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The issue of slavery is not only one that belongs to years gone by, or to far-flung lands across the globe; it's all around us here in the UK. Today Leeza and Jonny are joined by Amy Bishop from The Clewer Initiative to talk about this crucial issue for the UK church. What is modern slavery? Is this an issue all Christians should be engaged with? If so, what are the first steps?Part of Issue 12 over at heirsmagazine.com. 

This week Jonny and Leeza are Joined by Uzo Nwaubani, a Christian case worker in immigration law. The question of immigration has divided the nation since the Brexit referendum, so how should we think about it? What does working on the frontline of immigration look like? How should God's border policy into his Kingdom shape our own?Part of Issue 11 of Series 3. 

Our culture is known for its loooooong transition from childhood to adulthood, leaving an identity crisis for those caught in the middle. When do we become adults? Are we still children? And how do we see that ambiguity play out when we go home to visit our parents?Most importantly, how does Jesus and all he's done for us change the way we navigate our parents' failures in the past and our ongoing sin in the present? Part of Issue 10 of Series 3. 

With the Euros on, and Wimbledon and the Olympics round the corner, this week Jonny and Leeza are discussing all things sport. Don't be put off if you're not sporty - they'll be asking questions like, 'Do we place too much value on sport?', as well as, 'Does Jesus actually change the way we enjoy sport as Christians?' and 'What's behind our love of  personal fitness?' Before you watch the game tonight, pull up a pew and join Jonny and Leeza as they chew the cud. Part of Issue 09 of Series 3. 

This week Leeza and Jonny chat about friendship. What has the pandemic meant for how we value friendships? What do we look for in friends, and what are the particular challenges of navigating friendships in our connected world? And as always, the question they ask every week, what difference does Jesus make? Part of Issue 08 of series 3, join them this week to chew the fat. 

Since March 2020, most of us have a new relationship with the news. Before, few news stories had any real impact on our everyday lives. Enter, the pandemic and now we're all pressing refresh. This week, Jonny and Leeza are joined by Heirs Magazine editor, James Morrison, to chat through how we can engage a little more thoughtfully with the news - this good and helpful thing which can become obsessive or a source of real anxiety. What's Jesus got to do with our news consumption?Part of Issue 7 of series 3. 

Work, work, work! Our culture both loves it and hates it! Stuck somewhere between self-care and 'get your hustle on!' we both hate burnout, and yet can't seem to avoid it. This week, Leeza and Jonny discuss the very real threat of burnout for us all.  Flexible working, home working patterns, portfolio careers - alongside our longing for meaning - has meant that burnout has become its own epidemic. Does Jesus have anything to say into this trend? Can Christians be any different? What does rest actually look like practically? Part of Issue 06. 

Whether it's stiff upper-lip culture on the one side, or 'be true to yourself' on the other, our culture doesn't seem to know what to do with our emotions. And if our culture struggles, how much more Christians, who often feel things that don't match our beliefs about what is true?This week Leeza and Jonny unpick the discussion, looking to the Bible to see how we should approach, challenge or embrace our emotions. Pull up a pew as they do what they always do: chat about how Jesus makes all the difference to how we feel about the things we feel. 

Part of Issue 4, Jonny and Leeza are joined by Steph Macleod, a former alcoholic and drug addict who Jesus met when he was at rock bottom. Steph retells his redemptive story of how small emotional deficiencies turned into full-on addiction and homelessness, before Jesus revealed himself to him through the faithful witness of an Edinburgh charity. But what happened next? Did becoming a Christian mean Steph never touched a drink again? What did the road to recovery look like? What would he say to someone under the iron first of addiction? Join Jonny, Leeza and Steph for more of this amazing story of God's grace. https://heirsmagazine.com/substance-abuse

Masculinity is under the spotlight in the news and within culture, so this week Jonny and Leeza discuss all things men, and what it means to be a man according to the Bible. What is toxic masculinity? Is that a helpful term, both in and outside of the church? What is biblical masculinity?  How does Jesus make all the difference? Join Jonny and Leeza as they discuss a huge topic in their normal conversational tone. 

This week Jonny and Leeza are joined by Sarah and Tom from Joyful Noise, a music collective writing songs 'from the Word, to the heart, for the church.' We ask them what the difference is between Christian music and music written by Christians, whether Christian music is its own genre, and all about their new EP. 

Heirs is back for a third series! This week Leeza and Jonny chat about the tricky topic of cancel-culture. What's the goal behind cancelling people for their views? Why does it make us feel scared as Christians? Are there times when Christians should affirm cancel-culture? This one gets the series off with a bang! So pull up a pew with them, and get ready for another series!

It's that time of year where we like to talk about hope and new life - both great truths of the christian life - but this week Leeza and Jonny are talking about what Easter has to say about leadership. At this point in the pandemic, the cracks in our earhtly leaders are emerging, but the resurrection was God declaring Jesus as King - the ultimate leader. So what does this mean for our grumbling against earthly leaders? What does it mean for our own leadership? Join Jonny and Leeza for the last episode in series 2, as they chat through this important topic. 

We just love a personality test, don't we!? This week, Leeza and Jonny are joined by Abigail Mackenzie, a certified Christian Enneagram coach at www.flourishingjoy.co.uk. How can we use insight into our personalities as a tool for good? Is there any place for personality descriptions when we have our identity in Christ? How do we square this with Jesus' command to die to self and live for the glory of God and the good of others? 

This week Jonny and Leeza are joined by Sam Allberry, a Christian pastor who has written extensively on the issue of sex and sexuality. What does the Bible say about sex? Does Jesus say anything about homosexuality? Join the three of them as they discuss this deeply challenging topic.

Series 2: Issue 09 Christians love to create a division between our faith and the rest of our lives as people navigating the world. This week Jonny and Leeza are joined by Professor of Religion and Culture, Dan Strange, to chat about how we can honour Jesus, love others and glorify God in the stuff we fill our lives with - what we watch, read, play and do. Join the three of them to become motivated to go explore God's world for his glory and our joy., and get your hands on a free copy of Dan's book, Plugged In.

Series 2, Issue 8: Looking toward International Women's Day, Jonny has the privilege this week of speaking and listening to Leeza and Heirs Contributor, Kate Hacker, on their experiences of being women in UK society and in the church. They discuss various facets of gender inequality and sexism. In candid moments, they speak directly to their brothers in Christ as to what can change to move us a church culture where, despite their God-given differences, men and women are honoured equally. Pull up a pew and join them as they thrash through one of society's most pressing topics of our day.

Series 2: Issue 7. Jonny and Leeza discuss the addictive nature of social media: why is it so addictive? What are we craving? What does social media promise us, and does it deliver? Are these good platforms to promote the good news of Jesus? What a minefield!Join the Heirs team as they navigate their way through it, keeping in focus the big question about what Jesus has to do with our use of social media, and how we might move toward making much of him through it.

This week Jonny and Leeza are joined by Heirs contributor Ben Moore to chat about about what's on the box. More than that, how as Christians should we relate to TV? How should we go about filtering what is a good celebration of creativity, and what is wrong for Christians to be watching? In their usual lighthearted tone, the Heirs team talk about what everyone else is talking about.

Valentine's Day marketing is filling our inboxes: how do you feel about it? How should we feel about it? Join Jonny - a married man - and Leeza - a single woman who discuss what they feel about this cultural festival of love. In their usual lighthearted tone, the Heirs team talk about what everyone else is talking about.

Jonny and Leeza are joined by two people who have been directly affected by cancer and all its horrible implications. Katie and Nick talk about some of the internal struggle, holding onto faith in Christ, and even some of the ways God has changed them through grief.

Jonny and Leeza are joined by Heirs Editor, Gina Vaughan, who talks through her experience of unemployment. COVID has meant that in the UK, many of us are facing this either now or will do soon, so we wanted to ask Gina what God taught her through periods of worklessness and how God increased her joy in Christ, even when circumstances looked bleak.

This week, Heirs Contributor Alice Ievins joins to give her medical perspective on why she has weighed up the ethical debate around the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, and decided that it is the right thing to do. Join them for the conversation, while delving deeper at: https://johnwyatt.com/podcast/.

Jonny and Leeza are back for another series of Heirs! Join them as they discuss the confusing yet hopeful reality of 2021 with all its challenges and opportunities. What might 2021 teach us about God? Or better : What will God teach us about himself throughout this challenging year ahead?In their usual conversational tone, Jonny and Leeza bring the message of Jesus to bear on what everyone's talking about.

In this bonus episode, Jonny and Leeza discuss all things Christmas: What does COVID mean for celebrations this year? Is it a problem or an opportunity now that Jesus is hardly mentioned? Should we feel guilty about enjoying the festivities? Join us this Christmas as we grapple with what it looks like to celebrate Christmas as a Christian in COVID-Britain.

Leeza and Jonny look back over Series 1's best bits, and look forward to what's coming next in Series 2!

It's that time of year again, so this week Jonny and Leeza are talking about the 'M' word. How should christians approach Black Friday, and the issue of money more generally? Is having money something to be guilty about? What is a godly approach to money? While it remains a taboo in many churches, Jesus talks about money rather a lot, so join Jonny and Leeza this week to hear their musings about the bible's affirmation and radical approach to money., in this their last episode in series!

In this week's podcast, Jonny and Leeza discuss all things environment and how to approach the questions from a Christian perspective. They engage with David Attenborough's latest documentary, A Life On Our Planet and ask: What should we affirm from it? How can we repent? What must we not accept? How does Jesus change our approach? Pull up a pew and enjoy Heirs Magazine's duo discuss questions like these and more!

This week, Leeza is joined by Jonny and his wife, Joanna who speak openly about the tragic loss of their daughter, Edith, and their lives as Christians following her death. This pod contains upsetting content, and yet is laced with hope in Jesus. Join them this week as they break a long-standing social taboo bringing hope and resources to grieving parents and friends wanting to support them.

Part of Issue 9, Jonny and Leeza discuss today's election in America, what the key issues are, but most importantly, what the situation in the states teaches us in the UK as Christians about how we should engage in debated political issues. In this podcast, Heirs Magazine does what it does best: it shows how the gospel of Jesus is good news for your whole life, so that your worship of God and joy in him multiplies. Hit subscribe, pull up a pew, as Jonny and Leeza navigate life as followers of Jesus in the real world.

Part of Issue 8, Jonny and Leeza discuss some different views on Halloween, and how we should approach the questions as Christians. In this podcast, Heirs Magazine does what it does best: it shows how the gospel of Jesus is good news for your whole life, so that your worship of God and joy in him multiplies. Hit subscribe, pull up a pew, as Jonny and Leeza navigate life as followers of Jesus in the real world.

In this week's pod, Jonny and Leeza discuss the UK's loneliness epidemic, why it's come about, and how Jesus makes all the difference.

With the country heading toward a difficult winter, Jonny and Leeza discuss Coronavirus and what restrictions have meant for them and their churches. More importantly, they discuss what faithfulness to Jesus might look like in these difficult times. Stay tuned till the end to hear of this week's giveaway!

Heirs contributor Alice Ievins joins Jonny and Leeza to discuss what it's like having dyslexia, and some of the frustrations and opportunities of being a Christian dyslexic. In this podcast, Heirs Magazine do what they do best: they show how the gospel of Jesus is good news for your whole life, so that your worship of God and joy in him multiplies. Hit subscribe, pull up a pew, as Jonny and Leeza navigate life as followers of Jesus in the real world.

Jonny and Leeza discuss the pros and cons of using Christian dating apps. In this podcast, Heirs Magazine does what it does best: it shows how the gospel of Jesus is good news for your whole life, so that your worship of God and joy in him multiplies. Hit subscribe, pull up a pew, as Jonny and Leeza navigate life as followers of Jesus in the real world.

Leeza talks about her experience growing up in the UK as a black girl, as well as where she has encountered racism within the church. What does she wish her white brothers and sisters knew about race? What can we all learn about navigating this conversation together?

Jonny and Leeza are joined by Heirs contributor Jemima Reeve who talks about her struggle with fibromyalgia - one invisible illness among many which many are suffering from, but few are talking about. Listen now to hear how the gospel has shaped Jemima's silent struggle.

Jonny and Leeza discuss the world of fashion and how Christians might navigate it. It might be easy to dismiss it outright, but is there scope to embrace fashion as Christians as a way to express God's creativity? Where might we go wrong? How does Jesus free us to wear, or not wear, what we might choose? What's the role of fashion in mission? Listen to the first, full episode of Heirs now.

In this introductory episode, Jonny and Leeza introduce the new podcast brought to you by Heirs Magazine. The hosts introduce themselves and chat about what the podcast will do, who it will be for, and what listeners can expect in Series 1.Hit subscribe to get the pod winging its way directly to you.