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We begin a short, four week series called 'We don't talk about that' with a brief overview of the topic of sin. Chris opens with a controversial quote from Pope Francis as we ponder the question — is humanity, at its heart, good or bad?

In our final instalment of 'The Awkward Lurch' Chris explores the tension between staying relevant and being orthodox. We look at three examples of church movements speaking to their culture, and ask what's next for the Vineyard — ergo, us.

This week's 'Awkward Lurch' instalment comes courtesy of the wonderful Mandy, unpacking the tension between public and private faith. Her language for this is all about 'dwelling' and 'doing' — which one do you lean to more naturally? And how do you follow Jesus' example?

After a week off last week, we return to our 'Awkward Lurch' series. Cindee shares about how to hold the tension between grace and holiness — it turns out it's not so much a tension to be held as a relationship to be nurtured.

In a famous verse found in Exodus 34, God seems to say two contradictory things. First, that he is gracious and compassionate, forgiving sin and extending mercy. A sentence later he says that he doesn't let the guilty unpunished, punishing not just them but the generations after them. Which is it?

Laura takes us through the justice-mercy conundrum we find all through the bible, and it turns out there isn't an easy solution for every situation...

As our tensions series turns towards 'unity and diversity', Chris unpacks this important topic by looking at the biblical thread of 'nations'. It turns out this is a really important theme throughout both the Old and New Testaments, but surprisingly, God does not resolve it in the way you'd think. As a result, as God's people today we're supposed to embrace diversity in race, culture, gender, denomination, and even (shudder) theology! At the same time, in celebrating our differences we are drawn together by the lordship of Christ.



Chris also apologises for the brief moments of terrible audio quality — there was a lot of wild gesticulation and our poor little wireless mic couldn't cope!