Mark Madavan, Senior Minister at Fishponds Baptist Church in Bristol, chats to 15 different guests, discussing their relationship with blindness and how it interacts with their faith, before having the tables turned in the final episode, where Mark is the one answering the questions. Each episode finishes with the question ‘What one piece of advice would you tell your younger self about blindness and/or faith?’ Each episode covers different topics, because no two people have the same story to tell!
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Mark Madavan, Senior Minister at Fishponds Baptist Church in Bristol, chats to 15 different guests, discussing their relationship with blindness and how it interacts with their faith, before having the tables turned in the final episode, where Mark is the one answering the questions. Each episode finishes with the question ‘What one piece of advice would you tell your younger self about blindness and/or faith?’ Each episode covers different topics, because no two people have the same story to tell!
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The Blind Faith Podcast, hosted by Mark Madavan, is a thoughtful series which explores personal stories of faith and how sight loss has influenced those experiences. In this episode Mark chats with David Ling who used to narrate audiobooks for Torch. Dave shares how he’s grateful for everything God has given him, including his blindness. […]
The Blind Faith Podcast, hosted by Mark Madavan, is a thoughtful series which explores personal stories of faith and how sight loss has influenced those experiences. In this episode Mark chats with Torch trustee Edith Townsend who shares how repeated exposure to blindness and having a blind husband made her realise blind people are as […]
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Mark Madavan, Senior Minister at Fishponds Baptist Church in Bristol, chats to 15 different guests, discussing their relationship with blindness and how it interacts with their faith, before having the tables turned in the final episode, where Mark is the one answering the questions. Each episode finishes with the question ‘What one piece of advice would you tell your younger self about blindness and/or faith?’ Each episode covers different topics, because no two people have the same story to tell!
