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Boris, Beijing and Spotify
Episode 1 discusses Boris' recent apology, Olympians being told to keep quiet on human rights issues in China and Joe Rogan's comments on covid.
The Platinum Jubilee — Celebration of Faith and Service
Get ready to celebrate the Queen’s 70 years of faith and service. Bring your community together. Plan a party. Sing a new anthem. Involve everyone of all ages in 70 acts of service. Give everyone a commemorative gift. Help local schools, youth groups, uniformed organisations and toddler groups to…
Sticks and Stones
In episode 2 Danny, Damilola and Peter explore if comedy can go to far and the rising cost of living
Cost of living crisis: replacing anger with action
I must admit, as I have listened to politicians explain how it’s all going to be okay, and bank owners instruct employees not to ask for pay rises, I have felt angry. What do they know about feeling the squeeze? Will any of them have to choose between eating and heating as so many lower income…
Jo Evans
Why hospitality is so much more than just hosting a good meal
I hope we can all remember a time when we experienced a particularly warm welcome. I imagine we’ve also experienced that sense of “you’re not from round here” when walking into some pubs or sadly, churches. As an Englishman married to a Scotswoman, we’ve spoken about the different habits of…
Richard Powney
A better story than ‘sex-negativity’? | Being Human
Being Human project coordinator Emma sheds some light on how young adults, or Generation-Z, are supposedly becoming more ‘sex-negative’
Djokovic, Sub-Postmasters & Giuffre
Episode 3 explores Djokovic weighing up his tennis career and getting vaccinated, the Post Office scandal and Prince Andrew as we look at how is justice achieved and received?
Music of heaven
I am part of a group that works to equip churches in intercultural worship, and when we visited churches, I was tired of the members there stating that my English is very good or telling me how they have links to a certain country which neither of my parents are from. But I smiled politely and…
Jessie Tang
Let us pray for the Ukraine crisis
Join us in prayer for the escalating invasion of Ukraine by Russia
Living with Covid?
With almost immediate effect, all the rules in England relating to what happens if someone tests positive for Covid will be removed and replaced with advice for how to manage the illness. This means that as well as individuals not being required by law to isolate, those who live with them will not…
Danny Webster
7 crucial "levelling up missions" the church needs to know about
At the beginning of February, the UK government published their 332-page white paper on levelling up, detailing the regional inequalities that exist throughout the UK and the policies that they are putting in place in attempt to eradicate these. The main feature of the paper is 12 missions,…
Nicola Martin
A church toddler group transformed my life. What could your group do?
In reality I think that my journey to faith started long before this. I was always quietly interested in spirituality, and churches fascinated me. I had met many Christians in my life and was always struck by their positivity, contentedness and kindness. I certainly had lots of questions that I…
Cara Macdonald
#WorldBookDay, sight loss, and the best-selling book ever written
I remember aged nine on holiday in Cornwall being totally absorbed by my first reading of Lord of the Rings. And as a young man, one book that stood out was Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline which I re-read many times and can now recognise the impact it has had on my journey with the Lord…
Tim Jeffery
Ukraine, Nationalism and Gender Identity
In episode 4 Peter, Damilola and Danny are back to discuss the news, in a week that is now dominated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
VAWG series: We need more than policy to resolve this problem
The answer to that question depends on who is answering it... Conservative MPs or supporters argue that under successive Conservative-led governments VAWG remains a top policy priority. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 was a landmark success, expanding powers to the police and crown prosecution service…
Alicia Edmund