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We interview authors and other interesting people with expert knowledge or experience. Our topics range from confronting terrorism to determining why people are quitting churches. Our guests are scientists, historians, theologians, journalists, lawyers and others who have done their homework and carefully thought about issues that affect us all. Then, after the interview, each show concludes with a Biblical reflection and challenge. Our programs, now heard from eastern Canada down to the Carolinas, have earned the praise of both Christian and secular broadcast professionals. |
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| August 29, 2010 - Joel Green discusses the relationship between your soul and your brain. (program reprise)
Dr. Joel B. Green is associate dean for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies and professor of New Testament interpretation at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He's written or edited 30 books, including four that have won awards. He's also New Testament editor of the New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, general editor of the forthcoming Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics, and New Testament editor for the forthcoming Common English Bible translation. Our conversation today will focus on his book, Body, Soul, and Human Life: The Nature of Humanity in the Bible (Baker Academic, 2008) |
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| August 22, 2010 - Constance Cherry can help you sharpen your understanding of Christian worship. (program reprise)
Dr. Constance M. Cherry is associate professor of worship and Christian ministries at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. She formerly taught at Winebrenner Theological Seminary and is a permanent part-time professor for the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies. She has served local churches as a minister of music and worship and as a United Methodist pastor. Her book, The Worship Architect: A Blueprint for Designing Culturally Relevant and Biblically Faithful Services was published by Baker Academic in 2010. (IVP, 2009). |
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| August 15, 2010 - Steve Wilkens warns of the hidden but powerful worldviews that can easily mislead us. (program reprise)
Professor Steve Wilkens teaches theology and ethics in the School of Theology at Azuza Pacific University in Azuza, California. But, his interests range far beyond the classroom in that he's an enthusiastic teacher of liberal arts in the matchless setting of the High Sierras. He's also taught at Mount San Antonio College, Glendale Community College, and Fuller Theological Seminary. And, he's authored several books, including the focus of our conversation today: Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives (IVP, 2009). |
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| August 8, 2010 - Elesha Coffman discusses the religious affiliations of the Supreme Court. (program reprise)
Dr. Elesha Coffman teaches history at Waynesburg University in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. She's also the former editor of Christianity Today's sister publication, Christian History. She was previously a guest on our program discussing her intensive research into the history of America's so-called "mainline" denominations in the first half of the 20th century. Recently she wrote a thoughtful and provocative essay for Christianity Today's online journal titled, "Does it matter that there might soon be no Protestants on the Supreme Court?" |
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| August 1, 2010 - Christian social commentator and author Os Guinness describes the importance of civility in public life. (program reprise)
Dr. Os Guinness is a social critic, a Senior Fellow of the East-West Institute in New York, a co-founder of the Trinity Forum, and the author of more than 25 books. Born to medical missionaries in China during World War II, Os is the great-great-grandson of Arthur Guinness, the famous Dublin brewer. Before coming to the U.S. in 1984 he was a free-lance reporter for the BBC. Our focus today is his recent book, The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It (HarperOne, 2008). |
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| July 25, 2010 - Professor and Pastor Craig Barnes describes our journey toward the goal of the Heavenly Home. (program reprise)
Dr. M. Craig Barnes is Meneilly Professor of Leadership and Ministry at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and senior pastor at Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a former senior pastor of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. His book, Searching for Home: Spirituality for Restless Souls was published by Brazos Press in 2006. |
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| July 18, 2010 - Professor James Houston, a former colleague of C.S. Lewis, describes essential Christian mentoring-with others, and with God Himself. (program reprise)
Dr. James Houston is one of the original founders and first principal of Regent College, an international graduate school of Christian studies, in Vancouver, Canada. A native of Scotland and a Senior Fellow with the C.S. Lewis Institute in Washington, D.C., Professor Houston is an acclaimed scholar and pioneer in the field of evangelical spirituality. His book, The Disciple: Following the True Mentor (David C. Cook, 2007) is the fifth in his series on developing greater intimacy with God. |
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| July 11, 2010 - Author Jay Richards disputes common (mis)understandings of economic reality and what the Bible teaches about financial responsibility. (program reprise)
Jay W. Richards is a rising star among Christian apologists, scholars, and economists. He's held leadership positions at the Discovery Institute and the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty and he's the executive producer of two documentaries, "The Call of the Entrepreneur" (broadcast on PBS and FOX Business News) and "The Birth of Freedom." Jay's been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post, and he's appeared on "Larry King Live." His book, Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem was published by HarperOne just last year. |
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| July 4, 2010 -Dean L. Overman presents the case for the divinity of Jesus. (program reprise)
Dean L. Overman is a successful attorney and an accomplished scholar. He's been a White House Fellow, an advisor to Vice-President Rockefeller and President Ford, a Templeton Scholar at Oxford University, and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. He taught at the University of Virginia Law School and also did graduate work at the University of Chicago and Princeton Theological Seminary. His most recent book, A Case for the Divinity of Jesus: Examining the Earliest Evidence was published by Rowman & Littlefield just last year. |
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