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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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3 days ago
3 days ago
How can Christians think about politics?
Brent talks with Miranda Zapor Cruz about her new IVP book ‘Faithful Politics: Ten Approaches to Christian Citizenship and Why It Matters’.
Miranda is professor of historical theology at Indiana Wesleyan University. She holds a Phd in religion, politics and society from Baylor University’s J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies and a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.
- (1:04) Faith and politics;
- (2:00) A framework for faithful Christian participation in politics?
- (3:30) Why is our faith disconnected with our politics?
- (5:20) The influence and witness of the church?
- (8:30) What does the term politics actually mean?
- (9:15) Aristotle and politics;
- (10:15) Augustine;
- (11:30) Living as dual citizens;
- (13:30) The Kingdom of God is not the U.S;
- (14:45) Christianity and political conservatism;
- (17:20) Separation of church and state;
- (19:15) Luther’s two kingdoms theology;
- (20:45) The 2 Calvinist approaches;
- (23:45) Problems with the direct Christian influence model;
- (25:20) Christian nationalism.
Links mentioned in this episode:
mirandazaporcruz.com/faithful-politics/
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7 days ago
7 days ago
Brent is joined by Hannah Long to review the 1993 American Civil War classic ‘Gettysburg’.
Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Dispatch’ and ‘Angelus News’.
- (2:00) Historical background and the cast;
- (4:10) Production values and the beards!
- (5:50) How accurate is the movie?
- (9:10) Location shooting;
- (11:50) How well are the historical figures portrayed?
- (15:30) Leadership;
- (18:15) A story about freedom?
- (23:45) Does the film take sides?
- (25:35) A film about different ideas of government?
Links mentioned in this episode:
/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_(1993_film)
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
How do the 4 horses of Zechariah 6 compare with the 4 horses in Revelation 6?
Brent talks with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute about Zechariah 6.
- (0:30) The 8th night vision;
- (1:30) The 4 chariots and the number 4!
- (4:15) The 2 mountains and the their symbolism;
- (7:00) The Temple as a symbolic model of the cosmos;
- (9:55) The color of the horses;
- (13:40) The 4 winds of heaven;
- (15:50) The crown and its significance;
- (17:00) The branch;
- (19:15) The throne;
- (21:30) Fulfillment in Christ.
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Saturday Nov 02, 2024
Saturday Nov 02, 2024
Brent is joined once again by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute to discuss the weird night visions of Zechariah 5.
A flying scroll and some flying women!
- (0:30) The night visions;
- (2:25) The flying scroll;
- (3:34) The dimensions;
- (5:05) What does the scroll symbolize and why is it flying?
- (8:05) The 7th vision;
- (10:30) The eye or iniquity in v 6;
- (11:25) The leaden cover;
- (13:20) The woman in the basket;
- (14:10) Shinar;
- (16:05) The vision and Ezekiel;
- (17:20) Day of Atonement references;
- (18:15) Holiness.
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Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Brent is joined by Jennifer Holberg to discuss Robert Browning and his dramatic monologue about a psychopathic duke called ‘My Last Duchess’.
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’.
- (0:57) Who was Robert Browning?
- (5:10) Elizabeth Barrett Browning;
- (8:10) ‘My Last Duchess’;
- (12:53) Based on a true story;
- (16:50) The Duke and his crimes;
- (18:55) Irony;
- (23:45) Hyphens and broken speech in the poem;
- (30:05) The Neptune image.
Links mentioned in this episode:
calvin.edu/people/jennifer-l-holberg
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Saturday Oct 26, 2024
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
‘As a successful technology author and software consultant, David Tucker is immersed in the world of technology. As a husband and father of 3, however, he sees the confusion and pain it’s causing families. He created digitalparenting.com as a calling to make effective guidance totally accessible to parents’.
Now there’s a book called ‘The Digital Parenting Guidebook: 7 Essential Steps for Building the Tech-Savvy Christian family’ paired with online resources at digitalparenting.com
David is an author, speaker, husband and father of 3 teenagers and throughout his career he has served as both pastor and technology executive.
- (1:00) Online threats;
- (3:25) digitalparenting.com;
- (4:45) Preparing our family for technology;
- (5:50) Creating blueprints for families;
- (7:40) Regulating screen time;
- (10:10) How technology is affecting our children;
- (11:40) Inappropriate content;
- (14:55) Mental health and social media;
- (18:50) Protecting our children on social media;
- (20:55) Dating apps;
- (22:25) How our online experiences are being manipulated;
- (23:55) Search engines and money.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTBMK2M2?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=digitalpare01-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=83d6857958e4b2e51733ecddd35273e1&camp=1789&creative=9325
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Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
There are roughly 2.4 billion Christians in the world. Which one irritates you the most?
‘As brothers and sisters in Christ, we want to love each other well, but problems inevitably creep in, causing divisions. Yet God has called us to belong to Him and to each other’.
Brent talks with pastor Brady Boyd about his new book from Our Daily Bread publishing called ‘Life-Minded: 8 Practices for Belonging to God and Each Other’.
Brady serves as senior pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs and he co-hosts the Essential Church podcast, which features conversations with pastors and leaders about important issues facing the church.
- (1:16) Why local churches matter;
- (1:53) Scripture and unity;
- (3:18) What does life-minded really mean?
- (4:14) Division today;
- (8:00) Devoting ourselves to God;
- (10:20) Assuming things about people;
- (12:50) Planning to ask;
- (15:15) Learning to weigh our words;
- (18:10) Awe;
- (21:00) Loving well.
Links mentioned in this episode:
ourdailybreadpublishing.org/life-minded.html
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Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Is it better to conform than to be famous? Should fame be linked to talent and to significance?
Brent is joined by Hannah Long to discuss the actress Judy Holliday and her 1954 comedy ‘It Should Happen To You’ with Jack Lemmon and Peter Lawford and directed by George Cukor.
Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Dispatch’ and ‘Angelus News’.
- (1:00) Judy Holliday;
- (5:10) The title of the movie;
- (11:15) The cast, the writer and the director;
- (13:20) New York in the movie;
- (15:10) Is Gladys the first social media influencer?
- (17:00) New York society and celebrity culture in the 50’s;
- (17:50) C.S.Lewis and the theory of the inner ring;
- (19:10) Pete;
- (22:20) Women and marriage in the 50’s.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Holliday
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Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
How do we engage with our Christian nationalist neighbors?
Pastor Caleb Campbell has watched as Christian nationalism has taken over large swathes of the United States. And he’s suffered the relational fallout of standing against it, both in his community and in the church. Now he’s written a book published by IVP called ‘Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor’. It’s designed to equip Christians to minister to their Christian nationalist neighbors.
Caleb has been a pastor at Desert Springs Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona, since 2006 and lead pastor since 2015. He’s a doctoral student at Fuller Theological Seminary and serves as the regional director for the Surge Network.
- (1:20) Caleb’s experience of Christian nationalism;
- (3:40) Leviathan;
- (5:30) What is American Christian nationalism?
- (7:45) What do Christian nationalists believe?
- (9:10) Nationalism and conservatism;
- (12:20) Anxiety and outrage;
- (15:50) How Christian nationalism hurts people and the church;
- (17:25) The Bible and nations;
- (21:20) Cultivating conversations with our Christian nationalist friends;
- (24:20) Christians and politics.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/dsbc.church/people/caleb-campbell/
www.amazon.com.au/dp/1514008513?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
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Saturday Oct 12, 2024
Saturday Oct 12, 2024
Can we KNOW God is real?
Brent talks with Roy Clouser about his forthcoming book ‘Can We KNOW God Is Real? – the Nature of Religious Belief’.
Roy is Professor Emeritus of the College of New Jersey. He’s served as professor of philosophy, religion and logic at the college since 1968. He also serves (among other things) as the resident philosopher of Christian Leaders Institute.
- (1:00) Religious belief. Four questions;
- (4:00) How the Christian faith deals with creation;
- (9:40) The Fall and us;
- (13:15) The remedy for sin;
- (15:20) The Lord Jesus Christ;
- (18:25) The problem of evil;
- (22:20) The book of Job.
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