Matters of Life and Death
Listen in as we discuss issues in healthcare, ethics, technology, science, faith and more. We unpack how Christians can better engage with questions of life, death and anything in between.
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Brought to you by Premier Unbelievable and hosted by John Wyatt and his son Tim. John is a doctor, professor of ethics, and writer and speaker on these topics, while Tim is a religion and social affairs journalist.
Are men really coming back to church? with Justin Brierley
It’s been impossible to miss the growing excitement in some corners of the church in recent years that there is a turnaround in church... Posted: March 11, 2026
Rediscovering evil
Both the Old and New Testaments are quite clear that bad things are not simply the result of bad choices by free human beings. There are... Posted: March 4, 2026
Touching grass and witnessing to truth: the church in an era of AI fakery and misinformation
Tim recently spent a few weeks researching AI misinformation in the church context for a newspaper article, and that serves as the jumping... Posted: February 25, 2026
Psychedelics: Shamans, the philosophy of Harry Potter and the neuroscientific turn
Tim is away this week, so we’re dipping into the MOLAD archive for a classic episode from 2024. Culture is increasingly interested in... Posted: February 18, 2026
The social media addiction trial: Can Christians use the courts to protect the vulnerable?
A landmark trial is beginning in Los Angeles, as a series of people, parents and schools sue major social media giants, accusing them of... Posted: February 11, 2026
Q&A: Were we unfair on the House of Lords over its assisted dying scrutiny? And the Church of England prepares to welcome its first nurse-Archbishop
Last week’s episode about the parliamentary wrangling over the UK’s assisted suicide bill prompted a fair amount of disagreement from... Posted: February 4, 2026
Do the ends justify the means? The dubious campaign by unelected lawmakers to destroy the assisted dying bill
Last year, the democratically-elected MPs of Britain’s House of Commons passed by a margin of 23 votes a bill to introduce assisted... Posted: January 28, 2026
What makes the church vulnerable to abusers?
Abuse has been exposed in every corner of the church in recent times, but the evangelical tradition has been particularly badly hit with a... Posted: January 21, 2026
The big picture: New creation
Our four-part series on the deeper narrative of the Bible comes to an end with New Creation. Just as with the beginning of the story, this... Posted: January 14, 2026
The big picture: Redemption
Our series on the theological foundations of Christian ethics and the grand narrative of the Bible has reached the third chapter –... Posted: January 7, 2026
