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- Listening to Andy Sorenson's new album Underwater Breathing. Oh man, seriously good. Here's a 2min taster: http://t.co/2mVrUHhnAbout 13 hours ago
- Checking out the tour dates for one of my favourite bands, @IonaBand http://t.co/Gk3EQm4H REALLY want to catch a gigAbout 24 hours ago
- Great advice for creative types: RT @Image_Journal: Ira Glass on Storytelling. http://t.co/9yAIYQj91 day ago
- I'm ashamed to admit it but I actually liked The Notebook. It also offers an analogy for waking to life & #God: http://t.co/LG4hOIXR1 day ago
- Flicking through latest @christianitymag over breakfast. Liked the profile of 'Angels' series chaplain James Harding. Nice work.2 days ago
- Is there a story that can interrupt our confusion & bring us back to reality? Yes, and it goes like this: http://t.co/LG4hOIXR #faith2 days ago
- New Post: The Story of God. Final episode in my Four Questions video series (9min): http://t.co/LG4hOIXR #faith #spirituality2 days ago
- RT @skye_jethani: My interview with Joel Hunter sp adviser to Obama about church's response 2 same sex marriage http://t.co/OKwYvx4K2 days ago
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Four Questions on the Nation’s Soul (Part 6)
We live in a world confused about meaning, guidance, liberation and love—as this video series has been exploring. Is there a story that can interrupt that confusion, open our eyes, and help us find some clarity? I believe there is, and in this 9 minute video I tell it. More…
Four Questions on the Nation’s Soul (Part 5)
In a lonely world, where can I find love? In this 5 minute video I look at trends like single-person households in Australia, the phenomenal rise of social networking sites, and ‘sexting’ as signs of our deep longing for love. More…
Four Questions on the Nation’s Soul (Part 4)
In a broken world, where can I find liberation? In this 5 minute video, I look at trends like ‘secular confessionals’, the rise of counselling centres and the discovery of forgiveness by the healing professions as signs of our search for personal freedom. More…
Four Questions on the Nation’s Soul (Part 3)
Where is my life heading? What does the future hold? All of us ask such questions. In this 6 minute video I look at the popularity of life coaching, Mind-Body-Spirit festivals and the Dalai Lama as ways our ‘secular’ societies are searching for spiritual guidance. More…
Four Questions on the Nation’s Soul (Part 2)
In his book The Future Files, futurist Richard Watson outlines five current world trends, one of which he calls a ‘renewed search for personal meaning’. In this 8 minute video I look at the rise of workplace spirituality, voluntourism and consumerism, and suggest that they are part of what Richard Watson is talking about. More…
Four Questions on the Nation’s Soul (Part 1)
George Bernard Shaw once said that if you want to see how a society thinks, look at what it searches for. In this 6-part video series I explore a variety of social trends and suggest that four questions are bubbling up from the Australian soul, questions which I believe hint at a spiritual search. More…
Andy Sorenson Sang and Everyone Cried
Throughout the 1990s Andy Sorenson was one of the most in-demand Christian artists in Australia. Then he slipped away from the live music scene. There were a number of reasons why—the more serious of which you’re about to discover in this interview. Watch as Andy talks about the sexual abuse he encountered as a child and its later effects. He then performs a powerful song announcing his newfound freedom.
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Introducing More Than This – Part 2 – Seeing God
Could experiences of beauty, goodness, reason and love give us a glimpse of God’s face? In this second video introducing my new book project More Than This, I suggest the answer is Yes. The notion of ‘seeing’ God in everyday life will make up the second half of More Than This and Simon Smart from the Centre for Public Christianity here asks me some great questions to test the idea. More…
Introducing More Than This – Part 1 – Longings
Today I am excited to introduce my new book project to you and invite you to be part of the writing team! Tentatively titled More Than This: Searching for God in a Secular Age, the book will be the culmination of five year’s thinking on, speaking about and research into the ways we search for that ‘something more’ in our lives. In this 8 minute video I introduce the first part of the book’s message – human longing – and offer some prizes for getting involved. More…
The Gift of Listening
Just before I left Australia for the UK I was privileged to be interviewed by Simon Smart at the Centre for Public Christianity. In this short 7 minute video Simon asks me about my time hosting Open House, in particular: some of my favourite interview guests, a surprising guest, guests who displayed unusual wisdom and the role pain played in their lives. Simon and I also talk about the gift of listening. When have you been profoundly helped, simply by being listened to? More…