A new bill has been introduced to legalise assisted suicide. Is it truly compassionate or will it cause bigger problems?

On this week's Round the Table, Tim Dieppe was joined by Nikki and Merv Kenward (The Distant Voices)and Gordon Macdonald (Care not Killing.

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https://www.carenotkilling.org.uk/

The Covid-19 pandemic hasn't been the first time people have suffered from fear or loneliness. But it has brought those feelings into focus.

Fear of disease is instinctive, but government information campaigns have sought to heighten those instincts. Our individualistic society already led to many people feeling lonely, but being physically separated from friends and family worsened the situation for many.

This is also true in the Church. Although many Christians are keen to come to fully-fledged services, many remain anxious about the possibility of being infected or infecting others. And simply meeting once a week may simply be papering over the cracks of the loneliness people feel.

How can the Church love lonely and fearful people? What is a Biblical and pastoral response to these issues? And what innovative ways are Christians sharing the hope of Christ, who is 'a very present help in trouble' (Ps 46:1).

As part of our new series, Church Unlocked, Tim Dieppe was joined by Pastor Ade Omooba MBE, Rev. David Hall (Vicar, Christ Church Chorleywood) and Oliver Allmand-Smith (Pastor, Trinity Grace Church, Ramsbottom.

Find out more: https://christianconcern.com/resource/church-unlocked/

In our final In His Image podcast, Paul Huxley and Ben John look at Jesus' famous words in John 3:16-17 - what they tell us about God and how we engage with the world around us.

Find out more about In His Image, download the study guide and find all the podcast episodes at https://christianconcern.com/resource/in-his-image-lent-2021-series/

Peter tells us to be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us - but are we characterised by hope? Do our friends and neighbours see our hope? And is that a foolproof guard against accusations and slander?

Our second-to-last In His Image podcast continues to look at how we are to live as Christians.

Catch up on the series:

https://christianconcern.com/resource/in-his-image-lent-2021-series/

Paul Huxley and Ben John look at Matthew 5 where Jesus describes his followers as salt and light. What can we learn from this passage about how Christians should reach out to the world around them and what reaction can we expect?

Find out more about the series: https://christianconcern.com/resource/in-his-image-lent-2021-series/

What happens when someone feels like they're in the wrong body? What does being made in God's image tell us about being male and female?

Paul Huxley and Ben John look at Genesis 1 and Romans 8 as they discuss a Biblical view on transgender ideology.

Abortion policies increasingly treat the baby in the womb as a clump of cells and not a person. But what does the Bible say about when a baby is a person, a life bearing God's image and worthy of protection?

In this episode Ben John and Paul Huxley look at Psalm 139.

Find out more about the series:

https://christianconcern.com/resource/in-his-image-lent-2021-series/

In this episode we continue our look at the Ten Commandments.

Which of the values mentioned in the Ten Commandments are the most neglected/rejected by society at large?

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This week in our In His Image series, we're looking at the Ten Commandments. In this episode, we look at whether the Ten Commandments are wise - are they worth applying today? How would How would non-Christians would react if we applied them today?

Find out more about our series:

https://christianconcern.com/resource/in-his-image-lent-2021-series/

In this episode, we carry on our look at Romans 1 and our need for moral foundations.

How can these verses help us to understand and critique contemporary culture and its moral confusion?

Find out more about our In His Image series:

https://christianconcern.com/resource/in-his-image-lent-2021-series/