Nomad Podcast

Malcolm Guite - Poems on the Passion (169)

27 Mar 2018
30:14

Poet and priest Malcolm Guite helps us mark the death and resurrection of Jesus with poems from his series on the stations of the cross, and with his reflections on the Messianic Event. Nomad's David Blower responds to Malcolm’s poetry and thought...

Thomas Oord - The Uncontrolling Love of God (N168)

1 Mar 2018
01:28:04

Professor has spent years wrestling with the problem of evil. Why, if God is all powerful and all loving, is there so much evil in the world? This question has brought Thomas to the edge of his faith. In recent years, though, he has begun to conside...

Georgia May - Can Radical Hospitality be Too Radical? (N167)

22 Feb 2018
01:24:02

Georgia May's parents had an open-door policy. Literally. Most of the time the front door of their home was left open, so that people would feel welcome at any time. Consequently, Georgia grew up with a house full of people who's didn't feel they had...

Jayme Reaves - Safeguarding the Stranger (N166)

9 Feb 2018
01:21:01

grew up in a home and a church that weren't safe environments. This later led to a passion to study and experience true hospitality. Through her study of church history and her experiences in the former Yugoslavia and...

Brad Jersak - The Orthodox Way (N165)

24 Jan 2018
01:35:47

was in town recently, so we took the opportunity to quiz him about why his faith journey led him to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Despite many Western Christians being only vaguely aware of this ancient Christian tradition, it is...

John Swinton - Becoming Friends of Time (N164)

9 Jan 2018
01:17:56

is a Scottish theologian and founder of the University of Aberdeen's Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability. After years of work as a mental health nurse, John became an academic in order to process all that he'd learnt. And...

Elaine Storkey & Rowan Williams - At the Margins (N163)

22 Dec 2017
17:16

Here's the final part of our four-part Advent Devotional series. This time philosopher and theologian  reflects on Advent in the context of those on the margins. Former Archbishop of Canterbury finishes the Advent readings, and closes...

Elaine Storkey & Rowan Williams - Good News to the Poor (N162)

15 Dec 2017
16:22

It's week three of our four-part Advent Devotional series. This time philosopher and theologian  considers how Advent might be Good News to the Poor. Former Archbishop of Canterbury continues to work his way through the Advent readings, with...

Elaine Storkey & Rowan Williams - Peace Across Borders (N161)

9 Dec 2017
16:51

Here's the second part of our four-part Advent Devotional series. This time philosopher and theologian  bases her reflection around the idea of Peace Across Borders. Former Archbishop of Canterbury  again brings the readings along with...

Elaine Storkey & Rowan Williams - Liberation (N160)

2 Dec 2017
16:37

If you're one of our supporters, you'll already be familiar with our Nomad Devotionals. Every month we ask a guest to reflect on a topic, and we unpack it with music, song, readings, and prayers.  For Advent we thought we produce a...

Dave Randall - Songs that Change Society (N159)

23 Nov 2017
01:41:42

has played guitar for some huge acts, including , and . As he's reflected on his career and the industry he's been a part of, he has begun to see the huge potential of music to change society. This prompted him to write...

Muhanad Al Qaisy - Palestinians and Ploughshares (N158)

9 Nov 2017
01:27:45

Muhanad Al Qaisy's grandfather, grandmother and seven children were driven from their home in Palestine and into a refugee camp in 1948. Nearly 70 years later, the family is still struggling to make a life in the same camp. So we ask Muhanad what...

Nick Spencer - Doing Good: The Future of the Church? (N157)

23 Oct 2017
01:14:25

Well, this is it, Dave Ward's final episode. After six years of podcasting, he's decided to go on to other things (probably something to do with horses...).  In his final episode, we're chatting with , the Director of Research at Theos Think...

Ruth Dearnley, Julia Pugh and Hannah Flint - Stop the Traffik (N156)

9 Oct 2017
01:24:25

A recent report into human trafficking revealed that the problem is significantly worse than previously thought. In fact, it is believed that in the UK alone, every large town and city will have trafficked people in it who are effectively enslaved,.....

Elizabeth Edman - Queer Virtue (N155)

22 Sep 2017
01:16:17

 believes she has learnt more from the LGBTQ community about what it means to be a Christian, than she has from the Church. Why? Well, she believes the church has forgotten what it means to be scandalous, to struggle for identity...

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