Episodes
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
A Peculiar People - part 1
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Today's episode - A Peculiar People! - is an in-depth journalistic investigation into the life of pastors' kids in Westlake. Well... ok... maybe not. But, like herding cats, it's fun! Join us for a round table discussion, featuring no less than 9 pastors' kids, on the best and worst things of being a PK.
And we start with the worst.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
The Power and the Glory
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
In today's episode - The Power and the Glory - Rhys and I take a last look at the Lord's Prayer. A prayer to shape our prayers and that finishes with a line that says it all - that addresses what we should live for, how we can do it, and who we do it for. The kingdom, the power and the glory.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Languages to Learn in Lockdown
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Our current experience of confinement can deepen relationships or put them under stress, or both. In today's episode - Languages to Learn in Lockdown - Inge Verboom, from our pastoral care team, talks about the 5 love languages. Not just for couples, these are helpful for all our relationships. There's never been a better time to learn a language!
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Getting Lost in the Lie
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
'Make it count, leave a mark, build a name for yourself. Dream your dreams, chase your heart, above all else.' So says the world. In today's episode - Getting Lost in the Lie - I talk to Naomi Tiller, one of our evening service worship leaders, about her song of the moment: Only Jesus.
Sometimes you just have to recalibrate. So start the week with a song that can help you do just that.
You can listen to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXIBP2BdYR8
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
The Brave not Always Courageous
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
There's nothing like hearing someone talk about something you struggle with to make you go, 'you too?' In today's episode - The Brave not Always Courageous - Nik and I talk about the life and famous quote of Charles Spurgeon, the great preacher. The subject of the quote? Depression. And Spurgeon was a fellow sufferer. Which makes what he has to say all the sweeter!
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Take Your Stand
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
What are you supposed to do when you see evil in the world, or feel weighed down by anxiety or stress? What resources are available to you? In today's episode - Take Your Stand - John Pollard brings us today's 'Thought for the Day' and takes us to the armour God provides.
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Take Heart, Be Still
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
How do you find peace in troubled times, or discover the task to do in stillness? In today's episode - Take Heart, Be Still - I talk to Brian and Cori Cover about two Bible verses that help them do just that.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Trials, Temptations and our Great Defender
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
In today's episode - Trials, Temptations and our Great Defender - Rhys and I take a look at the next line in the Lord's Prayer: 'Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil'. Not just a prayer for our own protection, but one that joins us to all the Lord's people in the trials they are facing, not least today.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
The Pursuit of Marriage, The Place of Lament
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Today's episode - The Pursuit of Marriage, The Place of Lament - is the second of my two part interview with David Niblack on singleness. Today I ask him what advice he would give to those who, like him, are single.
Monday Apr 20, 2020
May His Beauty Rest Upon Me
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Start the week with a song! In today’s podcast - May His Beauty Rest Upon Me - Linley Bennett talks about the hymn that she is using each morning to focus her mind for the day ahead. When our thoughts run to anxieties, or problems of homeschooling, work, or relationships, what can shape our minds, emotions and behaviours positively? Well, this hymn tells us, and does so beautifully.
You can listen to it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXUOuzJo1bE&feature=youtu.be