It's a sad farewell to associate editor Lucinda van der Hart :-( But we have Star Wars to cheer us up and we also debate the charismatic world of Bethel church. Also from the January mag we hear from Gavin and Anne Calver, theme leaders at Spring Harvest 2016, & find out what craftivism is...

As Christmas approaches Justin and Sam talk about our December cover story “The 12 Nays of Christmas”. As well as discovering that Sam has TWO Advent calendars to open we discover why Christians are often reticent to invite their friends to church… and how to overcome it at Christmas. There’s also a look at amazing happenings at a church in Lebanon, Andy Kind on comedy and Christianity and we hear form the world’s greatest living explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

We talk about Rachel & Andrew Wilson's article "When life gives you Oranges" on the practical and spiritual challenges of parenting special needs children. Louie, Justin and Sam leaf through other articles from the latest mag including Sam's investigation into how churches are reaching people on the streets, and Louie's lowdown on the best Bible apps on the Internet. Plus comedian Paul Kerensa pops up... Again!

Celebrating the 50th birthday of the magazine, Louie, Justin and Sam look back through the pages of the past and we hear from precious editors on some of the most controversial articles they oversaw. We also talk about the trend in Internet shaming and hear from completely brilliant Oz pastor and activist Jarrod McKenna.

Louie, Justin and Sam discover they have at least one listener to the podcast, after Comedian Paul Kerensa emails in. Plus we look at our list of thirty three 33-and-under Christians making waves (and one making controversy). Joyce Meyer responds to her critics and we talk about being stressed out and sending emails on the loo.

Justin and Sam talk about HTB's church planting strategy and we hear Nicky Gumbel explain it too. Plus: Are children born believers? What happened when Sam met the Mormons and tips for introverts in Charismatic churches.

Justin, Lucinda and Sam find out what happened when Carrie Lloyd went searching for Mr Right online. They debate whether its ever ok for Christians to swear following Jamie Cutteridge’s controversial article. Fashion chaplain Joanna Jepson talks about coping with bullying as a child and we hear from Justin Welby on what we can learn from Caravaggio about evangelism.

Justin, Lucinda and Sam are joined by worship leader Matt Redman for an eclectic show. We look at the front cover feature on persecution in Africa, examine WWE star Shawn Michael’s testimony, ask whether Horror is bad for you, hear from L’Arche founder Jean Vanier on significance, read RT Kendall’s open letter to the UK church and have a laugh with Matt as he explains why the song writing inspiration flows when he goes to the loo.

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Justin, Malky, Lucinda and newest team member Sam Hailes have a wander through the latest magazine. They respond to the response over David Cameron’s article for the magazine, hear Archbishop Justin Welby’s evangelism anecdotes and reflect on Martin Saunders’ final column after 5 years at the helm of our Culture section.