The Eden Ideal Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Eden Ideal Team
Open and honest conversations about how we can work together to create a good world through practical application of the teachings of Jesus. We know it isn't always easy to understand these teachings, or even to see how they would create a better world. For example, what good would loving your enemies and praying for those who wish to do you wrong do? So we do deep dives into topics such as this and learn from amazing people who are living out these ideals in the real world. Hopefully in the process, we all learn something new which takes us one step closer to the Eden Ideal.
In this episode, we launch a new series to tackle an issue that really shouldn't be an issue - Food Poverty. Despite there being enough food being produced globally to feed 1.5x the population of the world, over 800 million people a year still suffer from hunger, malnutirition and food insecurity. When Jesus was on the scene in the flesh, he prioritised the hungry and instructed anyone who would follow him to do the same. So in this episode we attempt to understand this issue more and discuss specific actions which we can all take to tackle this issue. Our Mission: The Eden Ideal is on a mission to restore the 'Image of Christ' in our communities by shining a light on people doing just that, exploring God's heart for the world and then running special events where our community can come together to actively participate in serving those in need.
This is the second conversation in our series about restoring the image of God where we focus on how the image of God is restored in Christ and how we can now fulfil our core purpose to image God to the world through imaging and emulating Christ. We discuss the shocking surprise in how Jesus exercised his rulership and authority, where instead of seeking power, influence and social status, he sought after the lowly, poor and sick people, living and dying sacrificially for others. So in order for us to truly be his image we must also live sacrificially – this is our true worship.
In this episode we continue our series on Relationships discussing specifically how you stop yourself from becoming completely consumed with someone you are in a relationship with. We've all been there, in the early stages of a relationship it can be very difficult to stop yourself from only thinking about that special person. Should your partner become your one and only priority? Should your partner take precedence over your goals and ambitions? What is appropriate compromise? This is part of our mission exploring how to live in God's Kingdom in a real and practical way across every aspect of our lives. Through this series we hope to equip people with tools to start to develop clarity on a vision and pourpose for their lives aligned to the Kingdom of God and practical steps we can all take to start to experience the good news of this new reality.
In this episode we continue our series on Relationships discussing specifically how you stop yourself from becoming completely consumed with someone you are in a relationship with. We've all been there, in the early stages of a relationship it can be very difficult to stop yourself from only
In this episode we continue our series on Relationships moving the discussion from Singleness into Dating. In a world with thousands of dating apps and singles events why does does dating and finding your perfect match seem harder than ever. We explore some of the frustations with dating and ask ourselves is there is a better way?
In this live is part 2 of our discussion on Singleness. Some people say you aren't complete until you're married, others say your best years are when you're single. There seems to be biblical support for both of these arguments, so today the team dissects the concept of singleness and how we should approach it.
In this live session we'll be talking about Singleness. Some people say you aren't complete until you're married, others say your best years are when you're single. There seems to be biblical support for both of these arguments, so today the team dissects the concept of singleness and how we should approach it.
In this live session we'll be talking about Conflict. How should we deal with conflict the Kingdom way. Are there some conflicts that are inevitable, is God a God of war or peace. These are just some of the questions which we will explore in this conversation.
In this live session we'll be talking about Wealt....the Kingdom way. What does wealth in the Kingdom look like? Was Jesus actually wealthy or broke and how should we as his followers approach wealth generation?
In this live session we'll be talking about Anxiety. What makes us worry and feel anxious and what can we do about it? How do we reconcile the reality of our lived experience with the reality of the Kingdom of God where we are told not to worry or feel anxious about our lives. Join us as we explore these questions and more.
In this episode we explore what serving God looks like i.e. what is Kingdom work? We also explore what our most valuable resources are to harness our potential.
In this conversation, we'll be asking questions around why majority of people feel so unfulfilled in life, exploring the need for a vision and purpose for your life and then thinking through how this should be informed by your faith in Christ and his vision and purpose.
We have a talk with 2 pastors regarding the roles in the church. Are the lines between gender roles in the church changing?
we have a few men join use to have a real talk convo about the gender roles and the issues
We have a talk with couples and get to know if the "gender roles" are working in the marriage
This Episode we dive into the real numbers behind the wealthiest and poorest in the world
In this episode we talk about giving and how much we give along side our relationship with money
This Episode we discuss the true meaning behind the word LUST and our feeling and opinion to it.
This Episode we dive into stepping out on your marriage and the real meaning behind the Marriage Covenant.
DISCLAIMER May contain strong language ** This week a discussion on how words can hove a double meaning with different effects.
On this episode, we dive into the feeling and result of anger. Dont let anger cut your blessing!
On this episode we introduce a new podcast series we will be doing exploring the teachings of Jesus in depth to learn how we can become more like him. We go through through a quiz developed by the Eden Ideal - https://www.theedenideal.com/challenges - which helps us to challenge our preconceptions of what it means to look like Christ and set ourselves up for the rest of the series.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
Over Christmas we thought we'd release some lighter episodes, not linked to any particular ideal. We're releasing 12 episodes over 12 days leading up to the new year. We have invited our friends and listeners of our podcasts to join us on these conversations.
With this episode we close out the first season of the podcast, recapping our greatest moments and how the discussions through the year have shaped our lives personally. We recall our favourite moments from our Truthfulness series right up to our latest series on education. We also talk about some of what you can expect from the Eden Ideal going forward.
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On this episode, we take some time to get some inspiration from our scientist friends, learning what motivated them to get involved in the sciences and hearing why they think others should follow suit.
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On this episode of the podcast, we have a couple of guests involved in the sciences. We talk about what it's really like within the sciences, the importance of sciences in human advancement, but also the bias within it which makes it so important for people with integrity involved in the sciences.
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In this the third part of our conversation on Education and Empowerment, we discuss how education is key to empowering people to taking control of their lives. We welcome a great guest unto the podcast to talk through her project Revive Congo which is practically educating and empowering young people to take control of their futures.
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This is the second in a series on Education and Empowerment. In this episode we continue from where we left off in Episode 1. We discuss societies response to scientific advancement over the ages and discuss why we think education as an ideal is central to empowering people to create a better world.
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This is part one in a series exploring the importance of education in establishing God's Eden ideal. In this episode we introduce the concept by exploring if modern science and education are compatible with the bible and faith in general. We discuss the purpose of the bible and whether it is intended for explaining how the universe works and hence in conflict with some of the theories supported by modern science.
In later episodes we discuss how education is one of the most effective tools for empowerment and speak to inspiring guests about how they are using education as a tool for advancement of God's ideals.
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This is the final episode in our series on Love for Strangers. In this episode we look at different ways we can love strangers both domestically and internationally. In the first part of the discussion we explore opportunities for supporting refugees through the Refugee resettlement scheme and then then we discuss how we can improve our ability to love strangers by learning to build real relationships with unlikely people around you.
On this episode of the podcast we continue our discussion on the ideal of Love for Strangers. We go into a bit more detail about why we think this ideal is so important, showing how it is central to God’s purpose for humanity, and how in almost all stages of the biblical story, God was reminding the people of Israel to treat strangers amongst them with love, because they too were once strangers in Egypt.
Music in order of appearance ‘Go down Moses’ by Louise Armstrong, ‘Jazz club’ by Kriss, ‘Drop Top by Yung Kartz.
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The start of a new series on the ideal of Love for Strangers. The word stranger can be applied in many different contexts. In this series we’ll be focussing the discussion on how we relate to foreigners and those outside of our communities or country. In this, the first of three episodes, we talk a bit more generally about immigration and if as Christians we should have a specific stance on it one way or another.
Music in order of appearance ‘RSPN’ by Blank Kytt, ‘Four Floss Five Six’ by Blue Ducks
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In this week's episode, we share audio from a discussion with a broader group of friends about the modern-day church and how it is perceived. We invited a broad group of people with a diverse range of opinions to join us in the conversation.
In this discussion, we continue where we left off in the last episode, spelling out what we think the bible has to say about the complete gospel of the kingdom of God. Why it is so important, and how it’s prompted us to set up this project, the Eden Ideal.
If you have any comments or questions, then please get in touch with us on twitter and Instagram @theedenideal or on our website www.theedenideal.com.
Music in order of appearance: ‘Raro_Bueno” by Chuzausen, “Oh Wee’ by Immortal Beats
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In this episode, we all share our experience of growing up as Christians and feeling like there was something missing, both in terms of our understanding of the good news and in our lived experience.
We discuss how a more complete understanding of the gospel has helped us to finally identify what we think is missing and steps we are taking to walk in the full gospel.
Music 'As colorful as ever' by Broke for free
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This is the final part of our discussion on Generosity, in previous episodes we deconstructed our world view on wealth creation and distribution and built it back up based on our interpretation of the system we think God was trying to set up right from Eden.
However, unfortunately the reality is we live in a world system where your quality of life and your ability to be generous to others seems to be tied in with how much money you have. In this episode we explore how we can break this apparent dependence on money and position ourselves to maximise the contribution we can make into the lives of others.
Music in order of appearance: 'For the love of money' by the O Jays, 'Jazz Club' by Kriss, 'Acid Jazz' by Kevin MacLeod, 'Wirklich Wichtig' by Checkie Brown.
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This is the third part in our conversation about generosity. In this episode we discuss practical ways we can help ourselves become people who are more generous. We’ll also explore some of the instructions God gave to the children of Israel with regards to how they should share their wealth and provide for those around them.
We have a couple of guest friends of ours joining in the conversation to hopefully give us a different perspective.
Music in order of appearance: 'As Colorful As Ever' by Broke for free, 'Stance gives you power' by Hogan Grip.
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In order for us to better understand how God expects us to be generous, we go back to the Garden of Eden to see what economic system he was attempting to put in place from the begginning and how we have currpted that. We explore the mindset that is required to live out this ideal as we prepare for the next stage in the conversation, where we explore practical ways to live out this ideal.
Music in order of appearance: 'RSPN' by Blank Kytt, 'Easy Night' bu Lobo Loco, 'Raro Bueno' by Chuzausen.
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This episode is the start of a new series on Generosity. In a world with so many inblances in wealth and well being, this ideal is so important to help with balancing the scales and ensuring prosperity for all. The question is, to what extent are we expected to be generous? Are some people expected to be more generous than others, and how do we practically live generously when most of us are struggling ourselves. We explore this and more throughout this series. This episode is the first in a four part discussion. We start by trying to understand what constitues generousity by looking at some real examples and then put ourselves in the hot seat to uncover how generous we ourselves are. Through the conversation we realise that most of us in the conversation give the largest proportion to our charitable donations to our churches, we discuss why that is and ask ourselves whether we should be going further. Music in order of appearance: ‘Oh Wee’ by Immortal Beats, ‘Blue Highway’ by Podington Bear, ‘When’ by Stephen Siebert
This is the final episode in our Truthfulness series. In this episode we try to get a bit more practical and explore what it would actually take for us to live completely truthfully. We discuss how you can tell the truth in love, potential benefits of living truthfully and finally we set ourselves a challenge to go a whole week without lying.
We would like you to also get involved in the challenge, let us know how you found it on twitter and instagram @theedenideal. You can also record a short video, audio clip or blog sharing your experience and we will post this on our website (www.theedenideal.com) so others can be encourgaed by your experience.
We'd love to engage with you, so if you have any comments, questions or ideas, please do get in touch.
Music in order of appearance: 'As colorful as ever' by Broke for free, 'Susie the cat' by Checkie Brown, 'Rosalie' by Checkie Brown.
In this episode, we continue our series on Truthfulness with a focus on what the bible has to say on the topic. We discuss how truthfulness isn't just a good virtue but is fundamental to what it means to be a follower of Christ.
In the second half of the discussion we also discuss whether in living truthfully we have a requirment to confess all past lies.
Music in order of appearance: 'Let your yes be yes' by Pioneers, 'Rolasie by Chekie Brown, 'Stace gives you power' by Hogan Grip.
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In the wake of the global Black Lives Matter movement ignited by the murder of George Floyd. We felt it was important for us to have a discussion on this very important subject.
In this episode the team explore the ideal of biblical justice and show how Jesus and his desciples put this ideal into practice, speaking up against injustices around them. In the second segment of the conversation we put forward suggestions for practical things we can all continue to push this critical agenda forward.
We'd love to hear from you if you think we left anything off, so please follow us on twitter and instagram @theedenideal.
Music in order of appearance: 'Easy Night' by Lobo Loco, 'Blue Highway' by Podington Bear, 'Wirklick Wichtig' by Checkie Brown, 'Rosalie' by Checkie Brown. Sourced from freemusicarchive.org.
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In the wake of the global Black Lives Matter movement ignited by the murder of George Floyd. We felt it was important for us to have a discussion on this very important subject.
In this episode the team share their experiences as young black people living in the UK and then we discuss the nature of the problems faced by black people in our country. In the second part of the discussion, we'll explore the ideal of biblical justice and show how Jesus and his desciples laid the foundation for us to be active in speaking up for the oppressed.
Music in order of appearance: 'When' by Stephan Siebert, 'Drop Top' by Yung Kartz. Sourced from freemusicarchive.org.
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In this episode, we introduce a new series on Truthfulness and explore how this often overlooked ideal is a fundamental building block for almost everything we do. Yet ironically, lying appears to be an unavoidable element of what it means to be human.
In this, the first of a three part conversation, we set the scene, exploring what a lie is, why people lie and the extent to which lying seems to be innate to every human being. This sets up future conversations where we'll discus what Jesus taught on this topic and why living truthfully seemed to be so important to him and then we round up the conversation discssing the practicality of actually living up to this ideal.
Music in order of appearance: 'RSPN' by Blank Kytt, 'Living in R' by Broke For Free, 'Sorry' by Comfort Fit. Sourced from freemusicarchive.org.
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This is a brief introduction to The Eden Ideal. The Eden Ideal is a movement geared towards humanity working together to create a good world through practical application of the teachings of Jesus.
In this trailer, the team explains what The Eden Ideal is and share example ideals which they find difficult to apply in practice.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theedenideal or check out our website www.theedenideal.com to connect with us and join us on this journey.
Music: "Oh Wee" by Immortal Beats, "Acid Jazz" by Kevin MacLeod. From the Free Music Archive