The Bible, Achievement & Rest
We have our first author on the podcast! Ruth Page takes us through some of the highlights from her new book 'Too Busy to Stop?', asking how can we find balance between the drive to achieve and the need rest? Pulling from some of her own experiences and the regular cycles of rest built into the teachings of the Bible, in fact God liked the idea so much he made it one of the 10 commandments!
Best place to buy Too Busy To Stop
https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/christian-health-wellbeing/emotional-health/too-busy-to-stop/
Further reading mentioned on the podcast:
Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - John Mark Comer
Rest of God - Mark Buchanan
Walter Brueggemann - Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now
The Bible & Work
The average person spends 90,000 hours working in their life, but what's it all for, are we missing the point? Luke is joined by Steve and Rick, two absolute legends with years of experience between them, to see if the Bible says anything useful about this topic and hear what lessons they've learnt along the way.
The Bible & Sin
Pete and Narek join Luke, with Jonny in Dictionary Corner to look at the thorny issue of sin. Can you sin in your sleep? What actually is sin? Why is Luke getting punched in the face?!
Answers to all this and much more.
The Bible: War & Peace
Luke is joined by history teacher Andy, our first Quaker of the series Stuart & Jeff again in dictionary corner. We're looking at how the Bible has influenced War & Peace over the last 2,000 years, join us as we take a tour through ancient & modern wars and see what the Bible teaches on how we can find peace.
For extra reading check out:
- Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God - Paul Copan
- War, Peace, and violence: Four Christian Views - edited by Paul Copan
The Bible & Christmas: The Hidden Meaning in the Christmas Story
Phil & Kat join Luke for a Christmas chat looking at what really happened in the first Christmas and the hidden message we can take from this famous story. Becky joins us again, this time in Dictionary Corner & we start with a Christmas quiz.
The Bible & Purpose: What’s worth Living For?
Luke welcomes Jeff and George to explore the biggest of life's questions. They look at what the Bible has to say and how this ancient wisdom has matched with their own life experiences, joined by the ever enthusiastic Jya in Dictionary Corner.
The Bible: Why should I read it and where to start?!
Luke welcomes Pete and Becky to get an overview of the Bible and hear how they started reading it, alongside some top tips for complete beginners. The first in our series also introduces our ‘Dictionary Corner’, starring Narek, and provides an overview of what the podcast series is all about.