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We all have people in our lives who annoy us, drive us crazy and sometimes hurt us. You can picture them right now. So today, tomorrow – what are you going to do to bless those people in your life? Bless them?! You'd have to be crazy right?

Let's face it, we don't jump out of bed in the morning with the purpose of blessing the most annoying and irritating and hurtful person in our lives do we? I mean have you ever woken up with that intention in your heart? No, I didn't think so, most people ha...

You can live without food for weeks, months even, if you're carrying a bit of weight. You can live without water for days. But without breath, you have mere moments to live. When your lungs tighten and your chest burns, nothing else matters. You'd trade every comfort, every achievement, just to breathe again.

So here's the thing: what if your soul is gasping too? Running, striving, doing all the "right" things – but somehow life feels breathless, hollow, mechanical.

Like an old factory machine clanging away, following its programmed steps. It d...

Your brain is listening, and what you repeatedly tell yourself can begin to feel like truth.

Let's face it – we've been programmed to believe that happiness is something we get when good things come our way. When the blessing flows into us. Hmm. Problem is that it's just not true. The joy and contentment we've been looking for only happen, when the blessing flows outwards, from us to others.

I've told this story I think once before on the program a few years ago so if you've heard it well tough. Isn't it funny how with your favourite song you're happy to hear it again and again on the radio but you hear so...

Have you ever looked at your tax bill on the one hand and the newspaper on the other and thought, Really? This is what my hard-earned money is paying for?

For some, taxes fund good things – hospitals, schools and the like. Elsewhere, they line the pockets of corrupt leaders or bankroll some seriously evil things. It's a wide spectrum.

So what do you do when obeying the law clashes with your conscience? When you're forced to support what you know is wrong?

Imagine a soldier und...

When your identity is built on your looks, accomplishments or relationships, change will shake you, but God offers an identity that nothing can take away.

There seem to be basically two types of people in this world – those who are a blessing and those who are a burden; those who are an asset and those who are a liability. Which one are you?

One of the things I love doing is tweeting. Some people don't even know what twitter is. That's okay, I was there once. Some can't understand the fascination but I love it, here's why. Twitter helps me to stay in touch with people who matter to me, people I respect and admire. People who live in the next suburb or...

You know that feeling when life just doesn't add up? You're doing your best, making plans, chasing goals, but somehow it all feels disconnected, like a thousand puzzle pieces from different boxes. Bills, relationships, work stress, scrolling headlines – but no clear picture of what it's all about and where you fit in. It's like trying to assemble life without the lid of the puzzle box.

Imagine that an artist designs a massive mural, but the people hired to paint it only ever see their small patch. Each one focused on their corner, unaware of...

Have you ever noticed how some people walk through chaos with calm you can't explain? It's not that life spares them. They've just found a peace that doesn't depend on what's happening around them. Amazing!

In 1944, Dutch watchmaker and Christian, Casper ten Boom, was betrayed as a member of the Dutch underground, and then arrested by the Nazis for hiding Jews in his home. At 84 years old he was taken to prison, where conditions were harsh and uncertain. Yet even there, he remained calm, quietly trusting God.

When offered re...

We all want to be blessed. Sure we do ?' problem is, sometimes we have a bad sense of direction We expect all the blessing to flow in one direction ?' inwards, to us. Hmm. That's not how it works. Join Berni Dymet, on Christianityworks as he opens God's Word to discover exactly what God has to say about blessing, and our sense of direction.

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When was the last time you were truly lost for words – that kind of awe that stops you mid-sentence? Maybe a sunset that lit up the sky, a newborn's cry, a piece of music that somehow reached right inside your soul. We all have those moments when beauty breaks through the noise – when you sense, even if just for a heartbeat, that there's something more.

In 1968, astronaut William Anders joined the Apollo 8 mission to orbit the moon. When the spacecraft swung around the lunar surface, he looked out and saw the Earth rising above...

When an Ebola outbreak kept a ministry outside a displacement camp in Congo, an unexpected messenger carried comfort in.

Some people are trapped by the past – and that ruins their present and robs them of their future. But Jesus has a plan. It's a good plan. A plan for our welfare and not our harm. A plan for a future full of hope.

The past, some people look back at their past with a fondness, they remember their childhood with great joy but the more I chat with people the more I firm up on my belief that it's simply not the case for most people. The more I chat with people the more I come to...

We tend to spend our lives chasing happiness. You know the sort of thing: holidays, success, approval, possessions. And look, there's nothing inherently wrong with any of those things. The problem is that they're never enough to fill that God-shaped hole that we all have deep inside.  

In 1965, psychologist Viktor Frankl, a survivor of Nazi concentration camps, wrote that happiness cannot be pursued – it must ensue as the result of meaning. He discovered that even in suffering, those who found purpose could still experience peace.

Think about that in the...

This week we catch up on the CAF Champions League, as holders Mamelodi Sundowns failed to make the group stage.

And we look ahead to the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League, starting on Sunday in Egypt.

We have lots on the EPL, plus Yan Diomande’s good form at Real Madrid.

And we highlight the qualities that made Harry Kane a Ballon d’Or winner.

Someone else receives the answer you’ve been praying for, and your own waiting hurts even more. What can you do with the question, “God, what about me?”

The lies that the world tells us about ourselves – who we are, who we aren't, who we should be – you know all that stuff – we'd like to think they don't have any impact – water off a duck's back. But that's just not true. Sticks and stones aren't the only things that break our bones – because words do truly hurt us.

I don't know if you've been able to join us so far on the program this week but I'm joined again today by my special guest in the studio, Mike Ricchini who has an amazing life story. We've been...

Fear's a powerful motivator. It keeps you in line, makes you comply, and even drives you to perform. But it never changes your heart. Because while fear may force compliance, only love inspires devotion 

Have you ever worked in a place where the boss is a tyrant? Sure, things get done – but there's no joy, no loyalty, no life. Contrast that with a healthy workplace, where people give more on the job because they feel valued, respected. The same outcome, but a completely different spirit.

That's the difference between rel...

When life hurts, the faith that once seemed clear can become full of questions. Can you still turn to God when you’re struggling to trust Him?

This week on the program, I'm joined by a special guest Mike Ricchini – who had one of the most difficult starts in life and a tough childhood as an Hispanic Kid in a white neighbourhood in America –and today he's going to be sharing how it was that his life took a turn for the better.

The last couple of weeks on the program we've been chatting about the fact that the lies that the world and people tell us about ourselves: who we are, what we're capable of, what we're not capable of, who we should be...

Every day we're told to "follow your heart." It sounds freeing, fantastic – until your heart leads you into something dangerous. Deep down, even the most independent soul still obeys something: desire, fear, money, approval. The question isn't whether we obey, but who or what we obey.

Just imagine a pilot ignoring the control tower. He believes the instructions are good – he just doesn't follow them. No matter how sincere he feels, the outcome's the same: disaster. Belief without obedience still crashes the plane.

And hey, we want to do that wit...

God doesn’t ask us to pretend our parents never hurt us but He invites us to discover that His care isn’t limited in any way by the care we’ve known.

When our lives fall apart, hope is usually the first casualty. The dream dies, the light fades, the silence feels final. But in God's story, even the grave isn't the end – it's merely the turning of a page.

In 2010, Chilean miner Luis Urzúa and 32 of his colleagues were trapped underground for 69 days after a mine collapse. For weeks, no one knew if they were alive. Temperatures soared, food ran low, and darkness swallowed every hour.

Yet Urzúa rallied the men, rationed supplies, led daily prayers. When rescuers finall...

So many of the lies that the world tells us, society tells us – people tell us – end up messing around with who we are. Messing around with our lives. Racial tensions, the stigma of adoption – that'd have to affect you in your later years wouldn't it?

Exciting week this week on the program because we're following up on what we've been chatting about over the last few weeks. It's the fact that all the lies that the world throws at us about who we are and who we're supposed to be, how we're meant to conform to this m...

You know better. So why does the same compromise keep winning? A wise king’s story reveals how familiar warnings can become surprisingly easy to dismiss.

Imagine starting out life as the baby of a 15-year-old mother, with a drug habit … growing up bumping from one uncaring foster home to the next – when you grew up that sort of a past would mess with your head wouldn't it?

Every now and then God makes a divine appointment for us, have you noticed that? What appears to be a random decision or a chance twist or turn in life, all of a sudden you run into a God moment and go, "wow".

It happened to me the other Sunday. I woke up, said...

When life hurts, our first question is almost always why. Why this sickness, this loss, this setback? But what if the greater question isn't why, but who – who's with me in this, and what might He be doing through it?

In 1951, Japanese sculptor Chiharu Matsunaga lost both hands in an industrial explosion. His career – his very identity – seemed lost. During recovery, he began experimenting with clay, pressing and shaping it using only his forearms.

It took years of trial and error and an inordinate amount of patience, but eventually he developed...

Obedience sounds easy until it costs something. It's one thing to say "yes" to God when life feels safe – but another thing entirely when His call leads you straight into surrender.

In 1519, Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico with eleven ships and hundreds of men. Facing fear and potential mutiny, he did something shocking – he burned his own ships. There would be no retreat. His men had to move forward.

Now, Cortés wasn't following God, but his ruthless resolve paints a picture of what surrender looks lik...

Keep on Keeping on

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If you're ever going to be successful at what you do, you need to embrace efficiency – keep moving, stay focused, don't get sidetracked. But love is rarely efficient. It often arrives disguised as an interruption.

In 1996, Tokyo train commuter Shizuo Tsuji, was running late for work when he noticed an elderly woman collapse at a busy intersection. Dozens of people had hurried past. But Tsuji stopped, called for help, and waited beside her until an ambulance came.

He arrived at work two hours late – and was fired. Months later, the w...

A Bible verse can spark a search for God, and a caring conversation can help faith take root.

People seem obsessed with being noticed – climbing higher, getting ahead, standing out. But the higher you climb, the more tempting it is to forget who lifted you up. Truth: in God's kingdom, greatness doesn't rise – it bows.

In 1970, Japanese engineer Soichiro Honda, founder of Honda Motor Company, was offered a prestigious government medal for industrial achievement. But contrary to everyone's expectations, he declined it, saying, "I didn't build this company – my workers did." 

His humility shocked officials, buta made the world sit up and listen. True greatness doesn't strut. It bows.<...

When the people around us start behaving badly, as they invariably do, we sometimes want to use that as an excuse for us to end up stooping down to the same level. And at the end of the day – that just doesn't work.

We pretty much all understand the concept of the lowest common denominator. You look across a group of people and you pitch your message or your idea or whatever at the lowest common denominator. TV does that all the time. It dumbs down the complex issues of life. It turns values into spin, people in...

This week we look ahead to a big weekend in the CAF Champions League, with the second legs of the second preliminary round ties on this weekend, and with the winners qualifying for the group stage.
 
Also, as the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued a statement this week concerning the outcome of the 2025 AFCON final, we are getting a little closer to discovering whether Senegal’s appeal will be upheld, or if Morocco will be the champions, having been awarded the title by CAF.
 
We look the issue of the sexual abus...

God’s grace welcomes us as we are and keeps changing us as we follow Jesus.

Everyone goes through stormy times in life. And when we're bobbing around like corks in the ocean, what we really need is a solid rock beneath our feet. But what if God means us, you and me, to be that solid rock in someone's life?

I hate being on the water in a boat. I don't mind swimming, I don't mind being beside the water looking and I don't mind diving under the water but I absolutely hate being on the water in a boat. Up and down, up and down … I get sick! I can just fe...

Have you ever spent years following a rule, only to discover it was never actually a rule?

What's Providence? Well, it's when God goes ahead of us and prepares the way. Pretty cool. But what if – I mean, just think about this – what if you and I could do that for other people? What if you and I could be God's providence for them?

I was looking up in the dictionary the other day the word "providence" because I wanted to know exactly what the word meant. Like most people, I'd always thought that providence was God's provision, but literally, the meaning of the word is this:

Care and preparation that takes plac...

We spend our lives trying to avoid suffering – running from it, praying it away, pretending it doesn't belong in our story. But in God's kingdom, suffering and glory aren't opposites. They're two sides of the same cross.

In 1889, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh checked himself into an asylum after years of emotional torment. Isolated and misunderstood, he painted in bursts of anguish and brilliance. In that lonely place, he created The Starry Night – a swirl of beauty born out of deep despair.

Van Gogh once wrote, "I put my heart and...

Every couple disagrees. It’s what happens after the disagreement that tells you about the health of the relationship.