Out now Mid-faith Crisis 386: Make faith great again We’re back! Nick is back from Canada and Joe has forgotten to read the Bible. In our continuing tour of the house of faith, we revisit the attic but also consider the bar and e... https://nickpage.net/2026/10/03/out-now-midfaith-crisis-make.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 385: Reimagining the Landscape of Faith - an interview with Mary and Charles Hippsley Joe talks to Mary and Charles Hippsley about their excellent book, Reimagining the Landscape of Faith. What is ... https://nickpage.net/2026/09/19/out-now-midfaith-crisis-reimagining.html

A small and in many ways unimportant announcement: https://nickpage.net/2026/09/16/a-small-and-in-many.html

An intelligent, humane critique from some mathematicians. "The most precious resources of our profession are students and ideas, and these we nurture with great care. We feel responsible to let them grow to their full poten... https://nickpage.net/2026/09/16/an-intelligent-humane-critique-from.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 384: The stuff in our spiritual attic We’re coming to the end of our season of spiritual decluttering, and taking a look at some of the things that we have hidden away in the attic. What practices have we ... https://nickpage.net/2026/09/05/out-now-midfaith-crisis-the.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 383: Communion - ritual and grace In a slightly unexpected moment, we delve into the ritual of communion. Last week we talked about it as a key Christian activity, but what is our understanding of it... https://nickpage.net/2026/08/29/out-now-midfaith-crisis-communion.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 382: Decluttering church We continue our journey unpacking the rooms of faith by looking at ‘church’ – a big word, with so many meanings. But what is it really? Is it just people talking about Go... https://nickpage.net/2026/08/22/out-now-midfaith-crisis-decluttering.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 381: Jesus is my drinks package More on the theme of worship, but this week we focus on the why. Why do we worship? What is the role of gratitude? Is God really that needy, or are there other gods who ar... https://nickpage.net/2026/08/15/out-now-midfaith-crisis-jesus.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis Bonus Episode: A Summer Repeat with Brian McLaren So, Joe is still away, but here’s a little something from the vaults – an interview with Brian McLaren about his book Life After Doom. Given all the extr... https://nickpage.net/2026/08/08/out-now-midfaith-crisis-bonus.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 380: Decluttering Worship This week’s episode brings us to worship. How do we define it? Is it just music, or does worshipping God involve more than just warbling? What are our places of worship, ... https://nickpage.net/2026/07/25/out-now-midfaith-crisis-decluttering.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 379: The bible might come in handy some day We’re back in the library as we continue to sort out our house of faith. This time we’re thinking about books we don’t use as much, and why it’s worth keeping ol... https://nickpage.net/2026/07/18/out-now-midfaith-crisis-the.html

Out now Episode 378: The big MFC bookshelf As we continue our journey around our house of faith we’ve come to the library. And this week, we’re restocking the shelves with book recommendations from the listeners. There’s a full list on the website.

Last weekend I went to a concert in Oxford of Eric Whitacre’s The Sacred Veil, conducted by Whitacre and performed by the BBC singers. It was one of the most remarkable concerts I’ve ever been to. One of those moments, when, after it has... https://nickpage.net/2026/07/10/last-weekend-i-went-to.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 377:Decluttering prayer part 2 We continue our discussion about prayer, this time focusing on our current approach to prayers and praying. We talk about the role of personality, about confession a... https://nickpage.net/2026/07/04/out-now-midfaith-crisis-decluttering.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 376: Decluttering prayer In the first of our sort-of series on decluttering faith, we look at the prayer room. We discuss the mystery of intercession and think about prayer as ‘primary speech’, as an art more than a science. Praye... https://nickpage.net/2026/06/27/e.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 375: Two old men discuss their ailments Joe has a sickness bug. Nick has a bad back. In this short and utterly inadequate episode, we talk a little bit about well-meaning but tone-deaf sermons and what rea... https://nickpage.net/2026/06/20/out-now-midfaith-crisis-two.html

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Out now Mid-faith Crisis 374: A weekend of decluttering We’re back with our reflections on the Mid-faith Crisis weekend. We discuss the theme of spiritual decluttering and the joy of generous conversation. Also Nick wonders if he’s actually had a mid-faith crisis and Joe is accidentally biblical.

What exactly is it that football pundits do? I mean apart from simply describe what we can all see?

I really wish there was an iOS version of MarsEdit. I’ve never found anything which approaches it. However I do have iA Writer which at least allows you to publish drafts to micro.blog.

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 373: Expert opinions on heaven We talk, in an incredibly expert way, about the afterlife, about nostalgia and longing, about a new heaven and a new earth and about the different dimensions of existence.... https://nickpage.net/2026/05/30/out-now-midfaith-crisis-expert.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 372: Talking to Ruth about death We have a very special interview this week. Joe talks to our friend Ruth about how she is facing terminal cancer. She talks about focusing on what matters, about the no... https://nickpage.net/2026/05/23/out-now-midfaith-crisis-talking.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 371: Venting more than lamenting We talk about the power of vulnerability, about how noisy fear can be and about those times when we vent instead of lament. Thanks for all your feedback - it really meant a lot this week!

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 370: The challenge of change We talk about change and the anxiety which often accompanies it. How do we live in that space where one thing is ending, but a new thing has yet to begin? Also, Joe has been li... https://nickpage.net/2026/05/09/out-now-midfaith-crisis-the.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 369: Talking about transcendence How do we talk about mystical or transcendent experiences without appearing to be nuts? More than that, what is the motivation for talking about them in the first place... https://nickpage.net/2026/05/02/out-now-midfaith-crisis-talking.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 368: ‘What if they were a bit saved already?' We think more about the personalisation of the good news. What is the evidence for fullness of life in our lives? Are we the best judges of our own spiritual ... https://nickpage.net/2026/04/18/out-now-midfaith-crisis-what.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 367: Emmaus experiences We discuss truth and fakery, the simplicity and complexity of the good news, and about how we can encounter the risen Christ through art, music and, crucially, other people. Also Nick gets annoyed and Joe hasn’t put in his holiday request form yet.

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 366: Defiant hope After a false start last week, Joe is back with a bit of clarity about his theme for the year. Also, as we approach Easter, we think about what it means for us in this year of uncertainty and conflict.

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 365: Happy New Year 2026 Yes, it’s the fabled Mid-faith Crisis New Year’s episode. We talk about how our themes worked out last year (spoilers: not so good) and what we want to focus on for the next 12 months. ... https://nickpage.net/2026/03/28/episode-happy-new-year.html

Out now Mid-faith Crisis 364: Joice at something you’ve never joiced at before Mid-way through Nick’s writing month and it’s time for a catch up. Nick has an apology to make and Joe wants to be Supreme Leader. Also we think more... https://nickpage.net/2026/03/14/out-now-midfaith-crisis-joice.html