Faith, Hope, and Love

Do you practice spiritual disciplines? Ancient practices derived from the Bible to bring us closer to God. Sarah Yardley from Emmaus Road joined Carlton Baxter to share her thoughts on using them as a tool and not a crutch.

How does losing your relationship with God? Mark Madavan is a minister who was born with a degenerative condition, causing him to lose his eyesight as he gets older. He shares the ups and downs of his testimony with Carlton Baxter.

Stuart Patterson was on the wrong side of the tracks, dealing and using drugs and getting involved in violent crime, but a surprise call to a pastor started a long road to discovery and faith.

How do you recover from a loss in the family? Jane Oundjian founded the Brevemant Journey, a resource for grieving people and 30 years later, it has helped thousands. She joined Mal Pope to share her story and share how her own personal loss led her back to faith.

Has Busyness become an idol? Why are we uncomfortable with not having anything on? Howard Espie, is a spiritual director for Greenwood Retreat in Scotland and he joined Mal Pope to help us to slow down!

After Donald Trump's inauguration, religion and government are the closest they have been in a long time. Premier Donna Birrell spoke to Minister and Church historian Rev Alasdair Black about whether he thought it was about time or if we should be concerned.

How do you manage church unity in a conflict between Catholics and Protestants? Paul and Priscilla Reid founded Christian Fellowship Church in the heart of Belfast during the Troubles as a neutral church and joined Lydia Bennett to share what life was like and what we can do, despite our differences, to be a united church.

How is Gen Z reacting to Christianity? Are they hostile? Are they seeking? There seems to be a growing interest in faith, but Christianity itself is naturally radical and bound to ruffle some feathers. Alban Smith-Adams and Rob Colwell are student workers for University mission organisations UCCF and Fusion, they joined Lydia Bennet to share their encouraging stories!

They say it takes three weeks to form a habit, so at the end of January, have your New Year's resolutions formed solid routines? Or will you try again next year? Life coach and minister Jacqueline Peart joined Lydia Bennett to share how, resolution or not, we can shift our attention to God at the start of 2025

Are you not where you want to be in your faith? Did you think you'd be further along? Mary and Charles Hippsley are spiritual directors and authors of a new book "Reimagining the Landscape of Faith: Essential Pathways to Spiritual Growth". They joined Mal Pope to help us with some spiritual navigation.

2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Cambodian Genocide. Don Cormack was a missionary who left the country in the hours before the genocide began and wrote down his experiences in his book "Killing Fields, Living fields". He sat down with Mal Pope to share his heartwrenching experience...

The Lord can show up anywhere! Scientist Sam Mckee joins Carlton Baxter to share his incredible testimony of the Lord showing up in one of the world's smallest creatures...

Do you believe in miracles? David Ramanauskas had a dramatic awakening to the power of God in a Pentecost service, which led him to take his faith seriously. After leading a healing ministry team for many years, he would face his ultimate test. He shared his testimony with Premier's Jamie Pratt.

Do you know anyone struggling with substance abuse? Barry Woodward is an evangelist, preacher and former drug addict whose first introduction to faith led him to be arrested for indecent exposure... He shares his incredible story with Donna Birrell.

We all have masks and filters that we put on. Dr Kathrine McAleese shares how we can reveal our true "messy" selves, especially with our Christian brothers and sisters!