God Conversations with Tania Harris
God Conversations with Tania Harris features fascinating interviews, teaching tips, and inspirational God-stories. The podcast explores personal experiences with God, offering insights into faith and spirituality. Each episode aims to encourage listeners in their spiritual journey.
Episodes
Can You Really Hear God When You Open Your Bible? - Dr. Meghan Good
You open your Bible. You read a passage you've read a hundred times before. Nothing happens. Sound familiar? In this episode of God Conversations, host Tania Harris sits down with Dr. Meghan Good – pastor, author of The Bible Unwrapped and Divine Gravity, and Resource Development Manager for Jesus Collective – to unpack how the Holy Spirit actually speaks to us through Scripture, and why we ca
Prophetic Scandals & Healthy Prophetic Ministry – David Balestri
A prophetic minister told a young couple they were "a match made in heaven." She saw red flags but married him anyway. The marriage turned abusive and the "prophet" was later discovered to have been mining personal data to make his words sound accurate. On this episode, I sit down with prophetic minister David Balestri to talk about what's broken in prophetic ministry right
God Conversations with Animals - Daniela Rizzo
Can God really speak through animals? I know – it sounds a little out there. But what if the Holy Spirit, the great Comforter, uses all of creation to bring healing, joy and peace? In this week’s God Conversations podcast, I sit down with Dr Daniela Rizzo, a theologian who explores how God may speak through animals – and why so many of us have quietly experienced this without knowing how to explai
God Conversations in Chaplaincy – The Holy Art of Shutting Up
What if God is already speaking – long before we arrive with answers? In this episode of God Conversations, Tania Harris sits down with hospital chaplain Matt Sanders to explore what it really means to listen for God in the lives of everyday people. Not in church pews. Not in polished testimonies. But in hospital rooms, juvenile detention centres, moments of grief, fear, and profound vulnerability
God's Voice Among the Urban Poor - Ash Barker
What if God doesn’t need us to bring answers – but to pay attention? In this episode of God Conversations, Tania Harris speaks with Rev Dr Ash Barker, whose life and ministry have been shaped by listening for God among the urban poor. From Springvale in Melbourne, to Bangkok’s largest slum, and now inner‑city Birmingham, Ash has spent decades learning one core truth: God is already at work. Our ro
God Conversations Before the Missionaries Came - Jay Ruka
The history books tell us that Christianity arrived in New Zealand with the first Western missionaries in 1814. But that’s only half the story. Forty years earlier, God spoke to a man named Toiroa, giving him a vision of the Europeans’ arrival. The vision included the strange clothes they wore, their unusual mode of travel and the message they carried about a good god and a name that meant “Son wh
Hearing God in Everyday Moments - Beth Kennedy
What if God is speaking far more often than we realise - not just in the spectacular moments, but in the ordinary ones too? In this episode of the God Conversations Podcast, Tania sits down with seasoned prophet and trainer Beth Kennedy to explore how God meets us in the everyday rhythms of life.Raised in an atheist home yet drawn to the spiritual from childhood, Beth shares her remarkable journey
God Conversations with Angels – Isi De Gersigny
Isi was contemplating drowning by suicide when she had a supernatural encounter that saved her life.In this episode, our guest Pastor Isi De Gersigny shares about her supernatural experiences and angelic encounters. In our time, angels are usually only depicted as cute chubby-face cherubim on greeting cards and are rarely mentioned in church life. For many, the idea of angels is for the “woo-woo”
God Conversations between Life and Death - John Burke
What does God say about life after death?In the God conversations of the early church, we get a sneak peak... Two thousand years ago, the Apostle Paul, John the revelator and Stephen all saw a glimpse of the heavenly realms - as well as several of the Old Testament prophets. But it seems God still giving glimpses of heaven today!In this episode of the God Conversations Podcast, Tania Harris talks
The Spirit Sounds Like Jesus - Greg Boyd
If the Spirit sounds like Jesus, how do we make sense of Old Testament passages where God seems to command violence? In this episode, I sit down with theologian Greg Boyd to explore what it really means to hear God’s voice—and why the Spirit always sounds like Jesus. We talk about Greg’s personal journey, the ultimate test for discerning God’s voice, and how to read Scripture through the lens of t
Hearing God Beyond the Church - Andy and Mel Owen
We know that God speaks to his people, but does God speak to those who don’t even know his name? Evidence would suggest the answer is yes - both in biblical history and contemporary life! God speaks to those who are listening - even those who don’t believe in him!On this episode, we are talking with Andy and Melanie Owen. Andy is the senior pastor of a thriving church in Lucern, Switzerland. You’l
Bad Stories of Hearing “God’s” Voice – Paul Hudson
This podcast is one with a twist. Instead of the good stories of God speaking, we’re sharing the bad! We all love a good God conversation story. God is still speaking as powerfully and creatively as he did in Bible days. But the nature of our flawed humanity is that we can get it wrong. We can make mistakes. We can use the claim to hearing God’s voice to manipulate others. The result is real damag
Obstacles to Hearing God – Christine Westhoff
Why Can’t I Hear God’s Voice?It’s been said that “hearing God’s voice is as natural as breathing,” so why do we often find it a challenge? If we were created to be in relationship with God, why do we find it so hard to hear the Spirit speak?On this episode, we explore this question at a deeper level with prophetic ministry leader and spiritual director, Christine Westhoff. Christine is the Preside
The Role of the Prophet – Andre Bronkhorst
When someone says the word prophet, what do you think of? The label conjures up all sorts of images – a robed figure gazing into a crystal ball or a wild man dressed in camel hair, eating wild insects and raving about the end of the world! Prophets have always been around – in the biblical tradition and beyond it. Among the Hebrews, prophets played a key role in expressing God’s will for the natio
God Conversations that Expose Sin – Don Barry
Voices in the Muck: When the Spirit Won’t Stay SilentWhen Don arrived to take up a leadership position at his new church, the Holy Spirit gave him a dream. He saw a group of men dressed in white hazmat suits. They were cleaning out piles of horrible muck from a culvert and moving it to the roadside nearby. Don woke up thinking how horrid it was that the muck was being exposed to all those driving
The Audible Voice of God – Patrick Hegarty
How Does God’s Audible Voice Really Sound? Insights from a Modern-Day EncounterSome people talk about hearing the audible voice of God. What does that sound like? And should we expect to hear it? On this episode of the God Conversations podcast, we’re talking about the “audible” voice of God, why God rarely speaks this way and what our expectations should be for how the Spirit speaks.Our guest has
Hearing God Among the Nations – Craig Stephens
God spoke to Craig about healing for a lame Sikh priest. Then the police came…Jesus said it was for our good that he left the earth (John 16:7). That seems hard to believe. What could be better than sitting down and having a coffee with Jesus? Jesus is described as the living “word of God” (John 1:14) – that meant everything he said was God’s voice as well as everything he did. The early disciples
Spirit Experiences and Analytical Thinkers - Brian Ross
Brian committed himself to practising contemplative spiritual disciplines every day for a month. Here’s what happened…Psychological studies suggest that certain personalities are better suited to hearing God’s voice than others. Those who are “feelers” rather than thinkers seem to be pre-disposed to experiencing the Spirit in sensory ways. So what does that mean for the thinkers and the intellectu
Hearing God for Emotional Healing – Terry Bone
Terry Prayed for God to Heal his Church. God Answered with an Invitation to Heal his Heart.Have you ever prayed for something in your life and God answers in a completely different way? Pastor Terry Bone was praying for all the problems of the church when God answered with a vision that pointed to all the problems in his heart!Our show today is about the unexpected journey God takes us on when we
God Dreams: Hearing God in Dreams and Visions – Tania Harris
God’s most common way of speaking in biblical history is through dreams and visions. But today many of us are more likely to dismiss our visionary experiences as the product of a spicy meal rather than a potential message from God. But could we be missing out on the voice we so long to hear?Today’s show is a different one where we flip the roles around on the show! Hosted by one of our volunteer G
Hearing God and Evangelism – Dave Shepherd
It’s Not our Job to Convert Anyone!Jesus’ last words on earth was to go into all the world and share the good news (Matt. 28:18-20). But at the same time, we know that it’s not our job to convict, convert or save anyone! The Holy Spirit alone works in people’s hearts and we should never try to control or coerce another person’s choices. So how does this work in practise? What role does the Holy Sp
The God Conversations that Shaped the Salvation Army – Kim Haworth
The Salvation Army is an incredible movement that works in 136 countries around the world and began in the streets of nineteenth century London by William and Catherine Booth. It is both a church and charity, known for its focus on justice, compassion, and supporting the welfare of others. But did you know that the Salvos began in the power and revelation of the Holy Spirit?On this episode of God
A School in Revival – Jeff Davis
A School without Rules? How Holy Spirit can Change How we LearnWhen we think of the Holy Spirit, we think about the God who saves us spiritually, but did you know that an encounter with the Spirit also helps us to learn? Experiencing the Holy Spirit could even improve your grades at school!In this fascinating interview, I talk with Jeff Davis, Principal of Hillcrest Christian College on the Gold C
Common Mistakes in Dream Interpretation – Tony Cooke
Hearing God in a dream can be a life-changing experience, but it can also be a confusing one! Dreams speak a symbolic and sometimes confusing language and the process of interpretation is not well understood, making it subject to mistakes and abuse. It’s no wonder the claim to hearing God in a dream is often met with skepticism, disinterest and even mockery.Dream interpretation is more art than sc
The Spirit Among the Poor with Bob Ekblad
Jesus was known for the way he interacted with those on the margins of society – the tax collectors everyone despised, the lepers no-one would touch, the cripples and the prostitutes society rejected. Jesus’ teaching and interactions constantly reflected God’s heart for those who had been forgotten and left behind. So today, when we hear the Spirit as Jesus’ continuing voice, we shouldn’t be surpr
God’s Voice and Healing – Kirk Delaney
If you had to sum up the ministry of Jesus, it would include three features: teaching, exorcising demons and healing! As followers of Jesus and recipients of his Spirit, the church should also be known for healing. But how does it work, and what role does the Spirit’s voice have to play?In this episode of the God Conversations podcast, we talk with Kirk Delaney, Pastor of Pine Rivers Vineyard Chur
Hearing God with First Nations Peoples – Lydia Read
All over the Western world, people are revisiting their history and in particular, their participation in colonialism. Many nations in the West were established in lands that were long inhabited by indigenous or First Nations peoples, with European settlement coming at a deadly and devastating cost. Debates rage as to how we should respond to a history that is often brutal and violent. For the Chr
Our Spiritual Senses – Maria Mason
How do we hear God’s voice? Perhaps the best way to describe the forms of Holy Spirit communication is by starting with the human forms we’re familiar with. This includes all of our senses! So we can hear God’s voice, but we can also see it, taste it, smell it and feel it!On this episode of the show, we focus on hearing God through our “spiritual senses” with prophet and pastor Maria Mason. You’ll
Hearing God through Cancer – Kate Nicholas
One of the most challenging times to hear God’s voice is in seasons of suffering and ill-health. Clarity is difficult to find in the midst of pain, fear and doubt. On this episode, we talk to someone who understands this more than most. British author, communicator and friend, Kate Nicholas joins us on the GC podcast to talk about her rollercoaster ride of cancer diagnoses and how she heard God sp
Hearing God and Mental Illness – Lyn Packer
Lyn Packer thought that one day she’d end up in a mental institution. As a young prophet, she experienced revelatory encounters on a regular basis, but didn’t understand the nature of her gifting. Her church wasn’t much help either since they didn’t believe in modern-day prophecy. So Lyn just thought she was weird.Mixed in with the confusion, Lyn was suffering the effects of sexual abuse from the
A Psychological Perspective on Hearing God – Mark Chironna
Does our personality have anything to do with hearing God’s voice? How does our human imagination, thinking and intuition interact with the Spirit? Our guest on this show Mark Chironna, calls our human interaction with God a “dance,” where God never violates our humanness and the journey to wholeness is the place where theology and psychology meet.Mark calls himself a dysfunctional Italian from Ne
The Master Communicator – David Shadbolt
Have you ever heard God speak in a riddle or a pun? God is a masterful communicator with a great sense of wit and humour!We see God’s communicative ability from the beauty of creation. The same God who breathed diversity and creativity into the natural world continues to speak with the same qualities by his Spirit.“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day
Working with Holy Spirit in the Community – Adam Dyer
Ps. Adam Dyer grew up with the “Titanic Gospel.” Here, the only thing that mattered was people’s “souls.” The “ship was going down” so, you had to get as many people to heaven as possible before they died. This perspective failed him as a child and, along with the moral failure of his pastor (his father!), led him through a process of deconstruction as a young adult. Later, God called him into pas
God Conversations in History – Carl Wesley Anderson
God Told Arthur Guinness to Make a Better Drink and other Famous God-conversations in HistoryGod is and always has been a talking God. The Hebrew Scriptures alone record over 3500 different God-conversations. Then in the New Testament, we read of at least another 30 more. But God continues to speak beyond the stories of ancient Israel and the early church. God has spoken throughout history and th
The Spirit in Spiritual Formation – Ally Cawthorn
We’re called to become more like Jesus. But does that mean we’re supposed to become more like a Middle-Eastern man?When we become a Christian, we learn that the goal is to grow “more like Jesus.” As a young person, I used to wonder what that meant. I wasn’t very enthused by the thought that I should aim to become like someone other than myself!So what does it look like to become spiritually mature
God Conversations with the Supreme Artist – Bruce Robbo Robertson
If God truly is the Creator, that makes him the supreme artist. We’ve all enjoyed the beauty of a world that never ceases to amaze and delight. But if God sent his Spirit to fill us and speak to us, what does that mean for human creativity? How does having God’s creative Spirit make a difference in our lives?On this episode, we’re talking all things Holy Spirit and creativity. Our guest Ps. Bruce
Hearing God and Discipleship with Murray Newman
There’s a lot of talk around discipleship at the moment, but what does discipleship actually look like? We know it’s all about following Jesus. But if Jesus isn’t here, how do we follow? This is where the Holy Spirit comes in. Before Jesus left the planet, he said that the Spirit would come to remind us of everything Jesus said and then to speak about things to come (John 14:26, 16:13). So to foll
Dramatic and Everyday God Conversations – Nicola Neal
A Dream of a Child’s Toy and Feet Full of MaggotsOne Christmas morning, Nicola had a dream that would change her and her family’s life. It involved a Buzz Lightyear toy, a child in the African slums and feet infested with maggots. In this podcast episode, Tania talks to Nicola Neal about her journey into ministry, beginning in a church in the town of Bath, UK and finishing in the slums of Africa.
Spirit vs Scripture: The Theological Problem of Hearing God’s Voice
I grew up in a church that believed that God had stopped speaking outside of the Bible. This teaching, known as Cessationism, is seen throughout the church world today and has appeared periodically in history. But the question is, why would someone believe God has stopped speaking, given that the New Testament is clear that the Holy Spirit was given to everyone to hear from God on the Day of Pente
The Ministry Problems of Hearing God’s Voice
The concept of hearing God’s voice for yourself bears enormous potential, but it is also fraught with pitfalls. Indeed, the entire scope of history tells of the problems associated with claims to divine revelation. Torrid tales of manipulation, deception, and even murder have all been justified by the claim: ‘God told me’. The proliferation of a wide range of unorthodox beliefs and abuses of power
Hearing God: The Most Powerful Experience on Earth?
Hearing God’s voice may well be the most powerful experience on earth. Think about it. How was the earth created? It began with God speaking (Gen. 1:1). How are people healed? It is the word ‘sent forth’ that overcomes disease and death (Ps. 107:20; Mark 7:34; 9:25; John 11:43). How are people saved? It is made possible through the living Word, Jesus, who became flesh to atone for our sin (John 1:
How to Prophesy – Roma Waterman
During my time in church life, I’ve heard some pretty interesting prophecies. Some of them have been couched in a strange “King James” language. Others have been so vague in content that they count for little. But I’ve also received some breathtakingly accurate prophetic words that are unmistakably from God. Prophecy is when we hear God’s voice on behalf of another person. We become like a “messen
Hearing God outside the Four Walls of Church – Ps. David Balestri
“Listen to the Holy Spirit” is not the usual advice you hear at a business seminar. Yet this is the approach pastor and business consultant David Balestri takes every time he goes into an appointment. It’s a practice he’s also applied to his own career with great success. On one occasion, God told him to say just one word to address the lack of productivity at a company who was struggling to meet
God Conversations in Business – the man behind the Coffee, Peter Irvine
What does hearing the voice of the Spirit look like in the business world? How do you balance the tension between working with the natural and and the supernatural in starting and building a business?On this episode of the podcast, we talk to someone who knows the answers to these questions… Meet the man behind the coffee! Peter Irvine cofounded the Gloria Jeans Coffee franchise in 1996. By the ti
How to Understand Your Dreams – Zoran Paunovich
In a dream, a man saw a vision of Jesus. To his surprise, Jesus gave him a “Liverpool kiss” (a head-butt in English football terms!) The dream led him to make a decision to follow Jesus. But how does a dream about a head-butting Jesus result in someone becoming a Christian?Dreams and visions are the most common form of God-conversation in the Bible, but they’re the one we know least about. Dreams
For Those who Find it Hard to Hear God’s Voice with Pernille Liland
In church life, there seems to be two groups of people. There’s the group who seem to hear from God easily… God’s speaking about this; God’s speaking about that. It’s like God is speaking every day! Then there’s another group who struggle to hear God’s voice. They heard God speak five years ago and there’s been silence ever since. Which group do you fall into? If you find it hard to hear God’s voi
Dreams of Jesus in the Muslim World – Tom and JoAnn Doyle
God is speaking to Muslims all over the Middle East and he’s doing it through dreams of Jesus! You may have heard the stories. In a vision, Jesus appears in a robe of blazing white. The dreamer is filled with a deep sense of love and is drawn to follow him. Missiologists tell us that between 1 in 2 and 1 in 3 Muslims have become Christians because of a dream. The Spirit is at work drawing people t
Making God Real – with Andrea di Meglio
“My Mum was clinically dead for 8 minutes. She saw a beautiful light and moved towards it, but then she heard a voice say, ‘you don’t have access here.'”“An inmate who was deaf in one ear prayed for his friend who was blind in one eye and they were both healed.”How is God real for us? Stories like these reveal the reality of God and his heart for people. But how does this work for us? I can still
Christmas - Three Men and a Baby
“Everybody’s looking for something,” the Eurythmics once sang. Augustine referred to a “god-shaped hole” within each one of us that longs to be fulfilled. There seems to be a universal human need to find meaning and purpose in our lives. But where do we find it?During the time of the first Christmas, people were searching too. The wise men, King Herod, Simeon and Anna were all “looking for somethi
A Conversation with God about Disappointment
“The root of disappointment is misplaced expectations. The question is, what should our expectations of God be?” – Lynn MoresiWhat does God promise when we sign up to follow Jesus? I still remember as a young woman dreaming of the future. We had such expectations for “greatness.” God was going to give us the desires of our heart. He was going to make all our dreams come to pass. The future was gua
Three Surprising Insights from my PhD on Hearing God’s Voice
Recently I completed my PhD in practical theology, examining the theology and practice of hearing God’s voice. Since then, people have asked me about my thesis and what I’ve learnt from it. As with all PhDs, it’s a long and sometimes complex read, so instead of you having to fossick through 80,000 words, we’re bringing you the highlights!In this podcast, I look at three surprising theological insi
What God is Saying during the COVID Pandemic with Vicki Simpson
“This is a season of divine paradox. It looks like everything is ‘Stop, stop!’ but in God everything is ‘Start, start.’” (Ps. Vicki Simpson)What is God saying in the midst of this pandemic? It’s been nearly six months since we first heard about the Coronavirus. But during times like these – disasters, big world events our thoughts turn to heaven. God what are you doing? We know that God is not the
Up Close and Personal with the Holy Spirit - Andy Wallis
“There are places in my heart that I am still hiding from God.” (Andy Wallis)Why are we afraid to hear from God? I suspect it is because we fear what God might say. Most of the time we ask God to speak, we steer the conversation towards the things we need in life: Should I take this job; should I buy this house; should I marry this person? God is interested in these questions, but he is looking fo
Working with Your Dreams: Some Pastoral Advice
We know that God can speak in dreams, but it can be a challenge to know what God is saying. How do we know if a dream is from God? What do the symbols in our dreams mean? This episode on the podcast gives us an opportunity to learn from the dreams of others. Our host Tania Harris draws on the dreams of five different individuals to provide pastoral guidelines and advice that will help you interpr
How to Deal with Nightmares
Nightmares are common to us all. By definition, they are vivid and frightening dreams that have no resolution. You may see yourself being attacked by a fiendish character or find yourself in a death-defying situation. The experience can feel so real that your body has a physical reaction to it and you wake up sweating and traumatised. When children experience nightmares, they often dream about mon
Growing Pains – How God Speaks to Change us from the Inside Out
If I were to ask you, what was the one thing that was stopping you from being successful in your life, what would you say? Often we point to some sort of obstacle in our circumstances – a lack of money, a bad job or a poor turn of luck. But the truth is, the things in our lives that most thwart our progress are the obstacles inside of us. When we change us, we change our world.On this episode, we’
“Jesus Spoke to me in a Dream.” Does God Speak to those who don’t know him?
We know that God is able to speak to us by his Spirit, but does God speak to those who don’t know him? You may have heard the incredible stories coming out of the Middle East where Jesus has been reported to be appearing to Muslims in dreams. Thousands of lives have been transformed as a result. Some missiologists say that around ¼-⅓ of Christians in the Middle East follow Jesus today because they
Unforgiveness: How to Overcome one of the Biggest Obstacles to Hearing God
Unforgiveness stops us from hearing God’s voice almost more than any other area. When we bear unforgiveness in our heart, we can’t get through to God and we won’t be able to hear him. Jesus spoke about unforgiveness many times. He said that if you’re coming to meet with God and you have an issue with someone, first be reconciled to them, then come to him (Matthew 5:23-24). In the Lord’s prayer, Je
How to Get Better at Prayer
At God Conversations, our emphasis is on how to recognise God’s voice when he speaks back. However, this podcast is all about the other side of the conversation – how do we pray and how do we get better at prayer? We talk about what prayer is, what it does and most importantly, how we build the kind of relationship that invites two-way communication with God.Next StepsJoin the journey to hearing G
The Impact of Your Personality on Hearing God
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to hear from God every day, while others seldom hear from God? What is happening here? We know that God is talking, but is he talking to one and not the other? In this episode, I talk about these questions by discussing the impact of personality on hearing God’s voice. We’re going to look particularly at how people interpret and discern their experiences
No, God is Not all You Need: What to Do When You’re Lonely
Loneliness has become the plague of the modern world. Even though our widespread telecommunication systems and sophisticated transport networks make us more connected than ever before, we’re also lonelier than we’ve ever been. Recent sociological studies show that the levels of loneliness in Western urban society today are unprecedented. Last year, the British Parliament even created a new positio
Marriage, Miracles and Mistakes: Hearing God’s Voice with Craig Keener
Dr Craig Keener tells the story of his wife to be. He and his wife met in seminary, but he confesses he was a bit slow on the uptake… Medine waited years for the love of her life. During that time, God encouraged her not to give up through prophetic words from three different people: “You’ll marry a white man with a large ministry” they said. At the time, none of them knew the details of her situa
How Being in Church makes Hearing God Easier
If we can all hear God’s voice for ourselves, do we still need to go to church?The answer is, no. You don’t need to go to church, visit a holy place or listen to a preacher to hear God’s voice. That was how it used to be under the Old Covenant. Back then, the only way to hear God’s voice was via his chosen mouthpieces – the prophets (eg. Numbers 11:24, Jeremiah 1:5,9). After the coming of Jesus, G
What is God Saying in the Midst of my Pain?
What is God saying to us in the midst of our pain? On the show today, we’re talking about the questions we ask when life goes wrong. Some people say you shouldn’t even ask God the why question, but that’s what we’re going to do in this episode. We’re talking about how asking God questions is an act of intimacy, what God’s heart is in the midst of our pain and suffering and what to do when there se
How to Handle Money, Sex and Power
Money, sex and power are some of the most powerful agents in the world. Any one of them can take down presidents and pastors, politicians and kings. History is littered with stories of people who have been able to conquer nations but not their own lives. So how does God call us to handle them?I’m going to be honest with you. Travelling the world, I have the opportunity to hear a lot of stories – a
Dreams and Visions in Africa with Anna Droll
If you have a God-dream in the African church, no-one thinks you’re unusual. Hearing God’s voice in dreams is common in this part of the world. Some churches even have a resident dream interpreter who offers counsel to congregation members! What can we learn from the African church where Christianity is growing at a rapid rate and where hearing the voice of the Spirit in dreams is a regular occurr
The God Life and How to Live it
You don’t need to be a Christian to live a good life. Plenty of my friends live a great life without God. They are well educated, hold successful jobs and live in beautiful homes. For the most part they enjoy happy, contented lives – even with a few bumps along the way. In our Western world, it’s not difficult to live a good life. There are common sense decisions we can make, self-help books to re
The Big Story: Why Creation-Science Debates are Missing the Point
How could God have created the world in 6 days when geological data shows the earth is over four billion years old? How does the Bible’s description of human creation align with scientific evidence supporting evolution? If Adam and Eve were the first couple, where did their son Cain’s wife come from?These are the kinds of questions that come up today when Bible-believing Christians read the story
The Theology of Chocolate – How our twisted ideas turned God into a Killjoy
Magnums are one of my all-time favourite ice-creams. I love the smooth Belgian chocolate and the rich ice-cream inside. But some years ago, Magnum launched a new marketing campaign, labelling each of their ice-creams with one of the seven deadly sins. There were names like “sloth” (caramel swirl ice cream and chocolate),“revenge” (raspberry ripple ice cream and dark chocolate) and “greed” (tiramis
Can Anyone (inc. Non-Christians) Hear God’s Voice? with Dr. Amos Yong
Can anyone hear God’s voice? What about those who don’t know him? Can non-Christians or those who’ve never been to church hear him speak? And what about those from other religions?On this episode, we’re privileged to have the esteemed Dr Amos Yong on the show to talk about some of these questions. Amos is an eminent theologian, a prolific author and researcher with over 20 titles based around the
The God Conversations of Christmas: What if Joseph had dismissed his dream as just the spicy pizza?”
Have you noticed that God does a lot of talking at Christmas time? The first God-conversation with Mary was the one that started it all (Luke 1:26-33). But then God spoke a second time – to Joseph (Matthew 1:18-21), then a third time to the wise men (Matthew 2:12) and a fourth (Matthew 2:19-21) and fifth time to Joseph (Matthew 2:22). He also spoke to Elizabeth, Anna and Simeon. God speaks repeate
How this Book on Hearing God’s Voice is Different
Stories of God talking to his people abound throughout the Bible, but we usually only get the highlights. We read; “God said; ‘Go to Egypt’”, and then; “Mary and Joseph left for Egypt.” We’re not told how God spoke, how they knew it was him or how they decided to act on what they’d heard.This is how the blurb of my new book God Conversations reads. When I first read Bible stories about God speakin
How to Live Your Dream
A few years ago on an Australian reality talent show, a young man expressed his dream to be a famous singer. The emcee told of his dedication in preparing for this moment. His mother spoke of his deep passion and commitment. When the man took to the stage, the audience applauded in great anticipation.In spite of the lead up, the performance was awful. This young man had plenty of zeal, but absolut
The Jesus Way to Fight Terrorism
What would Jesus say to a terrorist? Just this week we’ve received news here in Australia of another terrorist plot. Our nation remains on high alert after police uncovered plans to allegedly bring down a commercial airline with a bomb or toxic gas.It’s difficult not to feel helpless every time we hear those kinds of reports. Most of us are not politicians, international diplomats or war strategis
How to Get Better at Hearing God’s Voice
How do we get better at hearing God’s voice? The answer doesn’t lie in a formula or a set of rules: “Follow these 3 steps, take time out or spend 15 minutes with God each day.”Hearing God’s voice happens in the context of relationship, so if we want to get better at it, it’s the state of our relationship that becomes the focus. This week on God Conversations with Tania Harris we’re talking about h
How to do Friendship with the Opposite Sex
Back in the first century, it wasn’t normal for men and women to be friends. They didn’t meet for coffee in morning tea breaks or discuss current affairs over the water-cooler. They didn’t sit next to each other in the synagogues and swap ideas about their theology. They certainly didn’t discuss their spiritual lives by the village well.That’s why the actions and behaviours of Jesus with the Samar
God Knows Your Password with Prof. Mark Cartledge
What does prophecy look like in the contemporary church? How do we handle the fact that we can get it wrong when we try to hear from God? And what could God possibly be saying to someone when he gives her a vision of a yellow peacock? In this episode of God Conversations with Tania Harris, I’m excited to be talking to Professor Mark Cartledge, a British scholar who pioneered in the field of practi
How to Know the Will of God
How do we know the will of God for our lives? It’s a question that is often hotly debated with one side emphasising the need for God’s direct guidance for our decisions and the other emphasising human free will (Listen to: Is God’s will a Narrow Path or a 6-Lane Freeway?).In this podcast, John Peachey from the Mornings show at Rhema New Zealand and I take a different tack. We explore this commonly
Hearing God in the Big Decisions
One of the most difficult times to hear God’s voice is when we’re in the throes of making a big decision. Shall I take this job, will I marry this person, or will we have children? Each of these decisions have life-changing consequences; they tug at our heartstrings and our emotions are deeply invested in the outcomes. That makes hearing God in these areas particularly fraught with difficulty – to
Does God Still Speak Today? | Why We Started Thinking that God Stopped Talking
Does God still speak today? I grew up in a church that didn’t believe he does. We were taught that as soon as the last pages of the Bible were written, God stopped talking (known as Cessationist theology). That may sound illogical for some – after all the Bible is full of God-conversations – surely if he spoke then, he would continue to speak now. But there was a good reason for it. People thought
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