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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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14 minutes ago
14 minutes ago
How can we pursue our callings while managing our risk for burnout?
Brent talks with Arianna Molloy about her new book from IVP called ‘Healthy Calling: From Toxic Burnout to Sustainable Work’.
Arianna is associate professor of organizational communication at Biola University. Her research focuses on meaningful work, work as a calling, and the connection between humility and burnout in the workplace. She’s an award winning scholar and educator and also a consultant for organizations, business professionals, and ministries.
- (1:05) Burnout and deception;
- (2:00) Arianna’s personal experience;
- (4:30) Calling;
- (6:05) Burnout and calling;
- (7:45) Dark side of calling;
- (9:50) Healthy work;
- (11:25) Humility;
- (14:00) Boundaries in calling and work;
- (16:30) Boundary resilience;
- (17:30) Negative workplaces.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Healthy-Calling-Toxic-Burnout-Sustainable/dp/1514008408
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2 days ago
2 days ago
Brent talks with Britney Higgs, a dedicated advocate, Founder and CEO of HER campaign, a non-profit organization based in Billings, Montana. She has a deep passion for empowering survivors of human trafficking. Britney, along with her husband Sammy, established HER campaign in 2016 to provide aftercare programs and support for survivors in their journey from recovery to economic independence.
- (0:55) How Britney’s work started;
- (3:00) What is human trafficking and how does it work?
- ((4:50) How do people become trafficked people?
- (8:10) Living conditions?
- (9:25) Trauma;
- (10:40) HER campaign;
- (13:15) Continuum of care model;
- (15:25) Stories;
- (20:25) Next steps.
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3 days ago
3 days ago
What is conservatism? What is Christian humanism?
Brent continues his discussion with Graham McAleer and Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul about their Notre Dame Press book called ‘The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition’.
Graham is professor of philosophy at Loyola University in Maryland and the author of a number of books including ‘Tolkien, Philosopher of War’.
Alexander is lecturer at John Hopkins University’s Center for Advanced Governmental Studies and director of the Petrarch Center.
- (0:45) Establishment;
- (5:40) Liberty of the individual;
- (9:20) Liberalism and liberty;
- (11:50) Vitalism;
- (15:40) The Dionysian;
- (20:00) Christian humanism – a defense of the West?
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com.au/dp/0268207429?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
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5 days ago
5 days ago
What is conservatism? What is Christian humanism?
Brent is joined by Graham McAleer and Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul for the first part of a discussion about their new Notre Dame Press book ‘The Wisdom of our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition’.
Graham is professor of philosophy at Loyola University in Maryland and the author of a number of books including ‘Tolkien, Philosopher of War’.
Alexander is lecturer at John Hopkins University’s Center for Advanced Governmental Studies and director of the Petrarch Center.
- (0:50) Conservatism in the 21st century;
- (3:20) Liberalism;
- (5:20) Nationalism;
- (6:40) The modern West and identity;
- (9:50) What is Christian humanism?
- (14:15) Christian humanism as a guardian of Western civilization?
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www.amazon.com.au/dp/0268207429?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
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Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
‘Churches are called to care for the vulnerable, but churches have not always led the way in becoming places safe from abuse’.
Brent is joined by Taylor Patterson, one of the authors together with Lisa Compton of a new IVP book called ‘Skills for Safeguarding: A Guide to Preventing Abuse and Fostering Healing in the Church’.
Taylor is a licensed professional counselor specializing in trauma, including survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. She has presented at local and national conferences and is published in peer-reviewed journals.
- (1:10) How are we all called to be safeguards?
- (2:00) What is safeguarding?
- (3:10) Why is abuse so prevalent?
- (7:35) Pastors and power;
- (8:50) Spiritual abuse;
- (10:15) How abusive systems work;
- (12:00) Church communities and abuse;
- (13:00) The abuse crisis;
- (14:30) Safe ministry;
- (16:15) Trauma symptoms;
- (20:15) Protecting older adults;
- (21:25) Self care.
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Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Who was artist Georges Rouault? In what sense was he a prophet in the darkness?
Many consider Georges Rouault to be one of the most important painters of the last few centuries, yet both the secular world and the church have struggled to engage with his work which is profoundly shaped by his Christian faith.
Brent talks with Wesley Vander Lugt who is the editor of a new book with IVP America ‘A Prophet in the Darkness: Exploring Theology in the Art of Georges Rousault’.
In this volume, a group of theologians, artists, and historians seek to bring Rouault out of the shadows. Wesley is adjunct professor of theology and acting director of the Leighton Ford Initiative for Theology, the Arts, and Gospel Witness at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte.
- (1:10) Who was Rouault?
- (1:46) A prophet in the darkness;
- (5:00) Influences;
- (7:40) Beliefs about humanity;
- (9:15) Identification with the poor;
- (11:05) Bloy;
- (12:20) ‘The Miserere’;
- (14:00) The two world wars;
- (15:55) Relationship with the church;
- (22:10) The contributers.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.amazon.com/Prophet-Darkness-Exploring-Theology-Georges/dp/1514011050
/www.wikiart.org/en/georges-rouault
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Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
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?
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americanreformer.org/2024/11/stop-praying-for-revival-at-least-the-way-were-used-to/
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Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
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.
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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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