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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 May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Sometimes hope can feel like a scam – a swindle, a hustle. Not only do we have hope, but that hope cannot disappoint us because it’s been validated by God Himself.
Brent talks with Irwin Incke Jnr. about his new book on Hebrews published by IVP America called ‘Hope Ain’t a Hustle: Persevering by Faith in a Wearying World’.
Irwin is the coordinator of Mission to North America, part of the Presbyterian Church in America. Formerly he was pastor at Grace DC Church Presbyterian Church. In 2018 Irwin was unanimously elected as the 46th Presbyterian Church in America General Assembly Moderator – the first African-American to hold the position.
- (1:15) Hustling;
- (5:00) A culture of contempt;
- (7:10) The Roman world at the time of the letter to the Hebrews;
- (8:30) Hebrews 1 and the Lord Jesus;
- (10:00) Jesus’ divinity;
- (13:10) Jesus our great High Priest;
- (16:30) Hebrews and endurance;
- (19:00) Living for the city of God;
- (21:15) Surrendering our future to Jesus.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Hope-Aint-Hustle-Persevering-Wearying/dp/1514005743
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Saturday May 11, 2024
Saturday May 11, 2024
Are you feeling anxious? How can Jesus lead us out of feelings of anxiety?
Brent talks with Alan Fadling about his new IVP America book ‘The Non-Anxious Life: Experiencing the Peace of God’s Presence’.
Alan is president and founder of Unhurried Living in Mission Viejo, California, inspiring people to rest deeper, live fuller, and lead better. He speaks and consults internationally.
- (1:30) Alan’s experience with anxiety;
- (3:55) Living in an anxious age;
- (5:15) Reducing anxiety;
- (6:20) The positive use of anxiety;
- (9:50) Solitude and silence helpful;
- (11:15) The peace of Christ;
- (13:20) Jesus’ words about worry and anxiety;
- (15:40) ‘Inhaling’ grace;
- (18:20) Disengaging with our phones;
- (20:30) Performance anxiety;
- (24:25) Practising God’s presence.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.unhurriedliving.com/alan/
www.amazon.com/Unhurried-Life-Following-Jesus-Rhythms/dp/0830835733
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Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Brent is joined by Dr. Robert Marbut Jnr., the founding President and CEO of Haven for Hope and the White House’s ‘Federal Homelessness Tzar’. Dr. Marbut has consulted on issues of homelessness with more communities and organizations than anyone else in the States and has also worked in 3 Presidential Administrations. How he is the Executive Producer of both the ‘No Address’ movie starring Ashanti, Billy Baldwin, Kander Berkeley and Beverly D’Angelo as well as the ‘Americans with no address’ documentary. He’s also the lead author and general editor of the ‘No Address Interactive Study Guide’. There’s also a novel and a music album. Dr. Marbut currently serves as a Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute.
- (1:30) The movie;
- (3:30) Robert’s personal involvement;
- (6:45) Homelessness in the States and in the West;
- (8:00) Robert’s time in the White House;
- (10:15) The local church and homelessness;
- (12:30) 3 Presidential Administrations and homelessness;
- (15:30) The interactive study guide;
- (18:20) The myths about homelessness;
- (21:40) The mentally ill in the community;
- (24:50) Giving money to homeless people?
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.amazon.com/No-Address-Interactive-Study-Guide/dp/0830787291
Robert G. Marbut Jr. – David C Cook
No Address | Supporting Homelessness (noaddressmovie.com)
Robert Marbut | Discovery Institute
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Saturday May 04, 2024
Saturday May 04, 2024
How does an everyday law practice relate to Jesus’ call to follow him to servanthood?
Brent talks with Robert Cochran Jnr. about his new IVP America book ‘The Servant Lawyer: Facing the Challenges of Christian Faith In Everyday Law Practice’.
Robert is the Brandeis Professor of Law Emeritus at Pepperdine University and a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. Following law school he clerked for Judge John A. Field on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and practised with the law firm of Boyd and Bain in Charlottesville, Virginia.
- (1:05) A servant lawyer;
- (3:45) Learning to see clients as people ‘God has brought into your life’;
- (4:30) Lawyers and dominion;
- (5:50) Loving your client;
- (7:35) Restorative justice;
- (10:40) Representing ‘guilty’ clients;
- (14:10) The Bible and litigation;
- (16:20) Is it appropriate for a Christian to use the courts?
- (19:30) The church as offender;
- (21:00) The dangers of law school and of legal practice;
- (24:25) What is an ‘everyday’ lawyer?
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Servant-Lawyer-Challenges-Christian-Everyday/dp/1514007223
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Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Do you sit in church alone? Well if you do or you have done, this episode is for you!
Brent talks with Danielle Treweek, founding director of the Single Minded Ministry and an Adjunct teacher at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. Danielle also serves as both Diocesan Research Officer and a member of the Archbishop’s Doctrine Commission within the Anglican Doctrine Commission within the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. She’s the author of the IVP book ‘The Meaning of Singleness’.
- (1:20) Dani’s question;
- (2:20) The difficulties of sitting in church alone;
- (6:30) Is where we sit important in some churches?;
- (11:00) Why do single people have this problem?
- (14:30) Being pro-active;
- (16:45) Welcoming in church;
- (18:40) Church leaders.
- (21:20) The morning tea saga.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.thatgirlbosstheologian.com/p/on-sitting-alone-in-church
www.amazon.com/Meaning-Singleness-Retrieving-Eschatological-Contemporary/dp/1514004852
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Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Brent talks with children’s author Maria Marianayagam who’s just published the first 2 books in a new series launching with Hachette called ‘Baby Virtues’. The series aims to introduce small children to foundational Christian virtues.
Maria is a Tamil Sri Lankan Canadian children’s author who enjoys writing picture books centered on STEM, faith, and South Asian culture. When Maria is not writing, she can be found traveling the world devouring books and spending time with her family.
- (1:45) STEM;
- (2:15) Children’s writing;
- (3:35) Maria’s cultural background;
- (7:10) The Christian virtues;
- (8:00) Why its important to teach Christian virtues;
- (11:50) Scripture verses in the books;
- (14:00) ‘Baby Courage’ and the importance of courage.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Baby-Hope-Virtues-Maria-Marianayagam/dp/1546006176
www.hachettebookgroup.com/?s=baby+virtues
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Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
What exactly did the dying Jesus mean when he said ‘It is Finished’ at the Cross? How is the shed blood of a man two thousand years ago relevant here and now?
Brent talks with Charles Martin, New York Times and USA Today best selling author. Charles’s new book from Thomas Nelson is ‘It is Finished: A 40 Day Pilgrimage Back to the Cross’.
- (0:55) Why a 40 day journey?
- (3:40) ‘It is Finished’;
- (8:10) Why did Jesus have to die?
- (13:00) Crucifixion in the Roman world;
- (16:00) Jerusalem.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Finished-40-Day-Pilgrimage-Back-Cross/dp/1400338832
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Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
How can we offer a response to the cares and concerns of our day with love?
Brent talks with author Felicia Murrell who’s just published a new book with Whitaker House called ‘And: The Restorative Power of Love in an Either/Or World’.
Felicia is a certified master life coach and former ordained pastor with over twenty years of church leadership experience. Sne also serves the publishing industry as a freelance copy editor.
- (1:00) Why do we all exist to love?
- (2:20) Felicia’s childhood in the South;
- (7:10) Why do we live in an ‘either/or’ world?
- (10:10) All of us are human;
- (10:30) How can God’s love transform us?
- (13:00) Church;
- (17:50) Healthy deconstruction?
- (20:00) How our stories weave together.
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Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
‘In a time when the world seems to be fighting more and more battles, communing with God is more vital than ever. Now is the time for believers to transform their prayer time with God and renew their lives’.
Brent talks with pastor and author Frankie Mazzapica about his new Whitaker House book ‘Ignite Your Life: 14 Powerful Things That Happen When You Pray’.
Frankie is the founding and lead pastor of Celebration Church of the Woodlands, Texas. Three people from the community were in attendance on the day that Frankie and his wife launched the church in 2005. Today the church is a vibrant, multiplying community and pastor Frankie broadcasts his messages every Sunday to 70,000 households on TBN.
- (3:15) Partnering with God in prayer;
- (8:15) What happens when we pray?
- (13:00) Ways Frankie has seen prayer answered;
- (17:00) How prayer helps us in times of trouble;
- (21:00) Prayer teaches us to hear the voice of God.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.amazon.com/Ignite-Your-Life-Powerful-Things/dp/B0C8C9F7M4
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Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
How is our work a way to love God, serve our neighbours, and demonstrate the gospel? How do we engage our daily work as part of how God made all things new?
Brent talks with Ross Chapman and Ryan Tafilowski about their new IVP book ‘Faithful Work: In the Daily Grind with God and for Others’.
Ross is the CEO of Denver Institute for Faith and Work. He previously founded and served as president and executive director of For Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. He holds a doctor of ministry in faith, work, economics, and vocation from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Ryan is assistant professor at Denver Seminary and lead pastor of Foothills Fellowship Church in Denver. He holds a PhD in systematic theology from the University of Edinburgh and has served as theologian-in-residence for Denver Institute for Faith and Work.
- (1:10) Why is daily work our greatest opportunity?
- (1:50) Why do we have such ‘low’ views of work?
- (3:00) The Bible’s view of work;
- (6:30) Does our work ‘add’ to God’s work?
- (7:40) Work in the Enlightenment period;
- (9:45) How do we demonstrate a love of neighbour with our work?
- (12:00) Broken structures;
- (13:30) God’s work for us;
- (16:30) Why work and rest are interrelated.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Faithful-Work-Daily-Grind-Others/dp/1514007916
www.denverinstitute.org/difw-names-ross-chapman-as-incoming-ceo/
denverseminary.edu/directory/tafilowski-ryan/
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