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FOUND is a welcoming and inclusive Christian faith community. We come from all walks of life. We love our neighbour no matter what they believe. We work towards the most good for all people.

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    • Dec 2, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    Hope and Waiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 8:04


    Deon considers the beginning of advent and reflects on waiting between a world that is and a world that can be.

    Greed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 7:51


    Kyle consider 'greed' and how we might address its impact on our lives.

    Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 10:32


    Kimberly considers 'responsibility' and what it might mean both in her own experience and in the expression of our faith.

    What can I do for you?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 7:11


    Aleem considers the differing responses, from the disciples and Bartimaeus, to Jesus' question - "What can I do for you?"

    The Unlikely Voice of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 7:39


    "The most unlikely people are chosen by God to make us see." - Henri Nouwen Aleem considers what it might mean for society if the unlikely voices were amplified and likely voices diminished.

    Perfect Love Drives Out Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2018 4:43


    Jemima (age 9) considers 1 John 4:18 and how we can face our fears.

    Are we tired of winning yet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2018 9:31


    Deon considers Mark 9:30-37 and one of the central questions of the gospel - ‘what does greatness look like for Jesus?’

    Living Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2018 10:03


    Aleem considers John 6:51-58 and how Jesus, as living bread, invites community and belonging.

    Words kill, words give life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 16:12


    Jade considers the power of words in the context of God’s blessing and Noah’s curse.

    Interdisciplinary Spiritual Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 6:04


    Marley considers the value of integrating multidisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary approaches in spiritual practice.

    Heaven and hell, present and past

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 3:24


    Lily considers historical concepts of heaven and hell and poses some important questions: 1. Do you think we have adopted better concepts of an afterlife than in the past? 2. Do you think we necessarily have truer concepts of an afterlife than say, the Vikings? 3. How do different people see heaven? 4. How have your beliefs changed and/or stayed the same?

    New Every Morning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 7:08


    Through Lamentations 3:22-33, Aleem considers where we might find our solace and hope amidst the struggle of life.

    Unique Connections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2018 5:15


    Cinnamon considers Proverbs 29:25 (GNT) - “It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you trust the Lord, you are safe” - and poses the questions: - What is unique about the way you connect with God? - How can we respond with love to people who make us feel invalid?

    Love Each Other

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2018 12:50


    “I would rather be wrong than without love, because love wins.” Aleem considers Jesus’ command in John 15:9-17 and its centrality to the Christian faith.

    What does it mean if we are wrong?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2018 5:21


    Mandy considers ‘Pascal’s Wager’ and what it might mean to do no harm.

    Finding Belonging. BearingFruit.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2018 9:03


    Deon shares a message out of John 15:1-8 and considers Jesus' words about being a vine that helps us bear fruit in our lives.

    Formed From the Dust of the Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018 14:56


    On Earth Day, Aleem considers the connection between humanity and the dust of the Earth. Some of the questions we considered were: 1. Do you think that religion can point to science and vice versa, or are they incompatible? 2. Why do you think that the church sometimes lags behind and/or opposes scientific evidence and discovery? 3. What are some practical ways that we can be better custodians of our environment and planet?

    Confronting Uncomfortable Truths

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 17:24


    Aleem considers societal constructs, confirmation bias and confronting uncomfortable truths. Some of the questions we discussed: 1. What are some of the societal constructs that you think we could and should reimagine? i.e. Economic, health, education, gender, legal, production, and/or other? 2. How can we begin to address confirmation bias and willful ignorance in public discourse? 3. Is there a destination or objective you’re pursuing? Are you focusing on the people and journey as much as the end goal?

    The Wounds of a Resurrected Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 12:28


    Aleem considers what it might mean that the resurrected body of Jesus, the visible image of the invisible God, has wounds and scars.

    Holy, Weak

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 17:50


    As we head into the Easter period, Deon grapples with what it means to follow a man whose message leads to a cross.

    Unless a Kernel of Wheat Falls to the Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2018 11:25


    Aleem shares a message from John 12:20-33 and considers the question, “do we see the cross as the place where God saves the world BY violence or FROM violence?”

    Radical Love and The Banality of Evi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018 12:20


    Aleem considers the concepts of 'radical love' and 'the banality of evil' and whether we might be willing to find common ground with every person we encounter.

    Scattered Coins and Overturned Tables

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2018 11:20


    Aleem considers Jesus’ act of civil disobedience in John 2:13-21.

    The Concerns of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 14:29


    Aleem considers Mark 8:31-38 and explores: - Why does Jesus call Peter “Satan”? - Who or what is Satan in this passage? - What might it mean to be ashamed of Jesus?

    Wilderness Living

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 9:59


    Jeremy considers Matthew 4:1-11 and what it might mean to live in the wilderness.

    Of Mountains and Valleys

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2018 16:15


    As we celebrate Transfiguration Sunday in the church calender, what is the significance of this event? We live in a world where we pursue happiness and the ‘mountaintop’ experience, but what place should that have in our lives?

    Feeling Small in a Big World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 16:00


    It's easy to feel overwhelmed when we look at the state of things around us. Most of us want to make a positive impact on the world, but we can feel paralysed by the magnitude of the problems. Is there a way forward? Does the way of Jesus offer us any hope? Deon considers these questions in the context of Mark 1:29-39.

    A Fountain Troubled

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 9:29


    Marley questions the dominant interpretation of Ephesians 5:22-33 and considers what it might mean to "be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ".

    What does it mean to be found?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2018 14:57


    Aleem considers the question, "what does it mean to be found?", and suggests that "to be found is to belong".

    Let There Be Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 13:30


    Aleem considers the contrasting creation stories of exiles and captors and what 'shining light in the darkness' might mean for our lives today.

    Speaking Truth to Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 17:33


    Words hold power. Aleem shares his theme for 2018 and what it might mean to speak truth to power.

    Into The Wild

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2017 14:03


    “What is being stripped away, what is being redeemed, and what is being added?” Aleem discusses three key concepts from Mark 1:1-8 - wilderness; forgiveness & redemption; and, preparation.

    Laying Down My Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 13:49


    Jeremy shares his journey of ‘sacrifice’ and what it might mean for us to lay down our lives.

    Feeding a Hungry Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2017 10:50


    Aleem explores Matthew 25:31-40 and considers the argument that ‘if we overlook the poor, we will not encounter God’.

    Of Talents, Slaves and Divine Tyrants

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2017 16:58


    The parable of the talents is one of the most well known stories that Jesus tells. But what does it teach us about God and about what it means to follow Christ?

    As For Me and My Household

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 13:24


    “I would suggest that contemporary Christianity seems to be particularly distracted by anything and everything other than Jesus.” Aleem considers Joshua 24 and Matthew 25 and asks ‘what are we serving?’

    The Caesars of This World

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 16:05


    Aleem considers the relevance and implications of Jesus' statement, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

    An Unreasonable God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 14:53


    We consider Jesus' parable of the workers which presents a confronting and surprising image of God.

    "Come to me, all you who are weary..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 16:46


    Aleem considers Jesus' call to 'sanctuary' and the historical and present role of the church in offering sanctuary.

    Well, The Bible Says...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2017 21:43


    Jeremy considers The Bible and morality, from a historical view, and what that might mean for us today.

    But What About You, Who So You Say I Am?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 17:20


    Aleem considers Jesus' question in Matthew chapter 16, and why 'the church' is answering questions that the world isn't asking.

    A Canaanite Woman, Prejudice and Transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017 13:44


    Aleem explores Matthew 15:21-28, in which Jesus infamously refers to an Indigenous woman as a 'dog', and outlines why he finds solace in refusing to "get Jesus 'off the hook'".

    Compassion as a Spiritual Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2017 15:19


    Aleem considers compassion as a spiritual practice (with a significant contribution from Brené Brown).

    An Invitation to Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 13:29


    Aleem considers how our own framework and worldview can cause us to 'resist God, in the name of God'; and how disruptions in our life can lead us to grow.

    How Did Jesus Read The Bible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2017 17:40


    Aleem poses the question "How did Jesus read 'The Bible'?" and considers what that might mean for how we interpret and incarnate Scripture today.

    Challenged by Conviction, Moved by Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 16:40


    Aleem considers how we might navigate 'left' and 'right' and find common ground amidst polarised debates.

    Conviction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2017 10:54


    Mandy considers our relationship with 'conviction', and how we might be able shift our approach to make change in the world.

    Cup From Above

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 15:36


    Adam shares his heart for, and experience of, working with people on the margins.

    Unity in Diversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017 18:58


    Brenden shares from his own journey and considers what it might mean to find unity in diversity.

    More Kingdom, Less Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2017 18:54


    Aleem shares from his own vocational journey as he considers what it might mean that the kingdom of God is in our midst.

    I am Jonah. I am Nehemiah.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017 10:06


    Marley shares from her own journey on what it might mean that we are both Jonah and Nehemiah.

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