Homegrown Faith

What if an archaeologist dug up the Nash family home five hundred years from now? What would they conclude we worshipped? This month, we set out to explore ritual, hoping to find a few spiritual practices worth keeping. Instead, we discovered we already had plenty: Friday night burgers and chips in front of the TV, reading together, cycling at Sherwood Pines, Secret Sandra, high-fives and a bewildering collection of family nicknames. Along the way, we imagine what the Church of Beansey might look like and ask what makes a family feel like itself.We also unveil our new family ritual rota, choosing a handful of practices from the last eighteen months to carry forward into daily, weekly, monthly and yearly life. Plus, Elliot takes on a new quiz, Religion or Random?, attempting to distinguish genuine religious practices from things Dad has completely invented. Expect sacred ketchup, rock music, barefoot pilgrims and the surprising discovery that some monks really did spend years living on top of pillars. As ever, it's a mixture of laughter, reflection and ordinary family life.If you’re enjoying Homegrown Faith and want to support what we’re doing, you can head over to our Patreon page for bonus episodes and a bit of behind-the-scenes goodness.If signing up isn’t your thing but you’d still like to send some encouragement our way, a quick rating or review on your podcast app makes a big difference.Since the podcast is all audio, if you’d like to see what we’ve been up to, you can find photos and little glimpses of our journey over on Instagram and Facebook.And if you’d like to share your own experiences, ask us a question, or suggest a practice for a future episode, you can drop Tim an email here.Like the podcast, our theme music is also homegrown—written by Elliot and produced by our friend Wilderthorn.

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