Alison and the whale
Discover how Biblical stories speak into modern lives, politics and culture
Episodes
Sunday May 07, 2023
Acts | The four devotions
Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
Followers of Jesus engage in four devotional practices, which lead to full and flourishing life.
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Luke | The road to all things new
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Through stranger, scripture and a meal shared, all things are made new: even us!
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Matthew | Walking with pride
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem resembles a pride parade, and our guy is a clown.
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Ezekiel | Dem dry colonial bones
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Only a people divorced from Spirit, self and land, indeed, only a culture of dry bones, could engage in colonial violence. Yet even for them, there is hope.
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Matthew | So you’re God’s child. Now what?
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
‘Since you’re the son of God,’ says the devilish examiner in Matthew’s story, ‘turn these stones to bread.’ Use your power for your own ends. Whip up a miracle, and feed yourself ...
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Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Matthew | Kill them with kindness
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Jesus sets out a path of nonviolent resistance to state sanctioned domination and abuse.
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Matthew | Self-regulation, the law and the prophets
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Jesus' new community calls for self-awareness, self-regulation and love.
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Every place a God-story
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
God-stories are anchored to place. So what are our God-stories and how can they charge the landscape?
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Matthew | Blessed discipleship
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
What if the Beatitudes describe the school of discipleship? A back-to-school reflection