Faith, Hope, and Love

Lee Marsland grew up in an abusive home, started using drugs at 13, and left home soon after. Sitting down with Fiona Stewart, he shared how he could see God protecting him even through all the pain and darkness. (Warning: Reference to suicide and drug use)

Phil Knox returned to Faith, Hope and Love to share how Christians have a countercultural opportunity to make friendship the cure to a fractured society.

Have you ever struggled with how to interpret the Bible's message? You could ask different churches the same question and get completely different answers! The Reverend Dr Ian Paul returns to the show to answer your tricky questions about how to read scripture; he spoke to Madeleine Kerzner.

How do you share your faith with someone who only believes the Messiah is yet to come? Boris Skvortsov is a messianic Jew from the organisation "Jews for Jesus" and shares the difficulties and nuances of his evangelism to the Jewish Community in the Uk

The Reverend Jo Trickey spoke to Carlton Baxter to share her faith, filled testimony of becoming a priest and also stories of hope, including a doctor who is healing their patients through prayer!

They say, "God won’t give you more than you can handle." But for Anglican priest Peter Ould, that belief was put to the test when he learned his unborn child had a 99% chance of dying at birth. He spoke to Premier's Donna Birrell about the ordeal...

What should you do if you've been called to serve a specific part of the church, ignore everything else? Reverand Alasdair Black explores the blurry world of gifts and callings with Fiona Stewart.

While some see the sacraments as visible signs of God's grace, others see them as purely symbolic. Is there a right answer? Spiritual director Howard Espie joined Donna Birrell to remove the mystique from this mystical subject...

Sarah Dawkins from the charity 'Torch Trust' joins Carlton Baxter to help raise the profile of the visually impaired who are at risk of being ignored by the family of God!

Is The Church a Safe Place for the Hurting? How can we help people with their trauma if we haven't had sufficient training? Steve Midgley, Executive Director of Biblical Counselling UK and Minister at Christ Church Cambridge, joined Faith, Hope, and Love to discuss his new book, Understanding Trauma, which aims to help churches become more trauma-informed spaces.

Would you watch Harry Potter to lead others to Christ? Cris Rogers sits down with Carlton Baxter to share his opinion on the spiritual impact of film, media and where Christians should draw the line.

What have you assumed about the spiritual realm? Rachel Hickson from Heartcry Ministries returns to answer your tricky questions and help us understand what we might have got WRONG about our spiritual surroundings.

What happens when you reach the top of the mountain? BJ Daniels is a former American football player who won the most prestigious championship in the National Football League with the Seattle Seahawks. A man of faith, he shares the mental toll of winning and being in the spotlight. He was speaking to Carlton Baxter.

It would be understandable if someone was reluctant to go back to church after being literally "kicked out" for kissing the pastor. But God had other plans for Lynda Heron, now co-pastor of ELIM Northhampton. She shared her rollercoaster testimony of redemption, salvation, and miraculous healing with Mal Pope!

Leo Cheng is a London-based Surgeon who uses his annual leave to serve on Mercy Ships, a mobile Christian hospital that sails around the world to give life-changing surgeries to those without access to healthcare... he shares his testimony and the time he and his team were a direct answer to prayer!