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  • ‘If there’s anything a church should be, it’s safe. But as recent struggles in the church have shown, that’s not always the case’.

    Brent talks with Sam Rainer about his new Tyndale House book ‘Make My Church Safe: A Guide to the Best Practices to Protect Children and Secure Your Congregation from Harm’.

    Sam is the president of Church Answers and also co-hosts the popular podcasts Rainer on Leadership and Est. church and he has authored several books.

    (1:20) Why safety is often not prioritized in our churches;(2:30) Why the church has so much abuse?(5:05) Spiritual warfare;(6:20) Creating a safe environment;(9:00) Recognizing potential abusers;(12:20) Security in a church building or on a campus;(15:00) Protecting and equipping our children;(17:30) Background checks;(18:55) Investigating;(19:55) Dealing with moral failure in leadership;(24:15) Evangelism and church health.

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    www.amazon.com/Make-Church-Safe-Practices-Congregation/dp/1496488407

    www.tyndale.com/p/make-my-church-safe/9781496488404

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  • Why is the tale of black faith so often absent in the pages of church history?

    Brent talks with Walter Strickland II about his new 2 volume history from IVP called ‘Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity in the United States’.

    Dr. Strickland is an educator who hails from a line of school teachers. He’s the founder of Aptree (an e-learning experience) and serves as Assistant Professor of Systematic and Contextual Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to being a teaching pastor at his church, he is an Associate Fellow at the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology at Cambridge University.

    (1:00) The tale of black faith is often absent from the pages of church history;(2:20) The early African church;(4:30) The Christian faith weaponized;(7:30) The slave codes;(10:30) The First Great Awakening and the African-American community;(12:50) The invisible institution;(15:00) The underground railroad;(17:30) The reconstruction era;(22:10) Segregation;(25:00) Black evangelicalism;(27:30) Liberation theology.

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    www.sebts.edu/faculty/strickland/

    www.amazon.com/Swing-Low-History-Christianity-United/dp/1514004208

    ivpress.com

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  • Is the world hostile to innocence?

    Brent is joined by Hannah Long to discuss the 1993 action movie ‘The Fugitive’ directed by Andrew Davis and starring Harrison Ford.

    (0:42) ‘The Fugitive’;(5:00) The 1963 TV series;(6:33) Based on a true story?(7:00) A film noir?(8:40) The two main characters;(11:10) Samuel – a likeable character?(12:40) Dr. Kimble;(15:10) Police brutality and the justice system;(19:00) Does the Marshal learn to care?(21:30) Is the world determined to destroy an innocent man?(25:00) The visuals;(25:45) Conspiracy theories.

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  • How can we do family discipleship?

    Brent talks with Brian Dembowczyk about his new book from IVP America called ‘Family Discipleship That Works: Guiding Your Child to Know, Love, and Act Like Jesus’.

    Brian is associate publisher for Thomas Nelson Bibles. He was previously the managing editor of the Gospel Project, a Bible study curriculum used by over 1.6 million adults, teens, and children each week, and he has also been a pastor, a discipleship pastor, and family pastor.

    (1:00) Why we struggle to disciple our children;(2:30) The goal of family discipleship;(4:00) History of family discipleship in the States;(6:45) Being like Jesus;(8:40) Discipleship and the theatre;(10:40) How do children learn their faith?(15:35) Key character traits of Jesus;(19:40) Teaching compassion;(22:20) Daily Bible reading.

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    /briandembo.com

    www.amazon.com/Family-Discipleship-That-Works-Guiding/dp/151400996X

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  • What’s your favourite Christmas movie? Easter movie? Pentecost movie?

    Brent talks with Abbey Olcese about her new IVP book ‘Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies’.

    Abby invites us to reflect on the great themes of the church calendar through the lens of film.

    Abby is a writer on film, popular culture, and faith. Her work has appeared at Think Christian, Sojourners, Paste, Roger Ebert.com and /Film. She’s also the Film Editor for ‘The Pitch’, a website and magazine serving the greater Kansas City, Missouri area.

    (1:05) Why reflect on the church calendar through movies?(2:00) God and story;(6:20) How can we spiritually engage with movies?(8:00) Advent and ‘The Last Jedi’;(11:15) Advent – ‘The Bishop’s Wife’;(14:55) ‘The Night of the Hunter’ and Christmas;(19:50) ‘Barbie’ – Epiphany;(22:40) ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ – Easter;(25:30) ‘A Hidden Life’ – All Soul’s Day.

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    www.ivpress.com/abby-olcese

    www.amazon.com/Films-All-Seasons-Experiencing-Church/dp/1514007843

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  • Can we still have joy in a world of pain and anxiety?

    Brent talks with Alistair Sterne about his new book from IVP America called ‘Longing for Joy: An Invitation into the Goodness and Beauty of Life’.

    Alastair is a creative director turned pastor. He serves as the associate pastor at Coastline Church in Victoria, British Columbia. He previously partnered with Redeemer City to City and founded St Peter’s Fireside, a creative liturgical church in Vancouver.

    (1:00) ‘Sneaky’ joy;(3:40) A pathway out of depression;(6:25) What is joy?(7:35) The story of joy;(8:45) Joy in a world of evil and suffering;(11:50) Is there a Trinitarian joy?(13:25) Does God dance?(14:20) C.S. Lewis and joy;(16:20) Joy a sort of homelessness;(17:30) How do we embody joy?(21:00) Tragedy and joy;(23:00) A creative liturgical church.

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    www.alastairsterne.com

    www.christianbook.com/longing-invitation-into-goodness-beauty-life/9781514008980/pd/4008980?msockid=06bdba7cc23563bf2db6ae8ac32562db

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  • Brent talks to author Jerry Lathan about his new novel (with Simon Manchester) about the apostle Peter called ‘You Will Be Peter’ published by Forefront.

    Jerry brings a wealth of knowledge to tell the remarkable story of Simon Peter. Jerry combines a lifelong interest in history with a decade of research to bring to life the brash fisherman who became Peter. Over forty plus years Jerry’s national award winning construction company has preserved and restored historic churches and monuments. Jerry was also co-owner of Big Easy Studios in New Orleans where more than 12 major movies were filmed.

    (1:00) Jerry’s interest in history;(3:25) Jerry’s interest in Simon Peter;(5:50) Is Peter relatable?(6:45) Peter’s impetuosity;(8:00) A good friend;(10:25) Peter’s politics;(14:15) Why Simon betrays Jesus;(20:40) Peter’s death.

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    www.youwillbepeter.com/abouttheauthors

    www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0DJTJRWP5/

    /www.forefrontbooks.com

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  • ‘A report released in 2024 from George Barna shows that 66 per cent of adults consider themselves to be Christians, yet 4 per cent of all adults – and only 6 per cent of the self-identified Christians – possess a biblical world view’.

    The world needs Jesus but its time for believers to rise and answer the call given to us in the Great Commission.

    Brent talks with Daniel Steiner about his new book from Book Villages called ‘Hearing Jesus Say Well Done: The Secret to Securing Heaven’s Rewards’.

    Daniel is founder and chair of Preborn! Under his leadership, Preborn! has grown into the single most successful pro-life mission in the world, seeing over 77,000 commitments to Jesus.

    (1:00) Will Jesus tell us ‘well done’?(5:45) Our good works evaluated;(6:35) Faith and works;(8:05) Created for good works;(12:45) Discerning our talents;(16:30) How we overcome;(20:00) Sharing the gospel.

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    danielsteiner.org

    www.amazon.com/Hearing-Jesus-Say-Well-Done/dp/1957566264

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  • Brent is joined by Jennifer Holberg to talk about another poet – this time Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her ‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’.

    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’.

    (2:00) Who was Elizabeth Barrett Browning?(6:20) Why ‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’?(8:50) Sonnets 2 and 8;(14:25) 20, 24 and 26(19:10) 42 and 43.

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    calvin.edu/people/jennifer-l-holberg

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  • To what extent is film noir about redemption?

    Brent talks with Hannah Long about the 1944 movie ‘Double Indemnity’ starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson.

    Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Despatch’,‘Angelus News’, ‘The Bulwark’ and ‘First Things’.

    (0:58) What is film noir?(4:15) ‘Double Indemnity’ – THE best film noir?(5:50) The book;(9:45) Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler;(12:05) The cast;(14:05) What is double indemnity?(17:40) The scene outside Neff’s apartment;(20:00) The use of flashback and narrative;(22:50) Walter Neff;(28:40) Walter and Phyllis’s motivation;(32:45) Phyllis and the femme fatale;(34:45) Keyes – the perfect antagonist?(37:20) Walter’s confession;(38:15) Conscience;(37:30) Free will?(41:40) A movie about redemption?(43:30) The Production Code;(48:35) The movie’s view of America and of capitalism.

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  • Brent is joined by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to discuss Zechariah chapter 8.

    Is there any significance to the number 10 in this chapter?

    (0:55) Chapters 7 and 8 as a bridge;(1:20) 10 oracles;(2:40) Significance of the number 10?(3:30) The mountain imagery;(6:00) Sabbath and Jubilee themes;(6:50) The jealousy of the Lord;(9:20) Jeremiah;(10:30) East and west;(11:50) The 6th oracle;(15:25) 4,5,7 and 10;(17:20) Jerusalem in v 20;(18:25) The Gentiles in v 23;(20:10) The 10 men from the Gentile nations.

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    theopolisinstitute.com

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  • How is Zechariah 7 concerned with the perversion of justice?

    Brent is joined by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to talk about ‘Revelation – The Prequel’ – the very exciting book of Zechariah!

    (0:30) Chapters 7 and 8 as a bridge in the book;(3:10) 2 years on;(4:25) Persia and a Persian king;(5:40) Bethel;(6:35) The Feasts;(10:50) The 70 years in v 5;(12:10) Verse 7;(13:20) Verse 8;(14:35) The perversion of justice.

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    theopolisinstitute.com

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  • Brent talks with pastor Brian Schmelzenbach from the Luke Commission.

    Dr. Harry and Echo VanderWal founded the Luke Commission in 2005 during the height of the HIV/AIDS pandemic after moving to Eswatini in Southern Africa. What started as the husband and wife team and 8 local staff has today grown into a team of over 700 serving the most isolated and underserved people of southern Africa.

    Brian is Director of Staff Development. After 15 years of pastoral ministry in the States Brian and his wife Missi sensed God’s call to join TLC in 2013.

    (1:00) Eswatini;(2;15) Echo and Harry VanderWal;(3:15) HIV/AIDS;(4:55) The Luke Commission;(9:00) Brian’s role;(11:20) The campus. Oxygen production;(15:55) A drone network;(17:15) Telehealth hubs.

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    www.lukecommission.org

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  • Has moral knowledge disappeared from our society?

    Brent talks with Steven Porter, Senior Research Fellow and Executive Director of the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture at Westmont College and an Affiliate Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation at the Institute for Spiritual Formation and Rosemead School of Psychology.

    Steven talks about an important book by his teacher Dallas Willard which was in fact completed by Steven along with Aaron Preston and Gregg Ten Elshof. The book is Dallas’s ‘The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge’ which started life as an incredible series of lectures.

    (1:20) Why the book is so important;(3:55) What is moral knowledge?(7:15) Freedom from morality?(9:00) Why moral knowledge is important;(10:45) Moral knowledge and the university;(12:25) Did Dallas think that moral knowledge could be regained?(16:00) Steven’s involvement;(20:00) The contribution of philosophy to Western civilization.

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    dwillard.org/resources/books/disappearance-of-moral-knowledge

    libarts.westmont.edu/about/institutes-and-centers/martin-institute-christianity-culture

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  • What do you want to hear on your deathbed?

    Brent talks with Joshua Farris about a recent article published on the ‘Spiritual Media Blog’.

    Joshua is an ordained priest with the Diocese of Kagera and ACMI and a Canon Theologian in Missio Mosaic. He’s the director and founder of Soul Science Ministries and Spiritually Driven Leadership.

    (0:50) What do we want to hear on our deathbeds?(1:40) Secularism;(3:00) How religious belief is declining in the States;(6:20) Are we being told that we don’t need God?(8:30) Can secularism offer hope?(9:20) Transhumanist immortality?(11:15) NDE’s and secularism;(12:20) The soul and the afterlife in Christianity;(13:30) Science and scientific development.

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    www.spiritualmediablog.com/2023/09/14/what-do-you-want-to-hear-on-your-deathbed/

    www.joshuarfarris.com/cv

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  • What’s the importance of theology?

    Brent is joined by Joshua Farris to discuss his recent ‘Christianity Today’ article ‘It’s a Theological World After All’.

    Joshua is an ordained priest with the Diocese of Kagera and ACMI and a Canon Theologian in Missio Mosaic. He’s the director and founder of Soul Science Ministries and Spiritually Driven Leadership.

    (1:00) The crisis in theological education;(2:50) Why do people think that theology is irrelevant?(5:15) Pastors and theology;(6:45) How biblical illiteracy is affecting churches;(9:20) Theology’s decline;(12:25) Do philosophical questions need theological answers?(18:00) Science engaged theology;(21:30) Joshua’s theological journey;(23:30) Theology done right!

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    www.christianitytoday.com/2024/08/seminary-christian-college-pastors-need-academic-theology/

    www.joshuarfarris.com/cv

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  • What did John Wesley and George Whitefield believe about conversion?

    Brent talks to Sean McGever, the author of a Lexham Press book called ‘Born Again: The Evangelical Theology of Conversion in John Wesley and George Whitefield’.

    Sean is an area director of Young Life in Phoenix, Arizona, and adjunct faculty at Grand Canyon University. He’s the author of several books including ‘Ownership’.

    (0:55) Wesley and Whitefield’s theologies of conversion;(1:30) How did Wesley understand conversion?(3:30) Wesley and ‘instantaneous’ conversion;(8:40) Wesley and Christian perfection;(12:30) ‘Backsliding’;(15:00) Whitefield’s understanding of conversion;(16:00) Whitefield’s experience of conversion;(19:00) Whitefield and infant baptism;(24:45) Wesley’s and Whitefield’s disagreements;(27:00) ‘Modern’ evangelicalism.

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    seanmcgever.com

    lexhampress.com/product/175904/born-again-the-evangelical-theology-of-conversion-in-john-wesley-and-george-whitefield

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  • Brent is joined by Samuel Parkison the author of a new IVP book ‘To Gaze upon God: The Beatific Vision in Doctrine, Tradition and Practice’.

    Today the doctrine of the beatific vision has been woefuly forgotten within the church and its theology.

    Samuel is Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Gulf Theological Seminary in the United Arab Emirates. He’s the author of several books.

    (0:45) What is the beatific vision?(2:00) The biblical foundation for the beatific vision;(5:50) The beatific vision and theosis;(10:30) At what point do we receive the beatific vision?(13:30) Dante;(16:40) Jonathan Edwards;(21:30) How does the Lord Jesus experience the beatific vision?

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    www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CWTCDRKC?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz

    ivpress.com

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  • How do you rebuild your life after it falls apart?

    Brent talks to Dawn Mann Sanders about her new IVP book ‘When Your World Ends: God’s Creative Process for Rebuilding a Life’.

    Dawn is an associate minister at First Baptist Church of Glenarden where she serves as the director of the sermon based life groups ministry. Dawn has written and taught extensively on overcoming adversity and creating a new life both at FBCG and on her personal blog.

    (1:00) How Dawn has had to rebuild her life;(3:30) The creation account in Genesis;(5:15) God’s process for rebuilding a life;(6:30) How does God bring order out of chaos?(9:20) God's creative toolkit;(11:25) Exercising our God given authority in the world;(13:20) How are we lights?(14:55) How can we be fruitful?(17:20) Peer relationships;(18:40) God’s image bearers;(19:40) Rest.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    dawnmannsanders.com

    dawnmannsanders.com/when-your-world-ends-gods-creative-process-for-rebuilding-a-life/

    ivpress.com

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  • Did Tolkien’s philosophy of war arise from his appreciation of beauty?

    Brent talks with Graham McAleer about his new book from the Catholic University Press of America called ‘Tolkien, Philosopher of War’.

    Graham has a doctorate from Louvain, Belgium, where he wrote on medieval philosophy and theology. Graham is the author of books on ethics and moral theology. He’s a member of the Judicial Ethics Committee of the State of Maryland and a regular contributor to the national online magazine Law and Liberty, where he writes on culture and politics. He’s a professor of philosophy at Loyola University in Baltimore. He’s taught there for over 30 years and was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2014.

    (1:10) Tolkien’s philosophy of history;(3:50) Tolkien’s view of war and civilization – a matter of aesthetics?(5:40) Tolkien and vanity;(10:00) The Enlightenment and Tolkien;(15:10) Tolkien and liberalism;(19:50) Apocalyptic politics;(23:30) The West and Gnosticism;(30:00) War and vanity;(35:55) Tolkien, war and the Enlightenment;(37:20) War and theology in Tolkien;(45:20) Just war theory in ‘The Lord of the Rings’;(47:30) The Shire borders;(55:00) Forgiveness in Tolkien;(57:20) Why beauty is insufficient in maintaining peace.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    www.amazon.com/Tolkien-Philosopher-War-Graham-McAleer/dp/0813238668

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