Nick is (momentarily) back from holiday, Joe has (surprisingly) been in a prayer meeting and we talk (randomly) about the importance of small moments of joy and kindness, and the necessity of creating everyday rituals to enrich our lives.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Great Dixter
• Shostakovich Fifth Symphony | Aurora Orchestra
• The Dark Night of the Shed | Nick Page
• The Ritual Effect | Michael Norton

Lots of feedback this week. We talk about prayer and ritual, about what labels we use to describe ourselves and about finding joy in giving. Most of all, we touch on the hard work of transformation and the need to celebrate the small successes of our spiritual and emotional lives. Also, Joe has an Egret hat-trick and Nick has some new cocktail glasses. Cheers!

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Mentioned in this episode:

• The Naked Gun
• Police Squad
• Little Egret
• Great White Egret
• Cattle Egret
• Nick & Nora (glass) - Wikipedia
• The Thin Man (film) - Wikipedia
• England vs India: Series has been best since 2005 Ashes, says Jonathan Agnew - BBC Sport
• Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes | William Bridges
• The Changing Mind | Daniel Levitin
• The 100-Year Life

We revisit Joe's theses and in particular discuss nonviolence – in many ways the forgotten element of Jesus' teaching. We discuss the early church's adoption of nonviolence, how we can so easily 'other' people and treat them as subhuman, and what we can do to be a non-violent presence in the world. Also, Nick takes credit for the Euros victory, and Joe has been to visit a rare tree.

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• Rare tree to flower for sixth time in 100 years at Borde Hill - BBC News,
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) - IMDb
• What is restorative justice? | Restorative Justice Council
• Mau Mau rebellion - Wikipedia

This week we talk about the Reformation, and whether we are overdue for another go at it. Joe nails his theses to our podcast door. And Nick questions whether a second reformation starts much closer to home.

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• Official Website | Leon Russell
• The Union - Elton John
• Tawny Owl facts - The Barn Owl Trust
• The Drinker | UK moths
• Ninety-five Theses - Wikipedia
• Indulgence - Wikipedia
• Cistercians - Wikipedia
• Rievaulx Abbey | English Heritage
• Assisi and the basilica of St. Francis

We finally get around to talking about the sacraments. Where did they come from? How many are there ? Is there really a premier league? And what sacramental practices can you build into your life?

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• White Admiral
• Visual Commentary on Scripture | In My End Is My Beginning
• Comma Butterfly
• Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
• Vincent Donovan | Christianity Rediscovered
• Hugo of St Victor

We talk cynics, sceptics and assorted doubters. What is it that pushes us towards cynicism? How can we remain open to the possibilities of prayer? Does anyone still play the prophetic bongos? And most importantly, what's happening with Nick's apricots?

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People have sent in limericks about the Trinity. Joe is wondering what to do about the climate crisis. Nick is very grumpy about AI, a mood not improved by the AI-generated description of their photo on Facebook. We talk about the need to be people who care, who live lives of both gratitude and action. So join our long-term partnership, as we prioritise our relationship and spend quality time together.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Andor
• Faith amid the fury - how Lion king Itoje keeps his peace
• Luke 19:41-44 Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
• Mark 3:21; 31-35 Jesus' family stage an intervention
• Episode 136: Ruth Newton on ecology and the Kingdom of God
• Episode 89: Ruth Valerio on Creation and the Environment
• AI and History

Tim Hewes is the author of Finding Beauty Behind Bars - A Climate Activist’s Enforced Retreat, a book he wrote after being arrested during Extinction Rebellion protests. He tells us about how he became so concerned, why he got involved with non-violent protest and the remarkable story of the day that eight Met policemen were sent to arrest a highly dangerous clergyman.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Sgroppino recipe | Good Food
• Saint Uguzo of Carvagna
• Scandinavia with Simon Reeve - BBC iPlayer
• The Salt Path
• Finding Beauty Behind Bars - A Climate Activist’s Enforced Retreat | Tim Hewes
• Finding Beauty Behind Bars – Christian Climate Action