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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 Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Brent is joined by Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States for another in depth look at the book of Daniel.
Do all the prophecies described in the book of Daniel come to pass by AD 70?
- (0:12) The events of chapter 9;
- (1:38) How does the number 70 relate to the symbolism of 7 and the 7 days of creation;
- (7:55) The 70 weeks of years;
- (11:46) What do we date the 490 years from?
- (17:07) The Lord Jesus puts an end to Temple sacrifice;
- (20:00) The wing of detestables or detestable wing.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Alastair's Adversaria
Theopolis Institute
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Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Who are the ram and goat and what is the apostasy that causes desolation?
Brent is joined by Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to talk about Daniel 8.
- (1:26) What happens in chapter 8;
- (2:25) The significance of the location;
- (3:10) The significance of the ram and goat;
- (5:00) A connection with the sacrificial system?
- (6:33) The little horn;
- (9:52) The Continual;
- (11:00) The 2300 evening-mornings;
- (11:35) What’s the apostasy that causes desolation?
- (13:55) Who does Daniel see?
- (17:20) Why does the Lord Jesus appear over a river?
- (19:00) Why does Daniel fall into a deep sleep?
- (21:31) Premillenial dispensationalism.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Theopolis Institute
Alastair's Adversaria
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Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Brent is joined once again by Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States for a deep dive into Daniel 7.
Who or what are the four beasts and how do they relate to the four cherubim?
- (0:30) How chapters 7-12 relate to chapters 1-6 of the book;
- (1:55) The story of Daniel 7;
- (3:14) The symbolism of the horns and horn imagery;
- (5:10) Significance of the sea;
- (6:03) The four Gentile beasts. Who or what are they?
- (11:35) The ten horns;
- (11:52) The little horn;
- (15:00) Who is the Ancient of Days and who is the Son of Man?
- (18:00) The set times and decree;
- (18:39) The time, times and half a time;
- (20:00) Why the Empire system loses its dominion.
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Alastair's Adversaria
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Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Why are we here and what is life all about anyway?
Brent's guest on this podcast is Dominic Done, a founder of 'Pursuing Faith' and a Professor of Applied Theology at George Fox University in Oregon in the States.
Dominic's latest book from Thomas Nelson is 'Your Longing Has A Name: Come Alive to the Story You Were Made For'
- (1:55) The story we’re made for;
- (3:35) ‘The magic of our world has been ruined’. We live in a languishing moment;
- (6:40) How Dominic has battled with his own soul fatigue;
- (8:30) How do we go about restoring our souls?
- (11:15) The 7 virtues in 2 Peter;
- (14:10) Goodness or virtue;
- (16:05) Peter’s understanding of ‘knowledge’;
- (18:30) ‘Agape’ love;
- (20:35) How our culture understands love;
- (24:20) Dominic’s time in radio.
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Dominic Done 'Your Longing Has a Name: Come Alive to the Story You Were Made For'
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Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
What's the connection between Christianity and the arts? How is the relationship between creation and new creation informed by and related to the arts?
Brent talks with David Taylor, Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in the States and the producer of a short film on the Psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson.
David is one of the editors (with Jeremy Begbie and Daniel Train) of a new IVP book 'The Art of New Creation - Trajectories in Theology and the Arts'.
- (0:53) Where did the idea for this book come from?
- (2:10) The connection between theology and the arts;
- (3:15) What Christianity can teach us about the arts;
- (4:45) Is God an artist?
- (5:35) How the Bible’s big picture takes us from creation to new creation;
- (7:20) How the new creation points to Jesus;
- (8:20) The extent to which the new creation has already taken place;
- (9:10) How we make art and music in the light of the new creation;
- (11:30) How our worship can reflect aspects of the new creation;
- (12:40) How the Holy Spirit plays a role in the singing ministry of the church;
- (15:30) Musical performance and the new creation. The art of recreation?
- (21:00) Contributors to this book.
Links mentioned in this episode:
IVP Books
W. David O. Taylor
The Art of New Creation: Trajectories in Theology and the Arts
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Saturday Aug 06, 2022
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
Brent talks with Dirk Smith, the Vice President of Eastern European Mission. More than $2 million has recently been given to provide Bibles as the war continues.
- (1:00) What God is doing in Eastern Europe;
- (2:15) How the war in Ukraine is displacing children and people;
- (3:15) Christians in Ukraine. Bible in schools;
- (4:15) The courage of Christians;
- (6:55) How the war is increasing spiritual hunger. Requests for Bibles at an all time high;
- (7:45) Bible translations for children;
- (8:33) Why former Communist countries are seeing growth in the gospel;
- (11:00) EEM humanitarian relief;
- (12:03) How EEM works with its ministry partners on the ground;
- (14:00) History of EEM;
- (17:40) How Eastern Europe has changed since the fall of the wall.
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EEM (Eastern European Mission)
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Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Why is prayer depicted so often in Hollywood movies?
Brent talks with Terry Lindvall, a film historian who occupies the C.S. Lewis Chair of Communication and Christian Thought at Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia in the States.
We look at the ways prayer is depicted in Hollywood movies from the silent era to today.
'God on the Big Screen - A History of Hollywood Prayer from the Silent Era to Today' is published by New York University Press.
- (0:57) Why is prayer depicted so often in Hollywood movies?
- (1:49) How movies have shaped the way we view prayer over the decades;
- (3:39) Why did Hollywood think that prayer in film mattered?
- (5:13) Types of prayer in Hollywood movies;
- (9:55) How the movies helped transform America into a civil religion;
- (10:30) The Production Code and its importance;
- (12:00) How did the 30’s secularize the film industry?
- (14:15) How prayer is used in the movies of Frank Capra. Prayer in ‘It’s A Wonderful Life';
- (15:00) How prayer changed in movies from World War Two;
- (16:20) Prayer and Christianity in film noir;
- (17:20) Films in the 60’s;
- (19:00) Prayer in the 80’s and 90’s and how clergy were shown in a different light in film;
- (20:00) Prayer in movies in the last 20 years;
- (22:00) Some of Terry’s favorite movie prayers.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Terry Lindvall 'God on the Big Screen: A History of Hollywood Prayer from the Silent Era to Today'
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Saturday Jul 30, 2022
Saturday Jul 30, 2022
What is neighborliness?
Brent talks with David Docusen about the Neighborliness Center, a nonprofit hub that provides equitable access to education, employment, healthcare and housing to neighbors in Winston Salem, North Carolina in the States.
David has spent 20 years investing into communities as a pastor, speaker, teacher, advocate and speaker.
David’s book ‘Neighborliness: Love Like Jesus. Cross Dividing Lines. Transform Your Community’ is published by Thomas Nelson.
- (1:11) What is the Neighborliness Center? How do we love our neighbors?
- (2:05) What is neighborliness?
- (3:50) A loss of neighborliness in our communities;
- (4:15) How David's neighborliness journey started. A white middle class church and a diverse city. Engaging with our community;
- (6:40) The church preoccupied with white middle class people? Power and position;
- (8:17) Moving the church into a predominantly black neighborhood;
- (10:50) Gentrification and property development in the States. How has property development affected community? People pushed out of their community;
- (12:40) Helping networks in communities. Toxic charity;
- (14:10) How to outreach in local communities. Developing a better relationship with our communities;
- (15:30) Asset based community development. Don't try and fix problems we don't understand;
- (16:15) Working with local business community to do outreach. Developing housing with entrepreneurs and builders.
- (18:40) How God has transformed communities. Affordable housing;
- (21:00) Resources.
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Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
What are Christians for? What does a Christian political witness look like?
Brent talks to Jake Meador, the editor in chief of ‘Mere Orthodoxy’, an online magazine covering the Christian faith in the public sphere and a contributing editor with ‘Plough’.
Jake’s book ‘What Are Christians For?: Life Together at the End of the World’ is published by IVP America.
- (1:10) What sort of metallic fantasies have we given ourselves over to?
- (4:34) The importance of a sense of place;
- (9:50) How are we called to relate to the Earth?
- (15:50) Social change in the 60’s;
- (21:30) In what ways is our modern world seductive? Anxiety.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Jake Meador, Prior, Karen Swallow 'What Are Christians For?: Life Together at the End of the World'
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Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Brent talks to Dr Garry Williams, director of the Pastors' Academy in London about the Cross and the Atonement. What happened when Jesus died on the Cross?
- (1:00) Ideas about the Cross and the Atonement;
- (2:35) Why people are critical of the doctrine of penal substitution;
- (4:45) Criticisms of penal substitution;
- (6:28) The Son has one will with the Father;
- (7:15) How the Bible speaks of the Atonement;
- (10:00) What atonement means;
- (11:00) What is penal substitution and on what basis is Jesus our substitute?
- (13:20) Penal substitution in the church fathers. Other ways of speaking about the Atonement;
- (17:00) How does Hebrews 9 and 10 speak of the Atonement?
- (18:54) The significance of the scapegoat;
- (20:30) How the New Testament writers speak of Jesus’ death;
- (24:00) The pastoral implications of not teaching penal substitution.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Pastors' Academy | Theological Training for Pastors and Preachers | Evangelical Bible College
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