Real Lives

We were treated to some challenging examples of how knowing Jesus has changed the lives of local people.

Thank you to everyone who came, to All Saints Church Thornton Hough for their hospitality, and to John, Tina, Christopher and Pauline for sharing their experiences of Jesus with us.

An Evening with Jonathan Aitken

Over 300 people came to hear the fascinating story of Jonathan Aitken in his own words.

He spoke of the pain of being sent to prison and the terrible toll it took on his family. He also spoke about his search for meaning in Jesus Christ, and how he shared that search with fellow inmates in prison. Over time, he and other inmates were transformed by faith in Jesus – evidenced by genuine changes in character and lifestyle.

If you missed the event or would like to be reminded of it, you will find a similar talk given at another event on YouTube.

Greater Than Gold – with Debbie Flood

Debbie came to Wirral to speak about her life, her sport, her career, and what matters most. While many around her find identity and purpose in their sport, Debbie finds hers in her faith in Jesus. That means she has been able to compete at the highest levels in world sport and retain balance and purpose in the face of difficulties and set-backs.

What does it mean to be human?

Prof John Wyatt led us through some of the ethical challenges being raised by developments being made in technology and culture.
He then also gave a Christian response to those challenges, and then provided gracious and wise responses to some very helpful questions in the Q&A.

When the time was right

Nobody gave Chris and Tony a chance. Married at 17, two children by the time they were 18. No job, no prospects.
Later on, Tony was an alcoholic prison officer, while Chris was a “nominal Roman Catholic disillusioned by Church.”

But when the time was right, God moved powerfully in both their lives.

If ever you needed evidence that the Good News of Jesus still changes lives, this is it. Tony and Chris were very open about their lives and how they had been transformed by faith in Jesus.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan

We had a fascinating evening hearing Leeds Rhinos player Jamie Jones-Buchanan being interviewed about his life and faith.

How does a professional sports player in an aggressive game like rugby maintain a lively faith? How does he even come to have faith in the first place?

Jamie answered these candidly and made it clear that his trust in Jesus is stronger than anything and better than any prize.

Kirsten Birkett on Happiness and Science & Faith

We were treated to two brilliant talks from Dr Kirsten Birkett of Oak Hill College London.

She spoke on recent studies on ‘happiness’ and urged us not to base our happiness on something that can be lost.

Her second talk was on the essential harmony between science and faith, and how they cannot be in conflict.