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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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4 days ago
4 days ago
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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7 days ago
7 days ago
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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Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Brent talks with Russell Joyce about his new IVP America book called ‘His Face Like Mine: Finding God’s Love in Our Wounds’.
‘Russell was born with a rare craniofacial disorder called Goldenhar syndrome, where the left side of his face was not formed. Years of patchwork surgeries made him more outwardly presentable, but not without deep pain and physical and emotional scars. But a life changing encounter broke through to him with a power he never thought possible, in the very place he never thought to look – his broken face’.
Russell is the director of Foursquare Multiply, the church planting movement of the Foursquare denomination in the States. He’s also lead pastor of Faith Center, a historic church in the Foursquare Movement. In 2017 he planted a church in Brookly, New York with the Hope Church NYC family of churches before transitioning in 2021. He co-hosts the ‘Same Jesus Podcast’.
- (1:30) Goldenhar syndrome;
- (4:05) How we all carry wounds;
- (5:45) Wholeness;
- (10:30) Anna and New York;
- (11:35) Church planting;
- (15:50) Learning to ‘let go’ in pastoral ministry;
- (20:05) How God has met Russell in his woundedness.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/His-Face-like-Mine-Finding/dp/1514009080
open.spotify.com/show/7i58YTHDSAaO86EHOHYyuB
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Saturday Oct 05, 2024
Saturday Oct 05, 2024
What do we make of the idea of the soul?
Brent talks with Joshua Farris about his new Soul Science publication called ‘The Banquet of Souls: A Mirror to the Universe’.
‘The Banquet of Souls’ is an accessible exploration of the soul in relation to the universe. It’s written in a fun way that centers around the dinner table.
Joshua is a philosopher and theologian. He’s Vice President of Ethical Engagement at Density6 and Visiting Research Professor at the Ruhr University Bochum. He’s also the director of Soul Science Ministries and the founder of Spiritually Driven Leadership which provides education and consulting at the intersection of business and faith.
- (1:35) ‘The Banquet of Souls’;
- (4:10) Artificial Intelligence;
- (8:35) Genuine creativity;
- (11:45) The idea of the soul;
- (14:00) The soul and morality;
- (16:00) A Cartesian soul;
- (18:00) Religious traditions and death;
- (20:15) Near death experiences;
- (22:20) A theological turn in science?
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www.joshuarfarris.com/product-page/the-banquet-of-souls
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Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
‘Sherry Hoppen, active church attendee, devoted wife and mother, and ministry worker, unveils the raw and unvarnished truth of her decade long battle with alcoholism – a secret that consumed her life, faith, and family. In a moment of desperation, she embarked on a thousand mile bike hike from Michigan to Texas, a grueling challenge that she hoped would mark the start of her journey toward sobriety. And it did – but it was only just beginning’.
Brent talks with Sherry about her new Redemption Press book ‘Sober Cycle: Pedalling Through Recovery One Day at a Time’.
Sherry has worked in various areas of a pregnancy care ministry for over 10 years. She launched She Surrenders in 2016, a ministry designed to encourage freedom from addiction with biblical truths, a deepening relationship with the Lord and the fellowship found in a healing community.
- (1:20) Why the bike hike?
- (4:00) How the drinking became a problem;
- (6:30) Alcohol addiction and Christian women;
- (9:20) The first bike journey;
- (15:40) More Rides for Life;
- (17:00) Family bereavement;
- (19:30) Freedom from alcoholism;
- (22:15) She Surrenders.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Sober-Cycle-Pedaling-Through-Recovery/dp/1563094290
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