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Sean Gladding presents The Naked Man

by Sean Gladding

'The Naked Man' is a creative re-telling of the Gospel of Mark in the Bible, imagining what it might have been like to hear the stories of Jesus for the first time, and exploring the questions that those stories raise.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 58 - Dog

    That awkward moment when Jesus used an ethnic slur. (Texts referenced: Isaiah 56.3, 7; Genesis 12.3; Mark 7.24-27; Matthew 4.24; Mark 7.28-31)

  2. Episode 57 - Widow

    More than likely, you've heard at least one sermon on "the widow's mite", probably when your church was asking for additional funding for something. But is that an appropriate story for such a purpose? (Texts referenced: Mark 12.41-44; 13.1-2)

  3. Episode 56 - Scribe

    All too often, unscrupulous people hide their exploitative behavior behind a thin veneer of respectability. But this is nothing new... (Text referenced: Mark 12.38-40)

  4. Episode 55 - Korban

    Jesus condemns religious people who pass laws that knowingly harm others. (Text referenced: Mark 7.6-13)

  5. Episode 54 - Purity

    Purity culture always leads to judgment and exclusion. Jesus says we're missing the point. (Texts referenced: Mark 7.1-5, 14-15, 17-23)

  6. Episode 53 - Healing

    The gathering wrestles with the question of whether God still heals people today. (Texts referenced: Mark 6.53-56; 5.25-34)

  7. Episode 52 - Paul

    Mark tells Yiftach about the painful memory of abandoning Paul and Barnabas. (Texts referenced: Acts 12.25; 13.4-5, 13; 15.1-6, 22, 35-40; Philemon 24; 2 Timothy 4.11)

  8. Episode 51 - Ghost

    The disciples are caught in a storm, their boat being swamped, when a ghostly figure appears... (Texts referenced: Exodus 33.14-23; 1 Kings 19.9-12; Mark 6.49-52)

  9. Episode 50 - Rift

    Yiftach parts ways with an old friend, then has a difficult night with his new ones. (Texts referenced: Mark 6.45-48; John 6.15)

  10. Episode 49 - Giora

    What do you do when you feel disappointed by or angry at a friend? Perhaps even betrayed? Yiftach is about to find out.

  11. Episode 48 - 5,000

    What really happened during one of the most well-known events in the Gospels? (Texts referenced: Mark 6.38-43; Exodus 18.21)

  12. Episode 47 - Sheep

    Whose interests do our leaders serve best? (Texts referenced: Mark 6.30-36, 44; Numbers 27.17ff; Ezekiel 34.5, 11-16)

  13. Episode 46 - Beheaded

    “All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.” Herod makes a strong case for Sophocles' argument. (Texts referenced: Mark 6.21-28; 6.16, 29.)

  14. Episode 45 - Herodias

    What happens when you speak truth to power? (Texts referenced: Mark 6.14-20)

  15. Episode 44 - Sent

    Jesus sends the disciples out on mission. (Texts referenced: Mark 6.7-9; 3.14-15; 6.10-13)

  16. The Naked Man returns!

    A short account of The Naked Man's lengthy hiatus before it returns.

  17. Episode 43 - Demeaned

    Has someone ever tried to make you feel 'less than' in front of others? You're not alone in that experience... (Texts referenced: Mark 6.1, 2-3, 4, 5-6a; 3.31-35; 6.6b)

  18. Episode 42 - Daughters

    What kind of faith do you need to be healed? (Texts referenced: Mark 5.37-40a; 4.26-29; 5.40b; 5.41; 5.42a; 5.42c-43; 5.42b)

  19. Episode 41 - Fringes

    Two desperate people reach out for help from Jesus, and risk much in doing so. (Texts referenced: Mark 5.21-23, 25-26, 27-29, 30-31, 32-34; Malachi 4.2)

  20. Episode 40 - Newcomers

    Introducing some new characters to the gathering in Miryam's courtyard.

  21. Episode 39 - Repression

    What do we do when people act out that which we try to repress? (Texts referenced: Mark 5.14-15; 16-17; 18-20)

  22. Episode 38 - Legion

    Outside of horror movies, we don't tend to talk much about demons or unclean spirits these days. But perhaps we should. (Texts referenced: Mark 5.1-5; 6-8; 9-10; 11-13. The Gerasa massacre happened in 68 CE.)

  23. Episode 37 - Prejudice

    Divisions that threaten to tear apart communities have always been encouraged by those who fear change.

  24. Episode 36 - Storm

    As a storm builds in Jerusalem, Mark tells the story of a storm Jesus encountered. Or maybe a storm that encountered Jesus... (Texts referenced: Mark 4.35-37; 38-39; Psalm 107.23, 28-29)

  25. Episode 35 - Hope

    What hope have you held for a long time? Have you ever considered giving up on what you're waiting for? You're not alone...

  26. Episode 34 - Small

    Mark, mustard seeds and the little things we do. (Texts referenced: Mark 4.26-29; Joel 3.13, 3.10; Mark 4.30-32; Isaiah 2.4; Mark 4.33-34)

  27. Episode 33 - Revealed

    Some secrets lie in plain sight - for those with eyes to see... (Texts referenced: Mark 4.21-23; 24-25)

  28. Episode 32 - Sowing

    Just because a story is short, doesn't always mean it's easier to follow... (Texts referenced: Mark 4.10-12; 13; 14-17; 18-19; 20)

  29. Episode 31 - Soil

    One of Jesus' best-known parables, but perhaps we struggle to hear it because of our over-familiarity... (Texts referenced: Mark 3.35; 4.1-9)

  30. Episode 30 - Daniel

    "There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother." But there are brothers who push their siblings away... (My allergies are doing a number on me at the moment, so I apologize in advance for my crackly voice.)

  31. Episode 29 - Family

    Working and doing school from home is putting a strain on many of our familial relationships. At times it may feel like we're losing our minds. Mark has a story to tell about that... (Texts referenced: Mark 3.21; 31-32; 33-35; Mark 8.35)

  32. Episode 28 - Unforgivable

    Are there sins you consider unforgivable? Jesus says there is one - but the perpetrators of that sin might just surprise you. Or maybe not... (Texts referenced: Mark 3.23-25; 11.15-16; 13.2, 35; Mark 1.7; Mark 3.30)

  33. Episode 27 - Beelzebul

    We're living in a cultural moment where we increasingly believe the worst about others, ascribing all manner of motivations to other's behavior. Jesus knows a thing or two about that... (Texts referenced: Mark 3.20-21; 22; 23-30)

  34. Episode 26 - Names

    What's in a name? All kinds of things - relationships, memories, identity. And power... (Texts referenced: Mark 3.7-10; 11-12; Mark 1.34; Mark 3.13-19)

  35. Episode 25 - Resistance

    What comes to mind when you hear the word "resistance"? What happens when the act of resistance to oppression becomes oppressive itself? (Texts referenced: Mark 13.13; Mark 3.1-6)

  36. Episode 24 - Bread

    Restrictions on public dining outdoors are nothing new... (Texts referenced: Mark 2.23-28; Mark 12.37)

  37. Episode 23 - Wineskins

    A pandemic brings all kinds of changes, not least to what it means to be the church when our buildings are closed. But having to find new ways to do things is not always bad... (Text referenced: Mark 2.21-22)

  38. Episode 22 - Hunger

    It's not only pandemics that cause sudden changes in financial security. (Texts referenced: Exodus 16.16-18; Luke 18.12; Matthew 6.16-18; Mark 2.18-20; Leviticus 16.29; Zechariah 8.19)

  39. Episode 21 - Solidarity

    Jesus is critiqued for his choice of whom to share his life with. (Text referenced: Mark 2.13-17)

  40. Episode 20 - W(hole)

    People desperate to help a friend engage in some property destruction... (Texts referenced: Mark 2.1-12; Daniel 7.13-14)

  41. Episode 19 - Disease

    People trying to secure their power by using the suffering of others is nothing new... (Texts referenced: Acts 12.25; 14.21-24; 15.36-40; Mark 1.35; 36-39; 40-45)

  42. Episode 18 - Benyamin

    We meet one of Mark's brothers for the first time, and hear the burden parent's choices sometimes lays on children's narrow shoulders. (Text referenced: Matthew 6.34)

  43. Episode 17 - Communitas

    As the ecclesia departs for the night, Mark hears more of Yiftach's story, and an unexpected visitor arrives...

  44. A brief message from Sean

    The reason for the hiatus in recording.

  45. Episode 16 - Demon

    Jesus teaches in public for the first time - and elicits a dramatic response. (Texts referenced: Mark 1.21-22; 23-26; 27-28; 29-34)

  46. Episode 15 - Fishermen

    Mark recounts the story of the first people to walk away from their former life to follow Jesus, and I revisit a song from my childhood. (Texts referenced: Mark 3.35; 2 Corinthians 1.2; Mark 1.14-20; Jeremiah 16.16; Amos 4.2; Ezekiel 29.4)

  47. Episode 14 - Struggle

    When governments fail their people - whether in the first or twenty-first century - what constitutes "good news" for those who struggle for the basics of life? (Texts referenced: Mark 1.14-15; 4.30-32; 10.13-16)

  48. Episode 13 - Baptism

    Ever wondered why Jesus was baptized? Mark has something to say about that in this episode. (Texts referenced: Mark 1.9; Mark 11.9-10; Mark 1.10-11; Isaiah 64.1-4; Mark 1.12; 13)

  49. Episode 12 - Wilderness

    Mark discusses where revolutionary change often begins. (Texts referenced: 2 Peter 1.2; Malachi 3.1; Exodus 23.20; Mark 1.2, 3/Isaiah 40.3; Mark 1.7-8, 9)

  50. Episode 11 - Elijah

    Adolescent memories of divisive events surface. (Texts referenced: 2 Kings 1.9-18; 1.8; Mark 1.4; Malachi 4.5; 1 Kings 21; Mark 1.14; 1.7)

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'The Naked Man' is a creative re-telling of the Gospel of Mark in the Bible, imagining what it might have been like to hear the stories of Jesus for the first time, and exploring the questions that those stories raise.

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