The Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation

It's that time of the month again when Pastor Nate Wright and Dr. Joe Boot answer your questions. Tune in as they discuss church leadership and accountability, the intermediate state and where Christians go after they die, and Christians' response to the pagan high, holy month of perversion and debauchery, Pride Month. Got Questions? Would you like to hear Dr. Boot answer your questions? Should we do this more often? Let us know in the comments or reach out to us at https://www.ezrainstitute.com/connect/contact/; For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com. Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute: https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

Work is a central aspect of life. On today's show, we continue our series, Conversations & Presuppositions, by examining a Christian view of work, wealth, and capital and investing our time, talents, and treasures to advance the Kingdom of God.Got Questions? Would you like to hear Dr. Boot answer your questions? Should we do this more often? Let us know in the comments or reach out to us at https://www.ezrainstitute.com/connect/contact/; For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com. Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

Continuing our series Conversations & Presuppositions, Drs. Boot and Thiessen are joined this week by Ezra Fellow for Public Policy Tim Dieppe to discuss the steady Islamization of the West.Episode Resources: Questions to Ask Your Muslim Friends by Tim Dieppe: https://amzn.to/3Kc6Uig"Is Islam a Religion of Peace?" by Tim Dieppe | Christian Concern:https://christianconcern.com/resource/is-islam-a-religion-of-peace/;"What’s wrong with Islamic finance?" | Christian Concern: https://christianconcern.com/resource/whats-wrong-islamic-finance/;"Is Islam Antisemitic?" | Christian Concern: https://christianconcern.com/resource/is-islam-antisemitic/;"The Challenge of Islam in the UK"| Christian Concern: https://christianconcern.com/resource/the-challenge-of-islam-in-the-uk/ Chapters:0:00 Cultural Leadership Academy AD1:17 Podcast Opening1:40 Intro & Show Set-up4:20 Ezra Events7:00 Topic Introduction & Palestinian Protest Footage10:03 What is Islam?14:00 Relationship of Islam & Sharia Law16:20 The Islamization of the West23:22 Islamic Finance & Sharia Entryism27:54 Jihad35:30 The Elitist's False View of Islam, the Weaponization of Multiculturalism & a How Radical Two Kingdoms View Helps the Destruction of the West40:45 Islam, Progressivism, and the Massive Rise of Antisemitism in the West50:28 What Can Christians Do About It?54:11 Outro56:55 Closing Credits For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com. Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://www.ezrainstitute.com.Subscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

Our series, Conversations & Presuppositions, has generated a lot of questions. On this week's Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Pastor Nate Wright answer some of those questions. Enjoyed today's Q&A? Would you like to hear Dr. Boot answer your questions? Should we do this more often? Let us know in the comments or reach out to us at https://www.ezrainstitute.com/connect/contact/;Chapters:0:00 Worldview Youth Academy AD1:42 Podcast Opening2:05 Intro & Show Set-up5:09 Question 1: Singleness23:58 Question 2: Excusing Israel?43:45 Question 3: Christian In-fighting56:02 Outro56:55 Closing Credits For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com. Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

Continuing our series Conversations & Presuppositions, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright unpack the worldview convergence of the conflicted Red-Green Alliance between Leftist Communists/Socialists (red) and Islamists (green). What unites them is a common enemy, namely, Christ and His Church and anything built upon that sure foundation. Episode Resources: Watch Dr. Thiessen's Helpful Conversations on Islam: "Robert B. Spencer: Islam, Jihad, and Threats to Freedom of Speech" | Open Mike with Michael Thiessen: https://rumble.com/v3tj9h7-robert-b.-spencer-islam-jihad-and-threats-to-freedom-of-speech.html; or, read Robert's Book The Palestinian Delusion: https://amzn.to/3V18s53;"Understanding Islam ft. Dr. David Wood" | Open Mike with Michael Thiessen: https://rumble.com/v3qnfm2-understanding-islam-ft.-dr.-david-wood.html;Want to Better Understand Islam? MUST READ: What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an | by Ezra Fellow Dr. James R. White: https://amzn.to/3Wy6dan. For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com.Join us for our upcoming events: https://www.ezrainstitute.com/training-programs/. Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In the fifth episode of our series, Conversations & Presuppositions, thanks to the recent controversy in the UK, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Dr. Joe Boot wade into the current cultural conversation on euthanasia (lit. "the good death"), or as it is euphemistically called assisted suicide, join the discussion as they unpack what lies beneath the culture of death as it spreads throughout the world, and why Christians need to cultivate a thoroughgoing Christian view of the sanctity of life. Episode Resources: They Want To Kill Us: Here's how and why | Dr. Jack King: https://www.amazon.com/They-Want-Kill-Us-Heres/dp/B0D172G4LG; American Worldview Inventory 2021-22: The Annual Report on the State of Worldview in the United States | George Barna: https://www.amazon.com/American-Worldview-Inventory-2021-22-Annual/dp/1735776343;"Assisted Suicide in Canada" | The Canadian Encyclopedia: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/assisted-suicide-in-canada;Documentary - The Death Debate: https://youtu.be/-Vot5bkR_VQ; For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In the fourth episode of our series, Conversations & Presuppositions, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright examine a SHOCKING evolution in the abortion debate. Since pro-aborts have lost the scientific argument concerning when life begins, they're now admitting that abortion is murder and arguing for their right to murder innocent, living children inside the womb. Episode Resources: End Abortion Now Website: https://endabortionnow.com/; End the Killing Website: https://www.endthekilling.ca/;[WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT] "Louis CK - Abortion" | YouTube: https://youtu.be/EQmER4-WwjA?si=o3aBxlcvFbwlnQC4; LIFE SITE NEWS - "Bill Maher Reveals the Grim Truth of What Pro-Abortion Leftists Really Think" | YouTube: https://youtu.be/NrlUVr0vlPY?si=auFxAQgl9q3cJh8C; For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In this third episode of our new series, Conversations & Presuppositions, Doctors Boot and Thiessen revisit their conversation on slavery and the Bible by examining why Christianity is the only worldview that can consistently lead to liberty and how a culture's rejection of Christ naturally leads to slavery. Choose ye this day, dear listener, freedom in Christ or slavery to sin and death? Episode Resources: Sam Harris on Ben Shapiro's Sunday Special | Daily Wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJTD8vzBoo; For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In this third episode of our new series, Conversations & Presuppositions, Doctors Boot and Thiessen revisit their conversation on slavery and the Bible by examining why Christianity is the only worldview that can consistently lead to liberty and how a culture's rejection of Christ naturally leads to slavery. Choose ye this day, dear listener, freedom in Christ or slavery to sin and death? Episode Resources: Sam Harris on Ben Shapiro's Sunday Special | Daily Wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJTD8vzBoo; For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In this, the second episode of our new series Conversations & Presuppositions, Doctors Boot and Thiessen discuss a common objection to Christianity: that Christianity condones slavery. But does it? You're not going to want to miss part one of this fascinating discussion. Episode Resources: What About Slavery in the Bible | Ask Cliffe: https://youtu.be/SSfTggjS31s?si=7RoUUPkzpohDwMiz;Matt Dillahunty Clip: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kva4cqeZ3rc;Sam Harris on Ben Shapiro's Sunday Special | Daily Wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJTD8vzBoo; For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In this episode, Dr. Joe Boot and pastor Nate Wright talk about the world-changing implication of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, its evidence, and its explanation. REJOICE FOR HE IS RISEN! For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In this episode, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Dr. Joe Boot respond to the recent controversial interview by Chancellor of Reformed Theological Seminary, Ligon Duncan, on the Room for Nuance podcast where he answers questions on theonomy, postmillennialism, and faithful cultural contextualization all while throwing barbs at unnamed parties and mixing up Scripture. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!Episode Resources:“On Culture War: Doug Wilson and the Moscow Mood” by Kevin DeYoung | Clearly Reformed: https://clearlyreformed.org/on-culture-war-doug-wilson-and-the-moscow-mood/“My Rejoinder to Kevin DeYoung” (VIDEO)| Doug Wilson via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2mHSXAVge8“My Rejoinder to Kevin DeYoung” by Doug Wilson | Blog and Mablog: https://dougwils.com/books-and-culture/s7-engaging-the-culture/novembers-done-kevin-deyoung.htmlEnd Abortion Now: https://endabortionnow.com/For Ezra’s many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.comStay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute: https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885.Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.  

In this episode, Pastor Nate Wright is joined by Ezra Fellow of Medicine and Public Christianity, Dr. Ted Fenske to discuss how to slay the dragon of pornography. For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.comStay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute: https://www.ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885.Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In this episode, the latest of our series on the family, Dr. Joe Boot and Pastor Nate Wright discuss the relationship between parents and children, how it mirrors the Triune nature of God, and how family is, indeed, the nucleus of civilization. For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.comStay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute: https://ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885.Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In this episode, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright recap last weekend's Right Response Ministries Conference, "Blueprints for Christendom 2.0," by unpacking the seven doctrines presented at the conference for Christians to rule the world righteously under the Lordship of King Jesus. For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit https://ezrapress.com. Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute: https://ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1; Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297; Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503; Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In this episode, Michael and Joe are joined by Ezra Fellow for International Law, Comparative Politics, and International Relations, Daniel Ogden J.D., to talk about the disturbing rise of antisemitism and how to think about it biblically. For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute: https://ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1; Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297; Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503; Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885. Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In this episode, Michael and Nate are joined by Harvest Windsor's Women's Life Director, Susie Rock, to continue the discussion on the family by discussing what it means to be a woman made in the Image of God, their role in the Kingdom of God and the family, and how they are to fulfill it for the good of others and the glory of God Almighty.Episode Resources: Harvest Windsor | A Vertical Church: https://harvestwindsor.ca/; For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.comStay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute:https://ezrainstitute.comSubscribe to Ezra's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885.Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.

In this episode, Joe, Michael, and Nate continue their discussion on the family by discussing what the archetypal fatherhood of God means for our ectypal familial relationships. Simply put, they discuss what God's fatherhood means for us and our relationships. Oh, how sweet it is to be part of the household of God through Christ our Lord.For all things Ezra Institute, visit: https://ezrainstitute.com. For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com.

In this episode, Joe, Michael, and Nate continue their discussion around Allistair Begg's recent controversial advice to a grandmother about attending a queer wedding and his recent sermon defending his advice.Episode Resources:Responding to Attacks on the Family - PART 1: https://www.ezrainstitute.com/resource-library/podcast/responding-to-attacks-on-the-family/;Responding to Attacks on the Family - PART 2: Allistair Begg's Original Comments: https://youtu.be/rXDYYPLwgYE?si=B0XrmelFb6BH6VC9&t=1726.Allistair Begg's Sermon, "Compassion vs. Condemnation": https://www.truthforlife.org/resources/sermon/compassion-vs-condemnation/. For all things Ezra Institute, visit: https://ezrainstitute.com. For Ezra's many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com.

In this episode, Joe and Michael continue to discuss the big compromise of Big Eva and the need for strong fathers leading well--leading biblically. Episode Resources:Responding to Attacks on the Family - PART 1: https://www.ezrainstitute.com/resource-library/podcast/responding-to-attacks-on-the-family/ ;Allistair Begg's Comments: https://youtu.be/rXDYYPLwgYE?si=B0XrmelFb6BH6VC9&t=1726. 

In this episode, Joe, Nate and Michael respond to yet more bad advice from Big Eva. How can we remain faithful fathers in a world full of compromise? Tune in to find out.

In this episode, Joe, Nate and Michael discuss the centrality of the family in God’s redemptive story, and consider how to disciple families and churches in an age where we have imbibed an individualistic idea of the gospel.

A bittersweet start to 2024, as we announce some changes to the hosting of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, but we are also excited to see the founding of a new Christian school in the Niagara region, and the work of cultural reform being implemented in concrete ways. We also take this occasion to look back on the origins and naming of the Ezra Institute, and how the podcast and our broader work will continue and grow moving forward. Register for the Worldview Youth Academy soon to get early bird pricing! Learn more about Niagara Classical Academy, the new school led by Ryan Eras. Contact the school at [email protected], and invest by etransfer at [email protected]  

Jonathan Wellum joins us once more on the podcast to reflect on the economic year 2023, and to discuss ESG, ethical investing, and the worldview difference between a godly and ungodly approach to economics.

Ezra Institute Fellow Dan Ogden makes his podcast debut to discuss the difference between international law, which is based on common consent, and supranational law, a coercive and unaccountable system. He explains some of the strategic and economic benefits of a globally connected world, as well as the complications that arise from it, and how to think in a principled, Christian way about a tangled and high-stakes context.

We interact with a classic interview with Yuri Bezmenov, a KGB agent who defected from the USSR in the 1980s. He explains the strategy of cultural infiltration that has been active since the 1950s, and the work of demoralization that has been accomplished in the West. As we approach election seasons in the USA, Canada and Britain, we must be diligent to also pursue personal sanctification and not compromise on principles for the sake of temporary fixes. Get tickets to the Mission of God conference, December 2 in Windsor, and December 9 in Calgary. Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOmXiapfCs8 https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/11/18/donald-trump-joe-biden-polling-2024-presidential-election-enten-nr-vpx.cnn

Ezra Institute Fellow Andrew Sandlin joins us to discuss the strange bedfellows of Marxism and Nationalism that have been keeping company lately, as well as antisemitism and the recent rise of nationalism of several stripes, including Christian nationalism, and how a reformational perspective guards against the excesses and reactionism of both progressive and conservative ideologies that are not based in Christ Jesus. Get Andrew’s latest book, Virtuous Liberty. Register for the upcoming Mission of God Canada conferences.  

As governments and law enforcement deal with planned demonstrations for this upcoming Remembrance Day, Joe Boot considers the Islamic worldview commitments that are fundamentally at odds with Christian religious worldview commitments, and discuss the true and lasting peace that was accomplished through the cross of Christ. All month of November, save on the family advent guide Behold Your King at Ezra Press. Get tickets to the upcoming Mission of God conferences in Windsor and Calgary.

On this Reformation Day, Tobias Riemenschneider joins us from Germany to discuss the West’s death-loving culture, expressed in the horror of abortion. He explains how the wide-scale support for state-sponsored abortion is upstream from so many other forms of murder, euthanasia, the harm that it causes to women, and the folly of referring to abortion as a human right. He also discusses how God’s people can act together to resist and push back through legal channels to bring the gospel of life to bear on our culture. Get Tobias’ book, Resisting Tyranny: A Christian Response to Government Overreach Register for the Mission of God Conference UK, and Canada.  

Scripture has always acknowledged one single human race, and God has always dealt with His people covenantally, rather than on the basis of bloodlines. Babel was a divine act of segregation because the people were unified in wickedness and disobedience, but it is no longer normative because of Christ’s reconciling work, making the two one. Get tickets for the Mission of God UK conference happening in Daventry, November 4! Get tickets for the Mission of God Canada conferences. December 2 in Windsor, ON, and December 9 in Calgary, AB.

John Cooper of the rock band Skillet returns to the podcast to discuss his forthcoming book, Wimpy, Weak and Woke. He explains how a spirit of entitlement and victimhood has pervaded Western society, with its philosophical roots in Hegel, the tragedy of Christians abandoning the truth of the Bible to capitulate to postmodern and politically correct assumptions, and offers a solution that begins at home, but grows outward to express the Kingdom of God in every area of life and society. Get your tickets to the Mission of God conference in the UK, November 4, 2023, and in Canada, December 2 and 9, 2023. Pre-order Wimpy, Weak and Woke from John Cooper’s website.  

In the wake of the recent attack on Israel by Hamas, and the Israeli response, we consider the religious roots of anti-Semitism and conflict with Israel. We also discuss the eschatological goal of Islam to conquer the earth, and the difference between a reformational approach and the historic doctrinal assumptions and commitments towards Israel from dispensational theology. Learn more about the Christian response to the Islamic worldview in Joe Boot’s book, Gospel Witness. Register for the upcoming Mission of God conferences in the UK and Canada.

The Canadian government’s passage of legislation such as Bills C-11, C-18, and C-36 is beginning to bear fruit, in the form of increasingly invasive censorship policies levied on content platforms. All civilizations practice censorship, making decisions for the type of material that is suitable for public viewing; the difference is in the standard of judging and how it is applied. We should not be afraid of truth, even when it offends our own sensibilities. Rather, the testing of our opinions and assumptions against competing claims is a primary means for us to grow in knowledge and understanding. UK and European friends, join us and Christian Concern for the Mission of God UK conference, on November 4 in Daventry. North Americans, please join us in either Windsor or Calgary for the Mission of God Canada, on December 2 and 9.

Ezra Institute Fellow Ted Fenske joins us to talk about the role of the Christian in medicine. As a veteran cardiologist, Dr. Fenske recalls his medical internship during the 1980s AIDS epidemic, and offers wisdom based on hard experience in ministering faithfully to LGBT patients. Get Ted's book, Keeping Faith in Medicine. Ted will be a speaker at the upcoming Mission of God conference. Get tickets.

We conclude the conversation begun last week about Christian character, and examine biblical figures to discuss several more dichotomies of virtuous versus vicious character traits that Christians must be actively developing. If you like the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, do us a quick favour and subscribe, share, like, or review the show from your podcast platform. It’s quick and easy to do, and helps us reach more listeners!

In this episode Joe Boot draws examples from contemporary life on the importance of Christian character, and what happens when this is neglected by those in leadership. Joe touches on his time working with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, Justin Trudeau’s separation from his wife and begins to look at opposing pairs of virtues and vices that are exhibited by biblical figures given for our example. We couldn’t do this without your support! You can give to the Ezra Institute here to help us continue offering more and better material.

In this episode, we speak with equipping evangelist Cory McKenna of The Cross Current, to review how the last three years of lockdowns and isolation have affected the work of relational ministry, the centrality of the local church, the work of discipling those who have not grown up in the church, and the spiritual hunger that people have felt in a season where we have been told to fear and avoid our neighbour. Get Joe Boot’s book, Gospel Witness, at Ezra Press. Find out more about the work of The Cross Current.

In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, we’re joined by Richard Fangrad of Creation Ministries International as we continue our series on issues facing the church. This week’s issue is theistic evolution. Richard explains what the theory is, where it came from, and what is at stake in the evolutionary debate. As we’ll see, our source of authority has real-life implications for the doctrine of God, the nature of man, ethics, worship, and much more. Get Ezra Institute Fellow Willem Ouweneel’s critique of evolutionist hermeneutics, Adam, Where are You?

In this episode, faculty answer questions from students at the Worldview Leadership Academy. We deal with the charge of Christianity’s closed-mindedness, idolatry, apologetics and evangelism, lying to the Nazis, whether you can lose your salvation, and more. Audio quality improves around the 15-minute mark! Get Joe Boot’s classic work of apologetics, A Time to Search, on sale all month at Ezra Press.

Michael Thiessen of Liberty Coalition Canada joins us to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing saga of the church’s relationship to LGBT issues, and the further complication of what happens when the state gets involved. We deal with the proper use of legal process as Christians, news stories, citizenship, charity law, and the prophetic calling of the church. We rely on your support to continue with all of our work. Would you donate to the Ezra Institute?    

This week’s podcast guest is Dr. Aaron Edwards. Dr. Edwards was forced out of his teaching position for supporting biblical sexuality on social media. He describes his experience, and examines the failure in evangelicalism to speak prophetically and biblically on key cultural issues. Read more from Aaron Edwards. Subscribe to Jubilee and save for the rest of the month.

Ezra Institute Fellow for Biblical Economics, Graeme Leach, joins us on this week’s podcast episode to discuss the phenomenon of Christians advocating for historically socialist and Marxist economic policies. Many Christians have had their economic views informed by the world rather than the Word of God, and Graeme explains how (at least) two of the ten commandments are completely incompatible with a Marxist or a Keynesian economic worldview. July’s Book of the Month is a savings on Jubilee journal. Subscribe now to get the summer issue.  

Ezra Institute Fellow Andrew Sandlin discusses his book, A Postmillennial Primer. In this episode, Andrew and Joe Boot outline the biblical case for an optimistic eschatology and the historical and ideological events that led to this doctrine’s present position as a minority perspective in evangelicalism. In dependence on the Holy Spirit and through an attentive reading of Scripture, Christians should expect that Christ will continue to establish His kingdom on earth and drive back sin, death, and the devil. Get A Postmillennial Primer This month, save on a subscription to the hard copy of Jubilee journal. Register for the Worldview Leadership Academy.

Ezra Institute Fellow Andrew Sandlin discusses his book, A Postmillennial Primer. In this episode, Andrew and Joe Boot outline the biblical case for an optimistic eschatology and the historical and ideological events that led to this doctrine’s present position as a minority perspective in evangelicalism. In dependence on the Holy Spirit and through an attentive reading of Scripture, Christians should expect that Christ will continue to establish His kingdom on earth and drive back sin, death, and the devil. Get A Postmillennial Primer This month, save on a subscription to the hard copy of Jubilee journal. Register for the Worldview Leadership Academy.

Joe Boot and Nate Wright are back again to answer a few lingering questions resulting from the Ten Commandments podcast series. In this episode we consider how the earliest humans married and reproduced, compared with later Mosaic incest laws. We also tackle questions on how the church and the individual ought to think and act with regard to charitable status, tax exemption, and the administration of tithes and offerings. This is the final week to apply for a scholarship to the Worldview Leadership

We answer some more questions that emerged out of the Ten Commandments series, dealing with issues of what happens to believers after they die, and responding to the claim that the state only stepped in to provide welfare benefits because the church failed in this job. Plus, scholarships are available for the Worldview Leadership Academy, and a staffing announcement that we're pumped for.

Thanks to our listeners, we have some terrific questions emerging out of the Ten Commandments series. In this episode Joe Boot answers questions about Paul and Christ and their relationship to the law, what it means to ‘fulfill’ the law, and how believers kept the law before Christ and the giving of the Holy Spirit. More space is now available for the Worldview Leadership Academy. Register today! Get the June Book of the Month, Whose Rainbow? by Peter Jones.

Joe Boot is joined this week by Ezra Institute Fellows Aaron Rock and Michael Thiessen to discuss the recent CBC investigation which identifies our churches and ministries, as well as those of several others, as leading efforts at godly cultural reformation in Canada. Come and study with Joe, Michael, and other Fellows at the Worldview Leadership Academy. Get the June book of the month deal, Whose Rainbow.  

Joe Boot closes our series on the Ten Commandments with some observations on the tenth commandment against covetousness, including how it works with the first commandment to encapsulate and summarize the whole Decalogue, how a covetous heart influences every other action, and how covetousness is manifest in the world not just at the individual, but also the systemic level. Apply now for the Canadian Worldview Leadership Academy Just in time for June, our next Book of the Month is Whose Rainbow? by Peter Jones