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Occult practices are rapidly gaining popularity, driven by social media trends like #WitchTok and endorsements from celebrities openly embracing these practices. In this video, Alanzo Paul examines the increasing allure of the occult, unpacking its promises of hidden knowledge, empowerment, and healing. He contrasts these with the Christian perspective, revealing how Christ offers a deeper, lasting fulfillment for our spiritual needs.

Alanzo Paul

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Alanzo Paul examines the profound question of God and suffering from a Christian perspective, exploring how God could allow suffering in our world. Through a combination of philosophical analysis, theological insights, and personal stories, he reflects on how faith can help us find meaning in the midst of pain and hardship.

Alanzo Paul

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In a cancel culture world, Bishop Emma Ineson explores why humans continue to make mistakes despite centuries of technological, societal and ethical progress. She delves into the concept of sin, its effects on our lives, the freedom of admitting when we're wrong, and the liberating power of God's forgiveness and grace.

Emma Ineson

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Storm Cecile, a 25-year-old spoken word poet, discusses how her Christian faith shapes her creativity and resilience. In this interview with Charlie Styles, Storm explores her artistic passions and how she intentionally aligns her work with spiritual values.

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In this conversation, Sam and Rebecca discuss the importance of using Jesus’ example to meaningfully engage with difficult topics in today’s culture, such as questions about justice and suffering. They also give practical tips on how to thoughtfully communicate biblical truths in diverse and challenging settings.

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In this interview, Charlie Styles and spoken word artist Storm Cecile explore a Christian perspective on the role of art in today's world. They discuss how Storm intentionally challenges societal norms and sparks thought-provoking conversations on important social issues through her artwork.

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Strategy, culture and character have been talked about by leadership theorists for the last couple hundred years and this conversation has shifted to include the relevance of each of these concepts in our lives as individuals, our families and communities. Max Jeganathan helps us think through strategy, culture and character as different strands of leadership and psychological thinking have begun to place different levels of emphasis on each of these 3 concepts. So, the question then naturally emerges, which one is more important, and how do they relate to one another? Max meaningfully explores how love and relationality help to prioritise the three and explains the relevance Jesus Christ has on radically transforming the nature of strategy, culture, and character in our lives.

Max Jeganathan

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In today’s world, the booming self-help and self-discovery industries indicate that, although we place value on finding ourselves, we struggle to know who we really are. In this session, Sam Allberry examines various methods of defining ourselves and suggests that our identities need to be anchored in something with lasting security.

Sam Allberry

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In this episode of So You Want to Live Forever?, Ben Thomas and Sara Stevenson explore optimistic nihilism—the idea that, while there is no afterlife, our mortality can be a source of freedom, allowing us to create our own meaning. But does the tension between a meaningless universe and a personal search for significance pose a challenge?

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In our second episode of the series, ‘So You Want to Live Forever?’, join Ben Thomas, a seasoned medical doctor, and Charlie Styles, a vicar, as they investigate humanity’s quest for immortality. Both have been confronted by death and grief in their professional work, yet have noticed a curious, unwavering desire for humanity to leave a legacy and be remembered… What is this desire and where does it come from?

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Ben Thomas, a medical doctor, tackles the taboo topics of death, eternal life, and what happens after we die in the first episode of 'So You Want to Live Forever?'. This seven-part series explores diverse perspectives on the afterlife, from reincarnation to transhumanism, and examines whether any of these ideas can truly answer the question: Is death really the end?

Ben Thomas

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We all want to be happy. Studies show that there is a direct link between happiness and a feeling of meaning or purpose. In part two of this talk, Simon Edwards explores how according to the Bible, the secret to happiness, meaning and purpose is scandalously simple.

Simon Edwards

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