How can Christians think about politics?

Brent talks with Miranda Zapor Cruz about her new IVP book ‘Faithful Politics: Ten Approaches to Christian Citizenship and Why It Matters’.

Miranda is professor of historical theology at Indiana Wesleyan University. She holds a Phd in religion, politics and society from Baylor University’s J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies and a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.

• (1:04) Faith and politics;
• (2:00) A framework for faithful Christian participation in politics?
• (3:30) Why is our faith disconnected with our politics?
• (5:20) The influence and witness of the church?
• (8:30) What does the term politics actually mean?
• (9:15) Aristotle and politics;
• (10:15) Augustine;
• (11:30) Living as dual citizens;
• (13:30) The Kingdom of God is not the U.S;
• (14:45) Christianity and political conservatism;
• (17:20) Separation of church and state;
• (19:15) Luther’s two kingdoms theology;
• (20:45) The 2 Calvinist approaches;
• (23:45) Problems with the direct Christian influence model;
• (25:20) Christian nationalism.

Links mentioned in this episode:

mirandazaporcruz.com/faithful-politics/

/ivpress.com

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Brent is joined by Hannah Long to review the 1993 American Civil War classic ‘Gettysburg’.

Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Dispatch’ and ‘Angelus News’.

• (2:00) Historical background and the cast;
• (4:10) Production values and the beards!
• (5:50) How accurate is the movie?
• (9:10) Location shooting;
• (11:50) How well are the historical figures portrayed?
• (15:30) Leadership;
• (18:15) A story about freedom?
• (23:45) Does the film take sides?
• (25:35) A film about different ideas of government?

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/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_(1993_film)

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How do the 4 horses of Zechariah 6 compare with the 4 horses in Revelation 6?

Brent talks with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute about Zechariah 6.

• (0:30) The 8th night vision;
• (1:30) The 4 chariots and the number 4!
• (4:15) The 2 mountains and the their symbolism;
• (7:00) The Temple as a symbolic model of the cosmos;
• (9:55) The color of the horses;
• (13:40) The 4 winds of heaven;
• (15:50) The crown and its significance;
• (17:00) The branch;
• (19:15) The throne;
• (21:30) Fulfillment in Christ.

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alastairadversaria.com

theopolisinstitute.com

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Brent is joined once again by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute to discuss the weird night visions of Zechariah 5.

A flying scroll and some flying women!

• (0:30) The night visions;
• (2:25) The flying scroll;
• (3:34) The dimensions;
• (5:05) What does the scroll symbolize and why is it flying?
• (8:05) The 7th vision;
• (10:30) The eye or iniquity in v 6;
• (11:25) The leaden cover;
• (13:20) The woman in the basket;
• (14:10) Shinar;
• (16:05) The vision and Ezekiel;
• (17:20) Day of Atonement references;
• (18:15) Holiness.

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alastairadversaria.com

/theopolisinstitute.com

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Brent is joined by Jennifer Holberg to discuss Robert Browning and his dramatic monologue about a psychopathic duke called ‘My Last Duchess’.

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’.

• (0:57) Who was Robert Browning?
• (5:10) Elizabeth Barrett Browning;
• (8:10) ‘My Last Duchess’;
• (12:53) Based on a true story;
• (16:50) The Duke and his crimes;
• (18:55) Irony;
• (23:45) Hyphens and broken speech in the poem;
• (30:05) The Neptune image.

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calvin.edu/people/jennifer-l-holberg

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‘As a successful technology author and software consultant, David Tucker is immersed in the world of technology. As a husband and father of 3, however, he sees the confusion and pain it’s causing families. He created digitalparenting.com as a calling to make effective guidance totally accessible to parents’.

Now there’s a book called ‘The Digital Parenting Guidebook: 7 Essential Steps for Building the Tech-Savvy Christian family’ paired with online resources at digitalparenting.com

David is an author, speaker, husband and father of 3 teenagers and throughout his career he has served as both pastor and technology executive.

• (1:00) Online threats;
• (3:25) digitalparenting.com;
• (4:45) Preparing our family for technology;
• (5:50) Creating blueprints for families;
• (7:40) Regulating screen time;
• (10:10) How technology is affecting our children;
• (11:40) Inappropriate content;
• (14:55) Mental health and social media;
• (18:50) Protecting our children on social media;
• (20:55) Dating apps;
• (22:25) How our online experiences are being manipulated;
• (23:55) Search engines and money.

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/www.digitalparenting.com

www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTBMK2M2?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=digitalpare01-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=83d6857958e4b2e51733ecddd35273e1&camp=1789&creative=9325

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There are roughly 2.4 billion Christians in the world. Which one irritates you the most?

‘As brothers and sisters in Christ, we want to love each other well, but problems inevitably creep in, causing divisions. Yet God has called us to belong to Him and to each other’.

Brent talks with pastor Brady Boyd about his new book from Our Daily Bread publishing called ‘Life-Minded: 8 Practices for Belonging to God and Each Other’.

Brady serves as senior pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs and he co-hosts the Essential Church podcast, which features conversations with pastors and leaders about important issues facing the church.

• (1:16) Why local churches matter;
• (1:53) Scripture and unity;
• (3:18) What does life-minded really mean?
• (4:14) Division today;
• (8:00) Devoting ourselves to God;
• (10:20) Assuming things about people;
• (12:50) Planning to ask;
• (15:15) Learning to weigh our words;
• (18:10) Awe;
• (21:00) Loving well.

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ourdailybreadpublishing.org/life-minded.html

theessential.church/podcast/

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Is it better to conform than to be famous? Should fame be linked to talent and to significance?

Brent is joined by Hannah Long to discuss the actress Judy Holliday and her 1954 comedy ‘It Should Happen To You’ with Jack Lemmon and Peter Lawford and directed by George Cukor.

Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Dispatch’ and ‘Angelus News’.

• (1:00) Judy Holliday;
• (5:10) The title of the movie;
• (11:15) The cast, the writer and the director;
• (13:20) New York in the movie;
• (15:10) Is Gladys the first social media influencer?
• (17:00) New York society and celebrity culture in the 50’s;
• (17:50) C.S.Lewis and the theory of the inner ring;
• (19:10) Pete;
• (22:20) Women and marriage in the 50’s.

Links mentioned in this episode:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Holliday

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