Life Issues UCB

[Originally broadcast the week of 9th October 2023]

Can Christians influence culture, without needing to label content as "Christian”?

Can we separate faith from our creativity?
And how do you shape culture rather than let culture shape you?
Helen is joined by Norman Stone, a BAFTA and Emmy-award winning Director, who doesn't make 'Christian films' but is a Christian who makes films in this week’s Life Issues.

Are Christianity and Feminism compatible?

Why do some people feel the Bible presents a barrier rather than a boost when it comes to championing equality between the sexes?
When you look at the life of Jesus, he showed great respect to women and included them in his work - despite the prevalent culture doing the opposite. Helen Lea is joined by Author of Notes on Feminism, Lauren Windle in this week’s Life Issues - Is Jesus the original feminist?

If you check out the trending TV shows or book best seller lists you’ll quickly discover that humans are fascinated by the supernatural. Yet, those who believe in prayer and miracles are at risk of being mocked for their faith. So in this week’s Life Issues, Paul Hammond invited Dr Keith Warrington to explore the reality of the supernatural from a Christian perspective and to consider how we can confidently embrace it.

There are 16 million disabled people in the UK, many of whom continue to be at risk of poverty and exclusion from education and employment. So how can a Paralympian, whose resilience and adaptability has been celebrated, use their status to bring change and inclusivity for all? Vicky Gibbens is joined by Stef Reid MBE. 

This week on Life Issues we are talking about vision –
how to find it/cast it/pursue it/live in light of it and why vision as a spiritual reality is very different from what the management training books recommend. Joining Paul for the conversation are Senior Leaders of All Nations Church Steve and Esther Uppal.

If God created men and women equally: Why did the Apostle Paul write: I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man?
If the risen Jesus showed up to women first, what's so controversial about women leading in church? Helen’s guests to explore in this week's Life Issues are Rev Dr Katie Stock, Lead Pastor at Christ Church Summerfield, and Amy Wicks, Associate Minister for Women and Pastoral Care at St Silas church in Glasgow.