Podcast Episodes

Teach your children well

As we send our kids back to school (as parents in Australia are doing this week), a question many of us might face is 'What are we actually doing?' W…

3 years, 7 months ago

What shall we say about George Pell?

Everyone has an opinion, it seems, about the significance of the late Cardinal George Pell—about his culpability (or otherwise) in the Roman Catholic…

3 years, 7 months ago

A New Year’s repentance

In our first episode for 2023, Tony takes a typically roundabout trip through New Year's resolutions, repentance, self-denial and John Calvin, and en…

3 years, 7 months ago

Is it the season to be jolly?

In our end of year episode, we talk about the positives and negatives of Christmas and ministry.

Plus some book recommendations for summer reading:

T…

3 years, 8 months ago

What we stand for

What are the fundamentals that we share as evangelical Christians—the beliefs that bind us together as partners in the gospel, and which enable us to…

3 years, 8 months ago

Does religion cause wars?

Religion causes wars.

It’s a common accusation flung at religion generally but at Christianity in particular. And figuring out how to answer this kind…

3 years, 9 months ago

The kingdom of mercy

When Peter asks Jesus "How many times should I forgive my brother?", it's another example of Peter being sort of perceptive but also missing the poin…

3 years, 9 months ago

Gullible cynicism

In this week's conversation, Phillip and I talk about the value and dangers of academic scholarship -- particularly the kind of biblical and theologi…

3 years, 9 months ago

Detoxing masculinity

Phillip is away this week, so Tony flies solo as he interacts with Al Stewart's fascinating and impressive new book The Manual: Getting masculinity r…

3 years, 9 months ago

The gospel call to ministry

Sometimes evangelicals are accused of making such a big deal of full-time Christian work that it sends an implicit (or even explicit) signal that peo…

3 years, 10 months ago