Join Zach and Zoe for an incredibly powerful and deeply moving conversation with Graham Tomlin, theologian, author, and former Bishop, as he shares his journey from teenage atheism and reading Nietzsche in rebellion against his Christian upbringing, to rediscovering faith through the witness of Christian friends and the peace they embodied, to becoming a scholar who sees theology not as optional intellectual exercise but as spiritual discipline and a form of prayer that helps us love God with our minds. Together, they explore the profound insights of Blaise Pascal, the 17th century mathematician and theologian who invented the computer, probability theory, and the bus system, and who understood that our hearts are stronger than our heads, that we only believe what we want to believe, and that the key to evangelism is making faith attractive by helping people wish it was true before showing them that it is.

This episode dives deep into why we don't need all the answers to share our faith effectively, how living as if Christianity is true helps us try on faith like a coat to see if it fits, why the problem of suffering doesn't have a neat answer but Christianity offers hope that evil is temporary and will be overcome, how studying theology matures our faith and expands our vision of how big and beautiful God truly is, why all Christians are theologians because we all speak words about God, and how the journey of knowing God is never finished because even in eternity there will always be more to discover about His love, creativity, and character.

BISHOP GRAHAM TOMLIN ON FAITH, DOUBT, AND WHY THEOLOGY MATTERS

FROM ATHEIST TO BISHOP | GRAHAM TOMLIN'S REMARKABLE FAITH JOURNEY

MAKING CHRISTIANITY ATTRACTIVE | CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM TOMLIN

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:35 Growing Up Christian: Graham's Early Faith Journey
02:30 Teenage Rebellion: Reading Nietzsche and Becoming an Atheist
03:34 The Journey Back to Faith: Drawn by Christian Community
04:55 Discovering Theology: Making Sense of Faith
06:03 From English Degree to Bishop: Graham's Ministry Path
06:57 Loving God With Your Mind: Theology as Spiritual Discipline
08:38 The Mystery of God: Never Getting to the Bottom of It
11:01 Blaise Pascal: The Genius Who Loved Jesus
13:19 Pascal's Transformation: A Profound Encounter With God
15:17 Hearts Stronger Than Heads: Pascal's Approach to Faith
16:39 Make It Attractive: Helping People Want Faith to Be True
18:02 Recognizing Our Need: The Emptiness Inside
20:11 The Pursuit of Happiness: Why Joy Is So Fleeting
21:09 Living a Jesus-Shaped Life: Pascal's Radical Simplicity
23:04 Do We Need All the Answers? The Role of Apologetics
25:23 We Are All Theologians: Speaking Good Words About God
26:07 Questions in the Classroom: A Bishop Answers Students
27:46 The Problem of Suffering: Questions Without Easy Answers
29:20 Evil Is Not a Thing: Understanding Brokenness
31:44 Hope in the Face of Evil: Why Faith Matters
33:02 Not Winning Arguments: The Goal of Theology
34:16 Try It On: Living as If It's True
35:21 Seen and Unseen: Making Sense of the World Through Faith
36:06 First Steps Into Theology: Practical Advice for Young People
39:43 Building the Habit: Reading Theology Every Day
40:29 Zach's Testimony: How Theology Matured His Faith
42:07 More Questions Than Answers: The Journey of Discovery
42:50 Theology as Prayer: The Eastern Church Perspective
43:31 Closing Reflections and Goodbye

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Join Zach and Izzy for an exploration of Psalm 127, unpacking what it means to build your life on the Lord rather than your own efforts, why working hard without God leads to emptiness no matter how successful you become, and how children and community are not burdens but blessings that extend God's legacy through generations. This episode dives deep into Solomon's wisdom as both the builder of the temple and someone who experienced the emptiness of building for himself, revealing how unless the Lord builds the house the builders labor in vain, why Christians should be some of the best sleepers around because God grants rest to those He loves, and how the cultural script around independence and productivity stands in sharp contrast to what Scripture says about relying on God in everything from your career to your family to the way you spend your time and energy.

PSALM 127 EXPLAINED | UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS THE HOUSE

WHY WORKING HARD WITHOUT GOD LEADS TO EMPTINESS | PSALM 127 BIBLE STUDY

BUILDING YOUR LIFE ON GOD, NOT YOUR OWN STRENGTH | PSALM 127

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:02 Reading Psalm 127: Unless the Lord Builds
02:12 A Song of Ascents: Context and Background
04:02 Of Solomon: The Wise King's Perspective
05:10 Unless the Lord Builds the House: Verse 1
07:23 Applying It to Our Lives: Work and Purpose
08:49 Building and Maintaining: The Ongoing Need for God
13:19 Rising Early and Staying Up Late: Verse 2
14:41 Balancing Work and Trust: Solomon's Wisdom in Proverbs
16:10 Children as Heritage: Verses 3-5
18:57 Like Arrows in the Hands of a Warrior
21:06 Solomon's Irony: Wisdom Without Application
23:34 Cultural Scripts: God's View vs. The World's View
25:41 Closing Reflections: Building for the Lord

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Join Zach and Izzy for an incredibly powerful and deeply moving conversation with Katie Salmon, a former glamour model, reality TV star, and OnlyFans creator who encountered Jesus at the darkest point of her life and experienced a radical transformation. Together, they explore Katie's journey from a broken childhood marked by addiction and trauma, to seeking validation through the adult entertainment industry, to crying out to God in desperation and being completely set free through baptism, and how she's now using her story to reach women still trapped in the industry with the hope and freedom found only in Christ.

LEAVING ONLYFANS FOR JESUS | KATIE SALMON'S RADICAL TRANSFORMATION

THE TRUTH ABOUT ONLYFANS | KATIE SALMON'S JOURNEY TO JESUS

EX-ONLYFANS, LOVE ISLAND & GLAMOUR MODEL ON HOW JESUS CHANGED HER LIFE

00:00 Introduction and Trigger Warning
01:17 Growing Up in a Broken Home
03:21 The Dream of Becoming a Glamour Model
05:04 Entering the Industry at 18
08:11 Love Island and Overnight Fame
10:23 Joining OnlyFans: The Financial Reality
12:16 The Glorification of OnlyFans Today
14:29 The First Seeds of the Gospel
17:18 Rock Bottom: A Desperate Cry for Help
18:54 The Way, the Truth, and the Life
19:53 Instant Transformation: Baptism and Healing
22:19 Walking With Jesus: The Last Three Years
24:08 Trials as a Believer: Loss and Legal Battles
26:13 Community Service and Kingdom Purpose
27:46 Starting Over: Losing Everything to Gain Christ
28:13 House of Faith: A Ministry for Women
30:15 Finding Acceptance in the Church
33:17 The Truth About Porn and OnlyFans
35:01 Money Can't Fill the Void
37:53 A Message to Young Girls
39:39 Losing Friends, Gaining Jesus
41:24 Church Community and Recovery Ministry
43:53 The Mission Ahead: Reaching the Lost
44:44 God's Faithfulness: A Homeless Woman's Story
46:38 Closing Reflections and Encouragement

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Join Zoe and Ella for an honest conversation as they dive into your questions about faith, friendship, and following Jesus. We also dive into how The Way UK prepares their Bible study videos and whether we’ll be at Big Church Fest this summer!

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:29 Feeling Unmotivated to Spend Time With God
03:36 Setting Routine and Taking Pressure Off
06:45 How The Way UK Prepares Bible Study Videos
09:06 Big Church Fest Announcement and What to Expect
11:57 When Friends Leave as Your Faith Gets More Serious
14:05 The Importance of Christian Community
16:29 Daily Routines and Spending Time With God
19:26 Why Don't Christians Always Have Peace?
23:31 Closing Reflections and Goodbye

WHY DON'T CHRISTIANS ALWAYS HAVE PEACE? | HONEST Q&A ABOUT FAITH STRUGGLES

CHRISTIAN Q&A | LOSING FRIENDS, FINDING PEACE, AND STAYING MOTIVATED IN FAITH

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Join Zoe and Solomon for an incredibly powerful and deeply moving conversation with Belle Tindall, a Johannine scholar with a doctorate in John 4. Together, they explore the story of the woman at the well, unpacking what it means to encounter Jesus at the point of our deepest disqualification, how Jesus dignifies and restores her by revealing himself as the Messiah, and why her instinctive come and see invitation to her community is the most beautiful model for how we speak about Jesus today.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:59 Why John 4? Belle's Journey Into This Passage
05:38 Setting the Scene: Jesus Meets the Samaritan Woman
09:59 Cultural Context: Why This Conversation Was Scandalous
13:46 The Woman's Past: Victim, Not Villain
17:52 Why Jesus Brings Up Her Past
20:06 From Hiding to Proclamation: Her Radical Transformation
23:33 Worship in Spirit and Truth: Jesus Reframes Everything
27:34 I Am He: Jesus Reveals Himself as Messiah
32:37 The Well Scene: Old Testament Marriage Imagery
35:48 Living Water: The Most Universal Metaphor
40:18 Come and See: How She Invited Her Community
42:19 Savior of the World: The Samaritans' Declaration
44:02 Closing Reflections and Practical Applications

JESUS AND THE WOMAN AT THE WELL | WHY THIS CONVERSATION CHANGED EVERYTHING

JOHN 4 EXPLAINED | THE WOMAN AT THE WELL WITH BIBLE SCHOLAR BELLE TINDALL

THE WOMAN AT THE WELL: WHEN JESUS BREAKS ALL THE RULES | JOHN 4 BIBLE STUDY

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Join Zach and Solomon for an incredibly powerful exploration of Psalm 24, unpacking what it means to recognise that the earth is the Lord's and everything in it, who can ascend the mountain of the Lord with clean hands and a pure heart, and how the King of Glory enters through the gates not as an invader but as the rightful owner returning home. This episode dives deep into the majestic opening declaration that God founded the earth upon the seas and established it on the waters, revealing how even chaos and uncertainty are under His authority and control, why the mention of the God of Jacob reminds us that grace is sufficient for tricksters and scoundrels like us, and how this psalm would have been read as Jesus entered Jerusalem on a Sunday and ultimately as He ascended through the gates of heaven on our behalf.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
02:05 Reading Psalm 24: The Earth Is the Lord's
04:00 Founded on the Seas: God's Authority Over Chaos
07:15 We Are Stewards, Not Owners
08:06 Who Can Ascend the Mountain of the Lord?
10:46 Clean Hands and a Pure Heart: Our Need for Grace
14:49 The God of Jacob: Grace for Tricksters and Scoundrels
17:15 Lift Up Your Heads, You Gates: The King of Glory Enters
19:38 Closing Reflections: Who's in Charge Around Here?

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Join Zach and Zoe for an incredibly powerful and deeply moving conversation with Belle, a scholar, podcaster, and writer, as she shares her journey from growing up in a Christian family in rural Wales while being deeply embarrassed about her faith, to becoming a theologian who writes about spirituality, the wilderness, and what it means to meet people where they're at with genuine curiosity and generous grace. This episode dives deep into Bella's story of living a double life, hiding her faith from friends and classmates out of fear of judgment, and how she eventually learned to die to that embarrassment and step into her calling to study theology and teach the Bible.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
02:11 Growing Up Christian but Embarrassed: The Double Life
03:08 Her Parents' Story: From Drift to Devotion
07:27 The Chronic People Pleaser: Why She Hid Her Faith
13:39 Loving God With Your Mind: Discovering Theology
18:16 The Wilderness Season: Biblical Perspective on Hard Times
28:05 How to Grow in the Wilderness: Honesty and Softening
31:34 The Sacred Ache: Writing for the Spiritual But Not Religious
33:17 Generous Curiosity: How to Talk About Faith Today
39:28 The Problem With Making Spirituality About You
43:59 Closing Reflections and Final Thoughts

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Join Zach and Izzy for an incredibly powerful exploration of Psalm 1, unpacking what it means to walk in the way of the righteous versus the way of the wicked, how meditating on God's word day and night transforms us into trees planted by streams of water, and why true blessing comes not from following the counsel of the wicked but from delighting in the instruction of the Lord. This episode dives deep into the contrast between two ways of living, revealing what it looks like to be rooted in God's presence rather than blown about like chaff in the wind, how meditation in the Christian faith is about filling your mind with Jesus rather than emptying it, and why growth isn't always visible but fruit comes in its season when we remain planted by the streams of living water.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:36 Reading Psalm 1: Two Ways to Live
03:09 Walking in Step With the Wicked: What Does It Look Like Today?
09:43 Delighting in the Law of the Lord: Meditation and Scripture
13:47 Like a Tree Planted by Streams of Water
15:36 Fruit in Season: Growth Takes Time
20:35 The Wicked Are Like Chaff: Understanding the Contrast
24:17 The Judgment and the Lord's Intimate Knowledge
29:30 Closing Reflections: Which Way Are You Walking?

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Join Izzy and Solomon for an incredibly powerful and deeply moving conversation with Sarah Yardley as she shares her radical journey from growing up in a revival church in California, moving to the UK at age 30 to lead a Christian festival in Cornwall, and ultimately becoming the senior leader of a multi-site church, having grown up being told that women couldn't preach.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:37 Growing Up in California: A Church Movement of Revival
04:50 The Call to Cornwall: Moving to the UK
06:09 Breaking the Box: Invited to Preach
08:18 Laying Railroad Tracks: Theological Education and Preparation
09:41 Give Away Everything: Waiting on the Next Chapter
10:27 The Unexpected Call: Becoming a Lead Pastor
11:22 Finding Your Voice: Identity and Curiosity
14:14 Learning to Hear the Voice of God
18:21 Waterfall, Pool, and Drain: Understanding Friendships
21:51 Daily Intimacy With Scripture
24:00 Rereading Scripture Through a New Lens
30:57 Navigating Mentorship Across Gender Lines
34:39 Disagreeing Well: Love Across Theological Differences
26:48 Start Small, Dream Big: Advice for Young Women in Ministry
39:56 The Strengths of Women in Leadership
42:31 Closing Reflections: Empowering Everyone for the Gospel

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Join Izzy, Zoe, and Solomon as they dive deep into Psalm 27 in just 30 minutes! The guys explore David's powerful declaration that the Lord is his stronghold and refuge, revealing how his response to danger and despair was not to strategise or panic but to dwell in the house of the Lord, gaze on His beauty, and worship in the presence of his enemies.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
00:56 Reading Psalm 27:1-6: Confidence in God
02:26 Who Was David? A Shepherd Boy Turned King
03:49 The Lord Is My Light: Verse 1
05:42 Battle-Tested Confidence: Verses 2-3
07:59 One Thing I Seek: Dwelling in God's Presence
12:08 Worship as a Weapon: Verses 5-6
14:27 Reading Psalm 27:7-14: The Struggle and the Plea
15:26 Pressing In When God Feels Distant
18:09 Honesty With God: Bringing Our Big Emotions
19:17 Teach Me Your Way: A Prayer for Guidance
20:40 The Goodness of God in the Land of the Living
21:41 Wait for the Lord: Strength in the Waiting
24:26 Practical Application: Sandwiching Prayer With Thanksgiving
25:32 Closing Reflections and Farewell

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