The Messy Pew

28/09/2023

You know that stat that gets quoted in sermons…

When dad comes to Christ first, 93% of families will follow.

Turns out, that’s rubbish. And kinda problematic when you look into it.

Culture / Theology The Myth of the 93%: Fathers and Mothers Are Not a Competitive Hierarchy in the Home Written by Miranda Zapor Cruz on November 8, 2022 When churches moved to online and at-home worship in response to Covid-19, I noticed two opportunities arising from the disruption: Parents cou....

08/09/2023

I find this "very" comforting because it means I qualify! But best of all it removes my self doubt when it becomes apparent that I have failed. Instead of giving up and saying this is too much for my mental health. I know all I need to do is pick up my cross and carry on with trust and hope in God's will.

20/08/2023

With… you know… football on today,,it feels like a good day to remind of our look at how church is like watching football…

Did you watch the USA v England World Cup game? Terrible wasn't it? It was just shown when we recorded this, so we decided to chat about how Church is similar to football - or indeed, what could church learn from a football game? We have our new section. Good news of the week! (It doesn't go well) A...

16/08/2023

Not that I’m feeling guilty or anything…

05/06/2023

Flashback to our take on Ai, and it’s relationship with the Church

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28/05/2023

11/03/2023

Time for some on location recording?

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24/02/2023

Sadly between Andy being busy, and the other Andy avoiding another cold / flu thing, there’s no new episode this week, but potential topics would have been:
- peace in the CofE
- pastors and weird stories.
- wonder.
- That revival thing in America.
- Getting sick. Again.
Anything we would have missed?

18/02/2023

When we experienced a sense of wonder seeing the Gaia Exhibition at Exeter Cathedral.

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Andy has taken a trip to see the Gaia Exhibition at Exeter Cathedral, attempts to describe wonder, and gets jumped on by a 10 year old. His daughter, not any random child.Gaia tour dates can b...

17/02/2023

Before tomorrows episode, why don’t you check out our episode on “The Bible Says” not being a starting point…
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We go on a little bit today.  Sorry about that. We continue to read the book of Acts, and talk about all things journalling - could it also be a form of prayer? There is talk about s...

11/02/2023

No podcast this week, because, well… where do you start talking about the church after a week like this? We’re hopefully back next week with something fun :-)

04/02/2023

With the rise of ChatGPT, art apps, and voice assistants like Alexa, the use of Artificial Intelligence seems to be on the rise.
In this little episode we take a look at what this has to do with Church.

What does the Church have to say about Artificial Intelligence? Indeed if anything at all?As one Andy is sadly not able to join this week, the other Andy jumps head first into his Digital life, and...

03/02/2023

Tomorrows mini episode is all things Church and Artificial Intelligence.
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03/02/2023

In theory, we should have some sort of new episode tomorrow. In the meantime, we ask if “The Bible Says” is a good starting point, and chat Holy Kisses in Church.

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We go on a little bit today.  Sorry about that. We continue to read the book of Acts, and talk about all things journalling - could it also be a form of prayer? There is talk about s...

02/02/2023

Yeap. Yeap. Yeap.
I feel this.

30/01/2023

In the absence of a new episode this week, why don’t you try out “Does Jonah need New PR” Where. We ask. Well.
That.

Jonah. The favourite Sunday School character. Is he more complex then being told "listen to God or be whale vomit"?Sulkings also ok right?Find Jonah: poet in extremis by Richard Littledale on Amaz...

27/01/2023

Sadly there’s no podcast this weekend, few things going down, including… well… a combination of this…
Seriously you should have heard my voice this morning when I called in sick, probably not great to listen to for more than 20 seconds…

22/01/2023

Felt exhausted this weekend.
Didn’t go to church today.
And that’s ok.
Feeling slightly more alive and ready to take on the next week.

21/01/2023

In which we are asked if we run and hide during church meet and greats, wonder if Paul had a sulk in the bible, and ask if The Bible Says… is a good starting point. Find the link below.

21/01/2023

So, a finger slipped, and this weeks podcast is already out. Includes chat about Reading Acts, Andy Stanley, and Holy Kisses.

A podcast from two Christian guys trying to work out what all the Church stuff means. If it means anything much. The Messy Pew podcast is about drinking beer (or cider if you're gluten free), parenthood, geekery, and looking at the Christian faith, with more questions then answers. Andy might not be...

14/01/2023

We’re back! This week Andy shares his lack of success in ice skating, surviving Christmas travel, and wondering where God is not found in Acts. Listen here https://pod.fo/e/15d55c

13/01/2023

Baby Yoda has been left hard at work editing the podcast, whilst Andys gone to the local panto.
The quality of this weeks episode could be “different”.

12/01/2023

Recording our first episode of the year tomorrow! In the meantime, here’s our attempt to look forward to 2023.
Warning. No optimism, but maybe some understanding.

As we face 2023, we try and face the future with positivity.And fail. We talk why we feel tired and despondent at the end of 2022. While looking forward we do wonder if while 2023 may be rubbi...

06/01/2023

Thank goodness.