Life Issues

Longing for a hope-filled perspective on dementia? Dr Jennifer Bute’s approach to living with the condition will inspire you. 

Dr Jennifer Bute is a retired GP with lived experience of dementia. Her ‘Glorious Opportunity’ webpage resources those seeking to better understand the condition. 

Crisis is a word that gets a lot of usage at the moment but the question is, is social care in crisis and how do we fix it?

Is it just about the money? Why when other countries get it right, is the UK in crisis? And if the measure of a civilisation is how it treats its most vulnerable what does that say about us?

Paul Hammond speaks to Dr Anna Dixon MBE & Revd Dr Chris Swift.

How do we connect with a digital generation, protect them, advise them, nurture them & give them a true experience of God? This week’s Life Issues aims to answer that very question.

Paul Hammond speaks with Bob Goody, Mission and Evangelism Director at Youth For Christ.

There’s something about laziness that rankles isn’t there? Especially when your workload gets heavier because someone is swinging the lead. But is a duvet day or a lazy Saturday after a heavy week at work really something God is against?

Paul Hammond is joined by Revd Ciarán Kelleher.

What are you looking for when you watch a film? Entertainment, emotional engagement, escapism? 

Do you enjoy being scared? With the horror genre increasing in popularity we’re exploring why we engage with horror - and whether it can actually help us understand our need for God’s grace.

Helen Price is joined by Ewan Jones, a Pastor in South Wales, for this week's Life Issues.

The idea of restoring something to its former glory has become very popular recently, but what about when it comes to a community that has a terrible reputation, a person who has betrayed their spouse, or someone who has committed a crime? Can they be restored, have their reputation changed and gain new relational acceptance?

Paul Hammond speaks to Debra Green OBE in this week's Life Issues.

Are we pursuing a comfortable life or using this life to prepare for eternity? What matters more to God, our successfulness or faithfulness?

In Life Issues, Vicky Gibbens is joined by the Reverend Godfrey Kesari who believes pondering on heaven can lead to a purposeful life here and now.  

What makes a successful church? For most, numbers would be an aspiration. But does a good church have to be “mega”?

Could it be that there is value in the “small”, that essential relationship and nurturing that might get lost in the crowd can be stronger in a group of….12 maybe?

When it comes to Church, could less be more?  Paul Hammond speaks to Jonathan Bond and Mark Robinson.

Easter – it’s the high point of the Christian calendar. But is it simply a time of year? Or could it, and should it, be a way of life?

Revd Manoj Raithatha tells Vicky Gibbens how encountering Jesus has brought Easter into his every day. 

They say it killed the cat but curiosity also drove some of the greatest steps and developments for humanity.

So, is it a good thing? And might it be a spiritual characteristic we need to nurture and develop?

Paul Hammond speaks with psychology professor Dr Roger Bretherton.