Dancing With Wisdom

In this episode I sit down with Ken Wright for a warm, story-filled conversation about faith, leadership, and a career that took him from a working-class upbringing in Liverpool to the boardroom of Royal Mail. Ken shares how his mother's unexpected conversion at a Billy Graham event in 1966 planted a seed he initially dismissed—until a strange encounter with a spoof book on UFOs set him on a p...

In this final conversation I sit down with Terry Virgo for a deeply honest and hope-filled discussion about revival, faith, and the future of the Church. After nearly 70 years of following Jesus, Terry shares wisdom from a lifetime of prayer, leadership, and longing to see God move in extraordinary ways. Together, we explore what it means to live with spiritual hunger, stand firm in truth, and rem...

In this conversation, Terry Virgo reflects on nearly 70 years of following Jesus, exploring the tension between receiving grace as a gift and continuing to pursue a deep, daily relationship with God. His conclusion is both simple and challenging: grace doesn’t remove hunger—it awakens it. At the centre of it all is a striking principle: the daily responsibility of keeping one’s soul “happy in God....

In this episode of the podcast I continue my conversation with Terry Virgo about one of the most liberating themes in being a disciple of Christ: grace. Many people — even people of faith — live with the quiet feeling that they must somehow prove themselves to God. We try to do the right things, avoid the wrong things, and hope that our efforts will make us acceptable. But the message of the gospe...

In this third conversation with Terry Virgo, we go deeper into God’s lavish grace — and we ask the question that always comes next: If grace is truly free, what stops us from drifting into passivity… or just carrying on as we were? Using Romans 6 from the New Testament, Terry unpacks a simple but life-changing “package” for real freedom:Know what God says is true: in Christ, you died with Him. Con...

In this warm conversation, I sit down with Terry Virgo — a man whose life and ministry have shaped countless others, including me. At 85, Terry embodies something increasingly rare: a joyful, humble, grace-soaked faith that has only grown richer with time. What struck me most in this interview is Terry’s utter simplicity and freedom. He speaks with a lightness of spirit that comes from decades of...

Terry Virgo: From Party Life to a Global Church Movement - A Story of Grace and TransformationAt 16, Terry Virgo’s world was all parties and pleasure—until one moment changed everything. In this Dancing With Wisdom conversation, Dr. Sunil Raheja explores how God’s grace turned a restless youth into a leader of Newfrontiers and a voice of revival. What turns a hard-partying teen into a father of a...

I’m delighted to announce Series 4 of Dancing with Wisdom Podcast is here! https://youtu.be/Lh761Tpmgog This season is all about thriving in the second half of life and learning to live in the light of eternity. To open the series, I sit down with my daughter Nisha for a warm, honest, and often light-hearted conversation reflecting on my recent milestone—turning 60. Or put another way: rathe...

S3 E11 What does it mean to grow old gracefully? Welcome to a serious, but light-hearted conversation between two ‘old men’ who at the time of recording were only 69 and 56 years young! Western culture celebrates and idolises youth. At the same time there is a nagging fear of the process of dying and losing control at the end of life. We anaesthetise and distract that fear with amuseme...

S3 E10 Is it possible to enjoy lasting friendship – friendship so good that it lasts forever? In a cynical, complex and challenging world, we might wonder at the idea. Cultural forces of individualism, loneliness and suspicion question the ideal. And personal stories of betrayal and disappointment plague our ability to try or trust again.  https://youtu.be/Bsd4VvitXIc And yet a model of friendship...

S3 E09 There is a dark side to friendship that destroys relationships and damages people. In this 2nd episode of our 3-part series on friendship, we look at how we can apply wisdom to guard against friendship’s dark side. Joining us again to help unpack this critical issue is John Wyatt – doctor, author, speaker and research scientist – who brings key insights from his book on friendship.   https:...

S3 E08 Friendship allows us to be the best of ourselves. It confirms what we know to be true – that we were made for relationships.  Yet many people lack friendship in their lives. They lack the skills to develop close friendships. And so they lack the meaning that friendships bring.  Why is this so? What can we do about it? And where can we find the answers? https://youtu.be/C1PogGJwGJk To help u...

S3 07 The path to a fulfilling life isn’t always what it seems. Our culture tells us that: You can be successful and relax You’re important You can do what you want You can have control The world’s your oyster But how well do these messages measure up to reality? Are we dancing with wisdom or with danger when we adopt them for ourselves? https://youtu.be/2lt9291dThg   In this podcast we look...

S3 E6 This is the third and final podcast of a three part series interviewing Mark Greene, author of “Thank God It’s Monday: Flourishing in Your Workplace”. Do watch or listen to part one and part two if you haven’t seen them yet. https://youtu.be/8WQK00Ee12Q God is interested in all of our life including the work we are doing. Our work can be an opportunity to bless and serve others in the...

S3 E05 We continue our conversation with Mark Greene, author of the book “Thank God It’s Monday: Flourishing in Your Workplace” . Mark is passionate about whole life integration so that our faith and work are not separate from each other, but a continuation of who I am.. This is the second of a three-part interview with him. Do watch the first part here if you haven’t already seen it. https:...

S3 E04 How can the work I do better reflect the person I am and aspire to be? To help us answer that question we have the privilege of interviewing Mark Greene. Mark is currently Mission Champion at the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity. He is also author of the book “Thank God It’s Monday: Flourishing in Your Workplace”. https://youtu.be/3fPgJlLfplI Here is some more...

S3 E3 The way we look at the world and ourselves profoundly impacts the way we live our lives. In a world of so much cynicism, complexity and confusion, wisdom can help us move forward with less emotional baggage and more hope, awe and wonder with the daily decisions we have to make. How can we unpack what we mean by wonder? In this podcast conversation we explore the following quotation from Prov...

In this second conversation of series 3 of the Dancing With Wisdom Podcast we discuss: – how wisdom is much more than finding solutions to the complex problems of our lives. – wisdom as bewildered curiosity and a path out of the cynicism and confusion of so much of modern life. – the place of God as the ultimate Infinite Intelligence behind the universe. – the surprising in...

S3 E01 We have an exciting and fascinating series of conversations in store for you in this new series of the Dancing With Wisdom Podcast! In this first episode of series 3 we discuss: – How wisdom is much more than dealing with the complex problems of life – The promise of wisdom being the key to the whole universe – Unpack the proverb “the fear of the Lord is the beginnin...

When we  seek to dance with wisdom, how does discipline affect our daily lives? That was a question to us from a subscriber, Emily inspired by the following proverb: “Do not forsake wisdom and she will protect you; love her and she will protect you.” (4:6) To help us answer Emily’s question, Elliott and I discuss: How can you build discipline in your life? How can you love wisdom...

It is surprisingly difficult for us to handle silence. Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) the brilliant French mathematician and philosopher famously wrote, “all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, they cannot stay quietly in their own room.” Silence, solitude, and a deep relationship with God though His word are often in competition with an inner restlessness, worry and anxiety. How do we...

When many people think of the word legacy they often think in terms of money or property that is left for future generations. That has its place, but what about the legacy in terms of the footprint we leave in the lives of others when we are gone? That is the influence and impact we had on others through the way we lived and the choices we made. In this conversation we discuss the question of the...

“If I am going to do something meaningful with my life, what kind of work should I do?” In a world with an abundance of choices and options, that I think is a subconscious question at the back of our minds. It flows out of understanding who I am called to be and how I am called to relate to others (for more on that see The Question of Identity and Who Matters to Me?  ). When we wake up...

Life only makes sense in the context of relationships. That is the conclusion I have come to after many years of questioning and searching. When relationships are going well there can be no greater sense of joy and fulfilment. On the other hand, when relationships are going badly there can be no more painful frustration or headache. That’s certainly been my experience. In case you’re w...

“How does wisdom equip and empower us to live life such that we rise above the meaninglessness and mediocrity around us and the different challenges we face?” That is the opening question of chapter 8 of the Dancing With Wisdom book. To answer that question we begin by raising the question of identity or being – who am I called to be? It is the most fundamental question of my per...