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*Please take care while listening* We share the story of our miscarriage and the intense season of grief, loss and loneliness that followed. We share how different church cultures and practices around supporting believers in times of loss can be hurtful or helpful, and a lot of what NOT to do/say to someone dealing with infant loss or miscarriage.

We're back discussing this foundational Anglican document and surprisingly (or not), it's very protestant. We wrangle in real time with some of the wording and the implications of the articles concerning sin. and we get a bit salty with the current state of NZ Anglicanism. At the end of the episode, Jono confirms he is indeed an Anglican, and Lauren confirms she is indeed a Protestant. Join us in our discussion, and in our pursuit of amity.

We discuss the details of the evening the vicarage, our home, burned down in March 2025. This is a heavy episode, yet the story felt necessary to share. Even through the darkest times, there were moments of absurdity and odd humour, random things remembered, and sweet moments of blessing.

We briefly unpack the first 8 of the 39 Articles. Our discussion centers around the importance of the Trinity, of the Creeds, and of what makes Anglicanism Christian.

What are the 39 Articles? Does anyone hold to them today? Are they even 'Christian'? Join us as we take a brief look, over a few upcoming episodes, at these articles which are the basis of belief for the Anglican Church.

Jono gives us a brief book review on the classic Lewis book he'd never read before (and endures a good ribbing from Lauren). And then we ramble on the topic of "Christian" art including music, movies and books. As always, we bring a level of humour and personal experience while exploring theological understones. *We apologise for the abrupt end to this episode, there was an issue at the end of the recording that needed to be edited.

We're just scratching the surface on a really big topic here! But if you'd like to hear the short answer of why Jono is now serving in an Anglican church, join in and listen to this episode. If you'd like to hear more about our transition into a new denomination and a new town, let us know! If you have any Qs on this topic, please reach out and ask! We'd love to know what sorts of episodes you'd be interested in. You can add comments directly on Spotify, or feel free to reach out on our Instagram @amitypodcast **Please note, we're adjusting our audio going forward. We are using new mics and a new interface, and it's a learning curve to ger quality sound without all the breathing noises. Thanks for your patience.

We're diving right into the pod after a loooooong (unintended) break. And while this isn't an update episode, we do want to share what's kept us going... in our faith that is, not this podcast.

In this episode we talk through the question of whether Christianity is a religion or a relationship. Folks will more often lean to the relationship side and describe themselves as "spiritual but not religious" or having a relationship with Jesus but no need of the religion. We chat through these view points and look at portions of James 1, Acts 11, and more.  We discuss this famous spoken word YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDGYlpqY Jono has preached on this topic from Acts 11 here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ILjId7qGo0 Our Instagram page can be found here https://www.instagram.com/amitypodcast/

We're back! Or at least, we're trying to be! We've missed podcasting, but in this season of our lives, it takes very intentional time and planning to make it happen. We want to be here, but we can't promise a specific schedule right now. If you're still here, we thank you so much for listening.

On today's episode we discuss one of the books Jono has read in recent months. Henri J. M. Nouwen's "The Wounded Healer" may seem like an odd choice, but Jono talks through how this short book was helpful as a pastor and is a recommended read for others pursuing ministry.

We never meant to take a 9 month break from recording, but here we are, back again! We talk a bit about what we've done and experienced over the last 9 months and a little about the future of this podcast. Mini series/seasons are in the works! But the bulk of our conversation is walking through the timeline of the Covid pandemic in NZ, what our ministry response has been and how it's affected our church. It gets uncomfortable at times. These are stressful things to talk about for both of us. And we bare our souls a bit about how discouraging this season has been. Our episodes won't all be this long, but this should catch you up to where we've been and where we're at. We'd love for you to join us going forward.

Sometimes we don't have a topic at hand in order to do a deep dive, but we're always reading, thinking and talking. So this is the first episode in an irregular series where we just open our front door as it were, and allow you a glimpse into our conversations.  We talk about reading fiction, preparing to study and preach sermons, and more! We then spend quite a lot of time discussing the topic of "common grace" and end by talking about some of Jono's reading on authoritarianism, power and abuse in the church.  Thanks for listening!! If you have any topic suggestions, comments or questions, contact us via our instagram @amitypodcast  Check out the Kaisis podcast series on Common Grace https://kaisis.buzzsprout.com/1660195/8640216-the-kingdom-of-god-and-common-grace We recommend Dr. Diane Langberg's book "Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church."

We're back! Or at least we hope we're back. And we're talking through the topic of knowing God's will. This is a topic Jono has preached on several times but we find it's a frequent question on people's minds. We hope this episode can encourage you as you walk in the grace and freedom God has blessed you with.  We recommend checking out the Kaisis podcast' especially their episodes on Common Grace https://kaisis.buzzsprout.com/1660195/8640216-the-kingdom-of-god-and-common-grace Kevin DeYoung's book :Just Do Something" is also a helpful resource on this issue.

While the word "lament" is a common one and widely used in even secular contexts, we think it's a discipline that's not practiced as much within the church as we need it to be. Lament is biblical, helpful and even necessary for our journey through the trials of this world. We hope you are encouraged as we talk through Psalm 13 and the issue of how we bring our distress and complaints to the Lord.  We mention the book "Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy" by Mark Vroegop and the book "Gentle and Lowly" by Dane Ortlund.  We also recommend listening to the Theology Gals episode on grief http://theologygals.com/2020/06/grief/ And these podcast interviews with Tish Harrison Warren https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/cultivated/tish-harrison-warren-how-grief-is-our-companion-in-christia.html   and   https://thelaymenslounge.com/tish-harrison-warren-real-talk-on-prayer-in-everyday-life/