Meet my friends Emma and Glyn, remarkable shalom-activists with nearly 30 years of experience of creating Jesus-centred, world-embracing spaces for those that don’t fit within traditional Christian contexts. This includes those often seen as “socially undesirable,” as well as those who follow other spiritual paths often taken to be hostile to Christianity. This includes those […]

In this episode we offer something a little different. It’s the recording of a conversation with some of our Partners, those who are financially supporting our podcast efforts. However, the conversation includes a number of things that we thought our listeners might appreciate, including story of Workshop and Peacemeal, the precursors to Jesus-shalom, some open […]

Check out my recent conversation with Jo Kidd, whose veganic (vegan, organic), no-till farm and local business expresse her shalom-oriented values (veganism, feminism, community, spirituality). 1:00-8:20 Jo introduces herself and her mostly non-religious upbringing, one that nonetheless included a deep feeling of connection with nature and empathy with animals, before drifting into a period of […]

This the second of a two-part conversation with Shawn Sanford Beck, Christian Animist and Green priest. In the first half we heard about Shawn’s faith journey. In this, the second half, we turn to his self-designations, exploring what they might mean for us. Our conversation begins (1:00) with a brief return to his background in […]

This the first of a two-part conversation with Shawn Sanford Beck, Christian Animist and Green priest. In the second half we’ll turn to those latter self-designations, exploring what they might mean for us. In this, the first half, Shawn shares some of his life story that led up to his current commitments. After his self-introduction […]

This is my first conversation with Isabel, who is on a “faith journey,” exploring questions of spirituality and activism, and drawn to our Jesus-centred, world-embracing, shalom-orientation. Isabel is a communications professional, born and raised in Roman Catholic Spain, but now living in the UK. Her main interests are spirituality and feminism, along with rights and […]

In this episode, Tim offers what Noel calls a contemporary midrash–an expansive commentary on Noel’s biblical account of the absolute shalom requirements of well-being, justice, and integration. After noting (1:00) their different ways of engagement (Noel moves from the biblical scriptures to the contemporary world; Tim tends to move the other way around)–and the difference […]

My conversation with Alexandra (Alex) Ellish begins with her early childhood in South Africa, including enjoyable experience in Presbyterian church, with a relaxed faith home environment.  When she moved to the UK at 15 she found no Presbyterian church in Kent, so made her way into the Baptist church, encountered Anabaptism. [0-5:58] We also talk […]

My conversation with Alexandra (Alex) Ellish begins with her early childhood in South Africa, including enjoyable experience in Presbyterian church, with a relaxed faith home environment.  When she moved to the UK at 15 she found no Presbyterian church in Kent, so made her way into the Baptist church, encountered Anabaptism. [0-5:58] We also talk […]

Well-being and justice are important contemporary themes. How do they relate to shalom? How do they connect with Jesus? Is there a spiritual element included? These are some of the themes we explore in this episode on the 3 absolute shalom requirements, the three things which must be present for shalom to be realized. Maybe […]