In this second of our conversations we chat with Greg Sheridan, author and foreign editor of the Australian, about his book 'How Christians Can Succeed today". Greg is a deeply experienced journalist, a staunch Catholic and a man with deep insight into what is going on in the world....what he has to say is fascinating....
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Beauty for Ashes 6 - The Ashes, Denmark and Polanski Persuading Putin
This week we look at the Ashes; Mel Gibson explains cricket to Joe Rogan; India and Pakistan war; upcoming election in Chile; Zack Polanski on persuading Putin to give up nuclear weapons; Feedback; German Lutherans bless 'marriage' of four men; Alan Cumming and the Pitlochry LGBTQI+ festival; Country of the Week - Denmark; Danish Prime Minister calls for a return to Christianity; the BBC waters down Christian persecution in Nigeria; YouTube Short - Who Created God? the final word -Psalm 8 - with music from 10CC, John Lennon, Rachel Macshane and the Darwin project, Metallica, and Stille Stunder
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Beauty for Ashes 5 - Champagne Supernova Socialists; Bear Grylls and Alex O'Connor; the BBC and Japan
This week we look at Oasis; Prince William at COP30 in Brazil; Germany rearming; The crisis at the BBC; The Czech Election; Will Mandani change New York; Champagne Socialists; Country of the Week Japan; Shogun; Colbert, Plant, and Tolkien; A man says what he is thinking; Alex O'Connor and Bear Grylls; Giant Christian monument in England; and the Final Word (Philippians 2:14-16) with music from Oasis, Frank Sinatra; the Vapors; Masaaki Suzuki; Led Zeppelin; and St Peters Free Church .
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Beauty for Ashes 4 - Home, Heretics and Hate Speech
This week we look at Home, Heretics and Hate Speech - including Canadian government minister defines Bible as hatespeech; Sudan; Anti-semitism in Melbourne and London; The Dutch election; Free Speech in France; The BBC edits Trump speech; Fiji and Samoa celebrate Christ after rugby match; country of the week - Germany; the most infectious German song ever!; Prunella Scales; The Queering of Jesus; Shape Singing in the US; Joe Rogan sticks with Jesus; and the Last Word - John 4:12 with music from RunRig, Jimi Hendrix; Plastic Betrand; Mountain Crew; Bach; 600 Shape Singers; and Matt Redman.
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Beauty for Ashes 3 - Sorrow and Songs - a Mother's Special
This week's is a special in memory of my mother - including Kathren Maher on the truth; Ukraine war; John Lennon's relationship with his mother; Child abuse in Australia; Matt Redman on suffering; Birth rates throughout the world; and Proverbs 31 with music from Duncan Chisholm; Deep Purple; John Lennon; Ray Davies; Matt Redman; Capercaillie; and Warren Haynes
David Robertson discusses faith, culture and politics from a Christian perspective - this podcast was known as Quantum of the Wee Flea. Now it has been turned into a radio programme with Rhema FM.
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