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FaithJustice Bible PodcastChristian Responses to Reform UK (Part 1)In recent years, here in the UK, we have seen a marked rise in right-wing politics.The Reform Party seem to be rising in the polls; predictions suggest they are going to make significant gains at the local elections in May; and with only three years to go until a general election, the possibility of a Reform government at national level is moving towards a probability.At the same time we have seen a right-ward swing from the Labour party, with a raft of tighter immigration controls, and stricter treatment of asylum seekers. A Reform g...
2026-03-1227 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastJohn 9:1-41 (4th Lent)4th Sunday of Lent, year A.Jesus heals blind man, and a debate ensues!The FaithJustice Bible Podcast is available onSpotify ItunesSubstackor on our website: faithjustice.org.ukFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/faithjusticeuk
2026-03-0913 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastDeema FiddahDeema is a young woman from Jenin in Palestine.She speaks to us about her Christian faith, the situation for Christians in Jenin and Palestine more broadly; and she tells us about Salt of The Earth, a project run by young adults.Salt of the Earth are looking for people in the UK to support and collaborate on this project.Find out more:https://www.pilgrimsofhope.co.uk/saltoftheearthFollow us on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/SOTEYC2017For inquiries and collaboration...
2026-03-0633 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastJohn 4:5-42 (3rd Lent)The 3rd Sunday of Lent, year A.Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well, and opens up a path of reconciliation.The FaithJustice Bible Podcast is available onSpotify ItunesSubstackor on our website: faithjustice.org.ukFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/faithjusticeuk
2026-03-0312 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastIntroduction to John's GospelOn eleven of the next thirteen Sundays we will hear a Gospel reading from John. So we begin this season of John with a short introduction to the gospel. The FaithJustice Bible Podcast is available onSpotify ItunesSubstackor on our website: faithjustice.org.ukFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/faithjusticeuk
2026-03-0209 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 17:1-9 (2nd Lent)2nd Sunday of Lent, year A.Jesus; along with Peter, James and John; climbs the mountain of transfiguration. A glimpse of resurrection.The FaithJustice Bible Podcast is available onSpotify ItunesSubstackor on our website: faithjustice.org.ukFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/faithjusticeuk
2026-02-2311 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 4:1-11 (1st Lent)1st Sunday of Lent, Year A.We follow Jesus into the desert to face the diabolos.The FaithJustice Bible Podcast is available onSpotify ItunesSubstackor on our website: faithjustice.org.ukFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/faithjusticeuk
2026-02-1913 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 6:1-18 (Ash Wednesday)Ash WednesdayThis week we have a double-bill. In our first episode Jesus speaks to us about prayer, fasting and almsgiving.The FaithJustice Bible Podcast is available onSpotify ItunesSubstackor on our website: faithjustice.org.ukFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/faithjusticeuk
2026-02-1613 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 5:17-486th (& 7th) Sunday in ordinary time, year A.Jesus the rabbi gives us a commentary of six teachings from the Torah, inspiring us to be works-in-progress for the Kingdom of heaven. Here Jesus is at his most radical, calling us to love of enemies.The FaithJustice Bible Podcast is available on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fPjY1J589sm7TfL9Nwm6v?si=4cfee31564e944c2Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faithjustice-bible-podcast/id1836381861
2026-02-0912 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastPeace Pilgrimage to the SDSC-UK Arms FairAn episode from our friends at Peace Pilgrimage.We follow a group of pilgrims walking from Birmingham City Centre to the NEC on Saturday 31st January; walking in witness against the Special Defence and Security Convention (SDSC-UK) arms fair. Find out more: https://www.stop-sdsc.uk/homePoem by Lorna FosterMusic by Joe HoltawayEdited by Joe Holtaway
2026-02-0325 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 5:13-165th Sunday of ordinary time, year AJesus tells his disciples (that's us) that we are Salt and Light, gifts to be shared for the common good of all, not hoarded for our own comfort and prosperity.The FaithJustice Bible Podcast is available onSubstack: https://faithjustice.substack.com/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fPjY1J589sm7TfL9Nwm6v?si=b8f99eea85ba4daaItunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faithjustice-bible-podcast/id1836381861faithjustice.org.uk
2026-02-0211 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastSymon HillAn interview with Symon Hill.Symon is one of the Freechurch chaplains at Aston University, he's passionate about opposing the arms trade and militarism. We talk about his faith, and look ahead to witnessing against the SDSC-UK arms fair.Find out more about SDSC-UK at: https://www.stop-sdsc.uk/homeThe FaithJustice Bible Podcast is available onSubstack: https://faithjustice.substack.com/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fPjY1J589sm7TfL9Nwm6v?si=b8f99...
2026-01-2720 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 5:1-124th Sunday of ordinary time, year A.Matthew's Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes, a transformative re-evaluation of the values which animate our world.Bible texts read from the English Standard Version (ESV)
2026-01-2614 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 4:12-25John is arrested, Jesus sets off for Galilee to assume the leadership of the movement.
2026-01-1908 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastDanielThis week something a bit different, and slightly longer than usual. We have a whistlestop introduction to the book of Daniel, and how it becomes an important inspiration for the New Testament writers. With thanks to to Dale B Martin (1954-2023), for much of the research which supports this episode.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Martin_(scholar)For further study see Professor Martin's excellent course on the New Testament:https://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-152
2026-01-1424 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 3:13-17The Baptism of Jesus, year A.The young man Jesus, with the weight of expectation on his shoulders, approaches John to be baptised and affirmed in his coming ministry.
2026-01-0508 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 2:1-12EpiphanyThis week we look at Matthew's parody of empire, where client kings pay homage to Jesus rather than the Emperor.
2025-12-2909 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 2:13-23Holy Family and Holy InnocentsWe draw links between the massacre in Bethlehem, its Old Testament precursor, and the consequences of empire throughout history.
2025-12-2608 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 1:1-17The Christmas VigilWe take a look at Matthew's genealogy, this much skipped text is much more interesting than we might at first imagine.
2025-12-2210 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 1:18-254th Sunday of Advent, year A.Finally we have an actual Christmas reading. The gospel presents Joseph in the guise of an earlier Joseph, and gives us a quote from Isaiah which inspires resistance to empire.
2025-12-1517 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 11:2-193rd Sunday of AdventMore talk about John the Baptist, and what it means to be a prophet.
2025-12-0812 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastMatthew 3:1-122nd Sunday of Advent, year A.We meet John the Baptist on the banks of the Jordan river.
2025-12-0116 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastAn introduction to Matthew's gospel and a look at Matt 24:37-44It's the first Sunday of Advent, and the beginning of lectionary year A! Matthew introduces us to the context and themes of Matthew's gospel, and takes a brief look at this weekend's reading, Matt 24:37-44.
2025-11-2417 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 19:1-10This week we're looking at Luke 19:1-10, (passing over the All-Saints' reading (Matt 5:1-12), because we'll hear this reading again on 1st February).We meet the chief tax collector Zacchaeus. who climbs a tree to see Jesus.
2025-11-0213 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 18:9-1430th Sunday in ordinary time, year C.We meet the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.
2025-10-2609 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 18:1-829th Sunday in ordinary time, year C.This week Matthew talks about the persistent widow and the unjust judge.
2025-10-1911 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastPeace Pilgrimage 2025: Kilburn to DSEIAn episode from our sister podcast, the Peace Pilgrimage Podcast.From 1st to 8th September the Peace Pilgrimage is walking from Oxford to London in witness against the DSEI arms fair.Peace Pilgrimage: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/Peace Pilgrimage Podcast: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/peace-pilgrimage-podcast/
2025-09-0926 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastPeace Pilgrimage 2025: Harrow to KilburnAn episode from our sister podcast, the Peace Pilgrimage Podcast.From 1st to 8th September the Peace Pilgrimage is walking from Oxford to London in witness against the DSEI arms fair.Peace Pilgrimage: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/Peace Pilgrimage Podcast: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/peace-pilgrimage-podcast/
2025-09-0820 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastPeace Pilgrimage 2025: Rickmansworth to HarrowAn episode from our sister podcast, the Peace Pilgrimage Podcast.From 1st to 8th September the Peace Pilgrimage is walking from Oxford to London in witness against the DSEI arms fair.Peace Pilgrimage: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/Peace Pilgrimage Podcast: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/peace-pilgrimage-podcast/
2025-09-0733 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastPeace Pilgrimage 2025: Rest DayAn episode from our sister podcast, the Peace Pilgrimage Podcast.From 1st to 8th September the Peace Pilgrimage is walking from Oxford to London in witness against the DSEI arms fair.Peace Pilgrimage: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/Peace Pilgrimage Podcast: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/peace-pilgrimage-podcast/
2025-09-0643 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastPeace Pilgrimage 2025: High Wycombe to RickmansworthAn episode from our sister podcast, the Peace Pilgrimage Podcast.From 1st to 8th September the Peace Pilgrimage is walking from Oxford to London in witness against the DSEI arms fair.Peace Pilgrimage: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/Peace Pilgrimage Podcast: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/peace-pilgrimage-podcast/
2025-09-0511 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastPeace Pilgrimage 2025: Watlington to High WycombeAn episode from our sister podcast, the Peace Pilgrimage Podcast.From 1st to 8th September the Peace Pilgrimage is walking from Oxford to London in witness against the DSEI arms fair.Peace Pilgrimage: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/Peace Pilgrimage Podcast: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/peace-pilgrimage-podcast/
2025-09-0416 min
FaithJustice Bible PodcastPeace Pilgrimage 2025: Oxford to WatlingtonAn episode from our sister podcast, the Peace Pilgrimage Podcast.From 1st to 8th September the Peace Pilgrimage is walking from Oxford to London in witness against the DSEI arms fair.Peace Pilgrimage: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/Peace Pilgrimage Podcast: https://peacepilgrimage.org.uk/peace-pilgrimage-podcast/
2025-09-0326 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastDavid MannDavid Mann is a Baptist pastor, based in East Ham, London.David talks to Matthew about his work and the history of resistance to the Arms Trade in east London.
2025-08-2931 min
Peace Pilgrimage PodcastChristian Responses to MilitarismRecorded on 18th June 2025In recent weeks the UK government has announced a steep increase in military spending taking some of the money from the international aid budget, we discuss the implications of this decision from a Christian perspective.Hosted by Sr. Katrina Alton with Joanna Frew, Aisling Griffin and Matthew Neville.Katrina Alton is a Sister of St Joseph of Peace, a Catholic religious order. She is a peace activist, and currently National Chaplain to Pax Christi England...
2025-08-281h 07
Student Christian Movement PodcastS4: Ep 10- Peace Pilgrimage Special: Cutting PIP and Funding ArmsThis week we are joined by Matthew from FaithJustice and Sorrel- a member of SCM's General Council, and a key member of SCM's Disability Rights Campaign Group. Together we talk about how we respond to the government's plans for cutting disability benefits whilst increasing defence spending...Peace Pilgrimage – Walking Pilgrimage for Peacehttps://www.advicenow.org.uk/get-involved/what-changes-disability-benefits-are-happening-nowhttps://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/personal_independence_payment_pi_7/response/2989270/attach/3/Response%20FOI2025%2024990.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1Find your tribe | Join the Student Christian Movement community!
2025-08-1936 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 12:49-59Luke 12:49-5920th Sunday, year C."I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!"Matthew discusses the theme of fire, and what this symbol means for Jesus' mission and our discipleship.
2025-08-1707 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 12:32-48Luke 12:32-4819th Sunday of ordinary time, year C.Jesus digs into the root of the problem, fear. And we reflect on the challenges of slaves and masters in biblical texts.
2025-08-1011 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 12:13-21Luke 12:13-2118th Sunday of ordinary time, year C.Matthew explores how fear leads us into blindness to the poverty of those around us, while building bigger barns to store our wealth.
2025-08-0308 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 11:1-13Luke 11:1-1317th Week of ordinary time, year C.Luke's Jesus gives us the Lord's Prayer, a call to Jubilee.
2025-07-2710 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastColossians 1:15-29Matthew takes us through Paul's call to be minsters of reconciliation. An extended version of the second reading for the 16th Sunday of ordinary time, year C.
2025-07-2010 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastChristian Responses to MilitarismIn recent weeks the UK government has announced a steep increase in military spending taking some of the money from the international aid budget, we discuss the implications of this decision from a Christian perspective.Hosted by Sr. Katrina Alton with Joanna Frew, Aisling Griffin and Matthew Neville.Katrina Alton is a Sister of St Joseph of Peace, a Catholic religious order. She is a peace activist, and currently National Chaplain to Pax Christi England and Wales. She has a particular focus on the...
2025-07-171h 07FaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 10:25-37Luke 10:25-3715th Sunday of ordinary time, year C.The parable of the Good Samaritan.
2025-07-1307 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 10:1-12Luke 10:1-1214th Week of ordinary time, year C.Jesus sends out the seventy-two to preach a message of peace.
2025-07-0607 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastThe Arms Trade, Pilgrimage and Personal Finances (with Peace Pilgrimage, SCM and Just Money)The first episode in a new series of longer format episodes. This week we're collaborating with our friends at SCM, Peace Pilgrimage and Just Money; for a discussion about the arms trade, pilgrimage and our personal finances.SCM Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5K5WY43VsMDucQPJftwZVA?si=4f5e788c77954eebPeace Pilgrimage Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HpcPSX9vRXoXBmohkrZvV?si=1ffe164d3ba74a50
2025-06-3038 minPeace Pilgrimage PodcastThe Arms Trade, Pilgrimage and Finances (with SCM, Just Money and FaithJustice)We've teamed up with our friends at SCM, Just Money and FaithJustice; for an episode focused on the Arms Trade and ethical finances.SCM Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5K5WY43VsMDucQPJftwZVA?si=2321d87e15e2402aFaithJustice Bible Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fPjY1J589sm7TfL9Nwm6v?si=a7cbd31753c84091
2025-06-3038 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 9:51-62Jesus has had a tough week, after the high of the transfiguration he walks down the mountain into a series of frustrating events, the disciples don't yet really understand Jesus' mission. The teaching which follows responds to these misunderstandings.
2025-06-2910 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastLuke 9:18-24Luke 9:18-2412th Sunday of Ordinary Time, year C.Matthew reflects on Luke : Jesus questions the twelve about his identity, predicts his death and resurrection, and explains the consequences of discipleship.
2025-06-2209 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastJohn 13:31-35 - 5th Sunday of EasterThis week Matthew digs into the word "Glory", what that tells us about the nature of God, and about our life together.
2025-05-1811 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastJohn 10 - 4th Sunday of EasterMatthew reflects on the Good Shepherd and what it means to be sheep!
2025-05-1114 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastJohn 21:1-19This week Matthew takes us on an imaginative dive into the thoughts and emotions of the seven disciples who meet the risen Jesus in Galilee.
2025-05-0408 min2025-04-2707 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastJohn 20:11-17 - Easter SundayMatthew reflects on John 20:11-17.with a reading from the ESV translation.
2025-04-2208 minFaithJustice Bible PodcastIsaiah 52:13-53:12 - Good FridayMatthew reflects on Isaiah 52:13-53:12Beginning with a reading from the ESV (slightly adapted)
2025-04-1815 min
Skinny Thoughts on Christ's PeaceNo Longer Playing Dress Up: It’s Live ActionI first preached this sermon under the title, Playing Dress Up in 2006 at Holy Angels on the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.I revised it 7 March 2017, but I don’t know where I preached it. Hmmm. I wonder if it was for Faith Community MB Church?I re-titled the sermon 18 November 2020 and preached it for the organization, the Center for FaithJustice now called GoodFaith.
2025-02-2712 minFaithJustice Bible Podcast1 Corinthians 151 Corinthians 15In this episode Matthew reflects on a chapter which talks about resurrection. This chapter gives us the second reading for the 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Sundays in ordinary time, year C. Questions for Discussion1) What are your initial reactions, emotions, when reading the text? 2) Do you believe in resurrection of the dead? Either in Jesus’ case, or our own? 3) What is the place of Jesus’ death and resurrection our own lives? Ho...
2025-02-2409 min
Renew Your FaithWomen in Conversation: Stephanie PeddicordJoin us for a conversation with Stephanie Peddicord, president of the Center for FaithJustice, an organization dedicated to inspiring the next generation of leaders by creating programs through which they can serve those in need and educate them as advocates for justice in the Catholic tradition. Having worked in the non-profit sector for two decades, often with Catholic organizations, Stephanie sees her work at CFJ as flowing naturally from the deeply transformative service experiences she had as a teen and young adult.
2022-10-241h 00
You Are Just A NumberCultivating Your GiftNicole M. Perone is the National Coordinator of ESTEEM, the faith-based leadership formation program for Catholic students at colleges and universities across the United States. ESTEEM prepares young adults for the transition from campus ministry to parish life, and to engage their temporal gifts as leaders in their faith communities. ESTEEM is a partnership between Leadership Roundtable and Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University.
Nicole previously served as the Archdiocesan Director of Adult Faith Formation for the Archdiocese of Hartford. She holds a Master of Divinity from Yale University. Her Bachelor of Arts...
2022-06-0234 min
The Faith and Justice Network15. Emmy KeglerD.L. Mayfield talks with Emmy Kegler, pastor and author of One Coin Found: How God’s Love Stretches to the Margins (2019) and All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness (2021). They discuss growing up in low church and high church, learning from dogs and cats, the trauma and beauty of communion, making casseroles, the spiritual practice of homemaking, neurodivergence, and much more. A few resources mentioned:Find Emmy online: website / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Podcast: Cafeteria ChristianOne Coin Found: How God's Love Stretches to the Margins by Emmy KeglerAll Who Are Weary: Easi...
2022-03-2353 minThe Faith and Justice Network10. Questioning Religious AuthoritiesPeter Choi and D.L. Mayfield talk about what it looks like to pursue faith in the midst of crumbling institutions, a controversial talk given by Christena Cleveland at one of our past conferences that we’re focusing on this month on our platform, the perils of questioning religious authorities, and much more. A few resources mentioned (get the books from your local bookstore, library, or wherever you get your books!):Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter by Kelly Brown DouglasFortune by Lisa Sharon HarperChristena Cleveland: Website / Instagram / Twitter / FacebookCheck out D.L.'s other podcas...
2022-01-1238 min
The Princess POWER PodcastE11: Celebrating Our DifferencesJoin me in a conversation with Tiffany, a caring woman who is fighting to make a difference in the world. In this episode, we will talk about how society's prejudices against different races have played a role in Tiffany's life and hear her advice on how to help unite people from all backgrounds.
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2021-07-2837 min
City Church San FranciscoThe New Normal: The Spirit SurprisesThe season of Easter in the church year begs the question: What difference does the resurrection actually make? During this season of Eastertide, we will look at the impact of the resurrection on the earliest Christians. We are calling it “The New Normal”, and we invite you to consider with us what new things God normalized with the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Today Rev. Dr. Scot Sherman preaches from this week's lectionary text, Acts 10:44-48 and John 15:9-17, and invites you to be led our of fear and into freedom, from languishing into love and from the feeli...
2021-05-0915 min