The Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation: Recent Episodes
The Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation
In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, we continue our series on Christianity & Politics; Dr. Joe Boot is joined by Ezra Fellow for International Law, Comparative Politics, and International Relations, Prof. Dan Ogden, J.D., to discuss national conservatism, its Christian roots, its strengths and weaknesses and whether or not it's biblical.
Episode Resources: Collected Works of Edmund Burke: https://www.amazon.ca/Collected-Works-Edmund-Burke-ebook/dp/B00FL2FH82; National Conservatism Overview: https://nationalconservatism.org/about; National Conservatism Statement of Principles: https://nationalconservatism.org/national-conservatism-a-statement-of-principles; "National Conservatism and Its Discontents": https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/national-conservatism-and-its-discontents; "National Conservatism, Freedom Conservatism, and Americanism": https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/national-conservatism-freedom-conservatism-and-americanism; Edmund Burke Foundation: https://burke.foundation. Think Christianly about politics with the help of Dr. Boot's latest book "Ruler of Kings": https://ezrapress.ca/products/ruler-of-kings-toward-a-christian-vision-of-government;
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Opening
0:43 Intro
01:04 Welcome
02:30 The Importance of Developing a Christian View of Politics
07:35 The Difference Between Political Philosophy and Public Policy
12:05 Why Do Christians Tend Not to Engage in Public Policy?
14:55 Upcoming Mission of God Conferences & Other Events
16:28 Politics: The Art of the Possible - From Theory to Application
17:00 The Problem of Statism: Defining the Beast
20:29 The Structure and Direction of the State
22:36 National Conservatism (NC): What is it?
23:23 NC's Basic Idea of Nation
28:13 Not All Nations are Equal
29:13 Nationhood as Covenant
33:15 Covenant & Conservatism
34:13 Ruler of Kings AD
35:15 What is Conservatism?
38:06 Burkian Conservatism
41:09 Our Own Radically Rousseauian Revolution
44:43 The Political Binary: The Sovereignty of God or the Sovereignty of Man
46:15 The Principles of National Conservatism
48:11 National Conservatism: The Movement
56:23 Foreign Policy: NC Realism vs. Liberalism
01:00:16 The Newest Boogeyman: Project 2025
01:04:25 Sphere Sovereignty & Political Liberty
01:12:25 Dan's Closing Remarks
01:14:39 Conclusion
01:15:23 Outro
UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
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In this, the second instalment of our newest Podcast for Cultural Reformation series on Christianity & Politics, Dr. Joe Boot is joined by Dr. P. Andrew Sandlin, Ezra Fellow for Public Theology & Cultural Philosophy, to discuss classical liberalism, its Christian roots, its strengths and weaknesses, and whether or not it's biblical. Tune in for this riveting discussion.
Episode Resources: Virtuous Liberty ed. Dr. P. Andrew Sandlin: https://www.amazon.com/Virtuous-Liberty-Christian-Classical-Liberalism/dp/B0CN4MDQ5L; Center for Cultural Leadership: https://www.christianculture.com.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Opening
0:40 Intro
01:00 Welcome
02:43 Recap of Last Week's Show
03:45 The Background for the Rise of Classical Liberalism
07:30 The Idea(s) of Classical Liberalism
11:00 The Nature of Human Beings in Relation to the State
11:55 The Resurgence of Aristotelian Statism on the "Right" & the "Left"
17:36 The Unbiblical Foundation of Aristotelian Statism & the Christian Alternative
22:01 The Kingdom of God as the Totalizing Christian Principle
22:34 The Failure of the Pagan & Synthesized Anthropology & Teleology
25:26 The Impact of the Fall and its Relationship to Reformational Thought & Classical Liberalism
29:38 A Ditch on Both Sides
31:46 The Swiss Ditch
36:17 Silver Lining AD
38:03 The Breakdown of Classical Liberalism
42:04 Classical Liberalism, Limited Government & Sphere Sovereignty
47:22 The Inherent Liability of Classical Liberalism
50:55 The Absolutism of the Common Good
53:11 Christianity's Influence on the State
55:29 The Religious Root of the State and Western Apostasy
58:11 Conclusion
01:00:29 Outro
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On this, the first episode of a new season of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Pastor Nate Wright and Dr. Joe Boot embark on a BRAND NEW SERIES: Christianity & Politics, in which they contrast a biblical view of politics and the State with it dualistic pretenders.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Opening
0:14 Intro
0:34 Welcome
01:09 NEW SERIES: Christianity & Politics
01:54 Christianity & Politics Intro
03:08 Is the Bible Even Political?
08:56 Examples of Biblical Politics
17:59 The Biblical Concept of Office
20:50 The Religious Root of All of Creation
25:33 There is NO NEUTRALITY in Religion or Politics
26:23 Statism: The Pagan View of the State
37:52: ADVERTISEMENT: Silver Lining
39:38 Synthesis: Pagan Dualism and its Poisonous Effects on Christian Political Thought
54:00 Sphere Sovereignty: The Proper Foundation of a Christian View of Politics
47:27 Conference Promotions
01:02:20 Closing
01:02:39 Outro
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On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Ezra fellow Dr. Michael Thiessen and Canadian Director Pastor Nate Wright are joined by the Pastor of Trinity Bible Chapel, Jacob Reaume, to discuss the importance of the upcoming conference, The Presence of Christ (Oct.31-Nov. 2). The conference aims to shift the focus from fighting against the world to cultivating a deep love for Jesus Christ, and it seeks to unite believers around the central theme of the presence of Christ in their lives and the importance of worshiping Him.
Episode Resources:Trinity Bible Chapel: https://trinitybiblechapel.ca/; The Presence of Christ Conference: https://mytrinitybiblechapel.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2343549; Pastor Jacob's Blog: https://trinitybiblechapel.ca/blog/the-pastors-blog/;
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:23 Opening
0:43 Guest Welcome
02:14 Pastor Reaume's Biography
02:50 From Church at War to the Presence of Christ
08:05 The Timeliness of the Conference
11:36 The Focus of the Conference
12:41 Fighting for the Love of Christ
16:08 From Where Does the Christian's Hatred Come?
19:10 Dangerous Demagoguery
20:44 The Purpose of the Conference
21:22 Conference Speakers & Topics
26:25 Breakout Sessions & Speakers
29:45 The Presence of Christ Conference AD
30:15 The Presence of Christ--the Heart of the Christian Motive
31:44 Pastors as Generalists
32:39 Preparation for the Conference
34:48 Setting the Tone for Discipleship
38:44 Corporate Worship: The Heartbeat of the Life of the Church
40:25 Modelling the Mind of Christ
43:59 Thoughtful Preaching in a Reactionary Age
47:27 Conference Promotions
49:56 Closing
50:32 Outro
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On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Ezra fellow Dr. Michael Thiessen and Canadian Director Pastor Nate Wright wade into the latest controversy concerning the latest New St. Andrews College AD and Johnny Cash's famous (infamous?) hand gesture. This leads them to discuss the importance of setting a culture in churches and other institutions. They explore the role of pastors as cultural architects and the impact of culture on various aspects of church life. In an age of radical unbelief, how do we raise reformed rebels? Tune in to find out.
Episode Resources: New Saint Andrews College: https://nsa.edu/; New Saint Andrews AD [WARNING! VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED!]: https://nsa.edu/blog/the-men-we-want-and-need;
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:23 Welcome
2:06 Setting Church Culture
06:43 NSA AD Controversy
10:30 Thoughts?: Mike's Concerns
15:32 Thoughts?: Nate's Rebuttal
21:09 Mike: Need for a Culture of Dialogue, Repentance in a Vulgar Age
25:25 Nate: The Serrated Edge & Colourful Biblical Language & the Need to Fight Effeminacy
30:20 The Presence of Christ Conference (Oct.31-Nov.2) AD
31:18 Navigating Controversy & Disagreement Through Dialogue
39:59 Navigating Our Cultural Moment with Biblical Wisdom & Discernment
52:32 Ezra's Culture & Programming
01:08:50 Wrap-up
01:08:59 Outro
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On this flashback episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, we go all the way back to 2017, when Dr. Joe Boot joined Apologia TV with Pastors Jeff Durbin, Luke the Bear, and Joy the Girl to discuss the relationship between the Gospel and culture.
Episode Resources: Apologia Studios: https://apologiastudios.com/;
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On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Pastor Nate Wright are joined by the CEO of Creation Ministries International (Canada) of Answers, Richard Fangrad, for a Q&A recorded LIVE at Worldview Youth Academy - Canada 2024.
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On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot is joined by Drs. Aaron Rock and Michael Thiessen at Worldview Youth Academy - Canada 2024 to discuss sex, dating/courtship, marriage and masculinity. You won't want to miss this riveting conversation filled with God-glorifying insights and practical application.
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We have crossed over the mid-way point in this series “How to Win the World” after last week's mid-season review.
This week, P Nate is joined by Ben Garrett from Haunted Cosmos to discuss the theme of storytelling. Throughout Scripture, history is described as the unfolding drama of God's great narrative. How does understanding God's story properly and finding our place in it help to win the world? How does reading, loving, and writing stories help advance the Kingdom of God in history?
Join Ben and P Nate for some answers!
Episode Resources: Haunted Cosmos: https://www.youtube.com/@hauntedcosmos_; Haunted Cosmos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HauntedCosmos; Ben's X: https://x.com/tompawnbadil
HOW TO WIN THE WORLD PAST EPISODES:
Part 1 - "Believe the World is Winnable": https://youtu.be/jhXUt0OFFDM; Part 2 - "War with Worship": https://youtu.be/EqgR9Ewba7g; Part 3 - "Cultivate Christian Community": https://youtu.be/a5YQdrgJ_wg; Part 4 - "Recover Biblical Households": https://youtu.be/cRFIdIlSyhY; Part 5 - "Practice Hospitality": https://youtu.be/pWXJI8_SGlE; Part 6 - "Lead Courageously": https://youtu.be/iNQQciI21Rg; Part 7 - "Seek the Lost": https://youtu.be/P1ZcYoqW9QQ;
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On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Pastor Nate Wright are joined by Executive Director of Answers in Genesis - Canada, Calvin Smith, for a Q&A recorded LIVE at Worldview Youth Academy - Canada 2024.
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On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Boot is joined by Dan Smithwick, President of the Nehemiah Institute, to talk about the appalling state of Christian education and worldview thinking among Christians and the need for Christians to think Christianly.
Episode Resources:⚒️ 🗡️ Nehemiah Institute Website: https://worldviewcheckup.org/;
🌎 👀 📝PEERS Test: https://worldviewcheckup.org/peers;
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On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Drs. Boot and Thiessen are joined by Ezra Institute fellow Dr. P. Andrew Sandlin to talk about the Bible as the Word of God.
Episode Resources:Center for Cultural Leadership: https://christianculture.com/;
Dr. Sandlin's Substack: https://pandrewsandlin.substack.com/
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In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Drs. Joe Boot and Michael Thiessen are joined by Dr. Ted Fenske, from the inaugural Worldview Youth Academy—USA, to discuss true, biblical masculinity in our confused and effeminate age.
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It's that time of the month again! It's time for another Q&A with Dr. Joe Boot. This month Dr. Mike Thiessen asks Dr. Joe Boot your questions. Tune in as they discuss the religious character of culture and the religious foundation for law & politics.
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In celebration of Canada Day (better known as Dominion Day) and the upcoming UK election, which happens to fall on July 4th, American Independence Day, Dr. Joe Boot is joined by Professor Daniel Ogden, Ezra Fellow for International Law, Comparative Politics, and International Relations, to discuss principles of political freedom, rights and responsibilities, good governance, and the rule of higher law.
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America on Trial: https://amzn.to/45PkPos;
Law without Nations?: https://amzn.to/4cqea6p;
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On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Doctors Joe Boot and Michael Thiessen address whether or not democracy is compatible with a biblical worldview.
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This summer the Rebels are learning "How to Win the World" through various guests discussing practical Christian theology and how it can apply to the immediate world around us. Continue to join us as we learn how to put our hand to the plough in real, tangible ways.
In this fourth episode, P Nate and Elder P are joined by Pastor/ Author C.R. Wiley of the Theology Pugcast to discuss how Christians can reclaim productive, anti-fragile, biblical households.
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Theology Pugcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-theology-pugcast/id1452933071?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2;
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On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright address the accusation that the God of the Old Testament is cruel and, accordingly, Christians should "unhitch" themselves for the Old Testament.
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On this Podcast for Cultural Reformation episode, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright address the Pagan high holy month of Pride. Not only do they expose the 2SLGBTQIA+ cult for the false religion it is, but they also provide a positive biblical vision for sex and sexuality.
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The Ezra Institute brings you a new series with the Rebels when P Nate and Pootie are joined by a variety of guests talking about several key practical outworkings of theological concepts that will help Christians expand the Kingdom of God, see the dark pushed back, and slowly (like leaven working through the loaf) win the world.
In this episode, P Nate and Pootie invite Doug Wilson onto the show to discuss an unlikely place for world-conquering to start... with corporate worship. Wilson lays out a vision of worship that extends from the corporate gathering of local churches to the private practices of every Christian behind closed doors. If we want to win the world, we need to start with proper worship... because, in the Christian worldview, worship is warfare!
Episode Resources:
Canon+:https://canonpress.com/;
Blog & Mablog: https://dougwils.com/;
Blog & Mablog on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEeDTCe9GnbRPbUfNwoqEYQ;
Christ Church (Moscow): https://www.christkirk.com/.
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It's that time of the month again when Pastor Nate Wright and Dr. Joe Boot answer your questions. Tune in as they discuss church leadership and accountability, the intermediate state and where Christians go after they die, and Christians' response to the pagan high, holy month of perversion and debauchery, Pride Month.
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Work is a central aspect of life. On today's show, we continue our series, Conversations & Presuppositions, by examining a Christian view of work, wealth, and capital and investing our time, talents, and treasures to advance the Kingdom of God.
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Continuing our series Conversations & Presuppositions, Drs. Boot and Thiessen are joined this week by Ezra Fellow for Public Policy Tim Dieppe to discuss the steady Islamization of the West.
Episode Resources:
Questions to Ask Your Muslim Friends by Tim Dieppe: https://amzn.to/3Kc6Uig
"Is Islam a Religion of Peace?" by Tim Dieppe | Christian Concern:
https://christianconcern.com/resource/is-islam-a-religion-of-peace/;
"What’s wrong with Islamic finance?" | Christian Concern:
https://christianconcern.com/resource/whats-wrong-islamic-finance/;
"Is Islam Antisemitic?" | Christian Concern:
https://christianconcern.com/resource/is-islam-antisemitic/;
"The Challenge of Islam in the UK"| Christian Concern:
https://christianconcern.com/resource/the-challenge-of-islam-in-the-uk/
Chapters:
0:00 Cultural Leadership Academy AD
1:17 Podcast Opening
1:40 Intro & Show Set-up
4:20 Ezra Events
7:00 Topic Introduction & Palestinian Protest Footage
10:03 What is Islam?
14:00 Relationship of Islam & Sharia Law
16:20 The Islamization of the West
23:22 Islamic Finance & Sharia Entryism
27:54 Jihad
35:30 The Elitist's False View of Islam, the Weaponization of Multiculturalism & a How Radical Two Kingdoms View Helps the Destruction of the West
40:45 Islam, Progressivism, and the Massive Rise of Antisemitism in the West
50:28 What Can Christians Do About It?
54:11 Outro
56:55 Closing Credits
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Our series, Conversations & Presuppositions, has generated a lot of questions. On this week's Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Pastor Nate Wright answer some of those questions.
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0:00 Worldview Youth Academy AD
1:42 Podcast Opening
2:05 Intro & Show Set-up
5:09 Question 1: Singleness
23:58 Question 2: Excusing Israel?
43:45 Question 3: Christian In-fighting
56:02 Outro
56:55 Closing Credits
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Continuing our series Conversations & Presuppositions, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright unpack the worldview convergence of the conflicted Red-Green Alliance between Leftist Communists/Socialists (red) and Islamists (green). What unites them is a common enemy, namely, Christ and His Church and anything built upon that sure foundation.
Episode Resources:
Watch Dr. Thiessen's Helpful Conversations on Islam:
"Robert B. Spencer: Islam, Jihad, and Threats to Freedom of Speech" | Open Mike with Michael Thiessen: https://rumble.com/v3tj9h7-robert-b.-spencer-islam-jihad-and-threats-to-freedom-of-speech.html; or, read Robert's Book The Palestinian Delusion: https://amzn.to/3V18s53;
"Understanding Islam ft. Dr. David Wood" | Open Mike with Michael Thiessen: https://rumble.com/v3qnfm2-understanding-islam-ft.-dr.-david-wood.html;
Want to Better Understand Islam? MUST READ:
What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an | by Ezra Fellow Dr. James R. White: https://amzn.to/3Wy6dan.
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In the fifth episode of our series, Conversations & Presuppositions, thanks to the recent controversy in the UK, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Dr. Joe Boot wade into the current cultural conversation on euthanasia (lit. "the good death"), or as it is euphemistically called assisted suicide, join the discussion as they unpack what lies beneath the culture of death as it spreads throughout the world, and why Christians need to cultivate a thoroughgoing Christian view of the sanctity of life.
Episode Resources:
They Want To Kill Us: Here's how and why | Dr. Jack King: https://www.amazon.com/They-Want-Kill-Us-Heres/dp/B0D172G4LG;
American Worldview Inventory 2021-22: The Annual Report on the State of Worldview in the United States | George Barna: https://www.amazon.com/American-Worldview-Inventory-2021-22-Annual/dp/1735776343;
"Assisted Suicide in Canada" | The Canadian Encyclopedia: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/assisted-suicide-in-canada;
Documentary - The Death Debate: https://youtu.be/-Vot5bkR_VQ;
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In the fourth episode of our series, Conversations & Presuppositions, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright examine a SHOCKING evolution in the abortion debate. Since pro-aborts have lost the scientific argument concerning when life begins, they're now admitting that abortion is murder and arguing for their right to murder innocent, living children inside the womb.
Episode Resources:
End Abortion Now Website: https://endabortionnow.com/;
End the Killing Website: https://www.endthekilling.ca/;
[WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT] "Louis CK - Abortion" | YouTube: https://youtu.be/EQmER4-WwjA?si=o3aBxlcvFbwlnQC4;
LIFE SITE NEWS - "Bill Maher Reveals the Grim Truth of What Pro-Abortion Leftists Really Think" | YouTube: https://youtu.be/NrlUVr0vlPY?si=auFxAQgl9q3cJh8C;
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In this third episode of our new series, Conversations & Presuppositions, Doctors Boot and Thiessen revisit their conversation on slavery and the Bible by examining why Christianity is the only worldview that can consistently lead to liberty and how a culture's rejection of Christ naturally leads to slavery. Choose ye this day, dear listener, freedom in Christ or slavery to sin and death?
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Sam Harris on Ben Shapiro's Sunday Special | Daily Wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJTD8vzBoo;
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In this third episode of our new series, Conversations & Presuppositions, Doctors Boot and Thiessen revisit their conversation on slavery and the Bible by examining why Christianity is the only worldview that can consistently lead to liberty and how a culture's rejection of Christ naturally leads to slavery. Choose ye this day, dear listener, freedom in Christ or slavery to sin and death?
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Sam Harris on Ben Shapiro's Sunday Special | Daily Wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJTD8vzBoo;
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In this, the second episode of our new series Conversations & Presuppositions, Doctors Boot and Thiessen discuss a common objection to Christianity: that Christianity condones slavery. But does it? You're not going to want to miss part one of this fascinating discussion.
Episode Resources:
What About Slavery in the Bible | Ask Cliffe: https://youtu.be/SSfTggjS31s?si=7RoUUPkzpohDwMiz;
Matt Dillahunty Clip: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kva4cqeZ3rc;
Sam Harris on Ben Shapiro's Sunday Special | Daily Wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJTD8vzBoo;
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In this episode, Dr. Joe Boot and pastor Nate Wright talk about the world-changing implication of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, its evidence, and its explanation. REJOICE FOR HE IS RISEN!
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In this episode, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Dr. Joe Boot respond to the recent controversial interview by Chancellor of Reformed Theological Seminary, Ligon Duncan, on the Room for Nuance podcast where he answers questions on theonomy, postmillennialism, and faithful cultural contextualization all while throwing barbs at unnamed parties and mixing up Scripture. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!
Episode Resources:
“On Culture War: Doug Wilson and the Moscow Mood” by Kevin DeYoung | Clearly Reformed: https://clearlyreformed.org/on-culture-war-doug-wilson-and-the-moscow-mood/
“My Rejoinder to Kevin DeYoung” (VIDEO)| Doug Wilson via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2mHSXAVge8
“My Rejoinder to Kevin DeYoung” by Doug Wilson | Blog and Mablog: https://dougwils.com/books-and-culture/s7-engaging-the-culture/novembers-done-kevin-deyoung.html
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In this episode, Pastor Nate Wright is joined by Ezra Fellow of Medicine and Public Christianity, Dr. Ted Fenske to discuss how to slay the dragon of pornography.
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In this episode, the latest of our series on the family, Dr. Joe Boot and Pastor Nate Wright discuss the relationship between parents and children, how it mirrors the Triune nature of God, and how family is, indeed, the nucleus of civilization.
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In this episode, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright recap last weekend's Right Response Ministries Conference, "Blueprints for Christendom 2.0," by unpacking the seven doctrines presented at the conference for Christians to rule the world righteously under the Lordship of King Jesus.
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In this episode, Michael and Joe are joined by Ezra Fellow for International Law, Comparative Politics, and International Relations, Daniel Ogden J.D., to talk about the disturbing rise of antisemitism and how to think about it biblically.
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In this episode, Michael and Nate are joined by Harvest Windsor's Women's Life Director, Susie Rock, to continue the discussion on the family by discussing what it means to be a woman made in the Image of God, their role in the Kingdom of God and the family, and how they are to fulfill it for the good of others and the glory of God Almighty.
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In this episode, Joe, Michael, and Nate continue their discussion on the family by discussing what the archetypal fatherhood of God means for our ectypal familial relationships. Simply put, they discuss what God's fatherhood means for us and our relationships. Oh, how sweet it is to be part of the household of God through Christ our Lord.
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In this episode, Joe, Michael, and Nate continue their discussion around Allistair Begg's recent controversial advice to a grandmother about attending a queer wedding and his recent sermon defending his advice.
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Responding to Attacks on the Family - PART 1: https://www.ezrainstitute.com/resource-library/podcast/responding-to-attacks-on-the-family/;
Responding to Attacks on the Family - PART 2:
Allistair Begg's Original Comments: https://youtu.be/rXDYYPLwgYE?si=B0XrmelFb6BH6VC9&t=1726.
Allistair Begg's Sermon, "Compassion vs. Condemnation": https://www.truthforlife.org/resources/sermon/compassion-vs-condemnation/.
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In this episode, Joe and Michael continue to discuss the big compromise of Big Eva and the need for strong fathers leading well--leading biblically.
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Responding to Attacks on the Family - PART 1: https://www.ezrainstitute.com/resource-library/podcast/responding-to-attacks-on-the-family/ ;
Allistair Begg's Comments: https://youtu.be/rXDYYPLwgYE?si=B0XrmelFb6BH6VC9&t=1726.
In this episode, Joe, Nate and Michael respond to yet more bad advice from Big Eva. How can we remain faithful fathers in a world full of compromise? Tune in to find out.
In this episode, Joe, Nate and Michael discuss the centrality of the family in God’s redemptive story, and consider how to disciple families and churches in an age where we have imbibed an individualistic idea of the gospel.
A bittersweet start to 2024, as we announce some changes to the hosting of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, but we are also excited to see the founding of a new Christian school in the Niagara region, and the work of cultural reform being implemented in concrete ways. We also take this occasion to look back on the origins and naming of the Ezra Institute, and how the podcast and our broader work will continue and grow moving forward.
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Jonathan Wellum joins us once more on the podcast to reflect on the economic year 2023, and to discuss ESG, ethical investing, and the worldview difference between a godly and ungodly approach to economics.
Ezra Institute Fellow Dan Ogden makes his podcast debut to discuss the difference between international law, which is based on common consent, and supranational law, a coercive and unaccountable system. He explains some of the strategic and economic benefits of a globally connected world, as well as the complications that arise from it, and how to think in a principled, Christian way about a tangled and high-stakes context.
We interact with a classic interview with Yuri Bezmenov, a KGB agent who defected from the USSR in the 1980s. He explains the strategy of cultural infiltration that has been active since the 1950s, and the work of demoralization that has been accomplished in the West. As we approach election seasons in the USA, Canada and Britain, we must be diligent to also pursue personal sanctification and not compromise on principles for the sake of temporary fixes.
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Ezra Institute Fellow Andrew Sandlin joins us to discuss the strange bedfellows of Marxism and Nationalism that have been keeping company lately, as well as antisemitism and the recent rise of nationalism of several stripes, including Christian nationalism, and how a reformational perspective guards against the excesses and reactionism of both progressive and conservative ideologies that are not based in Christ Jesus.
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As governments and law enforcement deal with planned demonstrations for this upcoming Remembrance Day, Joe Boot considers the Islamic worldview commitments that are fundamentally at odds with Christian religious worldview commitments, and discuss the true and lasting peace that was accomplished through the cross of Christ.
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On this Reformation Day, Tobias Riemenschneider joins us from Germany to discuss the West’s death-loving culture, expressed in the horror of abortion. He explains how the wide-scale support for state-sponsored abortion is upstream from so many other forms of murder, euthanasia, the harm that it causes to women, and the folly of referring to abortion as a human right. He also discusses how God’s people can act together to resist and push back through legal channels to bring the gospel of life to bear on our culture.
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Scripture has always acknowledged one single human race, and God has always dealt with His people covenantally, rather than on the basis of bloodlines. Babel was a divine act of segregation because the people were unified in wickedness and disobedience, but it is no longer normative because of Christ’s reconciling work, making the two one.
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John Cooper of the rock band Skillet returns to the podcast to discuss his forthcoming book, Wimpy, Weak and Woke. He explains how a spirit of entitlement and victimhood has pervaded Western society, with its philosophical roots in Hegel, the tragedy of Christians abandoning the truth of the Bible to capitulate to postmodern and politically correct assumptions, and offers a solution that begins at home, but grows outward to express the Kingdom of God in every area of life and society.
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In the wake of the recent attack on Israel by Hamas, and the Israeli response, we consider the religious roots of anti-Semitism and conflict with Israel. We also discuss the eschatological goal of Islam to conquer the earth, and the difference between a reformational approach and the historic doctrinal assumptions and commitments towards Israel from dispensational theology.
Learn more about the Christian response to the Islamic worldview in Joe Boot’s book, Gospel Witness.
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The Canadian government’s passage of legislation such as Bills C-11, C-18, and C-36 is beginning to bear fruit, in the form of increasingly invasive censorship policies levied on content platforms. All civilizations practice censorship, making decisions for the type of material that is suitable for public viewing; the difference is in the standard of judging and how it is applied. We should not be afraid of truth, even when it offends our own sensibilities. Rather, the testing of our opinions and assumptions against competing claims is a primary means for us to grow in knowledge and understanding.
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Ezra Institute Fellow Ted Fenske joins us to talk about the role of the Christian in medicine. As a veteran cardiologist, Dr. Fenske recalls his medical internship during the 1980s AIDS epidemic, and offers wisdom based on hard experience in ministering faithfully to LGBT patients.
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We conclude the conversation begun last week about Christian character, and examine biblical figures to discuss several more dichotomies of virtuous versus vicious character traits that Christians must be actively developing.
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In this episode Joe Boot draws examples from contemporary life on the importance of Christian character, and what happens when this is neglected by those in leadership. Joe touches on his time working with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, Justin Trudeau’s separation from his wife and begins to look at opposing pairs of virtues and vices that are exhibited by biblical figures given for our example.
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In this episode, we speak with equipping evangelist Cory McKenna of The Cross Current, to review how the last three years of lockdowns and isolation have affected the work of relational ministry, the centrality of the local church, the work of discipling those who have not grown up in the church, and the spiritual hunger that people have felt in a season where we have been told to fear and avoid our neighbour.
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In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, we’re joined by Richard Fangrad of Creation Ministries International as we continue our series on issues facing the church. This week’s issue is theistic evolution. Richard explains what the theory is, where it came from, and what is at stake in the evolutionary debate. As we’ll see, our source of authority has real-life implications for the doctrine of God, the nature of man, ethics, worship, and much more.
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In this episode, faculty answer questions from students at the Worldview Leadership Academy. We deal with the charge of Christianity’s closed-mindedness, idolatry, apologetics and evangelism, lying to the Nazis, whether you can lose your salvation, and more. Audio quality improves around the 15-minute mark!
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Michael Thiessen of Liberty Coalition Canada joins us to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing saga of the church’s relationship to LGBT issues, and the further complication of what happens when the state gets involved. We deal with the proper use of legal process as Christians, news stories, citizenship, charity law, and the prophetic calling of the church.
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This week’s podcast guest is Dr. Aaron Edwards. Dr. Edwards was forced out of his teaching position for supporting biblical sexuality on social media. He describes his experience, and examines the failure in evangelicalism to speak prophetically and biblically on key cultural issues.
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Ezra Institute Fellow for Biblical Economics, Graeme Leach, joins us on this week’s podcast episode to discuss the phenomenon of Christians advocating for historically socialist and Marxist economic policies. Many Christians have had their economic views informed by the world rather than the Word of God, and Graeme explains how (at least) two of the ten commandments are completely incompatible with a Marxist or a Keynesian economic worldview.
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Ezra Institute Fellow Andrew Sandlin discusses his book, A Postmillennial Primer. In this episode, Andrew and Joe Boot outline the biblical case for an optimistic eschatology and the historical and ideological events that led to this doctrine’s present position as a minority perspective in evangelicalism. In dependence on the Holy Spirit and through an attentive reading of Scripture, Christians should expect that Christ will continue to establish His kingdom on earth and drive back sin, death, and the devil.
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Ezra Institute Fellow Andrew Sandlin discusses his book, A Postmillennial Primer. In this episode, Andrew and Joe Boot outline the biblical case for an optimistic eschatology and the historical and ideological events that led to this doctrine’s present position as a minority perspective in evangelicalism. In dependence on the Holy Spirit and through an attentive reading of Scripture, Christians should expect that Christ will continue to establish His kingdom on earth and drive back sin, death, and the devil.
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Joe Boot and Nate Wright are back again to answer a few lingering questions resulting from the Ten Commandments podcast series. In this episode we consider how the earliest humans married and reproduced, compared with later Mosaic incest laws. We also tackle questions on how the church and the individual ought to think and act with regard to charitable status, tax exemption, and the administration of tithes and offerings.
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We answer some more questions that emerged out of the Ten Commandments series, dealing with issues of what happens to believers after they die, and responding to the claim that the state only stepped in to provide welfare benefits because the church failed in this job.
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Thanks to our listeners, we have some terrific questions emerging out of the Ten Commandments series. In this episode Joe Boot answers questions about Paul and Christ and their relationship to the law, what it means to ‘fulfill’ the law, and how believers kept the law before Christ and the giving of the Holy Spirit.
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Joe Boot is joined this week by Ezra Institute Fellows Aaron Rock and Michael Thiessen to discuss the recent CBC investigation which identifies our churches and ministries, as well as those of several others, as leading efforts at godly cultural reformation in Canada.
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Joe Boot closes our series on the Ten Commandments with some observations on the tenth commandment against covetousness, including how it works with the first commandment to encapsulate and summarize the whole Decalogue, how a covetous heart influences every other action, and how covetousness is manifest in the world not just at the individual, but also the systemic level.
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In this episode Joe Boot discusses the Ninth Commandment about bearing false witness, times where it is godly to withold the truth, and draws out the implications for law and society, as well as the ever-present question of who is my neighbour. We also look at the move by the Trudeau government to replace the crown on Canada’s coat of arms with a new version bereft of Christian symbols.
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In this episode Joe Boot reflects on the recent coronation of King Charles III, focusing on the nature of national oaths and covenants, and the proper place of the monarch in a role of delegated authority, living under God’s law. It’s a heavy responsibility and Scripture enjoins us to pray for our civil rulers.
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The connection between all these themes becomes clear in this special guest episode with Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi. He explains the Third Education Revolution movement, the role of technology, and the historic impact that the gospel has had, through education, on the family, church, and all other spheres.
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The connection between all these themes becomes clear in this special guest episode with Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi. He explains the Third Education Revolution movement, the role of technology, and the historic impact that the gospel has had, through education, on the family, church, and all other spheres.
Vishal is currently on a lecture tour of southern Ontario. Find a session in your area.
Get Joe Boot’s latest booklet, For Reformational Thinking, at Ezra Press.
Joe Boot explains the biblical understanding of penology – the study and practice of punishing crime. Despite modern objections about the harshness of biblical justice, the penology outlined in God’s law is in fact true justice, and its practice leads to a more just and free society.
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This week we pause our Ten Commandments series to reflect on the shooting at Covenant School in Nashville. In a de-christening culture, those who worship the true and living God should expect to suffer hatred and violence from those who worship the false god of self, even unto death. But the Christian's hope is the promise of light and life dispelling darkness and death.
In this episode Joe Boot discusses the narrow and broad definitions of adultery in light of both Moses and Christ, explaining how sexuality is much more than the modern notion of consent. Contrary to contemporary thinking, sexual activity outside of the blessed structure of covenant marriage has drastic personal and social consequences.
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Kyle Thompson of the Undaunted Life podcast joins us for a discussion of the commandment "You shall not murder." We talk about war, self-defense, and the failure of the state to properly prosecute justice on murderers, as well as the responsibility of the individual to defend his family and neighbor.
Kyle speaks at length on related issues here and here.
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We begin this episode by examining the biblical definition of murder, and looking at cases where the taking of life is prohibited, where it is permitted, and the single situation where it is required by God. We also consider how our society’s rejection of God is evident in legalized murder in the form of abortion and euthanasia, as well as Jesus’ teaching about murderous talk and attitudes that break this commandment.
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We take a short recess from the Ten Commandments series to talk about drag queen story hour protests, global Anglicanism, and other important news from around the world. And is the Ezra Institute going to be on the CBC?
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In this episode Joe Boot and special guest, pastor Joel Webbon, discuss the fifth commandment, how it applies not only to young children, but to everyone, and how a worldly mindset has led us to neglect this commandment when it becomes uncomfortable or burdensome.
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Sabbath rest is a biblical principle that seems to invite a level of controversy: how often, when, who, and in what ways are is the Sabbath to be observed. Joe Boot discusses the connection between work, rest, and worship, why Sabbath-breaking was a capital offense in ancient Israel, and the difference that Christ makes to the form of our observance.
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n this episode Ezra Institute Fellow Michael Thiessen discusses what it means to take the name of the Lord, both rightly and wrongly, in the church, in politics, and in any other sphere. We also talk about the nature of oaths and authority, the Sermon on the Mount, what it means for something to be damned by God, and door-to-door sales. NOTE: we do not use language flippantly, but this episode contains language that parents may not want your children to hear.
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Idolatry takes any number of forms at the individual, church, and national levels, but its temptation is always the same: you shall be as God. And the results always lead to death. As churches capitulate to antichristian cultural pressures, they often keep their outward form, but lose the power and vitality that ought to sustain and animate them. The Lord reserved some of His hardest words for those who led their people in this apostate way.
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We continue our series in the Ten Commandments with the command against idolatry. In this episode, Joe Boot discusses the root of idolatry in the heart, and deals with some listener questions about the possibility of making work or family into an object of worship. We conclude by examining idolatry within the church itself.
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We’re officially underway with our series on the Ten Commandments. In this first episode, Joe Boot explains why this section of Scripture begins with the Lord declaring who He is, and why the commandments are ordered in the way that they are. If you’ve never thought about what our worship has to do with law, don’t miss this one.
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In this episode, Joe Boot explains how the opposite of law is not grace, nor love, but lawlessness, which often masquerades as love. Joe pulls illustrations from throughout Scripture to demonstrate the enduring validity of God’s law in the era of Christ’s resurrection. If Christ took the law seriously, and if we are to be imitators of Him, then it behooves us to take the law seriously as well.
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We’re kicking off the new year with a new series, dealing with ethics and law generally, and the Ten Commandments specifically. In this episode, Joe Boot talks about the distinction between laws and norms, the fact that we live in a universe designed by God that is made to work according to His instruction, and what love has to do with fulfilling the law.
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On this episode Joe Boot and Ezra Institute Fellow Aaron Rock discuss the themes, issues, and ideologies related to the contemporary environmentalism movement. For those who didn't get their questions answered during the conference Q&A session, we deal with several more of those questions here.
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We bring our series in Thomas Aquinas to a close by restating six significant differences between Thomistic thought and the reformation worldview that we believe is more consistent with Scripture. On the question of origins, nature and grace, ontology and anthropology, apologetics and Christian philosophy, the medieval thought of Aquinas falls short of the biblical position.
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This Christmas season, Joe Boot reflects on the staggering reality of God’s glory revealed to His people as he takes up residence, or tabernacles, among us. This fact ought to be a great source of strength for Christians, greater than any hardship we could ever experience.
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This Christmas season, we talk about the question of public, national worship, and the state in direct relation to God.
Read Joe Boot’s recent article on Diwali and Dechristianization
Start off 2023 with daily readings and meditations from the Heidelberg Catechism
In this episode Joe describes the influence that Thomas Aquinas has had on the field of Christian apologetics, and discusses the areas where the Thomistic approach falls short of vindicating the full Christian doctrine of God.
Joe’s classic apologetics work, A Time to Search, is available at Ezra Press.
Ezra Institute Fellow Dr. James White joins us this week to talk about the Protestant fascination with Aquinas, and the path that leads from Thomism to Roman Catholicism. Dr. White explains some of the reasons why Protestants are induced to follow Thomas, the fundamental issue of authority that is at stake, and what Thomas would have thought of the current Pope.
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Joe Boot addresses the realm of medicine and healing, and demonstrates how much of the contemporary thinking surrounding medicine has been reduced to mere biology. In contrast, the Christian should think of health in terms of wholeness – both wholeness of the created reality, and wholeness in the sense of health.
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In this episode Joe Boot discusses the thought of Thomas Aquinas as it relates to the Christian understanding of history. To speak of history is inescapably to speak about God’s relation to and activity within His creation.
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This week in the thought of Thomas Aquinas, we examine the idea of natural law, and conclude that, as articulated by Aquinas, it is an idea that gives unwarranted scope to human reason, and effectively makes God equal with His law. In contrast, Scripture teaches that God is the source of all definition, and that human law must be positivized in an historical context.
We could have also titled this episode How the Reformation delivered us from ecclesiocracy. Here we discuss Aquinas’ political philosophy, the problem with his adoption of Aristotle’s teaching that man is a political animal, and the need for an utterly transcendent authority.
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There is a common assumption in Christianity that at the fall, man lost a supernatural gift of grace, but retained his natural faculties intact and unscathed – including the faculty of reason. In this episode, Joe Boot explains that the biblical distinction is not nature and grace, but wrath and grace: those who belong to Christ and those who war against Him.
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Ezra Institute Fellow Andre Schutten talks about Canada’s newest Federal Action Plan to spend $100 million to advance a postmodern, secular worldview in the area of sexuality. He reinforces how Christians must stand firm on God’s eternal Word and not be taken captive to contemporary godless rhetoric and talking points like ‘love is love.’
Read about a Christian worldview as applied to civil government in For Government.
We have new music and a new theme as we get rolling in Season 6. In this episode we begin a short series on the life, thought, and influence of Thomas Aquinas, the medieval scholastic philosopher and theologian, introducing his person and major works, and considering why there seems to be a recent revival of interest amongst Reformed Protestants in this Roman Catholic thinker.
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Aaron Rock joins the podcast this week to discuss the scheduled expiry of Canadian border restrictions and the ArriveCan app. We also discuss Canada’s latest Federal Action Plan to advance LGBTQ rights, and the inescapability of religious commitments.
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In this episode Joe Boot reflects on the funeral ceremonies of Queen Elizabeth II, the historic role of the English monarch as “Defender of the Faith,” and the error of contemporary Two Kingdoms thinking.
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In this episode we reflect on the legacy of Elizabeth II, the role she played in influencing culture, and the Christian virtue she exhibited as a monarch who was self-consciously under the authority of God. Scripture has much to say about thrones and kingdoms, and Joe Boot discusses some of the major passages for how a king is to rule.
We're back with a brand-new season of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation! Joe, Nate, and Ryan discuss the recently published Frankfurt Declaration of Christian and Civil Liberties, and the relationship of the Cultural Mandate and Great Commission. In its most basic formulation, we tend to see Christians desiring to conform to culture or to escape culture, though the biblical calling is for God's saints to transform and build culture.
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Ezra Institute Fellow Andrew Sandlin responds to listener questions on prayer: why it is difficult to develop a habit of prayerfulness, how to pray boldly and faithfully, and what happens when we pray.
A distinctly Christian way of thinking means returning to the Word of God as the source of all true knowledge and insight, and building an understanding of the world from that foundation. It is our starting point that makes all the difference.
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This episode originally aired September 29, 2021. We’re revisiting it for all our new listeners this summer.
Jacob Reaume, pastor of Trinity Bible Chapel, joins us to talk about an upcoming documentary he is producing, Antichrist and His Ruin, dealing with the life and witness of John Bunyan, the biblical teaching on the doctrine of antichrist, and the call to the church for courage and faithfulness.
Learn more about the documentary and how you can be involved.
This episode started out with John Cooper asking Joe Boot about pacifism, and became a wide-ranging dialogue on what it means to be an image-bearer of God, and the implications that reality has for war, self-defense, and living in a state that is hostile to God. We also discuss the descriptions of God in Scripture as a warrior and the fact that the obligation to give honour and obedience is always qualified except when it is due to God.
Get Joe’s book, Ruler of Kings, at Ezra Press.
This episode was produced in partnership with John Cooper and the Cooper Stuff Podcast. Hear more from John here.
In this episode, we discuss Edmund Burke and the origins of modern conservative ideology; we consider the validity of the sentiment that there is a crisis in conservatism, as well as the historic connection between conservatism and Christianity. Joe Boot explains how the contemporary attempt to distinguish between fiscal and social conservatism is a practical impossibility.
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On this week’s episode we consider the biblical conditions necessary for human flourishing, which always manifests in economic prosperity. Jonathan Wellum, CEO of Rocklinc Investment Partners, shares how a biblical approach to economics handles inflation and private property, and how contemporary theories and policies cause the greatest harm to the world’s poorest people.
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Read about how all of life, including our economic life, is to be submitted to Jesus.
Dale Partridge joins us as a guest this week to discuss how his organization is working to fulfill the Great Commission on a national and international scale. We also discuss the masculinity of Jesus, and the eschatological hope that motivates our evangelistic efforts.
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What does the recent Dobbs decision of the US Supreme Court mean for the practice of abortion? We discuss why it’s fitting for Christians to loudly celebrate this ruling, as well as the reason we must approach issues related to life in terms of God’s standard, for any other standard is ultimately arbitrary and subject to change.
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Andrew Sandlin joins us from the Runner Academy to talk about the nature of God’s covenant with man, how the new covenant relates to earlier covenants, and what the covenant has to do with our responsibilities as citizens of the kingdom of God.
Andrew’s new book, Failed Church, will be available soon from Ezra Press.
At the conclusion of the 2022 Runner Academy, Joe Boot explains why the Ezra Institute exists and why we run training programs. We explore what it means for man to be made in the image of God, and how we are to steward creation and build culture for the sake of the kingdom of God.
Get Joe’s book, Gospel Culture, at Ezra Press.
Andre Schutten, Ezra Institute Fellow for Law and Civil Discourse, joins us to talk about how the idea of constitutional government arose, and how, from King Alfred to Charles I to Justin Trudeau, societies have benefited from checks and balances on the power of their leaders. He also illustrates recent cases where our constitutional heritage has been threatened, and some ways we can work to involve ourselves in our society as Christians and citizens, for the good of the nation.
Get Joe Boot’s book, For Government, at Ezra Press.
In this episode, we investigate the worldview and origins of proto-feminism as well as first-wave feminism. This movement often gets tacit approval from Christians because of things like universal suffrage, but at its root, this movement, led by figures like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Stanton, and Margaret Sanger, is a self-centred, resentful ideology that opposes the family and fosters a bigger state.
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Get Ezra Institute Fellow Peter Jones’ book, Whose Rainbow, for a thorough treatment on biblical sexuality.
In this week’s episode, we dive into a few recent news stories as we work to discover meaning in a world that has increasingly abandoned truth and reason. We consider some of the causes and responses to the recent Texas school shooting, as well as the growing realization that the biggest victims of the Sexual Revolution have been women.
We conclude our introduction to Critical Theory by identifying some of the key personalities responsible for this school of thought and their major ideas. You may have heard of some of these men: Georg Lukacs, Antonio Gramsci, Herbert Marcuse, Wilhelm Reich, and Erich Fromm. From their own writing, it is clear that Critical Theory is more than an analytical tool, but is in fact a self-consciously religious worldview, complete with doctrines of sin, justice, and salvation.
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Many Christians have heard of Critical Theory, but are unclear what it is and what it entails. In this first episode of a short series, we introduce the nature of Critical Theory, its Marxist origins in the Frankfurt School, and how it uses language to set itself up in opposition to the Christian worldview of the Bible.
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Our newest Fellow, Dr. Ben Merkle, joins us on this week’s episode. Dr. Merkle is President of New Saint Andrews College, and we talk about the current state of higher education, the need for foundational worldview formation in critical thinking, and the fact that half the students in universities don’t need to be there.
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On this episode we conclude our overview of Joe Boot’s newest book, Ruler of Kings, and explain how the concept of heresy applies to political and social life outside of the church. We also lay out the difference between theocracy and ecclesiocracy, and describe how every society, from revolutionary France to modern North America, has a god-concept that demands ultimate allegiance.
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On this episode we discuss Joe’s newest book, Ruler of Kings. Joe explains why he felt compelled to write such a book at this time, and what the reign of King Jesus means for the way we understand and relate to civil government.
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Reflecting on the Easter season we’ve just come through, Joe Boot discusses the significance of the garden theme throughout Scripture, pointing to Christ as both the gardener and the king, and to the calling of his people to live in submission to him, holding forth dominion over the created world to tend and keep it. And if you’ve ever been unsure what Joe means by vice-gerent, we clarify it today!
We discuss the following Ontario provincial legislation: Bill 100, about expanding police and emergency powers, and Bill 67, about neo-Marxist racism training in public education.
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On this week's episode we're joined by Ezra Institute Fellow for Biblical Economics, Graeme Leach. Graeme explains why the realm of economics is frequently neglected or misunderstood by Christians, how a biblical vision for economic life, that emphasizes property rights, proportional taxation, and voluntary welfare, leads to a more free and prosperous society, and how Christians can take action to order our economic lives to the glory of God.
As we wrap up the third chapter of a discussion on theonomy, law, and the Kingdom of God, we look at some historical cases where biblical law was applied to and positivized in the laws of the nations other than Israel, including Britain, the United States, and Canada. Because law is an inescapable condition of life, if we will not be governed by God’s law, we must necessarily be governed by some other law. Which one do we want for our nation?
We resume the conversation from last week on the place of God’s law in society, and interact with listener questions. We also examine the New Testament teaching on the law of God, and address the reality that all law is coercive, by its very nature.
The literal meaning of theonomy is simply the law of God. However, it has come to be used as a pejorative term by many who have not interacted with or understood the work on the subject. Pastor Norm Millar of Redemption Bible Chapel in London raised some common objections to theonomy in a recent sermon, and we respond to some of them in this episode.
After a stretch of current events commentary, we return to the main themes of this season: worldview and informational thinking. As the world around us seems to devolve at an accelerating pace, it’s important to think and act from a principled and self-consciously Christian perspective.
Also, we share some big news about the growth of the ministry of the Ezra Institute, and Joe Boot’s book, Ruler of Kings, is finally in print!
Last week we talked about the nature, origins, and features of totalitarian states, and ended with a promise to discuss practical tactics for Christians to use in response. This episode highlights some of those responses, beginning with the often overlooked and undervalued weapon of prayer.
In this episode we examine and define totalitarianism- its meaning, origins, and some historic examples. We look at the ancient roots of this ideology as expressed by Aristotle and implicitly adopted by Thomas Aquinas and the Roman Catholic church. As we witness the continued push toward totalitarianism in Canada in particular, what were the assumptions and commitments that brought us to this point?
John Cooper of Skillet joins us to talk about their recent album, Dominion, about the experience of writing music in a dark and confused cultural moment, and about the importance of Christians participating in civil life.
Get John Cooper’s book Awake and Alive to Truth, at Ezra Press.
The dispute over the meaning and extent of rights and freedoms is on display in the Canadian truckers' ongoing protest in Ottawa, and the response to it from media and elected officials. But this dispute is also rooted in an older and deeper philosophical system known as Critical Theory. As ever, the solution is ultimately and only found at the cross of Jesus Christ.
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What a man avoids saying is often more telling than what he does say. As a 70-kilometer-long truck convoy approaches Ottawa in opposition to mandatory vaccinations, we have an opportunity to reflect on some of the reasons that evangelicals have seemed hesitant to publicly and clearly declare, from a scriptural foundation, what they oppose.