Daily Dose

Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. Imagine standing in the crowd of the five thousand, tired and hungry, at the very back. You can’t see Jesus. You’re hearing it all third-hand, and you’re doing the maths on whether it’s worth staying. A short imagined look at a familiar story from where most of us actually stand. Scripture: John 6:1-14, Mark 6:34-44 Series...

Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. Hannah hands over the son she waited years for, and sings. Then we meet the priests at Shiloh who should have known better. We look at the setting, the fork and the fat, a plain linen ephod, and a little robe sewn a year at a time. And we ask what God does when the people running His house let people down. Scripture: 1 Sam...

Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. A chilled Sabbath episode. Why God rested first, what Jesus said the Sabbath is for, and some ideas for spending it well as the evenings get darker. Church is good, and there's a note for the weeks you can't make it. Scripture: Genesis 2:2–3 / Mark 2:27 / Matthew 11:28 — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk, and a...

Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. Do I have to forgive someone who isn't sorry? Forgiving, trusting and reconciling are three different things, and you don't have to do them all at once. Jesus on the cross, Joseph and his brothers, and one honest prayer for anyone who isn't there yet. Got a question you've been too awkward to ask? Send it in, completely an...

Heads up: this episode is about mental health. Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. It's okay to not be okay. Elijah in the desert, Jesus in the garden, and a psalm that ends in the dark. What God does when someone's at the end of themselves, and one small thing to do today. Scripture: 1 Kings 19:4–8 / Mark 14:34 — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real tal...

Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. The word nobody can say without wincing. What sexual purity actually means, what it isn't, and where grace fits for anyone who's been hurt or got it wrong. Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8 / Matthew 5:8 Part of the Above the Sheets series, every Wednesday. — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk, and a whole lotta...

Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. "I'm fine" has covered up a lot of things for us all. The masks we wear are usually armour we picked up years ago and forgot we had on. Jesus on actors and audiences, David's prayer in Psalm 139, and one true sentence to try this week. Scripture: Matthew 6:5 / Psalm 139:23–24 — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk...

Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. Some of the best and hardest parts of you were handed down. Something you do without thinking took people before you generations to get to. Exodus 3, Matthew's messy family tree, and why none of it disqualifies you. Plus one thing to do with an older person this week. Scripture: Exodus 3:15 / Matthew 1:3-6 — Daily Dose. A...

Heads up: this episode touches on infertility and the grief of waiting. Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. Sunday Bible study begins. We're going through 1 Samuel together, starting with Hannah. The setting, the history, the Hebrew behind the English, and why God let her wait so long. Scripture: 1 Samuel 1 Part of the Daily Dose Bible Study series. — Daily...

Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. Who told you that about yourself? God asks Adam a question in the first pages of the Bible that still applies to what we believe about ourselves. Plus Gideon, hiding in a winepress and called a mighty warrior, and why it's worth tracing where your worst thoughts about yourself came from. Scripture: Genesis 3:11 / Judges 6:...

Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. Good Question is back every Friday. Is it okay to doubt your faith? What Thomas, a desperate dad and John the Baptist show us about doubt, and what to do with it. Got a question you've been too awkward to ask? Send it in, completely anonymous: https://freesuggestionbox.com/pub/zkhkpua Scripture: Mark 9:24 / John 20:27 Part...

Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. I said October. We're back, and by God's grace, we're back daily. The new weekly shape: Above the Sheets on Wednesdays, Good Question on Fridays, a Sunday Bible study through whole books starting with 1 Samuel, and guests joining along the way. Plus a word for anyone who's been away from something and thinks they need a bi...

It’s been a little quiet around here. Life has changed quite a bit recently (I got married! 😅), and after everything that came with that, I realised I needed something I probably should’ve given myself sooner: a proper break. So this isn’t a normal Daily Dose. No big message. No polished episode. Just me, the mic, and an honest conversation about where I’ve been, why I’m taking some time away, an...

Good Question! How do you navigate a friendship with someone who says they're chasing God too, but sees it completely differently? On the difference between someone still figuring it out and someone pulling you off course, and how to speak truth without losing the friendship or your own footing. Scripture: Amos 3:3 / Proverbs 13:20 / Galatians 6:1 — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk, a...

Not a definitive list, just some practical tips on actually getting to know someone as a Christian. Different settings, actions over words, meeting their people, not rushing it, and watching how they handle disagreement. Scripture: Proverbs 20:5 / 1 Corinthians 13:6 Part of the Above the Sheets series, every Wednesday. — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk, and a whole lotta God. Follow...

Bible trivia #2 Fifteen questions, three rounds, getting harder as we go. Drop your score in the comments and see how you did. — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk, and a whole lotta God.

Loads of people are on the apps and half of them might even feel a bit weird about it being a christian. So let's talk properly. Are dating apps a good idea as a Christian? On intentions, what swiping does to your head, being the real you, and protecting your heart while you're on there. Scripture: Proverbs 4:23 / 1 Corinthians 16:14 Part of the Above the Sheets series, every Wednesday.

Bible trivia. Fifteen questions, three rounds, getting harder as we go. Drop your score in the comments and see how you did. Part of Daily Dose. — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk, and a whole lotta God. Follow so you don't miss Wednesday, Friday or Sunday.

Fresh to faith and trying to stay consistent with the Bible and church? Start here. On knowing Jesus first, where to start reading, what consistency actually means, and why it's meant to be fun. Comment or send yours in completely anonymous. Scripture: John 1 / Ecclesiastes 3:4 Part of Good Question. — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk, and a whole lotta God. Follow so you don't miss W...

New episodes Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays this season. The question every Christian couple asks and never gets a straight answer to. How far is too far? Why it's usually the wrong question, the momentum nobody warns you about, where to actually set your boundaries, and the heart test that cuts through it all. Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:3-6 / Philippians 4:8 Part of the Above the Sheets series...

Good Question! Sin, transgression, and iniquity. the Bible uses all three and most of us read straight past them like they're the same. They're not. On the three layers of what's wrong in us, and the God who deals with all of them. Sparked by a video from Saphfire (Heart for YHWH). Scripture: Psalm 51:1-2 / Psalm 51:10 Part of Good Question. — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk, and a w...

Heads up: this episode discusses pornography. Most have a relationship with this and yet nobody talks about it. An honest answer to whether it's okay, what it actually does, why it's not just a men's issue, and the grace that meets you every time you turn around. No shame, no shadows. Scripture : Matthew 5:28 / Psalm 51:10 Part of the Above the Sheets series. — Daily Dose. A little word, a little...

A birthday reflection. Looking back on a year of joy, humbling, hard seasons, and a God who kept showing up right on time. On the engagement, what relationships teach you, and why Jesus wasn't actually late for Lazarus. Here's to the next year. Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1 / John 11:6 — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk, and a whole lotta God. Follow for a new episode each day.

Good Question is back. Today, one a lot of us quietly carry. Does God still hear me if I don't pray properly? On the made-up idea of "proper" prayer, and why the messy one might be the realest one you've got. Send yours in, completely anonymous. Scripture: Romans 8:26 / Matthew 6:7 Part of Good Question. — Daily Dose. A little word, a little real talk, and a whole lotta God. Follow for a new episo...

Heads up: this episode discusses infidelity and betrayal. Your daily word. A moment to pause, reflect, and invite God into real life. A listener question, handled honestly. Not a tidy answer with a verse on top. Real talk about infidelity from both sides. The trauma of betrayal, forgiving versus staying, the real test of whether someone's changed, why affairs actually start, and where God is in al...