This week we look at Christmas, clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan; attempted coup in Benin; Country of the week - Northern Ireland;  Males banned from Girl Guides; Rob Smith - The Body God Gives; The end of trial by jury?;  Climate Change - Deforestation in Indonesia; the humility of Mitchell Starc; The Queens Gambit and Nona Gaprindashvili; Radiohead and Gaelic Psalm 9; Rainn Wilson and Alex O'Connor;  Conversations with Geoff Bullock; Suffering with Steve Laws; and the Final Word.with music from Bob Dylan, Colin Buchanan,  Stiff Little Fingers, Anonymous Ulster, Radiohead, Back Gaelic Psalm Singers; Geoff Bullock;  and the Gettys.

This is a fascinating interview with Geoff Bullock, one of the founders of Hillsong - and a great musician/songwriter in his own right.  We talk about his life, the beginning of Hillsong, what went wrong....why he left....and how he is recovering now....includes the songs - The Power of Your Love; I am Carried; and the Great Southland

This week we look at the rising tides in our cultures - from climate protesters and trans ideology,  to AI and Islamists and war....including protest at Newcastle port;  Bjorn Lomberg; blackouts in Eastern Australia; Felling trees in Scotland;  China and Coal; the Maldives; the Great Barrier Reef; 2001 - a Space Odyssesy; the power needed by AI;  Islamic St Andrews Day; Immigration in the UK; Jakarta becomes largest city in the world;  Country of the week - Ukraine; the end of the Russia/Ukraine war?  North Korea and Russia;  Australia's sex discrimination minister doesn't know what a woman is; Your Party launches;  the new Archbishop of Melbourne; the intelligent pupils of Belmont Christian College; Feedback; and the Final Wordwith music from Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Richard Strauss, Ukrainian Orthodox music;  the Red Flag; Yothu Yindi and Hillsong.

I had the great privilege of having a discussion with several pupils from Belmont Christian College....I hope you find it as encouraging as I did....

Thanks to Hamilton, Faith, Meleluca, Liam, Josh, Kayden. And Alex Cameron

The questions were What is the best advice you have received?

How do you cope with people being bad to you?

Are mission trips exploitative?

If we keep sinning how can we be Christian?  What is repentance? 

What about those we are lost? 

Mental disorders…

This week we look at the controversial subject of Christian Nationalism...including Scotland qualifying for the World Cup; the Ashes; Tommy Robinson and Christianity;  What is Christian Nationalism;  Nick Fuentes; Putin and the Orthodox Church; The Covid Report; Piers Morgan apologises to Novak Djovic; Country of the Week - Papua New Guinea;  Steve Chalke on Christian Nationalism; James Watson and DNA';  Greg Sheridan; The Last Word Psalm 33. with music from the Proclaimers, Prelude,  West Papua Gospel; Coldplay; Choir of the Srentsky monastry.

In this second of our conversations we chat with Greg Sheridan, author and foreign editor of the Australian, about his book 'How Christians Can Succeed today".  Greg is a deeply experienced journalist, a staunch Catholic and a man with deep insight into what is going on in the world....what he has to say is fascinating....

This week we look at the Ashes; Mel Gibson explains cricket to Joe Rogan; India and Pakistan war; upcoming election in Chile;  Zack Polanski on persuading Putin to give up nuclear weapons; Feedback;  German Lutherans bless 'marriage' of four men; Alan Cumming and the Pitlochry LGBTQI+ festival; Country of the Week - Denmark; Danish Prime Minister calls for a return to Christianity; the BBC waters down Christian persecution in Nigeria;  YouTube Short - Who Created God? the final word -Psalm 8 -  with music from 10CC, John Lennon, Rachel Macshane and the Darwin project, Metallica, and Stille Stunder

This week we look at Oasis; Prince William at COP30 in Brazil;  Germany rearming; The crisis at the BBC; The Czech Election; Will Mandani change New York; Champagne Socialists;  Country of the Week Japan;  Shogun; Colbert, Plant, and Tolkien; A man says what he is thinking; Alex O'Connor and Bear Grylls; Giant Christian monument in England; and the Final Word (Philippians 2:14-16) with music from Oasis, Frank Sinatra;  the Vapors; Masaaki Suzuki; Led Zeppelin; and St Peters Free Church . 

This week we look at Home, Heretics and Hate Speech - including Canadian government minister defines Bible as hatespeech;  Sudan; Anti-semitism in Melbourne and London; The Dutch election; Free Speech in France; The BBC edits Trump speech;  Fiji and Samoa celebrate Christ after rugby match;  country of the week - Germany;  the most infectious German song ever!;  Prunella Scales; The Queering of Jesus; Shape Singing in the US; Joe Rogan sticks with Jesus; and the Last Word - John 4:12  with music from RunRig, Jimi Hendrix; Plastic Betrand; Mountain Crew; Bach; 600 Shape Singers; and Matt Redman. 

This week's is a special in memory of my mother - including Kathren Maher on the truth; Ukraine war;  John Lennon's relationship with his mother;  Child abuse in Australia; Matt Redman on suffering; Birth rates throughout the world; and Proverbs 31 with music from Duncan Chisholm; Deep Purple; John Lennon;  Ray Davies; Matt Redman; Capercaillie;  and Warren Haynes