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A podcast for every Christian who has ever asked ‘Is that it?’
Mid-faith Crisis explores the Christian faith with honesty and humour. If you feel that you have more questions than answers, if you feel as though your faith is changing, if you feel that if the worship leader sings that chorus one more time you will strangle him with his own guitar strap, then this is the podcast for you. Warning. Contains traces of theology and occasional innuendo.

Mid-faith Crisis Nick Page & Joe Davis

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 5.0 • 30 Ratings

A podcast for every Christian who has ever asked ‘Is that it?’
Mid-faith Crisis explores the Christian faith with honesty and humour. If you feel that you have more questions than answers, if you feel as though your faith is changing, if you feel that if the worship leader sings that chorus one more time you will strangle him with his own guitar strap, then this is the podcast for you. Warning. Contains traces of theology and occasional innuendo.

    Does God really need praise?

    Does God really need praise?

    As the song goes, 'Praise him on the trumpet, the psaltery and harp!' But why? In another of our excitingly named Moderately Interesting Questions, we explore the nature of praise. Does God demand it? How do we approach it? And what the heck is a psaltery anyway? We talk about praise as gratitude and heightened appreciation, how it needs to be based on intellectual content, and why attempts to do mood-altering worship never really work. Yes, it's worship on the dancefloor, so you'd better not kill the timbrel.




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    Baldred of Tyninghame



    New Year's Day



    Cornish Pasty Association



    Harry Baker Tour



    OMG A Bad Christian's Prayer Book

    • 36 min
    Gold, Silver and Beryl

    Gold, Silver and Beryl

    We delve into the feedback this week, especially various reflections on the What is the Point of Joe?' episode. Also we talk about being the person that God imagined, how we over-value and over-share achievements, the role of regret, and whether the true sign of Christlikeness is getting 40% off at Mountain Warehouse. And we have some brilliant historical research on church crockery and a lot of stuff about gemstones, most notably, beryl.




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    Staying Defiantly: A Conversation for Church Leaders



    Abingdon and District Model Railway Show



    Fish Pie



    Woman in Black



    Episode 274: What is the point of Joe?



    Why were you not Rabbi Zusya?



    Martin Buber



    Beryl Ware from Woods



    Beryl (mineral)

    • 42 min
    What the fog? An interview with Jo Ibbott

    What the fog? An interview with Jo Ibbott

    Joe talks to Jo about the menopause. And perimenopause. And post-menopause. What is it and why does it matter? And why don't we talk about it more? You will learn a lot.




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    Staying Defiantly: A Conversation for Church Leaders



    Limes



    Nick's microblog



    Courage Coaching



    What the fog? Facebook group

    • 48 min
    What is the point of Joe?

    What is the point of Joe?

    Joe is having an existential crisis and, worryingly, is asking Nick to help. So we discuss meaning and purpose. What are we here for? What is our calling? Is there a purpose to our lives or are we just fooling ourselves? Is it true that everyone on earth is a pun? Does Joe's purpose involve cheese?




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    Wensleydale cheese



    Intercourse, Pennsylvania

    • 42 min
    You are a pile of precious dust

    You are a pile of precious dust

    We discuss Lent, Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. We reflect on the purpose of fasting, the way that Lent creates contours in the year, and the cheery fact that we are all going to die. From dust we are made and to dust we shall return. But what kind of dust? That's the question. Also in the new, fabulous 'Thankful for Food' feature, Nick, inexplicably forgets to mention pancakes.




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    Alex Horne and The Horne Section - Seasons song



    Pickled walnuts



    Nadia Bolz-Weber



    Joan Chittister, The Liturgical Year

    • 44 min
    What is church actually for?

    What is church actually for?

    Last week we talked about lots of different kinds of church. This week we're thinking about the purpose. What, actually, is the point of church? What are we supposed to do? And has this whole thing just been market research so that Joe can start a cult? Warning: there's a lot of food in this episode, none of it healthy.




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    The Traditional Full English Breakfast



    The Delia Effect

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

Spazz7890 ,

Thank you Joe and Nick

I am another wife and working mom from across the pond in the USA. The first podcast I rush to hear as soon as a new episode is available is Mid-faith Crisis. Joe and Nick bring the perfect blend of scholarship, humor, honesty and genuine care for each other and their listeners to their podcast. Stars are being hammered into a pair of celestial crowns right now for the great encouragement you bring to those of us who struggle to fit the pieces of our faith together, but do not want to throw out the puzzle. Heartfelt thanks to both of you!

Mandy&Jake ,

Thank you Joe and Nick

Love this podcast - I’m an American, female, mother, physician. You both speak to me even from your seemingly different perspectives. Thank you!

Thjfcbo ,

Mid-Faith Crisis

Mid-Faith Crisis is exactly the words I would use to describe the place I'm in right now. It's a very scary place and I've been looking for something that will help me be able to understand what it is I'm going through. I only listened to the first podcast as of yet but the things they have said hit the exact points that I feel in my life now. It's terrifying to feel this but if this podcast is what it promises to be then I think it'll be a big help for me or anyone thats going through this terrifying realization that the God in the clouds with the big bushy beard might not be quite what you thought as a kid.

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