Scripture Untangled: Recent Episodes
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We know that the Bible can feel overwhelming, confusing, or even hard to believe. Scripture Untangled brings you interviews with culture leaders, leaders in ministry, and Bible thinkers to inspire you to dive into the Bible and understand it. Season 1 will bring you influential voices from across Canada and beyond, sharing both the impact of Scripture in their own lives, as well as how they have honestly wrestled with big and important questions of faith in Christ and the contents of Scripture. Join us on this journey as we untangle Scripture, together! Subscribe and share today.
In this episode of Scripture Untangled, Pastor TJ Syroteuk, Lead Pastor of Rexdale Alliance Church in Toronto, joins Lorna Dueck to discuss why the Bible is more than a collection of books and that it is one unified story pointing to Jesus. Learn how holiness means being set apart, why Biblical festivals still matter today, and how God's story can reshape your own.
In this episode, TJ and Lorna discuss:
- Why sometimes we as Christians can misunderstand holiness, and how Scripture defines it less as perfection and more as being distinct and set apart for God's purposes.
- TJ’s passion for helping people see the Bible as one interconnected story of God's redemption.
- What modern Christians can learn from Passover, First Fruits, and the Feast of Weeks.
- How viewing the Bible as one unified story helps believers find their place in God's story of redemption, sheds new light on Jesus' teachings, unlocks deeper meaning in Scripture, and redefines holiness.
Read the transcript:https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep15
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TJ Syroteuk was born in Humboldt, raised on a farm in Manitoba, and spent several years in the United States completing a Bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Studies and a Master’s degree in Counseling. During his years in university and ministry training, he served in a wide variety of church contexts, including children’s, youth, young adult, worship, and speaking ministries.
Before entering full-time pastoral ministry, TJ worked in a variety of fields including sales, the trades, the grocery industry, and financial services as a licensed advisor. He later moved to Calgary, where he served as Director of Discipleship at Bearspaw Christian School, became a regular camp and conference speaker, and worked as a chaplain for junior and university hockey teams.
In 2020, during the global pandemic, TJ and his family moved to Toronto, where he now serves as Lead Pastor of Rexdale Alliance Church.
TJ is passionate about helping people engage the Bible in ways that are thoughtful, accessible, and relevant to everyday life. Although relatively new to Toronto, he has been a lifelong fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Blue Jays, which means he is no stranger to disappointment.
When he is not preaching or teaching, TJ enjoys reading, exploring new neighbourhoods in the city, people-watching, cooking outdoors (especially grilling, barbequing, smoking meat, and live-fire cooking), and spending time with his wife Joanna and their two sons, Dominic and Mylo.
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In this episode, Dr. Mark Glanville, Director of the Centre for Missional Leadership at St. Andrew's Hall, joins CBS Ambassador Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling to explore the tenderness of Jesus, the future of the church in Canada, and why people may be more open to the Bible than we think. Discover how beauty, belonging, and Biblical faithfulness can help Christians share the Gospel in a changing culture.
In this episode, Mark and Andrew discuss:
- What it means to follow Jesus faithfully in a post-Christian culture and why the future of the church may be brighter than we think.
- The embodiment of Jesus' tenderness, beauty, and compassion in Christian communities.
- How creativity, improvisation, and beauty can help Christians communicate the Gospel in fresh ways.
- Why aren't many people looking for a preacher's opinion even when they're hungry to understand what the Bible is saying.
- A hopeful vision for Christian mission in Canada, rooted in the grace of God, the beauty of Scripture, and the tenderness of Jesus.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep14
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Dr Mark Glanville works as the Director of the Centre for Missional Leadership, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is an Old Testament scholar, and has written five books, including Improvising Church: Scripture as the Source of Harmony, Rhythm, and Soul, and Preaching in a New Key: Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Communities. Mark has published articles in top tire biblical studies journals such as CBQ, JSOT, and JBL. His vocational goal is to research, teach, write, speak, and play music to nourish Christian leaders to creatively reimagine what the church can be and do in post-Christian societies, with the Bible in our hands. Mark is also a professional jazz pianist, active on the Vancouver jazz scene. Mark’s podcast is Blue Note Theology— “The only podcast in the world hosted from the grand piano!”
His personal website is: markglanville.org
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In this episode of Scripture Untangled, veteran journalist Lorna Dueck sits down with Rev. Dr. Sabrina Jordan, lead pastor of Wesley Chapel in Toronto, to explore the intersection of faith, caregiving, resilience, and rest. As both a pastor and caregiver to her aging parents, including her mother living with Parkinson’s disease, Sabrina knows firsthand what it feels like to carry heavy responsibilities while trying to remain faithful to God’s calling. She shares how Psalm 23, daily prayer, and a deeper understanding of God as the Good Shepherd have transformed the way she approaches ministry, caregiving, exhaustion, and the pressure to perform.
In this episode, Sabrina and Lorna discuss:
- How she's learning to replace striving with faithfulness and discover God's invitation to rest as she cares for aging parents, leads a congregation, and navigates the demands of life.
- The challenge of caring for her mother with Parkinson's disease while serving as a pastor, and how God's presence sustains her through seasons of exhaustion and uncertainty.
- Psalm 23, and how the Good Shepherd leads weary souls to still waters, offering practical wisdom for anyone feeling overwhelmed by the pressures of life, caregiving, or ministry.
- The invitation to rediscover the beauty of quiet faithfulness, learning that God never asks us to carry burdens we were never meant to bear alone.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep13
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Rev. Dr. Sabrina Jordan has served as Lead Pastor of Wesley Chapel Free Methodist Church in Toronto since 2007. She is passionate about walking alongside people at every stage of their faith journey, helping them encounter God in meaningful, life-shaping ways. Sabrina believes the church is called to be a true community of belonging—where people are known, loved, and invited into deeper relationship with Christ and with one another. She is especially committed to investing in the next generation, with a particular heart for new immigrant students who need someone to truly see, support, and care for them as they grow in faith and find their place.
Sabrina lives in Pickering with her husband, Terry, where they also lovingly care for her parents. Their home is shared with their sweet dachshund, Harley.
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In this episode of Scripture Untangled, veteran journalist Lorna Dueck sits down with Ray Pennings, Executive Vice President and Co-founder of Cardus, to explore one of Canada's most challenging moral conversations, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Drawing from Scripture, Christian social thought, and decades of public policy engagement, Ray unpacks how faith shapes our understanding of human dignity, suffering, autonomy, community, and hope.
In this episode, Ray and Lorna discuss:
- What happens when a nation redefines suffering, dignity, and death and how Canada's MAID debate reveals deeper questions about human worth, community, and hope.
- How Christians often wrestle with compassion, autonomy, and end-of-life decisions and how the Bible provides us with a deep, spiritual perspective on suffering, care, and human flourishing.
- What role Christians can play in Canada's most challenging moral debates and the lessons Ray learned from 25 years of engaging policymakers through Cardus.
- How we can navigate suffering without losing hope and a deeply Biblical perspective on death, dignity, and trusting God even in our final days.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep12
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Ray Pennings is the co-founder and Executive Vice-President of Cardus, a leading Canadian think tank. His work focuses on the public dimensions of faith, especially as it informs the work of the full range of social institutions and their contribution to public life. He authors a popular weekly newsletter, Cardus Insights, written to provide engaged citizens with resources for faith, leadership, and public life.
In addition to his own punditry, Ray leads a team of social entrepreneurs at Cardus who are thinking through challenges such as overcoming social isolation, cultivating public virtue, and enhancing freedom in diverse contexts, contributing to the conversation with research and data reports, public commentary, and facilitated events.
Ray holds a Master's Degree in Theology from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He has been a life-long member of the Free Reformed denomination, where he served as an elder, clerk of Synod, and as a licensed exhorter. He and his wife Kathy are based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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In this episode of Scripture Untangled, Dr. Kristen Deede Johnson, Principal of Wycliffe College, joins CBS Ambassador Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling for a rich and personal conversation about faith, formation, and what it really means to follow Jesus today. Kristen offers a hopeful perspective on the future of the Church, highlighting signs of renewal, particularly among younger generations seeking truth, meaning, and community.
In this episode, Kristen and Andrew discuss:
- What it means to be formed in Christ, moving beyond surface-level faith into a vision of discipleship that shapes every part of our lives.
- How some Christians put pressure on themselves to perform for God, and how a deeper understanding of the Trinity reveals that God, not us, is the primary One at work in the world.
- How culture quietly shapes our beliefs, identity, and expectations, often influencing our faith more than we realize.
- A hopeful perspective on the future of the Church, highlighting signs of renewal, particularly among younger generations seeking truth, meaning, and community.
Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep11
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Dr Kristen Deede Johnson is the eleventh Principal of Wycliffe College. She comes to Wycliffe College from Western Theological Seminary, an evangelical and ecumenical seminary in Holland, Michigan, where she was Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs as well as G.W. and Edna Haworth Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership.
After completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia (BA in Political and Social Thought with a minor in Religious Studies) she pursued graduate studies at St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews, in St. Andrews, Scotland, where she earned a PhD in Theology.
As an administrative leader in theological education, Dr Johnson has significant experience in such areas as strategic planning, developing and implementing academic and external programs in ways that serve the mission of the seminary and the needs of the Church, and establishing centres and recruiting faculty to enhance the reputation and impact of the institution.
She is widely published by both popular and academic publishers and a sought-after thought leader on radio and podcasts. Her first book, Theology, Political Theory, and Pluralism: Beyond Tolerance and Difference, was published by Cambridge University Press in the Cambridge Studies in Christian Doctrine series. In 2017 a book she co-authored, The Justice Calling: Where Passion Meets Perseverance (Brazos Press), was awarded Book of the Year from Christianity Today in the Politics and Public Life Category.
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What if you heard the Bible in your heart language? In this powerful episode, Harvey Satewas Gabriel shares the extraordinary story of how God began calling him decades before he even began translating the Bible into Mohawk with veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. Joined by his granddaughter Samantha, the conversation starts off as a story of translation and then transforms into a powerful testimony of faith, resilience, and generational legacy.
In this episode, Harvey, Samantha, and Lorna discuss:
- What it looks like when God plants a calling in your life decades before you’re ready to say yes.
- How powerful it is to hear God’s Word in the language that shaped your heart and home.
- What happens when an ordinary life becomes part of an extraordinary calling, without training, status, or recognition?
- When ancient language and modern technology come together to bring Scripture to a new generation
- Whether it's ever too late to step into God's purpose for your life
- Whether your greatest calling could still be ahead
Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep10
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Harvey Satewas Gabriel, now 86 years old, was born at home, and raised In Kanesatake by his fluent speaking Mohawk parents Gladys and Bernard Gabriel. Together they raised their children using Mohawk everyday and created a strong foundation and cultural expression for their children to carry through life. Harvey taught himself how to read and write Mohawk through his great grandfather's translation of the 4 gospels, and would read scripture on the local Kanesatake radio station for 10 years, and the Elders loved his program.
Working 47 years in Montreal for the same company would work evenings translating the Bible, and retired in 2005 at 65 years old. His work did not stop there; he continued translating The 58 books of the Bible into Mohawk, with greater intensity and completed it. His work also included translating the deuterocanonical books of the Bible as well, and 2 Mohawk dictionaries.
Harvey credits as the catalyst for his most important works Gladys' strong will to raise her family strictly in Mohawk, a chance preachers' message, and his strong faith.
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Samantha Pepin is a Mohawk woman from Kanesatà:ke, Quebec, whose work is rooted in storytelling, community, and cultural preservation. She is the founder of Life in Full Bloom Photography, where she specializes in capturing meaningful moments and preserving memories through photography.
Passionate about documenting the stories of people, families, and communities, Samantha believes that storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to honour those who came before us and inspire future generations. Her work often reflects her deep appreciation for family, history, language, and Indigenous culture.
As the granddaughter of Elder Satewas and a descendant of Joseph Swan (Sose Onensakenrat), Samantha has a personal connection to the story of the first complete Mohawk Bible. She is honoured to help share the history behind this remarkable achievement and the generations of dedication that made it possible.
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What happens when success, leadership, and discipline still leave you searching for something more? In this episode of Scripture Untangled, former NHL captain and Stanley Cup champion Ryan Walter shares his remarkable journey with veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. Ryan shares the powerful story of how fear on a flight led him to open the Bible and encounter Jesus in a life-changing way.
In this episode, Ryan and Lorna discuss:
- Ryan’s early life, shaped by strong values and disciplined practice and how it prepared him not just for a career in the NHL, but for a life of leadership and character.
- How resilience and deepened dependence on God developed through adversity, especially after a devastating knee injury that happened early on in his life.
- How daily time with Scripture transformed his life and marriage, offering a glimpse into the steady, lifelong discipline that continues to shape his faith today.
- A call for the Church: to return to the core of the Gospel by loving God deeply, loving others, and extending grace in every relationship.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep9
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Ryan Walter played more than 1000 games over 15 seasons in the National Hockey League. Drafted second overall by the Washington Capitals, Ryan was named the youngest NHL captain in his second of 4 seasons, played 9 seasons and won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens, and returned to his hometown to play his last 2 seasons for the Vancouver Canucks. He was named Team Canada Captain in the World Junior Tournament, was selected to play in the NHL All-Star game and for Team Canada in 3 World Championships, became a Vice-President of the National Hockey League Players Association, and was honoured as NHL Man of the Year. Ryan has been inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame, the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame, named to the 30 all-time Washington Capitals’ Dream team, the top 50 all-time BCHL players, the top 125 WHL players of all time, and the top 100 Montreal Canadiens in 100 years.
Ryan has a Master of Arts Degree in Leadership/Business. He is the author of 6 books and an expert contributor to magazines, newspapers, radio, and television. Ryan serves as a Director of the Spartan Foundation, and is a member of the Seton Hall University Buccino Leadership Institute Advisory Council, and is the recipient of the TEC Canada Speaker of the Year Award for 2015 and 2024.
Ryan won a Gold Medal as Head Coach of Canada's National Women's Hockey Team, was Assistant Coach of the Vancouver Canucks, co-founder, and president of two start-up companies, a TV and radio hockey analyst, a hockey adviser and actor for both television and movies, the creator of a board game, and the President of a professional hockey team. Ryan continues to inspire leaders, teams, businesses, and organizations across North America and beyond, to become their very best.
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In this episode of Scripture Untangled, the Right Reverend Dr. Kimberly Heath, Moderator of the United Church of Canada, joins CBS Ambassador Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling for a rich and honest conversation about calling, transformation, and what the church needs right now. Kimberly shares the unexpected moment that changed the course of her life, how Scripture has shaped her journey, and why real transformation often happens through small steps - aware, repair, renew.
In this episode, Kimberly and Andrew discuss:
- How God often speaks a calling into our lives through the voice of another person.
- How Scripture anchors us in seasons of uncertainty and guides us toward purpose.
- Spiritual transformation that happens through awareness, action, and renewal.
- The life of faith and how it is strengthened through daily prayer and intentional habits.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep8
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The Right Rev. Dr. Kimberly A. Heath is the 45th Moderator of The United Church of Canada. She was born in Lusaka, Zambia, where her parents taught school, but grew up in small towns and cities in Canada.
After studying history at McGill University, she earned her Master of Divinity at Emmanuel College, before being ordained in 1999. Her Doctorate in Ministry studies focused on preaching, particularly where it can effect transformation, within and in the world, through small steps and minor shifts. She began her nearly three decades of active ministry with the people of Claresholm-Stavely Pastoral Charge in rural southern Alberta. Since 2007, she has served the people of Wall Street United Church in eastern Ontario.
Her active ministry has led her to working within the wider church, chairing Pastoral Relations in Foothills Presbytery, serving as President of Bay of Quinte Conference, and working on the Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council Transition Commission. She also inspires and nurtures church leaders’ faith through clergy retreats, workshops and preaching conferences.
She lives in Brockville, Ontario, with her husband and youngest of her four children ranging in age from 15 to 27 years and Salty the dog. She is bilingual and enjoys reading, sailing, and open-water swimming.
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In this episode of Scripture Untangled, seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck speaks with Dr. Jeff Green, CBS Vice President of Scripture Translation about Bible translation, Indigenous languages, and the way Scripture in your heart language inspires hope, strengthens identity, and deepens faith.
In this episode, Jeff and Lorna discuss:
Jeff’s journey from a church-rooted upbringing and studying math at Waterloo to discovering Biblical languages and Bible translation as his life’s work.
- Why heart language matters, and why people need Scripture in the language that speaks most deeply to them, not just one they can partially understand.
- How the Canadian Bible Society works alongside Indigenous communities under local leadership to support Scripture translation in heritage languages.
- The healing and hope of Scripture in Indigenous languages: language loss, revival, community restoration, and the powerful truth that “God speaks my language.”
- Why Bible translation is not solo work, but involves church leaders, translators, reviewers, and whole communities.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep7
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Jeff has been involved in Bible translation since 2001. He and his family spent 11 years in East Asia, where he served with Wycliffe/Summer Institute of Linguistics in a Bible translation project and in many other roles. He helped his colleagues with their linguistic analysis and Bible translation work as a linguistics consultant and a translation consultant. He taught linguistics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels for Canada Institute of Linguistics in Langley, BC and as part of their partnership with Tyndale University College in Toronto, ON, and for Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. His leadership experience includes serving as Language and Culture Learning Coordinator and as the coordinator of a Bible translation community of practice focused on the Himalayan region.
Since joining CBS, Jeff has been a translation consultant on projects in Plains Cree, Iñupiatun, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Kwak’wala, and Punjabi. He supports the wider Bible translation movement by serving as Managing Editor of The Bible Translator journal and as an Academic Mentor in the Master of Arts in Translation of Scripture program at Northwest Seminary and Canada Institute of Linguistics. He enjoys teaching others the things he’s had the opportunity to learn and helping others with the technical aspects of Bible translation work.
Jeff earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in Bible Translation from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. He and his family live in Oshawa, ON.
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In this powerful episode of Scripture Untangled, CBS Ambassador Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling sits down with Dr. Lennett Anderson, Senior Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Nova Scotia, Assistant Professor at Acadia Divinity College, and advocate for racial justice, community transformation, and Biblical leadership. Lennett shares his story of growing up in a vibrant, faith-filled church community and how that foundation shaped his passion for discipleship, justice, and servant leadership.
In this episode, Lennett and Andrew discuss:
- How a strong faith foundation and church community shaped his lifelong calling to ministry and justice.
- Leading a historic Black church that is now beautifully multicultural, united by the Gospel.
- Raising up the next generation, who are hungry for authenticity, revival, and meaningful faith.
- Living with intentionality, courage, and a deep commitment to Biblical justice.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep6
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The Reverend Dr. Lennett J. Anderson is a pastor, educator, military chaplain (retired), and community leader whose ministry spans more than two decades of transformative service in church, academy, and society. He has served since 1999 as Senior Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church— “The MEETing Place”—in Nova Scotia, providing visionary leadership to one of the province’s historic African Nova Scotian congregations. Under his leadership, the church has become a hub for spiritual formation, community engagement, and social justice advocacy.
Dr. Anderson is an Assistant Professor of Leadership and Racial Justice at Acadia Divinity College, where he equips emerging leaders for ministry grounded in equity, reconciliation, and faithful public witness. His teaching and writing explore pastoral leadership, anti-racism, and the role of the church in advancing human dignity.
He is a retired commissioned officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and served as Unit Chaplain at HMCS Scotian. His military service, combined with his pastoral vocation, reflects a lifelong commitment to servant leadership and the holistic care of people in diverse contexts.
A respected voice in matters of race relations and community development, Dr. Anderson has advised educational institutions, policing bodies, and civic organizations on equity and inclusion. He has also provided leadership within the African United Baptist Association of Nova Scotia and contributes to broader denominational and global church networks, including service as State Overseer in Canada for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International.
Dr. Anderson holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dalhousie University and a Master of Divinity from Acadia University. He has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity in recognition of his significant contributions to ministry and community leadership.
His work has been recognized with numerous honours, including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Platinum Jubilee Community Hero Award, the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Citizenship, and the Canadian Forces Decoration.
Committed to faith, family, and community, Dr. Anderson shares life and ministry with his wife, Dr. Késa Munroe-Anderson, and their children. His life’s work is marked by a passion for spiritual renewal, justice, and the building of beloved community.
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What happens when faith meets fear, and grace meets a life that doesn’t feel “in order”? In this episode of Scripture Untangled, seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck sits down with GRAMMY-nominated Canadian jazz artist Laila Biali for a deeply honest conversation about anxiety, community, and the redeeming love of God.
In this episode, Laila and Lorna discuss:
- Laila's faith journey, including wrestling with relationships and faith, and the powerful experience of being embraced, not rejected, by a church community.
- The Grammy 'God-wink', the hard road behind the album, and the perseverance required to bring it to completion.
- How Laila engages Scripture in a busy season of life, leaning into simple, sustainable rhythms like daily Bible app readings, short devotionals, and guided prayer.
- Key Scriptures that have anchored Laila's life, speaking into themes of beauty, redemption, strength, and fear.
- Motherhood, travel and calling - choosing seasons, community needs, and letting God “veto” decisions.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep5
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The church Laila refers to in this interview is not Toronto’s Little Trinity Anglican Church, but New York City's Trinity Baptist Church.
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Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist and national radio host and 2026 GRAMMY Award nominee Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City's Carnegie Hall to Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts and supported international icon Sting. Biali's past four consecutive releases – Wintersongs (2024), Your Requests (2023), Out of Dust (2020), and Laila Biali (2018) – all received JUNO Award nominations, and she won the 2019 JUNO Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.
Wintersongs was also nominated for a 2026 GRAMMY Award alongside heavyweights Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Lady Gaga, Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Hudson and Laufey.
In 2020 Biali was honoured by SOCAN Music with the Hagood Hardy Award for Excellence in Songwriting following her 2018 win at the Canadian Songwriting Competition for Best Song (Jazz). Biali was the youngest-ever double winner at Canada’s National Jazz Awards, named SOCAN Composer of the Year and Keyboardist of the Year.
When Biali isn’t on stage she’s busy hosting CBC Music’s national radio show, Saturday Night Jazz. Biali's signature sound transcends genre, making her a favourite among audiences globally.
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Discover spiritual formation for real life in a world that never turns off. In this episode of Scripture Untangled, Rev. Mark Jefferson, Associate Professor at Acadia Divinity College, sits down with CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling to explore how Scripture, worship, and Christian community shape us from the inside out, especially amid digital distraction and AI-driven culture.
In this episode, Mark and Andrew discuss:
- Being formed before you lead - why worship and community shape future leaders.
- Clarity as a spiritual gift and discerning what to carry and what to shed as your calling narrows.
- The “First Minutes” practice of dedicating the earliest part of the day to God..
- From curiosity to passion in Scripture, and moving beyond devotional skimming into “digging in.”
- Spiritual formation that begins by actually seeing young people and not just demographic data.
- Starting with the Gospel of Mark, a simple on-ramp to meeting Jesus in Scripture for new readers.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep4
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Rev. Mark Andrew Jefferson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and the John Norris Gladstone Chair of Preaching and Worship at Acadia Divinity College, where he also serves as Dean of the Chapel. An ordained Baptist minister, he is a homiletician and theologian whose work explores Black worship, preaching, embodiment, and the formation of Christian communities amid surveillance, racial capitalism, and digital mediation.
His scholarship brings Black theology, sound studies, and ecclesial practice into sustained conversation with contemporary questions of technology and power. He has preached and lectured widely across North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East.
His forthcoming book, Rhythm and Algorithm: Preaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, examines Black preaching as a practice of rhythmic resistance and spiritual formation in an algorithmic age. Dr. Jefferson is a member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College and served as Bicentennial Preacher at Virginia Theological Seminary.
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Watch or listen to Robin Waller, church planter and Lead Pastor of Lift Church, being interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Robin shares his journey from starting out as a nuclear engineering student to leading a network of churches across nine university campuses in Canada. He shares how simple, relational evangelism is reaching a new generation, and how today’s students are more spiritually open than we might think. He compels everyday Christians, not just pastors, to play a vital role in disciple-making.
In this episode, Robin and Lorna discuss:
- The story behind launching a church in a university bar and growing into a national campus movement.
- Sustainable church planting and why combining career and ministry is key.
- Church growth at Canadian universities and why simple conversations, not big events, are driving growth.
- How daily Bible reading across an entire church builds deep spiritual formation.
- Why messy, authentic community is sometimes more effective than polished environments.
- Biblical inspiration from Paul and Timothy for modern disciple-making movements.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s13-ep3
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For the past twenty years, Robin Wallar has devoted himself to making disciples on university campuses in Canada, first as a nuclear engineering student and now as a church planter and software developer.
Together with his wife, Laura, they lead LIFT Church, a collegiate discipleship and church planting movement on seven campuses across Canada. Robin’s passion is to equip every follower of Christ for disciple-making and church planting in co-vocational settings. He shares the values and theology behind co-vocational ministry in his book Everyone Sent and has written a comprehensive discipleship guide called Living Sent, which are used by students and ministries across North America. He also writes on these topics weekly on Substack.
In addition to leading LIFT Church, Robin leads Engage Spaces, a software company designed to support disciple-making movements.
He and Laura live in the beautiful city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with their two children.
https://www.liftchurch.ca/
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Watch or listen to author and ordained minister Rev. Aaron Miller being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, they discuss faith, calling, worship, and Christian witness in a busy and uncertain world. Drawing on Scripture, lived experience, and his books, Aaron explores why repentance and forgiveness sit at the heart of the gospel, and how worship forms us into a different way of being human.
In this episode, Aaron and Andrew discuss:
- Growing up in a clergy household and his early faith formation.
- Aaron's call to ministry and how it relates to the calling of Moses.
- Aaron’s new book, Weird in the World: Living Towards the World God Wants, which addresses the distinctiveness of Christian life in a secular world.
- How Aaron stays spiritually grounded
- When ministry starts to feel like too much, what role does Scripture play
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Rev. Aaron Miller is an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada. He serves University Hill United Church, in Vancouver BC, and is the denominational Campus Minister at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of two books, Witnesses of These Things: Faithfulness Here and Now, and Weird in the World: Living Towards the World God Wants. He is currently pursuing a PhD in New Testament Studies, at the Vancouver School of Theology, in partnership with the University of Pretoria. Aaron lives in Vancouver with his wife Kate, and their teenaged sons.
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Watch or listen to Amy Orr-Ewing, International Author, Speaker and Theologian, being interviewed by Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Amy shares about her new book, Forgiveness, and why it is one of the most misunderstood teachings of Christianity. She explains how the Bible calls us to forgive without minimizing harm, ignoring abuse, or abandoning justice. They explore how Christian forgiveness speaks into today's cultural moment, from cancel culture and political division to our struggles with anger, resentment, and injustice.
In this episode, Amy and Lorna discuss:
- The weaponizing of forgiveness against victims, and what healing actually looks like.
- The distinction between forgiveness and reconciliation in Scripture.
- Where science and the Bible intersect regarding trauma recovery.
- How trauma impacts the nervous system and how healing involves emotional, spiritual, and physical restoration.
- The suffering of Jesus reveals how seriously God takes human pain and wrongdoing while making forgiveness possible.
- How repentance and God’s grace offer forgiveness even when reconciliation with others is seemingly impossible.
- Amy’s hope that the church can rediscover forgiveness as a transformative and life-giving practice rooted in the Gospel.
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Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing is an international author, speaker and theologian who addresses the deep questions of our day with meaningful answers found in the Christian Faith. She is the author of multiple books including bestsellers ‘Where is God in All the Suffering?’, ‘Why Trust the Bible?’, ‘Mary’s Voice’, and her latest ‘Forgiveness Reclaiming its Power in a Culture of Outrage and Fear’ releases in 2026.
Over the last twenty five years, Amy has spoken in more than 40 countries as a public advocate for the Christian faith including public lectures and open forums on university campuses, and addressing Politicians and Parliamentarians in the UK Parliament and staffers on Capitol Hill, the Senate and the West Wing of The White House. Amy speaks at conferences, businesses, banks, and churches about how theology connects with the deepest questions of life.
In 2023, Amy was awarded the Alphege Medal for Evangelism and Witness by the Archbishop of Canterbury. She holds a DPhil (doctorate) from the University of Oxford and is Honorary Lecturer at the School of Divinity, University of Aberdeen, Distinguished Scholar at Wheaton College Illinois and Founder of Advocate Collective. Amy is married to Frog and they have three wonderful sons.
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Watch or listen to this hope-filled conversation with Jason Ballard, Lead Pastor, Director and Founder of the Pastorate, being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode, they discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the Church in Canada today. They explore why healthy pastors matter, how churches can raise up new leaders, and why there is still real hope for renewal and spiritual growth across Canada.
In this episode, Jason and Joanna discuss:
- Jason’s faith journey and how a childhood surrounded by Christian influences eventually led him to personally follow Jesus.
- How people today are discovering Christianity without any Biblical background and why churches must rethink how they disciple new believers.
- The urgent need for healthy pastors and why pastoral leadership is essential for the flourishing of communities across Canada.
- Practical ways pastors can cultivate healthy rhythms, spiritual practices, and supportive friendships in ministry.
- How churches can raise up the next generation of pastors and encourage people discerning a call to ministry.
- Why Jason believes this is actually a hopeful moment for the church in Canada, and why many people are newly open to faith conversations.
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Jason is a lead pastor at The Way Church in Vancouver, BC and the director and founder of the Pastorate, a Canadian ministry dedicated to strengthening Canadian pastors. Previously, Jason served with Alpha International and pioneered the Alpha Youth Film Series, which has been used by churches around the world to engage over a million teenagers worldwide in conversations about faith and Jesus. To find out more about Jason and discover more of the work he is part of, you can listen to The Pastorate Podcast or The Way Church Podcast, and access more pastoral formation resources through The Way College (Everyday Seminary). Jason and Rachael have three children – Hudson(12), Mary(10) and Millie(8).
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Watch or listen to Leanne Friesen, Author and Executive Minister of the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec, being interviewed by Andrew Stirling. In this episode, Leanne shares her unexpected call to pastoral ministry, the Biblical foundations that have sustained her, and how the profound loss of losing her sister to cancer became a turning point that deepened her ministry and her understanding of grief.
In this episode, Leanne and Andrew discuss:
- How Leanne’s faith was shaped by growing up in a vibrant church community in rural Newfoundland within The Salvation Army tradition.
- Her journey into pastoral ministry, including her years serving as lead pastor and the Biblical foundations that have sustained her through nearly two decades of leadership.
- How the teachings and stories of Jesus in the Gospels have shaped her understanding of pastoral leadership, discipleship, and guiding others toward Christ.
- Leanne’s personal experience of losing her sister to cancer, that led to her writing the book Grieving Room, which encourages the Church to create compassionate spaces where grief is acknowledged rather than rushed toward resolution.
- The future of the Church, and the importance of listening to younger generations and shifting from a survival mindset toward a genuine desire to share the hope of Christ.
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Leanne Friesen is the Executive Minister of the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec, where she serves a family of just under 300 churches. Before this, she was lead pastor of Mount Hamilton Baptist Church in Hamilton, Ontario for 18 years. Leanne is also the author of the book "Grieving Room: Making Space for All the Hard Things After Death and Loss' and the upcoming book "After the Terrible" (2027 release). She also curates the popular instagram page @grieving.room where she offers grief support. Leanne lives in Hamilton with her husband and two teenage children.
You can hear more from Leanne at a number of podcasts, many of which on her website leannefriesen.com
Her book is available for purchase on Amazon and Indigo or wherever books are sold.
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Watch or listen to Richard Bragdon, Member of Parliament and the chair of Canada’s National Prayer Breakfast, being interviewed by Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Richard shares his remarkable journey from pastoral ministry and prison outreach to serving in Canada’s House of Commons. He reflects on how his Christian faith shaped his calling to political life, the challenges he's faced along the way, and the ways prayer continues to influence leadership in Canada.
In this episode, Richard and Lorna discuss:
- Faith and politics in Canada, how Richard’s Christian faith informs his work as a Member of Parliament and why believers should engage in every sphere of society.
- Richard’s journey from pastoral ministry and prison outreach to serving in federal politics.
- Why faith-based initiatives are statistically effective in helping former prisoners rebuild their lives.
- A look inside Parliament’s weekly cross-party prayer gathering where MPs and senators pray together.
- Encouragement for believers to serve in professions such as politics, media, education, and law.
- The Bible verses that are engraved throughout Canada’s Parliament buildings and what they represent.
- Hope for Canada's future with a faithful “remnant” praying for the nation.
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Richard Bragdon is a Canadian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Tobique-Mactaquac in New Brunswick since first being elected in 2019. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, MP Bragdon brought to federal politics a diverse background that includes both business and ministry work. Prior to entering public office, he served over 20 years as a Pastor and worked as a Realtor, both experiences helped to shape his focus on community, service, and practical problem-solving.
Now serving his third term, after being re-elected in both 2021 and 2025, Richard Bragdon continues to represent the people of Tobique-Mactaquac with a focus on increased Canadian Self-Reliance , Responsible Resource Development, and the needs of rural Canadians. His combination of local roots, entrepreneurial experience, and pastoral background informs his approach to Parliament, where he works to balance principled policy positions with practical, community-driven solutions.
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Watch or listen to Dr. David Koop, Author and Founding Pastor of Coastal Church, Vancouver being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, David shares the story of his encounter with the Holy Spirit, and how that led him from working in the lucrative oil industry in Saskatchewan to founding a church in the middle of Vancouver.
In this episode, David and Andrew discuss:
- How a life-changing encounter with the Holy Spirit transformed David’s journey from the oil industry to founding Coastal Church, Vancouver.
- Forgiveness, spiritual renewal, and building a thriving church in the heart of Vancouver.
- Discipling young people, strengthening families through Scripture, and standing firm in a secular culture.
- How forgiveness, prayer, and the peace of Christ lead to lasting contentment in today’s restless world.
- Raising children in the faith, guarding your heart from bitterness, and living with Biblical conviction.
- Living a content life and finding peace that surpasses understanding.
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Pastor David Koop grew up on a farm in southwestern Alberta. He left the farm to pursue a career in the oil industry and later transitioned into ministry. In 1994, along with his wife Cheryl, they planted Coastal Church in Vancouver, Canada. Later in 2010, David received his Doctorate in Ministry from Bakke Graduate University. As well as pastoring and speaking at various conferences, David also serves as a director on a number of boards. Dave is the author of The Contented Life and Helping Make The City A Better Place. Dave and Cheryl have been married for 48 years, and are the proud parents of four married children, and six grandchildren.
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Watch or listen to Derek Schneider, Pastor of History Makers Church being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode, Derek talks about hearing God’s voice, discovering your calling, and moving from routine prayer to prayer that produces real results.
In this episode, Derek and Joanna discuss:
- How turning down a record deal led Derek into a life of prayer, purpose, and pastoral leadership.
- How hearing God’s voice transformed his life and reshaped his understanding of prayer.
- The difference between routine prayer and prayer that produces real spiritual results.
- How Scripture and prayer work together to awaken purpose in believers.
- Unanswered prayer, eternal perspective, and trusting God beyond visible results.
- How believers can discover their calling by aligning their passions with the love of Jesus.
- Encouraging listeners to pray in ways they never have before in order to see what they’ve never seen before.
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Derek Schneider was once a music recording artist, until his faith lead him to turn down a record deal and answer his true calling in life.
He is a requested speaker, coach, best-selling author, and “transformation specialist.” He is the President and Founder of History Makers Society, through which he has helped several thousand discover their God-given purpose - many having gone on to becoming catalysts of transformation in their communities and nations.
As an advisor to leaders of various capacities, Derek is impacting people, and society on several continents. Even through his brief teachings and seminars, you are guaranteed to walk away with the keys necessary for effective leadership.
Derek is also a fourth generation Pastor, and Founder of History Makers Church (Oshawa, Ontario). He Pastors alongside his wife (Sarah) and family.
Learn more about Derek Schneider: derekschneider.ca
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Listen to Rev. Graham Singh, Founder and CEO of Relèven, being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, Graham, who is also an ordained minister in the Anglican Church of Canada, talks about his role in helping to transform underutilized churches into community hubs and affordable housing. He is committed to the revitalization of church buildings, facilitating positive change, and honouring the traditions of the past while giving space to the next generation.
In this episode, Graham and Andrew discuss:
- Reimagining church spaces as centres of mission and community transformation.
- Exploring Biblical vision and faithful stewardship in seasons of change.
- Learning from Nehemiah about rebuilding people, places, and purpose.
- Holding onto tradition with care while embracing renewal and invitation.
- Considering the future of church properties through a missional lens.
- Trusting God’s work of resurrection when ministries face endings.
- Witnessing hope as younger generations rediscover Scripture.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s12-ep7
Rev. Graham Singh is Founder and CEO of Relèven, a global charity and fund manager aimed at transforming community-owned properties into new and impactful vocations. Relèven’s team from the social innovation, property finance, urbanism and faith sectors help to assemble, fund and operate projects and have released hundreds of millions of dollars in property value back to local communities. Graham is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario (Huron College), The London School of Economics, St Mellitus College & Cambridge University, Asbury Theological Seminary and the Saïd Business School at Oxford University. He is also serves as an ordained minister in the Anglican Church of Canada and is a professional member of Canada's heritage community CAHP | ACECP.
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Listen to J.D. Walt, Pastor, Founder and Sower-in-Chief of Seedbed, being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode, they discuss spiritual awakening through Scripture and a fresh perspective on the book of Romans. J.D discusses his Wake-Up Call devotional, and his desire to help encourage people to meet Jesus in Scripture every day.
In this episode, J.D. and Joanna discuss:
- J.D’s call to awaken the church through Scripture.
- How ministry, discipleship, and the Seedbed movement grew from a vision to sow renewal in communities.
- The Wake-Up Call devotional and its invitation to meet Jesus daily in Scripture.
- The Book of Romans, reconsidered not as a theological book but as a relational letter addressing unity in the church.
- The challenge to move beyond “sin management” toward healing the deeper condition of sin.
- Reflections on the Asbury revival and prayer movements pointing to the hunger of the rising generation.
- Engaging with Scripture daily and how to join a global community of awakening.
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s12-ep6
John David (J.D.) Walt is the Pastor of The Gillett Methodist Church in Gillett, Arkansas. He is the Founder and Sower-in-Chief of Seedbed, Inc. whose mission is to gather, connect and resource the people of God to sow for a great awakening. Seedbed’s work publishes a full compliment of awakening and disciple making resources, hosts the annual New Room Conference which has grown from an attendance 200 to approaching 3,000 over the past ten years.
Prior to Seedbed, he served as Vice President and Dean of Chapel at Asbury Theological Seminary. A speaker and conference leader, author of a growing collection of books and a songwriter, J.D. has mentored pastors and worship leaders around the world both well known and unknown. He writes every day for The Seedbed Wake-Up Call, a daily meeting with Jesus followed by tens of thousands of readers. He is a licensed attorney in the state of Arkansas and an ordained elder. He’s a father of four children and lives in Gillett, Arkansas.
https://dailyseedsbooks.com/
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Listen to Jason Hildebrand, Creative Principal of Presence Creative Arts being interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. In this episode, they discuss Jason’s work as a performer, storyteller and film producer, and his new film project, The Shepherd & The Sound. Jason also shares his passion for creating an immersive experience where people can encounter the Psalms, and how art and story can create space for spiritual encounters.
In this episode, Jason and Lorna discuss:
- Jason Hildebrand’s vision behind "The Shepherd & The Sound" and why King David’s story still speaks powerfully into our modern world
- Hearing God’s voice reimagined as “the sound” in a distracted age
- How an immersive film and spiritual experience developed from a theatre project on King David
- Why Northern Scotland became the unexpected setting for David’s spiritual journey
- Reframing Biblical language to reach a culture weary of religious baggage, and using story and art as an on ramp for people exploring faith
- Releasing "The Shepherd & The Sound" through partnership and community, and inviting viewers to discover their own voice in the Psalms
Read the transcript: https://biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s12-ep5
Part storyteller, part creative catalyst—Jason Hildebrand leads a team at Presence Creative Arts, where he serves as a performer, communication and storytelling coach, theatre and film producer and writer. For close to 30 years, Jason has partnered with faith-based organizations, film and theatre companies, and educational institutions as an artist/coach around the world. He earned Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees in Performance from York University.
Jason is most recognized for his acclaimed solo and duo theatre performances and continues to coach leaders, executives and artists in the area of authentic performance, storytelling and communication.
Under his leadership, Presence has developed and produced numerous award-winning theatre, film and media projects. Their new project – The Shepherd & The Sound - includes a Film, Immersive Gallery Encounter, Community Encounter and Soundtrack by Mike Janzen, being released in 2026.
Jason is passionate about crafting and curating creative encounters for people to connect with themselves, each other and the Eternal.
theshepherdandthesoundfilm.com/
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Listen to Bev Foster, musician, educator, and innovator, being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, Bev talks about her life’s work in music education and performance, and her move into founding the Room 217 Foundation, a Canadian music-based health arts organization that aims to change the culture of care. Bev speaks and writes about the power of music, especially in life limiting situations. Her passion for music and its ability to enhance quality of life and care is contagious.
In this episode, Bev and Andrew discuss:
- How Scripture became an anchor through Psalms, prayer, and daily rhythms.
- Why Psalm 90:12 continues to shape Bev’s understanding of time, stewardship, and wisdom.
- How she reads the Bible relationally rather than academically.
- Bev’s experience of singing hymns at a hospital bedside and discovering music’s sacred power.
- How Room 217 Foundation was born from loss, love, and calling, and how she is now teaching caregivers across Canada to integrate music into care.
- How prayer and surrender are central themes in Biblical worship.
- How we can pray Scripture over music, ministry, and caregiving.
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Bev Foster is an experienced musician and music educator having taught music in both elementary and secondary schools and her private studio. She has freelanced as conductor, accompanist, clinician and solo performer in community projects as well as leading initiatives such as the Ontario Vocal Festival, and David Festival. Bev has degrees in music education from the University of Toronto, and a piano performance degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Bev lives with her husband Rob in Port Perry, ON. They have four adult children and five grandchildren.
Currently, Bev is the Founder and Executive Director of the Room 217 Foundation, a Canadian health arts social enterprise. She has successfully innovated the music care approach which includes products, education, training, and certification to effectively integrate music into the care experience.
Bev is a Community Research Fellow of the Laurier Centre for Music in the Community. Bev speaks and writes on the power of music, especially in life limiting situations. Her passion for music enhancing quality of life and care is contagious. Over the years, Bev has released 4 solo albums of original music chronicling her faith journey, 4 family albums of original songs, and in her work with Room 217, produced four collections (24 music albums) for palliative and end-of-life care. In 2022, the Diverse Sounds Collection was named Innovation of the Year at the International Palliative Care Conference.
Bev continues to be available on a select basis for conference speaking and contemplative worship leading. Connect with Bev by visiting bevfoster.com. You will also find Bev active on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Watch or listen to award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Murray Watts being interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. In this episode, they discuss faith and how raw human emotion gives voice to our struggle and need for God. And how the role of creativity and creative people is an expression of feeling part of the body of Christ, and is key in bringing emotion, humanness, and the love of God into the church.
In this episode, Murray and Lorna discuss
- Murray’s life as an award-winning playwright, whose life’s work brings Scripture to the stage and screen.
- His play, The Beloved Son, inspired by writer Henry Nouwen’s longing for affirmation and divine identity.
- How the arts help people sense the vast and personal love of God—even those unsure that they believe.
- Why Christians need the arts to become fully human, not merely more religious.
- How plays and films allow us to grieve, hope, and tell the truth we struggle to voice in church.
- How Scripture invites believers to feel God’s love, not merely understand it intellectually.
- How Biblical wisdom affirms play, creativity, and joy as part of faithful living.
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Murray Watts is best known as a playwright and screenwriter. His work as a writer in TV, radio, film and theatre has won awards and received critical acclaim.
He is the writer of many screenplays which include The Dream, starring Jeremy Irons (BBC 2) and the feature film The Miracle Maker (BBC/S4C/ICON), which was released to international acclaim in 2000 and was ABC network’s highest rated movie for Easter 2000/1. He was the screenwriter for KJB – The Book That Changed the World (1A PRODUCTIONS/DISCOVERY CHANNEL/BBC SCOTLAND). KJB was awarded the Movie Guide Epiphany Prize for the most inspirational Programme on US TV in 2011.
He has also written and directed many plays over the last 40 years, including the award-winning The Fatherland for Bush Theatre in 1989 (which he later adapted as The Monday Play for BBC Radio 4). The King’s Head Theatre in London staged a season of four of his plays throughout January 2012, including Mr. Darwin’s Tree. Mr. Darwin’s Tree was originally commissioned to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and was premiered in Westminster Abbey. The play has been performed in many countries, including China, South Korea, and throughout the US.
He is currently the screenwriter for several feature films in development, including Power and Glory, a film about Michael Faraday.
Murray Watts is the founder and director of The Wayfarer Trust, an international arts charity offering support and encouragement to people in the world of arts and media (www.wayfarertrust.org). He lives at Freswick Castle in the far north of Scotland, which is a haven for visiting artists from around the world (www.freswickcastle.com)
Website: https://www.murraywatts.co.uk/
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Watch or listen to Dr Andrew Ollerton and Alanzo Paul being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode, they discuss the quiet revival and spiritual resurgence of faith, and the Bible. They discuss why young people are turning to the Bible with intellectual curiosity and a search for meaning, and how Christians and the church can be confident in sharing their personal faith in a real and honest way.
In this episode, Andrew, Alanzo and Joanna discuss:
- The successful “The Bible Is Trending" tour and why the Bible is truly making a cultural comeback.
- Why young people are turning to Scripture for meaning and truth, and how encountering the Bible can be a matter of life and death.
- A challenge for the church to be ready for honest, informed, and searching questions.
- How young people are calling for full-depth faith rather than simplified or shallow answers.
- Exploring practical ways ordinary Christians can grow in Biblical depth, and how Studying Scripture in community can deepen insight, faith, and transformation.
- An encouraging call to become modern day “Philips” for a searching generation.
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Dr Andrew Ollerton is a theologian, pastor, author and presenter who makes complex ideas simple and relevant. Andrew lives in Wales (UK) and regularly speaks at conferences, festivals and churches and films video content on locations around the world.
Andrew recently developed a new edition of The Bible Course with Bible Society and published a new title with Hodder called God’s Book: An Honest Look at the Bible’s 7 Toughest Topics.
Andrew also works closely with the explorer Bear Grylls. They’ve published a Bible called the NIV for Young Explorers, produced a TV series in Israel and Andrew recently helped Bear develop a brilliant new book called The Greatest Story Ever Told.
Andrew has degrees in Geography (BSc), Theology (BTh) and History (MA). He completed his PhD in Historical Theology and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Andrew loves climbing mountains and exploring the great outdoors. He’s married to Charlotte and they have three kids, two fish, a snake and a dog.
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Alanzo Paul is a full-time speaker with the OCCA The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and the Director of Reboot (OCCA’s youth apologetics initiative). He is passionate about literature, philosophy and theology. His work primarily focuses on questions such as, ‘Why does God allow suffering and injustice?’ and ‘What is the meaning of life?’. Additionally, he enjoys exploring topics such as the Occult, identity, Gen Z, difficult passages in the Old Testament, and the case for the historical Jesus.
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Alanzo became a Christian in 2009 after grappling with drug addiction for over ten years. Since then, he has dedicated his life to Christ by engaging the questions of others and speaking to audiences worldwide.
Alanzo has a degree in theology (BTh.) from the University of Oxford (Wycliffe Hall) and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MA) from the University of Toronto, from which he earned the Margaret Muckle Trust prize for his work. He is undertaking a doctoral programme (DPhil) in philosophical theology at the University of Oxford.
Alanzo lives near Oxford with his wife, Khadija.
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Listen to Pastor and Theologian, Domenic Ruso, being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Dom talks about his work in Quebec leading the180 Church in Laval, and shares his insights on reading and using the Bible as a living guide, connecting faith to everyday life, and how we can help people engage with the Bible in a secular age.
In this episode, Lorna and Domenic discuss:
- Dom Ruso’s work as a pastor and theologian engaging with faith in an increasingly secular age.
- How Dom helps Christians understand Scripture in a culture that often feels disconnected from the Bible.
- The unique spiritual landscape of Quebec and why it presents both challenges and opportunities for the church.
- Dom’s experience planting and leading the180 Churchin Laval and what he has learned about ministry in a post-Christian context.
- How curiosity, doubt, and honest questioning can become pathways that lead people back to faith and the Bible.
Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s12-ep1
Domenic Ruso is from Montreal, QC. He is a pastor, communicator and cultural thinker passionate
about helping a new generation discover their purpose with a renewed focus on God. As a sought-after speaker, Dr. Ruso brings an authentic and fresh vision for what it means to follow Jesus while helping people navigate doubts about God, church and the Bible.
He is the author of The Bible for a Shifting Secular Age and the founding Lead Pastor of The180 Church(the180.ca) in the greater Montreal area.
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Listen to Ruth Ann Onley, married to the late David C. Onley, the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, being interviewed by Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Ruth Ann leads us through her extraordinary life as a renowned Christian singer and the wife of the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
In this episode, Ruth Ann and Lorna discuss:
- Ruth Ann’s journey, that began with a strong Christian upbringing before leading her into a secular music career and a season away from faith.
- Encountering God and with the support of a church community, Ruth Ann rediscovered her calling and found that music became an expression of worship and ministry.
- Ruth Ann's unexpected love story with David Onley, and how she navigated marriage, motherhood, and life alongside disability with grace and resilience.
- Stepping into public life as the wife of Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor, and how faith, patriotism, and service became deeply intertwined.
- The grief after David’s recent passing, and how Ruth Ann continues to live out a calling of worship, resilience, and witness in the later seasons of her life.
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Ruth Ann Onley is an award-winning Christian recording artist who has touched hearts for over 35 years with her concert singing ministry.
Married to the late David C. Onley, the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 2007 to 2014, Ruth Ann had the opportunity to perform at many patriotic, military, and cultural events. She also flew into the far Northern communities, on David’s behalf, to continue his Aboriginal Literacy programs. In 2008, Ruth Ann and David had the honour of meeting the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
She is a contributing author to the Word Guild award-winning book called; “Faith, Life and Leadership.”
Ruth Ann is the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Literature degree from Canada Christian College, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and the King Charles III Coronation Medal.
Nana to nine precious grandchildren, Ruth Ann continues to delight in sleepovers and soccer games and to pursue her love of singing as she lifts the name of Jesus.
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Listen to Lorna Dueck being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. Six months ago, Lorna's husband Vern passed away after a long journey with Parkinson's disease. In this moving episode, Lorna opens up about walking through grief, what she and Vern learned about God's presence in suffering, and how Scripture and worship carried them both through the hardest days.
In this episode, Lorna and Joanna discuss:
- Walking through grief, sharing how love, loss, and God’s presence met Lorna along the way, and how suffering revealed God’s nearness in ways Lorna never expected.
- Lorna's and Vern’s journey through Parkinson’s, and how their marriage, their faith, and their commitment to each other carried them through profound challenges.
- How Scripture and worship sustained Lorna through illness, offering a heartfelt look at the spiritual practices that helped her stay steady when life felt overwhelming.
- John 15 and how God sometimes prunes our lives. Lorna shares how Scripture helped her understand hardship and spiritual growth in her season of suffering.
- The surprising mercies of God that Lorna experienced while Vern was in long-term care - moments filled with compassion, connection, and a sense of God’s presence.
- How the Parkinson’s community became a lifeline for Lorna, offering strength, solidarity, and understanding among people facing similar struggles.
- Small groups, Scripture, and supportive friendships and how they provided comfort and direction during some of the hardest seasons of Lorna's life.
Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s11-ep11
Lorna Dueck has explored the intersection of journalism and Christianity for over 30 years. Her most recent full-time role was as CEO of Crossroads Christian Communications, Inc. and the show, “Context with Lorna Dueck”.
Lorna was a regular commentary writer on faith and public life in Canada’s leading national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, and is a frequent media commentator. She has travelled the world reporting on church-led response to humanitarian crisis.
Lorna earned a Master of Arts in Evangelism and Leadership from Wheaton College. She has received honorary doctorate degrees from Trinity, Tyndale, Briercrest and Wycliffe Universities. Lorna has received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for contributions to Canadian society.
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Listen to Rev. Dr. Joni Sancken, Butler Chair of Homiletics & Hermeneutics at Vancouver School of Theology, being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, they discuss how Joni uses Scripture to preach with honesty, courage, and imagination. They also explore Scripture’s voice in a world of doubt and trauma, why Jesus can’t be tamed, and how the parables are meant to disrupt and awaken us.
In this episode, Joni and Andrew discuss:
- Joni’s journey into preaching and they explore how faith, family, and church community shaped her calling, and look at how Scripture moves from the page to the pulpit.
- What happens when congregations lose Bible fluency as they unpack Paul Wilson’s “Four Pages of the Sermon” as a way to move from trouble to grace.
- They wrestle with the disruptive power of the Gospel and reflect on preaching with honesty in a world of trauma and uncertainty.
- How Scripture gives us language when words fail. Joni talks about the space Scripture has for lament, questions, and encounters with God.
- The “thin place” of preaching - where God moves between text, preacher, and listener and how the Church can reclaim a wilder, untamed Jesus.
- The subversive power of the parables and how to preach them in ways that awaken instead of dull the imagination.
- What’s Stirring in Gen Z and the Future of the Church? Joni and Andres explore Gen Z’s hunger for authentic faith and consider what this means for the future of the Church.
Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s11-ep10
Joni Sancken’s approach to preaching is interdisciplinary and theological. Sancken (PhD, Toronto School of Theology, Emmanuel College) holds the Butler Chair of Homiletics and Biblical Interpretation at Vancouver School of Theology. She was formerly Professor of Homiletics at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH where she served for a decade and Assistant Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg, VA. She is the author of several books including, Stumbling Over the Cross: Preaching the Cross and Resurrection Today (Cascade, 2016), Words that Heal: Preaching Hope to Wounded Souls (Abingdon, 2019), All Our Griefs to Bear: Responding with Resilience After Collective Trauma (Herald Press, 2022,) and Getting to God: Preaching Good News in a Troubled World (co-authored) (Cascade, 2023.)
Sancken is passionate about supporting and encouraging pastors and church leaders. She grew up in a Mennonite congregation near Champaign-Urbana, IL and is an ordained pastor in Mennonite Church USA. She is energized by ecumenical and religious diversity having studied, served, and worshipped in Presbyterian Church USA, United Church of Canada, and United Methodist settings, and has completed training in the interfaith practice of scriptural reasoning.
Sancken lives in Vancouver, BC with her Presbyterian pastor spouse, Steve Schumm, children Maggie and Teddy, and dogs Bella and Pax. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching low-stakes reality TV, and exploring the natural beauty around Vancouver.
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Listen to Rev. Dr. James E. Pedlar, Professor of Theology at Tyndale Seminary, where he holds the Donald N. and Kathleen G. Bastian Chair of Wesley Studies being interviewed by CBS Ambassador Andrew Stirling. In this episode, they discuss the value of different denominations and how the spiritual gifts and fruit of the Spirit are always in place to bring unity and glorify God in the Church.
In this episode, James and Andrew discuss:
- James' formative years growing up in the Salvation Army, where an intergenerational church family helped nurture his early faith and love for God.
- Hearing God’s call to ministry, and how it wasshaped by James’ love for Scripture and the encouragement of mentors who guided him toward full-time service.
- The importance of grace, gifts, and fruit in discerning how the church recognizes and confirms a call to ministry.
- The Salvation Army and Free Methodist and the shared heritage and theology of these two Wesleyan movements.
- Teaching at Tyndale Seminary and how James is living out a pastoral calling through scholarship and theological education.
- The Biblical call to Christian unity and what Scripture teaches about ecumenism and why unity matters to the Church’s witness.
- Understanding our differences in the Body of Christ by balancing truth and love in inter-denominational relationships.
- Living in a ‘post-truth’ age and how the Gospel speaks into a culture obsessed with “my truth.”
- How discovering the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church empowers believers with gifts and helps to guide the Church.
- James shares about equipping future leaders amid cultural and technological challenges, and requests prayers for wisdom, faithfulness, and the next generation of leaders who will carry the gospel forward.
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The Rev. Dr. James E. Pedlar is Professor of Theology at Tyndale Seminary, where he holds the Donald N. and Kathleen G. Bastian Chair of Wesley Studies. He also chairs Tyndale’s history and theology department and directs the ThM program and the MA in Historical and Theological Studies. Dr. Pedlar specializes in the study of the Church – especially questions involving reform movements, Christian unity, authority structures, and ecumenical dialogue. He is a past President of the Wesleyan Theological Society, a Fellow of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre, a member of the Review Board of the Wesley Works Digitization Project, a Co-Editor of Wesley and Methodist Studies, and a member of the Study Commission on Doctrine for the Free Methodist Church in Canada.
He is the author of two books: British Methodist Revivalism and the Eclipse of Ecclesiology (Routledge, 2024) and Division, Diversity, and Unity: A Theology of Ecclesial Charisms (Peter Lang, 2015).
He is an ordained minister in the Free Methodist Church in Canada and serves as Worship and Teaching Pastor at Wesley Chapel Free Methodist Church. He and his wife, Samantha, have two daughters.
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Listen to June Hur, best-selling and award-winning author, being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode, June talks about her passion for literature, and how discovering forgotten Korean history would form a foundation for writing best-selling YA Korean historicals. June also reveals how her Christian faith has shaped her storytelling and how Scripture has guided her path as a writer.
In this episode, June and Joanna discuss:
- How June Hur blends Korean history with mystery fiction to create immersive young adult novels.
- June’s writing being rejected over a 100 times, and how she found her true writer’s voice.
- Writing strong women into Korean history, and how June gives voice to brave women who were overlooked in the past.
- What it felt like when June won the prestigious Edgar Award,and her work was recognized on the world stage.
- Why June decided to be open about her Christian faith as an author.
- Writing about brave characters and how it inspires June to live more courageously herself.
- From the Bible to C.S. Lewis and Tim Keller, and howChristian thinkers and writers quietly shaped June’s worldview.
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June Hur (허주은) is a New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award-winning author of YA Korean historicals. Born in South Korea, June spent her formative years in the USA, Canada, and South Korea before studying History and Literature at the University of Toronto and working at the city’s public library.
Her work has been featured in Forbes, NPR, The New York Times, CBC, Vogue Korea, and KBS.
She resides in Toronto with her family.
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Listen to Dr. Paul Bendor-Samuel, Executive Director of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, Paul talks about the generations of missionaries in his lineage, and how this influenced his path to becoming a doctor and integrating faith and medicine on the mission field.
In this episode, Paul and Andrew discuss:
- Dr. Paul Bendor-Samuel’s life from growing up in the mission fields, to becoming a physician, missionary, and Executive Director of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies.
- His legacy of faith and calling - Paul traces his family story from his Jewish refugee great-grandfather who met Christ, to the generations of missionaries in his family who dedicated themselves to Bible translation and cross-cultural ministry.
- Paul’s calling to medicine and mission, and how this paved his way to serving people outside traditional ministry spaces, and intertwining healing and mission with his calling.
- Redefining development work, and what "Christian development" means to missions with local communities.
- How the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies equips global Christian leaders to shape theology rooted in their own cultures.
- The growing spiritual openness among young people in Europe and North America.
- What Western Christians can learn from believers in the rest of the world — bold faith, joy, and community.
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Paul spent the first 10 years of his life in Brazil and West Africa, the son of missionary parents. He studied medicine in Cardiff, Wales, where he met his wife, Liz, also a doctor. In preparation for cross-cultural mission they did two years theological and missiological training and then served in Tunisia for 12 years, first in primary health care and rural development and then for seven years as Executive Director of the joint mission agency L ‘Association de Cooperation en Tunisie (ACT - actdev.org). During our life in Tunisia, we were privileged to see God building his church again in that country after fourteen centuries without an indigenous church.
In 2003, Paul became International Director of Interserve (interserve.org), moving to Malaysia in 2005. Between 2003 and 2015 Paul led the organisation through two major change processes, the first organisational, the second missiological.
In 2016, Paul became Executive Director of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS - ocms.ac.uk). OCMS is a global hub, based in Oxford, UK, that seeks to enable the church to participate more fully in God’s mission through rigorous research and applied scholarship.
Paul enjoys preaching, teaching and has published a number of articles and two books on mission and organisational spirituality.
Paul and Liz have been married for over 40 years, have four sons, three daughter-in-laws and five grandchildren.
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Listen to Dr. Marion Taylor, a best-selling author, Professor of Old Testament and Graduate Director at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Dr. Marion Taylor discusses the books she has written, her research and the discovery of the many women who interpreted Scripture and helped to influence generations with God’s Word.
In this episode, Marion and Lorna discuss:
- Dr. Marion Taylor's books and research in discovering the influence of women interpreting Scripture, from as early as the year 320.
- How a biblical interpreter is defined as anyone who engages Scripture through letters, poetry, art, or other creative expression.
- The impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was a Biblical Interpreter that used novels like Uncle Tom’s Cabin to preach and teach Biblical truth beyond the pulpit.
- Forgotten women writers who have been revealed through the years and the research journey that uncovered diaries, commentaries, and Scriptural interpretations long buried in archives.
- Courageous interpreters of the Reformation like Katarina Zell who boldly defended clergy marriage, wrote pastoral letters, and ministered side by side with their husbands.
- Florence Nightingale’s annotated Bible and how it reveals how she wrestled with faith, science, and Scripture in her private notes.
- Henrietta Mears’ 20th-century influence and how she helped shape Billy Graham and a whole generation of leaders.
- Powerful lessons for women today found by learning about the foremothers of faith who empower and challenge narrow narratives about women’s roles.
- Passing faith to our children in the home and using Scripture through song, story, and family life.
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PhD (Yale)BA (Toronto), MA (Toronto), MDiv (Knox/Toronto), STM, MPhil
Marion Taylor grew up in Toronto and began her academic studies at the University of Toronto. Questions about how to negotiate the worlds of faith and the academic study of the Bible pushed her to pursue an MA in Near Eastern Studies and a Master of Divinity degree. Ultimately her journey took her to Yale University, where her interest in the history of the interpretation of the Bible was solidified. Under the direction of Brevard Childs, she wrote her doctoral thesis on the history of Old Testament studies as they developed at Princeton Seminary from 1812 to 1929.
At Yale in a class on apocalyptic literature, Marion met her husband Glen. Glen was from Calgary, but they returned to Toronto to teach at Wycliffe College. With Glen as residence dean, they lived at the College while raising three children and continuing to teach.
Marion’s interests in the Old Testament are broad. She teaches a variety of courses, including Introduction to the Old Testament, Jeremiah, Psalms, Old Testament Theology, Reading Scripture through the Ages, Bad Boys and Bad Girls in the Bible, the Books of Esther and Ruth, and Women Interpreters of the Bible. Most recently she has focused on forgotten women interpreters of the Bible.
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Watch or listen to Gary Thomas, a best-selling author and international speaker being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode Gary talks about his success as an author who has sold over 2 million copies, and how the truth of Scripture has kept him anchored. He explores this further in his new book, The Life You Were Reborn to Live, where he exposes the 12 lies that rob our intimacy with God, and how the truth of Scripture can transform us by the renewing of our mind.
In this episode, Gary and Joanna discuss:
- Gary's calling, his writing, and ministry focus which is at the heart of his work as an author on spiritual formation and relationships.
- Gary’s ministry motto which is, "The closer we draw to Christ, the more deeply we’re able to love others", whether in marriage, family, or friendships.
- His latest book, The Life You Were Reborn to Live, which reveals 12 common lies that rob believers of joy, peace, and intimacy with God.
- Romans 12 and how renewing our minds leads to true peace - rooted not in circumstances, but in relationships and God’s Spirit.
- Why Christians should embrace the reality of the supernatural, including the often-overlooked role of angels, and how this fuels a deeper spiritual adventure.
- The entitlement mentality and how we're told by Jesus that there will be persecution in this world, but that He has rescued us from a lifetime of slavery to sin, and eternal death, so every (good) little thing is an extra blessing.
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Gary Thomas is a bestselling author and international speaker whose ministry brings people closer to Christ and closer to others. He unites the study of Scripture, church history, and the Christian classics to foster spiritual growth and deeper relationships within the Christian community.
Gary is the author of numerous books that together have sold over two million copies, have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and won numerous awards . His writings have established him as a thought-leader in the areas of marriage, parenting, and spiritual formation.
Gary holds a B.A. in English Literature from Western Washington University, an MA degree in systematic theology from Regent College (Vancouver, BC), and an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Western Seminary (Portland, OR).
He served on the teaching team at Second Baptist Church, Houston for 11 years and is currently on the teaching team at Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, CO. Gary is also an adjunct faculty member at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and was previously an adjunct faculty member at Houston Theological Seminary in Houston, Texas.
Gary’s speaking ministry has led him to speak in all 50 states and nine different countries, and on numerous national television and radio programs, including multiple appearances on Focus on the Family and Family Life Today. Gary’s interviews on Focus on the Family have been chosen among the “Best of 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2021.” Gary is a lifelong advocate of using the Christian classics to bring people closer to Christ.
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Listen to Malcolm Guite, an English poet, singer-songwriter, Anglican priest and academic, being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, Malcolm leads us on a journey of how he discovered faith through the influence of poetry and Scripture. And how finding his purpose in life was by using his gift and love of literature, poetry and Scripture, to help kindle people’s imagination for Christ.
In this interview, Malcolm and Andrew discuss:
- Malcolm's early life growing up in Nigeria and then him moving to Canada with his family, where his formative years were shaped as the son of a minister.
- His teenage years and how he was impacted by the John Keats poem, Ode to a Nightingale which helped direct his path toward God and literature.
- How an encounter with the presence of God in college while reading the Psalms aloud had a profound impact on Malcolm’s life.
- The way Malcolm’s sonnets skillfully integrate Scripture and poetic work, exploring God in a deeper way.
- Malcolm’s purpose as a poet and minister to kindle people’s imagination for Christ through his love of poetry, language, and Scripture.
Malcolm Guite is an English poet, singer-songwriter, Anglican priest, and academic. Guite earned degrees from Cambridge and Durham universities. His research interests include the intersection of religion and the arts, and the examination of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Owen Barfield, and British poets such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was a Bye-Fellow and chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge and associate chaplain of St. Edward King and Martyr, Cambridge. On several occasions, he has taught as visiting faculty at several colleges and universities in England and North America.
Guite is the author of five books of poetry, including two chapter books and three full-length collections, as well as several books on Christian faith and theology. Guite has a decisively simple, formalist style in poems, many of which are sonnets, and he stated that his aim is to “be profound without ceasing to be beautiful”. Guite performs as a singer and guitarist fronting the Cambridgeshire-based blues, rhythm and blues, and rock band Mystery Train. He also has a YouTube channel where he shares his passions and musings with his viewers.
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Watch or listen to Darren Young, President of Power to Change (P2C) and a member of our CBS Board of Directors, being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode, Darren shares about the great impact of Scripture on his life - in guiding his decisions and steps, and how it now guides his leadership of P2C. It's a pivotal time and Darren is seeing a rising generation who are spiritually open to the Gospel. He wants to encourage and equip the Church and other organizations to help people, especially this generation, know Jesus and experience His power.
In this interview, Darren and Joanna discuss:
- God called Darren to a life of ministry through Scripture when he heard Crawford Loretz speak about 1 John 1:5 at a conference - that God is light and in Him there is no darkness - no darkness at all.
- Power to Change’s ministry is reaching college and university students and Darren goes on to say that this is a pivotal time when these students are in the midst of making important life decisions.
- Cultural moments are pointing this generation to Jesus and Darren shares that there is a call for them to be very spiritually open to God’s story and to hear it in a fresh way.
- There are three key ingredients to sharing faith that Darren talks about - inspiration, equipping and community, but he goes on to say that typically only the first two are focused upon.
- Darren prays for the next generation, that they will be the ones who will see the greatest breakthrough any of us have ever experienced.
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Darren Young joined the CBS Board of Directors in October 2023. He was captured by the mission of God through the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC), as a student of Simon Fraser University. It was there that God captured him with a life burden to help people know Jesus. He joined staff with CCC and for the next eight years he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Leadership Development and Human Resources.
In 2006, God gripped Darren’s heart for the local church, where he spent the next 13 years preaching God’s Word, shepherding a congregation, and igniting people to evangelism at Town and Field Church in Langley, BC. During his time pastoring, he was heavily involved with Leadership Network (LN), and in 2019 he joined LN as the Chief Operation Officer, and then Acting CEO.
In 2020 he also helped pioneer an organization called Executive Leadership Solutions. Darren returned to his roots in June of 2021, when God called him back to Power to Change (P2C) as President.
Over the last four years, it has been Darren’s great joy to lead P2C into a new season of faithfully stewarding the mission that God entrusted to Power to Change so many years ago. Darren has been married to his redheaded sweetheart for 25 years and together they have two amazing bo
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Listen to Bishop Linda Adams, Bishop of the Free Methodist Church in Canada, being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. Bishop Linda Adams served the Free Methodist Church in the US for 32 years and then was elected to serve as Bishop of the Free Methodist Church in Canada in 2024. In this episode she talks about walking alongside the Free Methodist Church to build connections and prioritize cross-cultural relationships across Canada, and how the Bible has equipped her to care for vulnerable children and fuels her mission.
In this interview Linda and Lorna discuss:
- Going from strength to strength, like the pilgrims on the journey to Zion in Psalm 84, Linda shares that she has gotten stronger, feels like she knows Jesus better than she ever did and has as much energy for ministry as she did 20 years ago.
- The Bible equipped Linda to care for vulnerable children since she was a teen. There were Bible passages she couldn't get away from - especially those where Jesus welcomed and blessed the children like in Matthew 18:6 and Exodus 2:2-10.
- Walking alongside the Free Methodist Church, Linda is building connections and prioritizing cross-cultural relationships across Canada's diverse landscape.
- The Bible fuels her challenging work by starting every morning with Seedbed Daily Text and a hymn, and uses a Bible app to read and/or listen to Scripture.
- Although Church attendance is declining, Linda sees hope. She sees God still moving in people's lives and churches being re-energized.
- Linda gives advice to the younger people and encourages them to trust God to help them find their path. She explains that God made you and knows you best and loves you most. You can simply say, "Here I am" and then let God lead you one step at a time along your path, and you'll get stronger as you go.
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Bishop Linda Adams serves as the Bishop of the Free Methodist Church in Canada. She was elected in March 2024, after she had served the Free Methodist Church in the US for 32 years, most recently in the role of Bishop (2019-2023). Bishop Linda Adams is a graduate of Spring Arbor University (BA 1977) and Asbury Theological Seminary (MDiv 1991; D.Min. 2000).
Bishop Linda is married to John Carter Adams. They have two adult children, Nate (married to Lauren) and Carrie (about to be married to Leo). Nate and Lauren’s daughter Isobel is a joy and an endless source of delight for her “Mimi” and “Baba.”
Bishop Linda envisions a future where churches come alive with contagious spiritual vitali
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Listen to Joel Augé, Chief Growth Officer at Crossroads being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Joel talks about Royal Anthems, a new project which aims to cultivate the spiritual movement that is happening and reinvigorate Canadian worship music production by unifying, distributing, and building infrastructure for worship pastors and worship leaders across Canada to write songs.
- Royal Anthems Songs Camp Produces 16 New Songs: At the first camp, worship leaders from 10 provinces were represented. Although most of them had never written songs before, by the end of the camp they had written 16 new songs!
- "Sing a new song to the LORD! Let the whole earth sing to the LORD!" Psalm 96:1. There are spiritual things happening and we're joining in. It's a call to the Canadian Church to join in on what is already happening with new songs.
- Why Doesn't the Canadian Church Sing Canadian Songs? Because we as the Canadian church haven't been creating songs. The Royal Anthems project is building the infrastructure to enable Canadian worship pastors and leaders to write songs.
- Scripture is a Songwriting Guidebook: Aligning song lyrics with the Words of Scripture enables worship leaders to ensure that the words they are putting into the mouths of believers is the Truth.
- Why Start Sunday Worship with Praise Music? A soft, fertile heart is more likely to grab onto the lessons He wants to teach us. And music for some reason does that.
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Joel Augé is the Chief Growth Officer at Crossroads and loves to create media that has both social and spiritual impact. He is the author of numerous patents, most recently in the blockchain space. A creative and innovative serial entrepreneur, when others zig, Joel likes to zag. Before joining Crossroads, Joel founded FAN.SI, a company focused on solving one of the biggest problems in the music industry: regular income for artists.
A co-founder and CEO of HitGrab, RealmSmith, and Mythroll Armory, he has years of experience conceiving and developing new businesses. If that were not enough, Joel is also a talented artist and singer-songwriter who has appeared on Crossroads, YES TV, and other media platforms.
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Listen to Stacey Palmer, President and CEO of Prison Fellowship Canada, being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. Stacey has been involved in the leadership of the ministry since 2009 involving federal, provincial and youth corrections. Her belief in an accountable and restorative response to crime is reflected by her work, which includes pastoral care and counselling, mentoring, and facilitating restorative circles. In this episode, Stacey talks about the value that God places on humanity, and how He cares about upholding dignity and His image in every human being.
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Stacey Palmer serves as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Prison Fellowship Canada (PFC), an organization that prepares and mobilizes the Canadian Christian community in response to the issue of crime and the restoration of offenders. She has been involved in the leadership of the organization since 2009 and her unique ability has brought PFC’s vision, growth, and stewardship into a regionalized and national community.
Academically, Stacey holds a Master’s degree in Missional Leadership. She is currently a candidate for a doctoral degree in Restorative Justice through Acadia University in Nova Scotia. Stacey has over 16 years of volunteered experiences in both the federal and provincial corrections in Canada, which includes pastoral counselling, mentoring and facilitating restorative circles with offenders and surrogate victims demonstrating that she believes in an accountable and restorative response to crime.
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Listen to the Rev. Victor S.J. Kim, Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada (PCC) being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Victor is responsible for matters related to governance, polity and administration and also serves as Ecumenical Officer for the denomination. He also serves as secretary to the Assembly Council of the PCC, a body whose witness includes a focus on a prophetic voice for the church. In this episode, Victor discusses the challenges facing today's church in Canada and encourages us to refocus on the ministry of Jesus Christ as the central aspect of the church’s role in today’s world.
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The Rev. Victor S.J. Kim is the Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada (PCC). Having been appointed to that position in July of 2022, Victor is responsible for matters related to governance, polity and administration for the PCC and acts as the Ecumenical Officer for the denomination. He also serves as secretary to the Assembly Council of the PCC, a body whose witness includes a focus on a prophetic voice for the church.
Prior to his appointment as Principal Clerk, Victor served as minister at Richmond Presbyterian Church, B.C. for 6 ½ years. He was a member of the Board of Vancouver School of Theology and previously, the Board of St. Andrew’s Hall. Before Richmond, Victor served as minister of Grace Presbyterian Church, Calgary for 22 ½ years, 16 years as lead minister. Throughout Victor’s ministry he has been active in the local community, with interfaith organizations as well as ecumenical coalitions working for justice and dignity for all people. Victor serves on the Governing Board of the Canadian Council of Churches and is active in both regional and global gatherings of different Christian communions.
Born in South Korea, Victor immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of seven. He is married to Sophie, and they have two adult children. Victor has a degree in Political Science from the University of Calgary and completed his Master of Divinity at Knox College, Toronto.
Between his second and third year at Knox College, Victor spent a year in Korea, partly on an internship at Young Nak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, at the time the largest Presbyterian congregation in the world with 50,000 members. Among other things, the congregation had missionaries in over 160 countries, their own bank vault and an internal dating service. Victor wishes to clarify that contrary to any rumours, he did not meet his wife to be through the church’s dating service!
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Listen to Rev. Dr. Das Sydney being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Das Sydney is a pastor, theologian, and global church leader whose life brought him from India to Africa and then eventually to Canada. He served as the Lead Pastor at Highland Baptist Church in Kitchener for close to 20 years, and has led churches with a heart for preaching, justice, and community care. In this episode, Das reflects on his broad experience within the Church, as a professor at various colleges and as the past President of the Canadian Council of Churches. He believes that the Church is more than just an institution and that it represents the hands and feet of Jesus.
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Das Sydney was born in India and moved to Africa with his parents at a very young age. He lived in Ethiopia and Ghana for a total of 14 years before immigrating to Canada in 1969. This rich and varied background has given him a profound appreciation and sensitivity towards people, cultures, and differing expressions of faith around the world.
He has served in the parish contexts in both Ontario and Nova Scotia where his ministry has maintained the importance of preaching as a key element of worship. He has also emphasized the dynamic union of the message of Jesus with the practical care of people. It has led to a compassion towards those in need, advocacy for the marginalized and offering care where there is spiritual need.
He has served as the Lead Pastor of Highland Baptist Church in Kitchener for almost 19 years. On his recent retirement from Highland, he was given the honorific title, Minister Emeritus.
He has helped churches engage in long term planning and helped them find their calling or mission, in service and witness. While the Lead Pastor at the historic Wolfville Baptist Church in Nova Scotia, the church attained the highest membership since records were kept. He spear-headed the Out of the Cold program at a Toronto Church, helped organize a variety of helping ministries for refugees and new Canadians, and has been involved with significant reconciliation efforts with our First Nations neighbours.
He is currently the immediate Past President of the Canadian Council of Churches, a Past President of the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec, and was the chair of the writing team that produced This We Believe, an important document that outlines various emphases in faith and practice among Canadian Baptists. He serves on the Leadership Commission of the Baptist World Alliance and is on the Board of Indwell – which offers supportive housing for the marginalized. He is also the Moderator of the South Central Assoc
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Watch or listen to Daniel Whitehead, CEO of Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Daniel spent 10 years in full-time vocational ministry, including eight years as senior pastor of a church. His other roles include being an adjunct faculty member at Regent College in Vancouver, BC; serving as a committee member on the International Network on Theology & Mental Health; and being a member of the advisory group for the Centre of Spirituality, Health & Disability. In this episode, Daniel talks about the value of the unseen in our society who are often overlooked because of mental health and other challenges. And how inviting them into Christian community can not only bring value to their lives, but from their lived experience, can also bring value to ours.
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Daniel Whitehead is the CEO of Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries. His other roles include being an adjunct faculty member at Regent College in Vancouver, BC; serving as a committee member on the International Network on Theology & Mental Health; and being a member of the advisory group for the Centre of Spirituality, Health & Disability. Previously, Daniel spent 10 years in full-time vocational ministry, including eight years as senior pastor of a church. Daniel hails from the UK and now resides in Vancouver. He is married to Annie and has two children. He is also a certified mediator and holds a double master's degree in theology.
Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries equips the Church to support mental health and well-being. In 2018, Sanctuary launched its flagship resource, The Sanctuary Course. This small-group study guide uses films and discussions to explore key mental health topics, examining meaningful ways to offer companionship, support recovery, and promote well-being. Additional resources are continually being developed, including The Sanctuary Course for Catholics, When a Loved One Dies by Suicide, the Sanctuary Songs album, The Sanctuary Blog, and The Sanctuary Youth Series. Sanctuary's resources are developed in collaboration with theologians, mental health professionals, and people with lived experience of mental health challenges. These resources prepare communities of faith around the world to raise awareness, reduce stigma, support mental health, and promote mental well-being.
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Watch or listen to George and Tondra Gregory, the founders of Journey for Life being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. George and Tondra have been married for 29 years and founded Journey for Life, a national marriage ministry. In this episode, George and Tondra discuss how they navigated a difficult marriage by learning how to do it God’s way. Reflected in their new book, The Marriage Game Plan: Developing a Winning Strategy for Marriage Success, George and Tondra share about God’s plan for marriage, and how getting on the same page changed their marriage and has led them to equip couples to build successful relationships and marriages.
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George and Tondra Gregory have been married for 29 years and are the proud parents of two adult children. They are the founders of Journey for Life, a national marriage ministry dedicated to equipping and educating couples to build successful relationships and marriages.
For the past eight seasons, the Gregorys have served as the official chaplains for the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL. Before relocating to Los Angeles, they provided marital support, seminars, retreats, pre-marriage and marriage counseling, and mentorship to the New York Jets and New York Giants for six seasons. With over 16 years of experience, they have offered life and marriage coaching to hundreds of professional athletes, coaches, and their families. They also previously led the Marriage ministry at Saddleback Church in Orange County, CA.
The Gregorys served as pastors of regional churches on the East Coast for 20 years and planted a church on the Upper East Side of Manhattan while living in New York City. George holds a Master of Divinity degree from Duke Divinity School, and Tondra earned her Master’s in Counseling from North Carolina State University. Tondra is a New York State Licensed Counselor who successfully ran a private practice in Times Square for eight years, specializing in relationship counseling and assisting individuals with emotional and behavioral challenges.
The Gregorys have been featured as guest speakers at some of America’s most influential churches, including Lakewood, Saddleback, and Gateway. Their influence extends to various platforms such as Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in New York City, Christian Broadcasting Network (The 700 Club), 100 Huntley Street (Canada), Marriage Today’s XO Conference, the NBA All-Star Breakfast, the NBA Legends Conference, and Professional Athletes Outreach.
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Listen to five-time Gospel Music Award winning violinist and vocalist Rosemary Siemens being interviewed by Lorna Dueck. Rosemary has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, and Carnegie Hall, for two U.S. Presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers, and was the first violinist to ever perform at the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. In this episode, Rosemary shares about her career, and how COVID opened up a new door for her to reach more people through the singing of hymns on YouTube. This has resulted in millions of views and a chance to encourage the singing of Scriptures through the rich theology found in the hymns of old.
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Originally from Plum Coulee, Manitoba, five-time Gospel Music Award winning violinist and vocalist Rosemary Siemens has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, four times at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, four times at Carnegie Hall, for two U.S. Presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers, and was the first violinist to ever perform at the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican since its first mass in 1483.
In addition to being awarded “Bluegrass Artist of the Year” from Nashville’s Inspirational Country Music Awards and winning “Country/Gospel Album of the Year” from Canada’s Gospel Music Awards, Rosemary was also awarded The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal and the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her contributions to the arts in Canada and received a letter of thanks from The Queen for her recorded version of “God Save The Queen”. Rosemary’s weekly YouTube Show, Sunday Hymn Serenade – Bring Back The Hymns, has received over 150 million views on YouTube.
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Listen to Ellen Graf-Martin, the President and Chief Strategist of Graf-Martin Communications being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. Ellen has over 20 years of experience helping purpose-driven organizations share their message with clarity and impact. In this episode she talks about her unique call to serve God and how He has used her all around the world to strategically help organizations utilize their marketing for good.
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For over two decades, Ellen Graf-Martin has had the privilege of working alongside incredible world-changers. Why? Because of a deep commitment to strengthening organizations and leaders who are dedicated to hope, generosity and justice. Serving people who serve those who live in the margins, to find justice. Seeing those who are vulnerable, empowered. That’s what gets Ellen up in the morning.
Since 2008, she has led the team at Graf-Martin Communications, where she makes marketing happen - for good. The team brings strategic insight to non-profit, values-driven executive directors and their Fundraising and Communications teams.
Ellen has had the opportunity to work as a marketing, branding and resource consultant for several national and international non-profit organizations, has built marketing strategies for Hollywood blockbuster films and toured hundreds of bestselling authors.
Ellen is also passionate about equipping other women in positions of leadership. This passion is what led to the development of The Table - a group of 50 Canadian women of faith in positions of leadership. This group meets regularly to share resources, equip and encourage each other, in what can be a very lonely space.
As a volunteer, Ellen has had the chance to judge the JUNO Awards, approve Business Development Canada loan applications for small businesses and provide direction and consultation on communications for Ontario Health.
With a variety of cross-cultural living experiences, and a west-coast upbringing, Ellen now survives winters and enjoys summers in Ontario with her husband, daughter and their feisty Bengal cat.
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Listen to Anne Miranda being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. Anne is currently the Pastor of Women and Young Families at Peace Portal Alliance Church in South Surrey, British Columbia. She also speaks and trains teams around the world as she inspires people to rise up and lead in their own spheres of influence. Her contagious passion for Jesus helps equip people to find their own passion. In this episode, Anne encourages us to hear God’s voice through Scripture, to see the needs in the world around us, and to be bold about our faith.
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Anne Miranda is a leader of leaders. With a background in education, Anne speaks and trains teams around the world as she inspires people to rise up and lead in their own spheres of influence, whether in boardrooms, classrooms or ministry settings. Anne’s contagious passion for Jesus helps equip people to find their own passion.
Anne is currently the Pastor of Women and Young Families at Peace Portal Alliance Church in South Surrey, British Columbia. being the National Ministries Director of CCLN (Canadian Church Leaders Network), the women's pastor at Village Church Canada, a high school English and Spanish teacher, and working with the Attorney General's Office leading initiatives for crime and violence prevention for youth in British Columbia. She is an ambassador for Ally Global, passionately promoting this organization that focuses on empowering women and children who have been rescued from sex trafficking.
For fun, you'll find Anne baking up a storm or exploring a new cafe with her husband Carlos. Out of the office you might hear her crazy cheering for her kids Nathaniel and Hannah at their fun events, you will certainly laugh at her attempt to train Lucy their goldendoodle and enjoy her documenting her Lebanese mother’s hilarious perspective on life for Instagram.
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Listen to Cathie Ostapchuk being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. Cathie is a passionate advocate for women’s equity in all spheres of influence, including the local church, focusing on raising up the now and next generation of leaders. She is the Visionary and Leadership Catalyst of Gather Women, a transformational movement that connects, equips, and mobilizes the female church in Canada. In this episode, Cathie talks about the important role women play, and how God used women in Scripture to do courageous things and bring about generational change by saying yes to what God asked.
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Cathie is a passionate advocate for women’s equity in all spheres of influence, including the local church, focusing on raising up the now and next generation of leaders. Cathie’s work as a leadership catalyst, communicator, consultant, and certified executive coach has led her to equip leaders globally, including serving on the World Evangelical Fellowship Women’s Commission.
She is Visionary and Leadership Catalyst of Gather Women (gatherwomen.com), a transformational movement that connects, equips, and mobilizes the female church in Canada. Cathie also serves as a Strategic Partnership Catalyst with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, hosting the Masterclass Series Perspectives: Voices of Women Shaping Church and Culture.
Cathie is a published author of the award-winning book Brave Women, Bold Moves: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Conformity, and she hosts the Gather Influence Podcast and The Strong Way Podcast. Find her at cathieostapchuk.com.
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Listen to Caleb Park being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. Caleb joined the CBS Board of Governors in 2023 and is a passionate and versatile business leader who thrives on challenges and opportunities. He currently serves as the Manager of Franchise Performance at Tim Hortons, and reviews the financial, business, and operational performance of 76 restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area. In this episode, Caleb shares his unique background of growing up as a new Canadian after immigrating from South Korea, and the impact of that journey in finding faith and how it led him to want to serve Canada in politics and business.
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Caleb Park joined the CBS Board of Directors in October 2023. With over nine years of work experience across various industries and countries, Caleb is a passionate and versatile leader who thrives on challenges and opportunities. His core competencies include hospitality, consulting, international business, and problem-solving. Currently, Caleb serves as the Manager of Franchise Performance at Tim Hortons, where he acts as a business consultant and coach to franchise owners and their restaurant teams on all aspects of their operations.
In his current role, Caleb reviews the financial, business, and operational performance of 76 restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area, identifying opportunities for improvement and collaborating with franchisees and restaurant leadership teams to develop solutions that enhance performance. His responsibilities also include overseeing new restaurant openings, renovation projects, and the rollout of new initiatives that support sales growth. Always eager to learn and explore new possibilities, Caleb helps businesses thrive and grow in Canada and beyond. He holds an Honours iBBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University. Outside of work, he volunteers at C3 Church Toronto and YoungLife.
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Listen to Fr. Peter Galadza, PhD, Professor Emeritus (as of 2020) in the Faculty of Theology of the University of Saint Michael’s College (USMC) in the University of Toronto, being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, they discuss the impact and influence of Scripture throughout Peter’s life, from his practices as a priest to how he has helped his family discover the power of Scripture and how it can be applied in a practical manner in everyday life.
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Fr. Peter Galadza, PhD is Professor Emeritus (as of 2020) in the Faculty of Theology of the University of Saint Michael’s College (USMC) in the University of Toronto, and recently retired Director of the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at USMC.
In 2022 he held the Basil H. Losten Visiting Professorship in Ukrainian Church Studies at the Catholic University of America (CUA).
In 2003-2004 Fr. Galadza was a research fellow at Harvard University’s Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Research Center in Georgetown, Washington, DC. He was subsequently elected President of the international academic association, Societas Orientalium Liturgiarum.
In 2004, his book, The Theology and Liturgical Work of Andrei Sheptytsky, appeared in the series, Orientalia Christiana Analecta, edited by Robert Taft, SJ. Galadza is the author of more than 65 articles, and editor of several other books. His contribution to liturgical scholarship is the subject of an entire chapter, “La riforma liturgica nel pensiero di P. Galadza,” in a monograph by Marcel Mojzeš, Il movimento liturgico nelle Chiese bizantine: Analisi di alcune tendenze di reforma nel XX secolo, Bibliotheca “Ephemerides Liturgicae” Subsidia 132 (Rome: Edizioni Liturgiche, 2005), pp. 221-28. In March 2025, on the occasion of Galadza’s 70th birthday, CUA Press published a commemorative collection of papers by more than 20 scholars, including Andrew Louth, dedicated to Galadza. The volume, Eastern Catholic Theology in Action: Essays in Liturgy, Ecclesiology and Ecumenism, focuses on the three areas in which he has worked most extensively.
During the 1999-2000 academic year, Fr. Galadza served as dean of the L’viv Theological Academy in Ukraine (presently the Ukrainian Catholic University), for which he was awarded an archpriest’s pectoral cross by then Bishop Lubomyr Husar. He was ordained to the presbyterate in 1981 by Patriarch Josyf Slipyj.
Fr. Galadza earned his PhD at the University of Toronto, his MA in Liturgy from Notre Dame University and his MDiv from Catholic Theologic
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Watch or listen to Kim Phuc, known around the world as the girl in the 'Napalm Girl' photograph taken during the Vietnam War, being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Kim talks about the impact of being photographed after being caught in a Napalm bomb attack at the age of nine that left her terribly burned. After traversing a long and traumatic road to recovery, Kim discovered Scripture and found hope and healing. She is the founder of The KIM Foundation International, a nonprofit dedicated to providing funds to support the work of international organizations that provide free medical assistance to children who are victims of war, violence, and deprivation.
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Kim Phuc Phan Thi is known around the world as “The Girl in the Picture.” In 1972, at the age of 9, she was immortalized in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph that shows her screaming and running naked down a road in Trang Bang, Vietnam, after having her clothing burned off by napalm. A living symbol of the atrocity of war, she is the founder of The KIM Foundation International, a nonprofit dedicated to providing funds to support the work of international organizations that provide free medical assistance to children who are victims of war, violence, and deprivation.
Mrs. Phan Thi has suffered many hardships since that day in 1972 including several years of painful burn therapy, but her spirit has always remained strong. Inspired by the physicians who helped her survive, she decided to become a doctor; but her pre medical studies in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) were interrupted in 1982 when the Vietnamese government removed her from school to act as a “national symbol of the war.” Four years later the government permitted her to continue her studies in Cuba, but health issues put an end to her plans to become a doctor.
It was in Cuba that Mrs. Phan Thi met her husband, Toan. They married on September 11, 1992. While on the way back to Havana after their honeymoon in Moscow, the couple defected to Canada during a one-hour layover in Newfoundland, Canada. They now live near Toronto, and Mrs. Phan Thi travels the world as a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Goodwill Ambassador for the Culture of Peace.
Kim Phuc Phan Thi has received seven honorary doctorate degrees from universities in Canada, Australia, the United States, and Mexico for her efforts to help children and end world conflict. She is an Honorary Member of Kingston Rotary, an Honorary Member of St. Albert Rotary, a Member of the Advisory Board for the Wheelchair Foundation, an Honorary Member of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, a Member of the Advisory Board of Free Children
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Listen to Rev. Dr. Ray Aldred, a respected theologian, pastor, and teacher being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Ray is a status Cree from Swan River Band, Treaty 8, and is the Director of the Indigenous Studies Program at the Vancouver School of Theology. In this episode, Ray talks about the gospel being the central foundation of our faith, and how that translates into any heart language, resulting in transformed lives.
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Rev. Dr. Ray Aldred is a husband, father, and grandfather. He was first ordained with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada and is now ordained with the Anglican Church of Canada. He is status Cree from Swan River Band, Treaty 8. Born in Northern Alberta, he now resides with his wife in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Ray is the Director of the Indigenous Studies Program at the Vancouver School of Theology whose mission is to partner with the Indigenous Church around theological education.
Formerly, Ray served as the Assistant Professor of Theology at Ambrose Seminary in Calgary, Alberta and a former chairperson and board member for Indigenous Pathways. He is a former Director for the First Nations Alliance Churches of Canada, and is now a committee member, where he works to encourage Indigenous churches. Ray has also had the privilege of addressing several college conferences and meetings. His passion is to help as many people as possible hear the gospel in their heart language.
Ray and his wife, Elaine have also been involved in ministry to help train people to facilitate support groups for people who have suffered abuse. Elaine and Ray have also coordinated Marriage Encounter. Ray and Elaine have four adult children, Jenny, who has graduated from the University of Regina and the Alliance University College, a school teacher, is married and lives in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada; Raymond, who is pursuing a PhD in Philosophy at McGill University; Catherine, has earned an MA in Religions Studies at McGill University; and Rueben who works in the Oil Field in Northern Alberta.
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Listen to Alana Walker Carpenter, a visionary leader, passionate coach, and the Founder and CEO of Intriciti, an organization that inspires business leaders to meaningfully integrate their faith and work being interviewed by veteran journalist, Lorna Dueck. Alana is also the Founder and CEO of the Canadian Centre for the Integration of Faith & Business. In this episode, Alana talks about the incredible opportunity she has to minister within the corporate world to business leaders and help integrate faith and business in a powerfully meaningful way.
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Alana Walker Carpenter is a trailblazer. She has redefined what it means to lead, what success looks like, and the gift that love, compassion, and empathy can bring to the boardroom.
Serving in the capacity of CEO of Intriciti, Alana created and leads an organization to inspire business leaders to integrate their faith and business. Prioritizing relationships, collaboration, and stewardship, Ms. Walker Carpenter founded the Canadian Centre for the Integration of Faith & Business in 2024.
With relationships as her trademark, Alana makes generous space for all to have a seat at the table. She is passionate about ensuring all belong whether one has a little faith, a lot of faith, or no faith at all.
Prior to assuming her current roles, she practiced human resources for a downtown consulting firm.
Ms. Walker Carpenter holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario (King’s College) and a Post-Graduate Degree in Human Resources Management from Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology. She received numerous academic and leadership awards prior to, during, and upon graduation.
With well-earned accolades, she continues to live out her calling. In 2023, she was honoured as a Global Corporate Hero. In 2014, she was nominated and received the Top 100 Christian Leaders in Canada and was three times nominated for the Top 35 Under 35 Award.
Outside of the boardroom, Alana can be found cheering her teenage son Carter on at the baseball diamond and volleyball court. Ms. Walker Carpenter resides in Canada with her husband and best friend Kevin. Together, they serve on a number of local, national, and international boards.
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Listen to Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, a world-renowned climate scientist, communicator, and committed follower of Jesus, being interviewed by veteran journalist, Lorna Dueck. Katharine is the Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, a Distinguished Professor at Texas Tech University, and one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People. In this episode, Katharine discusses climate change, and how the care of our planet was given to humans as a responsibility in Genesis 1. She also talks about how truly understanding what the Bible says can make us even more aware of the impact of climate change on the marginalized and encourages us to be active contributors to creation care.
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Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is a world-renowned climate scientist, communicator, and committed follower of Jesus. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, a Distinguished Professor at Texas Tech University, and one of TIME’s "100 Most Influential People". But what sets her apart is how she bridges the worlds of science and faith with clarity, compassion, and conviction.
With over 125 peer-reviewed publications and contributions to major climate assessments, Katharine helps communities and leaders understand how climate change affects the most vulnerable among us. She co-authored A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions with her husband, pastor and author Andrew Farley, and her bestselling book Saving Us offers a hopeful path forward.
Named one of Christianity Today’s “50 Women to Watch,” Katharine believes that caring for God’s creation is a matter of loving our neighbour — especially the poor and the marginalized. Whether she’s speaking in churches or briefing policymakers, her message is rooted in both scientific evidence and a deep conviction that our faith calls us to act.
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Listen to Nicky Gumbel, the pioneer of the Alpha Course, being interviewed by Lorna Dueck. Nicky has written several best-selling books, recently retired as the Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton in the UK and was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the 2024 New Years Honours. In this episode, Nicky discusses his 50-year practice of starting the day with Scripture and his belief that as you read the Bible, the Holy Spirit is speaking to you. He also talks about how Alpha started and how it continues to evolve, and shares an important message for today’s church.
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Nicky Gumbel is the pioneer of Alpha, an introduction to the Christian faith running in churches of all denominations in 147 countries. Nicky has written several best-selling books including: Why Jesus?, Questions of Life, and The Jesus Lifestyle. Having initially trained as a barrister, Nicky went on to be Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) – a large central London church – for 17 years. Nicky and his wife, Pippa, now work to support Alpha globally. They are also the authors of a daily Bible reading plan, ‘The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel’, which takes you through the whole Bible in 365 days and has over 9 million users. Nicky was awarded a CBE in the 2024 New Years Honours for services to the Church of England.
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Listen to Rev. Dr. Rob Fennell, an author, and Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia, being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, Rob talks about his influences and how God has always led and guided him through his life. In his role as a professor, he is now influencing the next generation of emerging leaders and helping to guide them in their call and vocation while pointing them to Jesus in a challenging society.
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Rev. Dr. Rob Fennell is Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Atlantic School of Theology (AST) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is founding director of Camino Nova Scotia, AST’s social enterprise-based summer pilgrimage program. An ordained minister of The United Church of Canada and an author, Fennell is committed to encouraging the health and thriving of local churches and their leaders.
His most recent books include 31 Short Spiritual Practices; Camino Close to Home; Following Jesus Today (editor); and (with Russ Daye) Turning Ourselves Inside Out: Thriving Christian Communities. He is always curious about the "new thing" the Holy Spirit might be doing.
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Listen to Gary L. Nelson, Chairman of Every Tribe, Every Nation being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, they discuss how Scripture has played a central part in his life and work globally and how he is now helping to make God’s Word available in every person’s heart language. Gary has over forty years of senior and executive management experience including successful technology startups and executive roles with private and public corporations.
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Gary L. Nelson has forty plus years of senior and executive management experience in domestic and international business. His experience includes successful technology start-ups and executive roles with private and public corporations. Gary has extensive experience in acquisitions and reorganization. He accomplished a life goal of retiring, for the first time, at age 49.
Ernst & Young (E&Y) honored Nelson as their technology Entrepreneur of the Year. His companies made the prestigious INC 500 four years in a row, Principle Financials Top Ten Best Private Companies and a current listing on NASDAQ. He served on the Presidents Council for Financial Literacy.
Gary currently serves as Chairman of Every Tribe Every Nation (ETEN) / illumiNations, The Nelson Family Foundation, and Mission Mutual.
In addition to start-ups and serving on numerous Boards, Gary enjoys mentoring young entrepreneurs. His passions are Faith, Family, Community and Business.
Mr. Nelson resides in Edmond, Oklahoma with his wife of 46 years, Diana and a rescue dog, RomoBoy.
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Listen to Dr. Rosalee Velloso Ewell, a Brazilian theologian and Director of Church Relations for the United Bible Societies (UBS), being interviewed by Canadian Bible Society Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, Rosalee shares about her incredible work with UBS and how their work in Bible translation, engagement, and publishing extends into church traditions. In her work, she has seen how Scripture meets people in culturally diverse ways, making communities so much richer, and bringing Scripture alive.
Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s9-ep9
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Rosalee Velloso Ewell is a Brazilian theologian who was born and raised in the city of São Paulo. For over 20 years she has worked with various ecumenical organizations and has been a champion of the Bible across denominations and cultures. Rosalee has a PhD in Biblical theology from Duke University (USA) and has taught theology in the United States, Brazil and the UK. She currently serves as Director of Church Relations for the United Bible Societies. Rosalee lives with her family in the very multicultural city of Birmingham, England.
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Listen to Rev. Dr. Connie denBok, Minister at St. Paul's United Church Brampton being interviewed by Canadian Bible Society Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode Connie talks about the undeniable encounter she had with God as a teenager, and how she discovered that the only One who would give her life purpose was Jesus Christ. She has since dedicated her life to helping others discover their purpose and the love of God through Scripture. She serves at St. Paul's United Church Brampton and also helps train and consult other congregations on church growth and development.
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Connie denBok is minister of St. Paul’s United Church in Brampton, living an abiding passion for the health and faith of local congregations. She has taught as an adjunct professor at Tyndale University and Theological Seminary, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, and Atlantic School of Theology.
Her explorations of faith and vitality have included leading three church planting teams, sharing insights as a plenary speaker and leading workshops for United Church, Anglican, Evangelical, and ecumenical conferences, and being a columnist/writer for Faith Today, the United Church Observer, and other publications.
Having discovered the joy of pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago many years ago, she includes at least one long trek a year to recover the blessed rhythm of breathing in step with God. She is involved in home renovations, and rehabilitation for dogs in her spare time!
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Listen to Grace Fox, Author and Co-Director of International Messengers Canada, being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode Grace talks about her life living on a boat with her husband and how it has opened up new opportunities to share their faith. Her passion for Scripture flows into her work as a popular author of weekly devotionals and Bible studies and she shares about her latest book, Names of God: Living Unafraid, and how that applies to us today.
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Grace Fox lives her unconventional life on a boat with her sailor-husband, Gene, and is the empty nester mother of three married kids, grandma to thirteen of the planet’s cutest little people, and co-director of a missionary sending agency called International Messengers Canada.
Her passion for Scripture has led her to write a weekly devotional blog and devotional books and Bible studies, teach God’s Word at online and in-person events, and volunteer as a member of P31’s First 5 Bible study writing team.
After her morning devotional and work out each day, Grace loves hosting come-and-go coffee times with friends and neighbour aboard her sailboat-home and hopes her writing and home may be a place where the weary-hearted find hope.
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Listen to Arun Sok Nhep, who serves United Bible Societies as Head of Member Relations and Translation Roadmap Coordinator for Asia-Pacific being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Arun shares his stories about growing up in Cambodia and surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide. While fleeing the country and finding himself in prison, he encountered another prisoner who gave him a Bible. This turning point in his life enabled him to encounter the love and forgiveness of God and directed him along a path that resulted in finishing the translation of the Bible for the people of Cambodia years later.
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Born in a Buddhist family in Cambodia, Arun became Christian at the age of 17, following an encounter with the Bible. When the Communists took control of Cambodia in 1975, he escaped the country, arriving in France as a refugee.
He earned degrees in Biblical Studies and Biblical languages from European Bible Institute in France and Regent College in Canada.
Arun served as a pastor in an Evangelical Church in France for 12 years. Later, he became the lead translator for the Khmer Standard Bible translation project, and later joined United Bible Societies as Program Consultant, based in Singapore.
In 2011, he moved to Cambodia to become Chief Executive for the Bible Societies in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
Today, Arun serves United Bible Societies as Head of Member Relations and Translation Roadmap Coordinator for Asia-Pacific.
Arun has been married to his wife Ruth, for 42 years and has two adult sons and two grandchildren.
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Listen to Paul S. Williams, Chief Executive of the British and Foreign Bible Society being interviewed by Canadian Bible Society Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this insightful episode, Paul shares about the incredible work of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and how many other Bible Societies like ours, are seeing a significant increase of people discovering and wanting to read and explore the Bible. In his work with many groups across the world, he is seeing that the Bible isn’t an obstacle but rather a key factor in people coming to faith.
Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s9-ep5
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Paul S. Williams is Chief Executive of the British and Foreign Bible Society Bible Society having previously worked for over a decade in business in London and then as an academic theologian at Regent College, Vancouver, where he holds a Research Professorship of Marketplace Theology and Leadership.
Paul brings prayerful and critical consideration, leadership expertise, and a background in economics, business, political philosophy and theology to the Church’s missional engagement with contemporary culture. He is the visionary behind ReFrame, a video-based course that helps connect the big story of Scripture to daily life and work. His recent book, Exiles on Mission: How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian Worldexplores the experience of living as Christians in the 21st century and provides a missional understanding of post-Christendom Christianity, alongside constructive tools to help readers understand culture and form a missional response.
Paul is married to Sarah and they have two adult daughters.
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Listen to Linda Tripp, retired Vice President of the World Vision Global Partnership being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Linda shares stories about how Scripture first came alive for her and continued to guide her life as she worked in leadership positions for 31 years at World Vision. She managed a wide variety of overseas and domestic development programs as the first woman to serve as a Vice President in the World Vision Global Partnership. She established World Vision’s Private Sponsorship Program for refugees and implemented the opening of World Vision’s Toronto Refugee Reception Centre (now the Christie Refugee Welcome Centre) which helps government-sponsored refugees adjust to life in Canada. Now in retirement, she continues to serve on several boards, committees, and in her community - advocating for those who need a voice and pointing them back to God, the Giver of life.
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Linda Tripp worked with World Vision Canada for 31 years beginning in 1976, managing a wide variety of overseas and domestic development programs.
As the first woman to serve as a Vice President in the World Vision Global Partnership, Linda chaired the Women’s Commission, which developed a World Vision Partnership-wide policy on women in leadership and development programming. She was a member of the World Vision delegation to the UN Conference on Women, in Beijing, China, 1995 and the follow up Conference in New York, 2000.
Linda liaised with government aid agencies and non-government organizations across Canada. She served on various inter-agency committees, and as Vice Chair of the Board of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation.
She travelled extensively in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, witnessing first-hand the effectiveness of World Vision projects. She participated in consultations and workshops world-wide, on topics including refugees, innovative programming, and development. At home, she spoke about relief and development activities, women’s initiatives, promotion of justice and world issues.
During her tenure she established World Vision’s Private Sponsorship Program for refugees beginning with the Vietnamese Boat people. She initiated the Global Education Department that produces high quality resources on global issues for schools, churches and the public. She implemented the opening of World Vision’s Toronto Refugee Reception Centre, an 80-bed facility which helps government-sponsored refugees adjust to life in Canada (now the Christie Refugee Welcome Centre). Linda also developed World Vision’s Advocacy Department to influence policies affecting children, peacebuilding and economics.
In retirement she has served on several Boards/Committees including Tyndale University, Wycli
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Listen to Jennifer Holloran, President and CEO of the American Bible Society being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Jennifer shares about how her simple desire to follow God’s leading and use her strategic gifts to serve ultimately led her to work at Wycliffe Bible Translators USA in a variety of leadership roles, and now as CEO for the American Bible Society. In her current role, she is helping to expand Bible engagement and distribution throughout the world, and make Scripture available in the digital space in a more accessible way.
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Dr. Jennifer Holloran serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at The American Bible Society. With decades of experience in the global movement to expand Bible access and engagement, Jennifer has a keen ability to lead strategically and pursue innovation.
Prior to joining American Bible Society, Jennifer served Wycliffe Bible Translators USA for more than 22 years in various leadership roles, most recently as Chief Operating Officer. In this position, she oversaw Wycliffe USA’s global operations, including field partnerships, church engagement, finances, human resources, marketing and communications, development, and technology.
In addition to her work experience, Jennifer has also served on the boards of numerous organizations working to further develop Bible access and engagement, including Missio Nexus, Mission Aviation Fellowship USA, and Partners International.
Jennifer holds a doctorate in strategic leadership from Regent University as well as a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in human resources from University of Central Florida.
Jennifer and her husband, Tim, live in Philadelphia with their daughters, Katherine and Penelope. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, running, video gaming, and music. Jennifer is a singer-songwriter who also plays piano, violin, and viola. She released her first album, “Come on Home,” in 2013.
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Watch or listen to Jonathan Maracle, a Mohawk/Scot from Ontario, Canada who is a visionary and the founder of Broken Walls being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Jonathan talks about growing up in the church with a Scottish mother and a Mohawk father, who was a missionary to the Indigenous people. He talks about how he had previously distanced himself from his cultural roots and his incredible journey back to his identity as a Mohawk and how God is now using his ministry and music to reach the Indigenous community in a powerful way.
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Jonathan is a Mohawk/Scot from Ontario, Canada. His father was a Mohawk Elder and Visionary Rev. Andrew C. Maracle Sr., his mother was Lillian Jane Ross, daughter of Scottish/Welsh English immigrants.
As the visionary and founder of Broken Walls (an internationally recognized Indigenous musical group and ministry) Jonathan has travelled the world for the past 26 years. The vision of Broken Walls is to see people from cultural minorities restored and able to walk in their true destiny, realizing and able to share their unique gifts and abilities with the world around them.
Learn more about Jonathan Maracle:
Website: https://www.brokenwalls.com/
Social media: www.youtube.com/c/jonathanmaracle
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Recently, well-known podcast host Joe Rogan interviewed apologist Wesley Huff about Scripture, with this interview gaining much attention. In case you missed it, here is the Scripture Untangled episode where Wes is interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Ollerton, author of The Bible Course. In this interview, they discuss questions about faith and Scripture addressing questions such as - can we trust the Bible - and the New Testament - are these texts reliable - and many more questions about the reliability of Scripture.
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Wesley Huff is currently working on a video series called “Can I Trust the Bible?” and is doing a PhD in New Testament and Christian origins at the University of Toronto’s Wycliffe College. He has participated in numerous public dialogues, debates, and interfaith events on issues of faith, belief, and religion across North America.
Wes was born in Multan, Pakistan and spent a portion of his childhood in the Middle East. After being diagnosed with a rare neurological condition at the age of eleven that left him paralyzed from the waist down, Wes experienced a miraculous recovery that the doctors themselves said they had no medical explanation for. This experience, along with a great deal of study and soul searching in his later teens solidified his interest in the subjects of faith and engaging the beliefs and worldview perspectives of others. Currently he lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife their three children.
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Website: wesleyhuff.com
Can I Trust the Bible: wesleyhuff.com/can-i-trust-the-bible
Apologetics Canada: apologeticscanada.com
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Listen to UBS China Partnership Co-Director of Operations, Daniel Loh being interviewed by Canadian Bible Society President, Rev. Dr. Rupen Das. In this episode, Daniel talks about his call to mission in China, and the continual need for Bibles, debunking the wide belief that Bibles are illegal in China. He shares about the great impact of the Bible in China with a possible 100 million Christians, and their hunger for accessible printed Bibles and Bible translation. Daniel also shares about the key partnership with the Canadian Bible Society and how supporting Bible Societies around the world helps support the great need in China.
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Daniel Loh is a visionary leader with a servant’s heart in ministry and missions. Since 2017, he has served as the Co-Director (Operations) of the United Bible Societies China Partnership (UBSCP), where he has led a cross-cultural team of over 20 staff members with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Daniel’s passion for God’s Word and unwavering dedication to serving the churches in China, has influenced the mission of translating, printing, distributing, engaging, and equipping believers, church leaders, and lay preachers with Bibles throughout the country.
Driven by a heart for Scripture, Daniel believes in making the Bible accessible to every believer, recognizing it as the cornerstone of transformation in individuals, families, and communities. His strategic vision has guided UBSCP to partner effectively with National and Provincial Churches in China, establishing programs that deepen Bible engagement and equipping pastors, lay leaders and seminary students with the Word of God. He has been instrumental in establishing training initiatives for pastors and lay preachers while advocating for the necessary financial and prayer support from Bible Societies worldwide.
Daniel’s leadership is characterized by vision, humility, and valuing relationships. He connects meaningfully with team members and partners, building trust and fostering a supportive community. “Daniel truly embodies Romans 12:15 - ‘Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.’ He always celebrates our successes and is ready to lend a listening ear and pray with us during challenging times,” shares one team member. His servant-hearted leadership is further demonstrated in simple acts of care, such as preparing team lunches and stocking the office with coffee pods and chocolates to create a warm and loving atmosphere.
Daniel is a loving husband to his wife, Ning, and a devoted father to his two sons, Matthew and Timothy. The Loh family spent over a decade serving as missionaries in Chengdu, China, where they collectively experienced God’s faithfulness. His sons speak of him not only as a leader but as a hands-on father who balances work, ministry, and family life with grace and diligence.
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Listen to Dr. Rieuwerd Buitenwerf, General Secretary of the Bible Society for the Netherlands and Flanders being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, they talk about the incredible work of the Bible Society for the Netherlands and Flanders, and how in a fairly secularized society they are engaging the next generation with the Family Bible and Youth Bible. Rieuwerd also shares about their new initiative, the Migration Bible that has been reaching the thousands of migrants who have come to the Netherlands, and how this is impacting the global Church.
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Dr. Rieuwerd Buitenwerf is the General Secretary of the Bible Society for the Netherlands and Flanders (BSNF), and also a Board Member of the United Bible Societies. His work at BSNF includes many projects with a large focus on Bible Engagement, and Youth and Children’s ministry. BSNF's focus on Bible Engagement saw the birth of the Family Bible for the Netherlands, with a wide distribution of almost 700,000 copies into 25 countries.
Rieuwerd has also tried to emphasize diversity in the ministry of the Bible Society for the Netherlands and Flanders, with a new initiative partnering with Migrant Churches and the joint global project of the Migration Bible, that was recently launched. He studied theology at and has a PhD from Leiden University and is the author of several books. His wife is a minister in the Protestant Church, and they are the parents of three teenagers.
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Listen to Rev. Dirk Gevers, the Secretary General of United Bible Societies (UBS) being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode they discuss Dirk’s early years and how he encountered the love of God as a teenager, which set him on a course to discovering a call to ministry. Dirk fulfilled various regional and national church leadership positions including CEO of the Bible Society of South Africa for eight years prior to serving in his current role as the UBS Secretary General where he provides strategic leadership to member Bible Societies in their mission to enable the Word of God to reach and speak to people's hearts.
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Dirk Gevers is the Secretary General of United Bible Societies, providing strategic leadership to the global membership organization. Before taking up this role, Dirk was CEO of the Bible Society of South Africa (BSSA) for 8 years and was with BSSA for 15 years. He has fulfilled various regional and national church leadership roles throughout his ministry. In recent years he has served the Fellowship as Vice-Chair of the Global Council and Executive Board, and Chair of the Solidarity Fund Oversight Group. With global experience working across diverse cultural and confessional contexts, Dirk brings both a strong theological background and a passionate focus on unlocking access to the Bible for people everywhere.
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Listen to Anatoliy Raychynets, Deputy General Secretary of the Ukrainian Bible Society being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. This follow-up episode covers the continued challenges of war in Ukraine, how God is opening doors to Anatoliy and his team, and the incredible miracles God is bringing through Bible Distribution. Anatoliy is also a volunteer military priest and has the opportunity to bring hope and minister to both soldiers and families by supplying food, praying with them and giving them a Bible.
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Born into a Christian family of clergymen, from his childhood Anatoliy Raychynets watched his father and grandfather serve the church during the harsh times of the Soviet regime. He majored in Practical Theology from the Smyrna Theological Seminary in Norway and obtained a master’s degree from the Transcarpathian State University in Country Studies and Foreign Language Translation. Anatoliy majored in World History from the Uzhhorod National University. His thesis was on the topic “Conceptual foundations of Christian-Muslim theological dialogue”.
Since the full-scale invasion, he has been a volunteer military priest. Anatoliy was awarded the award "For Service to God and Ukraine" by the Spiritual Directorate of Chaplains.
Anatoliy Raychynets has been serving the Ukrainian Bible Society since 2001 in various roles, has been the Deputy General Secretary since 2008, and is the author of the book about the leaders of Protestant evangelical denominations, “Raised by God”.
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Listen to Elaine Duncan, CEO of the Scottish Bible Society and Chair of the United Bible Societies (UBS) Fellowship Council, being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. Elaine has led the Scottish Bible Society for over eighteen years, after her previous employment with Scripture Union Scotland and the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship. In this episode, Elaine shares about the ongoing work to put the Bible back into the heart of Scotland. She also talks about the unifying nature of UBS and how collaboration and support amongst member Bible Societies makes them even stronger.
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Elaine Duncan is the Chief Executive of the Scottish Bible Society and Chair of the United Bible Societies (UBS) Fellowship Council. The work of the Scottish Bible Society is to share the Bible in Scotland and around the world as their conviction is that the Bible will lead people to Jesus. Elaine is not only enthusiastic about people having a Bible in their own language, but also in helping people understand it and grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ through it. The focus of Elaine’s work has always been to encourage people to know God better as they interact with His Word.
Elaine previously worked with Scripture Union Scotland and the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship. She has a degree in Behavioural Sciences (psychology) and worked for 18 months in a psychiatric unit.
Elaine says fresh air, exercise, good coffee, stimulating friends and food go into making a great day! Elaine is originally from Cumbria. She now lives in Glasgow, works in Edinburgh and supports the Scottish rugby team!
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Listen to Christopher Gordon, a Partner within the People Advisory Practice of EY Canada, being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. As the leader of EY Law’s Global Immigration practice, Chris serves clients in over 130 countries. He has advised and served some of the largest Canadian, global and Fortune100 corporations in his 20+ year career in professional services. In this episode they discuss Chris growing up with missionary parents in an impoverished neighborhood in London, UK, and how when he was sixteen, Scripture and a sermon changed the direction of his life. God called him out of street life and into a life of impactful corporate leadership in Canada.
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Christopher Gordon is a global leader, champion for innovation and passionate advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion and entrepreneurial success. Chris is a mentor, coach and human equity advocate. He's also a soccer dad and singer-songwriter.
Chris is a Partner within the People Advisory Practice of EY Canada. As the leader of EY Law’s Global Immigration practice, Chris serves clients in over 130 countries. He has advised and served some of the largest Canadian, global and Fortune100 corporations in his 20+ year career in professional services.
Chris also serves as Director of the EY Entrepreneurial Access Network (Canada), which is an accelerator program helping Black and Indigenous business founders in Canada grow their businesses. He is also Co-Director of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year® (EOY) Ontario program.
Outside of his day-to-day, Chris serves on the board of Margaret’s Housing and Community Support Services, a leading charity addressing the needs of at-risk unhoused people living with mental health in Toronto. He is also serves on the governance committee of the board.
Chris is a proud husband to Janine, his wife of 20 years and father to their two sons Judah and Elijah.
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Listen to Marianne Meed Ward, the Mayor of Burlington, being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, they talk about Marianne’s foundation of Scripture and how her love of Scripture guides her actions and has shaped her life. Marianne is also Chair of the Ontario's Big City Mayors group, a group of big city mayors that support strong and effective cities through policy development, advocacy, discussion and partnerships.
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Marianne Meed Ward is a Canadian politician and former journalist who has served as the 29th and current mayor of Burlington, Ontario since 2018.
Marianne Meed Ward started working for Faith Today magazine in 1989, becoming managing editor in 1996. She resigned from her position in February 1999 following a 'change in direction' at the magazine. She launched her own communications business, Meed Ward Media, providing writing, editorial, consulting or teaching services to a range of clients including Chatelaine, Vision TV, Ryerson University, Tyndale College, CHCH TV, Crossroads Communications, and the Toronto Sun where she served as a weekly columnist covering faith and ethics, and later covering the 905 area of Toronto.
In October 2022 she was re-elected for a second term, winning 77.95% of the popular vote and receiving almost 25,000 more votes than the runner-up. Marianne Meed Ward ran on a platform for reasonable development, adding more community centres and parks, and cutting red tape. She currently resides in Burlington with her husband Peter and their three children.
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Join veteran journalist Lorna Dueck as she interviews Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett, Program Director at Cardus, and Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling, Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society, in an insightful discussion about the beliefs of Canadian Christians. They explore the findings from a February 2024 survey conducted by Cardus in partnership with the Angus Reid Institute and supported by the Canadian Bible Society. In this interview, the guests dive deep into the survey results and discuss key questions like, "What do Canadian Christians believe about their faith?" and how they practice and live it out publicly.
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Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett is the Program Director of Faith Communities at Cardus. He is an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Eparchy (Diocese) of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Andrew is Program Director of Faith Communities at Cardus.
A champion of religious freedom domestically and internationally, he has served as Canada’s first Ambassador for Religious Freedom and led Global Affairs Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom from 2013 to 2016. He simultaneously served as Canada’s Head of Delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). When not praying, studying, or advocating, Fr. Andrew can be found with his fly rod in a stream, listening to bluegrass or Beethoven, or reading the Church Fathers.
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Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling was the Senior Minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church in Toronto, one of Canada’s largest United Church congregations and was responsible for leadership and administration at Timothy Eaton from 1998 until his more recent retirement. Overseeing staff, providing visionary leadership, acting as the public representative of over 1,500 members and managing a dynamic and ever-evolving ministry to the city of Toronto and beyond.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Law from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Master of Divinity from the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a Doctor of Ministry in preaching from Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In 2008, Wycliffe College, Toronto, recognized his contribution to preaching with an honorary Doctor of Divinity.
Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling is now the Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society building relationships with churches, academic institutions, and individuals across Canada.
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Listen to Bishop Nicholas Dill, the Bishop of Bermuda being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode Nick shares his journey, from growing up in Bermuda, to studying in London and becoming a lawyer, and how in the process of learning and hungering for His Word the Bible came alive he saw his own life transform. Nick felt the call to ministry, went on to study theology at the University of Oxford, began ministering in England and then in Bermuda.
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Bishop Nicholas Dill was born on Dock Hill, Devonshire and has degrees in Politics and History from the University of Toronto and Law from the University of London. He practiced as a barrister in London and Bermuda, working at the firm founded by his grandfather, Conyers, Dill & Pearman. During this time he felt the call of God to offer himself for ministry and pursued studies at Wycliffe Hall Theological College at the University of Oxford.
Bishop Dill began ministering in England and then in Bermuda. He was involved in setting up community based ecumenical programs to help address community needs in response to the gang violence that erupted in his city. Bishop Dill helped to re-establish links between the church and the local schools and was instrumental in setting up community outreach and feeding programs across the parish and new initiatives for outreach to the youth and children.
In February 2013 he was elected as the next Bishop of Bermuda. In May of the same year, he was consecrated in the Cathedral in Hamilton. Bishop Dill is looking to see where God is leading the Church – but knows it includes a greater emphasis on evangelism, youth, communication, work within the community and with Christian brothers and sisters of every denomination, fueled by the scriptures and prayer.
Bishop Nick is husband to Fiona, and father to 6 amazing children.
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Scripture Untangled welcomes back international Christian author of Why Trust the Bible and Lead Like the Real You, Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing. Listen to this insightful episode as veteran journalist, Lorna Dueck and Amy tackle the question of what a woman's role in the Church can be and untangle Paul’s instruction in 1 Timothy 2. They also discuss trusting God always, even during dark and difficult times, and the need and hunger for prayer and Bibles in Afghanistan.
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Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing is an international author, speaker and theologian who addresses the deep questions people have about the Christian Faith. She is the author of multiple books including Where is God in All the Suffering? bestselling, Why Trust the Bible? and her latest, Lead Like the Real You.
Over the last twenty years, Amy has given talks and answered questions on the Bible for university students, Parliamentarians, business leaders, churches, conferences and many more. Amy enjoys broadcasting and working with the media and giving public lectures. A mother of three sons, Amy is kept busy engaging their lives while wrestling out the Christian faith for tomorrow’s leaders.
Amy is interested in the intersection of meaning and faith within the marketplace, education and policymaking. Amy holds a doctorate in Theology from the University of Oxford. But this year, Amy is tackling the season of Advent with new eyes for a new generation of those looking for Holy Wonder in the Christmas season.
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Watch or listen to Dr. Brian C. Stiller, Global Ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance, author of twelve books, and former editor-in-chief of Faith Today, being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this thought-provoking episode, Brian shares how Scripture has been such an intrinsic part of his life since he was a child and how it solidifies his walk with the Lord.
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Dr. Brian C. Stiller (born 1942) is Global Ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance and lives with his wife Lily in the Toronto, Canada area.
Stiller was raised in a Pentecostal minister’s home on the Prairies. Educated at the University of Toronto (BA in History), Wycliffe College (Master of Religion), and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Doctor of Ministry), he has received honorary doctorates from Briercrest College and Trinity Western University.
Following graduation, the Stillers moved to Montreal (1967) where he served as director of Youth for Christ, then as director of Toronto YFC, and finally as Canadian president of Youth for Christ (1975-83).
In 1983, he was appointed president of EFC. This provided him with a national profile as a voice for people of biblical faith. Within months of his appointment, he founded and became editor-in-chief of EFC’s national magazine, Faith Today and in time opened the EFC Office of National Affairs in Ottawa. By way of Cross Currents, a weekly national television current events program, as well as other media, his analysis increasingly was heard by Canadians at all levels of leadership.
In 1997 Brian became president of Tyndale University College & Seminary; leading the school through major restructuring. During his tenure Tyndale received university status from the Ontario government, a 56-acre campus was purchased, and a major capital drive lifted the schools into a new era of growth. In 2009 Stiller retired and was named president of the Tyndale Foundation where he served for two years. In July 2011, he was appointed Global Ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance.
He is the author of 12 books. The most recent are An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World and From Jerusalem to Timbuktu: A Global Tour of the Spread of Christianity.
His life mission comes from the time King David was rebuilding Israel. One group assisting him was described as those “who understood the times and knew what Israel should do” (1 Chronicles 12:32).
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Listen to Dr. Jane Philpott, Canada’s best-known Doctor and former Minister of Health being interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. Lorna takes Dr. Philpott through an intimate conversation about her challenging life, the launch of her new book, Health for All, and how the Bible addresses health care and the sacred value of every single human being.
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The Honourable Jane Philpott is best known for her time in the Canadian government from 2015-2019 when she served as federal Minister of Health and several other portfolios; Minister of Indigenous Services and President of the Treasury Board. Dr. Philpott is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Director of the School of Medicine at Queen’s University. She is also the CEO of the Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization.
Dr. Philpott is an accomplished family physician, educator, and global health champion, and is best known for having held several senior cabinet positions with the Government of Canada. Elected as the Member of Parliament for Markham-Stouffville in 2015, she served in a number of prominent federal cabinet roles, including as Minister of Health, Minister of Indigenous Services, President of the Treasury Board, and Minister of Digital Government. She currently serves as Special Adviser on Health for Nishnawbe Aski Nation, an organization representing 49 First Nation communities across Treaty 5 and Treaty 9 in northern Ontario.
Prior to entering politics, Dr. Philpott spent over 30 years in family medicine and global health. She spent the first decade of her career in Niger, West Africa, where she provided clinical care to patients and training to community health workers.
In 2008, Dr. Philpott joined the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and then became Chief of Family Medicine at Markham Stouffville Hospital in 2008. She also founded a campaign that raised close to $5 million for people in Africa affected by HIV/AIDS, and helped to create the first family medicine training program in Ethiopia.
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Listen to Angie Peters, President and CEO of Toronto’s Yonge Street Mission being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Angie is an inspiring and collaborative leader in Toronto’s social sector serving the communities where she grew up. She shares about her early life and how simple acts of kindness helped break generational poverty in her own family. In 2024, Angie launched her new book, Just Act: We are the Solution to Poverty.
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Angie Peters is an inspiring and collaborative leader in Toronto’s social sector serving the communities where she grew up. In 2003, Angie left her executive role in telecommunications to work towards ending poverty. She founded ZOË Alliance, an international social enterprise, before joining Toronto’s Yonge Street Mission in 2013 as President and CEO. In 2022, she hosted a Poverty Hack-a-Thon that has since birthed a city-wide multi-sector collaboration that is creating trust, action and momentum to build communities where everyone can thrive.
In 2024, Angie became a published author with the launch of her new book, Just Act: We are the Solution to Poverty, an inspirational guide for people, businesses and community organizations concerned about poverty to develop a measurable action plan to help address poverty. Visit justact.ca to learn more and download supporting materials.
Listen to the founder of The Lulu Tree, Emily Wierenga being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck in this profound and inspiring episode of Scripture Untangled. Emily shares her harrowing, yet hope-giving story and talks about God's grace in her life, from her early exposure to living in Africa as a small child to moving back to Canada later and struggling with a life-threatening eating disorder that could have ended her life. Emily was impacted in a deeper way when she visited Africa as an adult and saw such a great need. Emily is an evangelist, sharing the Gospel where God leads. She is the author of God Who Became Bread and the founder of The Lulu Tree - a non-profit that serves vulnerable families in Africa and around the world.
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Emily T. Wierenga is an award-winning writer and commissioned artist. Her memoirs include the newly-released God Who Became Bread, available on Amazon. Some of her other books include Atlas Girl, Making it Home, and Chasing Silhouettes: How to Help a Loved One Battling an Eating Disorder. Emily founded The Lulu Tree, a non-profit serving vulnerable families around the world. She lives with her husband and three children on a farm in northern Alberta, Canada.
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Listen to Troy Lydiate, multifaceted artist, speaker, and the Creative Director at Apologetics Canada as he speaks with Joanna la Fleur. Troy shares his story, from when he was adopted as a baby, through his journey of healing, to discovering his identity in Christ and finding his worth not in what he did, but in “Whose” he was. Operating under the artistic moniker Scribe Music, Troy has unveiled four studio albums, skillfully utilizing his music as a conduit to convey the gospel message. His music production has garnered him nominations at the GMA (Covenant Awards), further complemented by regular airplay on Canadian Christian radio.
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Troy Lydiate is the Creative Director at Apologetics Canada, where he also serves as host of "The AC Podcast." As a graduate of Providence University with a Bachelor's Degree focused on Social Sciences, much of Troy's professional career has been spent working with youth and young adults. Operating under the artistic moniker Scribe Music, Troy has unveiled four studio albums, skillfully utilizing his music as a conduit to convey the gospel message. His music production has garnered him nominations at the GMA (Covenant Awards), further complemented by widespread recognition through blog features and regular airplay on Canadian Christian radio.
Beyond his artistic endeavours, Troy is a devoted husband to Jasmine and a doting father to two young children. He has dedicated himself to the growth and vitality of the local church, actively engaging in discipleship, worship team, and church leadership. Embracing a mission to catalyze both cultural and global transformation, Troy's approach is firmly anchored in love, releasing hope by loving God and loving people.
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Listen to bestselling author, speaker and radio show host Susie Larson being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Susie talks about the impact of Scripture on her life as she dealt with more than 20 years of chronic illness and financial challenges, and how God revealed His deep love for her, despite her circumstances and limitations. Susie also talks about her latest book, Waking Up to the Goodness of God, which takes readers on a 40-day pilgrimage to explore God's invitation to flourish, heal, and know His peace in a way that changes us forever.
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Susie Larson is a bestselling author, national speaker, and host of the popular radio show, Susie Larson Live.
The author of twenty-two books, Susie is also a veteran in the fitness field and has twice been voted a top-ten finalist for the John C. Maxwell Transformational Leadership Award.
Susie’s book, Closer Than Your Next Breath was a finalist for the ECPA book of the year in 2024.
Susie and her husband live near Minneapolis with their three sons, three daughters-in-law, and a growing bunch of delightful grandchildren.
Susie’s passion is to see people everywhere awakened to the value of their soul, the depth of God’s love, and the height of their calling in Christ Jesus.
When they’re not traveling or doing ministry together, Susie and Kevin enjoy biking the trails and recharging by the lake near their home in Minnesota.
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Watch or listen to Thomas S. Caldwell (Chairman of Caldwell Investment Management Ltd.) share his testimony with Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society). Recorded as part of the series, The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, Thomas describes how attending the Ontario Prayer Breakfast sparked his faith journey. One transformative evening, a Scripture about Jesus solidified his belief. Learn how this journey deepened as he embraced the concept of God's existence. Thomas goes on to share that his prayers now center on expressing gratitude and thanksgiving for his life.
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Thomas S. Caldwell is the Chairman, Founder and Director of Caldwell Investment Management, which was established in 1990. He was inducted into the Investment Industry Association of Canada's (IIAC) Investment Hall of Fame in 2014. He is a past member of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute in Ottawa. A former Governor of the Toronto Stock Exchange, he is one of the leading experts on capital markets, particularly trading environments.
Thomas is also a retired Honorary Colonel of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in addressing social and community needs. In 2003, he was named a Member of the Order of Canada for his work in assisting those in need and contributing to institutions dedicated to improving the lives of others.
He and his wife, Dorothy, have been married since 1966 and have two sons and four grandchildren.
Listen to Bishop Stephen Andrews, Principal of Wycliffe College, being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Andrew Stirling. Stephen shares how his view of the Bible and the church was influenced by his lifelong study of the Bible, his exposure to global evangelicalism and the global Anglican Church, and serving as Study Assistant to John Stott in London for two years. He also discussed how this foundation prepared him for his ministry of serving various parishes across Canada and has culminated in the training and equipping of theological students for ministry across the world.
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Bishop Stephen Andrews is the Principal of Wycliffe College. A graduate of Wycliffe College and Cambridge University, his academic interests lie in the area of Jewish biblical interpretation in the Second Temple period. He has taught courses on the Prophets of Israel, the Pauline Epistles, Christian Worship, Biblical Hermeneutics, St Mark’s Gospel, and the Development of Christian Thought. However, for the past two years he has taught Anglican Liturgy with faculty from Trinity College. Stephen’s evangelicalism was deeply shaped by his two years serving as Study Assistant to John Stott.
He has served parishes in Vancouver, Halifax and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Stephen is a former President of Thorneloe University in Sudbury and was the Bishop of the Diocese of Algoma for eight years. Besides administrative duties, travelling and preaching on behalf of the institution, he is an honorary assistant at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Toronto. Stephen and his wife, Fawna, a psychotherapist, have two children and two grandchildren. He enjoys birdwatching and travelling and is an armchair woodworker.
Nine-time GRAMMY® nominee, singer Natalie Grant, an icon in Christian & Gospel music, and GRAMMY® award-winning composer, and husband Bernie Herms join Scripture Untangled. In this special episode, Lorna Dueck interviews them together backstage after their performance at the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa. They discuss their faith, prioritizing God in their careers, emphasizing the significance of having the Word of God as their foundation, and how living out these beliefs inspires others.
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Natalie Grant
As a Nine-time GRAMMY® nominee and five-time GMA Dove Awards Female Vocalist of the Year, Natalie Grant has become an icon in Christian & Gospel music. In addition to garnering more than 500 million streams and multiple number #1 albums and singles on the Billboard Charts, she is also a respected author and philanthropist.
She is the co-founder of Hope for Justice, a non-profit organization in the fight against human trafficking, which has 32 offices across 9 countries and 5 continents and has helped 102,803 children in the last year.
Learn more about Natalie Grant
Website: nataliegrant.com
Instagram: instagram.com/nataliegrant
YouTube: youtube.com/user/nataliegrantvideos
Hope for Justice: hopeforjustice.org
Bernie Herms
Originally from Canada and currently residing in Nashville, Bernie Herms is an award-winning composer, producer, and songwriter who has worked with artists such as Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Selena Gomez, Kelly Clarkson, Natalie Grant, David Foster, Casting Crowns, Hillary Scott (of Lady Antebellum), Barbra Streisand, Danny Gokey, Brad Paisley, Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, Jeremy Camp, Matt Redman, and many more.
His stratospheric production and songwriting career includes 30 #1s in the U.S. and many multinational #1 hits. He has multiple GRAMMY® nominations and won the 2017 GRAMMY® for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for Hillary Scott’s, “Thy Will.”
Learn more about Bernie Herms
Website: bernieherms.com
Instagram: instagram.com/bernieherms
Listen to Rev. Dr. Rupen Das, President of the Canadian Bible Society being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Rupen reflects on his incredible history from working in global disaster management to his recent work at CBS. His global perspective has brought a unique view into the need for Scripture in the western world and Canadian culture, and how the importance of Scripture reveals the living God in Jesus Christ. This viewpoint has helped to focus the work of CBS on helping people hear God speak through His Word in Canada and around the world.
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Rev. Dr. Rupen Das is the President of the Canadian Bible Society and has come to CBS with considerable senior management experience both in Canada and internationally.
Most recently, Rupen was seconded by the Canadian Baptist Ministries to Lebanon and Europe where he was involved in theological education and managing humanitarian responses to refugees. Prior to that Rupen was professor and program coordinator for Humber College’s International Project Management post graduate program. He has held senior management positions with World Vision Canada and World Vision International. His consulting assignments have been with various non-governmental organizations, international agencies, the Canadian Government, and the Canadian military.
Rev. Dr. Rupen Das is a missiologist who has researched and written on various aspect of contemporary Christian missions, especially issues that concern the Global South. He is the author of several books. He has been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, a 21st Century Fellow in the UK, and adjunct faculty at Eastern University in the US. Rupen earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Acadia University in Nova Scotia and is Research Professor at Tyndale University in Toronto. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the United Bible Societies.
Rupen and his wife, Mamta, have two adult children, who are married with families.
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Back by popular demand. Listen to Dr. Os Guinness, prominent social critic, a senior fellow at the Oxford Center for Christian apologetics, and author and editor of more than 30 books being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. In his second Scripture Untangled interview Os discusses the 20th Anniversary of his book, The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life, the fact that God has a specific calling for your individual life, how you can fit His call with your own individuality and allow Him to guide what you do at work, at home and with your community.
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Great-great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, Os Guinness was born in China in World War Two where his parents were medical missionaries. A witness to the climax of the Chinese revolution in 1949, he was expelled with many other foreigners in 1951 and returned to Europe where he was educated in England. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of London and his D.Phil in the social sciences from Oriel College, Oxford.
Os has written or edited more than thirty books, including The Call, Time for Truth, Unspeakable, A Free People’s Suicide, The Global Public Square, Last Call for Liberty, Carpe Diem Redeemed,The Magna Carta of Humanity, and The Great Quest: Invitation to the Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning, which was published in 2022. Since moving to the United States in 1984, Os has been a Guest Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, a Guest Scholar and Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum and the EastWest Institute in New York.
He was the lead drafter of the Williamsburg Charter in 1988, a celebration of the bicentennial of the US Constitution, and later of “The Global Charter of Conscience,” which was published at the European Union Parliament in 2012. Os has spoken at many of the world’s major universities, and spoken widely to political and business conferences across the world. He lives with his wife Jenny in the Washington DC area.
Learn more about Os Guinness: osguinness.com
Listen to Rev. Dr. Sarah Han, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Tyndale Seminary being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Dr. Han considers herself to be a "third culture" Canadian-Korean-Chinese and her formative theology was shaped on the mission field abroad. This episode dives into her formative years and foundation of faith, and how her experiences have influenced her passion to communicate the goodness and grace of God. She is compelled to reach this generation with the living Word of God, and to preach an authentic faith that is walked out genuinely and personally on a daily basis.
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Dr. Sarah Han is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and brings practical ministry experience as an ordained minister and theological expertise as an academic. She has provided leadership in the Canadian immigrant church context for over a decade and has diverse experience in the Canadian public and private sectors. Dr. Han's vocational commitment and theological passion are to critically observe and reflect on how ecclesiology shapes and informs missiology and her research focuses on an intercultural, intergenerational, missional ecclesiology for Canada.
Sarah is an ordained pastor, wife and mother-of-three. She is passionate about seeing the Kingdom of God experienced by all those around her and lives in a missional community that intentionally and organically reaches out to its neighbours with the gospel.
Learn more about Rev. Dr. Sarah Han: tyndale.ca/faculty/sarah-han
Listen to international award-winning artist Josh Tiessen being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Josh blends hyper-realism with faith in his stunning collection, "Creation Longs." Join Lorna Dueck as she delves into his intricate works, exploring the ecological themes and artistic mastery behind each 1700-hour masterpiece.
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Josh Tiessen was born in Moscow in 1995 to Canadian parents living in Russia. Based in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Tiessen is an international award-winning artist best known for his hyper-surreal shaped oil paintings, reflecting the interaction between the natural world and human-made structures. He draws upon his studies in theology, philosophy and environmentalism, earning a B.R.E. in Arts, Biblical Studies, and Philosophy. He graduated with an M.A. in Art History from the University of Toronto in spring 2024.
As a young artist, Tiessen was recognized as one of the world's top ten prodigy artists by Huffington Post, and the only known male art prodigy in North America by global prodigy expert Dr. J. Ruthsatz. When he was a teenager, he was juried in as the youngest member of International Guild of Realism among foremost realist artists from around the world, Artists for Conservation and Society of Animal Artists, elite groups of the top nature and wildlife artists worldwide. Art Renewal Center designated Tiessen as “Associate Living Master,” and New York based gallery Jonathan LeVine awarded him First Place from 2000 artists in their international competition Search for the Next Great Artist. LeVine presented the emerging artist’s debut international solo exhibition Streams in the Wasteland in May 2019. Tiessen’s solo exhibition Vanitas and Viriditas took place at Rehs Contemporary Gallery in New York City from April to May 2023.
Learn more about Josh Tiessen: joshtiessen.com
Listen to Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Homiletics at Emmanuel College in the University of Toronto. He has written many books based around the topic of homiletics and is known for his focus on the poetry of faith and the centrality of the gospel. In this episode, Paul talks with CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling about how the gospel is “God’s saving action,” and how it can be applied to every part of our daily lives.
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The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson is Professor Emeritus of Homiletics at Emmanuel College in the University of Toronto, where he taught from 1981 until 2019. He is known for his focus on the poetry of faith and the centrality of the gospel. A son of the manse, he is ordained in the United Church of Canada and has served several churches.
A past president of the Academy of Homiletics, he has written many books including: The Four Pages of the Sermon (2018); Preaching as Poetry (2014); Setting Words on Fire: Putting God at the Center of the Sermon (2008); The Practice of Preaching (2007); Broken Words: Reflections on the Craft of Preaching (2004); Preaching and Homiletical Theory (2004); and God Sense: Reading the Bible for Preaching (2001). He has edited fifteen books, won two Book of the Year awards, and has supervised many doctoral students. He received the United Church Davidson Award for Teaching Excellence in 2004 and in 2013 received a major research award from the Louisville Institute. He lectures, teaches, and preaches widely throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Canada. He is married to Deanna who is also ordained and they have three grown children and two grandchildren.
The people that you meet, and again, you know, being an Anglican priest's wife for years, you get welcomed into people's lives, and you get to know people, and you see what people have overcome, and you see how people are, you know, trying to live a holy life. And it's inspiring, and it's beautiful, and it's very ordinary, you know. We are bowled over by the stories of, you know, great adventures for God, and we should be that, you know, it's amazing when people climb the mountains and jump out of the airplanes. And...but what impacts me the most, because I live a very ordinary life, and that's where that really is where the, you know, most of us are, and there's so much beautiful, you know, beautiful relationships, and that's where we're growing. And those are the stories I like to hear, and those are the stories I like to tell.
Listen to Karen Stiller being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Karen Stiller is a well-known writer and the senior editor of Faith Today magazine. In this moving episode, Karen discusses her new book Holiness Here: Searching for God in the Ordinary Events of Everyday Life and how holiness is not just a condition but also a way of life. She shares about her husband’s recent passing and finding the goodness and holiness of God in the middle of an unexpected and painful season.
Karen Stiller is a senior editor of Faith Today magazine, a host of the Faith Today podcast and writes frequently for magazines like Reader's Digest, Ekstasis, In Trust, and other North American publications. Stiller is a three-time recipient of the prestigious A.C. Forrest Memorial Award from the Canadian Church Press for excellence in socially conscious religious journalism.
She is the author of Holiness Here: Searching for God in the Everyday Events of Ordinary Life, The Minister's Wife; co-author of Craft, Cost & Call, Shifting Stats Shaking the Church, and Going Missional; editor of The Lord's Prayer, and coeditor of Evangelicals Around the World. She lives in Ottawa and has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Non-Fiction from University of King's College, Dalhousie.
Learn more about Karen Stiller: karenstiller.com
Listen to Karen Stiller being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Karen Stiller is a well-known writer and the senior editor of Faith Today magazine. In this moving episode, Karen discusses her new book “Holiness Here: Searching for God in the Ordinary Events of Everyday Life” and how holiness is not just a condition but also a way of life. She shares about her husband’s recent passing and finding the goodness and holiness of God in the middle of an unexpected and painful season.
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Karen Stiller is a senior editor of Faith Today magazine, a host of the Faith Today podcast and writes frequently for magazines like Reader's Digest, Ekstasis, In Trust, and other North American publications. Stiller is a three-time recipient of the prestigious A.C. Forrest Memorial Award from the Canadian Church Press for excellence in socially conscious religious journalism.
She is the author of Holiness Here: Searching for God in the Everyday Events of Ordinary Life, The Minister's Wife; co-author of Craft, Cost & Call, Shifting Stats Shaking the Church, and Going Missional; editor of The Lord's Prayer, and coeditor of Evangelicals Around the World. She lives in Ottawa and has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Non-Fiction from University of King's College, Dalhousie.
Learn more about Karen Stiller: karenstiller.com
I think sometimes the problem is that the Christian church can be answering the questions of 20 years ago, you know, basically responding to the new atheists and asking: Do you have any evidence that God exists? And you go off and have a, you know, an interesting philosophical, scientific debate. But actually, that's not...I think the questions that most people in the secular culture are asking right now about God. They're more asking: How do I make sense of life? How do I...give me a reason for getting out of bed in the morning. Why do I feel so depressed? So I think where we could learn from that, in a sense is that actually we need to be answering the question that people are actually asking. We could take a lesson from sort of looking at what the existential issues are actually.
Listen to Justin Brierley being interviewed by author and theologian, Andrew Ollerton. Justin is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster in the UK, who has become known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. In this episode, Justin talks about his passion for creating conversations around faith, science, theology and culture, and his creative use of different forms of media to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity.
Justin Brierley has worked in radio, podcast and video for over two decades. Until April 2023 he was Theology & Apologetics Editor for Premier Christian Radio, and hosted the Unbelievable? radio show and podcast as well as the "Ask NT Wright Anything" podcast. Justin was also editor of Premier Christianity Magazine from 2014-2018, for which he continues to contribute articles. Through creative use of podcast, radio, print, video and social media, Justin aims to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity, while taking seriously the questions and objections of skeptics.
Justin's first book 'Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian' (SPCK) was published in 2017. His new book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God' (Tyndale) was published in Sep 2023. Justin currently co-hosts the Re-Enchanting podcast for Seen & Unseen, and is a guest presenter for the Maybe God podcast. He has also recently launched The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief in God podcast documentary series.
Justin is married to Lucy, a church minister in Surrey, and they have 4 amazing children.
Learn more about Justin Brierley: justinbrierley.com
Listen to Justin Brierley being interviewed by author and theologian, Andrew Ollerton. Justin is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster in the UK, who has become known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. In this episode, Justin talks about his passion for creating conversations around faith, science, theology and culture, and his creative use of different forms of media to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity.
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Justin Brierley has worked in radio, podcast and video for over two decades. Until April 2023 he was Theology & Apologetics Editor for Premier Christian Radio, and hosted the Unbelievable? radio show and podcast as well as the "Ask NT Wright Anything" podcast. Justin was also editor of Premier Christianity Magazine from 2014-2018, for which he continues to contribute articles. Through creative use of podcast, radio, print, video and social media, Justin aims to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity, while taking seriously the questions and objections of skeptics.
Justin's first book 'Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian' (SPCK) was published in 2017. His new book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God' (Tyndale) was published in Sep 2023. Justin currently co-hosts the Re-Enchanting podcast for Seen & Unseen, and is a guest presenter for the Maybe God podcast. He has also recently launched The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief in God podcast documentary series.
Justin is married to Lucy, a church minister in Surrey, and they have 4 amazing children.
Learn more about Justin Brierley: justinbrierley.com
Listen to Ann Voskamp, the four-times New York Times best-selling author of WayMaker, The Broken Way, The Greatest Gift, and One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Ann shares the learned gift of daily gratitude even while walking through life’s most heartbreaking of circumstances.
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Ann Voskamp is the four-times New York Times best-selling author of WayMaker, The Broken Way, The Greatest Gift, and the sixty-week New York Times bestseller One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into more than twenty languages. Named by Christianity Today as one of fifty women most shaping culture and the church today, Ann has an M.A in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton, is the mother of 7, and the wife to one fine farmer.
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Website: annvoskamp.com
Instagram: @annvoskamp
If you pick up a pen every day and you write down what you're grateful for, when you are in crisis, your soul will have a memory of what it is supposed to do. How can I give thanks to God in the midst of this valley and trial? Because ultimately what we need...can we position our soul to remember the truth? God is always good and I am always loved. Because when difficult things happen and the waves hit us, what the enemy of our souls can hiss: Is God really good now? Is God really kind? Does God really love you when this tragedy happens twice in your life? When you have a memory muscle, a gratitude muscle that knows that in crisis I keep giving thanks, what that means is that gratitude muscle will mean that you are strong in joy. And that if you let...don't let anything go ahead and steal your joy, because the joy of the Lord is your what? Your strength. So gratitude and joy are intimately connected right there at the Lord's Supper.
Listen to Ann Voskamp, the four-times New York Times best-selling author of WayMaker, The Broken Way, The Greatest Gift, and One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Ann shares the learned gift of daily gratitude even while walking through life’s most heartbreaking of circumstances.
Ann Voskamp is the four-times New York Times best-selling author of WayMaker, The Broken Way, The Greatest Gift, and the sixty-week New York Times bestseller One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into more than twenty languages. Named by Christianity Today as one of fifty women most shaping culture and the church today, Ann has an M.A in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton, is the mother of 7, and the wife to one fine farmer.
Learn more about Ann Voskamp
Website: annvoskamp.com
Instagram: @annvoskamp
In spite of the early loss of our daughter's life, somehow God was present there, and it was always amazing to me. Something would come up that would remind me of that and somehow get me over. In the end, death doesn't win. Obviously, it's a statement of faith. There's a lot of scientists that would say they can't prove that, but I think for those of us who have walked this trail of spirituality and having experiences of various kinds, there's good evidence that we're not making it up, that something's really happening that's going to shape our lives and give us the energy and the faith to walk through these hard situations and see the light rather than just the darkness.
Listen to Dave and Diane Toycen being interviewed by seasoned journalist and long-time friend Lorna Dueck. There are many interesting lessons on global and community care we could learn from Dave and Diane, but in this intimate interview, they talk about their journey of grief. They said their final goodbye to their only daughter Jocelyn in 2022 and to their daughter-in-law Linda in 2015. Listen to Dave and Diane share their story about how they as parents cope with grief and great loss.
Dave and Diane Toycen are well-known in many Canadian circles, in part because of where their careers took them. Dave Toycen served with World Vision for 42 years – and was President of World Vision Canada for 19 years, a season which saw World Vision’s dramatic growth in efforts to serve the world’s poor. In 2018, Dave received one of the highest honours Canada can bestow - the Order of Canada, in recognition of his outstanding lifelong achievement, commitment to community, and distinguished service to the nation. Newly retired, Toycen’s current interests focus on effective leadership and governance to create vital, accountable, creative organizations and businesses. He has a continuing passion for the plight of the poor, especially children.
Diane Toycen also served as a community builder and is best known for her 24-year role as Director of Programming and Parish Life at Trinity Church Streetsville, Mississauga. Diane led a dynamic season for the growth of that church, helping establish Streetsville Church as a nation-wide beacon for how to renew and create witness and spiritual care in the Anglican Church. She retired in 2014 and continues to be active in various leadership roles.
Listen to Dave and Diane Toycen being interviewed by seasoned journalist and long-time friend Lorna Dueck. There are many interesting lessons on global and community care we could learn from Dave and Diane, but in this intimate interview, they talk about their journey of grief. They said their final goodbye to their only daughter Jocelyn in 2022 and to their daughter-in-law Linda in 2015. Listen to Dave and Diane share their story about how they as parents cope with grief and great loss.
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Dave and Diane Toycen are well-known in many Canadian circles, in part because of where their careers took them. Dave Toycen served with World Vision for 42 years – and was President of World Vision Canada for 19 years, a season which saw World Vision’s dramatic growth in efforts to serve the world’s poor. In 2018, Dave received one of the highest honours Canada can bestow - the Order of Canada, in recognition of his outstanding lifelong achievement, commitment to community, and distinguished service to the nation. Newly retired, Toycen’s current interests focus on effective leadership and governance to create vital, accountable, creative organizations and businesses. He has a continuing passion for the plight of the poor, especially children.
Diane Toycen also served as a community builder and is best known for her 24-year role as Director of Programming and Parish Life at Trinity Church Streetsville, Mississauga. Diane led a dynamic season for the growth of that church, helping establish Streetsville Church as a nation-wide beacon for how to renew and create witness and spiritual care in the Anglican Church. She retired in 2014 and continues to be active in various leadership roles.
I went to a Christian bookstore, and I bought a Bible and an exhaustive Concordance and went back out to my car. And before I could get out of the parking lot, I just sat there before I even turned on the engine and looked up some things that I thought should be there and they weren't there. And I could hear God say, you can fall away with all your man-made beliefs, or you can grab onto me and never let go. And I grabbed on that day. And so to me, do I see God at work in what I write and in the things that my career, the places where I've gone as an author, as a speaker, now as a filmmaker? 100%, it's all Him. I really feel strongly, and I believe I write for Him, through Him, by His power and for His glory. So, I see miracles constantly.
Listen to New York Times best-selling Christian novelist Karen Kingsbury being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Karen is an inspirational storyteller who has more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print and many of her novels under development with Hallmark Films and as major motion pictures. Karen Kingsbury talks about her faith journey and how she sees God at work through her as an author - who weaves her imagination around Holy Scripture - a speaker and now a filmmaker. With the formation of Karen Kingsbury Productions in June 2022, Karen and her team filmed their first theatrical feature, Someone Like You, which was released in theatres today, April 2nd, 2024.
In addition to being an author, speaker and filmmaker Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. Karen's series of Baxter Family books are being developed into a TV series slated for major network viewing sometime in the next year. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty-nesters, living in Tennessee near five of their adult children.
Listen to New York Times best-selling Christian novelist Karen Kingsbury being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Karen is an inspirational storyteller who has more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print and many of her novels under development with Hallmark Films and as major motion pictures. Karen Kingsbury talks about her faith journey and how she sees God at work through her as an author - who weaves her imagination around Holy Scripture - a speaker and now a filmmaker. With the formation of Karen Kingsbury Productions in June 2022, Karen and her team filmed their first theatrical feature, Someone Like You, which was released in theatres today, April 2nd 2024.
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
In addition to being an author, speaker and filmmaker Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. Karen's series of Baxter Family books are being developed into a TV series slated for major network viewing sometime in the next year. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty-nesters, living in Tennessee near five of their adult children.
Learn more about Karen Kingsbury: karenkingsbury.com
Listen to Reverend Bob Davies being interviewed by CBS Ambassador Andrew Stirling. Pastor Bob currently serves at Kanata Baptist Church. His community activism led to Bob being awarded the 2012 Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal for support for victims of crime. In this episode, Bob delves into our identity as image-bearers of God. Despite societal categorizations, everyone we meet bears God's image and at the root of our fundamental identity is image bearing.
Bob is on the pastoral staff at Kanata Baptist Church in Ottawa, as the Pastoral Team Leader. At the centre of Bob’s personal sense of God’s call is the work of preaching and speaking, and at KBC Bob has been able to pursue his love for that spiritual art with real freedom. Over the past years Bob’s attention has focused on Spiritual Formation, and on theological issues related to liberty, economics, and civil society. Bob is married to Michelle, and they have 2 children Kayleigh and Owain.
Learn more about Bob Davies:
Sermons: https://pastorbob.ca/?page_id=19
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VtryPG8g3A
Listen to Reverend Bob Davies being interviewed by CBS Ambassador Andrew Stirling. Pastor Bob currently serves at Kanata Baptist Church. His community activism led to Bob being awarded the 2012 Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal for support for victims of crime. In this episode, Bob delves into our identity as image-bearers of God. Despite societal categorizations, everyone we meet bears God's image and at the root of our fundamental identity is image bearing.
Bob is on the pastoral staff at Kanata Baptist Church in Ottawa, as the Pastoral Team Leader. At the centre of Bob’s personal sense of God’s call is the work of preaching and speaking, and at KBC Bob has been able to pursue his love for that spiritual art with real freedom. Over the past years Bob’s attention has focused on Spiritual Formation, and on theological issues related to liberty, economics, and civil society. Bob is married to Michelle, and they have 2 children Kayleigh and Owain.
Learn more about Reverend Bob Davies:
Sermons: https://pastorbob.ca/?page_id=19
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VtryPG8g3A
Rev. Charlie Lyons is an ordained minister who has more than 15 years of experience in various pastoral and parachurch ministries. He has worked in national outreach to Canada's youth and pastoral ministry and has also enjoyed serving on the Boards of multiple Canadian faith-based organizations. Charlie is an ordained minister with the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. He and his wife, Lindsey, reside in Brantford, Ontario, with their three children.
Listen to Rev. Charlie Lyons, affectionately called ‘Charlie the Chaplain’, who serves as the Ontario Spiritual Care Provider with Leading Influence being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. Charlie provides spiritual care in the form of non-partisan chaplaincy and pastoral services to members of the Provincial Parliament and their staff at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He is a friend who wants to help these leaders flourish, and recognizes that there are times that they, like others who have high stress jobs need rest and rejuvenation. Charlie tries to bring that refreshment and prays for them and with them, for personal and professional concerns - for wisdom, discernment, and patience.
Rev. Charlie Lyons is an ordained minister who has more than 15 years of experience in various pastoral and parachurch ministries. He has worked in national outreach to Canada's youth and pastoral ministry, and has also enjoyed serving on the Boards of multiple Canadian faith-based organizations. Charlie is an ordained minister with the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. He and his wife, Lindsey, reside in Brantford, Ontario, with their three children.
Learn more about Charlie Lyons: leadinginfluence.com/meetcharlie/
Instagram: instagram.com/charliethechaplain/
Listen to Rev. Charlie Lyons, affectionately called ‘Charlie the Chaplain’, who serves as the Ontario Spiritual Care Provider with Leading Influence being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. Charlie provides spiritual care in the form of non-partisan chaplaincy and pastoral services to members of the Provincial Parliament and their staff at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He is a friend who wants to help these leaders flourish, and recognizes that there are times that they, like others who have high stress jobs need rest and rejuvenation. Charlie tries to bring that refreshment and prays for them and with them, for personal and professional concerns - for wisdom, discernment, and patience.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Rev. Charlie Lyons is an ordained minister who has more than 15 years of experience in various pastoral and parachurch ministries. He has worked in national outreach to Canada's youth and pastoral ministry, and has also enjoyed serving on the Boards of multiple Canadian faith-based organizations. Charlie is an ordained minister with the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. He and his wife, Lindsey, reside in Brantford, Ontario, with their three children.
Learn more about Charlie Lyons: leadinginfluence.com/meetcharlie/
Instagram: instagram.com/charliethechaplain/
We are called to cultivate listening communities in a society that does not listen well and that does not fear God. I believe we must speak confidently, faithfully, boldly, and courageously. If I stand up in my congregation and they don't trust that I believe what I'm saying, that I am who I say I am, that I am a Christian, then the appeals to emotion, the appeals even to the Word will probably fall on doubting ears and heart. I never take that trust for granted and I work to earn it every single day of my life.
Listen to Rev. Dr. Connie Phillipson being interviewed by CBS Ambassador Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Prior to Connie's call to ordained ministry within the Anglican Church, she worked in Ontario’s criminal justice system for over 30 years. In this episode, Connie talks about her close relationship with God which started at a young age and how she came to realize that He was calling her to serve. She describes how we are all capable of falling from grace and deserving of redemption.
Rev. Dr. Connie Phillipson has served at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto), St. Mark’s Anglican Church (Orangeville), and as the Incumbent of St. George’s Anglican Church (Utopia) and Christ Church-St. Jude’s Anglican Church (Ivy). In January 2024, she assumed responsibility as Interim Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of Haliburton.
Prior to her call to ordained ministry, Connie worked for 30+ years within the Ontario criminal justice system. At the outset of her career with the Ministry of Correctional Services, Connie provided social work services to inmates and supervised clients on probation and parole. She fulfilled her desire to superintend a large maximum-security male institution when she was appointed Superintendent of the Toronto (Don) Jail. In addition, she held senior management positions at the Toronto East and Toronto West Detention Centres, the Mimico Correctional Centre, Toronto City Hall Court Services, as well as various corporate positions in policy and program development. In 2000, Connie became the first Executive Director to the York Regional Police Services Board and when she retired in 2009, she continued her studies at Wycliffe College.
Connie graduated from the University of Toronto with her Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Master of Social Work, Master of Education, and Master of Divinity (Honours) degrees. In 2022, she received her Doctor of Ministry Degree in Preaching from Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Learn more about Connie Phillipson: https://www.haliburtonanglican.org/staff
Listen to Rev. Dr. Connie Phillipson being interviewed by CBS Ambassador Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Prior to Connie's call to ordained ministry within the Anglican Church, she worked in Ontario’s criminal justice system for over 30 years. In this episode, Connie talks about her close relationship with God which started at a young age and how she came to realize that He was calling her to serve. She describes how we are all capable of falling from grace and deserving of redemption.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Rev. Dr. Connie Phillipson has served at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto), St. Mark’s Anglican Church (Orangeville), and as the Incumbent of St. George’s Anglican Church (Utopia) and Christ Church-St. Jude’s Anglican Church (Ivy). In January 2024, she assumed responsibility as Interim Priest-in-Charge of St. George’s Anglican Church (Haliburton).
Prior to her call to ordained ministry, Connie worked for 30+ years within the Ontario criminal justice system. At the outset of her career with the Ministry of Correctional Services, Connie provided social work services to inmates and supervised clients on probation and parole. She fulfilled her desire to superintend a large maximum-security male institution when she was appointed Superintendent of the Toronto (Don) Jail. In addition, she held senior management positions at the Toronto East and Toronto West Detention Centres, the Mimico Correctional Centre, Toronto City Hall Court Services, as well as various corporate positions in policy and program development. In 2000, Connie became the first Executive Director to the York Regional Police Services Board and when she retired in 2009, she continued her studies at Wycliffe College.
Connie graduated from the University of Toronto with her Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Master of Social Work, Master of Education, and Master of Divinity (Honours) degrees. In 2022, she received her Doctor of Ministry Degree in Preaching from Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Learn more about Connie Phillipson: haliburtonanglican.org/staff
I think a very common, I would say, misperception is that the Bible has been a source of even evil in the world. People think it's done harm in the world. And what we show is that some very core elements of our culture and society come from the Bible. Human rights, for example, the idea that all people are created in the image of God, right, endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, right, comes from our foundational documents in our country, but it's based on Genesis 1 and 2, and that all people are created in the image of God and therefore of value and have rights and dignity. So that wouldn't exist without the Bible. That's a unique contribution of the Bible. The healthcare was invented by Christians, the idea that all people, again, have value, they should be cared for. You know, Jesus says, when I was sick, you cared for me. The whole idea of hospitals and the practice of hospitals and healthcare comes from the Bible.
Listen to Dr. Jeffrey Kloha, Chief Curatorial Officer at the Museum of the Bible, in Washington, DC being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Jeff shares the Museum of the Bible's mission which invites all people to engage with the transformative power of the Bible and walks us through the main themes of the museum: history of the Bible, impact of the Bible on culture, and basic stories/narrative of the Bible. He inspires us to think about the impact and influence of the Bible on culture, art, music, and human rights.
Dr. Jeffrey Kloha, the Museum of the Bible's Chief Curatorial Officer joined the museum in 2017 and manages and executes the strategic plans for the museum's Bible Education, Scholars Initiative, Exhibits, Curatorial, and Collections departments.
Jeff previously served 18 years as professor of New Testament at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and also served Concordia as provost/chief academic officer. During that time, he oversaw two accreditation processes, transitioned the institution from quarters to semesters, steered the development of new curricula and managed strategic planning for the institution. He earned the PhD from the University of Leeds.
His areas of teaching and research include the textual and canonical history of the early Christian writings, hermeneutics, and the Pauline Epistles. Jeff is co-editor of Texts and Traditions: Essays in Honour of J. K. Elliott (Brill, 2014) and The Press of the Text: Biblical Studies in Honor of James W. Voelz (Pickwick, 2017). He has published peer-reviewed essays in the areas of New Testament textual criticism and the use of New Testament texts in early Christianity. He is a frequent conference presenter, radio guest, and television documentary commentator.
Learn more about Jeff Kloha: museumofthebible.org/who-we-are
Listen to Dr. Jeffrey Kloha, Chief Curatorial Officer at the Museum of the Bible, in Washington, DC being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Jeff shares the Museum of the Bible's mission which invites all people to engage with the transformative power of the Bible and walks us through the main themes of the museum: history of the Bible, impact of the Bible on culture, and basic stories/narrative of the Bible. He inspires us to think about the impact and influence of the Bible on culture, art, music, and human rights.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Dr. Jeffrey Kloha, the Museum of the Bible's Chief Curatorial Officer joined the museum in 2017 and manages and executes the strategic plans for the museum's Bible Education, Scholars Initiative, Exhibits, Curatorial, and Collections departments.
Jeff previously served 18 years as professor of New Testament at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and also served Concordia as provost/chief academic officer. During that time, he oversaw two accreditation processes, transitioned the institution from quarters to semesters, steered the development of new curricula and managed strategic planning for the institution. He earned the PhD from the University of Leeds.
His areas of teaching and research include the textual and canonical history of the early Christian writings, hermeneutics, and the Pauline Epistles. Jeff is co-editor of Texts and Traditions: Essays in Honour of J. K. Elliott (Brill, 2014) and The Press of the Text: Biblical Studies in Honor of James W. Voelz (Pickwick, 2017). He has published peer-reviewed essays in the areas of New Testament textual criticism and the use of New Testament texts in early Christianity. He is a frequent conference presenter, radio guest, and television documentary commentator.
Learn more about Jeff Kloha: museumofthebible.org/who-we-are
To be a true reflection of God now, a true mirror, an image bearer of God now, in the world now, and to actually share in His purpose as an ambassador, a reflection of God. 2 Corinthians 5: 17 - 21 is a key Scripture in this book that you're brand new, you're not sort of new, you're not that old self, you don't define yourself by that old man, that old nature, that old sin. You have a brand-new nature, you're a brand-new person in Christ, and you have, you get to share in His purpose and walk in His authority right now. And that's the clarion call in this book, is that everything that was lost in the garden has been found in Jesus. Will you take it up? Will you live out of the truth of all that's been found for you, and live with meaning and purpose and power in your life? Because that's where you find your true identity. It's all found in Jesus.
Listen to Lorie Hartshorn, an acclaimed international speaker, author, and Bible teacher being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. Lorie recently left her role as co-host of The 700 Club Canada, and finished her new book entitled, Found - which is about identity, and how to find our true identity in Christ. She inspires us to take up the call to live out our true identity and true authority as children of God - to live with greater purpose and power and be a clear reflection of God in the world.
Lorie Hartshorn is an acclaimed international speaker, author, and Bible teacher and a beacon of warmth and inspiration in her role for the last 5 years as co-host of The 700 Club Canada daily TV show. With a passion for making Jesus known and empowering individuals to fulfill their God-given potential, Lorie’s journey reflects a commitment to spiritual growth and leadership.
Having dedicated 21 years to education, Lorie brings a wealth of experience as a teacher. She further honed her leadership skills as the Director of Advancement for EQUIP Leadership Canada, founded by Dr. John C. Maxwell, where she contributed to training leaders globally.
Lorie holds a master’s degree in theological studies from Tyndale Seminary. Her dedication to fostering a sense of community was evident in her role as the pastor of Adult Ministries at Sanctus Church, where she oversaw the Small Group Ministry, fostering connections and spiritual growth within the congregation.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Lorie finds joy in cottage life, meaningful conversations, and the richness of community.
Learn more about Lorie Hartshorn: loriehartshorn.com
Listen to Lorie Hartshorn, an acclaimed international speaker, author, and Bible teacher being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. Lorie recently left her role as co-host of the 700 Club Canada, and finished her new book entitled, Found - which is about identity, and how to find our true identity in Christ. She inspires us to take up the call to live out our true identity and true authority as children of God - to live with greater purpose and power and be a clear reflection of God in the world.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Lorie Hartshorn is an acclaimed international speaker, author, and Bible teacher and a beacon of warmth and inspiration in her role for the last 5 years as co-host of The 700 Club Canada daily TV show. With a passion for making Jesus known and empowering individuals to fulfill their God-given potential, Lorie’s journey reflects a commitment to spiritual growth and leadership.
Having dedicated 21 years to education, Lorie brings a wealth of experience as a teacher. She further honed her leadership skills as the Director of Advancement for EQUIP Leadership Canada, founded by Dr. John C. Maxwell, where she contributed to training leaders globally.
Lorie holds a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Tyndale Seminary. Her dedication to fostering a sense of community was evident in her role as the pastor of Adult Ministries at Sanctus Church, where she oversaw the Small Group Ministry, fostering connections and spiritual growth within the congregation.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Lorie finds joy in cottage life, meaningful conversations, and the richness of community.
Learn more about Lorie Hartshorn: loriehartshorn.com
It's not that the quest of happiness will fail. It's just that you're missing out on a deeper, qualitatively richer version of happiness if you try and do it in your own strength. And so that's where we talk about, I think, point to Scripture where the Bible actually doesn't say that much about happiness. It's not actually that interested in our happiness. What it says a lot about is joy. And here's where we talk about the one thing that you could say, for almost every ideal and pursuit of the modern mind, and kind of the modern, intelligent, educated person is that what the Bible offers is not something that's just quantitatively different. So, it's not saying: Come to Jesus and you'll be more happy. It's saying: Come to Jesus, and you'll have something that's qualitatively better than happiness. Christian joy just holds. It holds kind of above the storms, regardless of what's happening. So, there is a level of lasting certainty and majesty to what the Bible offers, and joy is one good example as opposed to human generated happiness.
Listen to Max Jeganathan, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity and Adjunct Speaker for the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Max talk abouts how happiness comes and goes but Christian joy holds regardless of what's happening. He describes the Bible as a theological document/declaration, not a political one. "It's the way God communicates to us about who He is and who we are, and how He wants us to relate to Him and to one another." he says. Max also talks about sin being something that we are, that it's not based on performance. "Sin is actually an intrinsic brokenness, that explains a break in relationship with God, a relationship that we were all made for."
Max Jeganathan is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity (CPX) and an Adjunct Speaker for the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). He has spoken in businesses, universities and legal and political institutions, including the University of Oxford, Imperial College, advisers in Canada’s National Parliament, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Samsung, Lego, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Amazon.
Born in Sri Lanka, Max’s family moved to Australia as refugees in the mid 1980s. He has worked as a lawyer (civil litigation) and a political & policy adviser in the Australian National Parliament. Max was educated at the Australian National University and the University of Oxford, and is currently undertaking a PhD in Law. He speaks on the intersection between ethics, faith, culture, economics, law, finance and technology. Max lives in Sydney with his wife Fiona and their three young children.
Listen or watch Max Jeganathan, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity and Adjunct Speaker for the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Max talk abouts how happiness comes and goes but Christian joy holds regardless of what's happening. He describes the Bible as a theological document/declaration, not a political one. "It's the way God communicates to us about who He is and who we are, and how He wants us to relate to Him and to one another." he says. Max also talks about sin being something that we are, that it's not based on performance. "Sin is actually an intrinsic brokenness, that explains a break in relationship with God, a relationship that we were all made for."
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Max Jeganathan is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity (CPX) and an Adjunct Speaker for the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). He has spoken in businesses, universities and legal and political institutions, including the University of Oxford, Imperial College, advisers in Canada’s National Parliament, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Samsung, Lego, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Amazon.
Born in Sri Lanka, Max’s family moved to Australia as refugees in the mid 1980s. He has worked as a lawyer (civil litigation) and a political & policy adviser in the Australian National Parliament. Max was educated at the Australian National University and the University of Oxford, and is currently undertaking a PhD in Law. He speaks on the intersection between ethics, faith, culture, economics, law, finance and technology. Max lives in Sydney with his wife Fiona and their three young children.
Learn more about Max Jeganathan: linkedin.com/in/maxprijeg
Providence enables us to trust that history is headed somewhere, might not today be visible to sight. but faith will give way to sight if you wait on God. It's about trusting in promises that have yet to come true and I've always wondered about the truth character of a promise. It's true because you trust the person who made it but it isn't true as a fact yet. And so you're waiting for its fulfillment, but you know enough to trust the promise maker to wait on a fulfillment. And I think that's where John, you know, it's unbelief to give up that hope. You know, we are as one American preacher says: We're prisoners of hope. We're obliged to hope in a very good way to see how the grace of God will emerge here too.
Listen to Rev. Dr. Richard Topping (President of Vancouver School of Theology) share with Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) about the influences that helped shape his faith journey. Recorded as part of the series, The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, Richard talks about how the Bible is key to our understanding of God, how it stokes our imagination to help us see what we can't see fully yet, and how looking through the lens of Scripture frames our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Richard Topping received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from University of Waterloo, a Master of Arts in Theology from St. Michael’s University in the Toronto School of Theology and a Doctor of Philosophy in Theology from Wycliffe College, where his thesis Director was Professor John Webster. His doctoral thesis focused on theological interpretation of scripture in Hans Frei and Karl Barth.
Richard was Minister at Zion and Knox Presbyterian Churches in Muskoka, Ontario from 1993-1996 and at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul in Montreal, Quebec, where he was Assistant Minister from 1997-1999 and Senior Minister from 2000-2009. He has written or coauthored a number of documents for the Presbyterian Church in Canada, including a Catechism for Today (2008) and Together in Ministry (2006). He currently serves on the Church Doctrine Committee for the national church.
Richard taught at Presbyterian College (2001-2009) in the Montreal School of Theology at McGill University in the areas of Preaching, Pastoral theology, Introduction to Ministry and Church, Ministry and Sacraments.
Richard holds the St. Andrew’s Hall Chair in Studies in the Reformed Tradition and has been the Principal of Vancouver School of Theology since 2013. He teaches in the areas of Introduction to Theology, Reformation History, Christian Spirituality and Reformed Theology of the 19th and Twentieth Century. He has published in the areas of theological hermeneutics, homiletics, philosophy of religion, systematic theology and the theologies of John Calvin and Karl Barth. He has edited a collection of essays, for the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin, Calvin @500, and is currently editing a series of faculty essays with Profs. Ashley Moyse and Harry Maier, Theological Ten Percent, which are an introduction to theological study. He is also working on a book which examines the role of the imagination in postmodern theology.
Richard initiated a Karl Barth reading group which has been active now for 11 years. He is a regular preacher in the Vancouver area and lecturer across the country in the areas of pastoral leadership and strategic direction.
Listen to Rev. Dr. Richard Topping (President of Vancouver School of Theology) share with Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) about the influences that helped shape his faith journey. Recorded as part of the series, The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, Richard talks about how the Bible is key to our understanding of God, how it stokes our imagination to help us see what we can't see fully yet, and how looking through the lens of Scripture frames our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Richard Topping received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from University of Waterloo, a Master of Arts in Theology from St. Michael’s University in the Toronto School of Theology and a Doctor of Philosophy in Theology from Wycliffe College, where his thesis Director was Professor John Webster. His doctoral thesis focused on theological interpretation of scripture in Hans Frei and Karl Barth.
Richard was Minister at Zion and Knox Presbyterian Churches in Muskoka, Ontario from 1993-1996 and at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul in Montreal, Quebec, where he was Assistant Minister from 1997-1999 and Senior Minister from 2000-2009. He has written or coauthored a number of documents for the Presbyterian Church in Canada, including a Catechism for Today (2008) and Together in Ministry (2006). He currently serves on the Church Doctrine Committee for the national church.
Richard taught at Presbyterian College (2001-2009) in the Montreal School of Theology at McGill University in the areas of Preaching, Pastoral theology, Introduction to Ministry and Church, Ministry and Sacraments.
Richard holds the St. Andrew’s Hall Chair in Studies in the Reformed Tradition and has been the Principal of Vancouver School of Theology since 2013. He teaches in the areas of Introduction to Theology, Reformation History, Christian Spirituality and Reformed Theology of the 19th and Twentieth Century. He has published in the areas of theological hermeneutics, homiletics, philosophy of religion, systematic theology and the theologies of John Calvin and Karl Barth. He has edited a collection of essays, for the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin, Calvin @500, and is currently editing a series of faculty essays with Profs. Ashley Moyse and Harry Maier, Theological Ten Percent, which are an introduction to theological study. He is also working on a book which examines the role of the imagination in postmodern theology.
Richard initiated a Karl Barth reading group which has been active now for 11 years. He is a regular preacher in the Vancouver area and lecturer across the country in the areas of pastoral leadership and strategic direction.
Learn more about Richard Topping: vst.edu/people/richard-topping
The biggest thing for me because it's what I need the most and then I hope it helps other people, is just to wake up to all the ways God is making overtures to us, whispering to us, reaching out to us. And so you know, I think that the big three of goodness and beauty and truth...these you know, that old-fashioned idea that there's these three transcendentals and they're like little radar pings from the God of the universe and they ping in our soul. Any chance that I can in any kind of writing or communication go: Look there's something beautiful! or Look here's something true! or Look at the possibility for goodness that still exists in image bearers, people made in the image of God! That's all part of this quest to just pay attention, wake up, get the message.
Listen to singer/songwriter, author and Director of Education for Renovaré, Carolyn Arends being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur in this episode of Scripture Untangled. Carolyn talks about the role of Scripture in her life and different ways to engage with Scripture - prayerfully reading of Scripture, imaginative entering into Scripture and meditation on Scripture. They also discuss the honesty, realness and faithfulness that Carolyn weaves into her songs, and her efforts to listen, wake up and pay attention to God's little calling cards. Her hope is that her latest album, Recognition helps other people wake up to all the ways God is making overtures, whispering and reaching out to us. What are the ways we can open ourselves up to God to heal and transform us, to make us whole and holy?
Carolyn Arends has released 14 albums (including two brand new projects, Recognition, and In the Morning) and is the author of 3 critically-acclaimed books. 15 of Arends’ songs have become top 10 radio singles on the Canadian pop and US Christian charts. Carolyn has earned 2 Dove Awards, 3 Juno Nominations, and was recognized as the West Coast Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year. Her prose has been recognized by The Word Guild, The Evangelical Press Association and The Canadian Church Press Awards.
In addition to her busy touring and speaking schedule, Carolyn has been a regular columnist for Christianity Today, Faith Today, and CT Women, and has served as an adjunct professor at a number of universities. She has a degree in Psychology and English from Trinity Western University and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Regent College. She lives in Surrey, BC with her husband, Mark, and their young adult children Benjamin and Bethany.
Carolyn is currently the Director of Education for Renovaré, a far-reaching organization that encourages and nurtures spiritual renewal. She continues to be available on a select basis for speaking, retreat facilitation, concerts, worship leading and songwriting and performance seminars.
Listen or watch singer/songwriter, author and Director of Education for Renovaré, Carolyn Arends being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur in this episode of Scripture Untangled. Carolyn talks about the role of Scripture in her life and different ways to engage with Scripture - prayerfully reading of Scripture, imaginative entering into Scripture and meditation on Scripture. They also discuss the honesty, realness and faithfulness that Carolyn weaves into her songs, and her efforts to listen, wake up and pay attention to God's little calling cards. Her hope is that her latest album, Recognition helps other people wake up to all the ways God is making overtures, whispering and reaching out to us. What are the ways we can open ourselves up to God to heal and transform us, to make us whole and holy?
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Carolyn Arends has released 14 albums (including two brand new projects, Recognition, and In the Morning) and is the author of 3 critically-acclaimed books. 15 of Arends’ songs have become top 10 radio singles on the Canadian pop and US Christian charts. Carolyn has earned 2 Dove Awards, 3 Juno Nominations, and was recognized as the West Coast Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year. Her prose has been recognized by The Word Guild, The Evangelical Press Association and The Canadian Church Press Awards.
In addition to her busy touring and speaking schedule, Carolyn has been a regular columnist for Christianity Today, Faith Today, and CT Women, and has served as an adjunct professor at a number of universities. She has a degree in Psychology and English from Trinity Western University and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Regent College. She lives in Surrey, BC with her husband, Mark, and their young adult children Benjamin and Bethany.
Carolyn is currently the Director of Education for Renovaré, a far-reaching organization that encourages and nurtures spiritual renewal. She continues to be available on a select basis for speaking, retreat facilitation, concerts, worship leading and songwriting and performance seminars.
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Website: carolynarends.com
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Again, I would reiterate, I love the work of the translation of the Scriptures into people's language. Because that's part of, frankly, the decolonization process as well. I mean, that was something that was stripped from Indigenous peoples. Children in residential schools were punished for speaking their language. And I think it's the right thing to do, given the legacy of the Church's role in residential schools is to help them reclaim their language. And if Bible Societies and churches can help in that, I think that's a wonderful thing. It touches their heart, it's their heart language and that's...heart languages are a way when we bring the Scripture into their language, we're touching their heart.
Listen to Associate Dean and Professor of New Testament Studies at Acadia Divinity College, Rev. Dr. Danny Zacharias being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. They discuss the role of Scripture in our daily lives and the relationship between and the integration of culture, heritage, and the Christian faith. How can culture, heritage and the Christian faith be integrated? How can we articulate our belief in Christ within the context of our own culture? What does the decolonization of faith involve?
Danny Zacharias is a Cree-Anishinaabe & Austrian man originally from Winnipeg, MB (Treaty One territory), with ancestors also residing in Treaty Two, Treaty Three, and Treaty Five territory. He lives in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia) with his wife and four children in Wolfville and is Associate Dean and Professor of New Testament Studies at Acadia Divinity College. He also serves as an adjunct faculty for NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community.
Listen or watch Associate Dean and Professor of New Testament Studies at Acadia Divinity College, Rev. Dr. Danny Zacharias being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. They discuss the role of Scripture in our daily lives and the relationship between and the integration of culture, heritage, and the Christian faith. How can culture, heritage and the Christian faith be integrated? How can we articulate our belief in Christ within the context of our own culture? What does the decolonization of faith involve?
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Danny Zacharias is a Cree-Anishinaabe & Austrian man originally from Winnipeg, MB (Treaty One territory), with ancestors also residing in Treaty Two, Treaty Three, and Treaty Five territory. He lives in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia) with his wife and four children in Wolfville and is Associate Dean and Professor of New Testament Studies at Acadia Divinity College. He also serves as an adjunct faculty for NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community.
Learn more about Danny Zacharias
Website: dannyzacharias.net
Acadia Divinity College: acadiadiv.ca/staff/daniel-zacharias/
Lamin Sanneh, wonderful African theologian wrote a great book a few years ago, called Whose Religion is Christianity. And he makes the point that all the major world's major faith traditions have largely stayed focused on the culture where they began. So, Islam is an Arabic faith you pray in Arabic. You pray facing Mecca. Saudi Arabia is the spiritual center, so it's remained centered on Arabia. Thailand...Buddhism...90% of the world's Buddhists are in Thailand, and that part of Asia, you know, the whole thing sort of kicks off.
And so it goes for all the world's major faith traditions. The one exception Lamin says is Christianity. It begins as a Middle Eastern faith, then it expands into Asia and becomes an Asian faith, then it goes west and becomes an African faith then it heads up north and becomes a European faith. It goes across the Atlantic with the Pilgrim Fathers and becomes an American faith. Now it's headed south and becomes a Latin American faith. It's going back into Africa, again, with millions of Christians there, and again, now spreading like wildfire across the Middle East. And he makes the point: Christianity is...you can't pin it down, because it's not tied in to one human culture. Because the God of the Bible is much bigger than human culture even though in the person Jesus, He stepped into one culture in particular.
Listen to author, speaker and apologist, Andy Bannister being interviewed by author and theologian, Andrew Ollerton. They discuss the difference between the Bible and the Quran, and how to answer questions about the Christian faith and really lean into the tough ones. Andy also talks about his latest book, How To Talk About Jesus Without Looking Like An Idiot, an accessible, practical, down-to-earth book on Evangelism and how to adopt Jesus' approach of asking questions and listening very closely.
Dr. Andy Bannister is the Director of Solas Centre for Public Christianity an evangelism and training organization based in Scotland (but covering the whole of the UK) and is a highly sought after speaker, writer, and broadcaster. From universities to churches, cafes to pubs, schools to workplaces, Andy regularly addresses audiences of Christians and those of other faiths or none on issues relating to faith, culture, politics and society.
Andy holds a PhD in Islamic studies and has taught extensively at universities across Canada, the USA, the UK and further afield on both Islam and philosophy. He is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam at Melbourne School of Theology and is also Adjunct Faculty at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. His latest book is How To Talk About Jesus Without Looking Like An Idiot. Andy also hosts two podcasts, PEP Talk and Pod of the Gaps and presents the Short Answers video series for Solas.
Listen or watch author, speaker and apologist, Andy Bannister being interviewed by author and theologian, Andrew Ollerton. They discuss the difference between the Bible and the Quran, and how to answer questions about the Christian faith and really lean into the tough ones. Andy also talks about his latest book, How To Talk About Jesus Without Looking Like An Idiot, an accessible, practical, down-to-earth book on Evangelism and how to adopt Jesus' approach of asking questions and listening very closely.
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Dr. Andy Bannister is the Director of Solas Centre for Public Christianity an evangelism and training organization based in Scotland (but covering the whole of the UK) and is a highly sought after speaker, writer, and broadcaster. From universities to churches, cafes to pubs, schools to workplaces, Andy regularly addresses audiences of Christians and those of other faiths or none on issues relating to faith, culture, politics and society.
Andy holds a PhD in Islamic studies and has taught extensively at universities across Canada, the USA, the UK and further afield on both Islam and philosophy. He is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam at Melbourne School of Theology and is also Adjunct Faculty at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. His latest book is How To Talk About Jesus Without Looking Like An Idiot. Andy also hosts two podcasts, PEP Talk and Pod of the Gaps and presents the Short Answers video series for Solas.
Learn more about Andy Bannister: andybannister.net
I mean, people will say, well, do you take the Bible literally? And my question is, well, which parts you know? Because if you mean like, well, then Jesus is a door. Like He is a wood door or He's a vine. Okay? Well, do you think He's a stick? No. Of course you're gonna... this is so important. We always read the Bible in context. We have a little aphorism we use. We say, never read a Bible verse. Never read a Bible verse. What do we mean? We're not saying don't read the Bible. We're saying, just don't read a single verse without looking at the context - the verses before and after the paragraph, the chapter, even the vibe, the book inside the Bible, as the context dictates. So, it's really important that we understand what it is we're reading. I think this is where Christians get all mixed up.
Listen to speaker, author and apologist Tim Barnett being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur, as they discuss faith and reason, moral relativism, and the Next Gen's key questions and concerns. Are faith and reason at odds? Is there such a thing as right vs wrong? Is Christianity good? Is it ok not to agree with everything in the Bible?
Tim Barnett is an apologist and speaker with Stand to Reason (STR), an apologetics ministry dedicated to training Christians to think more clearly about their faith. Tim travels across the U.S. and Canada, speaking to thousands of people each year. He is also a frequent guest on podcasts and YouTube channels.
Before starting at STR in 2015, Tim worked as a teacher, employed in both the private and public sector. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from York University, a Bachelor of Education from Ontario Tech University, and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Southern Evangelical Seminary. Between 2014 and 2022, Tim served on the pastoral staff at Cedarview Community Church.
In 2020, Tim began Red Pen Logic with Mr. B, an online ministry that assesses bad thinking on social media by using good thinking. Across all social media platforms, Red Pen Logic (RPL) reaches millions of people every month.
Tim resides in the Greater Toronto Area with his wife, Stacey. They have three daughters and a morkie poo named Polly. Tim enjoys working in the garden and spending time at his family cottage.
Listen to speaker, author and apologist Tim Barnett being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur, as they discuss faith and reason, moral relativism, and the Next Gen's key questions and concerns. Are faith and reason at odds? Is there such a thing as right vs wrong? Is Christianity good? Is it ok not to agree with everything in the Bible?
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Tim Barnett is an apologist and speaker with Stand to Reason (STR), an apologetics ministry dedicated to training Christians to think more clearly about their faith. Tim travels across the U.S. and Canada, speaking to thousands of people each year. He is also a frequent guest on podcasts and YouTube channels.
Before starting at STR in 2015, Tim worked as a teacher, employed in both the private and public sector. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from York University, a Bachelor of Education from Ontario Tech University, and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Southern Evangelical Seminary. Between 2014 and 2022, Tim served on the pastoral staff at Cedarview Community Church.
In 2020, Tim began Red Pen Logic with Mr. B, an online ministry that assesses bad thinking on social media by using good thinking. Across all social media platforms, Red Pen Logic (RPL) reaches millions of people every month.
Tim resides in the Greater Toronto Area with his wife, Stacey. They have three daughters and a morkie poo named Polly. Tim enjoys working in the garden and spending time at his family cottage.
Learn more about Tim Barnett: timbarnett.org
I remember when I first started in youth ministry, a few years after my conversion, you'd shy away from the whole God is judge thing. Maybe we save that for Bible study or one-on-one conversation, you know, we don't want to put people off. And it's like, no, man, you need to come out with that. Like if there wasn't a hell, and if there wasn't a judge, I don't even know if I could be a Christian. And so, when we reframe things, and give the reasons for why we think this. Credible reasons for why we think this, why this is internally coherent within the Christian worldview, and how it satisfies the sorts of existential concerns that we have in questions that we have, I think that that's a huge opportunity.
Listen to Alanzo Paul, a speaker at the Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics being interviewed by author and theologian, Andrew Ollerton. Alanzo shares his origin story, his struggles and how he walks hand-in-hand with Jesus. He talks about the extreme transformation that brought him out of the lowest point in his life to a place where he now has the privilege of connecting with and helping the Next Gen find hope as they seek answers to meta questions like: What is the meaning of life? Does my life have a purpose? Where is God in my suffering?
Alanzo is a speaker at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). He is passionate about apologetics, art, discipleship, history, literature, mission, philosophy and theology. His work primarily focuses on Christocentrically addressing metaphysical and existential questions like: ‘Does God exist?’, ‘Why does God allow suffering (and evil)’, ‘What is the meaning of life?’, and much more.
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Alanzo became a Christian in 2009 after struggling with drug addiction for over ten years. Alanzo worked in the Oil & Gas sector before entering into full-time ministry. He held a corporate position for several years and then embarked upon his first private sector venture as an entrepreneur in the e-commerce world.
Ever since his decision to follow Jesus, Alanzo has been passionate about engaging with Next Gen questions about God, the Bible, life, and the Church. For over a decade now, he has spoken to crowds of students around the world.
Alanzo has a degree in theology (BTh) from the University of Oxford (Wycliffe Hall) and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MA) from the University of Toronto. His research thesis on Thomistic metaphysics was entitled, Can a Simple God Incarnate? (2022). Alanzo lives near Oxford with his wife.
Listen to Alanzo Paul, a speaker at the Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics being interviewed by author and theologian, Andrew Ollerton. Alanzo shares his origin story, his struggles and how he walks hand-in-hand with Jesus. He talks about the extreme transformation that brought him out of the lowest point in his life to a place where he now has the privilege of connecting with and helping the Next Gen find hope as they seek answers to meta questions like: What is the meaning of life? Does my life have a purpose? Where is God in my suffering?
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Alanzo is a speaker at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). He is passionate about apologetics, art, discipleship, history, literature, mission, philosophy and theology. His work primarily focuses on Christocentrically addressing metaphysical and existential questions like: ‘Does God exist?’, ‘Why does God allow suffering (and evil)’, ‘What is the meaning of life?’, and much more.
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Alanzo became a Christian in 2009 after struggling with drug addiction for over ten years. Alanzo worked in the Oil & Gas sector before entering into full-time ministry. He held a corporate position for several years and then embarked upon his first private sector venture as an entrepreneur in the e-commerce world.
Ever since his decision to follow Jesus, Alanzo has been passionate about engaging with Next Gen questions about God, the Bible, life, and the Church. For over a decade now, he has spoken to crowds of students around the world.
Alanzo has a degree in theology (BTh) from the University of Oxford (Wycliffe Hall) and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MA) from the University of Toronto. His research thesis on Thomistic metaphysics was entitled, Can a Simple God Incarnate? (2022). Alanzo lives near Oxford with his wife.
You know, sometimes at Christmas time, you know we have a wonderful and glorious time but actually also for many of us at Christmas time it can be a reminder of the lament of the world, perhaps the wars or you know, violence. The violent things that are happening in the world cause us to lament or perhaps we just remember the losses, you know, another year is rolling around and we see who isn't there at the Christmas table. We're grieving over the death of loved ones and Mary's Song of Hope, the Magnificat focuses us on who Jesus is, what He has come to do, that He will set all things right in the end. And I just think that is such a beautiful reminder. At Christmas if we're in a season of lament, if we're feeling hopeless about the state of the world, Jesus is the One who will bring the oppressor down from their throne.
Listen to international Christian author Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. They discuss Amy's new book, Mary's Voice: Advent Reflections to Contemplate the Coming of Christ as we prepare our hearts for Christmas - to connect with the Lord and His Word and celebrate Jesus in a deep and meaningful way. Mary's Voice guides the reader through each day of Advent from Mary's point of view, exploring who she knew Christ to be and includes passages from the Gospel of Luke, prayers and art pieces to engage readers' hearts, minds and senses.
Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing is an international author, speaker and theologian who addresses the deep questions people have about the Christian Faith. She is the author of multiple books including ‘Where is God in All the Suffering?’ and bestselling, ‘Why Trust the Bible?’
Over the last twenty years, Amy has given talks and answered questions on the Bible for university students, Parliamentarians, business leaders, churches, conferences and many more. Amy enjoys broadcasting and working with the media and giving public lectures. A mother of three sons, Amy is kept busy engaging their lives while wrestling out the Christian faith for tomorrow’s leaders.
Amy is interested in the intersection of meaning and faith within the marketplace, education and policymaking. Amy holds a doctorate in Theology from the University of Oxford. But this year, Amy is tackling the season of Advent with new eyes for a new generation of those looking for Holy Wonder in the Christmas season.
Listen to international Christian author Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. They discuss Amy's new book, Mary's Voice: Advent Reflections to Contemplate the Coming of Christ as we prepare our hearts for Christmas - to connect with the Lord and His Word and celebrate Jesus in a deep and meaningful way. Mary's Voice guides the reader through each day of Advent from Mary's point of view, exploring who she knew Christ to be and includes passages from the Gospel of Luke, prayers and art pieces to engage readers' hearts, minds and senses.
Mary's Voice: Advent Reflections to Contemplate the Coming of Christ: biblescanada.com/marys-voice
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Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing is an international author, speaker and theologian who addresses the deep questions people have about the Christian Faith. She is the author of multiple books including ‘Where is God in All the Suffering?’ and bestselling, ‘Why Trust the Bible?’
Over the last twenty years, Amy has given talks and answered questions on the Bible for university students, Parliamentarians, business leaders, churches, conferences and many more. Amy enjoys broadcasting and working with the media and giving public lectures. A mother of three sons, Amy is kept busy engaging their lives while wrestling out the Christian faith for tomorrow’s leaders.
Amy is interested in the intersection of meaning and faith within the marketplace, education and policymaking. Amy holds a doctorate in Theology from the University of Oxford. But this year, Amy is tackling the season of Advent with new eyes for a new generation of those looking for Holy Wonder in the Christmas season.
It's the first three verses of Hebrews 11, which says, "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for, and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for." And it's this verse here, verse three, that rocks my world, every time I read it, "By faith, we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible." And the way I read that in the past was always that, oh, God called into existence, stuff that did not exist. But it doesn't say that. It says, "what is seen was not made out of what was visible." So, He called into the visible what was not yet visible. So, there are things already existing in God's imagination that by faith get called into the visible. And with that I would just encourage people to as they pick up the Bible, as they pray, as they interact with the Holy Spirit to ask what's in God's imagination for any particular moment so that by faith we can call and cocreate with Him to bring that into the visible reality that everyone around us can experience.
Listen to Kevin Burgess, the Director of Global Communities and Labs for FaithTech being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. They talk about Kevin's journey and his passion for seeing God blurring the boundaries between faith, vocations, and work in peoples' lives. What can you cocreate with Him? How are you using the gifts God has given you? What is your unique identity as a child of God?
Kevin arrived in Canada from the UK in January 2018, has a background in Digital Design, Church Ministry, and National Health Service tech. In addition to being a Director at FaithTech, he is also a Director at and runs NovaNova, a creative services virtual agency including web, graphic and multimedia events design alongside his wife Ellie. Kevin's business experience in National Health Service tech includes consulting, commissioning (funding systems) and business intelligence implementations.
Until May 2019, Kevin was worship pastor at the Yonge Lawrence Fellowship Church plant in North Toronto, where he set up and developed a Missional, Worship-Focused community, which included bringing the first Recovery Course (a Christian 12-step program for addictions) to Canada. He is married with two young children and is currently living in Guelph, Canada.
Listen to Kevin Burgess, the Director of Global Communities and Labs for FaithTech being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. They talk about Kevin's journey and his passion for seeing God blurring the boundaries between faith, vocations, and work in peoples' lives. What can you cocreate with Him? How are you using the gifts God has given you? What is your unique identity as a child of God?
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Kevin arrived in Canada from the UK in January 2018, has a background in Digital Design, Church Ministry, and National Health Service tech. In addition to being a Director at FaithTech, he is also a Director at and runs NovaNova, a creative services virtual agency including web, graphic and multimedia events design alongside his wife Ellie. Kevin's business experience in National Health Service tech includes consulting, commissioning (funding systems) and business intelligence implementations.
Until May 2019, Kevin was worship pastor at the Yonge Lawrence Fellowship Church plant in North Toronto, where he set up and developed a Missional, Worship-Focused community, which included bringing the first Recovery Course (a Christian 12-step program for addictions) to Canada. He is married with two young children and is currently living in Guelph, Canada.
Learn more about Kevin Burgess
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevinjburgess1
Organization: FaithTech.com
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=GcLe21wfTIE&t=183s
It takes a small bit of light to light up a very dark room, Lorna. We don't need to have fire. We don't have to have a blazing fire in the middle of the room. We don't have to feel the warmth. We just need a matchstick of light and that's what God often sends. So that's what I embrace. I don't look for adversity, but I don't hide away from that. And perhaps that's what led me to being in places where fools fear to tread in terms of peace and conflict resolution.
Listen to Michael Perreau, former Director General of the United Bible Societies being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. They discuss the power of listening and taking pauses, especially during conflict situations, availability and accessibility to the Bible - everyone who wants it should have it - and being aware of how available and accessible we make ourselves when He calls. Are we listening? Is there something we can do to make ourselves more available and accessible to Him? Do we realize when we have encounters with Him and through Him?
For twelve years Michael Perreau was the Director General of the United Bible Societies serving over 240 countries and territories through 154 member societies including the Canadian Bible Society whose mission is ‘The Bible for Everyone’. Michael is a proven leader with a track record in business and social transformation. He is passionate about building good-to-great organizations that impact for the long-term and provide spiritual and social capital.
Michael is of mixed European-Asian origin, having spent his early formative years in a Muslim country in Asia. Soon after local race riots he moved to the UK with $50 life savings to study at a prestigious UK university. Initially an Industrial Psychologist, he subsequently achieved post-graduate business qualifications at Master's Level and beyond, in the UK and overseas. In the late 1980s he founded his own global strategic advisory business. He sold that company 15 years ago, and with his wife, Deborah, released most of the proceeds from the sale equity towards a kingdom building social and transformational initiative.
Michael’s growing passion in physical and social transformation through enterprise, job creation and equity has led him to develop and personally fund a number of enterprises, business start-ups and mission projects. He is a founding Board member of Transformational Business Network (TBN). TBNs vision is to seek to facilitate spiritual and physical transformation through enterprise globally. In partnership with local people, TBN focuses on supporting sustainable enterprises that can create long term socio-economic wealth amongst the poor and destitute. He serves on the board of several organizations both in the UK and overseas in non-executive, board or trustee roles including advisory roles to government.
Michael and his wife, Deborah, are kingdom builders with a difference, journeying their lifestyle from a life of success to significance based on a faithful walk. Deborah serves as Founding Executive Director of a medical charity sending health equipment to the poorest of nations. Michael and Deborah have 3 adult children, 2 donkeys, several dogs and chickens and they live in west Somerset, UK. Their vision is to see men and women release their potential as Kings and Priests for the Kingdom.
Listen to Michael Perreau, former Director General of the United Bible Societies being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. They discuss the power of listening and taking pauses, especially during conflict situations, availability of and accessibility to the Bible - everyone who wants it should have it - and being aware of how available and accessible we make ourselves when He calls. Are we listening? Is there something we can do to make ourselves more available and accessible to Him? Do we realize when we have encounters with Him and through Him?
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
For twelve years Michael Perreau was the Director General of the United Bible Societies serving over 240 countries and territories through 154 member societies including the Canadian Bible Society whose mission is ‘The Bible for Everyone’. Michael is a proven leader with a track record in business and social transformation. He is passionate about building good-to-great organizations that impact for the long-term and provide spiritual and social capital.
Michael is of mixed European-Asian origin, having spent his early formative years in a Muslim country in Asia. Soon after local race riots he moved to the UK with $50 life savings to study at a prestigious UK university. Initially an Industrial Psychologist, he subsequently achieved post-graduate business qualifications at Master's Level and beyond, in the UK and overseas. In the late 1980s he founded his own global strategic advisory business. He sold that company 15 years ago, and with his wife, Deborah, released most of the proceeds from the sale equity towards a kingdom building social and transformational initiative.
Michael’s growing passion in physical and social transformation through enterprise, job creation and equity has led him to develop and personally fund a number of enterprises, business start-ups and mission projects. He is a founding Board member of Transformational Business Network (TBN). TBNs vision is to seek to facilitate spiritual and physical transformation through enterprise globally. In partnership with local people, TBN focuses on supporting sustainable enterprises that can create long term socio-economic wealth amongst the poor and destitute. He serves on the board of several organizations both in the UK and overseas in non-executive, board or trustee roles including advisory roles to government.
Michael and his wife, Deborah, are kingdom builders with a difference, journeying their lifestyle from a life of success to significance based on a faithful walk. Deborah serves as Founding Executive Director of a medical charity sending health equipment to the poorest of nations. Michael and Deborah have 3 adult children, 2 donkeys, several dogs and chickens and they live in west Somerset, UK. Their vision is to see men and women release their potential as Kings and Priests for the Kingdom.
We have a hope that is eternal. It was C.S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity who said, "If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world." And that's exactly what the narrative of Scripture is, you know, our hope is not here. Our hope is eternal, and it's in a right relationship with God. That doesn't mean that the here and now is not important. You know, we can care about the environment because we were entrusted as stewards of creation. And that can give a strengthening and an undergirding for caring about the world around us, caring about people. And I think ultimately, these desires that we have for stewardship, for ideas like justice well, those are inherently Christian ideas. That's the air we breathe in the Western Hemisphere because of our Christian heritage.
Listen to Wesley Huff, Central Canada Director of Apologetics Canada being interviewed by the British and Foreign Bible Society’s Rev. Dr. Andrew Ollerton as they discuss some common questions about faith and Scriptures. Can we trust the New Testament? Are these texts reliable?
Wesley Huff is currently working on a video series called “Can I Trust the Bible?” and is doing a PhD in New Testament and Christian origins at the University of Toronto’s Wycliffe College. He has participated in numerous public dialogues, debates, and interfaith events on issues of faith, belief, and religion across North America.
Wes was born in Multan, Pakistan and spent a portion of his childhood in the Middle East. After being diagnosed with a rare neurological condition at the age of eleven that left him paralyzed from the waist down, Wes experienced a miraculous recovery that the doctors themselves said they had no medical explanation for. This experience, along with a great deal of study and soul searching in his later teens solidified his interest in the subjects of faith and engaging the beliefs and worldview perspectives of others. Currently he lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife their three children.
Listen to Wesley Huff, Central Canada Director of Apologetics Canada being interviewed by the British and Foreign Bible Society’s Rev. Dr. Andrew Ollerton as they discuss some common questions about faith and Scriptures. Can we trust the New Testament? Are these texts reliable?
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Wesley Huff is currently working on a video series called “Can I Trust the Bible?” and is doing a PhD in New Testament and Christian origins at the University of Toronto’s Wycliffe College. He has participated in numerous public dialogues, debates, and interfaith events on issues of faith, belief, and religion across North America.
Wes was born in Multan, Pakistan and spent a portion of his childhood in the Middle East. After being diagnosed with a rare neurological condition at the age of eleven that left him paralyzed from the waist down, Wes experienced a miraculous recovery that the doctors themselves said they had no medical explanation for. This experience, along with a great deal of study and soul searching in his later teens solidified his interest in the subjects of faith and engaging the beliefs and worldview perspectives of others. Currently he lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife their three children.
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Website: wesleyhuff.com
Apologetics Canada: apologeticscanada.com
If you don't know who Jesus Christ is, that means you're not engaging Scripture. And if you're not engaging Scripture, you might come to a false understanding of who Jesus Christ is. Oh, Jesus Christ was a prophet. He was a social justice advocate. No, He's the incarnate Son of God. And that is revealed in Scriptures. And it's through that revelation that we come to know about who He is, the Saviour of the world, the Promised Messiah, the fulfillment of the law, the prophets, and the covenants. But He is also for us, He is our Lord and God and He has changed everything. And it's continuing to change things through the incarnation to the resurrection. And if you don't know those things, first of all, how can you live out your faith as a Christian? And how can you possibly come to understand the nature of the world and the nature of yourself as a human person made in His image and likeness? So, without engaging the Bible, we simply cannot be Christians.
Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett is the Program Director of Faith Communities at Cardus. He is an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Eparchy (Diocese) of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Andrew is Program Director, of Faith Communities at Cardus.
A champion of religious freedom domestically and internationally, he has served as Canada’s first Ambassador for Religious Freedom and led Global Affairs Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom from 2013 to 2016. He simultaneously served as Canada’s Head of Delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). When not praying, studying, or advocating, Fr. Andrew can be found with his fly rod in a stream, listening to bluegrass or Beethoven.
Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling was the Senior Minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church in Toronto, one of Canada’s largest United Church congregations and was responsible for leadership and administration at Timothy Eaton from 1998 until his more recent retirement. Overseeing staff, providing visionary leadership, acting as the public representative of over 1,500 members and managing a dynamic and ever-evolving ministry to the city of Toronto and beyond.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Law from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Master of Divinity from the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Doctor of Ministry in preaching from Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In 2008, Wycliffe College, Toronto, recognized his contribution to preaching with an honorary Doctor of Divinity.
Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling is now the Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society building relationships with churches, academic institutions and individuals across Canada.
So, I've followed Jesus now for more than 60 years, and always, there have been a few days life has been too busy to do it, just impossible, but every day. I mean I was reading this morning, and I just love that time every day in the Bible, in the Scriptures. And what's amazing is I read it now, well, more than 60 times, you always, every year see something fresh, that you didn't see before. And you think, my goodness, why didn't I see that? And of course, the simple fact is that life is raising different questions all the time. And you bring those at least in the back of your mind to what you're reading, and you suddenly see again, and again, the incredible relevance of Scripture. I love it.
Listen to Dr. Os Guinness, prominent social critic, a senior fellow at the Oxford Center for Christian apologetics, and author or editor of more than 30 books being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. Os discusses his newest book, Signals of Transcendence - which describes God's voice to us - and challenges us to listen for the voice of God speaking into our lives. Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.
Great-great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, Os Guinness was born in China in World War Two where his parents were medical missionaries. A witness to the climax of the Chinese revolution in 1949, he was expelled with many other foreigners in 1951 and returned to Europe where he was educated in England. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of London and his D.Phil in the social sciences from Oriel College, Oxford.
Os has written or edited more than thirty books, including The Call, Time for Truth, Unspeakable, A Free People’s Suicide, The Global Public Square, Last Call for Liberty, Carpe Diem Redeemed, and The Magna Carta of Humanity. His latest book is The Great Quest: Invitation to the Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning, published in 2022. Since moving to the United States in 1984, Os has been a Guest Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, a Guest Scholar and Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum and the EastWest Institute in New York.
Listen to Dr. Os Guinness, prominent social critic, a senior fellow at the Oxford Center for Christian apologetics, and author or editor of more than 30 books being interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. Os discusses his newest book, Signals of Transcendence which describes God's voice to us and challenges us to listen for the voice of God speaking into our lives. Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Great-great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, Os Guinness was born in China in World War Two where his parents were medical missionaries. A witness to the climax of the Chinese revolution in 1949, he was expelled with many other foreigners in 1951 and returned to Europe where he was educated in England. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of London and his D.Phil in the social sciences from Oriel College, Oxford.
Os has written or edited more than thirty books, including The Call, Time for Truth, Unspeakable, A Free People’s Suicide, The Global Public Square, Last Call for Liberty, Carpe Diem Redeemed, and The Magna Carta of Humanity. His latest book is The Great Quest: Invitation to the Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning, published in 2022. Since moving to the United States in 1984, Os has been a Guest Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, a Guest Scholar and Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum and the EastWest Institute in New York.
He was the lead drafter of the Williamsburg Charter in 1988, a celebration of the bicentennial of the US Constitution, and later of “The Global Charter of Conscience,” which was published at the European Union Parliament in 2012. Os has spoken at many of the world’s major universities, and spoken widely to political and business conferences across the world. He lives with his wife Jenny in the Washington DC area.
Learn more about Os Guinness: osguinness.com
Listen as Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett, Cardus Program Director, Faith Communities and Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling, CBS Ambassador are interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. Together they discuss a CBS-supported Cardus study, The Bible and Us, which explores questions about Canadian Christians and their engagement with and attitudes towards the Bible. How and why do Canadian Christians read the Bible? What do they think about the Bible? Do they know the Bible?
Read the report, The Bible and Us: biblesociety.ca/cardus-the-bible-and-us
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate
Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett is the Program Director of Faith Communities at Cardus. He is an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Eparchy (Diocese) of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Andrew is Program Director, of Faith Communities at Cardus.
A champion of religious freedom domestically and internationally, he has served as Canada’s first Ambassador for Religious Freedom and led Global Affairs Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom from 2013 to 2016. He simultaneously served as Canada’s Head of Delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). When not praying, studying, or advocating, Fr. Andrew can be found with his fly rod in a stream, listening to bluegrass or Beethoven.
Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling was the Senior Minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church in Toronto, one of Canada’s largest United Church congregations and was responsible for leadership and administration at Timothy Eaton from 1998 until his more recent retirement. Overseeing staff, providing visionary leadership, acting as the public representative of over 1,500 members and managing a dynamic and ever-evolving ministry to the city of Toronto and beyond.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Law from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Master of Divinity from the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Doctor of Ministry in preaching from Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In 2008, Wycliffe College, Toronto, recognized his contribution to preaching with an honorary Doctor of Divinity.
Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling is now the Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society building relationships with churches, academic institutions and individuals across Canada.
But ultimately, it's based on the assumption that justice is good, yeah or that there is a thing called justice that is driving us to the heart of the gospel of God, who Himself is justice personified. So don't think that in dealing with this situation, you're losing sight of Scripture. You're not. It is about, again, getting back in the Word and seeing what God says about us. And not just taking you know, Galatians 3:27 and 28. There is neither slave nor free, Jew nor Greek, male nor female. A lot of people use that Scripture to say, therefore we should have the conversation. That Scripture's not doing what we think it's doing. It's not. Have a conversation, look back at Scripture. What is the question behind the question? It is a question of justice, and all of our hearts desire for justice is found. Bless the Lord in the God of the Bible. That's where we're coming back to.
Listen to Clare Williams, founder of GET REAL being interviewed by British and Foreign Bible Society’s Rev. Dr. Andrew Ollerton about how race and faith interact, within the scope and space of Christianity, and some of the issues that raises today.
Clare Williams completed her undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature at The University of Oxford, Jesus College and then worked as an English teacher and senior leader in various South East London schools for 10 years. She is a speaker and tutor at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). Her work focuses upon questions of race, justice and culture, and what the Christian message has to offer these contested issues. Clare has served in various church roles such as singing in worship, youth work, evangelism, outreach/training and community projects, and lives in Hampshire with her family.
Listen to Clare Williams, founder of GET REAL being interviewed by British and Foreign Bible Society’s Rev. Dr. Andrew Ollerton about how race and faith interact, within the scope and space of Christianity, and some of the issues that raises today.
Clare Williams completed her undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature at The University of Oxford, Jesus College and then worked as an English teacher and senior leader in various South East London schools for 10 years. She is a speaker and tutor at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). Her work focuses upon questions of race, justice and culture, and what the Christian message has to offer these contested issues. Clare has served in various church roles such as singing in worship, youth work, evangelism, outreach/training and community projects, and lives in Hampshire with her family.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? You think, well, I don't feel like that. I'm feeling great right now. But somewhere, someone else is feeling that way and maybe I pray this Psalm, not for myself, but for someone else. And I can enter into their experience or conversely, if I'm feeling, oh, it was a terrible day and I'm, oh I'm so distraught, everything's going wrong! I flip open the page and it's, you know, come into our joy to the Lord, serve the Lord of gladness. Well, I don't feel that way but maybe someone else does and maybe I need to get out of my own self. We implode into ourselves too much. Maybe I should pray for someone else, and not just for myself. So we lose ourselves in the Psalms, and they're better. It's nice when the Psalm expresses what I feel. It's better when it doesn't, because then it stretches me out of my own ego, and that's what we need to do.
In this episode, listen to Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins being interviewed by well-known journalist Lorna Dueck. Cardinal Collins talks about the power of Lectio Divina - the contemplative and transformative practice of reading, praying with and meditating on Scriptures - and how engaging with the Scriptures not only impacts us personally but also positively affects the people around us.
His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins is one of only 16 people in all of Canadian history to be appointed by the Pope to serve at the College of Cardinals. Cardinal Collins has served as a priest in Canada for 50 years, celebrating his golden jubilee in that role in May of 2023.
Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto (Canada) is a Canadian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto from 2007 to 2023.
Ordained a priest in 1973, he holds a BA and MA in English, and a BA in theology. While studying in Rome, specializing in sacred Scripture and the Book of Revelation, he received his Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in 1978 and a Doctorate in Theology from the Gregorian University in 1986.
He has also served as Chancellor of the University of Saint Michael’s College and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto, and Chair of the Board of Governors of Saint Augustine’s Seminary and of the Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary.
And I think it was in the middle of that process that I started to realize that like the Israelites sort of collecting their stones and piling them all together, and to what is called an Ebenezer, I think, here I raise mine every day. And so, all these things started to dawn on me that this was a thing, and I hadn't realized that these stones were related, and they needed...then they build up to something. And so, it didn't happen before, it happened during the process of becoming an opera singer. And then, as the career progressed, the talking about it I was sort of forced always to talk about faith and sort of what it meant to me. I mean, it was in a very cursory kind of way, but it was frequently brought up and then maybe that was also contributed to the fact that I realized it was more of a call than I had realized.
In this episode, listen as Ben Heppner (Canadian tenor and broadcaster) shares with Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) about the role of Scripture in his life. Recorded as part of a series entitled The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, Ben talks about discovering in his early years a view of the Bible as bread, not stone, that gives life, and points you to Jesus. Referring to Joshua 4:9 and 1 Samuel 7, he shares how, in retrospect, he realized that over the years, God helped him to add different elements to his toolkit, including opera. He explains how the church has been foundational in his life and acknowledges that it was in the church that he learned the ropes of being a public singer.
Ben Heppner is a celebrated Canadian tenor whose career highlights include roles in some of the world's most prestigious opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, and La Scala. Ben Heppner's contributions to the world of classical music extend to concert performances, recordings, and collaborations with renowned orchestras and conductors. He is a 1988 winner of the Metropolitan Opera auditions and received Grammy® Awards in 1998 for his recording of Die Meistersinger on London/Decca records and in 2001 for his recording of Les Troyens with the London Symphony Orchestra on LSO Live. Heppner hosted CBC Radio’s SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA, featuring the finest opera productions and recordings from around the world from 2013 to 2021, and now hosts CBS Radio's BACKSTAGE, where he shares stories from behind the scenes. Ben Heppner lives in Toronto with his wife. He has three grown children and five grandchildren. Heppner loves drinking coffee on the deck and touring the countryside on his motorcycle.
In this episode, listen to Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins being interviewed by well-known journalist Lorna Dueck. Cardinal Collins talks about the power of Lectio Divina - the contemplative and transformative practice of reading, praying with and meditating on Scriptures - and how engaging with the Scriptures not only impacts us personally but also positively affects the people around us.
His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins is one of only 16 people in all of Canadian history to be appointed by the Pope to serve at the College of Cardinals. Cardinal Collins has served as a priest in Canada for 50 years, celebrating his golden jubilee in that role in May of 2023.
Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto (Canada) is a Canadian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto from 2007 to 2023.
Ordained a priest in 1973, he holds a BA and MA in English, and a BA in theology. While studying in Rome, specializing in sacred Scripture and the Book of Revelation, he received his Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in 1978 and a Doctorate in Theology from the Gregorian University in 1986.
He has also served as Chancellor of the University of Saint Michael’s College and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto, and Chair of the Board of Governors of Saint Augustine’s Seminary and of the Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
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Learn more about Cardinal Collins: cccb.ca/the-catholic-church-in-canada/directory-of-bishops-and-eparchs/cardinals/thomas-cardinal-collins/
When you interview people and you do surveys the vast majority say the times I grew most, especially grew most in my faith, those were hard times, difficult times. And if we hang in there with trust and faith, independence and help of others around us later, we can often look back on those, "Oh, that was a time of redeemed pain. I wouldn't wish it on anybody. I wouldn't wish it on myself." But those things that were most difficult for me, become pillars of faith for most people. So, I would say there's some people on radio and television who will promise you that bad things won't happen to you and they're just wrong. You know, bad things do happen. But I call God the great recycler. He takes things that we wish didn't happen and turns them into things that are useful for us.
Listen to best-selling author Philip Yancey being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck as they discuss Philip's journey through life and faith. Philip experienced many troubles during his childhood which led him to probe the most basic questions and deepest mysteries of the Christian faith. Philip has been guiding millions of readers with his books such as, "Disappointment with God", and, "Where Is God When It Hurts?" His books have garnered 13 Gold Medallion Awards from Christian publishers and booksellers. Philip currently has more than 17 million books in print, published in over 50 languages worldwide.
For Philip Yancey, reading offered a window to a different world. So, he devoured books that opened his mind, challenged his upbringing and went against what he had been taught. In doing so, a sense of betrayal began to engulf him. In his words, “I felt I had been lied to. I realized that God had been misrepresented to me. Then cautiously, warily, I returned, circling around the faith to see if it might be true.” Those discoveries about God and more are contained in Philips recent memoir, "Where the Light Fell", where he takes us on a journey from strict fundamentalism to a search for grace and meaning.
In this episode, listen as Ben Heppner (Canadian tenor and broadcaster) shares with Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) about the role of Scripture in his life. Recorded as part of a series entitled The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, Ben talks about discovering in his early years a view of the Bible as bread, not stone, that gives life, and points you to Jesus. Referring to Joshua 4:9 and 1 Samuel 7, he shares how, in retrospect, he realized that over the years, God helped him to add different elements to his toolkit, including opera. He explains how the church has been foundational in his life and acknowledges that it was in the church that he learned the ropes of being a public singer.
Ben Heppner is a celebrated Canadian tenor whose career highlights include roles in some of the world's most prestigious opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, and La Scala. Ben Heppner's contributions to the world of classical music extend to concert performances, recordings, and collaborations with renowned orchestras and conductors. He is a 1988 winner of the Metropolitan Opera auditions and received Grammy® Awards in 1998 for his recording of Die Meistersinger on London/Decca records and in 2001 for his recording of Les Troyens with the London Symphony Orchestra on LSO Live. Heppner hosted CBC Radio’s SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA, featuring the finest opera productions and recordings from around the world from 2013 to 2021, and now hosts CBS Radio's BACKSTAGE, where he shares stories from behind the scenes. Ben Heppner lives in Toronto with his wife. He has three grown children and five grandchildren. Heppner loves drinking coffee on the deck and touring the countryside on his motorcycle.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
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Learn more about Ben Heppner thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ben-heppner
Listen to best-selling author Philip Yancey being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck as they discuss Philip's journey through life and faith. Philip experienced many troubles during his childhood which led him to probe the most basic questions and deepest mysteries of the Christian faith. Philip has been guiding millions of readers with his books including, "Disappointment with God", and, "Where Is God When It Hurts?" His books have garnered 13 Gold Medallion Awards from Christian publishers and booksellers. Philip currently has more than 17 million books in print, published in over 50 languages worldwide.
For Philip Yancey, reading offered a window to a different world. So, he devoured books that opened his mind, challenged his upbringing and went against what he had been taught. In doing so, a sense of betrayal began to engulf him. In his words, “I felt I had been lied to. I realized that God had been misrepresented to me. Then cautiously, warily, I returned, circling around the faith to see if it might be true.” Those discoveries about God and more are contained in Philips recent memoir, "Where the Light Fell", where he takes us on a journey from strict fundamentalism to a search for grace and meaning.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Philip Yancey: philipyancey.com
Listen to this conversation between Rev. Dr. Anna M. Robbins and Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Anna Robbins is the President of Acadia Divinity College and Dean of Theology of Acadia University. Anna is a leader committed to serve the mission of Christ’s church locally and globally, with faithful integrity that applies the gospel to real-life issues and relationships with justice, innovation, academic rigour, and joyful expectation. She has an international profile in theology and apologetics, ethics, and contemporary culture, and is sought after as a speaker and teacher.
Anna has served several churches as an ordained minister of the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada. Near the end of her doctoral studies in Wales (PhD 2001), she was appointed to the faculty of the London School of Theology in the UK where she served for 12 years as a teacher and academic leader.
In London, Anna was theological consultant to organizations including Theos, Christians in Politics, Tearfund, and the Evangelical Alliance. She served on the council of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and was a British delegate to the Baptist World Alliance. Her research graduates serve in diverse teaching and leadership positions around the world.
In 2012, she returned to Nova Scotia with her family, to join the faculty at Acadia Divinity College.
Watch this episode on YouTube: @canadian_biblesociety
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Anna Robbins
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/anna-robbins-5a3630106
Website: acadiadiv.ca/staff/anna-robbins/
Listen to this conversation between Rev. Dr. Anna M. Robbins and Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Anna Robbins is the President of Acadia Divinity College and Dean of Theology of Acadia University. Anna is a leader committed to serve the mission of Christ’s church locally and globally, with faithful integrity that applies the gospel to real-life issues and relationships with justice, innovation, academic rigour, and joyful expectation. She has an international profile in theology and apologetics, ethics, and contemporary culture, and is sought after as a speaker and teacher.
Anna has served several churches as an ordained minister of the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada. Near the end of her doctoral studies in Wales (PhD 2001), she was appointed to the faculty of the London School of Theology in the UK where she served for 12 years as a teacher and academic leader.
In London, Anna was theological consultant to organizations including Theos, Christians in Politics, Tearfund, and the Evangelical Alliance. She served on the council of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and was a British delegate to the Baptist World Alliance. Her research graduates serve in diverse teaching and leadership positions around the world.
In 2012, she returned to Nova Scotia with her family, to join the faculty at Acadia Divinity College.
Watch this episode on YouTube: @canadian_biblesociety
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Anna Robbins
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/anna-robbins-5a3630106
Website: acadiadiv.ca/staff/anna-robbins
There is a possibility for redemption and for forgiveness and recovery. And that all of us have been chosen to be here, that we were created, that we were birthed, that we are God's children. And that we all fit within this society one way or another. And that I always say to people, "Please never give up hope." I understand your frustration. I understand your anger. I understand your disappointment. I understand all that. My parents went through that. My sister, my brothers went through it. You know, it took my parents three years till they really believe that I was clean, sober, and I was a different man. And if I wasn't equipped properly, I would have come out of recovery and said, "Well, I'm all clean, like everything's forgiven. Let's move on." Well, it takes a long time to deal with the hurt, the shame and all of the things that you have to make amends with.
Please note: the full episode covers topics such as addiction, mental health, sexual abuse, and suicide, so it may not be suitable for all audiences.
Elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, Mayor Dan Carter is serving his second term as Mayor of Oshawa.
However, you wouldn’t expect this based on the way his story started out - from the death of his mother when he was an infant to a series of painful childhood events that led to a life of addiction and living on the streets, he was near death before he got clean and sober, finding faith in God along the way.
Mayor Carter takes his role as Mayor of Oshawa to heart and feels blessed that he has been given a second term to serve and help people in his community. He is committed to leading in a way that will bring out the best in all of us and be the light that brings hope, optimism, and pride to this great city.
In this episode, Mayor Dan Carter shares his amazing personal story, his favourite passages of Scripture, his love for serving the community, and how God has helped him throughout his life.
Elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, Mayor Dan Carter is serving his second term as Mayor of Oshawa.
However, you wouldn’t expect this based on the way his story started out - from the death of his mother when he was an infant to a series of painful childhood events that led to a life of addiction and living on the streets, he was near death before he got clean and sober, finding faith in God along the way.
Mayor Carter takes his role as Mayor of Oshawa to heart and feels blessed that he has been given a second term to serve and help people in his community. He is committed to leading in a way that will bring out the best in all of us and be the light that brings hope, optimism, and pride to this great city.
In this episode, Mayor Dan Carter shares his amazing personal story, his favourite passages of Scripture, his love for serving the community, and how God has helped him throughout his life.
Please note: this episode covers topics such as addiction, mental health, sexual abuse, and suicide, so it may not be suitable for all audiences.
The Message Bible: bit.ly/msg-su-s4-ep8
Watch this episode on YouTube: @canadian_biblesociety
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Mayor Dan Carter
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/dancarter4
Website: oshawa.ca/en/city-hall/office-of-the-mayor.aspx
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The Word of God and Christianity is foremost and above all, a relationship, an experience of a relationship with someone. It's an encounter. It's not a book of history, although there's a lot of history. It's not a book of stories, although there are a lot of stories. It's the revelation of a God who so loved the world, that He created it for us. And when it was broken, and when it was going to the...not in a good situation, He so loved the world that He sent His only Son to reveal that love, that mercy so that we could have life and have it abundantly. So that's the love. That's the love of God that we encounter. When you encounter that or are encountered by that love it changes you.
Watch this fascinating conversation between His Eminence Gérald C. Cardinal Lacroix and Canadian Bible Society Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Cardinal Lacroix talks about how the Bible has shaped his life and how the Bible strengthens our relationship with Jesus and brings people, families, and communities together.
His Eminence Cardinal Lacroix was born in the Province of Quebec, but his studies and missionary service to the church has taken him into the United States, Columbia and beyond with various honourable appointments and titles in the Church. He is the Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 February 2011. He has been a cardinal since 22 February 2014 and was previously the Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec.
His Eminence Cardinal Lacroix is a member of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Assembly of Catholic Bishops (AECQ). In the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), he is a member of the Permanent Council, and Liaison Bishop for Secular Institutes in Canada. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Fondation Québec Philanthrope.
Listen to this fascinating conversation between His Eminence Gérald C. Cardinal Lacroix and Canadian Bible Society Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. Cardinal Lacroix talks about how the Bible has shaped his life and how the Bible strengthens our relationship with Jesus and brings people, families, and communities together.
His Eminence Cardinal Lacroix was born in the Province of Quebec, but his studies and missionary service to the church has taken him into the United States, Columbia and beyond with various honourable appointments and titles in the Church. He is the Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 February 2011. He has been a cardinal since 22 February 2014 and was previously the Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec.
His Eminence Cardinal Lacroix is a member of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Assembly of Catholic Bishops (AECQ). In the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), he is a member of the Permanent Council, and Liaison Bishop for Secular Institutes in Canada. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Fondation Québec Philanthrope.
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
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I think life is messy and it will always be messy, and it'll always be broken. I don't think we'll be able to usher in a utopia on Earth and I think the Bible is quite clear about that. Ultimately, we need Jesus, and our hope isn't found here. It's found in a different kingdom, His kingdom and so that's always important to me. But what we do at AC (Apologetics Canada) that I think is really unique and needed, particularly here in Canada, is to meet people where they're at, and to point them to Jesus. And oftentimes when where we're at is where we're in these ethical challenges, we want to engage with where culture is at, and the questions people are wrestling with. Again, in gentleness and respect, and we want to get at those primary issues that ultimately lead people to Jesus that we are encouraging and arguing provides a solid foundation for those things that we do believe in, such as humanity, such as human value.
Dr. Andy Steiger is the founder and president of Apologetics Canada (AC), dedicated to helping Christian communities grow in their faith and share their hope. Listen as Andy and Lorna discuss this generation of young people - both Christians and non-Christians alike - who have questions and are seeking truth. The challenge in Western culture is communicating the message of Jesus in a way that people can understand and appreciate. Sharing the gospel requires us all to understand and speak the language of culture and address the questions being asked with intellectual honesty, gentleness and respect.
Dr. Andy Steiger is the founder and president of Apologetics Canada (AC), dedicated to helping Christian communities grow in their faith and share their hope. Listen as Andy and Lorna discuss this generation of young people - both Christians and non-Christians alike - who have questions and are seeking truth. The challenge in Western culture is communicating the message of Jesus in a way that people can understand and appreciate. Sharing the gospel requires us all to understand and speak the language of culture and address the questions being asked with intellectual honesty, gentleness and respect.
Andy is the author of Reclaimed: How Jesus Restores Our Humanity in a Dehumanized World released in 2020. In 2018, The Human Project debuted at film festivals around the world and won a number of awards including Best Short Film and People's Choice.
Andy speaks on gospel questions internationally at universities, conferences, churches, prisons, and coffee shops. Between his 20 years of experience as a pastor and his completion of a PhD at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, Andy brings both experience and research to his work.
Andy currently lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia with his wife, Nancy, and their two boys.
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
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I would say God loves technology. You know, He gave Noah a detailed blueprint of a boat, and gave him the plans to build it. You know, like, if that's not technology, I don't know what is. And so I think, God has a heart for tech and I think He inspires technology. You know, a lot of times, it's easy to get fearful of new technology. And you see that a lot now, especially with artificial intelligence, you know...let's look at all the possible negative things that could come from this technology and I don't dispute that. But I would also say that like, you know, how do you think about technology redemptively? And so I, you know, believe there's a massive opportunity for redemptive technology, technology that is sacrificial, that we are using the gifts and skills that God has given us to redeem the broken world around us.
Listen to Paul Burns, former Managing Director @ Twitter being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Paul is a believer, builder, maker, dreamer, husband, father and former senior executive at Twitter. He has spent the last 20+ years helping people and companies reimagine what’s possible. Paul believes that when we know who we are, and know why we’re here on earth, we are one step closer to that abundant life Jesus modelled. Paul lives in Toronto with his wife Olivia and two boys Anderson & Wesley and can be found active on social media at the links below.
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Twitter: @paulburns
Instagram: @paulburns
Listen to Paul Burns, former Managing Director @ Twitter being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. Paul has spent the last 20+ years helping people and companies reimagine what’s possible. He believes that when we know who we are, and know why we’re here on earth, we are one step closer to that abundant life Jesus modelled. Paul lives in Toronto with his wife Olivia and two boys Anderson & Wesley and can be found active on social media at the links below.
Watch this episode on YouTube: @canadian_biblesociety
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Paul Burns
Twitter: @paulburns
Instagram: @paulburns
It is comfort. It is the true source of joy, of hope, of peace. The Word of God is not just a holy, you know, canon of scriptures, it is a roadmap. It's where we draw our identity from. It is the place of comfort and solace. It's where we can sit at the feet of Jesus, and just feel held and strengthened from God's hand. It's just this incredible...I think I never saw the Word of God like I see it now. It was definitely a sword when I needed it to be a sword when I was fighting and overcoming and, you know, facing a lot of battles but man, it has been this incredible source. This river of comfort for me.
Listen to Cheryl Nembhard being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. You're going to love this conversation as we dive into what Cheryl's connection is to Scripture, how it grounds her, how she got connected to it in the first place as a young at-risk youth and also how she uses it today to empower and lead other people.
Cheryl Nembhard is a dynamic international speaker, author, podcast/tv host and social justice advocate who uses her artistic talents in film and theatre to tackle some of the toughest societal topics. Her dedication to Community Service includes working with at-risk youth, former gang members, sexual assault victims and teenage mothers. Her Theatre Company, EMG Education has performed special assemblies on topics such as Mental Health, Anti-Black Racism, and Bullying in over 190 High Schools across Ontario, impacting over 85,000 students and counting. CBC Canada has recognized her as one of 150 Women who are making Canada a better place and she is also the 2017 recipient of the Harry Jerome Award for Social Advocacy.
Cheryl is currently the Executive Director of the Women Speakers Collective, focused on unsilencing, amplifying and empowering the voices of Women across the globe. She is also the author of an interactive journal for teen girls entitled 'Brave: This Is Us'.
Learn more about Cheryl Nembhard
Cheryl's website: cherylnembhard.com
Women Speakers Collective: womenspeakerscollective.com
Listen to Cheryl Nembhard being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. You're going to love this conversation as we dive into what Cheryl's connection is to Scripture, how it grounds her, how she got connected to it in the first place as a young at-risk youth and also how she uses it today to empower and lead other people.
Cheryl Nembhard is a dynamic international speaker, author, podcast/tv host and social justice advocate who uses her artistic talents in film and theatre to tackle some of the toughest societal topics. Her dedication to Community Service includes working with at-risk youth, former gang members, sexual assault victims and teenage mothers. Her Theatre Company, EMG Education has performed special assemblies on topics such as Mental Health, Anti-Black Racism, and Bullying in over 190 High Schools across Ontario, impacting over 85,000 students and counting. CBC Canada has recognized her as one of 150 Women who are making Canada a better place and she is also the 2017 recipient of the Harry Jerome Award for Social Advocacy.
Cheryl is currently the Executive Director of the Women Speakers Collective, focused on unsilencing, amplifying and empowering the voices of Women across the globe. She is also the author of an interactive journal for teen girls entitled 'Brave: This Is Us'.
Please enjoy this episode and share it with a friend or on social media!
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Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Cheryl Nembhard
Cheryl's website: cherylnembhard.com
Women Speakers Collective: womenspeakerscollective.com
So, what if people when they encountered us, they found not this kind of burdensome, like drudgery, but they found life. They found people asking the question every day: Okay, Spirit of God what are you calling me to do to care for God's world today? I think if people just ask that question every day, it'll probably change. It'll probably...it might start with, let's use ceramic mugs instead of disposables. But I dare say it won't end there.
Watch/listen to Rick Faw, who has been a lead educator at A Rocha Canada since 2004 being interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. In 2014 Rick became the Vice President of Programming, and in 2022 moved into the role of Education Director.
Rick combines academic backgrounds in science (BSc) and theology (MCS) with a love for the outdoors. His desire is for people to integrate their spiritual life with their experience of the created world. Rick, along with his wife Crista and children Jared and Zoë, lives and plays at Kingfisher Farm in Surrey, BC.
In this episode we talk about creation care and what the Bible says about our responsibility to the natural world.
Learn more about Rick Faw
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-rocha-canada/
Website: https://arocha.ca/
Listen to Rick Faw, who has been a lead educator at A Rocha Canada since 2004 being interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. In 2014 Rick became the Vice President of Programming, and in 2022 moved into the role of Education Director.
Rick combines academic backgrounds in science (BSc) and theology (MCS) with a love for the outdoors. His desire is for people to integrate their spiritual life with their experience of the created world. Rick, along with his wife Crista and children Jared and Zoë, lives and plays at Kingfisher Farm in Surrey, BC.
In this episode we talk about creation care and what the Bible says about our responsibility to the natural world.
Please enjoy this episode and share it with a friend or on social media!
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Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
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Learn more about Rick Faw
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-rocha-canada/
Website: https://arocha.ca/
The Holy Spirit is our teacher. I think there is a certain comfort we have to have with not understanding everything and that's okay. That's where faith comes in but I think having people who can walk with you through the Bible, especially when you're starting is super important. But I would just say there's so many ways to do it and stop condemning ourselves for not doing it enough, doing it perfectly, you know, understanding it enough...just the freedom to just be an explorer and, you know, just be a learner, even if you don't understand it, just keep putting it into you. I really do believe the Bible... it says it's sharper than a two-edged sword, that it brings life to us, and I think there's truth about that, that we need to return to because it's just really easy to leave it behind. And then we're thinking things that aren't anything near how God thinks about things, which is completely opposite to how you would naturally think...I think 100%, completely opposite. So yeah, renew our minds. We need to do it.
Watch television host and journalist, Cheryl Weber being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur.
As a television host, global humanitarian, public speaker and media producer/journalist, Cheryl Weber has always had a passion for life-transformative stories and global change. She currently serves as co-host of “100 Huntley Street” and as the Director of Relief and Development for Crossroads Cares.
Over the years, she has had the privilege of sitting down with both high-profile celebrities and everyday people doing extraordinary things. Her passion for justice and poverty alleviation has taken her from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to some of the most desperate and remote places on the planet. From interviewing little girls rescued from the sex trade in Cambodia to documenting the heartbreaking starvation of the Turkana people in Northern Kenya, she has seen the difference that passionate people of faith and action can have.
In this episode we talk about how the Bible has shaped Cheryl’s life, how reading the Bible in one year has changed her perspective, and using Scripture to overcome fear and not let anxiety control your life.
Learn more about Cheryl Weber
Website: https://www.cherylwebermedia.com
100 Huntley Street: https://100huntley.com/our_hosts/cheryl-weber/
Today’s guest is television host and journalist, Cheryl Weber being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur.
As a television host, global humanitarian, public speaker and media producer/journalist, Cheryl Weber has always had a passion for life-transformative stories and global change. She currently serves as co-host of “100 Huntley Street” and as the Director of Relief and Development for Crossroads Cares.
Over the years, she has had the privilege of sitting down with both high-profile celebrities and everyday people doing extraordinary things. Her passion for justice and poverty alleviation has taken her from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to some of the most desperate and remote places on the planet. From interviewing little girls rescued from the sex trade in Cambodia to documenting the heartbreaking starvation of the Turkana people in Northern Kenya, she has seen the difference that passionate people of faith and action can have.
In this episode we talk about how the Bible has shaped Cheryl’s life, how reading the Bible in one year has changed her perspective, and using Scripture to overcome fear and not let anxiety control your life.
Please enjoy this episode and share it with a friend or on social media!
Watch this episode on YouTube: @canadian_biblesociety
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
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Learn more about Cheryl Weber
Website: https://www.cherylwebermedia.com
100 Huntley Street: https://100huntley.com/our_hosts/cheryl-weber/
And you don't come to Scripture as something to mine as a...it's not a vein of coal that we can take and make something with. It's not a resource in that sense. It's something we can use for making or creating something to make to our advantage. It is something to be loved, cherished, adored, and nurtured. If we love it, we'll come to know it. And if we do that work in that order, I think the knowledge, the love knowledge that we get from that will really help us be a witness to the very whoness of who God is. And there's two books to pay attention to. There's the book of Scripture, and there's the book of nature. God wrote them both and if we love them, we're gonna get to the whoness of God. And out of that we can become a light in a dark world.
Watch prolific Canadian singer and songwriter, Steve Bell being interviewed by Lorna Dueck.
Steve Bell consistently plumbs the depths of beauty and truth while maintaining a humble generosity - a robust kindness - that has profoundly impacted the lives of countless individuals. More than a quarter-century since the release of Steve’s first solo album, his accomplishments continue to demonstrate his commitment to excellence and creativity, as well as his marked dedication to the performing arts within Canada and beyond.
Steve Bell’s career statistics are striking. To date he has won 2 JUNOS, put out a total of 20 albums which have sold well over 400,000 copies independently. He has performed 2000+ concerts in 15 countries, and lives with his wife Nanci in Winnipeg, Treaty 1 Territory and homeland of the Métis Nation.
In this episode, we weave music and story together with a rich conversation about the power of the Bible. We think you’re going to be richly strengthened by his reflections in this episode.
Today’s guest is prolific Canadian singer and songwriter, Steve Bell being interviewed by Lorna Dueck.
Steve Bell consistently plumbs the depths of beauty and truth while maintaining a humble generosity - a robust kindness - that has profoundly impacted the lives of countless individuals. More than a quarter-century since the release of Steve’s first solo album, his accomplishments continue to demonstrate his commitment to excellence and creativity, as well as his marked dedication to the performing arts within Canada and beyond.
Steve Bell’s career statistics are striking. To date he has won 2 JUNOS, put out a total of 20 albums which have sold well over 400,000 copies independently. He has performed 2000+ concerts in 15 countries, and lives with his wife Nanci in Winnipeg, Treaty 1 Territory and homeland of the Métis Nation.
In this episode, we weave music and story together with a rich conversation about the power of the Bible. We think you’re going to be richly strengthened by his reflections in this episode.
Watch this episode on YouTube: @canadian_biblesociety
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
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Learn more about Steve Bell:
YouTube: @SteveBellMusic
Website: stevebell.com
Linkedin: signpoststeve
It's amazing how the Bible just opened. Philippians 4...I mean of all passages. You could not find a better passage. No, you couldn't. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God and the peace of God will guard your heart and mind. And then it goes on. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. And that was so powerful and completely shifted. And I also learned because of the experience I had had the day before, that when you pass on because I was...they told me I was pretty much near death, and it would have been fine. I was so...when you pass on in the Lord there is nothing to fear and when you do not fear death, you don't fear life. You know, it's just, it's the maximum that it is transformative.
Listen as Susan Finlay (Founder and Executive Director, Nation At Prayer) and Rev. Dr Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) talk about how the Bible is a vital part of Susan's life in a dynamic and transforming way, and how God inspired her to start Nation at Prayer. Recorded as part of the series, The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, Susan talks about turning to the Word for wisdom and discernment in her work, praying with parliamentary leaders and how the Word has helped shine a light in some of the darkest moments of her life.
Imagine the impact on Canada if every elected official in Canada was prayed for every day of the year? Susan is working to make this a reality - transforming the nation through prayer.
In this episode, listen as Susan Finlay (Founder and Executive Director, Nation At Prayer) and Rev. Dr Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) talk about how the Bible is a vital part of Susan's life in a dynamic and transforming way, and how God inspired her to start Nation at Prayer. Recorded as part of a series entitled The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, Susan talks about turning to the Word for wisdom and discernment in her work, praying with parliamentary leaders and how the Word has helped shine a light in some of the darkest moments of her life.
Imagine the impact on Canada if every elected official in Canada was prayed for every day of the year? Susan is working to make this a reality - transforming the nation through prayer.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Susan Finlay: nationatprayer.ca/about-us/susan-finlay
So it's a call to discomfort, not a call to comfort and going back to our earlier conversation, often it seems so much of our faith paradigm is not a call to comfort, but it justifies our comfort. It allows us to remain in the same place and it allows us to huddle, and it doesn't call us to bring in other people in discomfort. Matthew 5, I won't read it all but it goes on and on to a point where we're stripped of the comforts, God seeps in and we start looking outwards. And in that outward embrace, we start embracing more people. And it's almost as if your internal engine flips to the way it was meant to be. Before we're trying to suck in satisfaction. All of a sudden we're breathing the life, breathing life into the people and the experiences around us.
Listen as Andrew Williams, the Founder and Principal of Liberty Square Consulting (LSC) talks with seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck about inclusion and diversity from a Biblical perspective.
In this episode Andrew Williams, the Founder and Principal of Liberty Square Consulting (LSC) is interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. Andrew has extensive experience working with for-profit and non-profit organizations in the areas of inclusion, strategy, value proposition development, governance, and leadership development. He also serves as a speaker and executive coach, was a Board Member of Tyndale University for eleven years and was awarded The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Please enjoy this episode as we dive into inclusion and diversity from a Biblical perspective, with Andrew Williams. Share this episode with your friends!
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
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Liberty Square Consulting: libertysc.ca
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/andreweswillliams
What I like to do is to take Scripture and show how applicable it is to our current setting. And people suddenly think, well, actually, we've never read that before because basically what people do is they read Scripture in a box...and it's over there...and it's the Bible that I take off the shelf and read, and then I go and live life, that don't realize that Scripture actually plays into life. And if we look at just the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ, His example, the way He lived, and what He challenges us to, and we see, for almost every situation in our lives, there is some sort of parallel that we can draw inspiration and strength from to be able to live properly and do what is right.
Watch Archbishop Anba Angaelos OBE, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London being interviewed by the British and Foreign Bible Society’s Rev. Dr. Andrew Ollerton. Please enjoy this episode as we dive into the Archbishop’s remarkable journey of faith, and share this episode with a friend!
In this episode we’ll be featuring Archbishop Anba Angaelos OBE, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London being interviewed by the British and Foreign Bible Society’s Rev. Dr. Andrew Ollerton. Please enjoy this episode as we dive into the Archbishop’s remarkable journey of faith, and share this episode with a friend or on social media!
Archbishop Angaelos was born in Egypt and emigrated to Australia in his early childhood with his family. After obtaining his degree in Political Science, Philosophy and Sociology, he continued on to postgraduate studies in law while working in the same field. In 1990 he returned to Egypt to the Monastery of St Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun where he was consecrated a monk by the late Pope Shenouda III and served as his private secretary until 1995 when he was delegated to serve in the United Kingdom. He was proclaimed the first Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London on November 11, 2017 in Egypt, and enthroned over the new Diocese on November 18, 2017 at the Cathedral of Saint George in England.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Archbishop Angaelos: bishopangaelos.org
I take students to the arrangement of the beginning of Genesis, where in the Hebrew Bible, it doesn't end with the domination of humankind over creation, ruling over dominion. It ends with the Sabbath, the chapter one ends with a Sabbath. So, it's gotten humans resting together. So, it's a very different picture from sort of humans now being released to run around with chainsaws and bulldozers or whatever and rule over the thing. It's rather a picture of coming to this place of resting in the creation, resting in the presence of the Creator, this quietness of spirit. And I think that the Scriptures begin there and then from there lay a foundation around what it is to be lovers and keepers of the earth that God has entrusted to us.
In this interview you will hear Mark Buchanan (Associate Professor, Pastoral Theology, Ambrose University, Calgary, Alberta) and Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) talk about the influence of Scripture in Mark’s life. Mark discusses his faith and talks about his relationship with the Bible, how his first encounter with Christ had a lasting impact on him, and how there is something in the Scriptures that speaks directly to every situation, every heartache, every doubt and every fear.
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In this interview, listen as Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) talks with Mark Buchanan (Associate Professor, Pastoral Theology, Ambrose University, Calgary, Alberta) about the influence of Scripture in his life. Mark shares his faith and relationship with the Bible, how his first encounter with Christ had a lasting impact on him, and how there is something in the Scriptures that speaks directly to every situation, every heartache, every doubt and every fear.
Mark Buchanan is the Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose University in Calgary, Alberta. A pastor, teacher and speaker, he is the author of numerous books, including "David Rise" and "David Reign" (books in the trilogy on the life of King David) and "God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul". He is a regular contributor to Leadership Journal and Christianity Today. He and his wife Cheryl lead New Story Community, a ministry that promotes the flourishing of indigenous women.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Mark Buchanan: markbuchanan.net
But once this injury happened, I suddenly was in the dark with nothing but time and I was left alone, sort of with my thoughts. And that wasn't that much fun because when you're left alone without any other stimulus or people around you, you're sort of stuck in this dark place of just yourself and the things that come out of that. And I was desperate. I didn't know how to pray, when I couldn't really even concentrate for more than a few seconds and so I reached out to the Psalms, and there's a lovely little verse in there that says: By day the Lord directs His love. At night, His song is with me. And I began to slowly breathe those words in and out, thinking about all the times in life and in my present circumstances that God's love was with me. And also, in the times at night, in the dark times, in the depressed times, anxious times, how God's love sustains us.
In this episode you will hear from recording artist and musician Mike Janzen, interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. You will also get the opportunity to listen to some of his latest music, based on the Psalms. Please enjoy this episode as we dive into Mike’s remarkable journey of debilitating illness, community supports, and what led him to the Psalms.
In this episode you will hear from recording artist and musician Mike Janzen, interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. You will also have the opportunity to listen to some of his latest music, based on the Psalms.
Music has informed and shaped Mike Janzen’s entire life. He has a unique background in the disciplines of jazz, classical, and popular music, combined with a technical piano prowess.
His portfolio includes commissioned pieces for the CBC, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and Steve Bell, as well as original arrangements of Broadway tunes for the symphony orchestra, which he performed with Sarah Slean and the Mike Janzen Trio across the country.
Please enjoy this episode as we dive into Mike’s remarkable journey of debilitating illness, community supports, and what led him to the Psalms.
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Mike Janzen: mikejanzentrio.com
Listen to Overflows (Psalm 16): open.spotify.com/track/5UiN4ZvWP99JcnRtR0jPy0
It's very simple. You know, you don't...you only...you're walking with everything you have is on your back in a backpack, and it's just a simple life. And I love being reminded that we don't need all the stuff that we have in our lives. You know, to exist. We need very little and to be reminded of that in a pilgrimage is really worthwhile. One of the Scriptures that means the most to me is from Lamentations 3 where God's mercies are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness and you know, walking the Camino is a great reminder to me of that. Starting fresh, encountering obstacles, encountering defeats, encountering struggles with Jesus by our side. His mercies are new every morning, you know, and He gives us enough that we need for each day and we can start again.
Today’s guest is Mark Petersen, interviewed by Lorna Dueck. Mark Petersen is the CEO of Stronger Philanthropy, and he wrote a book, Love Giving Well: The Pilgrimage of Philanthropyabout the spiritual lessons he's learned throughout his life and during his month-long pilgrimage along the Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo routes in Spain. Mark offers a window into how people of faith struggle with giving, humanizes the mystique of a philanthropist, and provides tools to be both shrewd and faithful from a biblical perspective.
Today’s guest is Mark Petersen, interviewed by Lorna Dueck. Mark Petersen is the CEO of Stronger Philanthropy, and he wrote a book, Love Giving Well: The Pilgrimage of Philanthropyabout the spiritual lessons he's learned throughout his life and during his month-long pilgrimage along the Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo routes in Spain. Mark offers a window into how people of faith struggle with giving, humanizes the mystique of a philanthropist, and provides tools to be both shrewd and faithful from a biblical perspective.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Mark Petersen
Website: strongerphilanthropy.ca
Book: amazon.ca/Love-Giving-Well-Pilgrimage-Philanthropy/dp/1532601867
So, the arts are actually far more ancient disciplines of interacting with the Scripture in a way that sometimes actually gets past our mind and into our heart and our soul at a different level. You know, you hear a great story, you watch a great movie, and all of a sudden, it's a tearjerker, and you can't help it, you're just moved emotionally. Well, that does something to you and the stories we find in the Bible are doing that as well, right? You're reading these characters; you're reading what's happening with these stories that are unfolding. You read sometimes terrible stories of things that we don't even want to utter. And sometimes I'm reading the stories and I'm emotionally moved either to anger or to tears and just imagining the heartache that some of these people are experiencing. And that gets truth in us in a way that dissecting it doesn't.
In this episode, Joanna la Fleur interviews Worship Pastor Matt Unruh about how he thoughtfully leads congregations with Scripture and song, and the role of the Bible in musical worship.
Matt Unruh is the Worship and Connection Pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. His work includes equipping and resourcing Cornerstone’s Groups ministry and leading worship music in the church. Matt is passionate about making disciples and seeing people living life on mission with Jesus. He completed a B.A. at Columbia Bible College in Worship Arts and Biblical Studies. Matt and his wife, Cristina love being parents to four amazing kids.
In this episode, Joanna la Fleur interviews Worship Pastor Matt Unruh about how he thoughtfully leads congregations with Scripture and song, and the role of the Bible in musical worship.
Matt Unruh is the Worship and Connection Pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. His work includes equipping and resourcing Cornerstone’s Groups ministry and leading worship music in the church. Matt is passionate about making disciples and seeing people living life on mission with Jesus. He completed a B.A. at Columbia Bible College in Worship Arts and Biblical Studies. Matt and his wife, Cristina love being parents to four amazing kids.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Matt Unruh
Website: ccchurch.ca
Twitter: @matthewunruh
Well, the whole point of the show is to point people to Jesus. That's the whole point of the show, but then we're hoping that that lands them right back in Scripture, because that's how we can know Jesus. I do think that the show brings Scripture to life in a way where it had maybe gotten stale for some people. And so, all of a sudden there's this colour where it might have been a little bit black and white, but at the end of the day, it's the living Word. And it's more exciting than anything else you can be spending your time on. So that was the heart behind the extra content and the devotionals is, how can we take advantage of the gaps between the seasons to actually push people toward what matters because we are not the Bible? Dallas is the first to say: I'm not a pastor, and this is not the Bible. And if you think otherwise, you're going to be let down. So, you know, we're storytellers, and we're filmmakers. The Bible is the Bible and that's ultimately where we want people to land.
Today’s guest is Amanda Jenkins, interviewed by Lorna Dueck. Amanda is an author, speaker, and mother of four.
She's the lead creator for The Chosen’s extra content, including The Chosen devotionals, Bible studies, and children’s books. She lives in Texas with her children and husband, Dallas, creator of The Chosen , an incredibly popular television series about Jesus.
The Chosen is the largest fan-supported entertainment project of all time and has more than 500 million episode views and is available in 62 languages.
Please enjoy this episode as we dive into the TV series, The Chosen and share with family and friends!
Today’s guest is Amanda Jenkins, interviewed by Lorna Dueck. Amanda is an author, speaker, and mother of four.
She's the lead creator for The Chosen’s extra content, including The Chosen devotionals, Bible studies, and children’s books. She lives in Texas with her children and husband, Dallas, creator of The Chosen , an incredibly popular television series about Jesus.
The Chosen is the largest fan-supported entertainment project of all time and has more than 500 million episode views and is available in 62 languages.
Please enjoy this episode as we dive into the TV series, The Chosen and share with family and friends!
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about and watch The Chosen: watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen
I would say that it's primarily through my mother that I learned a love of God's Word - watching her read it daily, inviting us into prayer around the table before meals, asking us theological questions, and really holding a reverence for God's Word and passing that on to both myself and my brother.
In this interview, listen to Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) engage in a conversation with Rev. Dr. Ross Lockhart (Dean, St. Andrew's Hall at The University of British Columbia) about the influence of Scripture in his life. Dr. Lockhart shares about his mother’s early faith influence on him and about how at the core of his identity as a baptized Christian, there is a deep love and reverence for God’s Word.
Rev. Dr. Ross Lockhart is the Dean of St. Andrew’s Hall at The University of British Columbia. He is also the Professor of Mission Studies at The Vancouver School of Theology where he teaches courses in missiology and practical theology.
Ross has served congregations in the Reformed tradition from Halifax to Vancouver as well as sabbaticals with The Presbyterian Church in Ireland. He is a weekly guest preacher in local congregations and Minister in Association at St. Andrew’s/St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church in North Vancouver.
Dr. Lockhart, who wrote the book, Christian Witness in Cascadian Soil, says that in Cascadia (Oregon, Washington, B.C), one has the opportunity to explore Christian community and evangelism in a secular environment.
In this interview, listen to Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) engage in a conversation with Rev. Dr. Ross Lockhart (Dean, St. Andrew's Hall at The University of British Columbia) about the influence of Scripture in his life. Dr. Lockhart shares about his mother’s early faith influence on him and about how at the core of his identity as a baptized Christian, there is a deep love and reverence for God’s Word. Dr. Lockhart, who wrote the book, Christian Witness in Cascadian Soil, says that in Cascadia (Oregon, Washington, B.C), one has the opportunity to explore Christian community and evangelism in a secular environment.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Ross Lockhart: vst.edu/people/ross-lockhart
Art opens us to newness, to unexpected possibilities and the Gospel does the same...opens us to newness, the resurrection, the promise, a new heaven, new Earth. So, it opens us to newness and unexpected possibilities so I think there's this sort of parallel between the Gospel and the arts. One other thing I would want to say is that both the arts and the Gospel invite us to a posture of receptivity. What we like in our culture is control and management. Art says, listen, listen, look, receive and that posture of receptivity I think is essential for us if we're going to flourish as human beings.
Today’s guest is John Franklin, interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. They’ll be speaking about the intersection of the arts and the Bible.
John is the Executive Director of Imago, a national initiative in support of Christians in the arts in Canada. He is based in Toronto and, before joining Imago in 1998, he taught philosophy at Tyndale College. Currently, he is an adjunct professor in theology at Tyndale Seminary and Trinity College at the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto. His special interest is in theology and the arts. He has served on the Board of Lausanne Movement Canada for 13 years and is Coordinator of the World Evangelical Alliance - Mission Commission’s Task Force on Art in Mission.
Imago’s mandate is to affirm the artistic gift and to encourage and facilitate creative initiatives in the arts that will make a positive contribution to the Canadian cultural landscape.
Today’s guest is John Franklin, interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. They’ll be speaking about the intersection of the arts and the Bible.
John is the Executive Director of Imago, a national initiative in support of Christians in the arts in Canada. He is based in Toronto and, before joining Imago in 1998, he taught philosophy at Tyndale College. Currently, he is an adjunct professor in theology at Tyndale Seminary and Trinity College at the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto. His special interest is in theology and the arts. He has served on the Board of Lausanne Movement Canada for 13 years and is Coordinator of the World Evangelical Alliance - Mission Commission’s Task Force on Art in Mission.
Imago’s mandate is to affirm the artistic gift and to encourage and facilitate creative initiatives in the arts that will make a positive contribution to the Canadian cultural landscape.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about John Franklin and Imago Arts
Website: imago-arts.org/about-us
I realized that the Lord emptied me so drastically.
So much that I had no other option,
but to completely rely on Him.
I learned in such a severe way that when I am weak,
His power comes and through that makes me strong.
You know, again, a verse that I have known my whole life
His power is made great in our weakness,
and I didn't actually know it,
and I didn't know it, know it
until I had to learn it and know it.
And I guess I'm just in some way again,
I hated that season, but I'm also like,
really grateful in some weird, weird way
because I learned that I couldn't
do any of this on my own strength,
nor was I ever meant to, you know.
Today’s guest is Brooke Nicholls, a worship leader, Juno nominated and award-winning recording artist from Toronto, Canada. In this episode we’ll talk with Brooke about the intersection of Scripture and worship - how she has seen the power of the Bible both in her own life, but also in the lives of thousands across Canada.
When Brooke is not at her home church, she's leading worship at different churches and ministries across Canada from coast to coast. Brooke has been named the Female Vocalist of the Year for the last four years at the Canadian Gospel Music Awards and her latest album, ‘Pursue’ was nominated for a 2020 Juno Award.
Brooke released her first book in 2020 entitled, ‘Making Room’ which quickly became a #1 Best Seller on Amazon. Whether it be songs or books, Brooke was eager to continue writing, so she released her second book in 2022 called, ‘Faithful Then, Faithful Now: Stories of God's Faithfulness from Women Across Canada.' Brooke is married to Steve; together they love leading the local church and pointing people to Jesus.
Today’s guest is Brooke Nicholls, a worship leader, Juno nominated and award-winning recording artist from Toronto, Canada. In this episode we’ll talk with Brooke about the intersection of Scripture and worship - how she has seen the power of the Bible both in her own life, but also in the lives of thousands across Canada.
When Brooke is not at her home church, she's leading worship at different churches and ministries across Canada from coast to coast. Brooke has been named the Female Vocalist of the Year for the last four years at the Canadian Gospel Music Awards and her latest album, ‘Pursue’ was nominated for a 2020 Juno Award.
Brooke released her first book in 2020 entitled, ‘Making Room’ which quickly became a #1 Best Seller on Amazon. Whether it be songs or books, Brooke was eager to continue writing, so she released her second book in 2022 called, ‘Faithful Then, Faithful Now: Stories of God's Faithfulness from Women Across Canada.' Brooke is married to Steve; together they love leading the local church and pointing people to Jesus.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Brooke Nicholls
Instagram: @brookenicholls
Website: brookenicholls.ca
Today’s guest is Brian Doerksen.
Brian is a songwriter, award-winning recording artist and songwriting instructor (founder of ‘Unlocking Your Songs’). His songs are known and sung internationally in faith communities of all kinds, including ‘Come Now is the Time to Worship’, ‘Refiner’s Fire’, ‘Hope Of The Nations’ and ‘The River’.
But most of all, he loves spending time with his high-school sweetheart Joyce (they have been married for 38 years.) Brian & Joyce have four adult daughters and two adult sons with Fragile X Syndrome.
In this episode, Brian gets very personal about his own faith journey, doubt, how he wrestles with Scripture to untangle it for himself, and offer it back to congregations in song. We think you are going to be richly strengthened by his reflections in this episode. Also, don’t miss the end of this episode where Brian plays a song for us that hasn’t been released yet!
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society:biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Brian Doerksen:
Instagram: @briandoerksen
Website:briandoerksen.com
Typically, when I'm setting a Scripture to song
I'll open up on my laptop, six different translations
in columns, and then I'll look for phrasing that
seems to sing. And then where I can't find anything
in the translations, I will paraphrase it myself.
You know, and then some people get, you know,
get really uptight, like: Oh, you don't want to
change the Word of God! Well, that's actually
not a very helpful way of thinking about it
because every single time we read a Scripture
or we read a new translation of the Scripture,
we're interpreting it through even just the way
we speak it, so we're constantly interpreting
and paraphrasing, but we're respecting the source
because we're going...our heart is to convey the
dynamic equivalent of what the people in the
first culture would have heard when they heard
that Scripture to what our people
and our culture needs now.
Brian is a songwriter, award-winning recording artist and songwriting instructor (founder of ‘Unlocking Your Songs’). His songs are known and sung internationally in faith communities of all kinds, including ‘Come Now is the Time to Worship’, ‘Refiner’s Fire’, ‘Hope Of The Nations’ and ‘The River’.
But most of all, he loves spending time with his high-school sweetheart Joyce (they have been married for 38 years.) Brian & Joyce have four adult daughters and two adult sons with Fragile X Syndrome.
In this episode, Brian gets very personal about his own faith journey, doubt, how he wrestles with Scripture to untangle it for himself, and offer it back to congregations in song. We think you are going to be richly strengthened by his reflections in this episode. Also, don’t miss the end of this episode where Brian plays a song for us that hasn’t been released yet!
Season 2: Episode 12 | Sister Eileen Schuller | The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible
Dr. Eileen Schuller is a Catholic nun, one of the translators of the Dead Sea Scrolls, featured on the front page of the New York Times, learned Hebrew & Aramaic in her twenties and yet is one of the most humble and earnest teachers ever. She is nothing short of inspiring.
In this episode, Sister Eileen Schuller is interviewed by CBS ambassador Andrew Stirling.
A Catholic nun, one of the translators of the Dead Sea Scrolls, featured on the front page of the New York Times, learned Hebrew & Aramaic in her twenties and yet is one of the most humble and earnest teachers ever. She is nothing short of inspiring.
Dr. Eileen Schuller is a professor emeritus at the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Sister Schuller is an official editor of the Dead Sea Scrolls and has been one of Canada’s most respected Scripture scholars for the last half century since completing her doctoral studies at Harvard University.
Much of Dr. Schuller’s scholarly career has centred around the Dead Sea Scrolls—working to ensure their careful study, analysis and publication, and helping people to understand both their content and their importance in the larger field of modern Biblical study. She is one of the team of editors who helped to complete the publication of the Scrolls in the 1990s, and she regularly writes and lectures on them around the world, both for her academic colleagues and for non-specialist audiences. Much of her work has focused on non-canonical Psalms, on the Hodayot (hymns of praise) from the Scrolls, and on women in the Bible.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Sister Eileen Schuller:
McMaster University: socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/people/schuller-eileen#biography
Our Guest today is Anu George Canjanathoppil, who is CEO at International Justice Mission (IJM) Canada. She is interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck about how she fights injustice in the world in light of what Scripture says about the value of human life, and God as the true bringer of justice.
Anu initiated and led IJM's first ever Partnership Program and oversaw the training of more than 17,000 police officers, government officials, and NGOs on the rescue and rehabilitation of individuals trapped in slavery and bringing criminals to justice in South Asia. As a result of Anu’s leadership, 10,000 individuals have been rescued from forced labour slavery.
Anu holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Edith Cowan University, Australia and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Eastern University. She successfully completed her B.A., B.L. from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College in Chennai and acquired a special diploma in Intellectual Property Law at the Indian Law Institute in Pune.
The Poverty & Justice Bible: biblescanada.com
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Learn more about Anu George
Bio: ijm.ca/team/anu-george-canjanathoppil
Twitter: twitter.com/anugeorgecan
Today’s guest is Rev. Dr. Judy Paulsen, professor of Evangelism at Wycliffe College, an Evangelical Anglican seminary at the University of Toronto. We will discuss what the Bible says about Evangelism - a word that is often uncomfortable to the modern Christian but is simply about sharing good news as we join in with God’s work in the world.
As the daughter of Anglican missionaries, she lived her early childhood years in northwest India, prior to moving to Ottawa where she spent her later childhood and teen years. She holds a Master of Applied Science from McGill University, a Master of Divinity from Wycliffe, and a Doctor of Ministry in Missional Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary. Judy served for fifteen years as a parish priest in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto prior to accepting her present position. During that time, she has also served as a speaker at a variety of conferences, retreats and workshops; something she continues to enjoy. Judy’s primary interests lie in effective communication of the gospel in today’s culture, and organisational change in the Church. She leads the Institute of Evangelism, mobilising mainline church congregations to share their faith.
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Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Judy Paulsen
Bio: wycliffecollege.ca/users/judy-paulsen
Institute of Evangelism: institute.wycliffecollege.ca
Today’s guest is Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey of Parkdale United Church, Ottawa. During this engaging conversation, Anthony is interviewed by CBS Ambassador Andrew Stirling on topics about Scripture, pastoral leadership, the need for the Church in Canada, as well as Anthony's passion for issues of justice and racial reconciliation.
Anthony Bailey is the lead minister of Parkdale United Church in Ottawa. Originally from Barbados, Anthony has lived and served in various parts of Canada, in Kenya and Jamaica. Anthony has academic degrees in social work, theology, philosophy of religion and ethics and culture. He has training in hospital ministry and has taught pastoral counselling at the McGill University joint theological colleges and at the theological college of the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica. Anthony is also an occasional lecturer at the Ottawa School of Theology and Spirituality and has been a guest lecturer at Queen’s University School of Religion.
Anthony Bailey is a sought-after preacher, speaker and worship/workshop leader throughout North America and the Caribbean. He has been awarded the Dreamkeepers’ Martin Luther King Jr. Life Achievement Award for Racial Reconciliation and the Order of Ottawa.
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Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Anthony Bailey
Church: parkdaleunitedchurch.ca/anthony-bailey
Today’s guest is the Senior Pastor of Sanctus Church, Rev. Dr. Jon Thompson and we will be discussing how he approaches Scripture as someone who is known for his preaching. What is the difference between preparing Scripture to teach versus for our own personal reading? In this episode we also discuss how to untangle difficult passages for ourselves, and what to do when we change our minds, or disagree with other Christians on a theological issue.
Jon Thompson is the Senior Pastor of Sanctus Church, a multi-site church in the Greater Toronto Area (formerly called C4 Church or Carruthers Creek) where he has been an integral part of the pastoral staff for more than 20 years. Under Jon’s leadership, Sanctus is characterized by dynamic Biblical teaching, vibrant community groups, compelling media, and powerful times in worship.
Jon speaks and teaches globally and has authored a number of books including Convergence. He has a Doctorate of Missiology from Fuller Seminary, California and is an adjunct professor at Tyndale University. Jon is husband to Joanna Eaton Thompson and father to three kids. As a family they are fond of great Thai food, strong coffee, the latest technology gadgets, trips to the East Coast, concerts, and Netflix.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Jon Thompson:
Church: sanctuschurch.com/ourstaff
Book: thrivewithconvergence.com/about
Instagram: @pastorjon_t
Today’s guest is Rev. Dr. Peter Holmes who has served on the ministry team of Yorkminster Park Baptist Church since 1995 and as the Minister of the Congregation since 2001.
Recorded earlier this year as part of a series entitled The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, this episode is a conversation between Peter and Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling, who you may recognize from previous episodes of Scripture Untangled.
Listen to Rev. Dr. Peter Holmes as he reflects on his formative years growing up in the manse, pastoring to his congregation and how the Bible is an invitation into a deeper relationship with God, the Creator and the artist.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Peter Holmes
Church: https://www.yorkminsterpark.com/gather/biography-holmes.php
Acadia Divinity College: https://acadiadiv.ca/staff/peter-holmes/
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Today’s guest is retired pastor, Sunder Krishnan and we’re discussing Bible literacy in the digital age, and offering wisdom from a seasoned disciple who loves to study God’s Word every day. Sunder is known for his Bible teaching and practical approach to how to study Scripture for ourselves. You’ll find the content today immediately applicable to your own reading of the Bible and full of wisdom from Sunder who was an engineer who then became and served as a pastor for 35+ years.
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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Sunder Krishnan served at Rexdale Alliance Church in Toronto for 36 years. His primary calling in retirement is to preach and mentor the next generation while mobilizing intercessors for the Great Commission. Sunder was born in India and grew up in the capital city, New Delhi. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology and received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and worked with Atomic Energy of Canada. Sunder and his wife, Shyamala, have been married since 1971. They have two grown children, Vijay and Sheila, and six grandchildren.
Learn more about Sunder Krishnan
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Herbie Kuhn, the chaplain and official game announcer for the Toronto Raptors discusses how the deepening of our faith and understanding of the Scriptures can open up possibilities to use our voice for His glory.
Today’s guest is Anatoliy Raychynets, Deputy General Secretary of the Ukrainian Bible Society. In conversation with Joanna la Fleur, Anatoliy explains the current situation in Ukraine and how in a dark and uncertain time, there is a great hunger for the Word of God amongst people – which he says is unprecedented in his 22 years with the Bible Society. Come listen to Anatoliy as he shares story after story of people seeking hope in the Scripture and how across Ukraine, the war is unifying the church.
Anatoliy Raychynets was born into a Christian family of clergymen, from his childhood Anatoliy watched his father and grandfather serve the church during the harsh times of the Soviet regime. He majored in Practical Theology from the Smyrna Theological Seminary in Norway and obtained a master’s degree from the Transcarpathian State University in Country Studies and Foreign Language Translation. Anatoliy majored in World History from the Uzhhorod National University. His thesis was on the topic "Conceptual foundations of Christian-Muslim theological dialogue".
He has been serving the Ukrainian Bible Society since 2001 in various roles and is the author of the book "Raised by God" about the leaders of Protestant evangelical denominations.
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Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
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Today’s guest is Kevin Garratt. He and his wife Julia are a Canadian Christian couple who were detained in China in 2014 and falsely accused of espionage. In this episode, seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck interviews Kevin about his time in a Chinese prison, and how God met him there through Scripture and some amazing miracles. Learn how Kevin untangled Scripture and was met with God’s love in a dark and desperate situation.
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Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Kevin and Julia Garratt:
twotearsonthewindow.com
Today’s guest is Bishop Jenny Andison, the Rector of Canada’s largest Anglican Church, St Paul’s Bloor Street in Toronto. She is the former area bishop of York-Credit Valley in the Diocese of Toronto and became Rector of St. Paul’s Bloor in 2021.
The conversation we’re hearing was recorded earlier this year at St Paul’s Bloor Street for a series entitled The Word for Life: Where Scripture Comes Alive. Listen to Bishop Jenny Andison speak with CBS Ambassador Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling as she reflects on her early years in Pakistan and India, her parents’ influence and about how she engages with the Bible today at a church that has been in the heart of Toronto since the 1800s.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Jenny Andison
Facebook: facebook.com/jenny.andison
Website: stpaulsbloor.org
Today’s guest is Lorna Dueck and we are investigating the intersection of Scripture and the media. Lorna Dueck has explored the intersection of journalism and Christianity for over 30 years. Her most recent full-time role was as CEO of Crossroads Christian Communications, Inc. and the show, “Context with Lorna Dueck”
Lorna was a regular commentary writer on faith and public life in Canada's leading national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, and is a frequent media commentator. She has travelled the world reporting on church-led response to humanitarian crisis.
We see - as Lorna out of her own story and exposure to the Bible from an early age until now - how to reconcile what we read in the news with what we read in the Bible, and how each can inform our prayerful consumption of the other. Come enjoy this episode as we untangle the Scriptures like a journalist!
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Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Lorna Dueck
Twitter: twitter.com/lornadueck
Website: lornadueckcreative.com
After a historic 70-year reign, HRH Queen Elizabeth II passed away September 8, 2022. The outpouring of love, grief and reflection that has echoed around the world is a testament to her enormous impact and legacy. She led with grace and poise through tumultuous changes in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth but was also very public about how her faith in Christ helped her through difficult times.
Her Royal Majesty has been the patron of the British and Foreign Bible Society. In this special podcast, seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck interviews a panel of 3 expert guests about the life and faith of Queen Elizabeth II.
Our guests are Hon. David Onley who, as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, served as the Queen’s Representative and hosted her Majesty in Ontario during the Queen’s last visit to Canada in 2010.
Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling has followed the faith of the monarchy since learning his own great great grandfather was the Welsh Poet for Queen Victoria. Andrew’s great uncle was the moderator of the Church of Scotland of which Queen Elizabeth was the Monarch. Andrew is The Canadian Bible Society Ambassador and has just concluded 23 years as Senior Minister at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church.
We are also joined by A. Larry Ross, a renowned publicist who helped facilitate the relationship between Her Majesty the Queen and Rev. Billy Graham. Mr. Ross was present on several occasions when Rev. Graham was with the Queen, and when Rev. Graham preached to the Royal Family.
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You may not know the name Herbie Kuhn, but you likely know the voice. Herbie has been the official game announcer for the Toronto Raptors since 1995 and has brought energy and enthusiasm throughout his career.
Herbie's enthusiasm is even deeper for the Scriptures and sharing the gospel. He believes that everyone when open to God can be used by Him. The deepening of our faith and understanding of the Scriptures opens up possibilities to use our voice for His glory.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Herbie:
Instagram | @herbiekuhn
The pandemic shook up all of our lives, including how we meet together as the Church. For Melinda Estabrooks and her family, it pushed them deeper into the Word. While her career puts her under a literal spotlight, it was in these quiet moments, connecting in community that the Scriptures have come more alive than ever.
Melinda is a Canadian television host, podcaster, speaker and executive producer of See Hear Love. Melinda’s career in Canadian broadcast TV and radio spans over two decades and she has a passion for sharing Christian faith and the love of God with her audience. She has an inspiring personal story of being adopted twice and her love of Scripture.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Melinda:
Instagram | @melinda_estabrooks
Twitter | @melindamaria
See Hear Love | seehearlove.com/cohosts-and-contributors/melinda-estabrooks
When studying the Scriptures is also part of your job, how do you manage your personal and professional study? Dr. George Guthrie is here to share how he reads with both in mind and his pastoral heart for students to be transformed internally as they read it.
Dr. George Guthrie is a Professor of New Testament at Regent College and a highly sought-after lecturer, who has taught across North America and in East Asia, the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, and Israel. Before coming to Regent in 2018, he taught for twenty-eight years at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He served as the Benjamin W. Perry Professor of Bible and Fellow in the Ryan Center for Biblical Studies.
George is passionate about equipping church leaders and laypeople to read and live the Bible more effectively. To that end, he has published a number of works designed to help the church better understand and apply Scripture.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Dr. George Guthrie
Instagram: @ghguthrie
Website: georgehguthrie.com
Like many of us, Daniel Im has gone through some major losses in the last few years, including the loss of his father, and in this episode he talks about how he wrestles with grief, loss and change with the help of God and His Word.
Daniel Im is a husband, father and the lead pastor of Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton, Alberta. He has his M.A. in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary and has served and pastored in church plants and multisite churches ranging from 100 people to 50,000 people in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, Korea, Edmonton, and Nashville.
Daniel has recently published a book entitled "You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies about Work, Life, and Love." Daniel and his wife, Christina host a podcast called "The Im Between Show" where they discuss marriage and parenting.
This conversation will connect with anyone who feels a bit disoriented coming out of this side of the pandemic, looking for truth and solid ground.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Daniel Im
Instagram: @danielsangi
Website: danielim.com
Check out his book: "You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies about Work, Life, & Love"
Listen to his podcast: "The Im Between Show"
How do we wrestle with difficult passages of Scripture in a global and intercultural context? Reverend Doctor Andrew Stirling is here to share what life in ministry has taught him about the Bible and how it interacts with his everyday life.
Reverend Doctor Andrew Stirling was the Senior Minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church in Toronto, one of Canada's largest United Church congregations and was responsible for leadership and administration at Timothy Eaton from 1998 until his more recent retirement.
Overseeing staff, providing visionary leadership, acting as the public representative of over 1,500 members and managing a dynamic and ever-evolving ministry to the city of Toronto and beyond.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Law from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Master of Divinity from the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Doctor of Ministry in preaching from Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In 2008, Wycliffe College, Toronto, recognized his contribution to preaching with an honorary Doctor of Divinity.
Andrew is now also the Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society building relationships with churches, academic institutions and individuals across Canada.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Andrew Stirling
Instagram: @stirling.andrew
This episode gets into the academic conversation as Andrew and Domenic dive into some meaty topics of Scripture based on Domenic’s expertise in church history in order to help us untangle Scripture for ourselves.
Domenic Ruso is the founding pastor of 180 Church in Laval and most recently finished his Ph.D. in Historical Theology at Trinity College, University of Toronto. Born and raised in Montreal, Dom's early faith experiences came from going to a Roman Catholic Church and later experiencing an added understanding of his faith within a Protestant context. Having ministered in other provinces he returned and founded a Church in Quebec. Domenic has a thorough understanding of the challenges of a faith community in the Quebec context, and also partners with other churches who have a deep love for the province of Quebec and a desire to teach and reach people for Christ.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Domenic Ruso
180 Church: theoneeighty.ca
How do we read the Scriptures for all they are worth? For Charles Price, it is a lifetime of slow, thoughtful reading of the Bible. By understanding that the Bible is true, but asking how it points us to THE truth, Jesus himself, the text becomes more alive and applicable no matter where you are in your journey.
Charles has preached in over 100 countries on every continent and is the author of 8 books, some of which have been translated into a variety of languages. Originally from England, he was the Principal of Capernwray Bible school in the North of England for many years. Charles was Lead Pastor with The Peoples Church in Toronto, from 2001 to 2016. The weekly congregation doubled to over 4,000 attending each Sunday during his time there.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Charles Price
Check out his website: charlespriceministry.org
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Are you afraid of sharing the Scriptures with those around you because you think you might "get it wrong"? Danielle Strickland reminds us that the Scriptures are mysterious and we are invited into them, with all our questions and curiosities knowing God will meet us. As a justice advocate across the globe, Danielle also reminds us that the Scriptures have a lot to say about truth, advocacy and compassion.
Danielle Strickland is a Spiritual Leader, Justice Advocate, Communicator and Peacemaker. Her aggressive compassion has served people firsthand in countries all over the world. From establishing justice departments and church plants to launching global anti-trafficking initiatives, to creating new initiatives to mobilize people towards transformational spiritual life. Danielle trains, advocates, and inspires people to live differently through initiatives such as: Women's Speaker Collective, Infinitum, Amplify Peace, Brave Global and Imby Homes.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Learn more about Danielle Strickland
Instagram: @daniellejstrickland
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We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Beth Green as our guest this week.
Dr. Green earned her DPhil from Oxford University, funded by a prestigious Economic and Research Council scholarship. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and also a graduate of the University of Cambridge and the University of London.
Host Andrew Ollerton and Dr. Green have the opportunity to chat about how to maintain a personal love for the Scriptures as you mature. Intensive study, an ever-changing social climate and even a change in your church tradition can lead you to read and understand the Word through a new lens.
Dr. Green is currently serving as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Tyndale University and enjoying exploring life in Canada with her family.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety---
Learn more about Beth Green
Instagram: @drbethgreen
Tyndale faculty page:tyndale.ca/faculty/beth-green
The upheaval of our times can leave us feeling bewildered and wondering where to turn for trustworthy guidance. As unlikely as it may seem, could the Bible provide ancient wisdom that helps us flourish today?
In this episode we dive into the complexity of the Bible and how to start untangling it so that we can understand it better for ourselves. Andrew Ollerton shares his passion for Scripture, where this started for him, and how he approaches reading it for himself in terms of routines and habits we can all try out. We ask the question, if you’re feeling intimidated by the Bible, where do you start? Andrew also shares with us how the Bible is one big story with a thread that runs through from beginning to end.
Dr. Andrew Ollerton is a theologian, pastor and popular communicator who makes complex ideas simple and relevant. He works with the Bible Society and developed The Bible Course, an eight-session guide to the big story of the Bible for small groups.
Andrew is married to Charlotte and they have three kids, two fish, a snake and a dog.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Learn more about Andrew Ollerton: andrewollerton.com
Twitter: @andyollerton
Vijay is a pastor in the Toronto area who started out his career in marketing, before feeling the pull towards church leadership. He loves to communicate about Jesus in clear language to skeptical people. In this episode he discusses his own influences in discovering the Bible for himself, how he reads it regularly, and his approach to teaching it to others.
Vijay Krishnan is the Lead Pastor at The Well. Vijay and his wife Jennifer were part of the group who “planted” The Well in 2005 and in 2009, he left his career in business to join the pastoral staff.
Growing up as a pastor’s kid, the church was always a big part of Vijay’s life. However, during his university years and subsequent corporate work experience, he discovered that for most people the church was an obstruction (not a pathway) to finding God. There were countless stories of individuals who were sincerely seeking God but encountered hypocrisy, hurt, irrelevance and boredom. Years later, when God opened a door for Vijay and his family to plant a church (The Well), they jumped at the opportunity.
Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate
Whether you’re well versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca.
Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety
Learn more about Vijay Singh and his Church: thewell.ca/people/vijay-krishnan/
Instagram: @originalkrish
This is a very special interview with Dr. Rick Tobias being interviewed by his friend Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. It may very well be the last one he is ever able to give. He has been fighting with illness for a long time and is now nearing the end of his time on earth, according to his medical team. We are so grateful for a look into what Scripture means to his life, how Jesus has impacted him over many years, and how he illuminates God’s heart for the broken, the needy, the messy, and the least of these. May his words lead us all to live more in love with the God that Scripture reveals! It is an honour to untangle Scripture with Dr. Rick Tobias.
To learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca
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To read Words of Comfort, 52 scripture passages to meet us in fear, hurt and suffering: biblesociety.ca/resources
More on Rick Tobias: ricktobias.wordpress.com
More on Andrew Stirling: faithincanada150.ca/about/cabinet-of-canadians/bio/the_rev_dr_andrew_stirling