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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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15 minutes ago
15 minutes ago
What does chapter 6 of the ‘Song’ have to say about love?
Brent talks with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute.
- (0:25) Chapter 5
- (0:45) Love;
- (3:00) Love as a world;
- (4:25) Verse 1;
- (5:20) The bride;
- (5:45) V 3;
- (6:50) John’s gospel and the Song;
- (7:15) V 5 – the bridegroom;
- (9:15) V 8 – the Bride;
- (10:00) Proverbs 31:1;
- (12:15) Verses 11-13;
- (13:05) The daughters of Jerusalem – v 13;
- (14:25) The Shunammite.
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2 days ago
2 days ago
Brent is joined by Hannah Long to discuss the new Springsteen movie ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ starring Jeremy Allen White as the Boss and directed by Scott Cooper.
Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Despatch’,’Angelus News’, ‘The Bulwark’, ‘First Things’ and ‘Christianity Today’.
- (1:05) ‘Nebraska’;
- (4:00) The movie;
- (5:20) A complex character;
- (6:40) Loneliness;
- (9:40) Jon Landau;
- (12:00) Mental illness and depression;
- (13:15) Springsteen’s father;
- (14:20) City landscapes;
- (17:15) Flashbacks;
- (17:40) Success and the future;
- (18:30) The past;
- (20:00) Art versus commercialism;
- (23:40) Technology;
- (26:00) The past;
- (27:30) A favorite song and personal stories.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
Have you ever wondered what Jesus was like? Not long ago New York Times Bestselling author Susy Flory sat down and wrote a three word post on a popular social media outlet that started with ‘Jesus Was…’ The simple post sparked a lively conversation and turned into one post a day for 30 days. Now there’s a book published by Kregel and edited by Susy Flory and Scott Johanningsmeier called ‘Jesus Was: Not What We Expected but Better Than We Imagined’.
Susy is a New York Times bestselling author and she directs West Coast Christian writers and is the founder of Everything Memoir.
Scott is a bivocational pastor at Elizabeth Baptist Church in Southern Indiana.
- (1:00) The social media post;
- (4:10) The book;
- (6:00) Letting go of stale images of Jesus;
- (7:20) Non-violence;
- (9:30) Jesus – ‘new’;
- (10:50) Jesus the God-human;
- (12:45) Jesus the winemaker;
- (14:40) Jesus’ kindness;
- (16:25) The gentleness of Jesus;
- (18:30) Subversive Jesus.
Links mentioned in this episode:
scottjohanningsmeier.substack.com
amazon.com/Jesus-Was-Expected-Better-Imagined/dp/0825449561
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Saturday Nov 22, 2025
Saturday Nov 22, 2025
‘The state of Christian leadership does not look great these days’.
Brent talks with Jason Jensen about his new IVP book ‘Formed to Lead: Humility, Character, Integrity, and Discernment’.
Jason is vice president of spiritual foundations for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship in the USA. Jason led InterVarsity staff teams in Berkely, California, for 29 years. He and wife Susi are based in Madison, Wisconsin, where Jason oversees the formation of InterVarsity staff in Scripture, theology, spiritual formation, and prayer.
- (1:00) The state of Christian leadership;
- (3:00) Jason’s journey;
- (4:10) Spiritual formation and leadership;
- (5:30) Luke’s gospel as a template;
- (9:10) Luke’s view of leadership;
- (12:00) Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness;
- (15:35) Discerning our calling;
- (20:30) Ignatius;
- (22:15) Discerning the Holy Spirit;
- (27:00) Death.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/faithandleadership.com/authors/jason-jensen
www.amazon.com.au/Formed-Lead-Character-Integrity-Discernment-ebook/dp/B0DKQSTX8X
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Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
What can we learn from the account of Zechariah and Elizabeth in Luke 1?
Brent talks with Robert Morgan about his new book from Thomas Nelson called ‘God Hasn’t Forgotten You: 24 Remarkable Ways God is Working in You and Through You’.
Robert is leader of Robert J. Morgan Ministries, a nonprofit whose goal is to energize God’s people with a greater understanding of the Bible and of our Christian heritage. Robert was involved for over 40 years in pastoral ministry in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a best selling gold illuminations and gold medallion winning writer with more than 35 books in print. Robert has appeared on numerous television and radio shows.
- (1:00) Zechariah and Elizabeth;
- (3:00) The background;
- (4:50) Our pasts;
- (7:15) Grief;
- (10:30) Answered prayer;
- (13:30) Angels in Luke 1;
- (14:00) Trusting God;
- (16:30) The omnipotence of God in Luke 1;
- (18:00) The Holy Spirit;
- (21:00) Music in Luke 1.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.amazon.com/God-Hasnt-Forgotten-You-Remarkable/dp/0785253947
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Saturday Nov 15, 2025
Saturday Nov 15, 2025
Are you disenchanted with institutionalized religion? Are you desperate for something real?
Brent talks with Joshua Porter, the author of a new book from David C. Cook called ‘How to Die: Chaos, Mortality, and the Scandal of Christian Discipleship’.
Joshua is pastor of teaching and creative vision at Van City Church in Vancouver, Washington. He’s also a former member of the experimental art-punk band, Showbread, and the author of the novel Punk Rock vs the Lizard People.
- (0:45) Living as a series of deaths;
- (2:50) The religious imagination;
- (7:20) The history of life and death;
- (10:15) Stories;
- (11:40) How do we find God?
- (15:30) Christian discipleship;
- (20:15) Relationships;
- (22:20) Prayer.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/How-Die-Mortality-Christian-Discipleship/dp/0830787895
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Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
How can we express Christian faith in professional settings without compromising beliefs or upsetting others? Can we?
Brent talks with Elaine Howard Ecklund, one of the authors with Denise Daniels of a new IVP book called ‘Working for Better: A New Approach to Faith at Work’.
Elaine is the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, professor of sociology and director of the Boniuk Institute at Rice University. She’s best known for her sociological work on the intersection of science and religion and has published research on religious discrimination, religion and immigration, religion and race, and religion in the workplace. She’s the author of numerous books and articles.
- (1:00) Elaine’s personal journey;
- (2:00) Christians and workplaces;
- (3:45) Why many of us view work as secular;
- (5:00) How we can view work as sacred;
- (7:00) Discrimination;
- (10:00) Protecting other faiths in the workplace;
- (12:20) Church and faith and work issues;
- (14:10) Systems thinking;
- (18:00) Can we share our faith at work;
- (20:15) Women in the workplace;
- (21:30) Principled pluralism;
- (23:00) Resting
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.elainehowardecklund.com/books/working-for-better
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Saturday Nov 08, 2025
Saturday Nov 08, 2025
How are dreams used in chapter 5 of the Song?
Brent talks again with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States.
- (0:20) The center of the book;
- (1:15) How is time used in the Song?
- (6:40) vs 2-8;
- (8:35) Dreams;
- (12:35) The Watchmen in v 7;
- (13:55) Matthew’s gospel;
- (15:30) The woman’s wasf;
- (16:30) Solomon’s palanquin;
- (17:50) The greater David?
- (19:15) Lilies;
- (20:00) The Temple and the human body.
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Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
How do the two lovers see creation in each other?
Brent is joined once again by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to discuss chapter 4.
- (0:30) Chapter 4;
- (1:00) Metaphor;
- (3:10) Creation and the lovers;
- (4:55) The body in the Song;
- (10:50) A wasf;
- (11:50) v 1 and the goat imagery;
- (13:55) Sheep imagery;
- (15:50) The tower and the shields;
- (17:35) Lilies;
- (19:10) v 7 and Christ;
- (23:15) v 9-16;
- (26:35) The center of the poem;
- (27:20) Temple imagery.
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Saturday Nov 01, 2025
Saturday Nov 01, 2025
What’s the significance of the griffin and the chariot in ‘Purgatorio’?
Brent is joined by Jennifer Holberg to continue talking about Dante’s ‘The Divine Comedy’. This time they focus on ‘Purgatorio’.
Jennifer is professor and chair of the English Department at Calvin University in the States and co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing. She’s also the author of the book ‘Nourishing Narratives’.
- (1:00) Spiritual pilgrimage in ‘Purgatorio’;
- (1:45) The structure of Purgatory;
- (6:30) What happens?
- (7:40) Purgatory’s rules;
- (12:40) Sanctification;
- (15:45) The idea of Purgatory;
- (16:45) The people Dante meets;
- (19:00) Dante’s sin;
- (23:30) Virgil and Beatrice;
- (26:00) The last canto.
Links mentioned in this episode:
World of Dante:
https://www.worldofdante.org/index.html)
Digital Dante:
https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy
Dante Worlds:
https://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/
100 Days of Dante:
Editions:
For all in one volume:
Mark Musa, ‘The Portable Dante’ (Penguin)
First rate notes:
Robert and Jean Hollander (Vintage/Anchor)
New poetic translation that retains the terza rima:
Michael Palma (Liveright)
Prose translation:
Charles S. Singleton (Princeton University Press)
Other notable translators:
Robin Kirkpatrick
John Ciarda
Allen Mandelbaum
Older translations by Dorothy L. Sayers
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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