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Justice Worriers podcast
Sharing our worries and doubts about our Christian faith and how to live in ways that bring about more justice, peace and belonging.
Episodes
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Pray for Rain | Justice Worriers Episode 76
As climate change causes heat wave after heat wave, Jörg, Leah and Andy meditate on the idea of praying for rain, unable to let go of it completely even as…
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Is community the opposite of freedom? | Justice Worriers Episode 75
Leah, Jörg and Andy discuss freedom: what it used to mean to them, and what it might mean now. Can we actually be free when we're in community with others, and…
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Many are called but few are chosen | Justice Worriers Episode 74
Jörg, Leah and Andy ramble on about being "chosen" - can we find any way at all for us to say that God makes choices about our lives, or that we are chosen, in…
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Certainty is a kind of death | Justice Worriers Episode 73
Leah, Jörg and Andy discuss certainty: does the conversation stop when certainty arrives? What can we be certain of? Is it good to be certain of something?…
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Born from Above? | Justice Worriers Episode 72
Jörg went down a rabbit hole after the last episode, understanding the part in John 3 immediately after what was discussed last time. Leah and Andy follow him…
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Turning over the tables | Justice Worriers Episode 71
Both Leah and Jörg wrote sermons about the passage in John 2 where Jesus caused a kerfuffle in the temple. Andy is immediately irritated by memories of being…
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Readings 017: Anti-war remembrance prayers | Justice Worriers Episode 70
Andy reads prayers that express respect and gratefulness to those killed and injured in war, ask God to end war, and wrestle with love for our enemies. If you…
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Original Sin | Justice Worriers Episode 69
Andy, Jörg and Leah talk about a heavy theological idea: Original Sin. Does it help us understand the world, God and ourselves? Is it actively unhelpful?…
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Readings 016: The best food I have ever eaten | Justice Worriers Episode 68
Leah reflects on the passage in Luke 10 where Martha complains that Mary has left her to do all the work, and wonders how the story might have continued. If…
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Readings 015: Prayer for rich and poor | Justice Worriers Episode 67
Andy reads a prayer from 2022 that encourages empathy and sharing between people rich and poor in financial and spiritual terms. If you have something you'd…
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Readings 014: Prayer for broken relationships | Justice Worriers Episode 66
Andy reads a prayer from 2009 which includes prayer for people going through divorce and other types of relationship breakdown. If you have something you'd…
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Readings 013: It was always me | Justice Worriers Episode 65
Andy reads a poem about a rare spiritual experience(!) If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us on…
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Readings 012: Longing for knowledge that you are with us | Justice Worriers Episode 64
Andy reads a prayer from way back in 2014 that talks about conflict, building, resisting sexual violence, and a longing for God. If you have something you'd…
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Readings 011: Beneath Contempt | Justice Worriers Episode 63
Andy reads a prayer he wrote in 2023 that concludes with a request for us to learn companionship with people considered beneath contempt, to learn with and…
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Palestine and Israel with Bethany (part 2) | Justice Worriers Episode 62
Andy, Leah and Jörg talk to Bethany, whose personal encounters in Palestine and Israel led to academic study, giving her a rare depth of insight which she…
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Palestine and Israel with Bethany (part 1) | Justice Worriers Episode 61
Andy, Leah and Jörg talk to Bethany, whose personal encounters in Palestine and Israel led to academic study, giving her a rare depth of insight which she…
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Readings 010: Prayer | Justice Worriers Episode 60
Andy reads a reflection on prayer sent in by a listener who also happens to be called Andy! He leads us to see prayer in some of our day-to-day activities, and…
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Readings 009: Deaf Song | Justice Worriers Episode 59
Andy reads another angry poem, this time about us singing ourselves deaf while we burn our world to the ground, and step on the poor. The poem is at…
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AI | Justice Worriers Episode 58
Andy, Leah and Jörg discuss AI: its utility, ethical problems and potential to change how we see ourselves and God. By building machines that reflect the…
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Readings 008: The Gospel According to Mary Brown | Justice Worriers Episode 57
Jörg reads a deeply confrontational story by W.E.B. du Bois, retelling the story of Jesus from the point of view of a Black woman whose son is lynched by a…
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Readings 007: Holy and Terrifying | Justice Worriers Episode 56
Andy reads some prayers written back in 2012 that talk about how scary it is to ask things of God, and ask for peace. If you have something you'd like to share…
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Peace | Justice Worriers Episode 55
Andy, Jörg and Leah talk through our response to preparations for war, where the only people calling for peace seem to be doing it insincerely. How can we…
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Readings 005: Our God Rains | Justice Worriers Episode 53
Andy reads a poem, somewhat surprisingly (at least to him!), about God's joy in us and our joy in God. The poem is at…
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Readings 006: A Foreign Planet | Justice Worriers Episode 54
Andy reads some prayers written in 2019 that express our alienation from this world as well as our citizenship, and prays for peace and openness to action. If…
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Readings 004: We reject the lie | Justice Worriers Episode 52
Andy reads the prayers he prayed early in the first Trump presidency, which express despair and resistance, and reflect the fact that we need to try and behave…
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Readings 003: Urgent love | Justice Worriers Episode 51
Andy reads the first prayers he ever prayed at church in 2008, which speak of the urgent love of God for all people, and our desire to be changed. He reflects…
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Readings 002: Whitewashed | Justice Worriers Episode 50
Andy reads an angry poem he wrote about the harm he and others have experienced through a religion centred around a fierce and hateful God who takes the side…
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Readings 001: Because you are good | Justice Worriers Episode 49
In a new style of episode for this year, called "readings", Andy reads some prayers he wrote in 2015, and reflects on how they land for him now. These prayers…
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Anna on living in Uganda, Rwanda and the UK, searching for justice | Justice Worriers Episode 48
Andy, Leah and Jörg talk to Anna, who has lived her life bouncing around the UK, Uganda, Rwanda and other African nations, working for charities and aid…
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Streams in the Desert | Justice Worriers Episode 47
Andy, Jörg and Leah bumble through Isaiah 35 wondering whether there is any hope to be found, or just nationalistic rhetoric. Some of the things mentioned…
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Shamilka on faith rocked by the Soul Survivor scandal | Justice Worriers Episode 46
Content warning: brief discussion of coercive control and inappropriate sexual behaviour. Andy, Leah and Jörg talk to Shamilka about her faith journey…
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What Freedom? | Justice Worriers Episode 45
Andy, Jörg and Leah talk about freedom: What did Jesus mean when he talked about freedom? Would it be right to be "free" when so many terrible things are…
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New life through violence | Justice Worriers Episode 44
Andy asks Leah and Jörg for help writing some hopeful prayers for Easter Sunday in the face of appalling violence across the world. What hope is there, and…
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Ghost on the Water | Justice Worriers Episode 43
Jörg asks Leah and Andy for help preparing his sermon on Mark 6:45-56, where Jesus walks across the surface of a lake, and his disciples are terrified that he…
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Steve and Claire on whole life church | Justice Worriers Episode 42
Andy, Jörg and Leah talk to Steve and Claire talk about the kindness they have felt in church communities. We talk through the different phases of both their…
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Rima: church is where we are | Justice Worriers Episode 41
Andy, Jörg and Leah talk to Rima about her extreme adventures, from the North Pole to the Community Fridge, with a lot of dragging tires in between. Rima is an…
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Sue on church as sitting with people | Justice Worriers Episode 40
Andy, Leah and Jörg talk to Sue about her story with the church, including the death of her son Jake, and her work helping people escape from debt. Sue…
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Anu on Rage for Climate Justice | Justice Worriers Episode 39
Andy, Leah and Jörg meet Anu, whose experiences of being part of communities across the world lead her to call for productive rage about ecological…
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What is Church for? | Justice Worriers Episode 38
Many of us sometimes find it a struggle to go to church. Andy, Jörg and Leah work through some of the reasons, and try to figure out why we meet, why it's…
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Gender in the Bible (and our lives) | Justice Worriers Episode 37
Andy, Leah and Jörg talk a bit about their experiences of gender, and what they read in the Bible about it. There are lots of binaries set up, and scripts that…
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Why Don't I Care? | Justice Worriers Episode 36
Tim, Rachael, Lesley, Jörg, Leah and Andy gather around a microphone for the first ever in-person Justice Worriers! The question we asked was "what are your…
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A Christmas Prayer | Justice Worriers bonus episode
Sending you love this Christmas: here is a little prayer. Contact us on justiceworriers@artificialworlds.net or look for JusticeWorriers on Mastodon, Facebook…
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What is God's Gender? | Justice Worriers Episode 35
In many of our churches, God is addressed with male pronouns. Andy, Leah and Jörg discuss some of the effects of this choice, and whether we can do better…
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Despair, Disappointment and Doubt | Justice Worriers Episode 34
Andy, Leah and Jörg talk about what they have been thinking about over the summer, which means sharing their vulnerabilities, worries and questions. Really…
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Come along to a live recording! | Justice Worriers announcement
You are invited to a special episode of Justice Worriers: "What are your worries?" Come along to listen and share your worries about justice and life as a…
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Population | Justice Worriers Episode 33
Inspired by recent news stories about refugees, abortion and climate crisis, Andy, Leah and Jörg talk about population: are people the problem, and should we…
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Matt on Crisis and Revelation | Justice Worriers Episode 32
Special guest Matt brings his life experience of crisis and his study of the book of Revelation to a discussion with Andy, Leah and Jörg about our increasing…
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Dave on sexuality | Justice Worriers Episode 31
Special guest Dave talks with Andy about how the church educated them about sex and sexuality, and what aspects of that education and culture they want to…
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Is God powerless? | Justice Worriers Episode 30
Andy, Leah and Jörg try to understand how a God who exists and interacts with our world could allow such awful things to happen, inspired by the interview with…
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A good economy? | Justice Worriers Episode 29
Andy, Jörg and Leah struggle with the western-centric, exploitation-focussed discussion on the economy, and explore what we can learn from the Bible about how…
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Andy on unconditional love for God | Justice Worriers Episode 28
Content warning: discussion of the death of a child. Special guest Andy describes his life story, including the death of his son Jake, by describing pictures…
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Sue on economics and climate | Justice Worriers Episode 27
Special guest Sue talks to Leah, Jörg and Andy about the way western economic thought has dealt with the welfare of people through history, and discusses what…
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Runnymede Afghan Appeal | Justice Worriers short message
Just a short message to suggest you might like to donate your money or time to help people escaping from Afghanistan to settle in to our local area. To donate…
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Race and forgiveness | Justice Worriers Episode 26
Andy, Jörg and Leah struggle with whether forgiveness is a useful idea when talking about race. Surely the right response to the sins of the past involves some…
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Race and our identity | Justice Worriers Episode 25
Andy, Jörg and Leah discuss their own identity, and in particular, unusually, how their racial background affects their sense of identity. Is there a healthy…
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Race in the Bible | Justice Worriers Episode 24
Andy, Leah and Jörg face up to the parts of the Bible that seem racist, and discuss how we can see a universal message as well as very concerning themes. Can…
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Insiders and Outsiders | Justice Worriers Episode 23
Andy, Leah and Jörg try to wrestle with how we could be a fully accepting community that is also a challenging movement, with a message of freedom and change…
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Insider and Outsider: Keith on being all of these things at the same time | Justice Worriers Episode 22
Andy, Jörg and Leah are joined by Keith, who describes his experience growing up as part of a strict Pentecostal community in East London, and moving outside…
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Prayer for Ethiopia | Justice Worriers Episode 21
Andy, Leah, and Jörg try an experiment: praying together by discussing the awful violence happening in Ethiopia and working together to work out how to pray…
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Prayer: Spiritual Warfare? | Justice Worriers Episode 20
Andy, Jörg and Leah discuss their honest reactions to talk of spiritual warfare and the ideas of a magical alternative world, and try to find a way to…