A space for Black Christians who know the challenges of living out your faith. Each week we look at a question of culture, faith or doubt, and consider how we might respond.
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S2 Ep. 9 Faith, Sickle Cell & Suffering with Special Guest Jonathan Williams
Pain that arrives overnight. Hospital staff who doubt you. Church spaces that sometimes turn prayer into pressure. If you have sickle cell disease, love someone who does, or want to understand why this matters for the Black British community, this conversation is one for you. This week, I'm joined by my brother, Jonathan Williams, who has lived with sickle cell anaemia his whole life. He describes sickle cell as “uncompromising” and explains what a crisis feels like in plain, human terms: p...
3 Jul 2026
S2 Ep. 8 Education vs. Anti-Intellectualism: How can we have a thinking faith? with Special Guest Leondre Douglas
If you’ve ever felt like church wanted your emotions but not your mind, this conversation puts words to that tension without turning it into church-bashing. This week, I sat down with Leondre Douglas, a church minister, educator, diocesan secondary faith adviser, and young adults leader, to talk about education versus anti-intellectualism and what it means to build a genuinely thinking faith. We unpack why some Christian cultures can unintentionally elevate “what feels spiritual” over carefu...
23 Jun 2026
S2 Ep.7 Black British And Dechurched: What does this mean? with Special Guest Dr Eleasah Phoenix Louis
A lot of people assume leaving church means leaving religion completely. But this might not be the full story, especially in Black British communities. People can often step back from church life, keep hold of scripture, and go looking for a spiritual home that takes history, identity, and power seriously. This week, I sat down with Dr Eleasah Phoenix Louis, an independent academic consultant and confessional Christian, to unpack her book *Black British And Dechurched: A Church Message To T...
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