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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 Sep 28, 2024
Saturday Sep 28, 2024
Can we KNOW God is real?
Brent talks with Roy Clouser about his forthcoming book ‘Can We KNOW God Is Real? – the Nature of Religious Belief’.
Roy is Professor Emeritus of the College of New Jersey. He’s served as professor of philosophy, religion and logic at the College since 1968. He also serves (among other things) as the resident philosopher of Christian Leaders Institute.
- (1:20) The aim of the book;
- (3:30) The nature of religious belief;
- (8:00) How widespread was a belief in the divine through the centuries?
- (10:00) How did the ancient Greeks and Romans think of God or gods?
- (13:00) The divine and the major world religions;
- (15:40) The Christian view of God;
- (17:40) The term ‘faith’ in the New Testament;
- (19:40) Belief in God in the New Testament;
- (21:45) Self evidence and philosophy;
- (29:15) How do we present the gospel to those who don’t believe?
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Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
‘We are in the business of seeing others, seeing them the way God sees them, and letting them know they have value’.
Brent talks with Amy Williams about her new IVP book ‘Worth Seeing: Viewing Others Through God’s Eyes’.
Amy has spent three decades doing ministry with youth in gangs and prisons. While most of society sees high-risk youth through lenses of fear or disregard, she has come to see them through God’s eyes as having tremendous value and potential.
- (1:00) A ‘hope dealer’;
- (1:28) Chicago;
- (2:20) A need to be seen and acknowledged;
- (3:20) How Amy came to be in ministry;
- (4:25) Churches and street youth ministry;
- (7:10) Living among the communities we serve;
- (8:40) High risk youth and trauma;
- (9:40) Gangs and traumatized youth;
- (11:15) Gangs and gang culture;
- (13:15) Mentoring gang youth;
- (14:15) Prison;
- (19:20) How can we help people just out of prison?
- (22:40) Dealing with grief in ministry.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Worth-Seeing-Viewing-Others-Through/dp/1514007126
connect.ivpress.com/amy-l-williams
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Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
‘Adoption is often framed by happy narratives, but the reality is that many adoptees struggle with unaddressed trauma and issues of identity and belonging'.
Brent is joined by Cameron Lee Small to talk about his new IVP book ‘The Adoptee’s Journey: From Loss and Trauma to Healing and Empowerment’.
Cameron is himself an adoptee. He faced his own tumultuous search for and reunion with his mother in Korea. Cameron is now a licensed clinical counsellor, and mental health advocate based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was born in Korea and relinquished into foster care at age 3. He was then adopted in 1984 to a family in the States. His private practice, ‘Therapy Redeemed’ specializes in the mental health needs of adoptees and their families wherever they may be in their own adoption journey.
- (1:30) Why are people critical of adoptees?
- (2:35) Cameron’s own story;
- (3:50) Social purification and welfare centers;
- (8:00) The child welfare system;
- (9:30) The church’s role;
- (10:50) Identity for adoptees;
- (11:40) Post-adoption services;
- (13:20) Developmental trauma disorder;
- (15:00) A journey map;
- (17:30) Telling your story;
- (19:20) Cameron’s reunion journey.
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www.amazon.com.au/dp/1514007045?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
www.ivpress.com/lifeguide-bible-studies
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Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
How do we think about faith and doubt in an everchanging world?
Brent is joined by Jennifer Holberg to discuss Alfred Lord Tennyson and his massive poem ‘In Memorium’.
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’.
- (1:35) Who was Tennyson?
- (4:30) Rossetti and Hopkins;
- (8:20) The poem and Arthur Hallam;
- (12:00) The Prologue;
- (19:00) Opening stanzas 1,5,6 and 7;
- (29:50) Stanza 27;
- (31:40) 28-31. The first Christmas;
- (35:00) The 50’s;
- (35:20) The lowest point of the poem?
- (46:20) Does the work resolve? A mystical experience – Stanza 95;
- (49: 15) Stanza 96;
- (53:20) 118-124;
- (59:00) God as love.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com.au/dp/1514005247?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
calvin.edu/people/jennifer-l-holberg
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Saturday Sep 14, 2024
Saturday Sep 14, 2024
‘The history of the theology of worship is riddled with examples of clergy and worship leaders who have sought to manipulate their parishioners’ anxiety in order to spur repentance and turn people toward God. Even if such ends may be desirable – at what cost’?
Brent talks with J. Michael Jordan about his new IVP book ‘Worship in an Age of Anxiety: How Churches Can Create Space for Healing’.
Rev. Dr. J. Michael Jordan is an ordained Wesleyan pastor with eleven years of pastoral ministry experience in United Methodist, American Baptist and Wesleyan churches. He currently serves as associate professor of Bible and Theology at Houghton College.
- (1:00) An age of anxiety;
- (2:10) Do pastors exploit anxiety?
- (3:20) Young people and anxiety;
- (7:00) Preaching and anxiety. Charles Finney;
- (9:00) Moody;
- (11:30) The revival pattern and church worship;
- (13:40) A healing approach to worship;
- (15:30) Church space and anxiety;
- (17:10) Church music;
- (19:55) Preaching and anxiety;
- (23:40) Baptism, communion and anxiety.
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www.amazon.com.au/dp/1514006103?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
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Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
What can trigger grief? Does your grief feel too much to bear?
Brent talks with Steve Carter about his new book from Thomas Nelson ‘Grieve, Breathe, Receive: Finding a Faith Strong Enough to Hold Us’.
Steve is a pastor, speaker, author, podcast host, and the former lead teaching pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. He hosts the Craft and Character Podcast, where he helps people get better at the art and craft of communication while ensuring their character always leads the way. An avid sports fan, Steve has co-hosted with ESPN sports anchor Samantha Ponder, NFL Player Sam Acho and Trey Burton The Home Team Podcast, which unpacks the intersection between faith, culture, sports and family.
- (1:35) Personal expressions of grief;
- (4:00) Holy Weekend;
- (8:30) Steve’s story;
- (11:45) Abuse at Willow Creek;
- (22:00) Receiving new mercies;
- (23:30) Faith and sport;
- (24:00) Steve’s podcasts.
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/www.amazon.com.au/dp/0785235612?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
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Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Instead of resigning ourselves to a life of isolation and judgement, should we embrace the notion that we can stand proudly in our uniqueness, fully blooming into the remarkable beings that we were always meant to be?
Brent talks with Cally Logan the author of a new Bridge-Logos Publishers book called ‘The Wallflower that Bloomed: Finding Your Place at the Lunch Table of Life’.
Cally is an author and senior writer for Crosswalk. She’s been featured on shows like the ‘700 Club Initiative’ and her writing has appeared in numerous outlets including Christine Caine’s ‘Propel Women’. Cally served as a mentor to young women for several years, and enjoys challenging ladies to develop deeper relationshps with God and to live fearlessly and authentically.
- (1:20) A wallflower;
- (2:00) School lunch;
- (3.30) How can we bloom?
- (5:00) ‘Masks’;
- (6:35) Authenticity;
- (7:25) What to do about soul wounds;
- (9:15) Dealing with fear;
- (10:25) Ricky Nelson;
- (13:10) Are we our own bullies?
- (15:00) Struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts;
- (17:10) Social media;
- (20:25) Brain types;
- (24:10) Betrayal.
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www.amazon.com.au/dp/1610369955?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
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Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
‘Everyone who met Dallas Willard was impressed by his personal attention, calm confidence, wisdom, and profound sense of the spiritual. But he was not always the man who seemed to live on a different plane of reality than the rest of us’.
Brent talks with Gary Moon about the new paperback edition of his IVP biography ‘Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, and Christ Follower’.
Gary is director of the Martin Family Institute and Dallas Willard Center for Christian Spiritual Formation at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is also co-director of Fuller’s doctor of ministry degree program in spiritual direction wich blends ancient Christian spirituality, Ignation spirituality and spiritual formation insights from Dallas Willard.
- (1:10) Who was Dallas Willard?
- (3:00) The early years;
- (5:00) Conversion;
- (6:00) Plato’s Republic;
- (7:15) Encountering God in a laundry!
- (8:40) Deep experiences of God;
- (12:40) Preaching;
- (15:30) ‘Swimming against the stream’;
- (22:30) ‘The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge’.
Links mentioned in this episode:
/www.westmont.edu/about/institutes-and-centers/martin-institute/dallas-willard-research-center
www.ivpress.com/lifeguide-bible-studies
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Saturday Aug 31, 2024
Saturday Aug 31, 2024
‘We often see setbacks and disasters as events that keep us from our best life. But they’re really opportunities to grow in leadership’.
Brent talks with Gayle Beebe about his new IVP book ‘The Crucibles that Shape Us: Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership’.
Gayle has been president of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California since 2007; previously he was president of Spring Arbor University in Michigan. He’s spent more than 3 decades in higher education and has written or edited 10 books and more than 40 articles.
- (1:05) Disasters and what they teach us;
- (6:20) Trials;
- (7:20) What is a crucible?
- (8:50) Challenges;
- (10:50) Sir Winston Churchill;
- (15:05) Human betrayal;
- (20:30) The crucible of human suffering;
- (23:30) Gayle’s greatest challenges.
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www.amazon.com.au/dp/1514008068?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
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Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Brent talks with Patricia Weerakoon about her ‘Growing Faith’ book ‘The Best Sex for Life’.
Patricia is a counsellor, sexologist and academic. She trained in medicine at the University of Sri Lanka and did her postgraduate study in sexology at the University of Hawaii. She taught at Sydney University where she was the director of an internationally recognised postgraduate programme in sexual health. She’s also a popular conference speaker and the author of several books.
- (1:00) What is the best sex for life?
- (3:30) Contemporary views of sex;
- (5:15) God’s plan;
- (7:00) Marriage;
- (9:30) Engagement;
- (16:00) The wedding night;
- (21:00) Pornography;
- (22:40) Sex and age.
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www.amazon.com.au/dp/B01KP9RCC4?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
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