I was sent this week a story about an 84 year old widow who married for the forth time and she had apparently married a banker,a circus ring master,a preacher and now a funeral director. And when she was asked how she coped with the variety,she said,I married one for the money,one for the show,one… Continue reading God’s Wide Plan: Amazed by A child – Luke 2:21-52
Today Bruce Morrison brings us part 6 in this series looking at the book of Mark. The reading is Mark 4:1-20.
Meet Roger Seth who runs a safehouse for girls rescued from trafficking in India, Joanna Hayes shares why she took part in a documentary called Fatty, and Ben McEachen reviews the new Woody Allen film, Magic in the Moonlight.
David Reay answers questions about life and faith in the LifeWords podcast. This week, will a baby go to heaven? Do I have to go to church to be a Christian and are Are all sins equally bad in God’s sight?
Violence. Terror. War. Tragedies and disasters happening all around the world are vying for our attention and empathy. Philosopher and Research Associate at the University of Notre Dame’s Centre for Faith, Ethics and Society, Matthew Beard, says it’s important to stay connected, empathise, grieve and respond to tragedy, and it’s also okay to carry on.
He’s dedicated his life to aid and development work, and learnt a key lesson from a herd of hippos while running an agriculture project in Africa. Founder of the Sirolli Institute, Dr Ernesto Sirolli, says the first step to providing help is to listen to the people you’re trying to help.
In our “Discrimination” series, we explore different ways people confront and overcome discrimination. In this podcast, founder of She Business, Suzy Jacobs, says gender diversity is critical for workplaces to flourish.
Did you download it from the Cloud? Check your phone. See it there?…U2’s ‘Songs of Innocence’ was made freely available to all iTunes accounts last week, boosting sales of their back catalogue and seeing an unprecedented number of their previous albums make the top 200. You’d think we’d like the freebie, but for every fan… Continue reading Listen out for: U2 ‘The Miracle’
Nodding Syndrome is a mysterious disease affecting thousands of children in Uganda, Sudan and Tanzania, characterised by a nodding of the head produced by seizures. Hope for Humans founder, Dr Suzanne Gazda, is heading up efforts to improve the lives of children with this disease and to find a cure.
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