Podcast Episodes

146. Question Answer XIII

Season 13 Episode 8

Is Christianity an offshoot of an ancient fertility cult? Why do the Gospels only talk about Jesus' genealogy in connection to Joseph? Is there a place for Christian patriotism?

John answers all these…

Published on 11 months ago

145. Second Act

Season 13 Episode 7

The Acts of the Apostles is the epic sequel to Luke's Gospel. 

It follows the dramatic events immediately after the resurrection of Jesus, and follows how the first Christians - led by perhaps the mos…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

144. Into Wine

Season 13 Episode 6

If we’re talking only about liquids you drink—because the water in the Bible is washed in, crossed over, and even walked on once—wine is no.1.

Wine appears more than 200 times in the Bible. And almost…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

143. Virgin Mary

Season 13 Episode 5

There's just something about the Virgin Mary. 

She stirs up big feelings - she has for millennia. 

Some have perhaps given her more prominence than she would feel comfortable with.

Others have hacked do…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

142. First Hymn

Season 13 Episode 4

In the 3rd century, in the Ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus, a group of Christians composed a song of praise set to the pagan music of the time. 

Now, 1800 years later, John Dickson is working wit…

Published on 1 year ago

141. Bible Genres

Season 13 Episode 3

With 66 different books composed across literally thousands of years, it's fair to say the Bible is a complex read. But it doesn't have to be. The key to understanding the Bible is understanding the …

Published on 1 year ago

140. Disenchanted Age

Season 13 Episode 2

The great project of the Enlightenment was to bring reason to the forefront. 

No more would humans be held back by superstitions: the power of the mind was all that was needed for advancement. 

Three c…

Published on 1 year ago

139. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Season 13 Episode 1

A new movie has been released this week about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who was killed by the Nazis for his involvement in a plot to kill Hitler. 

Bonhoeffer's fame has ballooned into a k…

Published on 1 year ago

SINGLE: Environmental Jesus

Season 13 Episode 1

Sam Allberry was involved in environmental activism when he became a Christian - a development that his activist friends saw as bad news. 

After all, why would a follower of a religion that looks forw…

Published on 1 year ago

SINGLE: 39 Books

Season 13

The Old Testament is sacred not just to the Christian but also to the Jewish religion. Its 39 books cover thousands of years with an array of literary genres including poetry, history, creation myth,…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago