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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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Saturday Mar 04, 2023
Saturday Mar 04, 2023
‘Deconstruction is a hot topic these days as more and more people leave behind the rigid Christianity they were raised in or have experienced’.
Brent and Ian talk with Joshua Porter, pastor of teaching and creative vision at Van City Church in Vancouver, Washington. He’s also a former member of the experimental punk band, Showbread, and the author of the novel ‘Punk Rock vs The Lizard People’.
Joshua talks about his return to faith and orthodoxy in a new book from Kregel Publications called ‘Death to Deconstruction: Faithfulness as an act of Rebellion’.
- (1:50) What drew Joshua to music and to punk rock?
- (3:45) Subversive punk and the subversiveness of Jesus;
- (9:30) Joshua’s struggle with depression;
- (11:00) What is deconstruction?
- (13:30) Joshua’s problems with the Bible and with church. The Bible as a work of art;
- (17:00) The church and artists;
- (20:15) How Joshua moved from deconstruction to faith. The importance of orthodoxy;
- (24:00) How do we help people with deconstruction?
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Death-Deconstruction-Reclaiming-Faithfulness-Rebellion/dp/0825447348
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