Do you dream? Throughout the bible there are plenty of examples of dreams – Pharaoh’s cows, Jacob’s ladder, Nebuchadnezzar’s statue. They send the message that God speaks through dreams. So, could He be speaking through yours? Maybe not the ones about your teeth falling out or turning up at work with no trousers on! But could it be, that in a world where dream interpretation is big business, it might actually be God speaking to us? This week’s Life Issues, Paul is joined by Professor Mark Birch Machin.

[Originally broadcast the week of 20th May 2024]

There are 16 million disabled people in the UK, many of whom continue to be at risk of poverty and exclusion from education and employment. So how can a Paralympian, whose resilience and adaptability has been celebrated, use their status to bring change and inclusivity for all? Vicky Gibbens is joined by Stef Reid MBE.

[Originally broadcast the week of 18th December 2023]

Do you struggle to share your faith? Find it difficult to bring Jesus into every day conversations? Afraid you won't have the answer to a difficult question? Maybe you don't want to come across sounding preachy?

But if the gospel is good news for EVERYONE and faith comes by hearing… how do we talk about Jesus without looking like an idiot? This week’s Life Issues with Andy Bannister, Author of How to talk about Jesus without looking like an idiot

[Originally broadcast the week of 11th September 2023]

What is burnout? Where does it come from? How does it work? What contributes to it? And how can we be ‘reignited’ and maintain a healthy work life? Paul asks Consultant Neuropsychologist Jo Johnson in this week’s Life Issues.

[Originally broadcast the week of 2nd October 2023]

What's your worldview? We all have one - whether we are aware of it or not. A set of beliefs and ideas about the world and how it works. So how do we speak to someone who disagrees with our faith perspective? Helen explores the subject in this week's Life Issues with Peter Lynas, UK Director of the Evangelical Alliance.

[Originally broadcast the week of 23rd October 2023]

What happens when we regularly doubt ourselves, allowing our fears and insecurities to take a hold of shaping who we are? Lucinda Smith was faithfully serving as a medical missionary in Pakistan, yet felt abandoned by God. But a life changing encounter with a little girl from China was to change that.

Adopted by God is our Life Issues podcast this week.

[Originally broadcast the week of 20th November 2023]

Wellbeing, there’s a lot of talk and advice about how we should be. Thankfully, we seem to be losing the stigmas that suggests people should admit such difficulties.

But when the clouds press in, when the skies darken, when the fog seems impenetrable and the spiral seems ever downwards - How do we find the path to a brighter day? There is a new book out that offers a suggestion – 12 steps to strengthen your wellbeing in this week’s Life Issues - Brighter days?

[Originally broadcast the week of 30th October 2023]

We can often be made to feel like we have to choose between faith and science? But what if we don’t? What if science can actually prove God? Steph Bevan from God and the Big Bang joins Helen Lea for this week’s Life Issues conversation.

[Originally broadcast the week of 27th November 2023]

What role do children have in your church? So often we look at them as to be “ministered to” but what if we started to recognise, respect and nurture their giftings and ability to minister? In a world where so many young people are disengaged from the church, what difference would it make to develop children’s ministry, that is ministry by children not to them? It’s the Life Issues podcast this week with Founder of Parenting for Faith, Rachel Turner.

[Originally broadcast the week of 5th February 2024]

Do you know the value of your attention? In an age where various forms of media compete to get it, Helen Lea asks Speak Life’s Nate Morgan Locke about the rise of the “attention economy” in this week’s Life Issues.