Liars and Heretics

In this final episode I try and reach a conclusion to the unanswerable. Was John Lennon right? Is love all that we need, or was he making more sense when he said he was the walrus?   The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected]  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I begin to tie together all the subjects that we have looked at previously. I look at why we believe the things we believe, consider the rabbinic practice of binding and loosing, and explore some cheesy analogies.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected]  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is it that women want? Apparently, they want equality, but do they deserve it? Can we trust women, given their track record? The Bible is clear about the role and purpose of women, but could it be that the Bible is wrong about women? In this episode look at the role of women in the Christian faith.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does prayer work? What is Praydar™? Does God answer our prayers, and even if he does, what’s the point of prayer? In this episode I look at prayer, explore how we pray, and consider whether we can actually answer some of our own prayers.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are the gifts of the Spirit still with Christians today or have we been hoodwinked by charlatans and con artists? In this episode I look at the gifts of the Spirit, investigate why the Holy Spirit moves powerfully sometime, but at other times, apparently needs a helping hand.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What or who is Satan? What do we really believe about Satan? Do we even believe in Satan? In this episode I look at Satan in the Bible, and explore our mishandling of Satan and the Satanic, and how Satan is more real and more terrifying than we imagine!  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I wade into the contentious issue of sexuality, explain what the Bible actually says about homosexuals and same sex attraction, and tell you how a psychopath from the 1500s and bad Biblical study has set the tone for the churches attitude towards all things LGBTQ.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why are Christians so obsessed with sex? What are some of the mad teachings that the Church tells people? And how should we actually approach the erotic? In this episode I look at sex, sexiness and all things sexual.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the evangelical concept of Hell biblically accurate and if not, how have we come to have that understanding? And if the common view of Hell is unbiblical, then what the hell is Hell? In this episode I look at everyone’s favourite subject, and exegete the Hell out of it.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the idea of heaven all that it lives up to be, or could the reality of it actually be worse than Hell? What will Heaven be like and what can we learn from the 80s pop star Belinda Carlisle? In this episode I look at heaven and investigate the different understandings we have of it, and what it will mean for us.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does Jesus’s death mean for us? There are many theories but can any of them be biblically true or correct? In this episode I look at what Jesus’s death means for us and look at a more biblical way of understanding atonement.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do we really understand the Trinity? Is it like water or is it like and egg, or are all of the analogies and ideas we have actually heretical? Does the Holy Spirit eat locusts? Is Jesus a pirate? Can we ever make any sense of what the Trinity is? In this episode I look at the Trinity and try and make some sense of the mess that has been created by Christians over the past two thousand years.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQSAmazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  A full audiobook and the music featured in this podcast is available to buy online at https://mindmole.bandcamp.com/music  The music is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first topic explored in the book, the Bible and how we read it.  What does it mean for the Bible to be true? What is the importance of context? How loud is a mini big bang? Does Brian Cox have the answer to the universe, or does he just have great hair?! In this episode I look at the Bible, what it is, how we read it and what Biblical inerrancy means for us.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links: Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQS Amazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  The music featured in this podcast is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics  And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the audio version of my book, Unanswerable, a book about exploring the complexities of the Christian faith and biblical truth. In this episode I introduce what this book and podcast is all about.  The book is available to buy online as an eBook and paperback at the following links:Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTHPYPQS Amazon USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPYPQS It is also available in other territories and from other good bookshops.  The music featured in this podcast is by The Fall Quarter and you can hear more of at on all the streaming sites, and you can follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefallquarter You can join the Liars and Heretics Facebook group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/liarsandheretics  And if you want to contact me then my email is [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.