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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 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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Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Can the church be future proofed? Is the church future proofed already?
Brent talks with Stephen McAlpine about his new book from The Good Book Company called ‘Futureproof: How to Live for Jesus in a Culture that Keeps on Changing’.
Stephen has been reading, writing and reflecting ever since he can remember. He’s pastored at several churches in his home state of Western Australia and in his writing dabbles in a number of fields, notably theology and culture, and the rapidly changing face of secularism in the West.
- 0:48) Why is our culture constantly changing?
- (1:30) Can the church be future proofed?
- (2:30) What can be done?
- (5:00) An authoritarian society?
- (6:40) Anxiousness in society;
- (9:00) The church as an antidote;
- (11:40) A fragmented society;
- (13:25) The loneliness epidemic;
- (14:45) Living in cultural Manhattan;
- (16:20) Politics;
- (20:50) How our technologies are discipling us.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.thegoodbook.co.nz/futureproof
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Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Life is unpredictable and the world is unstable.
Brent talks with Robert J. Morgan a pastor, podcaster and author who wants to remind us all about the book of Philippians which he calls ‘the Bible’s handbook for tackling each day with an undaunted attitude’.
Robert’s new book from Thomas Nelson in the States is called ‘Whatever Happens: How to Stand Firm in Your Faith When the World is Falling Apart’.
Robert recently transitioned to serve full time as leader of Robert J. Morgan Ministries, a nonprofit whose goal is to energize God’s people with a greater understanding of the Bible and of our Christian heritage. Rob was involved for over 40 years in pastoral ministry in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a best selling gold illuminations and gold medallion winning writer with more than 35 books in print. Rob has appeared on numerous television and radio shows. Rob was also a homemaker and caregiver for his late wife of 43 years, Katrina, who battled multiple sclerosis and passed away in November of 2019. Rob’s podcast is called ‘The Robert J. Morgan Podcast’.
- (1:50) Why our modern world is so exhausting;
- (3:30) Paul and Philippi;
- (5:30) How do we deal with closed doors in our Christian lives?
- (6:50) Philippians 1:3-8;
- (8:00) How can prayer invigorate us?
- (9:00) How can we access the promise of the Holy Spirit?
- (10:20) How do we learn to exalt Christ?
- (11:30) 1:27 the key to the letter;
- (13:00) Humility and unity in Philippians;
- (14:45) How do we cultivate the mind of Christ?
- (16:05) Keeping going in tough times;
- (17:30) ‘In Christ’;
- (19:15) Who we admire;
- (21:05) Standing firm (4:1);
- (23:30) A strategy for difficult situations;
- (25:00) Contentment;
- (27:00) Are you struggling?
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.robertjmorgan.com/whateverhappens/
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Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
‘Knowing, loving and worshipping God is the call and privilege of every disciple of Jesus. Because all Christians are part of his royal priesthood, theology is not just for those teaching in the academy or serving in ministry vocations’.
Brent talks with Malcolm Yarnell about his new B and H Publishing book ‘God’, the first volume in a 3 part series called ‘Theology for Every Person’.
Malcolm serves the churches of the Southern Baptist Convention as Research Professor of Theology at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as Managing Editor of the Southwestern Journal of Theology and as a Member of the SBC Resolutions Committee. He also serves the Lakeside Baptist Church in Granbury, Texas as Teaching Pastor and is a member of the Commission in Baptist Doctrine and Christian Unity with the Baptist World Alliance. Malcolm has written 9 volumes and edited another 15 while publishing over 150 other academic and popular essays.
- (2:00) We are all theologians;
- (3:45) Why study God?
- (5:15) How can we know that God exists?
- (6:30) When or where is God?
- (10:15) The Trinity;
- (16:30) God as both transcendent and immanent;
- (18:15) How can we know God as Saviour?
- (22:10) How do we know the Bible is inspired?
Links mentioned in this episode:
swbts.edu/staff/malcolm-b-yarnell-iii/
swbts.edu/staff/malcolm-b-yarnell-iii/
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
How can the church help with the global mental health crisis? How can churches partner with mental health professionals?
Brent talks with James Sells and Amy Trout about their new IVP book ‘Beyond the Clinical Hour: How Counselors Can Partner with the Church to Address the Mental Health Crisis’.
James is professor of counseling, shares the Rosemary S. Hughes Professor of Christian Thought and Mental Health and co-directs the Charis Institute at Regent University. He’s a licensed psychologist.
Amy Trout is founder and executive director of a private practice, Cornerstone Consultants. She was previously associate professor of counseling ministries at Regent University.
- (1:10) How the book came about;
- (3:50) The mental health system – does it need a new model of care?
- (6:00) The mental health crisis in the States;
- (12:00) How could the church work with mental health professionals?
- (19:00) Financial models;
- (21:00) Pastors and mental health needs;
- (25:10) Safe mental health care.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.regent.edu/faculty/ph-d-james-n-sells/
uyenofoundation.org/dr-amy-trout/
www.amazon.com/Beyond-Clinical-Hour-Association-Psychological/dp/1514001047
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Saturday Jun 15, 2024
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
The biblical story begins and ends with God as king. Humans rebel however and the world becomes ensnared to the rule of a dark, serpentine lord. But the story doesn’t end there….
Brent talks with Stephen Dempster, the author of a new IVP book called ‘The Return of the Kingdom: A Biblical Theology of God’s Reign’.
Stephen is emeritus professor of religious studies at Crandall University in Canada and author of numerous publications including ‘Dominion and Dynasty’.
- (1:10) The Return of the King;
- (1:40) The 2 bookends of the Bible;
- (5:00) God as King in Genesis;
- (8:40) The dark serpent of the Bible;
- (10:30) 2 kingdoms;
- (14:30) The Tabernacle;
- (16:15) The prophets and the kingdom;
- (19:20) The Psalms;
- (22:30) The gospels and the return of the king;
- (26:00) Revelation as the grand finale.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Return-Kingdom-Biblical-Theology-Essential/dp/0830842918
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
How do Psalms 110 and 118 point to Jesus?
Brent talks with Ian Vaillancourt about his Sheffield Press book ‘The Multifacted Saviour of Psalms 110 and 118’.
Ian is associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Heritage Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario. He’s the author of a number of books.
- (0:50) The shape of the book of Psalms;
- (3:55) A Psalm in the context of the whole book;
- (5:15) Jesus in the Psalms;
- (9:30) Psalm 110;
- (11:10) Psalms 1 and 2 as an introduction to the Psalms;
- (12:30) Psalm 110 in context;
- (16:00 Jesus in Psalm 118;
- (19:30) How does Psalm 118 point back to the Exodus?
- (21:00 Psalm 118 and Book 5.
Links mentioned in this episode:
heritage-theo.academia.edu/IanVaillancourt
www.amazon.com/Multifaceted-Saviour-Psalms-110-118/dp/1910928631
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Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
A man gets off a train in a small town and finds himself confronted by some very hostile ‘heavies’….
What is happening in this town?
Brent talks with Hannah Long about the 1954 movie ‘Bad Day at Black Rock’ starring Spencer Tracey and Robert Ryan.
Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Dispatch’, ‘Angelus News’, ‘American Consequences’ and ‘American Cinema Production’.
- (1:15) What is ‘Bad Day at Black Rock’?
- (3:00) The cast;
- (4:30) Robert Ryan;
- (5:00) MGM in 1954;
- (6:55) Wide screen and photography;
- (11:10) Law and Justice?
- (13:20) Racism;
- (13:50) Evil in the town;
- (16:00) Christian themes and symbolism?
- (18:30) Irony;
- (21:00) A film about second chances?
- (22:40) A movie about atonement;
- (23:40) The film a microcosm of post-war Europe?
- (26:30) The score.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/film/ride-the-high-country
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Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Brent talks with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute about Zechariah chapter 2.
- (1:40) Chapter 2 – more weird stuff;
- (2:05) The man with the measuring line;
- (3:00) The Temple in Ezekiel and Zechariah;
- (7:10) Zechariah 2 and Revelation 7. The 4 winds;
- (8:55) Esther;
- (10:30) Another Exodus;
- (14:30) The Gentile nations.
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