How does God enter into our daily lives––the mundane, the joyful, and the devastating? Today we're talking to Tish Harrison Warren about her book, Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep. How do we allow the Spirit to work through our grief, our joy, and our uncertainty? How do we reconcile faith and hope with a growing awareness of our own limits? Can we trust God to keep bad things from happening to us and those we love––and if not, what kind of trust are we left with? Join...

What is the mission of Jesus? Did Jesus come to save the world from sin and hell, or did he come to save us by bringing us into heaven? How does our understanding of his words and deeds affect our reading of the Bible? In this episode, Dr. Jesse Nickel discusses the significance of Jesus' words, healings, and exorcisms in inaugurating the kingdom of God—particularly in the context of first-century Judaism. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. To learn more...

How do views on the life, death and the after life develop? How does our view of the end time impact the way we live? how important is a hopeful view of the future? these questions and much more are discussed with Dr. Judith Wolfe. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: https://www.regent-college.edu

In this episode, we asked Dr. John Walton all about the Israeli Conquest in the book of Joshua. Did God command the Israelites to "wipe out" everyone in the land? In what way was the land given to Israel by God? What implications does a new understanding of the conquest carry for today? Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: https://www.regent-college.edu

We had a great conversation with professor Don Lewis on the topic of Zionism and how it differs from Christian Zionism. We also talked about the role of Zionists in the creation of the Israeli state, the effects it had on Jewish theology, and much more. Please refer to this page for Regent College's official statement on the recent violence in Israel and Palestine. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming...

In this podcast, Jonathan Kuttab and Jesse Wheeler talk about some of the ideas behind and history of Zionism and Christian Zionism. They explain how the Palestinian identity became a political statement and how Palestinians are perceived by the world and they offer a new framework to think about the issue and work for peace as followers of a “crucified king”. Please refer to this page for Regent College's official statement on the recent violence in Israel and Palestine. Thanks for...

Lisa Loden is an American Jewish believer of Christ who’s lived in Israel for decades working for peace and reconciliation along side Palestinian and Israeli Christians. In this podcast, Lisa talks about her experience of the attack on October 7, the theology of creation and reconciliation, and peace efforts. Please refer to this page for Regent College's official statement on the recent violence in Israel and Palestine. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and...

As we lament the recent violence and war in Israel and Palestine and pray for a just and lasting peace, we encourage you to listen to this podcast about Biblical Israel and the question of land with Regent's Summer faculty member Dr. Yohanna Katanacho. Please see this page for Regent College's official statement on the recent violence in Israel and Palestine.  For ancient Israel, land held significance as it was seen as a divine promise.  But what exactly did this mean and how did Israel...

How do we read the Bible faithfully? In this episode, we discuss the importance of paying attention to the historical, cultural and literary context of the Bible in order to read it faithfully. Dr. John Walton shares thoughts and tools from his book Wisdom for Faithful Reading for the benefit of Christians who wish to deepen their understanding of Scripture. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses,...

In this episode we talk with Regent graduate and Phd student Yehuda Mansell about his work and ministry with new comers at New Hope Community Services. The centre was set on fire a few months ago and Yehuda and the residents found themselves facing new trauma, confusion and questions that relate to their relationship with the surrounding neighbours. Yehuda shares the story and plenty of lessons and insight from his experience. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and...

In this episode literary scholar Mary McCampbell discusses “deconstruction” in literature as a critique of cultural Christianity before the term got popularized. Thanks for Listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: https://www.regent-college.edu

The Regent College Podcast is back with a new producer and co-host, familiar and new guests, and faith and theology conversations. Thanks for Listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: https://www.regent-college.edu

The relationship of friendship  is often malleable, free, and unconstrained compared to familial or marriage relationships, but is this how it is supposed to be?  We had a conversation with Dr. Wesley Hill who wrote a book on this topic called "Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian."    Through Dr. Hill's insight we are reminded that scripture and tradition have a higher view of friendship than we may have thought.  We hope you enjoy this...

How might the categories for race actually contribute to systemic and idealogical racism? Do racial categories accurately classify persons at a biological level?  Does placing individuals in groups or a categories have any Biblical grounding?  We discuss these questions and more with Dr. Elizabeth (Lisa) Sung, who is a Systematic Theologian and a Spiritual Director.  We also discussed Dr. Sung's journey and experience in spiritual direction.  We hope you enjoy the conversation.  Thanks for...

How is Christian hospitality connected to justice?  What does it look like to emulate Christ's hospitality and justice?  Are followers of Jesus supposed to have a balanced life?  Did Christ have a balanced life?  We had a conversation with Dr. Krish Kandiah around these questions and more.  Krish is the founder and director of Home for Good, an organization that provides homes for children who don't have one.  We hope you enjoy our conversation.   Thanks for Listening! Follow us on Facebook,...

Oppression, pain, slavery, and trauma are all a part of Israel’s story.  In the midst of this pain God responds.  We sat down with Dr. Isabelle Hamley and discussed how we can learn from Israel’s story and the Old Testament scriptures in regards to mental health.  She answered questions around what the “good life” is, how the biblical text speaks to pain, and how to cultivate a holistic response to pain and trauma.   We hope you enjoy our conversation.  Thanks for Listening! Follow us on...

Season three with the Regent College Podcast has come to an end.  Nick Corbin is graduating from Regent and is finishing his time with the Regent College Podcast.  Season three has been one of many laughs, deep insight, and a growth in what it means to follow Christ.  This month we will play some of our favourite episodes of season three and begin season four sometime in June 2023.  We hope you have enjoyed this past season and continue to tune in to more conversations to come.   Thanks for...

How does reading the gospels as a narrative shift our perspective on them?  What can readers of the gospels do in order to understand the gospels better?  How might delving more into the setting, characterization, and plot of each gospel open up the story?  We discuss these questions and more with Dr. Jeannine Brown.  Dr. Brown has written a book called The Gospels as Stories: A Narrative Approach to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.  We hope you enjoy the conversation. If this peaked your...

Dr. Mark Glanville is no stranger to the Regent College Podcast and we had once again a musically inspiring and insightful conversations.  We discussed how we can worship in polyrhythm and if you don't know what polyrhythm is Mark unpacks this type of rhythm.  We discussed how our worship services can often become mono-rhythm and the gospel calls us into a more in our gatherings.  Multiple rhythms can be incorporated at the same time, through a biblical lens, our contextual voices, the global...

What are the different approaches when it comes to the violent texts of scripture?  How are we to understand the flood and why God chose to flood the Earth?  Why does God  command, in Deuteronomy, for the Canaanite destruction?  How do the Israelites in the book of Joshua respond to this command?  We had a conversation around these questions and more with Dr. Matthew Lynch.  Dr. Lynch released a book recently called Flood and Fury, Violence in the Old Testament and The Shalom of God and this...

How has Christianity in China shifted over the centuries?  What are the different ways Church has engaged and is engaging in public theology and civil discourse?  What is unique to the Chinese Church and what can the global Church learn from it?  We discussed these questions and more with Dr. Alexander Chow.   Dr. Chow is also teaching a summer course on Chinese Christian Thought if this conversation has peaked your interest.  We hope you enjoy the conversation.   Thanks for...

How are we to understand the purpose of the Book of Exodus?  Why did God harden Pharaoh's heart and what exactly does it mean?  Why did God try and kill Moses, but was stopped by Zipporah? What does it mean to take the Lord's name in vain? We discussed these questions and more with Dr. Carmen Joy Imes who has spent significant time in the Book of Exodus and is currently writing a commentary on it.   If this conversation interests you Dr. Imes is teaching a summer class at Regent College on...

Dr. Curt Thompson is a psychiatrist, author, speaker, and the founder of Being Known. We had a conversation with him today around the anatomy of the soul, what are humans deepest longings, and how can we seek liberation and freedom from sin.  Dr. Thompson unpacks these question through the lens of neuroscience and grounds it in a Biblical anthropology.  We hope you enjoy the conversation.   Thanks for Listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. To learn more about Regent...

What has shifted in pastoring over the last few decades?  Why is that many pastors seem burn-out, falling out, or quitting all together?  How can pastors not just survive, but thrive in vocational ministry?  How can pastors become whole people?  We had a conversation around these questions and more with Dr. Tremper Longman III and Dr. Mark Glanville.  If this has interested you and you are a pastor or in vocational ministry you might consider the event coming up called The Gathering, which...

What is the difference between loneliness and social isolation?  What are the consequences of prolonged loneliness and social isolation?  What does the Bible say about loneliness and  was Jesus himself lonely? How are people in their older years navigating  loneliness and social isolation. We discussed these questions and more with Dr. Claudia Rossetto.  We hope you enjoy the conversation.   Thanks for Listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. To learn more about Regent...