Romans 1:16-17 Jay Marriner has gone from a life of parties, dealing drugs, and crime, to life as a Christian and starting a new church in Brixton. In this interview and talk Jay shares his story and the message about Jesus through which God turned his life around.
Philippians 3:1-11 One of the key accusations of the New Atheists is that religion isn’t simply irrational, but that it’s dangerous and that it leads inevitably to intolerance and violence. Then, of course, the pro-religion voices try to protest by demonstrating the strong correlations between religion and many desirable outcomes such as stable mental health, and happiness, and altruism. And the debate rolls on. But what about God, what does God think of religion? Listen in as we consider this question from the Bible, and as we discover that God is not nearly so pro-religion as we might have expected…
James 2:14-26 Jesus warned that some will get to the gates of heaven only to discover, to their horror, that their faith is not the real deal, and it’s too late. James shares his concern. There is dead faith and living faith. We need to make sure we’ve got the right one.
Habakkuk 2:6-20 “Coronavirus: rapid spread raises fears of global pandemic” declares the BBC headline today. Where is God in all this? Does he care? Why does he not intervene? And…
James 2:1-13 Racism is on the rise in the world, but it has no place in the church – nor has any type of partiality. A mark of genuine faith is that we show love and mercy to all, regardless of skin colour, race, ethnicity, sex, age, class, accent, special needs. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
Habakkuk 1:12-2:5 Does God care about evil and suffering in the world? And if he does, why doesn’t he do something about it? These were questions that puzzled Habakkuk, and still puzzle Christians today. Thankfully God gave the prophet some answers.
James 1:19-27 The BBC series ‘Fake or Fortune’ examines works of art to see if they are priceless or worthless. James does the same with our faith in the Lord. And there’s a lot more at stake than losing some money.
Habakkuk 1:1-11 Does God care about evil and suffering? And if he does why doesn’t he do something about it? These were questions that puzzled Habakkuk, and still puzzle Christians…
Acts 4:1-22 An interview & talk with Mark Harding. Mark spent many years as a partner in the international law firm, Clifford Chance, and had two stints in-house at banks, first as General Counsel of UBS Investment Bank and, for ten years, as General Counsel of Barclays Bank.
Acts 4:1-22 An interview & talk with Mark Harding. Mark spent many years as a partner in the international law firm, Clifford Chance, and had two stints in-house at banks, first as General Counsel of UBS Investment Bank and, for ten years, as General Counsel of Barclays Bank.