When we think about the alternative way that Jesus operated, one of the great examples is looking at the people that he chose to be on his team. It wasn’t the people you’d expect.Today we take some time to consider the importance of not ...

When we look at the person of Jesus we can see that He was never afraid to challenge the status quo.Today we take some time to look at how the alternative wisdom that Jesus gives us flies in the face of conventional wisdom and consider h...

Today we take some time to think about Jesus’ movements leading up to the events of Easter, we look at how he navigated Palm Sunday and how he resisted the attention and praise of the crowds and remained true to how he was and what he needed to...

Today we take a look at how easy it is to allow our connection with God to go cold, how we can get stuck in nostalgia and think about some tactics to nurture that connection with God.We hope that something from this talk resonates with y...

In this podcast we continue our series looking at Combatting the crisis of connection, taking some time to talk about Community.Community is something that we can all benefit from, but how do we create communities that will truly welcome...

As part of our focus on thinking about how we can combat the crisis of connection in our society, today we take a left turn to listen to three stories - from 3 wonderful people who come along to the living room - to help us see the reality of l...

When we acknowledge that we are currently more ‘connected’ in our society but not necessarily ‘connecting’ - it begs the question: What are we going to do about that?Today we take some time to look at how we’ve arrived in this place, som...

In the times that we live in, we are more connected to other human beings than we’ve ever been. Sadly, despite this being the case, we are not necessarily connecting properly with other people.Today we take some time to talk about the cr...

It can sometimes be hard to understand how God relates to us, it may feel like he’s created a machine, and as the maker, just stands back and watches the machine work, every now and then he may tweak some things and intervene, but in essence, h...

Today we continue out thinking around Hope and dig a bit deeper in to the idea that ‘Hope is like a rope’ - looking at the kind of stories and experiences that begin to form our strands and how we can collectively become hope as we bring our st...

When we read things in the bible, particularly in the Old Testament, we can find ourselves immersed in lots of battle-type stories and a perspective on God that fits around that imagery.Today we take some time to think about how our vie...

Today we take some time to consider our relationship with hope, pushing us beyond it just being a feeling and investigating how hope can be the catalyst to how we move forward and begin to impact the lives of others.Feel free to listen ...

Today is our first time back after the summer and we take a bit of time to re-cap the details of how things will work in The Living Room moving forward.We also re-visit the heart behind The Living Room and consider the evolution of the ...

Today we talked about a few changes we are making for September. If you’ve connected with the Living Room at any point or have wondered about coming along, then please listen in.

When we experience something challenging in our lives it can be a really isolating experience. The pain and the trauma are so real at the time and when we watch the world carrying on around, it can feel like no one else understands what we are ...

Grief can be such a challenging thing to navigate. Today we take a look at the reality of what it looks like and feels like to go through something difficult and how we can be kind to ourselves in suffering and learn how we can help others who ...

If you’ve ever been through anything difficult, you can often find it hard to work out how to have a conversation with God about it - especially if you’re disappointed, confused or angry with him.Today we take some time to look at Lamen...

Many people would describe the moment that they chose to connect with God as if a light was switched on - not everyone has that exact experience, maybe their illumination was more like the gradual turning of a dimmer switch.Today we tak...

When we experience things in life that cause us to feel disappointed or ashamed we can easily fall into the trap of hiding those parts of us away, hoping that no one discovers that part of our lives.Today we look at the importance of br...

Today we take some time to think about what ‘putting faith in to action’ might look like, consider the things that are important to God and look at how we can make a difference to the people in our lives, not just individually, but as a communi...

We live in society that is full of noise. It can be incredibly difficult to reduce the noise around us and experience the benefits of silence.Today we look at the types of noise that impact our ability to function in life, what differen...

Having the courage and bravery to stand up and say that something is wrong can be incredibly challenging, but it’s always right to do it.Today we take a look at some of the reasons that people choose to stay quiet, highlight some of the...

In today’s podcast, we spend some time talking about the first 6 years of The Living Room, acknowledging some of the challenges that we’ve faced as well as looking ahead to some changes we’re making as we move forward. We’ll also hear from some...

Jesus’ stories were so effective at communicating a clear idea of what God was like.The story of the Lost Sheep is such a great example of how God feels about each and every one of us.This story challenges us to not only check o...

Jesus was such a great story teller. He was able to communicate such clear messages by using examples and scenarios that really resonated with His audience. Today we look at the story of the Good Samaritan, the key points that Jesu...