Rachel Woods, Senior Teacher at Chulmleigh Academy, and Emma Winmill, Co-Director of Urban Devotion, discuss the growing pressures on schools to provide food, life skills, and emotional support for struggling families, and how churches can help reduce the burden.
Reports show that 56.6% of adults released from short prison sentences reoffend within a year. However, stable jobs greatly reduce this risk. The supermarket Iceland is proposing a scheme for offenders to work in the shop instead of serving time. Should Christians support this? Ex police officer Keith Evans and prison campaigner Sara Hyde joined Esther Higham to discuss.
The Greek word for gratitude appears 157 times in the Bible, and thanksgiving 72 times. If it's important to God, how can we practice it well? Allison Broscht, author of Grateful: 30 Days to Develop Thankfulness, joined Esther Higham to discuss why being thankful can be challenging.
Ex-England footballer David Beckham, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, expressed concern that girls are 'being held back.' If we are all fearfully and wonderfully made, should we treat girls differently than boys? Rachel Hughes, Senior Pastor at Gas Street Church in Birmingham and co-founder of the Orchard Women’s Conference, joined Esther Higham to discuss this.
Was Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, right to address President Trump at the National Prayer Service in Washington Cathedral? Andy Flanagan, Executive Director of Christians in Politics, joined Esther Higham to unpack this
Health apps are booming, with over 300 million users. Tech giants promise a health utopia through their products, but are we becoming so obsessed with step counts, cycle tracking, and calorie counting that we forget the true source of our health? Dr. Felicia Wong and Dr. Oluseye Arikawe joined Esther Higham to discuss this.
Josh Green, the founder of GenZeal—an organization dedicated to mobilizing young people and young adults to share their faith—joined Esther Higham to discuss how we can capitalize on the embers of revival across the UK and to explain who exactly GenZeals are.
CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, announced the replacement of independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram. Is this a wonderful opportunity for Christians to be loud and proud with their faith online? Paul Coleman from Alliance Defending Freedom International and Reverend Dr. Peter Phillips from Spurgeon's College joined Esther Higham to unpack this.
This year's Holocaust Memorial Day marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on 27th January 1945. With antisemitism incidents now doubling since the Gaza conflict began, how can Christians uniquely speak out against antisemitism and injustice? Rev. Tim Gutmann, founder of Christian Action Against Antisemitism, joined Esther Higham to discuss this.
With new miscarriage bereavement laws in view, award-winning campaigner Zoe Clark-Coates MBE joined Esther Higham to discuss why grieving for affected families is sacred and why miscarriages are more than just medical events.
Robin Peake from Wycliffe Bible Translators joins Esther Higham to discuss accents—how they shape our perceptions of people and whether they’re a consequence of the Tower of Babel.
WFH was once seen as a perk but is now viewed as a right, with the government planning to make hybrid working mandatory. However, there have been several pushbacks against the WFH culture. Can it affect your faith and opportunities to share it? Story, creative, and culture company consultant Patrick Campbell joined Esther Higham to unpack this.
Hannah Miller, founder of the Purpose Pursuit, speaks to Esther Higham about learning to say no, loving others while looking out for yourself, and what it truly means to live for an 'audience of one'.
A team of young evangelists is touring the UK, aiming to reach young people for Jesus. The Circuit Riders are a training and worship community that launches movements to reach the next generation. Beth Ward and Stefan Lindkvist join Esther Higham to unpack why they're in the UK.
Rev Lisa Coupland joins Esther Higham to discuss appearing on BBC's hit show The Traitors. She opens up about deceiving other contestants, showing that church leaders are fallible, and the power of prayer within the castle walls.
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