Beauty for Ashes

Coffee with John No. 15 - The Old and the New Command of Love

1 John 2:7-8 - The old covenant law was a law of love. In what sense is that renewed in the New Testament? How is it a new law? It is shown in Christ but how can it be shown in us?

Quantum 331 - Land of Hope and Glory?

This week we look at the United Kingdom - the farmers revolt;  Steve Reed and Tim Farron;  billions wasted on facemasks; Rachel Reeves; the UK at COP 29; Censorship and the NewsAgents; Alison Pearson; Mary Harrington; Euthanasia; Dancing Donald; Biden and World War; and Tony Campolowith music from the Waterboys, the Sex Pistols, the Wurzels, Last Night of the Proms; ELO; the Beatles; Racist Geology; Jaguar; the Village People; and Stuart Townend. 

Quantum 330 - Post Election Truths; Kristalnacht in Amsterdam; Azezbaijan; the Archbishop

This week we look at the aftermath of the US election, truth, the 4B movement, trans language; Kristalnacht in Amsterdam; German government collapses; Japanese PM survives; Country of the Week - Azeribijan; COP29; Shell wins Netherlands Court Case;  Farmers in the UK; Euthanasia in the UK; Abortion in Australia; the fall of the Archbishop of Canterbury; Child Abuse in Yorkshire and New Zealand; and Feedback  with music from Metallica, Lee Greenwood, Bayati Shiraz, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton and Larry Norman. 

Quantum 329 - Trumps Return, Badenoch's Rise and Botswana's Change

This week we examine the astonishing result of the US election and what it means for the world; who voted for Trump?  Kamala's Concession; Why elitist commentators like Rory Stewart got it wrong; The Influence of Rogan and Musk; Weirdness and Joylessness; Is WW3 now less likely?  Abortion and Peter Dutton; Is Kemi Badenoch a 'white supremacist in black face'?  Country of the week - Botswana; Is Trump God's Answer? with music from Quincy Jones, the Cure, Weird Al Jankovic, the Grateful Dead, and Ross King....

Quantum 328 - Am I a Woke Nazi? China and the Moon; Georgia and the Southport Terrorist Attack

This week we look at what it means to disagree with logic; the Southport attack was an Islamist terrorist attack; the US Election - religion and taking out the garbage; John Cleese; China flys to the Moon; the Japanese election; Country of the Week - Georgia; Spanish floods; Volkswagen shuts factories in Germany; Kings Charles visits St Thomas's Anglican with music from Supertramp; Alice Cooper; Musk Ming; the Beatles; and City Alight.

Quantum 327 - Is Trump Hitler? plus Moldova, Kaba, Thorpe and Peterson

This week we reflect on what real Fascism is - and its dangers.  The attack on free speech with John Kerry;  Antifa Blackshirts; Trump at McDonalds;  No questions at Harris's Town Hall event; Kamala's Money;  UK Labour, Alex Cole-Hamilton and election interference;  Country of the Week - Moldova; Romanian Orthodox chants;  Yahwa Sinar;  Chris Kaba; Prison Release; Lydia Thorpes anti King protest; George Carlin; Union head speaks against abortion at Catholic University; 24 Scottish genders; Jordan Peterson at ARC;  Peterson and Dawkins; the Archbishop of Canterbury denies biblical marriage; with music from Schindlers List, Abba; Romanian Orthodox; Lynyrd Skynrd; Fun Boy Three and the Gettys. 

Quantum 326 - Salmond, SpaceX, Kenya and the religion of Presidential Candidates

This week we look at SpaceX success; the death of Alex Salmond; Not the Nine O'Clock News;  expelling John Mason; the religion of Harris and Trump; Harris fundraising and plagiarism; aiding illegal votes; Trump Biopic and the truth; banning allotments to save the planet; BP drops oil target and worldwide coal production goes up; Goldman Sachs and Global debt; Country of the Week - Kenya; Euthanasia in the UK; Banter Cops; Weight Loss Drugs; Chat GPT, Islam and the Bible; Planned Parenthood, Premier and Prostitution; Feedback and Luther's advice on the US Election!  with music from Elton John, Muddy Waters, Lufus Wainwright, Israel Mboni, Weird Al Jankovic, City Alight. 

Quantum 325 - The One with Jethro Tull - US Election, Tunisia, Snooker, Brand and more..

This week, with the help of Jethro Tull we look at the US Election, media bias and vote rigging;  Thabiti Anyabwil; Hope for politics - JD Vance and Kemi Badenoch; Country of the Week - Tunisia;  Oct 7th Anniversary; Trans operations in the US; Drag Queens and Palestine; the surprising continuing popularity of snooker; Humza Yousaf remembering babies who died before 24 weeks in the womb; The church where Jesus is condemned for being unChristian; Russell Brand and Jordan Peterson. with music from Jethro Tull, Manal Samar and Liturgical Folk. 

Quantum 324 - Why Me Lord? - including Austria, the value of Culture and Mike Pilivachi

This week we remember the brilliance of Kris Kristofferson; Lebanon; the new Prime Minister of Japan; Country of the Week - Austria; Kemi Badenoch - are all cultures equally valid?; Resignation of Rosie Duffield; the US election - is the US importing thousands of murderers?;  Islamaphobia; George Carlin on changes in language; Convoy; Maggie Smith;  Fabian Cabellero;  and the Mike Pilivachi scandal with music from Kris Kristopherson, Janis Joplin,  the Sound of Music, Strauss, Johnny Cash; and Matt Redmann. 

Quantum 323 - Sri Lanka, Misinformation.. Steve Lawson...and much more...

This week we look at Sri Lanka; Taiwan; elections in Germany; Bill Maher on immigration in Sweden; Indian Midwives and Female Infanticide; George Carlin on language; Al Fayed and the Crown; Van Gogh; A Bridge too Far; Misinformation in Australia; Mark Zuckerberg's Confession of Censorship; Jordan Peterson on Woke Protestant Churches; Steve Lawson and Alistair Begg, with music from the Proclaimers,  Verdi, Miran Tharindu, Don Maclean, Fleetwood Mac, and Andrew Peterson.