Faith in a busy world

We give thanks for the sacrifice of the Fallen and resolve to honour their memory by building a better future. Send us Fan Mail

As the UK prepares to move into a second National Lockdown in response to Covid-19, we reflect on the story in Luke 7 of the raising of the widow of Nain's son to think about how we can find hope and resilience at this time. Send us Fan Mail

Reflecting on Genesis 1:26-2:4, we think about the need for us to be wise stewards of God's beautiful creation. Send us Fan Mail

Thinking about Paul's teaching in Colossians 3:16-17, we reflect on how important it is to encourage one another into a deeper experience of worship, and how worship is our most ultimately fulfilling experience. Send us Fan Mail

Looking at the story of the sending out of the 70 from Luke 10, we explore some principles of what it means to be a Mission Shaped Church. Send us Fan Mail

Drawing on the story of Jesus at the wedding in Cana from John's Gospel, we consider how we can respond to Jesus so that he is at the centre of our lives, 7 days a week. Send us Fan Mail

We think about a couple of verses from 1 Peter 1 to reflect on how God gives us hope for the future, even when we may be going through tough times in our life. Send us Fan Mail

In these difficult days of 2020, we really need to be praying for our politicians. Psalm 2 gives us some guidance on how to do that. Send us Fan Mail

In this Bitesize episode, we think about Jesus' parable of the Vineyard in Matthew 20:1-16. We think about how all of us are equal in God's sight, regardless of how long we have been a follower of Jesus, regardless how long or short a time we have been active in our local church. Send us Fan Mail

Thinking about Jesus' teaching in Matthew 18:21-35, we reflect on the importance of learning how to forgive others - and perhaps ourselves too. Forgiveness is not a one-off act. It is a way of living. It can be a lifetime's journey to learn how to forgive - but it's a journey Jesus invites us on... Send us Fan Mail

In this Bitesize episode, we think about Jesus' parable of the lost sheep and how God seeks us out when we have gone astray. It doesn't matter to God whether we have drifted from him due to the circumstances of life, or whether we have done something stupid and got lost as a result! Without judgement, he will seek us out, find us, and restore us Send us Fan Mail

In this Bitesize episode, we think about Jesus' teaching in Matthew 16 in which he says that we must die in order to live. We need to forsake the ambitions of the ego, and live to Christ. Only then can we find our true identity and fulfil our desting in God. Send us Fan Mail

In this Bitesize episode, we think about Paul's teaching in Romans 12 about how each one of us have gifts and talents to sytrengthen the life and ministry of the church. Have you discovered your place in the mission and ministry of the church yet? Send us Fan Mail

In this Bitesize episode, we think about how important it is to show thankfulness to God. We reflect on the story of the ten lepers who were healed by Jesus. Send us Fan Mail

In this Bitesize episode, we think about the sending of God's Holy Spirit at Pentecost and the impact that had on the lives of the first believers. We think about the impact of the Holy Spirit in our lives too. Send us Fan Mail

The ascension is 'the forgotten doctrine' of the church - it makes sense of so much of what we believe. In this Bitesize episode, we think about the ascension of Jesus and what difference it makes to our lives.  Send us Fan Mail

In this bitesize episode, we think about the centrality of love for the Christian faith - summed up in the two commandments Jesus refers to in Matthew's Gospel. Send us Fan Mail

In this Bitesize Theology episode, we think about how the Kingdom of God is sometimes a messy place! Send us Fan Mail

How do we find God when life is tough? In this episode, we consider Psalm 27 to draw out 2 principles that can be helpful when we are struggling in life. Send us Fan Mail

We continue thinking about how we can respond in faith to the growing Coronavirus crisis. In this episode, we think about Jesus' parable of the lost sheep, and how God is there for us as a Good Shepherd to care for us when we are feeling lost and afraid. Send us Fan Mail

How are we to hold on to faith in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis? Where is God? What assurance can we get from Scripture that God is with us? In this episode, we look at Psalm 121 to be assured of God's presence and keeping power in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Send us Fan Mail

Observing the Sabbath is such an important spiritual discipline. But what is the Sabbath? How does it relate to Sunday? How should we observe it as Christians? All these questions, and more, are addressed in this episode as we look together at a passage from Mark 2. Send us Fan Mail

In this episode, we look at the story of Jesus healing the blind man in Luke 18:35-43. The way in which the blind man approached Jesus can teach us four valuable lessons about how we might approach God when we come to pray. Send us Fan Mail

In the second of a 2-part podcast series, we revisit Matthew 6:24-34 to see what Jesus has to teach us about coping with stress, worry and anxiety in our lives Send us Fan Mail

In the first of two related podcasts, we think about Jesus' teaching on how to cope with stress, worry and anxiety in life. In this first part, we think about two basic principles that Jesus teaches in Matthew 6 Send us Fan Mail