More Than This with Sheridan Voysey

Researchers into resilience say we bounce back from adversity better when we can turn our weakness into strength and our pain into power. It's a nice thought, but how can it happen? Here are four ways I've seen God do it by seeing pain as a challenge to be fulfilled, a gift to be embraced, a story to be shared, leading to a tribe to be served. More…

In 1991 Irene Gleeson sold her home, flew to Uganda, towed a caravan to the war zone of Kitgum and began teaching war-traumatised children under a mango tree. While I'm away on break, I'm airing this interview again. As you'll hear, when Irene passed away in July 2013 from cancer, she left behind a remarkable legacy. More…

Where is God When it Hurts? What’s So Amazing About Grace? The Jesus I Never Knew. Philip Yancey taps out books that inspire millions. In this inaugural episode of More Than This, Yancey reveals much about his personal life and answers listener's questions. I'm taking the opportunity to give it a second airing while I'm away on break. More…

Researchers into resilience are agreed: there are mental, emotional, social, and spiritual factors that help build inner strength in us. In my book 'Resilient: Your Invitation to a Jesus-Shaped Life' I share how I discovered these factors in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. In this accompanying ebook, I invite you to explore five practices implicit in Jesus’ teaching. Get your copy now. It's FREE. More…

Richard Foster is one of the most significant spiritual writers of our day. The author of bestselling books like 'Celebration of Discipline' and 'Life with God', his life is dedicated to helping us live deeply in a superficial world. In this personal interview you'll hear Richard share his formative experiences, his spiritual highs and lows, and give some wonderful insights on living a ‘with-God’ life that results in joy. More…

I’m excited! Very excited in fact. Today dear friends I announce to you my next book project called 'Resilient: Your Invitation to a Jesus-Shaped Life'. It’s all about developing inner strength to weather life’s storms and flourish. The book releases worldwide on Wednesday October 21. There’ll be a short film series too, plus some free goodies for you. And it all came about from an experiment… More…

Elijah searched for God in a whirlwind but found him in a whisper. Jacob found him in his dreams, Moses in a burning bush, and Mary Magdalene looked for him in a tomb but found him standing behind her. God always seems to turn up in unexpected places. Here are five contemporary stories to show you what I mean. More…

By taking the risky step of sharing your pain with others, surprising community can result. That was the message of my last post and podcast. But there's a time to share your suffering with others and a time not to. Here's how to work out the difference. More…

There is a Tribe whose members are both hidden and everywhere around you. Initiation to this Tribe comes through suffering, inclusion comes through pain. If you’ve walked through the wilderness and born wounds from it, you’re an initiate. Take the vulnerable step of revealing your scars and you’ll soon be welcomed in. More…

If you had a time machine, where would you go? Would you travel to the future or the past? What would you want to see or do, and why? That was the topic BBC Radio 2 producers gave me to talk about recently. And it brought to my mind a surreal experience I had last year: seeing myself as a 17 year old again. More…

Imagine dropping grades in exams because your pen ran out of ink and you couldn’t ask for a replacement. Imagine hiding from friends you saw in the street because you were too afraid to say hello. That was author Beth Moran's life. In this interview you'll hear how she can now sit on a conference stage with me and speak. Inspirational. More…

What makes you happy? The smell of baked bread, seeing adversity overcome, viewing the world through a child's eyes or sinking into soft pillows at the end the day? Here are a few things that make me happy, and why I believe everyday joys like these point to something greater still. More…

Saint Hilda was a woman ahead of her time. A profound teacher, patron of the arts and spiritual guide to both peasant and king, the story I love most about her is her interaction with a farmhand named Caedmon. As Hilda helps Caedmon test his unexpected calling, we too can learn how to discover our God-given dreams and gifts. More…

Where is 'home' for you—that place where you feel you most belong? Is it the house where you grew up? Is it your current home? Is it just being with your loved ones, wherever you are? As you'll read and hear, when the topic of 'home' was given to me by Radio 2 producers, it caused a bit of soul searching. The first thing I thought of was an eerie experience I had in my hometown. More…

Welcome to 2015! If I was to choose a phrase I'd describe 2013 as a year of planting seeds of opportunity and 2014 as the year those seeds flowered. In this post and podcast I want to gather some of those flowers together (including freebies you may have missed) and give you a heads-up on what you can expect on the blog and podcast in 2015. More…