Westlake Lausanne Podcast

This episode is the last of our Advent Daily Podcasts- the fourth and final part of our Short Story for Advent. Apologies to all the francophones for the ‘French' accents!

Today's episode is our penultimate advent podcast, and Raphael Pinson talks about his favourite Christmas song… from The Messiah. At the end you get to hear it!

Today's episode is our last look at a Christmas book... in fact, I read one of my favourite children's books - Jesus' Christmas Party- to the Owens boys! And you get to hear what they think of it!

As we enter the last week of Advent, in today's episode Rhys and I take our last look at the prophecies of Christ's coming. This time it's Micah's prophecy, that from somewhere insignificant God is going to bring someone great.... which tells us something incredible about the workings of God.

Today's episode is part 3 of our short story for Advent. 

Today's episode is our Friday ‘Thought for the Day' for Advent, brought to you by Geert Hendriks. It's about Mary, her faith and obedience and what that has to say to us about teenagers.

In today's episode I interview Peter Randewijk about the census that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, and what it has to tell us about the reliability of the Bible, the power of government and the sovereignty of God. We finish with the most beautiful of carols - Once in Royal David's City.

In today's episode I talk to Noémie Neighbour about her favourite Christmas Carol. But before we get there we hear about her love of Christmas and what her students have to suffer!

In today's episode I talk to Su about her favourite book for Christmas... the one that makes her cry... every year!

In today's episode we look at Isaiah's prophecy in Isaiah 9: that to those who walk in darkness a child is born, and he will be more than anyone could ever imagine. And we finish with a new song for Christmas - Hope of the Ages.

Today's episode is Part 2 of our short story for Advent.

Today's episode is our weekly ‘Thought for the Day' - today with Nik Papageorgiou. It's about the glory of Christ and how the eternal God has experienced what it is to be human. In other words, he has walked in your shoes. We finish with a beautiful advent carol: Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendour.

In today's episode I interview Mike Evans, ex-director of the Institute Biblique de Genève about angels. What are they? Why do they keep showing up in key moments of salvation history? What's with the intriguing parallel between the announcement to Samson's parents and that regarding Jesus? Plus, there's a song… about angels.

In today's episode I talk to Doug Cripe about his favourite carol - the words of which catch something of the beauty of God in the incarnation of Christ. And at the end you get to listen to it.

In today's episode Noel Kabskopf and I review a Christmas classic - Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. A story of ghosts and transformation and generosity and... Christmas. But is it Christian?

In today's episode we look at the Old Testament prophecies that narrow the line of Messiah down. Through Abraham - Judah - David - the promised king is coming.

Today's episode of our Advent podcast is part 1 of a serialisation of a short story for Advent. 

Today's episode is this week's Advent Thought for the Day by Christoph Jung on Matthew 1:18-25: Emmanuel - Experiencing God With Us

In today's podcast I interview Linley Bennett about her favourite carol, and I can almost guarantee you won't know it! Time to be educated!  

In today's episode, I'm joined by David Niblack, Director of the Institute Biblique de Genève. And the question I ask him is 'why Bethlehem?' His answer doesn't just give us the facts, it can encourage our hearts.

In today's episode of Tidings of Comfort and Joy I'm joined by 4 very special guests, to discuss a book we've enjoyed reading together! I hope you have as much fun listening to this as we had recording it!

In our first podcast for Advent, Rhys and I look at the first, and great, prophecy of the coming of Christ - the One who will undo all the work of the devil. Plus... there's an advent medley at the end!

A disagreement over a single, seemingly insignificant, word - filioque - laid the ground for the first major church split. A split that still divides eastern and western churches. In today's podcast Nik and I discuss that word and the controversy around it.  Prepare to be educated!

In today's Episode we discuss how our current culture tells us that morality is socially constructed. And yet, at the same time, it is deeply inconsistent and moralistic. So how are we supposed to think about morality?

In today's podcast I interview Randall Zindler on why leadership matters. As a former CEO and board chair, he should know! So… what makes for good leadership in a crisis? Why is character so important for a leader? What are some common deficiencies in leaders? And… what would an old and mature Randall say to a young Randall just starting out?

Our culture tries to form and shape us - not least to do with identity. Does that matter? And if it does, what can you do about it? Today's episode - Identity Matters - discusses the stories our culture tells us about where we get our identity from, the dark side of that, and a much better story.

In today's episode, Nick Papageogiou and I discuss an ancient controversy about Jesus. Except, it's not so ancient, at least not in its importance. As one member of Westlake discovered this week, you may even get a letter in your mailbox from an organisation promoting it. It was also controversial enough to make St Nicholas slap someone. But you've got to listen to the end to discover what that was about!

In today's episode of our relaunched podcast I interview Nick Mahtani about how God saved first his father, then his family. It's all the more extra-ordinary as his father was Hindu.

Today's episode - The World is My Parish - is the last of our Westlake Daily Podcasts! Nik and I talk about the great evangelist of the the 18th Century, John Wesley. We may not agree with everything he taught, but when it came to a love for people of all classes, and a passion to see them saved, he was extraordinary! An encouraging way to start your weekend, and to end these podcasts!

Today's episode - When God Smiles Upon You - is our Friday 'Thought for the Day', and our penultimate daily podcast. What do you need to get through the day? What, if you have it, brings everything else into place? Psalm 80 gives us a clue.

In today's episode - The People Who Shape a Life - I ask Mope who it is who has most influenced her. I was looking for, maybe, one person... I got four! But each of them has shaped her into a woman of God.

In today's episode - The Rest You Need - Rhys and I discuss the fourth commandment, Remember the Sabbath Day, and why you can enjoy a deep inner rest.

In today's episode - Who God Says I am - Inge and I talk about our identity. How do you see yourself? Think about yourself? What is shaping that? How does that influence the choices you make, or the joy you experience? And what can happen when we are more influenced by what God our Heavenly Father says than the world or the enemy?

Today's episode is no.2 in our series on a hymn you've got to listen to at least once before you die, or Jesus returns! For Linley that is, Have Faith in God My Heart. You may not know it - I didn't - but it's a hymn for today. 

In today's episode - When Everything Else Fails - Nik and I discuss the remarkable life of Hudson Taylor, missionary to China, who saw incredible fruit from his ministry that continues to shape China (and cross-cultural mission) today. But he also knew what it was like to be brought to the end of himself. When that happens, what can you do? Here are the books we discuss at the end: The Autobiography of Hudson Taylor The Spiritual Secret Hudson Taylor and Maria: by John Pollock  

Today's podcast is Friday's 'Thought for the Day' with Christoph Jung, one of our elders. It's on the love of God: Finding the Thing We Long For.

In today's episode - Knowing you Love - Andrew Parris gives us five complements to the five love languages. How do you put those languages into practice? What are the signs you love and how does the other person know you love them?

In today's episode - Don't Use it in Vain - Rhys and I discuss the 3rd commandment. It's about the Lord's name. What does his Name mean and how can taking it in vain slip under our radars?

Why does the Bible repeatedly compare the Christian life to an endurance race? And what does physical endurance have to teach us about sticking with it as a Christian? Today's podcast - Like an Endurance Event - I talk to David Niblack about running for miles and crossing the line. 

The hymns you've got to listen to at least once before you die, or Jesus returns, whichever is sooner! That's our new Monday podcast. And in today's episode - My Heart Awaking Cries - Su says you've got to listen to When Morning Gilds the Skies. And you don't want to argue with Mrs Slack. It's not easy to find a good recording, but Su says this one is 'half-way decent': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKkTB617sDU

What is God up to when life is far from awe-inspiring? When, let's face it, it's a bit monotonous, maybe even humdrum? In today's episode - Perfect Preparation - Nik and I talk about Corrie Ten Boom, and just one of her many inspiring quotes. And how can you not be inspired by such a woman of God? Here are the books we mention: The Hiding Place Tramp for the Lord Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels' Den Reflections of God's Glory

Where do you go, what do you do, when you are confused or perplexed. In today's episode - In the Upper Room - Geert Hendrick's brings us our 'Thought for the Day.'

In today's episode - Seeing the Goodness of God - I talk to Peter Lyon about a psalm that has spoken comfort and encouragement to him over the years, but especially at the moment.

In today's episode - Sliding into the Snare - Rhys and I take a look at the second of the Ten Commandments. If you're unlikely to go carve a wooden idol, what has this commandment got to say to you?

Today's episode is part 2 of my conversation with Colin Donaldson, who heads up GBEU/IFES in Switzerland. In part 1 we talked about the challenges of ministering to students in a post-Christian environment. In part 2 we discuss the joys. And they are great!

Today's episode - Heard By Our Singing... Together - is part 2 of my discussion with Doug and Linley on worship. Why do we sing together? And why does what we sing together matter?

In today's episode - Never Lost - Nik and I discuss Elisabeth Elliot, famous missionary, writer and speaker, and her quote: "You can never lose what you have offered to Christ." And she knew a thing or two about loss. Here are the books we discuss: Shadow of the Almighty Keep a Quiet Heart Let Me be a Woman Through Gates of Splendor

What is God's heart for you? How does he feel towards you? How can you know? In today's episode - Drawing Near - Dan Dubei brings us our 'Thought for the Day' on the love and welcome God has in store for you. 

What does it mean to live in a post-Christian world? How does that influence the minds of students, and how you reach them with the gospel? Today's episode - The Challenges of a Post-Christian World - is part one of a conversation with Colin Donaldson on the joys and challenges of ministry on campus.

The Ten Commandments tell us about God and us. The first searches our hearts. In this episode - When We Go Looking Elsewhere - Rhys helps us to consider the first commandment, and what it is we adore, trust in, look to, thank, and the only person who has ever kept it. 

Body image. Time taken. Achievement. Community. Just some of the ways sport or exercise can become an issue for us. So how to avoid it?