Dr Thomas Renz on the Psalms: Psalms of Ascent
Dr Thomas Renz of Oakhill College speaks with Brent Siddall about the book that in Hebrew is known as 'The Book of Praises'. The Psalms of Ascent are the collection of 15 Psalms that were sung by God's people on their journey 'up to Jerusalem' to attend the Festivals, or by the priests as they ascended the Temple steps to begin the daily ministry. Today Dr Renz explores the background and message of a few of these songs. This is the last programme in this series.

First Broadcast  12/11/2011

Dr Thomas Renz on the Psalms: Psalms 30 & 34
Dr Thomas Renz of Oakhill College speaks with Brent Siddall about the book that in Hebrew is known as 'The Book of Praises'. Two Psalms are studied in today's programme: Psalm 30 comes straight from the heart of a person of prayer. It is the prayer of one who is fully aware of the nightmare of death offering profound thanksgiving to God for His mercies. Psalm 34 is a 'wisdom psalm', full of praise to the God Who ransomes, releases, rescues and protects.

First Broadcast  05/11/2011

Dr Thomas Renz on the Psalms: Psalm 23
Dr Thomas Renz of Oakhill College speaks with Brent Siddall about the book that in Hebrew is known as 'The Book of Praises'. The 23rd Psalm has become one of the best known and most pigeon-holed Psalms in the book! It speaks of spiritual growth, backsliding and the dangers of ignoring God's shepherding. The author was talking far more about spiritual life than about physical death!

First Broadcast  29/10/2011

Dr Thomas Renz on the Psalms: Psalm 22
Dr Thomas Renz of Oakhill College speaks with Brent Siddall about the book that in Hebrew is known as 'The Book of Praises'. Psalm 22 speaks of feelings of abandonment and pain, but it also highlights the strength that can be found in God and amongst the community of believers.

First Broadcast  22/10/2011

Dr Thomas Renz on the Psalms: Psalm 6
Dr Thomas Renz of Oakhill College speaks with Brent Siddall about the book that in Hebrew is known as 'The Book of Praises'. Psalm 6 is the first of the penitential written by King David following his grievous sin with Bathsheba and Uriah. It is not only a prayer for help from God, but a prayer of confidence in the final victory.

First Broadcast  15/10/2011

Dr Thomas Renz on the Psalms: Psalm 2
Dr Thomas Renz of Oakhill College speaks with Brent Siddall about the book that in Hebrew is known as 'The Book of Praises'. In today's programme, the focus is on Psalm 2 which is a Messianic Psalm that speaks of the Messiah as a King entering into His glorious Kingdom.

First Broadcast  08/10/2011

Dr Thomas Renz on the Psalms: Psalm 1
Dr Thomas Renz of Oakhill College speaks with Brent Siddall about the book that in Hebrew is known as 'The Book of Praises'. In today's programme, the focus is on Psalm 1 which talks about the kind of person believers need to be to gain full benefit from a relationship with God.

First Broadcast  01/10/2011

A Private Affair?
Divorce amongst Christians makes for a depressing statistic, and poses the question "what should be done about it?" A recently released secular book suggested that marriages may be revived if one or other partner has an affair - as long as the cheated-on spouse never finds out! Tom Ward is joined by Chick and Margaret Yuill (popular speakers on marriage) and Katherine Hill (a Christian author) to discuss if this suggestion is really such a good idea.

First Broadcast  24/09/2011

Eternal Life and the Kingdom of God Pt2
Brent Siddall talks with Dr. Paul Woodbridge of Oak Hill College, London - the second in a two-part series about the difficulties presented by John's Gospel.

First Broadcast  17/09/2011

Eternal Life and the Kingdom of God Pt1
Brent Siddall talks with Dr. Paul Woodbridge of Oak Hill College, London - the first of a two-part discussion about the difficulties presented by John's Gospel.

First Broadcast  10/09/2011

Book Before You Leap
With thousands of books published worldwide every year, what makes a book worthy of entering this competitive market? What is involved in the process of writing, editing and publishing a book and what are publishers really looking for? Join Phil Walker as he talks to Sarah J. Dodd, a children’s author, and Tony Collins, the founder of Monarch Books to answer these questions.

First Broadcast  03/09/2011

When You're Not Welcome
Each generation of Christians has to wrestle with major theological issues. Today, Church membership is not one of them, and this is a real danger, according to Jonathan Leeman, author of recent release 'The Church and the Surprising Offence of God's Love - Reintroducing the Doctrines of Church Membership and Discipline'. Jonathan Leeman speaks to Tom Ward about the dangers he identifies in his book, and to Rev Dr David Instone-Brewer (Senior Research Fellow in Rabbinics and New Testament at Tyndale House, Cambridge) to gain his perspective.

First Broadcast  27/08/2011