Being Human
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Podcast Overview
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">From AI and climate change to Christian nationalism, immigration and spiritual curiosity, the Being Human podcast tackles the big issues shaping life today – all through a Biblical lens.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Join Peter Lynas and Katherine Brown as they wrestle with the questions everyone’s asking and point us toward the hope we ultimately find in Jesus.</span></p>
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1/29/2020
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Recent Episodes
July 1, 2026
Crystals, Tarot cards and Manifesting: Exploring the rise of alternative Spirituality
Crystals, tarot, manifesting and “Witchtok.” Alternative spirituality has become mainstream. In this episode, Katherine and Peter explain the differences between manifesting and prayer, how crystals are used for specific intentions and why women seem to be turning to alternative spirituality. They also share stories of people buying spells from “Etsy witches,” using horoscopes on dating apps and the rise of Witchtok. They discuss the roots of this trend - secularism, individualism, and postmodernism and the pick-and-mix spirituality it has created. They conclude by highlighting both the opportunities and challenges for churches: clearer teaching about Jesus, better discipleship and readiness to address occult involvement, including deliverance and spiritual warfare. Show notes: 00:00 Alternative spirituality is now mainstream 01:42 Gen Z spirituality stats 04:06 Celebs on manifesting 05:09 Manifesting vs Visualising 08:38 Manifesting vs Prayer 10:06 What are crystals? 12:51 Witchtok has gone viral 14:54 Etsy Witches and wedding spells 16:40 Why are people engaging in spirituality? 17:20 Cultural stories of spirituality 18:11 the burden of manifesting 19:00 Pick'n'mix spirituality 20:12 No rules, no authority 22:47 Crystals, manifesting then Jesus? 25:35 What's the church's role in this? 29:59 Jesus is the only way 31:04 What about the men? 33:37 Spiritually curious? Try Ethos 35:42 Next episode: the boys are back!
June 24, 2026
Why the most secular generation in history is turning to God
We're back with Season 8 of the Being Human podcast! In this episode, Peter Lynas is joined by new co-host Katherine Brown to explore "spiritual curiosity" across popular culture. From feminists and historians to podcasters and footballers it seems like many people are curious about faith. They discuss the Bible Society’s “Quiet Revival” report and its retraction, while pointing to other research and many UK stories of people praying, buying Bibles, and simply showing up at church. The episode also highlights challenges like pick-and-mix spirituality and online-only discipleship and stresses the value of local church community. Finally, they introduce Ethos, a digital pathway which includes a quiz, personalised insights and suggested Christian practices to help spiritually curious people explore the way of Jesus. 00:00 Celebs are spiritually curious 01:19 Welcome to Being Human 01:42 Meet the new co-host 03:11 The Jordan Peterson effect 05:18 Theo Von and prayer 06:39 Bryan Johnson tries prayer 08:21 Steven Bartlett is spiritually curious 11:24 Feminist author Louise Perry becomes a Christian 13:11 Ayaan Hirsi Ali: from Islam to Christianity 15:08 The Alex O'Connor effect 17:02 Quiet Revival or a loud awakening? 19:44 Stats and stories of people coming to church 23:29 Cultural shifts in faith 26:45 Pick-and-mix spirituality 28:10 Online discipleship challenges 30:27 Why local church matters 32:56 What's next? 35:18 Ethos: for the spiritually curious 37:20 Connect with us online
February 26, 2026
Spiritual practices are leading people to Jesus
It's our final episode of Being Human Season 7. Jo Frost, Peter Lynas and special guest Katherine Brown (Being Human’s engagement lead) complete the mini-series with some big announcements. We get to know Katherine as she makes her Being Human podcast debut by sharing her story of becoming a Christian at drama school and how she ended up at Being Human. Revisiting the Quiet Revival, the team probes further into some of the themes, trends and motivations for faith exploration. The team use the Being Human Lens to explore how spiritual practices are becoming a popular gateway to faith as things like sabbath, fasting and digital detoxes become commonplace in our culture. Connect with us on social media instagram.com/beinghumanlens Connect with Jo instagram.com/jofrostie Connect with Peter instagram.com/peter.lynas Connect with Katherine instagram.com/katherinexbrown Read more about how spiritual practices are leading people to Jesushttps://beinghumanlens.com/articles/spiritual-practices-are-leading-people-to-jesus Do your values and behaviours align? Sign up to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with Ethos beinghumanlens.com Phil Knox's Missional Trends for 2026Missional Trends 2026 - Evangelical AllianceFind out more about the Evangelical Allianceeauk.org Show notes: 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 02:23 Get to know Katherine Brown 04:50 Continuing the conversation on the Quiet Revival 06:30 Faith exploration journeys 15:42 Is there a formula for discipleship? 16:51 Jo's next adventure at OCCA 20:07 Ethos explained 23:38 He tried fasting and found Jesus 28:18 Ethos teaser and sign up 29:42 The journey to faith through spiritual practices 31:36 Jo's final hurrah and plans for Season 8
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- What is Being Human?
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">From AI and climate change to Christian nationalism, immigration and spiritual curiosity, the Being Human podcast tackles the big issues shaping life today – all through a Biblical lens.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Join Peter Lynas and Katherine Brown as they wrestle with the questions everyone’s asking and point us toward the hope we ultimately find in Jesus.</span></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates bi-weekly.
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