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New research from Dr Harry Benson and the Marriage Foundation suggests the benefits of marriage have been underestimated by governments and policymakers for decades, not only for couples, but for society as a whole. Esther spoke to Dr Benson about how Christians make a stronger case for marriage while remaining sensitive to those who are single or divorced.

Do prayers have an expiry date? If God's mercies are new every morning and we're called to pray persistently, what happens to the prayers we've prayed for years? And how do we balance the command to "pray without ceasing" with Jesus' warning against empty repetition? Esther was joined by Brian Heasley, International Prayer Director at 24-7 Prayer, to explore unanswered prayer, persistence, God's timing, and whether prayers ever run out.

Steven Spielberg has said that if the events of his new sci-fi film Disclosure Day came to life, they would shake people's religions and worldviews. But would the discovery of extra-terrestrial life really be a problem for Christians? Film critic Rev Andy Godfrey and former meteorologist Rev Dr Dave Gregory joined Esther to review the movie, unpack the 'aliens as demons' theory, and consider how God's incarnation fits into the possibility of life out there...