'Faith and...'  Different topics with fill in the dots and for this first one the theme is education.

John enjoys a conversation with Dr. Anita Gracie about the changing look of faith education and its place in schools, and an interesting distinction is drawn through their discussion.