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"Rabbi Greg Hershberg was raised an Orthodox Jew in the Bronks of New York City. Though he maintained a healthy fear of God, Greg rebelled against his orthodox upbringing. In his words he ‘did the world.’ Entering the corporate world he began to make money but while on honeymoon in Israel, still with no understanding of the New Testament Scriptures, Greg had a vision of Jesus on the Mt of Tra...

"On Christmas Eve 1996 Stefaans Coetzee planted a bomb in a shopping centre in the Western Cape of SA injuring 67 people and killing three children and one adult. Stefaans grew up in a dysfunctional home and developed an undue hatred for anyone of a different colour skin. After the bombing he was sentenced to 19 years in prison. Here Stefaans met Christ and discovered the power of repentance...

"Katherine Beim-Esche grew up in Christian Science home. When she was faced with the undeniable reality of evil in the world, she became confused by the inconsistencies between Christian Science and the real world. When she overheard a conversation on faith in a coffee shop, she developed a desire to connect with the reality of Jesus Christ. Katherine shares insights into the belief system of...

"Bob Lillyman works at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem. Listen as he shares about the findings and the evidence that points to the Garden Tomb as very likely the tomb where Jesus was laid after his crucifixion. Bob shares the evidence of the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and its implications on the spiritual wellbeing of mankind. Scripture says that if we believe that Jesus died an...

"We’re joined by Lyndie McCauley again on the next The Reality for The Reality Bible Special. Lyndie and I continue chatting about rejection. Rejection is a terrible thing; it can cause deep hurt and lasting pain, but it does not need to be so. Jesus taught us to forgive our offenders, to turn the other cheek. Forgiveness is essential in rejection recovery but so is reconciliation." THES...

"Singer, songwriter and recording artist, Philipa Hanna grew up in a musical home. At concerts, Philippa openly shares her teenage battle with anxiety, depression and OCD. She says that having a rampant imagination, she was afraid of everything. In desperation she read a book about many deities, which included a chapter on Jesus Christ. Philippa discovered that Jesus is the only God you can g...

"Brendan Conboy as a troubled teenager. With an abusive alcoholic father, his violent behaviour, fighting and bullying, resulted in him being excluded from school. He began self-harming and was suicidal at age 14. On his way to a train line to end it all, Brendan passed a phone box. He stopped and called The Samaritans. Brendan poured his heart out to a listening ear. He says, 'I’m Alive...

"Dr Mike Licona is a Christian apologist specialising in the resurrection of Jesus. Mike grew up in a Christian home but soon began to question his faith and wondered if there was any evidence to support it. Mike almost jettisoned his faith until his investigation led him to a college professor who introduced him to Christian apologetics. In his research, Mike became convinced of the resurrec...

"Join us on the next The Reality for The Reality Bible Special with Pastor Lyndie McCauley, chatting about rejection. Rejection affects us all: rejection a by parent, a spouse, a friend. How should we handle rejection? Joshua 1:9 says, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” The Lord is wi...

"A Christian minister, David Robertson fell gravely ill and almost died. But God heard their prayers for healing and completely healed David. Later, discussing faith with several atheists, he shared how God had healed him and how, while his was yet on his deathbed, his son posted that whether God healed his dad physically or not, he was already healed from the greatest disease ever - the canc...

"During the dark days of 77 to 92 when Mozambique was steeped in civil war missionary Pastor Abe de Fin took the gospel of Christ into the war-torn nation. The war occurred two years after Mozambique gained its independence from Portugal. It was estimated that one million people died during gthe 15-year conflict. Listen to Pastor De Fin’s account of how he was whisked away into the bush on a...

"James Gullett is the youngest commercially qualified pilot for MAF, Mission Aviation Fellowship. James became an MAF pilot, following in the footsteps of RAF veterans who launched the charity after World War II. As a child, he lived in Kenya with his missionary parents. It was here that his love for missions took root. A lover of planes, James set out to gain his private pilot’s licence in h...

"Katie Ollivant grew up in a good home but lost her parents to cancer in her late teens. This threw Katie into emotional turmoil. She began self-medicating and became addicted to prescription drugs. Depression crept in and Katie decided to end it all. She jumped off a high building and was effectively dead for 45 minutes until paramedics resuscitated her. God had a plan for this young life an...

"Malaysia for travelling on false documents he had a vision of Jesus Christ. Jesus revealed the love and forgiveness of God to Afshin. He says, “Receiving the forgiveness of God is as easy as drinking water.” Jesus revealed that he the personified the way, the truth and the life. After surrendering his life to Christ, Afshin felt God’s call to reach the descendants of Ismael revealing that th...

"Dr. Fene Osakwe is a multiple award-winning cybersecurity professional, global speaker, Forbes Council member and best-selling author. But Fene’s life did not begin with privileged living. Fene grew up under intense poverty. Sadly, he was told his life would amount to nothing but Fene decided to live by the kingdom principles of God. Fene Osakwe shares how seeking first the kingdom of God an...

"John Edwards was addicted to drugs and alcohol. Homeless and destitute he groped for the meaning of life. After a stint in a psychiatric ward, he attended Alcoholics Anonymous where he gave his life to Christ. John was supernaturally delivered from the demons that plagued his life. John went on to walk across Britain and cycle across America. Sadly, he developed cancer and Hepatitis B but re...

"On the next The Reality show we feature The Reality Bible Special. I’ll be joined by Past Mark Hodgetts as we look at 1 Corinthians 2:13-16 and discuss the need for discernment. In a world consumed by fake news and conspiracy theories we need spiritual discernment to distinguish good from bad, right from wrong and the real from the fake. Mark reminds us that only by the Holy Spirit can we ha...

"Magician, comedian, broadcaster and author, Steve Legg first hit the road with a funny blend of daring escapology back in 1988. Today he performs around the world sharing the message of freedom as found in Christ. Steve is also the CEO and editor of Sorted Magazine. Sadly, Steve Legg has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. When he heard this devastating news, Steve and his wife Bekah made a...

"Son of David Wilkerson, Gary Wilkerson is president of World Challenge, an international mission organization. He believes the church is the hands and feet of Christ to a lost and hurting generation. Gary has two sons. Sadly, his sons fled faith in the Christ of their heritage in pursuit of drugs and worldly adventure until one day when they encountered the goodness of God for themselves. Th...

"Join Dudley Anderson on the next The Reality as he gets into the Word of God with The Reality Bible Special. He is joined by Pastor Paul Pearson and they look at Colossians 3:12-17. The discussion is called The Roadmap to Living. They'll be talking about our choice to stop along the way to put on life in the Spirit. By grace we trek the road of Christian living by putting on tender merci...

"Ruth O'Reilly-Smith is a broadcaster and an author. Her devotional journal book, God Speaks: 40 Letters from the Father’s Heart encourages the reader to hear the gentle inaudible voice of God leading them on a journey of surrender. Ruth grew up listening to radio, saying how she loved the human voice. She listened to all forms of radio including shortwave radio. Many years later God open...

"Bible teacher and author Roy Godwin led a small, remote retreat centre in Wales for 20 years which became famous for a prolonged and extraordinary visitation of God between 2005 and 2017. On The Reality Roy chats about revival and shares a story of an elderly man who said that he felt dead all his life but had a profound encounter with Jesus Christ during this outpouring and said, 'Jesus...

"Dave Boden is the operations director of Grace Foundation, a Christian charity that helps transform young people’s lives through holistic education, co-creator of Kleer Series, a media ministry which helps start spiritual conversations with young people and author the book Parallel Faith. He has a vision to see the lost and broken come to know faith, hope and love through Jesus Christ. Dave...

"On the next The Reality I’m joined by Pastor Paul Pearson for The Reality Bible Special. We’ll be chatting about living with a difference, focusing 2 Peter 3:11, “Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness.” God has called us to live out our faith life that others may see Christ. That is, to live life in the flesh...

"In his book, When Dark Paths Meet, Donnie Jackson tells the story of how God intervened in his life to save him from the dark world of deceitful, seducing witchcraft. Donnie fell into witchcraft after dabbling with spiritism whilst being an active member of a local church. After repenting and coming to Christ Donnie Jackson received counselling and prayerful deliverance. Thus began a process...