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We all want to be understood, cared for and valued. But why? Vicky Gibbens asks Biblical Counselling UK’s Helen Thorne-Allenson in the first episode of a four-part Life Issues series exploring what it means to be ‘known, seen, loved’, inspired by the lyrics of Christian artist MŌRIAH.
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Artificial Intelligence…. a triumph/a tool/or still a bit of a threat?
AI is all around us. But what is the ethical response to its development, and what is the faith response? Can the Holy Spirit speak through Chat GPT? It’s the Life Issues podcast with Presenter Paul Hammond and Revd Dr Chris Goswami, Founder of AI Christian Partnership.
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Rebuilding Children’s Social Care: Can Love Fix the System?
Our societal support systems, intended to protect the most vulnerable, are creaking at the seams. So, what is the solution? Could the clue be in the name: CARE? Tarn Bright, Co-CEO at Home for Good and Safe Families, tells Helen why LOVE must be at the centre of a redesign of the children’s care system in this week’s Life Issues.
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YOLO… so could life be better?
There seems to be a growing passion for living in the moment, for seizing the day, Carpe` diem as it were. But it seems to be less about “redeeming the time” and more of an excuse to chase a consumerist or self-focused lifestyle… So, given that you only live once – how can we make that life the best and most productive it can be? It’s the LI podcast – available now on UCB player and this week entitled. YOLO – so could life be better?Cathy and Mark Madavan are authors of Up and Alive: Living The Life We Are Made For
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Power of kindness
[Originally broadcast the week of 12th September 2022]Kindness has connotations of sweetness and softness, but does this make us prone to overlook the dynamic power of kindness and the legacy it leaves? Paul takes up the discussion with Debbie Duncan and Cathy Le Feuvre in this week’s Life Issues.
On Life Issues we talk about the topics that affect our personal lives and our world - even the difficult topics, because we believe that our faith and our God have something to say on everything that touches us.New episodes available every Monday.