Life Issues

Do you think we should ban mobile phones in school? Do you think we should ban social media for under 16's? Should we all be pairing back on our social media use? Reports suggest that algorithams are addictive, so how do we guide young people through the hidden dangers of screens shaping their identity? It's been descirbed as a health emergency confronting children, with the claim that theres a stong link between this and substantial increase in rates of suicide, depression, anxiety, and self harm among teenagers. So who should have the final say on how young people access online content? That's the doomscroll dilemma. In this weeks Life Issues episode Ashley is joined by Content Writer for CARE, Dan Wells.

Lets be honest most of us want to be liked, valued, appreciated but how far are we prepared to go to make that happen? We’re told that, as far as we are able we should live at peace with all, but that’s different to living a life to “please people” in fact that’s something the bible warns against, so in a world that seems obsessed with impressing others, what does it mean to be a people pleaser? What does it do to us if we are & how does having a “servant heart” fit in? Paul is joined by UK and Ireland Directors for Ellel Ministries, Andy and Cath Taylor, in this weeks Life Issues episode 'People pleasers, is that really what we want to be'

Did you know horses, chickens, guinea pigs- even fish can be used in animal-assisted therapy? In this week’s Life Issues with Vicky Gibbens, she finds out about the journey of one Christian Mum, Ali Colley, who was unexpectedly called by God to train in this area of mental and emotional wellbeing. Her daughter, Hope, at seven years old, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer.

We may have many dreams & expectations for our children, yet most of all we want them to be healthy. But for Karen & Gordon Palmer they discovered before their first daughter, Jennifer Grace, was even born, that she had multiple, life-threatening abnormalities. In this Life Issues episode with Vicky Gibbens, they share how God stepped in and carried them, as they carried Jennifer.

How much of our time do we focus on the here and now, and dealing with the everyday challenges, rather than looking to the future? Is eternity about our happiness, or God coming home to be truly with us? Is it even possible to live a heaven-soaked life now? The Right Reverend Professor N.T.Wright, a world-renowned Bible scholar and the former Bishop of Durham joins Vicky Gibbens for this Life Issues.