Dave Tomlinson is an Anglican priest and founder of The Holy Shed community He's the author of many books including How To Be A Bad Christian, Black Sheep & Prodigals and The Post-Evangelical. Dave's a popular speaker and regular contributor to Pause For Thought on BBC Radio 2.
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Holy Shed Presents | Uncontrolling Love - Shaping the Future- Part Two
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24:00Holy Shed Presents | Uncontrolling Love - Shaping the Future- Part TwoWelcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom where once again I'm answering a Shedster's Question. After last week's foundational chat we now move on to all those pesky questions around eschatology.Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholys…
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Holy Shed Presents | Uncontrolling Love (is there any other kind?) - Part One
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27:23Holy Shed Presents | Uncontrolling Love (is there any other kind?) - Part OneWelcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom where once again I'm answering a Shedster's Question. This week it's a bundle of Shedster's questions relating to eschatology, but to answer that we're first starting with who or what is God?Follow Holy Shed o…
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Holy Shed Presents | For God's sake... stop feeling guilty... and live!
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28:15Holy Shed Presents | For God's sake... stop feeling guilty... and live!Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom where once again I'm answering a Shedster's Question. This week it's Suzanne's question.Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow…
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The Holy Shed Presents | God makes everything work out good for Christians (and other daft religious ideas)
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30:31Holy Shed Presents | God makes everything work out good for Christians (and other daft religious ideas)Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom where once again I'm answering a Shedster's Question. This week it's Frank's question.Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; ht…
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The Holy Shed Presents | Grace Changes Everything
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30:51Holy Shed Presents | Grace Changes EverythingWelcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom where once again I'm answering a Shedster's Question. This week it's Angie's question.Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://facebook.co…
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Dave Tomlinson on BBC Radio 2 Pause For Thought
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3:20This is my Pause for Thought on Monday 26th May when we were in Liverpool for the LFC victory procession...such a joyous wonderful occasion marred by the horrendous injury of 79 people. Which makes my piece all the more poignant. Prayers and love 💔 YNWAFollow Holy Shed on Facebook; www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; ko-fi.com/…
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Holy Shed Presents | How to Escape the Religion of Guilt & Fear
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28:36Holy Shed Presents | How to Escape the Religion of Guilt & FearWelcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom where once again, for the month of May, I'm answering a Shedster's Question. This week it's Ann's question.Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/hol…
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Holy Shed Presents | God Owns all the Forking Roads
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21:38Holy Shed Presents | God Owns all the Forking Roads (or how to live faithfully without becoming neurotic)Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom where once again, for the month of May, I'm answering a Shedster's Question. This week it's Jackie's question.Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Supp…
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follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/By Dave Tomlinson
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Holy Shed presents | I BELIEVE IN DUMPING GUILT AND LIVING LOVE
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24:25Holy Shed presents | I BELIEVE IN DUMPING GUILT AND LIVING LOVE | God is love, and those who live in love, live in God and God lives in them.follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.to…
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A Holy Shed Classic | How Fundamentalism Monumentally Misunderstands The Bible
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21:19A Holy Shed Classic Episode | How Fundamentalism Monumentally Misunderstands The Bible.This is an episode from 2 years ago but follows on nicely from the recently concluded series looking back at my book The Post Evangelicalfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollo…
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30 Years and Counting! The Post-Evangelical Then & Now | Part 10
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29:58Join me for Part Ten of reflections on my book written 30 years ago and the relevance to the world now especially with respect to the current climate in the USAfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https://f…
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30 Years and Counting! The Post-Evangelical Then & Now | Part 9
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28:32Join me for Part Nine of reflections on my book written 30 years ago and the relevance to the world now especially with respect to the current climate in the USAfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https://…
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30 Years and Counting! The Post-Evangelical Then & Now | Part 8
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29:11Join me for Part Eight of reflections on my book written 30 years ago and the relevance to the world now especially with respect to the current climate in the USAfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https:/…
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For just this week I'm departing from the 'Post-Evangelical' theme to share with you some thoughts from a sermon I gave today at my old pad, St Luke's Church in north London...I hope you'll find it helpful and inspiringfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dav…
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30 Years and Counting! The Post-Evangelical Then & Now | Part 7
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27:23Join me for Part Seven of reflections on my book written 30 years ago and the relevance to the world now especially with respect to the current climate in the USAfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https:/…
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30 Years and Counting! The Post Evangelical Then & Now | Part 6
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27:10Join me for Part Six of reflections on my book written 30 years ago and the relevance to the world now especially with respect to the current climate in the USAfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https://f…
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30 Years and Counting! The Post Evangelical Then & Now | Part 5
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29:07Join me for Part Five of reflections on my book written 30 years ago and the relevance to the world now especially with respect to the current climate in the USAfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https://…
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30 Years and Counting! The Post Evangelical Then & Now | Part 4
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26:01Join me for Part Four of reflections on my book written 30 years ago and the relevance to the world now especially with respect to the current climate in the USAfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https://…
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30 Years and Counting! The Post Evangelical Then & Now | Part 3
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29:39Join me for Part Three of reflections on my book written 30 years ago and the relevance to the world now especially with respect to the current climate in the USAfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https:/…
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30 Years and Counting! The Post Evangelical Then & Now - Part 2
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35:46Join me for Part Two of reflections on my book written 30 years ago and the relevance to the world now especially with respect to the current climate in the USAfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https://f…
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30 Years and Counting! The Post Evangelical Then & Now - Part 1
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26:45Join me for Part One of reflections on my book written 30 years ago and the relevance to the world now especially with respect to the current climate in the USAfollow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshedfollow Dave on https://twitter.com/goodluker/follow Dave on https://f…
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Recording of BBC Radio 2 Pause for Thought - dedicated to Rabbi Lionel BlueBy Dave Tomlinson
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A bad Christian's guide to prayerBy Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED 126 - PROGRESSIVE FAITH (WITHOUT BEING A JERK)
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38:47Progressive faith in the context of 'wokeness' and 'cancel culture'. I'm sorry I've had to take out the song at the end of the video but you can see it at https://bit.ly/3CZxRDjBy Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHEDLET - OUT OF THE MUD GROWS THE LOTUS
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14:05It is not throughout perfections that we can help to heal the world but our brokennessBy Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHEDLET - MAKE ROOM FOR THE UNIMAGINABLE
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16:21Faith isn’t about a list of beliefs, it’s about opening the heart to give God (or angels…or hopes and dreams or unimaginable things) somewhere to land within usBy Dave Tomlinson
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Why the worlds needs progressive versions of faithBy Dave Tomlinson
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Thoughts prompted by Sandi Toksvig's public letter to the Archbishop of CanterburyBy Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED WEEK 124 - OF GOD'S & DOGS (and other anthropomorphisms)
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37:41Is God personal - or is that just make believe?By Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED WEEK 123 - GOD OF BUZZARDS, MISTS & SPEAKING IN TONGUES
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31:41Not a Supreme Being ‘out there’, looking for God in the depths of the material world, a God of dirt and passion, a pervading presence in everything, the energy that causes the universe to grow and evolve.By Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED WEEK 122 - GET RID OF GOD - to find God everywhere
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32:36Why trying to prove there is a God is not a great idea...By Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED WEEK 121 - ESCAPING THE RELIGIOUS KINDERGARTEN
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32:23A big reason churches have haemorrhaged members for decades is because people will no longer be told by church functionaries and dogmatic Bible-punching preachers what to believe and how to behave..By Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED WEEK 120 NOT ABOUT SEXUALITY (ABOUT WHO WE ARE AS PEOPLE)
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39:21I know more LGBT+ people than I could ever number (who may never go near a church) who show me what being a kind, compassionate, decent human being is all aboutBy Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED WEEK 119 - UNNATURAL DESIRESmp4
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42:45What the Bible says about LGBT issuesBy Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED WEEK 118 - Demons, Pigs (and staying human in the face of empire
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34:44The story of an exorcism turns out to have political undertonesBy Dave Tomlinson
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I don't believe in a devil 'out there' but i do believe in reality of evil in the world...making sense of the semantics of Satan, demons and evil in the 21st centuryBy Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED WEEK 116 - MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!
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29:53Pentecost - promise of a new inclusive world, not the birthplace of a new religionBy Dave Tomlinson
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How to read the book of Revelation & still be a Christian - Part 2By Dave Tomlinson
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How to read the Book of Revelation & still be a Christian - Part 1By Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED WEEK 113 - WHY GOOD WORKS ARE PART OF THE GOSPEL
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35:21Based on an interpretation of St Paul, Protestant Christianity stresses that human effort to be good, or to do good deeds, is worthless before God - that faith in Jesus is all that matters. I disagree. And here's why...By Dave Tomlinson
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Holy Shed Week 112 - Rescuing Jesus From Christianity
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44:05Jesus wasn't the product of a cosmic trick, he was a human being utterly receptive to divinity...a man awake when most around him were asleep...By Dave Tomlinson
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Holy Shed Week 110 - Woke! (Without Being a Dick)
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32:35No one has a monopoly on toxicity…no one has a monopoly on truth… What the world needs is unflinching truth with unflinching compassionBy Dave Tomlinson
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HOLY SHED WEEK 108 - The Real Message of St Paul
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30:40Jesus, Paul and Empire - lifting Paul out of the matrix of the Reformation and placing him back in the first century where he belongsBy Dave Tomlinson
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Holy Shed 106 - Women Shall Not Be Silent (by order of St Paul)
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44:22The writings of St Paul are renowned to be sexist, but perhaps the opposite is true - a rethink about what Paul really said about women and what he didn't...By Dave Tomlinson
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First in Lent series exploring how to read Paul and still be a Christian!By Dave Tomlinson
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Holy Shed 104 - Two year anniversary special
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51:10Two-year anniversary special - plus a bit of God-ologyBy Dave Tomlinson
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Holy Shed Week 100 by Dave TomlinsonBy Dave Tomlinson
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I'm Not Leaving..I'm Arriving - there is always a greater wholeness to life than the things we cling to. There is no opposite to life – just life in a different form.By Dave Tomlinson
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Reflections the morning after the atrocity at London Bridge and Borough High StreetBy Dave Tomlinson
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