Matt chats to Levi about parenting through the pandemic and the perspective it has given him being a father to two young boys. He reflects on self-awareness, boundaries and being a more supportive partner in parenting. Through all of this is the recognition of God’s loving presence in our lives as a Father to all.
Kara chats to Helen about becoming a mother during the pandemic. They discuss the challenges many women have faced over the past year, reflecting on the journey between hospital and home, exploring new identities and different experiences of mental and spiritual health without the usual support many new families receive. We are so grateful for the stories shared by Rosie, Elisabeth, Anna, Crystal, Amanda and Josie. May God continue to bless and guide you on your journeys. More Info: Online Bible...
Peter chats to Levi about recovering from a stroke and learning to embrace music and worship again. Peter is a passionate musician who loves to play the piano and sing. He reflects upon his stroke and the therapy that allowed him to heal, and continue to express his love for God and the Lord Jesus through music. More Info: Some Effects of Disconnecting the Cerebral Hemispheres - Roger W. Sperry Christadelphian Music...
Keletso talks to Levi about growing up in the townships and how his connection with The Cuddle Trust was the beginning of a transformative faith journey. He shares the challenges of moving to a new place and training as a teacher, and how many prayers and God’s guiding hand helped him understand his purpose and identity. More Info: Cuddle Trust Ignite & Shine...
Liezl chats to Levi about working with The Cuddle Trust in South Africa. The Cuddle Trust focuses on the education needs of pre-school and Grade R children and teachers in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. From this main project flows other projects that help uplift and develop those who at first cannot help themselves to a better life. Liezl reflects on how this has impacted her faith and worldview, and invites others to come and volunteer. More Info: Cuddle Trust Ignite & Shine...
Laura reconnects with Levi about her Instagram account ‘Faithfully Laura’ where she shares regular reflections on life and faith. They discuss the challenges and spiritual learnings of managing mental health, especially through the pandemic. Laura also promotes the need for mentoring programs to be an essential part of growing up and being supported in a faith community. Follow faithfullylaura on Instagram...
In this episode of A Little Faith, Levi and Helen reflect on the Pandemic one year on. They discuss how life has changed over the past year personally and collectively for us all. We are only just beginning to process the change and loss that has been felt on many levels. But in all things we know we have a God who loves us very much.
In this episode Levi chats to Aletheia Burney about Hymns for Sunday. What started as an initial request to provide some hymn videos for online services during the Pandemic, has transformed into a wonderful growing collection of hymns on https://wcfoundation.org/hymns and WCF’s first album on digital streaming platforms. Aletheia also reflects on her spiritual journey and how music has shaped her faith....
Matt talks with Mary Styles about her work as a mental health therapist and a believer. She shares some experiences and wisdom from her faith journey and advocates our need to have a safety plan, crisis intervention and to build a support system.
Dan and Paul chat to Helen about their platform, Bible Feed, a growing collection of online resources centered around the gospel message. They aim to increase familiarity and understanding of the Bible by creating and sharing content that is accessible to all. Dan and Paul reflect on their own faith journeys and who this has informed the growth of Bible Feed.
Sam talks to Helen about his podcast, Pause to Consider, the podcast where you can put your busy day on pause to consider scriptural wisdom and encouragement on your walk towards God's Kingdom. Sam reflects on what inspired him to start the podcast and the beauty of sharing God’s story.
Mark and Helen review the past year and discuss how the Williamsburg Christadelphian Foundation has helped connect our faith community during an unprecedented period of isolation. They reflect on different ways to inspire faith in dark times, helping those in need through the pandemic and looking forward to launching new faith initiatives in 2021. In all these things we thank our Heavenly Father for blessing this work.
Michael Ash talks to Helen about music and mental health. Route 66 Movement was established to promote honesty and openness about mental health and faith. Music is a powerful way to communicate our emotions and our experiences and have chosen to make the Bible the soundtrack to our journeys through life. Route 66 Movement is a digital platform; a safe haven for the mind and spirit where we can share our stories and grow on our journeys in this life.
Cam Beeler chats to Levi about the importance of the work going on all around the world in the mission field. The mission hubs around the world are well-organized both in preaching and humanitarian work. They have a lot of good work that needs volunteers to come in and be a compliment to their mission. This is where White Fields workers can make a difference. Cam reflects on how his experiences overseas have transformed his faith and world view.
Helen converses with Jonny Pappas from Adelaide, Australia about the powerful effect food has had on his faith journey. Jonny shares how he has found joy in failure and success through his cooking, as well as developing stronger relationships with God and the Lord Jesus. Food is a way of connecting with people on a deeper level around the table.
Nolan chats to Levi about his experience as a father as he and his family have navigated their life during the Pandemic. As his family’s home life changed over the last year, Nolan reflects on how he has adapted and become more attuned to their emotional and spiritual needs. In doing so he contemplates spiritual lessons he and his wife have shared with their children to help build up their faith.
In this episode of A Little Faith, Steve talks to Rebekah Lewis from the U.K. about her experience and reflections on coping with isolation as a parent. She describes how the sudden change of becoming a parent can be a real shock to the system, not only socially but also spiritually. Rebekah shares some great insights to help parents and their spiritual community support each other better. This was recorded in December 2019. The podcast was inspired by some articles that Rebekah wrote for the CI...
In this episode Steve interviews Kezia Reed who works in Homeless Prevention Support. She ensures her organization engages with people before they lose their tenancies. They also run extreme weather shelters in Winter and Summer. Steve and Kezia talk about the practicality of supporting vulnerable people, teaching scripture, and why this type of outreach is so important.
Leah talks to Helen about her experience being involved in her CYC and organising social and outreach activities. They discuss the importance of mental health, developing resilience and how valuable mentoring is within a church community.
Helen talks to Dawne Andrews-Semple from Guyana about the life and tragic death of her mother, Karolyn Andrews. Dawne shares how this event completely changed her world and deeply affected her faith. The Karolyn Andrews Memorial Fund is an international emergency fund to help and support Christadelphians and their families anywhere in the world, who are the victims of violence or persecution because of their faith. If you would like to donate to the Karolyn Andrews Memorial Fund please visit: wc...
Levi and Helen interview Brother David Andrews in Guyana, Brother Ian Neblett in Panama and Brother Dale Andrews in Canada. They discuss the online study day, Responding to Racism, a Biblical Perspective that was held on June 27th 2020. The group also share their personal reflections and faith learnings in bringing our children up to have confidence in their own identity in Christ, and what we all as believers can do to be more inclusive in our ecclesias and every day actions.
Matt talks to Jessica Gelineau about her love of pie baking and how she shares her passion. They discuss the spiritual moments of creating, offering and gathering. Jessica reflects that whatever you have chosen to do is an act of offering and giving to others. Jesus gave his whole being for us. So any little pieces of ourselves that we can give can bring us a little closer to becoming more like Jesus.
Laura talks to Levi about her Instagram account ‘Faithfully Laura’ where she shares her faith, life experiences and the beauty of personal Bible study. Laura reflects on the importance of honesty and vulnerability with her audience, and how to make Bible study personal and
Joanie chats to Helen about the children’s podcast, Little Seeds of Faith where she reads favorite Bible stories with children from all over the world. The stories each child chooses conveys how as listeners and readers we all engage with the Bible in different ways. We all bring color to learning together around the Word of God.
Back in December 2019, Steve visited the UK. In this episode he talks with Alison Routledge, Suzette Thompson and Viv Brown. They discuss together what a Proverbs 31 woman can teach us today and how we can manifest those learnings and experiences in our own communities. They also reflect on women mentoring women and spiritual advice they would give to their younger selves.
Tom and Naomi Peel chat with Levi about their podcast From the Platform. They discuss the importance of cultural awareness and healthy communication in the way we listen and relate to one another. The podcast is about raising our own self-awareness of our own biases and what we bring to a conversation, and enabling different ways to nurture good conversation within the Christadelphian community.
Levi chats with Jochem Hale, host of For Real Life about what inspired his podcast. Jochem shares how he initially wanted to make videos to teach people about God. The podcast is aimed at people who want to learn about God and the Lord Jesus, who maybe aren’t super familiar with the message of the Bible. Jochem aims to give a very simple introduction to the Bible and some of these issues that we struggle with in ‘real life’. We can actually find answers to those things in the Bible.
Helen interviews Kevin Fadely about his life changing faith journey that has transformed his family life and their health. Through getting distracted by travel sports with his children, a life threatening experience with his son and challenges with his own health and faith, Kevin talks about how his relationship with Jesus has changed everything.
In this episode of A Little Faith, Steve resumes his conversation with Carmel Page from Sheffield, UK who is a professional storyteller. Carmel continues to share some of her storytelling skills using the examples of Abigail and David. They explore together how one can engage an audience and incorporate storytelling into many aspects of our church and community experience.
In this episode of A Little Faith, Steve talks to Trevor Routledge who is based in the UK. Trevor supports the non-profit organization, Christadelphian Meal A Day. It assists sustainable projects that focus on supporting vulnerable children, the provision of clean water, agricultural skills, basic health care, and education, and a meal a day. Trevor shares some transformational stories from projects in Kenya. Steve and Trevor continue to talk about change, diversity, and inclusion to spread the ...
