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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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20 minutes ago
Joshua Farris joins Brent to discuss a recent article with ‘American Reformer’ called ‘Stop Praying for Revival (At Least the Way We Used To’).
Joshua is an ordained priest with the Diocese of Kagera and ACMI and a Canon Theologian on Missio Mosaic. He’s the director and founder of Soul Science Ministries and Spiritually Driven Leadership.
- (0:50) Why stop praying for revival (at least the way we used to…)?
- (3:20) Christian involvement in politics and social life;
- (8:30) Idolizing political power?
- (13:00) Natural law and why the church has neglected it;
- (19:30) Natural law and ethics in public life;
- (22:30) The early church and politics. How did the early church transform society?
Links mentioned in this episode:
americanreformer.org/2024/11/stop-praying-for-revival-at-least-the-way-were-used-to/
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Why did God allow such pain and trauma in my life? What good could possibly come from it? Will I ever get free?
‘When Karen Sjoblom relocated to her Midwest birthplace after her daughter left for college, she anticipated exciting possibilities in her newly empty nested stage. Instead she found herself on an unexpected pilgrimage through past trauma and rigid generational expectations’.
Karen is an award winning author, freelance writer, and editor and she’s had a nearly 40 year career in healthcare, science, education, high tech and nonprofit communications. She also co-founded and ran for 9 years Eve’s Daughters, a nonprofit for single mums and their kids outside of Portland, Oregon.
- (1:30) Moving back to the midwest;
- (2:00) The Exodus;
- (3:10) The 5 narratives of the book;
- (5:40) Returning to the past;
- (7:10) Finding God;
- (8:10) Karen’s mother;
- (11:55) God and waiting;
- (12:20) Karen’s Dad;
- (14:30) Living and dealing with anger;
- (16:40) Learning to trust God;
- (17:40) Answered prayer;
- (21:00) Regaining the lost years.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Gone-Good-Lessons-Midlife-Exodus/dp/B0CVNNPPBZ
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Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
How and why is the Lord Jesus Christ beautiful? In what ways is God beauty itself?
Brent talks with Samuel Parkison about his new Christian Focus book called ‘The Unvarnished Jesus: The Beauty of Christ and his Ugly Rivals’.
Samuel is Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Gulf Theological Seminary in the United Arab Emirates. He’s the author of several books.
- (0:47) The beauty of Christ;
- (6:00) God as beauty;
- (9:00) What we learn from the Incarnation;
- (11:00) Jesus and atonement;
- (16:00) Substitutionary atonement;
- (18:00) How the Resurrection demonstrates the beauty of Christ;
- (22:00) How the beauty of Christ transforms the world;
- (25:35) The ugly rivals.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.christianfocus.com/products/3207/the-unvarnished-jesus/info-sheet
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Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Brent is joined by philosophers Bernardo Kastrup and Joshua Farris to talk about Near Death Experiences.
Bernardo is a philosopher and computer scientist best known for his work in the field of consciousness studies particularly his development of analytic idealism. He’s written several books and papers arguing against physicalism and proposing that consciousness is the fundamental aspect of reality. He’s the executive director of Essential Foundation.
Joshua is an ordained priest with the Diocese of Kagera and ACMI and a Canon Theologian on Missio Mosaic. He’s the director and founder of Soul Science Ministries and Spiritually Driven Leadership and he too has an interest in consciousness.
- (1:20) Analytic idealism;
- (2:50) A grand unified Mind?
- (3:35) Individuals;
- (5:00) Freedom of choice;
- (6:30) Death;
- (8:00) Joshua’s response;
- (14:30) Bernardo’s response;
- (18:00) NDE’s
Links mentioned in this episode:
catalogue.missional.university/graduate/person/933
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Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
In 2014 aerial photography revealed a submerged structure beneath the water of Lake Iznik, near the ancient city of Nicaea. Was it the location of the First Council of Nicaea?
Brent talks with Mark Fairchild about his new book from IVP ‘The Underwater Basilica of Nicaea: Archaeology in the Birthplace of Christian Theology’.
Mark was professor of Bible and Religion at Huntingdon University. He spent over 20 years doing research in ancient Anatolia and worked with Mustafa Sahin to direct the excavation of the submerged Basilica.
- (1:10) Nicaea;
- (3:00) The discovery of the Basilica;
- (5:25) Mark’s involvement;
- (6:40) The 3 major theories;
- (10:05) The evidence;
- (15:10) The legacy of Nicaea.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.biblicalarchaeology.org/scholar/mark-fairchild/
www.amazon.com/Underwater-Basilica-Nicaea-Archaeology-Birthplace/dp/1514010674
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Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
What is a person? Where did the idea of personhood come from?
Brent talks with Joshua Farris about his recent articles on personhood on De Gruyter.
- (0:50) Where did the idea of a person come from?
- (4:15) Boethius and personhood;
- (7:15) The Reformation and personhood. Calvin;
- (11:05) Modern Europe and the States;
- (13:45) Descartes and the person;
- (16:40) Jonathan Edwards and the person;
- (19:05) The idea of persons in the modern West.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.degruyter.com/database/EBR/entry/key_56fb87e7-b85b-4bb7-b4ec-53d6e45d5382/html
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Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Do you feel as though you’re in a valley of dry bones?
Brent talks with Dr. Patricia Boyce, the author of a new book from Renown Publishing called ‘Light for the Journey Through Dry Bone Valley: How Points of Connection in You, Your Relationships, and Your Community Can Reinvigorate Your Life’.
Patricia is a licensed professional counselor of Mental Health in Delaware and Maryland. She’s Nationally Certified, with a master’s degree in counseling and a doctorate in psychology. She’s been in private practice since 2003 having previously worked in the private and government sectors. In 2003, she received the Presidential Leadership Award.
- (1:00) Dry Bone Valley;
- (2:30) Patricia’s experience;
- (4:15) A lack of trust;
- (5:45) Negative emotions and the church;
- (7:00) Anxiety and stress;
- (9:40) Training our brain;
- (12:00) Breathing;
- (14:00) Depression;
- (16:00) Our inner child;
- (17:50) Attachment styles;
- (19:20) The empty chair technique;
- (20:30) Emotional resilience.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com.au/Light-Journey-Through-Bone-Valley-ebook/dp/B0CJS1MRVH
drpatsytransformingconnections.squarespace.com
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Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Brent talks with Jennifer Holberg about John Donne and his holy sonnet ‘Batter my heart, three-person'd God’.
How does Donne describe God at work with his soul?
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’.
- (1:40) Who was John Donne?
- (4:00) The Holy Sonnets;
- (6:55) A crisis of faith?
- (11:30) Lines 1 and 2;
- (13:10) Lines 3 and 4. More violent imagery;
- (17:30) Lines 5 and 6;
- (20:20) The marriage metaphor in lines 9-11.
Links mentioned in this episode:
calvin.edu/people/jennifer-l-holberg
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Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
How are Exodus themes prominent in Zechariah 10?
Brent talks with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States.
- (0:25) The oracle;
- (1:10) More Exodus material;
- (3:45) V 2;
- (5:10) Sheep and shepherd imagery;
- (7:30) The Seleucids;
- (8:00) V 4 – the cornerstone?
- (8:55) Verses 10 and 11 – a return from exile;
- (11:40) V 10 – Gilead and Lebanon;
- (12:10) Strength and strengthening.
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Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Is Jesus our greater Alexander the Great?
Brent talks with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States about Zechariah 9.
- (0:30) Chapter 9 and a new section;
- (1:50) Chapter 1-8 and 9-14;
- (3:00) Alexander the Great;
- (6:10) Exodus themes;
- (7:30) Cities conquered by Alexander;
- (8:30) Tyre and Sidon;
- (10:30) V 9 – Jesus and Alexander the Great;
- (14:00) V 9 and 10 – Genesis 49 and Psalm 72;
- (16:50) Joseph in v 11?
- (17:20) Verses 11-13 – Antiochus IV and the Maccabean Revolt?
- (19:20) Verses 14-17 and the wine and blood imagery;
- (20:00) Verse 15;
- (21:00) The gospels and this chapter.
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