What is it to be Human? In the final episode of this series of the Keswick Convention Podcast, we talk with different speakers about how we can embrace our humanity, our finitude and our limitations in a way that honours Christ - and the local

Human | Tribes, Tongues & Nations - What's so Amazing About Race?

May 19th, 2023 54m 51s

What do we mean when we use the word 'race'? How can the church encourage unity and welcome for all? What was going on with the Tower of Babel? In this episode, we explore the amazing theology of race and ethnicity and discuss how the Bible spe

Human | Creativity, the Bible, and Me: Am I creative?

May 5th, 2023 57m 20s

What is imagination? To what extent does our imagination vary? How does imagination impact our creativity and why is this so important to being human?Whether you see yourself as a great artist or you've never picked up a paintbrush, this episod

Human | What is my purpose? The rat race, leisure and meaning of life.

Apr 21st, 2023 40m 17s

Work hard or play hard? We all at times wrestle with the purpose of our time, work, relationships and life. As Christians, we know that the Bible should answer these questions for us, but this isn't always easy to apply to our own lives.In this

Human | Self-esteem and self-worth: Why bearing God's image is good news for us

Apr 7th, 2023 36m 43s

Am I good enough as I am? What does it mean to be made in God’s image? What even is to be human? How do we live out our Christian faith in an age of flattery, self-actualisation and narcissism? In this episode, we are exploring how we think of

Human | Could Jesus Have Sinned?

Mar 24th, 2023 32m 13s

Spoiler alert: the answer is no! But, why is this good news for us? What makes Jesus a relatable God and can this help us in the face of temptation? What does the incarnation mean for our bodies? How do we respond to this as Christians?In this

Human | What is beauty?

Mar 10th, 2023 31m 6s

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 1.28 billion people are on Instagram and by the end of 2023, the global fashion market is estimated to be worth $1.7 trillion. Why do we care so much about beauty? Why would God allow us to age? How does th

Human | Could I be stored on a memory stick?

Feb 24th, 2023 42m 33s

Do we still value human dignity over usefulness? What is transhumanism and will this solve all our problems? Can we become everlasting AI holograms like ABBA? How does Jesus point us towards a better eternal life?Welcome back to the Keswick Con

10 Habits of Highly Grateful People (you won't believe number 9!)

Jun 17th, 2022 36m 8s

How can I actually get more grateful? What is it that grateful people do? Do you have some tips on building habits for being and staying a more grateful person for the rest of our lives? We come into land on the last episode in our latest serie

Grateful For The Local Church?

Jun 3rd, 2022 41m 21s

Our local churches can look small and unimpressive. Up close, we really see the flaws and the problems. But what else can we see? And how can we give thanks for this most precious gathering of God's people? James gets some answers from Director

Grateful for my Identity in Christ?

May 20th, 2022 52m 20s

Here we go. Brass tacks folks! How are we genuinely grateful for our identity in Christ? We've heard it as a nut-shell phrase but how do we go about living out this identity and being grateful? What about when it's really hard and we just don't

Grateful For Past Battles?

Apr 22nd, 2022 26m 52s

We want to be someone who gives thanks in all circumstances but what about when it's really hard? How can we genuinely be grateful for past battles and what can we learn from them? What about battles we have faced in culture, in church history

Ungrateful Kids?

Apr 1st, 2022 34m 32s

We want our kids to be grateful, right? We keep telling them to say 'thank you'. But how do we make it a heartfelt habit, rather than just lip-service. The truth is that parents have to be grateful themselves! Ed Drew, from Faith in Kids, expla

Grateful for the Worst Boss in the World?

Mar 18th, 2022 34m 28s

Being grateful doesn't come naturally? And when we are having a hard time at work and our boss is being a pain, it can feel a bit of a joke. How can we give thanks in those times? Rachel talks to Mark Greene, author of Thank God It's Monday, fo

Grateful in Loss?

Mar 4th, 2022 31m 18s

Being grateful doesn't come naturally? And it seems impossibly far away when we're living through a time of loss. How can we give thanks in those times? Jam talks to David Gibson, Minister of Trinity Church Aberdeen (IPC), and author of Living

Why Be Grateful?

Feb 18th, 2022 25m 27s

How can we be grateful and be full of thankfulness when life can be so busy, frustrating, stressful, painful and difficult? That's the question we're asking in Season 4 of the podcast. New format. New Music. Grateful is the theme of this year's

Adrian & Celia Reynolds Muddling Through Marriage

Jul 8th, 2021 28m 2s

Talking to James Cary this week are Adrian and Celia Reynolds. Adrian serves as associate national director for FIEC and also as a leader at Christchurch Harborough where Celia works part time as the women’s worker at church as well as in the h

Dr Sharon Hastings - faith in the darkness

Jun 24th, 2021 38m 4s

Sharon, a medical doctor and someone who has walked a difficult road with a variety of severe and enduring mental health struggles shares how she has leaned on the Lord through her journey. She shares her love of psalm 13, the how and why of he

David & Maura Baldwin and Cross-Cultural Mission in the UK

Jun 10th, 2021 33m 23s

James talks to David and Maura Baldwin 2:19, an SIM ministry designed to help UK churches reach out to their local multi-cultural communities through English lessons. Dave also teaches at Oak Hill Bible school in North London.You can have a loo

Rachel Jones on God's Providence & God's Sovereignty

May 27th, 2021 27m 7s

Rachel Redeemed talks to Rachel Jones, author and senior editor at The Good Book Company. In this episode of the Keswick Convention Podcast, we hear some of Rachel's story as to how she came to realise her need of Jesus as a child and how that

Inonge Siluka on Cherishing Christ

May 13th, 2021 31m 17s

Rachel Redeemed talks to Inonge Siluka, blogger, youth and women's worker while working full-time for a cancer charity as a financial advisor! In this episode of the Keswick Convention Podcast, we hear some of Inonge's story, her faith journey

Tom Putt and How to Stay Encouraged

Apr 29th, 2021 30m 59s

Rev Tom Putt is the vicar of St John the Baptist in Burford, and Youth leader at the Keswick Convention. He talks to James Cary about how to stay encouraged, and how parents really are the key to raising a new generation of Christians.You can h

Rico Tice and Being Kind To Our Neighbours

Apr 15th, 2021 34m 27s

James talks to Rico Tice, Senior Minister for Evangelism at All Souls, Langham Place in London, and the man behind and often in front of Christianity Explored a husband and father of three.Email [email protected] for more information

Dr Dan Strange - Faith, Culture & Preaching unto them Jesus

Apr 1st, 2021 33m 44s

Rachel Redeemed talks to College Director Dr Dan Strange, Lecturer in Culture, Religion and Public Theology at Oak Hill Theological College. In this episode of the Keswick Convention Podcast, we hear some of Dan's story as to how he came to f

Dr Garry Williams and Surviving Secular Theology

Mar 18th, 2021 34m 27s

Dr Garry Williams from the Pastors' Academy talks about how his destiny appeared to be in theological education, despite his best efforts to be a lawyer, a teacher and a pastor. Garry talks about surviving secular theology and equipping pastor