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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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Dec 27, 2023
Dec 27, 2023
26 min
Brent is joined once again by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to discuss chapter 17 of Revelation.
A red dragon and a dodgy dame!
- (1:00) Revelation 17;
- (2:15) The woman and Zechariah 5;
- (6:10) Babylon and Daniel;
- (9:30) The woman and water;
- (10:45) The gemstones;
- (13:00) The cup;
- (15:30) Who or what is the scarlet beast?
- (18:15) Who or what are the ten horns?
- (21:20) The Old Testament sacrificial system;
- (22:10) The destruction of Jerusalem.
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Dec 23, 2023
Dec 23, 2023
31 min
Brent is joined once again by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to discuss the seven bowls in chapter 16.
- (0:35) The number 7;
- (2:15) The bowls and the horsemen;
- (4:45) The first bowl;
- (6:15) The sea;
- (8:10) The third bowl;
- (10:40) The fourth angel;
- (12:10) The fifth angel and the throne of the beast;
- (13:15) The sixth bowl;
- (15:30) A new Exodus;
- (16:45) The frog demons;
- (18:00) Armageddon;
- (20:15) The seventh bowl;
- (25:00 Altars in Revelation
- (26:00) A.D. 70.
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Dec 20, 2023
Dec 20, 2023
22 min
Sometimes the world knocks us flat. So we pretend that everything is fine even though it’s not.
Brent talks with Katie Schnack about her new IVP book ‘Everything is (Not) Fine: Finding Strength When Life Gets Annoyingly Difficult’.
Katie is a writer and book publicist. She’s the author of a number of books and her articles have appeared in such places as ‘Relevant’, ’Today.com’, ‘Hello Giggles’, ‘Romper’ and ‘Scary Mommy’.
- (1:30) Life is a curveball;
- (2:45) Trusting God;
- (5:20) Getting used to difficult things;
- (6:50) Following our dreams;
- (8:40) Accountability buddies;
- (10:00) Covid;
- (13:50) Processing bad feelings.
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Dec 16, 2023
Dec 16, 2023
25 min
What does Paul mean by ‘saved through childbearing’ in 1 Timothy 2:15? Could it be a reference to the mysterious goddess Artemis who haunts the letter?
Brent talks with Sandra Glahn, professor of media, arts and worship at Dallas Theological Seminary, where her emphases are first century backgrounds related to women, culture, gender and the arts. She has authored or edited more than 20 books. Sandra’s new book from IVP America is called ‘Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and in the New Testament’.
- (3:30) Artemis and Ephesus;
- (5:50) Who was Artemis?
- (7:5) The Artemis cult and the church at Ephesus;
- (9:20) Artemis in the literary sources;
- (10:30) Artemis statues;
- (13:30) Artemis and magic;
- (15:50) Artemis and childbirth;
- (16:30) Artemis titles and the apostle Paul;
- (20:00) Women in childbirth in Ephesus.
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/www.amazon.com/Nobodys-Mother-Ephesians-Antiquity-Testament-ebook/dp/B0BYCT2YXB
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Dec 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2023
26 min
Does what we do at work matter? How do we go from being defined by what we do to having our work become an expression of who we are?
Brent talks with Barry Rowan about his new IVP book ‘The Spiritual Art of Business: Connecting the Daily with the Divine’.
Barry is a Harvard Business School graduate who spent his entire career serving in C-Suite Roles. He’s been instrumental in building and transforming 8 businesses, primarily in the technology and communication sectors with one selling for $10 billion. His leadership experience spans both private and public companies including Gogo, Vonage, Nextel Partners and Fluke Corporation. Barry serves on both for profit and non profit boards, mentors young leaders and leads international study trips.
- (2:00) A deep longing for God;
- (6:00) Finding meaning in our work;
- (11:40) Business meetings;
- (13:55) Forgiveness in business relationships;
- (18:00) Anxious moments in business;
- (22:20) Classic spiritual writers;
- (23:50) The world and work.
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Dec 9, 2023
Dec 9, 2023
25 min
How can we be free from religiosity and judgmentalism in the church?
Brent talks with Mark Baker, professor of mission and theology at Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California in the States. Mark served as a missionary in Honduras for ten years and has written a number of books including this new one from Crossway called ‘Freedom from Religiosity and Judgmentalism: Studies in Paul’s letter to the Galatians’.
- (0:55) Mark’s personal journey with Galatians;
- (4:55) Centred set church;
- (7:50) The honor-shame culture in Galatians;
- (11:00 Religion versus the grace of the gospel;
- (14:00) Justification;
- (16:30) Works of the law;
- (19:10) How do we deal with legalism in the church.
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Dec 6, 2023
Dec 6, 2023
27 min
How is the whole Bible in the Pentateuch?
Brent talks with Ian Vaillancourt, associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Heritage Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario. He’s the author of a number of books including ‘The Dawning of Redemption: The Story of the Pentateuch and the Hope of the Gospel’ which is published by Crossway.
- (0:57) What is the Pentateuch?
- (1:30) The grand drama of redemption;
- (3:00) Creation;
- (7:00) What’s the connection between Eden and the Tabernacle?
- (11:40) The crown of thorns;
- (13:30) How the Tabernacle points to Christ;
- (1&:00 The High Priest of Israel;
- (21:00) Numbers.
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Dec 2, 2023
Dec 2, 2023
23 min
What do we do when our culture doesn’t allow us the time and space to grieve well?
Brent talks with Natasha Smith a wife, mother and writer from North Carolina. Her new book from IVP is ‘Can You Just Sit With Me?: Healthy Grieving for the Losses of Life’. Natasha’s work has appeared at ‘Her View From Home’, ‘Focus on the Family’ and ‘TODAY parents’.
- (0:55) How we can all comfort those who grieve;
- ((1:25) Sitting with people;
- (4:00) Natasha’s experience of God’s comfort;
- (5:35) Ways we experience grief;
- (6:55) Grief ‘triggers’;
- (9:10) Grief exercises;
- (10:15) Why our culture is so impatient with grief;
- (11:30) Workplaces and grief;
- (14:30) Grief and growth;
- (15:30) Collective grief since 2020;
- (17:30) Invisible grief;
- (20:30) Sabbath and grief.
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Nov 29, 2023
Nov 29, 2023
28 min
How do we live truthfully in a post truth world? Why are we in a post truth world and what is a post truth world anyway?
Brent and Ian talk with Lionel Windsor about his forthcoming Matthias Media book 'Truth be Told:Living truthfully in a post-truth world'.
Lionel is a minister in the Anglican Church in Sydney, Australia and he teaches New Testament at Moore College in Sydney.
- (1:05) What is a post truth world?
- (2:00) At what point did we lose our sense of truth?
- (4:00) Why do we care about truth?
- (6:50) Truth and our technology;
- (9:45) How will AI and robotics affect our perception of the truth?
- (14:30) Is there a reason for truth?
- (16:30) What is truth anyway?
- (18:00) Cancel culture;
- (23:00) We still desire truth.
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moore.edu.au/faculty/the-rev-dr-lionel-windsor/
www.lionelwindsor.net/2023/06/15/truth-be-told-forthcoming/
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Nov 25, 2023
Nov 25, 2023
24 min
Ian and Brent explore Series One of Peacock’s comedy murder mystery series ‘Poker Face’ starring Natasha Lyonne and created by Rian Johnson.
- (0:40) What is ‘Poker Face’? Time;
- (6:15) Natasha Lyonne and the cast;
- (8:00) Truth in the series;
- (11:00) The concept of time and time ‘replays’;
- (14:10) The photography.
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