Simon Hall

What did Church teach us about sex? We get personal and discuss how the things we learned about sex from church shaped our earliest experiences of relationships.

The podcast that I've been working on for a couple of years is finally live! Listen on your usual app or click below!

When Jesus Became Inclusive A story so true that many people doubt it

This post feels central to the argument I've been building up that God has (learned to?) become more and more inclusive.

Today is the Day Why, on balance, I'm glad that the symbol of Christianity is a cross.

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Reading Dominion among the Dominionists A quick book review

I finally read Dominion by Tom Holland and under Trump 2.0 it hits even harder.
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Listen-Think-Live Podcast · Roy Searle, Dave Ward, Craig Millward, Julie Bryan and Simon Hall · Come and join Roy, Dave, Craig, Julie and Simon who together form the Northumbrian Collective. We are united in a shared c...

I had a great chat with my friends from The Northumbrian Collective. In the midst of chaos, how can we listen to the still, small voice?
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This is where hitching your wagon to DJT leads you... 🙄😔

Two Ways to Attend to our Imperfection One of the weirdest theological innovations of my lifetime: empathy is a sin.

I love that Bluesky doesn't throttle external links... Well, let's see if that's true!

A Heavy Metal Gift for You! A lovey taster for what is to come

A great little chat about culture and the sacred and a wonderful introduction to 3/4 of our podcast team!

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Yesterday I posted my favourite things of last year, and a few more thoughtful things. This year I've decided to write a bit more until I run out. So today I'm starting with my song of the year. I'm not going to post every day, but if you're interested you're welcome to subscribe to my Substack!

All good (and bad) bookshops!

Chuffed that my first published work in a LONG TIME is out in the wild, just in time for Christmas!

So pleased to have worked with Roy Searle and Joshua Cockayne on this, a gentle but firm gospel corrective to the 'Big is Beautiful' subtext of the current church planting orthodoxy.

Great minds...!

God seems to like us different.
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I would recommend turning it into a short series of animated YouTube videos rather than a book. But maybe no one makes money from those... 🤔

Jesus is the Lamb of God, but what does that mean?
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Don't get too excited; you'll probably end up getting crucified.

I hope you're right.

To the first hearers of that story, the shocking lesson would have been exactly the opposite: that God does not need us to kill anyone, and faithfulness means not looking to violence to appease God.

To some people reading the story of Abraham and Isaac today, the shocking lesson is that God might ask us to kill someone, and faithfulness means being willing to kill.

Hey, I'm new here. Expect theology, politics, sport, media, games and self-deprecation.

I've heard good things about this place but it doesn't feel very intuitive.

How do I find my way around? How do I find my friends? How do I make new friend?