Send us a Message Ever felt the pressure to paste on a smile when your heart is heavy? We dive straight into the paradox of positivity—how hope can heal, and how “forced cheerfulness” can quietly wound people who need space to lament, confess, and be seen. From Scripture’s witness to Jesus weeping to the everyday contradictions we all recognise in church car parks, we explore how a culture of performance forms and how to replace it with presence. We talk through the inputs that shape the sou...
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Send us a Message Ever felt the pressure to paste on a smile when your heart is heavy? We dive straight into the paradox of positivity—how hope can heal, and how “forced cheerfulness” can quietly wound people who need space to lament, confess, and be seen. From Scripture’s witness to Jesus weeping to the everyday contradictions we all recognise in church car parks, we explore how a culture of performance forms and how to replace it with presence. We talk through the inputs that shape the sou...
What Belfast Taught Us About Reconciliation And The Church’s Call To Love
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41 minutes
1 week ago
What Belfast Taught Us About Reconciliation And The Church’s Call To Love
Send us a Message A wall that promises peace but still divides. Laughter that breaks open a room heavy with history. We take you from autumn’s calm to Belfast’s living memory, where murals speak, neighbours disagree, and a healing hub welcomes anyone willing to make the journey. Across the hour, we unpack the Good Friday Agreement in plain language and trace how power sharing, rights, and decommissioning reframed conflict without erasing pain. We name the people who shaped the path—Gerry Ada...
CoffeePods
Send us a Message Ever felt the pressure to paste on a smile when your heart is heavy? We dive straight into the paradox of positivity—how hope can heal, and how “forced cheerfulness” can quietly wound people who need space to lament, confess, and be seen. From Scripture’s witness to Jesus weeping to the everyday contradictions we all recognise in church car parks, we explore how a culture of performance forms and how to replace it with presence. We talk through the inputs that shape the sou...
