Diamonds Girlcast

Do you feel peaceful? Maybe not and perhaps no wonder when the world feels so uncertain. This weeks podcast invites Kirsty Haxton from SU Scotland and Powerpoint Scotland to share her thoughts on how we can find God's peace even in the middle of the hardest circumstances that life can throw at us. Kirsty shares honest and personal stories of how she has found God's peace in the most chal...

Do you feel hopeful right now? This weeks advent podcast continues our theme of looking forward to Christmas as we explore the topic of hope. The world may seem very hopeless and that hope seems very far away or unrealistic for us right now.  However there is hope ... This weeks Episode invites our guest, Bea Roy from Tearfund Scotland to share on this topic and how we can find hope even when thin...

Join us for our new podcast series for advent as we look forward to Christmas and find the true meaning behind why we celebrate at this time of year. With special guests each week sharing on the importance of Christmas this new podcast series is sure to get you thinking, bring you hope and even joy in the middle of times that can feel quite dark.  For this weeks episode we are joined by  Sanda Bla...

Why bother with God? When our world is so advanced and we have come so far is God redundant?  Bridget and Cheri take a honest look at who God is, what the Bible says about who he is and why we should still make room for him in our lives. Welcome to our new podcast series, Foundations, taking a look at the foundations of our faith and taking time to ask the questions that matter. 

Who is Jesus?  A wise teacher? or a crazy guy? This weeks podcast unpacks the evidence behind believing in who Jesus was and what it means to put our faith in him today. Bridget and Cheri take a look at how we can trust that Jesus lived, died and rose from the dead and what impact this has on our day to day lives. For more information on some of the content that was shared in this episode please c...

Who is the Holy Spirit? What does he do? This weeks podcast looks at the last and the very important part of God - His Holy Spirit.  With real reflections and accounts of God's Spirit from the Bible, Bridget and Cheri unpack why God brought his Spirit to the world and the difference this makes to our lives day to day. For more information on the Holy Spirit and what he does in our lives check...

What is the point of the Bible? Is it an old fashioned, out of date book or does it have something relevant to say to us today? This weeks episode looks at why we can still trust the Bible, its reliability and how we can test it to know if it's true. From talking history to poetry and everything in between Bridget and Cheri take a real and honest look at how we can trust the Bible, its place...

Should we pray? Does it make a difference? How can you tell? This weeks episode unpacks the importance of prayer, how to get started if you have never prayed and how we can learn to walk in the purposes God has for us on a daily basis through prayer. With some reflections and tips from our friends at 24/7 Prayer International Bridget and Cheri take time to go through the Lords Prayer, shared by Je...

Is there a point to church? Should I make space for it in my life and what does that even look like?  This weeks episode concludes our Foundations Series looking at the foundations of the Christian faith by lastly focusing on the place and importance of Church. Church can be a hard place for many people so we want to get real about this understanding that God still has a plan for the church today...

We all want to feel like we have a place in the world. That we are wanted and importantly belong but this is so much easier said then done isn't it? So often we feel the very opposite, that we don't belong and that there isn't a space for us unless we conform to others expectations, standards or criteria. What happens when it seems that the world hasn't got space for us?  This...

Do you have a dream? A hope? A wish? This weeks episode unpacks the importance of knowing you have been created for a great purpose whether you know your dreams and ambitions for your life or not.  The pressure to 'have & know your dream', can either feel like your whole life depends on the success of your dreams or that somehow we miss out on the purposes of life or why we exist if...

Do you know that you carry and have great influence?  You have been created and placed on this earth for a reason and to make a difference. This episode concludes this part of our series on finding our purpose. Bridget and Cheri have a think about how the influence we carry can be used for good in helping the world be a better place rooted in our relationship with God.  Finding my influence will h...

What roles do you play in your life? At school? With your friends or family? The roles we play and walk out say something about who we are but is this in contradiction to how God views our purpose? What happens when our roles change or when they are maybe taken away ... do we somehow become less of a person? This weeks episode sees Bridget and Cheri share honestly about the place of the roles we p...

Finding my voice unpacks the challenges we experience with the pressure to stand out in our world to be noticed and accepted by others but where this can come at the price of being  rejected and unwanted too. How do we learn to be ourselves, to find our voice and have confidence in ourselves in a world that tells us contradicting messages on our purpose? This weeks episode sees Bridget and Cheri u...

We are back with a new series from the VIP sessions, focusing on purpose. How do we find our purpose in life? This series sees our lovely co-host Cheri Young return from SU Scotland to join us for some good old hilarity and honest conversations on life's important topics. This episode is a overview of what this series will be looking at, particularly in relation to where we find our purpose,...

Social media is an important part of our lives but often we can find it overwhelming, negative and challenging to be part of. This weeks soundbite, the last in our series, takes a look at how we can use social media for good and that it can and should be a place of hope. Laura Young shares on her experience of learning to be real with her followers on her account @lesswastelaura while also recogni...

Perfect. Thats often how we feel we should be. Wether we are talking about how we dress, how we act or how others view us the pressure to be perfect is huge. This weeks soundbite Bridget and Laura share on the importance of recognizing not just the negative impact of perfectionism but also the place of realizing that in accepting ourselves as 'imperfect' we create space for God in our li...

What does your clothes say about you? Bridget and Laura have some honest conversations about what we put on our bodies and what messages we share with the world around us by how we dress. From fashion labels to sustainability this weeks soundbite will challenge you to think about the role you play and the message you share with the clothes you choose. Sharing helpful top tops to get you started La...

Our bodies are important and how they are treated matters. This weeks episode uncovers some real life examples of learning to love our bodies and talks through some of the reasons we can struggle with our body image. Particularly thinking about how God has designed us and how he views us Bridget and Laura share personal reflections on learning to accept our body image and how we can learn to view...

Who are you? How do you describe yourself? This weeks episode shares thoughts on the labels we are given by others and ourselves as well as exploring the impact of this on how we live our lives. Expect honest conversations that will help you reflect on how God views you and how we can learn to get the balance between his opinion and that of others right. For more on what Diamonds Scotland is all a...

Introducing series three - shorter soundbites packed full of laughs and conversations that make you think. This weeks episode takes time to get to know our new co-host Laura Young who works for Tearfund Scotland and who has a passion for looking after the environment and empowering others to do likewise. Check her out here @lesswastelaura Our soundbite sessions will be taking a look at issues of i...

Valued by God is our last episode of series two unpacking how we can learn to start to value ourselves as God does. From conversations on how to step out of our old value systems to learning how to step into God's value this episode is as practical as ever. Bridget and Cheri talk about how we can learn to firstly put healthy boundaries in place in our lives and secondly recognize our triggers...

Valued by Myself takes a look at the narrative we speak over ourselves and what influences this. As always expect some hilarity amongst the honest as ever conversations as Bridget and Cheri discuss the challenges in learning to change the story we speak over oursleves when how our perspective and God's are not the same. This weeks special guest speaker is Cloe Spencer who shares her story of...

Valued by our culture is what we are all tuned into but what happens when this doesn't fit with how God values us? How do we navigate the messaged of the culture around us which are always changing and what God says about who we are? Valued by Culture uncovers some of the messages our culture speaks over us and considers their impact on how we view ourselves and those around us. Guest speaker...

Being valued by others is something we all look to find our purpose in but what happens when we start to only find our value in what others think? Bridget and Cheri unpack this episode with reference to some honest real life examples that will help you think through this important topic.  With special guest Stef Fowler, a youth worker from Aberdeen, sharing on her own personal  journey through fin...