engagesheffield's Podcast

Another short one reflecting on how cheap credit fuels our imagined self and how the 'crunch' might hopefully allow us to give up our consumption based identity and allow us to look again for our real self grounded in God, community and the world around us. A self not based on consumption but on compassion, not on self extension but self giving - a self in the image of the christian God.

First in a series of reflections on the current economic slow down and the thoughts it triggers about the disappearing person-hood of 'human capital' - people valued only for their product. Sadly this logic is not just out there but also perhaps in us as the church - Yikes!

A quick journey through some recent books, ipod contents and a crazy pop new monasticism idea called 'Shuffle Worship'