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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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Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Zachary Wagner – Non-Toxic Masculinity
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
‘Dismissals such as boys will be boys and not all men are ingrained in our world. And the purity culture of our youth sold the same excuses with a spiritual spin. Can we break the toxic cycle and recover a healthy identity for men’?
Brent and Ian talk with Zachary Wagner, an ordained minister and editorial director for the Center for Pastor Theologians. He’s currently pursuing a PhD in New Testament at the University of Oxford. Zachary’s new book from IVP America is called ‘Non-Toxic Masculinity. Recovering Healthy Male Sexuality’.
- (1:30) Why is it a concerning time to be a man?
- (4:00) Toxic masculinity;
- (8:00) Purity culture;
- (13:00) How purity culture led to toxic men;
- (19:00) Zachary’s marriage;
- (27:45) Jesus;
- (30:00) Boundaries.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Non-Toxic-Masculinity-Recovering-Healthy-Sexuality/dp/1514005026
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