Global Crossroads - Ancient Paths

<p>Bishop Steven reflects on the unexpected origins of his 2006 novel The Advent Calendar - a chapter-a-day Advent story blending family narrative, biblical imagination, and the rich themes of Isaiah.</p><p>He shares...

<p>"It’s getting harder for scientists not to believe in God" - The Spectator</p><p><br /></p><p>New discoveries are reshaping the conversation around science and faith. Bishop Steven's presidential address to Diocesan...

<p>Where do we turn for simple, practical help to cope with anxiety, bad days and depression?</p><p>Bishop Steven reminds us that help can be found in something simple and familiar, the Lord's Prayer.</p><p></p>

<p>The final story in our Stories of Conversion series brings us to Caesarea, to Cornelius and Peter - two people transformed by the Holy Spirit in very different ways.</p><p>Bishop Steven reflects on how Peter’s...

<p>From enemy to brother. Lives turned around in just three days.<br />On the road to Damascus, Saul meets the risen Christ — and Ananias is called to do the unthinkable: welcome his persecutor.<br />Bishop Steven...

<p>An Ethiopian official. A desert road. A chance encounter that changes everything.<br />Bishop Steven reflects on the first of three Acts conversion stories — a reminder that God is already at work in the most...

<p>Psalm 23 is one of the most familiar and comforting passages in Scripture - but it is also a profound meditation on leadership. Where does good leadership begin, and what does that mean for us today?</p>

<p>What do you do when leadership is all too much? Where should you turn when all around you is in chaos? Bishop Steven's second reflection on the gift of leadership.</p>

<p>An urgent plea for robust AI safety measures, following an open letter to Sir Demis Hassabis, the Founder and Chief Executive of Google DeepMind.</p>

<p>What can the Bible’s worst career move teach us today? </p><p>All across the world this September, people are beginning new roles and responsibilities. Every single leader faces a demanding task. What’s the best way...

<p>The Revd Canon David Tyler tells the story of his calling to Bishop Steven Croft.</p><p>From an introduction to faith through close friends to becoming the next Archdeacon of Dorchester, David shares the passions and...

Episode 5: Distinctive<p>The Church holds in tension two great images: on the one hand, we are a chosen race, God’s own people. On the other, we are aliens and exiles, living against the grain as we wait for God’s...

Episode 4: Chosen<p>Bishop Steven is joined this week by the Rt Revd Mary D. Glasspool, Assistant Bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of New York.</p><p>As they delve deeper into 1 Peter, Bishop Mary discusses the...

Episode 3: Living Stone<p>We have learned during the pandemic how important our church buildings are. But we’ve also learned more deeply than we did before, that the church is not the building. The church is the...

Episode 2: Resilience <p>In a candid conversation with the Bishop of Western Louisiana, the Rt Revd Jacob Wayne Owensby, Bishop Steven delves deeper into the first letter of 1 Peter.</p> <p>Facing the uncomfortable...