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Back to SearchThe New Testament in its World with special guest and co-author Mike Bird (Classic)
Season 1 Episode 235
Today's episode features a special guest - renowned Australian Bible scholar, co-authored and friend of Tom's, Mike Bird. Together, they delve into t…
1 year, 6 months ago
Is the Bible anti-women? Does God hear the prayers of agnostics? (Classic)
Season 1 Episode 234
Tom offers advice to a listener who is moving away from Christianity because she believes the Bible seems to treat women as second class citizens. An…
1 year, 6 months ago
Free Will and the Problem of Evil (Classic)
Season 1 Episode 233
Tackling one of the biggest questions of all time, the problem of evil and suffering, in today's episode an atheist listener asks a question about fr…
1 year, 6 months ago
Making sense of Adam, Eve and the Genesis creation story (Classic)
Season 1 Episode 232
Tom Wright joins Justin to answer listener questions on how to interpret the early chapters of Genesis, what he believes about the nature of Adam and…
1 year, 7 months ago
Mental health: Am I failing God by taking medication? (Classic)
Season 1 Episode 231
Does taking anti-depressant medication mean I’m failing to trust God? I was told to read the Bible to cure my eating disorder - how do we educate the…
1 year, 7 months ago
I can’t shake my sinful addiction (Classic)
Season 1 Episode 230
Tom answers personal question from listeners about how to develop spiritual disciplines, escaping the cycle of besetting sin, and how to respond to h…
1 year, 7 months ago
Making sense of Old Testament violence (Classic)
Season 1 Episode 223
Tom responds to listener Qs on Andy Stanley ‘unhitching’ Christianity from the Old Testament, the historicity of the Exodus, and the way that Greg Bo…
1 year, 7 months ago
Baptism: What happens? Should we baptise infants? Ask NT Wright Anything (Classic)
Season 1 Episode 228
What happens at baptism? How does John's baptism of repentance differ from Christian baptism? And what does Tom think of infant vs believer's baptism…
1 year, 7 months ago
Why don’t I hear from God any more? (Classic)
Season 1 Episode 227
Tom and Justin are back with a fresh batch of questions from listeners who are having trouble hearing from God. Nicole asks why ‘Ask and you shall re…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why bother improving the world? Can Christians attain perfection? (Classic)
Season 1 Episode 226
Why bother with earth and not just create heaven? Why try to make the world a better place if God is going to fix it? Is the world getting better or …
1 year, 10 months ago