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Life Issues episodes

January 16, 2022 ‘Jennifer’ – A Story of Neo-natal Loss
How can we better respond to parents struggling with the diagnosis of a life limiting condition for their baby or for those who are bereaved of a new child?
Karen and Gordon Palmer share their emotional journey of losing baby Jennifer and provide guidance on how Christians can better support those struggling with this same heartbreak.
48 min
January 10, 2022 Racism: Is it More Than Skin Deep?
Martin Luther King Jnr, the black American Civil Rights Leader of the 20th Century famously spoke of black boys and girls holding hands with white boys and girls as brothers and sisters. So why in the next century does this still remain a dream for so many?

In this Life Issues, we’ll be focusing on the subject of Racism and what we as Christians can do to make the dream a reality in our own lives, church and wider society. Paul Hammond is joined by Chine McDonald, Author of 'God Is Not A White Man' and Dr Krish Kandiah.
48 min
January 03, 2022 Faith After Doubt
Ever notice how Doubt gets a bad press in Christianity? Always seen as a negative & dangerous, but what if doubt is not always the evil pitfall, but is sometimes the compost from which the green shoots of faith can spring? What if the danger is not that we doubt, but that we deny doubt, pretend that it does not exist & so do not handle it well what if that is the real issue & the real pitfall.

Brian McLaren is author of ‘Faith after Doubt - Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It’
40 min
January 02, 2022 Faith After Doubt
Ever notice how Doubt gets a bad press in Christianity? Always seen as a negative & dangerous, but what if doubt is not always the evil pitfall, but is sometimes the compost from which the green shoots of faith can spring? What if the danger is not that we doubt, but that we deny doubt, pretend that it does not exist & so do not handle it well what if that is the real issue & the real pitfall.
Brian McLaren is author of ‘Faith after Doubt - Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It’
40 min
December 26, 2021 Immanuel God with us - Pt.2
In a second Life Issues dedicated to the theme of ‘Immanuel – God with us’ Martin Ayres unpacks the profound reality of what the promise of God’s presence means for every-day life.
47 min
December 20, 2021 Immanuel God with us - Pt.1
God’s presence with his people has looked different at different points in history. In this episode of Life Issues Dr Jon Andrews takes us on a fascinating journey to explore these different manifestations in celebration of our 2021 Christmas theme ‘Immanuel-God with us in our everyday life’.
42 min
December 16, 2021 Is Christmas Unbelievable?
How do we respond to those who think Christmas is a fairy tale with all the talk of angels, a virgin birth and God sending his son to live among us?
Vicky Gibbens is joined by apologist and author of numerous books, Rebecca McLaughlin.
43 min
December 13, 2021 Cross or Christmas Tree
During Advent, how can we get back to the truth at the heart of Christmas?

Tony Watkins unwraps some of the misconceptions around the Christmas story and encourages a rethink of our traditional festivities to help focus our minds on the real reason for the season.
49 min
December 06, 2021 Christian Duty And Responsibility
What does it mean to have a sense of duty and is it a concept which still has relevance for today? Kate Forbes, the Scottish Parliament’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy shares why her conviction on Christian responsibility has compelled her to count the cost and step forward into the political arena.
38 min
November 29, 2021 From Guns to God
What factors make a young person susceptible to leading a life of violence? And what does it take for them to choose a better path instead? Claud Jackson addresses these questions with his own personal insights and powerfully testifies to how a loving God can redeem broken lives in this episode of Life Issues.
41 min

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On Life Issues we talk about the topics that affect our personal lives and our world - even the difficult topics, because we believe that our faith and our God have something to say on everything…