With Patrick Boyns.

Recorded on location at the Palace of Diocletian in Croatia.

From Jerusalem to Illyricum … this was the geographic extent of Paul’s mission activity. And though we know nothing in particular of what he did in these parts, we know that Christ was working through him to bring salvation to those lost in this life.

I am actually in the city of Split – an ancient Roman city made particularly famous for its associations with the emperor Diocletian. He ruled at the end of the third century A.D. and instigated the last and most brutal persecutions of followers of Christ within the empire.

It is not unusual for those who choose to live lives apart from the ways of the world to be shunned and even hounded today. But there are times when such rejection reaches extraordinarily extreme levels, And such was the time of the Roman Emperor, Diocletian.

Broadcast on 28th August 2022

Scriptures referred to: 

Romans 15:17–22

Philippians 3:20-21

2 Timothy 4

1 Peter 1:3-9

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With Patrick Boyns.

Recorded on location at former RAF Douglaswood in Scotland.

It’s hard to believe that once this place was such a strategic part of our national defence. Of course, much has changed over the years, but the need for defence has always been a part of the story of human survival.

When this site in which I’m standing was operational as a means of frontline defence, it was able to see the unseen enemy. Within a range of about eighty miles, it could detect enemy aircraft that might pose a threat to national security, long before they could be seen by the naked eye, or even heard from below.

To see the enemy before the enemy can be seen is to gain a significant advantage, and can provide much needed time to be better prepared for the battle. So Peter warned his readers to “Be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” So we are to keep a watchful eye and not be caught unawares. We are to be watchful … as a watchman who looks out for the dangers of an approaching army.

Broadcast on 21st August 2022

Scriptures referred to: 

1 Peter 5

John 8, 12

Ephesians 1, 2, 3, 6

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With Jon Galloway.

Broadcast on 14th August 2022

This talk is based on Ecclesiastes 3

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