Butterflies charm our eyes with their captivating colours and graceful dance of their fluttering wings. Yet their beauty is fragile, and their lives are fleeting; a brief flowering that embodies the ephemeral nature of the seasons. This delicate beauty has made butterflies the most sought-after and studied of all insects. In many ancient civilisations butterflies…
In this program, we consider a topic that is probably confronting for many of us. When you hear the words fats and oils, you immediately think of French fries, potato chips, cheesy pizzas, onion rings, burgers, and doughnuts—foods that taste great and that we like to eat. Though they are tasty, we are often reminded…
Jerusalem is unique — there is no other place like it. It’s full of tradition and history and has the world’s greatest concentration of religious sites right in the heart of the city. Surrounded by walls, this history-packed square kilometre is home to holy sites for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. It’s the most sacred city…
Planet Earth is filled with a dazzling diversity of life, but few animals can compete with the extinct dinosaurs for variety, size, and sheer magnificence. They roamed the earth away back in the ancient past and came in incredible shapes and sizes. Some of these ancient creatures had enormous bodies and were the most colossal…
Join us on this fascinating journey as we unravel the life of one of the best-selling authors in history, John Bunyan, the man responsible for penning “The Pilgrim’s Progress”, a literary masterpiece that has sold more copies than almost any other book in publishing history, second only to the Bible itself. Bunyan’s early years were…
The Tour de France has been revered as one of the most significant feats of human endurance for over one hundred years. A gruelling multiple-week race, with long distances and enormous elevation gains and losses, brings nothing but the highest quality athletes together to compete. Inspired by this world-class journey, a group of 24 cyclists…
On the shores of the Red Sea, God performed his final act of judgment against the Egyptians and his most powerful act of deliverance on behalf of the Israelites. While the Egyptian armies rushed to slaughter their recently released slaves, God parted the waters of the Red Sea and commanded the Israelites to cross on…
After fleeing Egypt after a single reckless act, Moses wandered through the desert. He managed to make his way to the wilderness of Midian, where he was welcomed into the family of Jethro, the high priest of Midian and a follower of the God of the Hebrews. Moses spent forty years in the wilderness of…
The story of Moses and the Exodus forms an integral part of the faith of millions of Christians and Jews worldwide. It is also a story that has captured people’s imaginations with its timeless messages of freedom and deliverance. This week, we look at the early years of Moses’ life. Hidden by his mother as…
Thomas Meagher was an Irish Nationalist who participated in the infamous Young Irelander Rebellion in 1848. The rebellion was a desperate attempt to gain independence from the British Crown and to set up an Irish republic. For his role in the rebellion Meagher was tried and sentenced to penal transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, (Tasmania)…
In today’s hectic and demanding society, we often feel overwhelmed, anxious and stressed. It is reported that over a quarter of the population is suffering from severe stress at any time. And 51% of adults who felt stressed reported feeling depressed, and 61% reported feeling anxious. Of the people who said they had felt stress…
Discover the unbelievable bravery of Franz Hasel, a German soldier who risked his life to defy the Nazis during WWII. On a mild Saturday in 1939, a letter arrived at a German farmhouse that changed the family’s world. It was a summons from the draft board for the 40-year-old Franz Hasel to attend the recruitment…
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