Bad Christian Soapbox

Dave Tomlinson

Dave Tomlinson is a writer and the vicar of St Luke's Church in Holloway, North London. He's the author of numerous books including The Post-Evangelical, How To Be A Bad Christian, and The Bad Christian's Manifesto. Dave's also a regular contributor to Pause For Thought on BBC Radio 2.

  • 3 minutes 17 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | A Quick Christmas Pause - with love and best wishes from us
    Holy Shed Presents | A Quick Christmas Pause - with love and best wishes from us Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for this quick pause for thought at Christmas, Merry Christmas Shedsters! Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    24 December 2025, 9:28 pm
  • 25 minutes 53 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | Keep Bigotry Out of Christmas - Share God's Love With All
    Holy Shed Presents | Keep Bigotry Out of Christmas - Share God's Love With All Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for more chat and insights about my way of reading and interpreting parts of the bible. Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    23 December 2025, 7:01 am
  • 23 minutes 52 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | Hello Darkness My Old Friend - The Divine Art of Welcoming Doubt
    Holy Shed Presents | Hello Darkness My Old Friend - The Divine Art of Welcoming Doubt Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for more chat and insights about my way of reading and interpreting parts of the bible. Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    16 December 2025, 9:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 18 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | Expanding The Circle (a world I wanna live in part 2)
    Holy Shed Presents | Expanding The Circle (a world I wanna live in part 2) Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for more chat and insights about my way of reading and interpreting parts of the bible. Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    2 December 2025, 6:19 am
  • 25 minutes 48 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | A World I Wanna Live In - Better Humans for a Better World (Part 8)
    Holy Shed Presents | A World I Wanna Live In - Better Humans for a Better World (Part 8) Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for more chat and insights about my way of reading and interpreting parts of the bible. Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    18 November 2025, 3:42 pm
  • 30 minutes 23 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | Judeo-Christian What? - Better Humans for a Better World (Part 7)
    Holy Shed Presents | Judeo-Christian What? - Better Humans for a Better World (Part 7) Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for more chat and insights about my way of reading and interpreting parts of the bible. Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    11 November 2025, 7:01 am
  • 27 minutes 16 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | Musings of a Heretic - Better Humans for a Better World (Part 6)
    Holy Shed Presents | Musings of a Heretic - Better Humans for a Better World (Part 6) Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for more chat and insights about my way of reading and interpreting parts of the bible. Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    4 November 2025, 9:37 am
  • 23 minutes 25 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | Better Religion for a Better World - Better Humans for a Better World (Part 5)
    Holy Shed Presents | Better Religion for a Better World - Better Humans for a Better World (Part 5) Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for more chat and insights about my way of reading and interpreting parts of the bible. Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    28 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 23 minutes 25 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | Better Humans for a Better World (Part 4) Control or Kindness? (I know what I want!)
    Holy Shed Presents | Better Humans for a Better World (Part 4) Control or Kindness? (I know what I want!) Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for more chat and insights about my way of reading and interpreting parts of the bible. *Btw the music video I played at the end (cut from this platform for copyright reasons) can be found on this link to YouTube; https://youtu.be/LMXwBmZV8xg?si=uKVtFyKojLdlJRk4 Song by Frank Turner, arrangement by Dr. Jeremy Fox. Featuring Avery Johnson (soloist), Safiya Simpson (soprano), Aviana Gedler (soprano and viola), Hannah Goodwin (alto), Kasey J. Domer (tenor), and Tommy Boynton (guitar). Be More Kind Music and lyrics by Frank Turner History's been leaning on me lately. I can feel the future breathing down my neck. And all the things I thought were true When I was young, and you were too Turned out to be broken, And I don't know what comes next. In a world that has decided That it's going to lose its mind – Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind They've started raising walls around the world now Like hackles raised upon a cornered cat. On the borders, in our heads, Between things that can and can't be said, We've stopped talking to each other And there's something wrong with that. So before you go out searching Don't decide what you will find – Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind. You should know you're not alone. And trouble comes, and trouble goes. How this ends, no one knows. So hold on tight when the wind blows. The wind blew both of us to sand and sea, And where the dry land stands is hard to say. As the current drags us by the shore, We can no longer say for sure Who's drowning, or if they can be saved. And when you're out there floundering Like a lighthouse we will shine – Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind. Like a beacon reaching out To you and yours from me and mine – Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind In a world that has decided That it's going to lose its mind – Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    21 October 2025, 6:00 am
  • 23 minutes 33 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | Better Humans for a Better World (Part 3) Christian Nationalism and the divine art of being kind
    Holy Shed Presents | Better Humans for a better world (Part 3) Christian Nationalism and the divine art of being kind Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for more chat and insights about my way of reading and interpreting some of the bible. Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    14 October 2025, 6:00 am
  • 24 minutes 50 seconds
    Holy Shed Presents | Better Humans for a better world (Part 2)
    Holy Shed Presents | Better Humans for a better world (Part 1) Welcome back to the littlest parish in the whole of Christendom. Join me for more chat and insights about my way of reading and interpreting some of the bible. Follow Holy Shed on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/theholyshed/ Support Holy Shed on Ko-fi; https://ko-fi.com/holyshed follow Dave on https://facebook.com/dave.tomlinson.925/ follow Dave on https://instagram.com/bad_christian/Go
    7 October 2025, 6:00 am
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