The Vine and Branches Podcast

12/05/2021

Long time in the making but better late than never! Episode 3 of series 1 now live.

13/03/2021

I was due to record the third episode on an unhurried life. Work has been particularly busy over the past couple of weeks so I thought I’d actually practice being unhurried and wait until I have time to complete it.

However with the awful news in the UK that a young woman vanished walking home from her friends and has since been found dead, I felt prompted to speak about a different topic.

Sarah Everard’s death has sparked rightful outrage around women’s safety and the treatment of women by men and the need for change.

As a man and a Christian I am aware of only one man who has ever treated women in the correct way.

Jesus.

His interactions with women and his treatment of them were revolutionary.

We may have come a long way in the past 2000 years with science, technology, our understanding of the world etc but we are still woefully behind the standard his life demonstrated when it comes to our treatment of women.

That’s why he is as relevant as ever today and why my next episode/episodes will be looking at these interactions and how he treated women.

As men and Christian men in particular we have failed miserably in this area of obedience to what Jesus says and have a lot to repent of and learn.

So we need to come and sit at the feet of the Teacher and be transformed into his likeness, treating women with the dignity and value that they deserve as fellow image bearers of God.

*image from The Passion of the Christ (Gibson 2004)

06/03/2021

Been looking forward to getting this book for some time. Just started reading and already learning. Thankful for Tim Keller. His teaching and wisdom have had a huge influence on me and my understanding. This book was written over the past year as he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Pray for him and his family.

03/03/2021

Episode 3 prep for ‘The unhurried life’ coming Sunday...

02/03/2021

Where do you get your identity from?

Is it within you, achieved or received?

Listen to the second episode ‘Who do you say that I am?’ and see what Jesus says about this question.

Link in bio

01/03/2021

The future is out of our hands. Meditate on these words from Jesus. Take one day at a time and entrust him with what is to come.

Listen to the episode ‘Peace in the age of anxiety’ where we explore anxiety through a biblical lens.

28/02/2021

Episode 2 now live.

Who do you say that I am?

Questions relating to identity, meaning and purpose have always been asked. Western culture advocates individualism and self definition but what does the Bible say?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/43u41MgOnUcK9ZY11I0Hn3?si=nAoxhcnyQYamHrnGB9oo2w

Listen to this episode from The Vine and Branches Podcast on Spotify. Questions relating to identity, meaning and purpose have always been asked. Western culture advocates individualism and self definition but what does the Bible say?

27/02/2021

Episode 2 ready to go...

24/02/2021

Second episode available this weekend...

20/02/2021

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞

Peace in the age of anxiety:

We live in a world dominated by anxiety. What does Jesus say about anxiety and how as Christians should we deal with it?

Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5aOxPwh44ykQoYZfjbdrhU?si=UeRpIOMUQIeW6pQi2HTqvg&nd=1&product=open&%24full_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fepisode%2F5aOxPwh44ykQoYZfjbdrhU%3Fsi%3DUeRpIOMUQIeW6pQi2HTqvg&feature=organic&_i=6VcMLTZO6aPPvglnWY1OoxTPnfUkD9RcJvGYfhU6Cff0ex2PDKg%2FznqAv4ZX77d1&_branch_match_id=891803635356583185