Lifeline Live

One listener asks the Lifeline Live team, “Am I really called by God?” while another asks how to begin reading the Bible.

Rick Easter, Jonathan Clark and Fiona Castle discuss the ups, downs and how-tos of parenting: everything from making the decision to have kids in the first place to pre-school, the school years, adolescence and beyond.

On Holy Week, Rick, Fiona and Jonathan talk about Maundy Thursday AND Good Friday, and respond to an email from a listener who claims to have a special talent: seeing dead people. Another listener used to be happy but now feels insecure, whilst another finds it hard to sleep with negative thoughts at night.

Questions include: I’d like to know more about faith/I’ve been threatened with eviction because of my untidy flat/Are there any Bible verses on feeling good about yourself?/I need counselling on keeping pure for God.

I just lost my mother and I need help/I just found out about husband’s affair/I dreamt about reconciliation with my wife; are dreams real?/I escaped an abusive spouse/Is there such a thing as sexual addiction?/I’ve been deceived and hurt by all the people in my life…

Rick, Fiona and Jonathan delve into the significance of Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.

Rick, Fiona and Jonathan turn their attention to Asperger’s Syndrome in this set of Lifeline Live programmes.

Questions and observations include: “Can Sunday not be the Lord’s Day?” “We don’t observe the Sabbath any more” and “I try to listen to Jesus, but…”

My life has been changed through family bereavements; what now?/Our neighbours constantly harass us/What sort of support do you offer?/I’ve been suspended from church work after my fiancee and I had an affair

Should you forgive unrepentant people?/I need advice on choosing a new church/Is it better to wait until you’re 100% certain of salvation before getting baptised?/I still need to discover myself

I’m worried about what I see on TV/Thinking of becoming vegetarian/I have a cannabis-addicted teenager/I’m being harassed at work/I have non-Christian roommates/Coping with loss: miscarriage/I met a lady

Remember God’s promise/How do I know I’m among the chosen?/How do I get real happiness?/Why does God allow us to go through difficult times?

Rick, Fiona and Jonathan discuss all sorts of seasonal issues: Christmas alone/ parents getting involved in kids’ Christmas activities/alternative Christmas presents/preparing for Christmas/creative ways to celebrate the season. There’s also a special mention for World AIDS Day, which also falls in December.

Uneasy dating post-divorce/abusive ex-husband is still around/I feel empty as a single mum/Is it possible to get non-residential help for alcoholics?