Faith, Hope, and Love

Do faith and hope play a role in mental health? If you're physically ill, you go to a doctor, but sometimes, Christians struggling mentally are told to focus on the Lord. Is this helpful? Revd Dr Shaun Lambert returns to Faith, Hope and Love to share his thoughts with Premier's Fiona Stewart.

Should Mary be the benchmark for femininity and motherhood? Theologian Chine McDonald believes that some of the legends around Mary have created unrealistic and even harmful standards for mothers. She sat down with Madeleine Kerzner to discuss her new book, “Unmaking Mary—Shattering the Myth of Perfect Parenthood,” and share some of her personal experiences along the way.

Could the UK return to its Christian roots? Or has it reached a point of no return? Jamie Franklin is an Anglican minister and podcaster who has written a new book, "The Great Return," which shares the UK's drift from Christianity and what we could do to bring it back.

Do you truly trust God with your life or just the parts that feel safe to surrender? Bestselling author Joanna Weaver sits down with Mal Pope to share her story and the lessons of her new book, "Embracing Trust!"

How would you react if you felt called by God to lead but your church said no? Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin joined Mal Pope to give a whistlestop tour of her fascinating testimony of blazing trails and battling naysayers on her way to becoming the Church of England's first Female black bishop!

Since his birth, Geoff Peters's life has been surrounded by scandal. He was the illegitimate son of the clergy, and everyone knew about it! He shares his story of forgiveness and redemption with James Pratt and his new book which invites Christian leaders to rethink their mission: Love Child.

Is revival in the air? Neil Shurey certainly thinks so! He shared with Premier's James Pratt about what he and his church in Wales are praying for in this Lent period?

Would you still foster a child if you couldn't share your faith? Does the church use excluding language that can isolate adoptees? How can Christians support the transition of young people from care to adulthood? Roger Cooke from Home for Good and Safe Families joined Fiona Stewart to answer the tricky questions on adoption and foster care.

Phil Knox returned to Faith, Hope and Love to share how Christians have a countercultural opportunity to make friendship the cure to a fractured society.

Lee Marsland grew up in an abusive home, started using drugs at 13, and left home soon after. Sitting down with Fiona Stewart, he shared how he could see God protecting him even through all the pain and darkness. (Warning: Reference to suicide and drug use)

How do you share your faith with someone who only believes the Messiah is yet to come? Boris Skvortsov is a messianic Jew from the organisation "Jews for Jesus" and shares the difficulties and nuances of his evangelism to the Jewish Community in the Uk

Have you ever struggled with how to interpret the Bible's message? You could ask different churches the same question and get completely different answers! The Reverend Dr Ian Paul returns to the show to answer your tricky questions about how to read scripture; he spoke to Madeleine Kerzner.

The Reverend Jo Trickey spoke to Carlton Baxter to share her faith, filled testimony of becoming a priest and also stories of hope, including a doctor who is healing their patients through prayer!

Sarah Dawkins from the charity 'Torch Trust' joins Carlton Baxter to help raise the profile of the visually impaired who are at risk of being ignored by the family of God!

While some see the sacraments as visible signs of God's grace, others see them as purely symbolic. Is there a right answer? Spiritual director Howard Espie joined Donna Birrell to remove the mystique from this mystical subject...