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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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May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
28 min
‘Race complicates our relationships, even when we reject racism and seek to walk a better path together. How can we get our thinking – and our conversations – unstuck from entrenched patterns?’
Brent talks with Veola Vazquez, Joshua Knabb, Charles Lee-Johnson and Krystal Hays about their new IVP book ‘Healing Conversations On Race – Four Key Practices from Scripture and Psychology’.
Veola Vazquez is a licensed psychologist and tenured professor of psychology in the College of Behavioural and Social Sciences at California Baptist University.
Joshua Knabb is a board-certified clinical psychologist as well as associate professor of psychology and director of the PsyD program at California Baptist University.
Charles Lee-Johnson is one of the founders and chair of the Social Work Department at California Baptist University.
Krystal Hays is the director of the Doctor of Social Work program and an assistant professor of social work at California Baptist University.
- (1:27) Veola’s background;
- (2:20) Joshua’s background;
- (3:19) Crystal’s background;
- (4:30) Charles’ background;
- (8:17) How each of the guests experienced discrimination;
- (16:36) The HEAL model. What makes it unique?
- (22:20) How does God’s Story help us to demonstrate empathy to others?
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Healing-Conversations-Race-Practices-Psychology/dp/1514003929
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May 13, 2023
May 13, 2023
29 min
‘Can you sing songs shaped by the truest truths of the universe in language the whole world can understand’?
Brent talks with Steven Garber, Senior Fellow for Vocation and the Common Good for the M.J. Murdoch Charitable Trust about ‘A Hidden Life’ (2019) and the films of Terrence Malick.
Steven has recently served as Professor of Marketplace Theology and Director of the Masters in Leadership, Theology, and Society at Regent College, Vancouver. Steven is the author of many books and for many years was the Principal of the Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation and Culture and he continues to serve as a consultant to colleges and corporations.
- (1:03) What draws Steven into the films of Malick?
- (2:34) Terrence Malick;
- (4:20) Metanarrative and Malick;
- (5:40) ‘A Hidden Life’;
- (9:00) The actors;
- (9:47) The significance of the title;
- (12:10) Franz a Christ like figure;
- (14:00) The Passion of Jesus woven into the movie;
- (15:37) The portrayal of the farming community;
- (17:15) Evil in a community;
- (19:18) The portrayal of the church;
- (21:10) Use of photography in the film;
- (25:32) The role of music in the film.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Hidden-Life-Terrence-Malick/dp/B0848VY4B3
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May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023
27 min
What do we do with a God who sanctions violence?
Brent talks with Matthew Lynch, associate professor of Old Testament at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada about his new IVP book ‘Flood and Fury – Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God’.
Matthew is the author of a number of books and the co-founder of the OnScript podcast, a podcast focused on providing engaging conversations on Bible and theology.
- (0:56) What do we do with violence in the Old Testament?
- (1:40) What do people struggle with in the Old Testament?
- (3:10) God’s anger and His justice;
- (4:50) Violent texts;
- (6:49) Reading the Old Testament towards Jesus;
- (9:15) Violence and the creation account;
- (12:37) How violence ruins creation;
- (14:30) God’s grief over violence in the Flood narrative;
- (16:38) Justice after the Flood;
- (19:00) The Canaanites;
- (11:00) 2 perspectives on the Conquest.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Flood-Fury-Testament-Violence-Shalom/dp/1514004291
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May 6, 2023
May 6, 2023
17 min
Mark 11:27-12:34
Difficult questions and the parable of the tenants. Brent and Ian continue their deep dive into Mark with Mark 11:27-12:34.
- (1:35) The religious authorities and Jesus;
- (3:44) The parable of the tenants;
- (7:23) More questions;
- (16:00) How Jesus cuts through the rule keeping.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
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May 3, 2023
May 3, 2023
20 min
Mark 11:1-26
How are donkeys associated with kingship in the Bible and what’s the significance of the fig tree? Brent and Ian look at Mark 11:1-26.
- (1:05) Expectations of Jesus;
- (3:05) The donkey’s colt. Genesis 49;
- (5:17) What sort of king is Jesus?
- (6:56) The palm branches;
- (10:20) Jesus and the Temple. The fig tree;
- (16:20) The mountain;
- (18:40) Forgiving others.
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Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
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Apr 29, 2023
Apr 29, 2023
25 min
In the first of an occasional series of movie and TV reviews Brent and Ian take a deep dive into the BBC/Netflix series ‘Inside Man’ starring David Tennant and Stanley Tucci.
What really lurks in the vicar’s cellar and are we really all capable of murder?
- (0:37) ‘Inside Man’. What is it?
- (1:45) Steven Moffat;
- (2:15) Reviews;
- (3:45) David Tennant;
- (4:42) Why the title? Jefferson Grieff;
- (6:45) Enclosed spaces in the story;
- (7:27) The main characters;
- (8:45) The vicar’s wife is not above suspicion;
- (9:30) Edgar;
- (9:45) A modern Greek tragedy?
- (12:00) Harry and Jefferson;
- (12:50) Atonement;
- (14:00) Harry’s rashness and dishonesty;
- (17:14) Is the story believable?
- (18:21) Harry’s disintegration;
- (19:20) At what point do we lose sympathy with Harry?
Links mentioned in this episode:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Man_(2022_TV_series)
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Apr 26, 2023
Apr 26, 2023
32 min
Why is Jesus presented as a living Tabernacle and Temple in Revelation 1?
Brent and Ian talk with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute about Revelation 1 verses 9-20.
- (0:35) Verses 9-20 and how they relate to verses 1-8;
- (3:30) The Lord’s Day;
- (4:50) Why is endurance important in Revelation?
- (6:30) Tabernacle and Temple imagery in the passage;
- (9:30) Jesus as a living Tabernacle and Temple;
- (12:00) Jesus dressed like the High Priest of Israel;
- (17:30) Jesus and the book of Daniel;
- (21:00) Jesus the true Nazirite;
- (22:00) The seven stars;
- (23:30) The sword;
- (26:00) Who are the angels in Revelation 1-3.
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Apr 22, 2023
Apr 22, 2023
27 min
What’s the significance of the number 7 in the book of Revelation and why is Jubilee a prominent theme?
Brent and Ian are joined by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to discuss Revelation 1:1-8.
- (0:55) What is the book of Revelation?
- (3:00) Apocalyptic literature;
- (5:00) Signs and symbols;
- (7:20) ‘Speediness’ in Revelation;
- (13:15) Witness in Revelation;
- (16:00) 7 in John and Revelation;
- (19:40) Daniel and Zechariah;
- (21:00) Groups of 3’s in Revelation;
- (23:00) God the Alpha and the Omega.
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Apr 19, 2023
Apr 19, 2023
32 min
Brent and Ian talk with Zac Hicks, adjunct lecturer in music and worship at Samford University, Alabama, in the States. Previously, he served as the Canon for Worship and Liturgy at Advent Cathedral in Birmingham, Alabama.
Zac’s new IVP book is about the great 16th century Protestant Reformer, Thomas Cranmer, the architect of the Church of England’s ‘Book of Common Prayer’. Zac’s book is called ‘Worship by Faith Alone. Thomas Cranmer, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Reformation Liturgy’.
- (1:18) Who was Thomas Cranmer?;
- (4:30) Cranmer’s martyrdom;
- (10:00) The Prayer Books;
- (10:35) Justification by faith alone the basis of Cranmer’s life and liturgy;
- (16:00) The English Church after 1552;
- (18:30) Congregational involvement in the liturgy;
- (21:30) Cranmer’s view of the Lord’s Supper and how it changed from 1549-1552;
- (24:45) Oblation, Sacrifice and Satisfaction;
- (26:00) The Prayer of Humble Access.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Worship-Faith-Alone-Reformation-Christian/dp/1514005220
zachicks.com/worship-by-faith-alone-is-here/
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Apr 15, 2023
Apr 15, 2023
27 min
What does it mean to be human? What is a person? Where did we come from?
Brent talks with Joshua Rasmussen about his new IVP book ‘Who Are You, Really?: A Philosopher’s Enquiry into the Nature and Origin of Persons’.
Joshua is associate professor of philosophy at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California in the States.
- (1:05) Who are we?
- (2:05) Why do we exist?
- (4:00) Why should we exist?
- (6:30) How do our personal realities relate to reality?
- (9:10) How much can we really know?
- (11:45) What role do feelings have for us?
- (13:00) How do we make thoughts?
- (13:50) Freedom of choice;
- (16:10) Our bodies;
- (18:50) How do we make a conscious being?
- (23:45) Artificial intelligence and robotics.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Who-Are-You-Really-Philosophers/dp/1514003945
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