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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
Brent talks with Eric Burstock about his new book from Critical Mass Books called ‘The Table is Already Set: A Beautiful Love Story Between a Jewish Man and a Christian Woman’.
Eric is a licensed Certified Public Accountant, a Personal Financial Specialist, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In October of 1980, Eric, who was brought up Jewish, became a follower of Jesus and has been an active member in church from the day he first believed. If not for his wife Bonnie, he would have never been introduced to Jesus.
- (0:56) Eric’s background;
- (1:50) Anti-semitism;
- (3:00) Anne Frank;
- (5:00) Life questions;
- (7:10) First job;
- (8:20) Bonnie;
- (13:15) Jesus in the Scriptures;
- (15:55) Family reactions;
- (20:15) Coming to Christ.
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/www.amazon.ca/Table-Already-Set-Beautiful-Christian-ebook/dp/B09PVMZ9S5
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4 days ago
4 days ago
Brent talks with Hannah Long about Wes Anderson’s 2012 movie ‘Moonrise Kingdom’.
Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Despatch’, ‘Angelus News’, ‘The Bulwark’, ‘First Things’ and ‘Christianity Today’.
- (0:45) Wes Anderson;
- (3:40) The story and the actors;
- (8:15) Romance;
- (14:30) Autobiographical?
- (15:50) A coming of age story?
- (18:15) Lost innocence;
- (19:50) Music and Britten;
- (22:40) Visual style;
- (25:00) Humor;
- (26:30) Indoors and outdoors;
- (28:40) The landscape;
- (31:00) Use of color;
- (32:15) Kingdoms;
- (36:00) Christian imagery.
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7 days ago
7 days ago
Gen Z carries unique questions about life and God.
Brent talks with Tanita Tualla Maddox about her new IVP book ‘What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God: Seven Questions About Life and God’.
Tanita is the national director for generational impact for Young Life and serves as an associate regional director in the Mountain West Young Life region. She has an expertise in contextualizing the gospel for Gen Z and has been featured on podcasts and publications.
- (0:50) Gen Z;
- (2:20) Gen Z and the church;
- (4:15) Gen Z and the goodness of God;
- (6:40) Gen Z – ‘am I enough?’
- (8:10) Social media and Gen Z;
- (8:40) Gen Z and acceptance;
- (9:30) Authenticity;
- (11:30) Gen Z – ‘do all people matter to God’?
- (12:30) Gen Z and social justice;
- (13:40) Gen Z and trust;
- (16:40) Truth and Gen Z;
- (18:20) The gospel and Gen Z;
- (19:20) Gen Z and safety;
- (24:20) The Bible and Gen Z.
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www.amazon.com/What-Really-Wants-Know-About/dp/1514012162
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Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
AI presents some profound challenges and extraordinary opportunities for the church.
Brent talks with Todd Korpi the author of a new IVP book called ‘AI Goes to Church: Pastoral Wisdom for Artificial Intelligence’.
Todd is a pastor, missiologist, and church consultant. He’s dean of digital ministry programs at Ascent College, assistant professor of Christian leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary and works in severall capacities at OneHope. He also serves as the lead researcher of the Digital Mission Consortia, a collaborative research initiative exploring the frontier of digital ministry.
- (1:15) The church and AI;
- (4:15) Why do we need to participate in the AI conversation?
- (5:10) What is AI?
- (6:20) What is super AI?
- (8:05) Star Trek;
- (9:55) Sentient AI?
- (10:55) Scripture and technology;
- (11:30) AI in ministry;
- (18:00) AI and sermon planning;
- (21:00) AI and mission;
- (23:20) AI clergy?
- (26:00) AI in higher education.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/AI-Goes-Church-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/1514011247
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Saturday Dec 06, 2025
Saturday Dec 06, 2025
What is journaling and how can it help our spiritual growth?
Brent talks with Marc Alan Schelske about the second edition of his book from Whitaker House called ‘Journaling for Spiritual Growth: Six Weeks to Build a Habit That Fosters Spiritual and Emotional Maturity’.
Marc is a thinker and speaker who is currently the teaching elder of Bridge City Community Church in Portland, Oregon. He also hosts ‘The Apprenticeship Way’ podcast and is the author of a number of books.
- (0:45) Journaling;
- (2:40) Marc’s journey;
- (3:50) What are we journaling about?
- (6:20) The tools;
- (7:55) A mindset of gracious flexibility;
- (11:00) How long?
- (12:50) Journal content;
- (21:50) Marc’s journal entries;
- (27:20) Memorable experiences.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.amazon.com/Journaling-Spiritual-Growth-Emotional-Maturity/dp/B0DLK67HVN
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Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Why are there references to grapes, vineyards and wine in Chapter 7 of the Song?
Brent talks with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States.
- (0:25) The wasf in Chapter 7;
- (1:10) The palm tree;
- (2:30) The place names;
- (4:10) Wine;
- (6:30) The woman and the land;
- (8:00) Damascus in v 4;
- (8:50) Carmel – v 5;
- (9:35) Purple and scarlet;
- (9:50) V 9;
- (11:15) Garden imagery;
- (14:00) Verses 9-13;
- (15:20) A new Adam and Eve;
- (18:10) Jesus.
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Saturday Nov 29, 2025
Saturday Nov 29, 2025
What does chapter 6 of the ‘Song’ have to say about love?
Brent talks with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute.
- (0:25) Chapter 5
- (0:45) Love;
- (3:00) Love as a world;
- (4:25) Verse 1;
- (5:20) The bride;
- (5:45) V 3;
- (6:50) John’s gospel and the Song;
- (7:15) V 5 – the bridegroom;
- (9:15) V 8 – the Bride;
- (10:00) Proverbs 31:1;
- (12:15) Verses 11-13;
- (13:05) The daughters of Jerusalem – v 13;
- (14:25) The Shunammite.
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Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Brent is joined by Hannah Long to discuss the new Springsteen movie ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ starring Jeremy Allen White as the Boss and directed by Scott Cooper.
Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Despatch’,’Angelus News’, ‘The Bulwark’, ‘First Things’ and ‘Christianity Today’.
- (1:05) ‘Nebraska’;
- (4:00) The movie;
- (5:20) A complex character;
- (6:40) Loneliness;
- (9:40) Jon Landau;
- (12:00) Mental illness and depression;
- (13:15) Springsteen’s father;
- (14:20) City landscapes;
- (17:15) Flashbacks;
- (17:40) Success and the future;
- (18:30) The past;
- (20:00) Art versus commercialism;
- (23:40) Technology;
- (26:00) The past;
- (27:30) A favorite song and personal stories.
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Have you ever wondered what Jesus was like? Not long ago New York Times Bestselling author Susy Flory sat down and wrote a three word post on a popular social media outlet that started with ‘Jesus Was…’ The simple post sparked a lively conversation and turned into one post a day for 30 days. Now there’s a book published by Kregel and edited by Susy Flory and Scott Johanningsmeier called ‘Jesus Was: Not What We Expected but Better Than We Imagined’.
Susy is a New York Times bestselling author and she directs West Coast Christian writers and is the founder of Everything Memoir.
Scott is a bivocational pastor at Elizabeth Baptist Church in Southern Indiana.
- (1:00) The social media post;
- (4:10) The book;
- (6:00) Letting go of stale images of Jesus;
- (7:20) Non-violence;
- (9:30) Jesus – ‘new’;
- (10:50) Jesus the God-human;
- (12:45) Jesus the winemaker;
- (14:40) Jesus’ kindness;
- (16:25) The gentleness of Jesus;
- (18:30) Subversive Jesus.
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scottjohanningsmeier.substack.com
amazon.com/Jesus-Was-Expected-Better-Imagined/dp/0825449561
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Saturday Nov 22, 2025
Saturday Nov 22, 2025
‘The state of Christian leadership does not look great these days’.
Brent talks with Jason Jensen about his new IVP book ‘Formed to Lead: Humility, Character, Integrity, and Discernment’.
Jason is vice president of spiritual foundations for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship in the USA. Jason led InterVarsity staff teams in Berkely, California, for 29 years. He and wife Susi are based in Madison, Wisconsin, where Jason oversees the formation of InterVarsity staff in Scripture, theology, spiritual formation, and prayer.
- (1:00) The state of Christian leadership;
- (3:00) Jason’s journey;
- (4:10) Spiritual formation and leadership;
- (5:30) Luke’s gospel as a template;
- (9:10) Luke’s view of leadership;
- (12:00) Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness;
- (15:35) Discerning our calling;
- (20:30) Ignatius;
- (22:15) Discerning the Holy Spirit;
- (27:00) Death.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/faithandleadership.com/authors/jason-jensen
www.amazon.com.au/Formed-Lead-Character-Integrity-Discernment-ebook/dp/B0DKQSTX8X
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