Delight Podcast

Does God care about injustice? If God is sovereign why does he allow injustice? Inonge Siluka (Restored Hope Zambia, Jambo! Radio) joins hosts Adam Curtis and Leah Sax to speak openly about this raw and personal topic alongside the hope that believers have in darkness. Heads up: this episode looks at abuse within the church. If you are in danger, please call the police. If you are in need of safeguarding support then thirtyone:eight has a phone number. Additional resources below. This episode was recorded Summer 2024.

Resources
Restored Hope Zambia
Jambo! Radio - Exploring Faith with Inonge
GRACE - Godly Response to Abuse in the Church environment
Church as a Refuge
Overflow Chat

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Credits
Co-host, Content & Research: Adam Curtis
Co-host, Music, Design, Editing & Production: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Sax⁠⁠
About
Delight Podcast is here to help new Christians and encourage old ones to live for Jesus! Each week we have a new guest and dig deep into a topic from a biblical perspective.  Whether you are exploring faith, exploring who God is or just looking for some encouragment - tune in.

How do we find out how God wants us to live our lives? In this Season Six opener,  International Training Director for Christianity Explored Jubi da Silva joins regular hosts Adam Cutis and Leah Sax to discern how we discern God's will. We ask how emotions and wisdom work in making life decisions, and how God reveals himself to us.

Resources
Sermon: John MacArthur Taking the Mystery out of knowing God's will
Book: Gordon Smith The Voice of Jesus

About

Delight Podcast is here to help new Christians and encourage old ones to live for Jesus! Each week we have a new guest and dig deep into a topic from a biblical perspective.  Whether you are exploring faith, exploring who God is or just looking for some encouraging - tune in.

Get in Touch
We’d love to hear from you – you can find us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠@delightpodcast⁠⁠⁠ and at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠delightpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you fancy twitter and facebook just search Delight Podcast or click the links.

If you think what you’ve heard today might be of interest to others please do like, share and subscribe. You can find a ⁠transcript⁠ of todays episode on work on on the Delight Podcast website.

Credits
Co-host, Content & Research: Adam Curtis
Co-host, Music, Design, Editing & Production: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Sax⁠⁠

What do Christians actually believe? What is salvation, why do Christians talk about sin so much? Is there any hope in this faith?

In this Season 5 finale, hosts Adam Curtis and Leah Sax talk about what Jesus has done on the cross - how that speaks into our everyday lives, and why it is an ultimate hope.

RESOURCES

The Good God: Enjoying Father, Son and Spirit - Michael Reeves

Unherd Podcast - Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Content & Research: Adam Curtis

Music, Editing & Production: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Sax⁠⁠

Ex-Westlife guitarist and now Youth Pastor Phil Short gets grilled this week by hosts Adam Curtis and Leah Sax. What is it to actually live as a follower or Jesus? Does God care about our daily actions?

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Content & Research: Adam Curtis

Music, Editing & Production: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Sax⁠⁠

Jodi Whitehouse is our guest this episode as we ask - what does it mean to be generous - especially in a time of a cost of living crisis? How do we share our lives? What if we find it too much? How does the Bible speak into this? Jodi runs the CMN - a charity dedicated to supporting those affected by Congenital Melanocytic Naevi (CMN) which Jodi was born with.

Hosts Adam Curtis and Leah Sax return in this podcast for new believers, those searching for Jesus - and those running the race.

Resources: Books

A Passion for Life - D.J. Carswell

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Content & Research: Adam Curtis

Music, Editing & Production: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Sax⁠⁠

Why do we find so much of life so unsatisfying and struggle to be content? Pastor Simon Dickson joins hosts Adam Curtis and Leah Sax to dig into how and where we can find true contentment.

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Content & Research: Adam Curtis

Music, Editing & Production: ⁠⁠Leah Sax⁠

Can you struggle with mental health and still be a Christian? In our Season 5 opener, Biblical Counsellor and author Helen Thorne joins Delight Podcast to look at an array of mental health questions: How can the church better support those struggling? How do you find hope in the darkness of mental health struggles? Adam Curtis and Leah Sax return as hosts seeking out what the Bible actually tells us about mental health.

Resources

Hope in an Anxious World by Helen Thorne

Mental Health and Your Church by Steve Midgley & Helen Thorne

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Content & Research: Adam Curtis

Music, Editing & Production: ⁠⁠⁠Leah Sax⁠

Is Christmas just a commercialised pagan festival or is it something really worth celebrating? Join hosts Adam Curtis and Leah Sax in this Season 4 bonus episode. We look into church history, the true hope of Jesus - and what living through the highs and lows of the festive season looks likes. And Leah gets a bit obsessive on Christmas Carols. We also have our first listener shoutouts!

Resources

Episode Transcript

Speak Life Podcast

Episode Show Notes

Get in Touch

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Content & Research: Adam Curtis

Music, Editing & Production: ⁠Leah Sax

Does God care about what job we do? Is work just pure evangelism? What if we hate our jobs? Consultant and Curate (what a combo!) Steve Osei-Mensah joins hosts Adam Curtis and Leah Sax to see what the bible says on work.

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Content & Research: Adam Curtis
Music, Editing & Production: ⁠Leah Sax⁠

How can I be happy? Does God want us to be happy? What is joy? Kirsten Birkett joins Adam Curtis and Leah Sax to see what the bible says on joy.

Resources

Kirsten's Book: Living Without Fear

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You can find a ⁠transcript of todays episode on joy⁠ and a review on Kirsten's book 'Imperfect Reflections: The Art of Christian Journaling' on the Delight Podcast website.

Content & Research: Adam Curtis
Music, Editing & Production: Leah Sax