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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 Aug 03, 2024
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Who is the ‘angel of the Lord’ in Zechariah 3?
Brent talks with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States about Zechariah 3.
- (0:35) The ‘night visions’ of Zechariah;
- (2:35) The High Priest;
- (3:35) The defiled garments;
- (6:30) What does Zechariah see?
- (7:50) The golden plate;
- (9:30) The garments of the High Priest and the Tabernacle and Temple;
- (10:35) A new Day of Atonement?
- (14:15) Who is the angel of the Lord?
- (16:40) The branch;
- (17:05) The stone with 7 eyes;
- (18:00) The stone and the Law;
- (20:30) The Sabbath like rest of v 10;
- (23:00) How the chapter points to Jesus.
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Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Brent is joined once again by Jennifer Holberg to talk about the 20th century poet Jane Kenyon.
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’.
- (1:00) Jane Kenyon;
- (2:30) The Luminous Particular;
- (3:50) ‘The Thimble’ and ‘Finding a Long Grey Hair’;
- (8:10) ‘What Came to Me’;
- (10:15) ‘Coats’;
- (11:55) How did Kenyon struggle with and celebrate the hard things of life?
- (12:25) ‘Dutch Interiors’;
- (14:30) ‘Otherwise’;
- (17:15) ‘Having it Out with Melancholy’;
- (30:20) ‘The Shirt’;
- (31:05) ‘Let Evening Come’.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/jane-kenyon
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Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
‘On February 8, 2023, the Holy Spirit sparked a flame at the end of an Asbury University Chapel Service. Over the next 16 days, what began as a local experience within the confines of Asbury’s campus soon flared into the blaze of a global movement that captivated millions through the viral power of social media’.
Brent talks with Dr. Sarah Thomas Baldwin about her new book from Invite Press called ‘Generation Awakened: An Eyewitness Account of the Powerful Outpouring of God at Asbury’.
Sarah is Vice President of Student Life at Asbury University in central Kentucky. Sarah has served in Christian higher education for almost 30 years as a student affairs, professional, university pastor and vice president. Sarah serves as co-pastor of a ‘small church’ in Wilmore, Kentucky. She’s a frequent speaker, preacher and retreat leader.
- (1:30) What actually happened at Asbury;
- (3:40) The university and town background;
- (8:25) The experience of God;
- (10:50) How the revival affected Sarah’s working life;
- (12:30) How Sarah and her team ‘stewarded’ the revival;
- (15:15) The student response;
- (17:10) Social media and the revival;
- (19:30) Dealing with the media;
- (24:40) Other revivals;
- (25:55) How the revival has changed things.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.inviteresources.com/invite-press-books
www.amazon.com.au/dp/1963265041?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
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Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Who was Teresa of Avila? What wisdom or insight can a Spanish mystic from the 1500’s possibly offer today’s Christian?
Brent talks with Laurel Mathewson about her new Whitaker House book called ‘An Intimate Good: A Skeptical Christian Mystic in Conversation with Teresa of Avila’.
Laurel is an Anglican priest. She’s worked in academia, in media and in ministry. Laurel is the editor of ‘The Interior Castle: Exploring a Spiritual Classic as a Modern Reader’ and she’s written award winning work for ‘Sojourners’ Magazine, Geez Magazine and ‘The Christian Century’.
- (1:05) Laurel’s background;
- (3:30) Teresa;
- (5:50) Opposition;
- (6:30) Knowing God better and ‘The Interior Castle’;
- (8:30) Teresa’s experiences of God;
- (10:00) Gifts from God;
- (11:00) The dwellings;
- (15:30) Laurel’s own experiences of God;
- (19:40) God is our lover;
- (22:10) The fire or love of God;
- (24:00) Visions;
- (25:30) The dark night of the soul.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Intimate-Good-Skeptical-Christian-Conversation/dp/B0C8C9DR57
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Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Digital technology has become a ubiquitous feature of modern life. But how do we think about computer technology and how do we live as faithful Christians in a digitially saturated society? What is a ‘hallucinating’ chatbot?
Brent talks with Derek Schuurman about his IVP book ‘Shaping a Digital World: Faith, Culture and Computer Technology.
Derek is professor of computer science at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the States. He previously taught at Dordt University and Redeemer University and has worked as an engineer in designing embedded systems. Derek has also done research in areas of robotics and computer vision as well as faith and technology.
- (1:30) Christianity in our fast paced world;
- (2:25) Is technology neutral?
- (4:00) Values in computers?
- (5:10) Virtual reality and AI;
- (7:35) ‘Hallucinating’ chatbots?
- (10:00) The Fall and technology;
- (11:20) Does computer technology need redemption?
- (12:30) A Christian approach to computer technology;
- (14:50) Moral issues;
- (18:10) Optimism?
- (19:35) Technology in the new creation;
- (21:00) Robots with emotions?
Links mentioned in this episode:
/calvin.edu/directory/people/derek-schuurman
www.amazon.com/Shaping-Digital-World-Computer-Technology/dp/0830827137
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Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
How do we ‘do’ discipleship?
‘Many Christians don’t disciple others because they think it’s the church leaders’ responsibility. But Jesus commanded all his disciples to go and make disciples’.
- (1:00) The Great Commission;
- (4:00) Yolanda’s discipleship journey;
- (8:50) Jesus and discipleship;
- (15:10) The discipleship problem in the States;
- (22:35) Small group discipleship and one-on-one discipleship.
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www.amazon.com/Discipleship-Holy-Collaboration-Helping-Others/dp/1514006197
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Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
‘The world has changed. In a world screaming in a thousand directions for our focus, its essential for us to become attentive to God, our congregation, and our community’.
Brent talks with Jim Singleton, the author with Kevin Ford of a new IVP book called ‘Attentive Church Leadership: Listening and Leading in a World We’ve Never Known’.
Jim is a coach and discipler at Leighton Ford Ministries in the States. He’s been both a long time Presbyterian pastor and professor of pastoral leadership and evangelism at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Jim is one of the founders of ECO: A Covenant Order of Presbyterians which sponsors the Flourish Institute of Theology, where Jim also teaches.
- (1:05) A world we’ve never known;
- (2:50) How the digital world has shaped us;
- (3:50) What sort of attentiveness do we need?
- (5:00) How do we navigate change?
- (6:30) How do church leaders build trust?
- (7:20) Internal alignment;
- (9:00) True North;
- (13:10) Thinking about mission in the church;
- (13:45) A church’s unique ethos;
- (15:40) The 3 cultures of every church;
- (20:10) Embracing conflict;
- (21:45) How can pastors mentor others;
- (23:30) Giving a ministry away.
Links mentioned in this episode:
flourishinstitute.online/faculty/jim-singleton/
www.ivpress.com/attentive-church-leadership
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Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Blaise Pascal, the seventeenth century French philosopher and scientist is perhaps best known for his ‘wager’, an argument about the existence of God. But there’s much more to Pascal and his brilliance.
- (0:55) Who was Blaise Pascal?
- (2:25) Pascal’s Defense of the Christian religion;
- (4:10) Pascal’s experience of God;
- (7:40) Asceticism;
- (8:40) Science and faith;
- (11:00) Pascal’s use of science and its limits;
- (13:00) Pascal and the miraculous;
- (14:45) Pascal and biblical prophecy;
- (16:55) Pascal and the gospels;
- (19:00) Pascal and non-Christian religion;
- (20:40) Pascal a Christian genius for the ages?
- (21:35) The wager._
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.douglasgroothuis.com/about
/www.christianbook.com/beyond-wager-christian-brilliance-blaise-pascal/9781514001783/pd/001780
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Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Give yourself permission to slow down!
Brent talks with Jodi Grubbs about her new book from IVP called ‘Live Slowly: A Gentle Invitation to Exhale’.
Jodi is the podcast host of ‘Our Island in the City’ and a slow living advocate. She’s the author of a children’s book ‘The Island Adventures of Lili and Oliver’ and co-author of a Bible study called ‘Friendship Cafe’.
- (1:00) Bonaire;
- (5:20) Leaving the island and going to the States;
- (6:15) A ‘hostile’ culture;
- (7:15) Slowing down;
- (10:00) Is God slow?
- (10:40) Surgery and slowing down;
- (12:55) How the book came about;
- (13:45) Ways we can learn to slow down;
- (16:30) Helpful spiritual practices;
- (17:30) Benefits of slowing down;
- (18:30) Church and burnout. _
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.amazon.com/Live-Slowly-Gentle-Invitation-Exhale/dp/1514007088
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Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
What is transhumanism and is it the world’s most dangerous idea?
Brent talks with Joshua Farris, Vice President of Ethical Engagement, Density 6 and the Humboldt Experienced Researcher Fellow at the University of Bochum about his article for ‘Voice’s called ‘What is at stake with trans-human projects’?
- (1:00) The world’s most dangerous idea?
- (4:15) Transhumanism and Western individualism;
- (8:40) AI, the metaverse and crypto;
- (11:15) Klaus Schwab;
- (14:00) A scriptural response;
- (20:00) Desiring immortality?
- (22:15) Getting back to the classics.
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