All Things Considered

Azim Ahmed talks to the Head of Wales for the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Born in Holyhead, Ruth has always had strong attachment to Wales, and has worked at a variety of jobs before taking on her current role since 2017. At the same time, she answered a call to ministry, and is now an ordained priest in the Church in Wales, working in the Garth Ministry Area. At a time when human rights are under unprecedented assault from organisations and governments, and in certain sections of the media, Ruth explains the history and the universality of human rights.

Jonathan Thomas is joined by Dr Chloe Swart the National Director of Alpha UK. It’s a course that helps people explore the Christian faith, and which just last year was used by nearly three million people across one hundred and fifty-eight countries. Dr Swart is also a theologian and Church leader. Her first book, “605 Everyday Miracles – Learning to do what Jesus Did, Today” is taken from her phd research. It’s based on hundreds of first hand accounts of healing. People who claim they had or witnessed all sorts of conditions from sciatica to cancer improved and even completely healed through the power of prayer. Not necessarily in churches but everyday places like fast food restaurants, bus stops and gyms. She talks about what she discovered in her research and what she sees happening in the church across Wales and the UK.

Rosa Hunt speaks to Emeritus Professor John Lennox, one of the most acclaimed Christian apologists of modern times, about his new autobiography 'My Story.' With Rosa, John reflects on his childhood growing up in Northern Ireland, studying at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and teaching mathematics across the world. He's defending the Christian faith in lecture halls, debates and the public square for more than sixty years, including debating the New Atheists Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.Throughout his career John has maintained that rigorous science and deep faith are not enemies but allies, and has devoted his life in the public sphere to defending this principle. He's tackled some of the thorniest questions in public debates; where is God in the Big Bang? Can faith and science mix? Does God exist? John takes us on a journey from Northern Ireland to Wales, Germany and Soviet Russia, tracing a lifetime devoted to mathematics, faith and reason.

Steph Bevan marks sixty years of the Christian Mountain Centre in Eryri, exploring why time outdoors can be life‑changing for young people and transformative for faith. From kayaking and climbing on the North Wales coast to moments of stillness that prompt reflection and prayer, Steph visits the centre at Pensarn Harbour and speaks to staff about their vision for outdoor education in a time of rising anxiety and shrinking opportunities.She also meets CMC founder, mountaineer and minister Mike Perrin, who reflects on the centre’s beginnings in the 1960s and the belief that the mountains can open hearts in ways buildings sometimes cannot. An exploration of nature, community and the enduring pull of adventure on the spiritual life.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Eco Church, the scheme run by the Christian conservation charity A Rocha UK. Those who take part can earn awards if they commit to making a difference to the environment.Rosa Hunt is joined by a panel of guests to unpack how churches can help in the fight against climate change as as human activities cause world temperatures to rise. How much of a responsibility do Christians have to care for God’s creations?Delyth Higgins, is the Eco Church Officer for Wales Megan Trott, Rhys Thomas and Noa Evans reflect on their experiences traveled with a youth group from Tabernacle Chapel in Cardiff to Lesotho in Africa.