Holy Sh*t

Holy Sh*t. Episode 15: We're Too Tired To Show Up.

Today, Maggy looks at the parable of the wealthy man who invites his friends to a feast. They have better things to do than show up - and they all have totally legitimate excuses.
Where are we not showing up? And are our excuses legitimate - or are we just too tired? And if that's the case then why, in a world where we can access anything we need are we just getting more and more tired?

Holy Sh*t. Episode 14: Whatever You Do To The Least Of These...

Mark's turn to focus on one of Jesus' most powerful sayings: That anything we do, good or bad is done to the Divine Itself. We are co-creators with God and we make the world that we live in.
It's just as valid to pull ourselves up on the things we DON'T do which could be good...
 

Holy Sh*t Episode 13: Who Turns Up To The Feast?

One of Jesus's many challenging parables is the story of the wealthy man who invites guests to a banquet. They are too busy (with credible excuses) to attend...
Today Maggy is feeling a bit like the one giving out the invitations ... we look at the humility of offering whether or not the people wish to come. 

Holy Sh*t Episode 12: Nasty, Brutish and ... very, very long

Today Mark continues with his marathon Bible reading. He's currently wrestling with St. Paul and gives a masterly summing up of the Hebrew and New Testaments so far...

Holy Sh*t. Episode 11: Self-Care In A Time Of Tyranny.

It's Maggy this week as Mark has important Grandfather duties. Today we look at the importance of taking care of ourselves in the various sh*t storms going on in the world today.
Only if you take good care of yourself are you balanced and strong to take good care of the other.

Holy Sh*t. Episode 10: The Sacrifice of Integrity

The modern world worships Mammon - money as opposed to God. Money itself is neutral but the power we believe it has over us is not. 
How often are you asked to sacrifice your integrity for safety or for financial reward? It would be rare if it had never happened and how sad is that?
And yet the safety offered for that sacrifice is no safety at all. if someone wants you to give up their soul for them they are surely not going to stop there...

Holy Sh*t. Episode 9: Ash Wednesday

Today is the first day of the Christian season of Lent. Does it actually have any meaning for us today? Does it just mean giving up chocolate for God or is there a deeper and more useful way of looking at - and experiencing - this traditional time of fasting and letting go?

Holy Sh*t. Episode 8: We Are All Judas.

Mark once wrote a novel about the descendants of Judas Iscariot. Maggy once wrote a novel about Judas's wife.
Obviously this character impacted both of our lives. We're taught to revile him but Jesus loved him. Jesus washed his feet along with the other disciples; Jesus kissed him as Judas handed him over. Jesus forgave betrayal...
Can WE forgive betrayal? And whom have we in turn betrayed?

Holy Sh*t. Episode 7: Horrors of the Bible

Today Mark wrestles with his commitment to listening to the Bible from start to finish as an audio book. It's breaking his heart. We discuss why...

Holy Sh*t. Episode Six: MAGA and the Anti-Christ

No, we are not saying President Trump is the anti-Christ. What Maggy is saying is that such an archetype exists and its influence shows in all kinds of power-grabs, violence, cruelty and hatred. 
The trouble with an anti-Christ archetype is that it is Lucific. It looks exciting and interesting and very, very attractive. That so many of us are actually addicted and excited by the latest news from the USA is a telling sign that there is something very wrong.