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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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18 minutes ago
18 minutes ago
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.
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www.degruyter.com/database/EBR/entry/key_56fb87e7-b85b-4bb7-b4ec-53d6e45d5382/html
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4 days ago
4 days ago
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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Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
How can Christians live as citizens of God’s kingdom while also fulfilling their responsibilities as citizens of political communities?
Brent talks with David Koyzis about his new IVP book ‘Citizenship Without Illusions: A Christian Guide to Political Engagement’.
David is affiliated with Global Scholars Canada and is engaged in an international academic ministry of writing, researching, lecturing and conversing with readers of his books. He taught undergraduate political science for thirty years.
- (1:05) What is citizenship?
- (4:20) What citizenship involves;
- (6:00) The local community;
- (7:00) Social media;
- (9:00) How we exercise citizenship in less than ideal circumstances;
- (11:00) Citizens of 2 kingdoms;
- (12:30) Civil disobedience?
- (14:20) Voting;
- (16:10) Progressives and conservatives;
- (18:55) Christian political parties;
- (20:55) Societal pluriformity;
- (22:40) Global citizens?
- (26:30) The church and society.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Citizenship-Without-Illusions-Christian-Engagement/dp/1514008629
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Saturday Feb 15, 2025
Saturday Feb 15, 2025
Why are there so many translations of the Bible?
Brent talks with Tim Wildsmith about his new Zondervan book ‘Bible Translations for Everyone: A Guide to Finding a Bible That’s Right For You’.
Tim is an ordained pastor and writer who is best known as the creator of a multi-platform online ministry designed to help people find a Bible that’s right for them. Tim earned a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary and he was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford’s Wycliffe Hall. He currently serves as one of the campus ministers at Belmont University, the largest ecumenical Christian college in the States.
- (0:55) Why so many translations of the Bible?
- (1:55) Difference in translations;
- (3:10) How far back do Old Testament manuscripts go?
- (5:40) The textual basis for our New Testament. Textus Receptus;
- (8:50) Different translation philosophies;
- (11:00) Wycliffe and Tyndale;
- (11:20) How did the KJV come about?
- (13:40) The RV and ASV;
- (19:30) The NASB;
- (21:00) The NIV:
- (22:40) The ESV;
- (25:30) Finding a translation.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Bible-Translations-Everyone-Guide-Finding/dp/0310131200
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Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Why is the soul so important in the Christian tradition? Why is it important that we are embodied beings?
Brent talks with Joshua Farris about a recent article he’s published with the University of St. Andrews called ‘Substance Dualist Theological Anthropology’.
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.
- (1:00) Substance dualism and theological anthropology. What are they?
- (2:10) The background of TA;
- (4:50) The soul in Christian tradition;
- (8:40) The importance of being embodied beings;
- (10:30) The Imago Dei in Scripture;
- (14:45) Iranaeus and Augustine and the Imago Dei;
- (16:50) The role of science in our humanity;
- (19:30) Science and the soul;
- (20:55) NDE’s;
- (21:50) Why TA matters?
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity/SubstanceDualistTheologicalAnthropology
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Saturday Feb 08, 2025
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
What constitutes a happy life and how do young people find it?
Brent talks with Anna Moreland and Thomas Smith about their new book from Catholic University of America Press called ‘The Young Adult Playbook: Living Like It Matters’.
Anna is the Anna Quinn Welsh Endowed Chair of the University Honors Program and Professor in the Department of Humanities at Villanova University.
Thomas is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the Catholic University of America as well as an Ordinary Professor in the Department of Politics.
- (1:00) Feeling ‘stuck’ in the 20’s;
- (2:45) How do you shape a life?
- (4:20) The 20’s the critical period of adult development;
- (6:00) Is the current College environment restricting students?
- (7:40) How do we find meaningful work?
- (9:20) What’s the purpose of work?
- (10:31) Do students have free time?
- (12:30) Social media impact;
- (14:30) Friendship;
- (16:30) Gen Z and relationships;
- (21:00) Other projects.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.theyoungadultplaybook.com
www.amazon.com.au/dp/0813239206?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
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Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
What was the influence of nineteenth century Romanticism on C.S. Lewis?
Brent talks with Jeffrey Barbeau about his new book from IVP America called ‘The Last Romantic – C.S. Lewis, English Literature and Modern Theology’.
Jeffrey is professor of theology at Wheaton College. A theologian, literary critic, and historian, he is the author of numerous monographs, anthologies and edited books.
- (0:45) What changed Jeffrey’s view of Lewis?
- (2:35) Lewis’s marginalia;
- (4:00) The role of the subjective in Lewis;
- (4:50) ‘Mere Christianity’ and personal experience;
- (6:10) Theologians and philosophers who inspired Lewis;
- (7:55) Lewis – the last Romantic? How British Romanticism affected him;
- (9:55) Lewis’s spiritual autobiography and the Romantics;
- (11:00) Lewis and Methodism;
- (12:35) Coleridge and Lewis’s conversion;
- (14:45) Lewis and Nature;
- (16:20) Romantic dream states;
- (18:30) ‘Transposition’ and Coleridge;
- (19:15) Lewis and symbol. The wardrobe!
- (22:30) A new Lewis poem.
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