John 16:5-15 The film Groundhog Day depicts someone who is trapped in a time loop. One reason the film is so popular is that it resonates with so many people’s experience. Each day follows the last, but what’s the point? We’re just trapped in this endless cycle, having to create our own sense of meaning and purpose. The film taps into a longing we have to be caught up in a grand and glorious story which is actually heading somewhere. Listen in as we consider Jesus’ teaching about where history’s heading, and how we can live purposeful lives.
John 8:31-38 That’s true for you, but not for me…’ Is there any absolute truth in the realm of religion? Can we ever speak of something as ‘the truth’? When is it ok to tell someone their beliefs are wrong? A short talk looking at the words of Jesus on this topic.
John 15:18-16:4 One-hit wonder Joan Osborne had a top-ten hit in the 90s with a song called “One of us”. The songs asks the question about what kind of reception we would expect God to get if he became one of us. What about if God were to reveal himself to one people in the world, and if he were to show them what life’s about and how to live and flourish in this world, how do we think the world would respond to those people? Our answer to these questions reveals a lot about our assumptions about humanity. Listen in to Jesus’ answers to these questions and what the implications are for our lives.
Revelation 1:5-6 In his 1941 State of the Union address President Roosevelt famously proposed 4 fundamental freedoms that people everywhere in the world ought to enjoy: freedom of speech, of worship, from want, from fear. Freedom matters to us as people. But does it matter to God? And if so, what is he doing about it?
Some claim that believing in the Bible is building your life on a fairy-story or legend. But Simon Edwards, a former lawyer, examines the evidence and puts the case for the Bible being historically trustworthy and reliable.
Some claim that belief in Jesus is simply delusional and has no basis in historical reality. But Simon Edwards, a former lawyer, examines the evidence and puts the case for belief in Jesus being thoroughly reasonable.
What current research and ancient wisdom tell us about happiness: how to find it and how to keep it.
Romans 1:18-23 Stephen Fry recently launched an anti-God tirade on an Irish TV show and got 2 million youtube viewings even before the program was aired. Russell Brand replied with a clip entitled “Is there a God? Yes, and Stephen Fry proves it.” What these men have in common is that they both understand the huge significance of this question of God’s existence for every one of us. Listen in as we consider how we can find real answers to this vital issue.
Acts 14:8-19 Why I can’t believe 2 of 2: Aren’t all religions basically the same?
Isaiah 52:13-53:12 To have our eyes opened more to the wonder of the cross, and our hearts captured more by the beauty of the cross, is one of our biggest needs. That we might live cross-centered lives which are made up of cross-centred days. This passage in Isaiah can help us do that.