Life Issues

Mar 23 2025 145 ep. 45 mins 3

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On Life Issues we talk about the topics that affect our personal lives and our world - even the difficult topics, because we believe that our faith and our God have something to say on everything that touches us.

New episodes available every Monday.

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Why do we sleep?

Mar 23 2025 44 mins

[Originally broadcast the week of 29th April 2024]Are you someone who can fall asleep easily? Or do you have trouble nodding off and struggle to wake up?Have you ever wondered why we need sleep? Or what is happening to our bodies and minds when we are in slumberland?Joining Helen to explore in this week's Life Issues is Dr Lindsay Browning, a neuroscientist and author of Navigating

Wired Differently: The Strengths of Neurodiversity

Mar 16 2025 43 mins

In the last few years, we’ve seen a real growth in understanding of Neurodiversity. Although for some, function is severely limited, we now seem to recognise not just need but also possibility, contribution and value to society, workplace, communities and churches that comes with a greater openness from the neurotypical to walk alongside rather than disparage, the neurodiverse, t

Jesus Manifesto

Mar 09 2025 43 mins

Have we forgotten what Jesus told us to do? On the list of priorities for each day, how easy do we find it to go and make disciples of all nations? Author Phil More has been learning from a disciple making movement which has brought incredible revival to some of the places in the world its hardest to live as a Christian. In this week’s Life Issues, we will consider what have we o

People of peace

Mar 02 2025 48 mins

[Originally broadcast the week of 8th Nov 2021]Our news is often saturated with stories of hostilities across a divided world. We may even ask ourselves if there can be any hope for peace in these days? In this episode of Life Issues Dan Morrice encourages us with unreported and inspirational tales of peacemakers around the globe to spur us on in our own efforts to be people of pea

People of peace

Mar 02 2025 48 mins

[Originally broadcast the week of 8th Nov 2021]Our news is often saturated with stories of hostilities across a divided world. We may even ask ourselves if there can be any hope for peace in these days? In this episode of Life Issues Dan Morrice encourages us with unreported and inspirational tales of peacemakers around the globe to spur us on in our own efforts to be people of pea

When you pray, pray like this

Feb 23 2025 39 mins

[Originally broadcast the week of 14th February 2022]What is prayer, why do people find it challenging or fabulous or somewhere in between? And when it comes to listening to God - how do we know when we’re hearing from the one who made or when it’s ‘just us’? Amy Boucher Pye takes on all these questions and more in this episode of Life Issues.

Can science prove God?

Feb 09 2025 40 mins

[Originally broadcast the week of 30th October 2023] We can often be made to feel like we have to choose between faith and science? But what if we don’t? What if science can actually prove God? Steph Bevan from God and the Big Bang joins Helen Lea for this week’s Life Issues conversation.

Weaponizing the Bible

Feb 02 2025 41 mins

Throughout history, the Bible has been used as a weapon to subjugate and oppress, to validate attitudes and positions of power that fly in the face of the example of Jesus’ life. Well, the Word of God is like a two-edged sword, but Who are we supposed to deploy it against? And what are the risks if it is used wrongly?Paul explores more, in this week’s Life Issues We

Loving the misfits Jesus’ way

Jan 26 2025 45 mins

[Originally broadcast the week of 4th March 2019] If Jesus is for everyone, why is church often a place where society’s misfits can also feel marginalised? And even if all are welcome, how do we create a space where all are made to feel safe? Paul Hammond is joined by Sean Stillman, aka ‘God’s Biker’, to share about a church that is often a mix of an AA meeting and a casual

It’s Awkward, But Important: Talking Sex and Porn with Your Children

Jan 19 2025 53 mins

Sex, pornography, relationships… how do you talk to your children about these challenging topics? And how do you even start a conversation if you feel like you don't have the knowledge? Joining Helen Lea to explore in this week's Life Issues are two people involved in running sex ed lessons in schools across the UK. Catherine Healey Chief Executive of ACET UK and Paul Semakula �