The Plumb Line

In this episode we talk to Lela who has survived and endured a harrowing life in the slums of Uganda. Lela's book Ashes of a Childhood is the remarkable story of Lela's journey out of a life of abuse and pain. 

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In this episode we have extended Plumb Crumble time and announce our next Patreon evening.

Plumb crumbles

Over The Wall which puts on camps for children with a range of limiting health conditions

När livet inte följer manus by Sophie Dow

Morgan's Wonderland the world's first ultra-accessible theme park. Sadly (for most of us), in Texas...

Gulliver's Kingdom a great entry-level theme park in Derbyshire, ideal for under-13s. 

The Body Shop especially Vitamin E Hydrating toner (Cat W) and Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter and Oils of Life Intensely Revitalising Oil-In-Gel (Cat S)

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge  'A magisterial maritime fantasy from the Costa Award-winning Frances Hardinge, Deeplight probes the treacherous undertow of obsession and greed. Wrapped tight in evocative prose and sinuous, slithering atmosphere, this is a marvel of construction and technique'. - Waterstones

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In this episode we talk to the twitter-infamous Val Hobbs. We talk to her about how lonely it can feel to be a woman, Christian and academic and Val teaches us about what 'Theolinguistics' means. She give us a crash course in language and inconsistent living, and tells us about her new book, An Introduction to Religious Language.
Val closes us out with a couple of Plumb Crumbles:

A book: The Dictionary Of Biblical Imagery
A band: The Porter's Gate 

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Sydney Tooth kicks off With All Her Mind, conversations with women applying their gifts in the world of academia. Sydney is a Pauline scholar who has worked all over Scotland and is about to take up the post of Lecturer in New Testament and Greek at Oakhill College. We talk about the opportunities and the challenges of being a Christian, a woman and a Christian woman in the academic world.

Sydney closes us out with a couple of plumb crumbles:

A podcast: The Two Cities
A TV show: The Queen's Gambit

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This weeks episode is a Mercy Drops conversation with Jonny Wicks who blogs at My Dadventures. Jonny's wife Rachel died suddenly 2 years ago and Jonny became a working, widowed single Dad. You may need your tissues for this one - we did - but you will love the secure gospel hope that Jonny rests in and the way his church family demonstrates love for the long haul.

Jonny gives us our most Dad plumb crumble to date:
Seat belt extenders!

Jonny has been helped by the organisation WAY Widowed & Young

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In this episode we talk to two of our own pastors. We ask them about  what we should think of the ministry, books and teaching of those - such as Ravi Zacharias -  who have had a very public and shameful fall from grace. Should we burn all their books and try out hardest to forget any of the teachings that have been impactful, or should we give them the benefit of the doubt?
We consider if ever we should offer opinions on public allegations of abuse, whether we really should support parachurch organisations (we also accurately define what these are), and the Cats nail the art of asking 16 small questions and try to pass them off as 1.
We take the opportunity to try and get to know our pastors a bit better and hit them with a classic Plumbline quickfire.

We mention recent events at a local church to us, Crowded House and you can read the full Thirtyone:eight report here.

Plumb crumbles were:

A book: On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior
A TV series: The Chosen

Another book: Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
A steamed yeasted pudding: Germknodel

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In this episode we talk about the things that remind us of each other: spoiler is pic n mix and pies. We demonstrate how professional we have become when Cat S asks Cat W to ask her a question to move the podcast on. We talk a little bit about Secondary school places and then this weeks hot button topic: Who is in Charge of the Podcast? 

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In this episode  we're joined by Jonny and Joanna Ivey who share their experience of unexpectedly losing a baby, late in pregnancy. Their book, Silent Cries: Experiencing God's Love After Losing a Baby (IVP) is bound to be a blessing to many so join us to find out more about it and hear their honest and vulnerable reflections.

You can hear and read more from Jonny at heirs magazine.

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In this episode we talk to Amy Mantravadi. Amy is the author of the Chronicles of Empress Maud. We talk to Amy about what we can learn from history, how her faith intermingles with the writing of historical fiction, and most importantly, is Ron Swanson right? Was all history pre 1776 a mistake? A Jack-of-all denominations, Amy tells us what we can learn from understanding them and why engaging with the Church Fathers can be important for our faith today.

Amy's plumb crumbles:

A book: Where's Spot? by Eric Hill
A TV show: All Creatures Great And Small

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In this episdoe we are joined by Sophie Killingley, friend of the podcast and parent of two autistic children. Sophie tells us about her kids and what day to day life looks like for her.  We talk a bit about inclusive church and how faith informs parenting decisions when parenting neuro-diverse kids.

Plumb Crumble

Cat and Cat: Sophie's website and Etsy shop Perish and Fade
Sophie: Lucy and Yak dungarees

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