Undeceptions
Season 11 – Episode 5
Christianity’s Comeback
From the mid-1990s to the 2010s, ‘New Atheism’ dominated the intellectual space. A virulent, attacking form of godless evangelism, it saw people like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens top best-seller lists, and draw huge crowds to their lectures. Justin Brierley was in the middle of it all as New Atheism rose – and then collapsed. In its wake, Justin says he is seeing a new openness to theism – but where that might lead is anyone’s guess.
22 Apr 2024 runtime 1H 16M 42S
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13 Episodes
Hope in Crisis
With Micah Australia
Tim Costello, Executive Director of Micah Australia, speaks to Christian voices around the world who are on the front-line of bringing hope and social change.
Episode 13
An Aussie Doctor on COVID-19 in the developing world – Dr Ian Marr
With Micah Australia
22 Jul 2020 – Runtime 21M 6S
Ian never wanted to be a doctor. But after seeing the gaps in diagnostic testing available in the developing world, he pursued a career as an Infectious Disease Physician. Ian was working in Timor-Leste when COVID-19 struck, and explains the pandemic’s devastating impact on this small nation.
Episode 13
An Aussie Doctor on COVID-19 in the developing world – Dr Ian Marr
Episode 12 (Bonus)
End COVID For All – Tim Costello
With Micah Australia
13 Jul 2020 – Runtime 11M 55S
COVID-19 is not over for anyone, until it’s over for everyone. And while Australia has been a leader in ‘flattening the curve’, too many of our global neighbours are far worse off. In fact, they’re in crisis. Tim Costello talks exclusively about why Micah Australia have taken the lead on a nationwide campaign called #EndCOVIDForAll.
Episode 12 (Bonus)
End COVID For All – Tim Costello
Episode 11
Hope on the streets of Lesotho – Josh and Belinda Groves
With Micah Australia
8 Jul 2020 – Runtime 21M 40S
Eight years ago Belinda went to the African nation of Lesotho to help oversee national elections. After being confronted by hundreds of children living on the streets, she never came back to Australia. Josh and Belinda Groves share their story of leaving comfortable lives, to rehabilitate children living on the streets of Lesotho.
Episode 11
Hope on the streets of Lesotho – Josh and Belinda Groves
12 Episodes
Life in Wartime
With Third Space
The COVID-19 epidemic has brought upon us all the moral challenges associated with living in a state of constant conflict. We have to choose how we’re going to respond to this global threat day by day, and David Robertson and Stephen McAlpine from Third Space are here to help you think through the implications of the messages we’re hearing, and how God would have us live in these challenging times.
Episode 12
Evangelism In Wartime
With Third Space
10 Jul 2020 – Runtime 15M 53S
Since Jesus’ granting of the Great Commission, in season and out, His followers have sought to spread the good news. But what does evangelism look like in a world locked down by anxiety?
Episode 12
Evangelism In Wartime
Episode 11
The Weapons of Wartime
With Third Space
3 Jul 2020 – Runtime 16M 48S
In the penultimate episode of Life In Wartime, David Robertson and Stephen McAlpine discuss the weapons open to the Christian in trying times such as these.
Episode 11
The Weapons of Wartime
Episode 10
Politics In Wartime
With Third Space
26 Jun 2020 – Runtime 15M 44S
Has the COVID-19 crisis brought about a new way of relating politically, or are we likely to return to the point-scoring of the past before too long? And where is a Christian likely to throw their support?
Episode 10
Politics In Wartime
12 Episodes
Love Online
With Eternity News
Welcome to Love Online, the podcast that aims to give you a practical Christian approach to the world of online dating.
Join host Mel Wade as she ticks off all of the key issues, top questions, and common mistakes associated with pursuing a partner in the online world.
Assisted by an international cast of experienced online daters and dedicated Christians, Mel and the Love Online crew get you ready to start looking for that person who will point you to the greatest person of all.
Episode 1
Am I just lonely?
With Eternity News
10 Aug 2021 – Runtime 27M 50S
Is there a point to dating – or am I just lonely? And if God wants me to date, what is it he’s looking for in a prospective partner?
Episode 1
Am I just lonely?
Episode 2
Why date online?
With Eternity News
25 Aug 2021 – Runtime 27M 21S
So you’ve decided God’s got someone special for you out there. Why go looking for her or him online? What are the advantages to online dating?
Episode 2
Why date online?
With Eternity News
1 Sep 2021 – Runtime 23M 49S
How do you faithfully summarise yourself in a few sentences? And how can you do it in a way that makes your faith in Jesus something that’s a natural part of your character? Join Mel Wade for step one in your online dating experience.
12 Episodes
Run Like A Woman
With Eternity News
Run Like a Woman shines a light on the experiences of ordinary Australian Christian women.
From stories of resilience to practical advice, women share about their lives and how their faith has guided, sustained and grown them.
Hosted by Penny Mulvey and Bec Abbott, Run Like a Woman is part of the Eternity Podcast Network, which thousands of listeners tune into every week.
We hope this podcast will offer you encouragement, community and inspiration.
“Hearing raw, honest stories from other Christian women is a truly powerful thing. Even if their experience is different to mine, I have found it relatable and often healing. It resonates with me for a long time afterwards.” – a Run Like a Woman listener
Episode 12
Mother, Daughter and the Black Cloud of Depression
With Eternity News
21 Apr 2022 – Runtime 59M 26S
One in five young Australians say they are struggling with their mental health, and suicide is the leading cause of death for those aged 15-24. So how do parents cope when it’s their child who doesn’t want to live? Run Like a Woman’s co-host Penny Mulvey and her daughter Holly open up about their personal journey with anxiety and depression.
Episode 12
Mother, Daughter and the Black Cloud of Depression
Episode 11
Beating Burnout
With Eternity News
14 Apr 2022 – Runtime 1H 2M
Researching and writing about spirituality may sound a bit airy-fairy, but as Robyn Wrigley-Carr discovered, it’s actually intensely practical. When Robyn hit burnout, she turned to biblical wisdom and spiritual practices to help her recover.
Episode 11
Beating Burnout
Episode 10
Women’s Place in the Church
With Eternity News
7 Apr 2022 – Runtime 59M 33S
It’s time to talk about the elephant in the room. Should women preach? Should they lead a church? What does the Bible really say about this?
Bible scholar Jacqui Grey helps unpack this divisive issue.
Episode 10
Women’s Place in the Church
8 Seasons – 100 Episodes
SALT
With Jenny Salt
Jenny Salt is a Christian academic, a graduate and former lecturer at Sydney Missionary and Bible College (SMBC). Join her on a forty-minute journey into someone’s amazing and often unexpected spiritual travels. Missionaries and media makers, scientists and sportspeople, new agers and new migrants – Salt is a chance to enter into the lives of people and discover heartwarming, sometimes challenging and always extraordinary gospel stories.
Season 8 – Episode 99
The paramedic’s mate – Mal
With
8 Jul 2023 – Runtime 38M 41S
<p>This episode Jenny Salt talks to Mal York.</p>
Season 8 – Episode 99
The paramedic’s mate – Mal
Season 8 – Episode 98
Faith under fire – David
With
1 Jul 2023 – Runtime 35M 56S
<p>Jenny’s guest today is David.</p>
Season 8 – Episode 98
Faith under fire – David
Season 8 – Episode 97
All things work for good – Dave
With
25 Jun 2023 – Runtime 47M 46S
<p>Tambourines, cows and the urban poor – interested?<br><br>This episode Jenny’s guest is Dave Adams.</p>
Season 8 – Episode 97
All things work for good – Dave
11 Seasons – 183 Episodes
Undeceptions
With Undeceptions Ltd
Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’ and let the truth ‘out’.
Season 11 – Episode 5
Christianity’s Comeback
With Undeceptions Ltd
22 Apr 2024 – Runtime 1H 16M 42S
<p>From the mid-1990s to the 2010s, ‘New Atheism’ dominated the intellectual space. A virulent, attacking form of godless evangelism, it saw people like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens top best-seller lists, and draw huge crowds to their lectures. Justin Brierley was in the middle of it all as New Atheism rose – and then collapsed. In its wake, Justin says he is seeing a new openness to theism – but where that might lead is anyone’s guess.</p>
Season 11 – Episode 5
Christianity’s Comeback
Season 11 – Episode 4
The Theologians
With Undeceptions Ltd
15 Apr 2024 – Runtime 1H 25M 42S
<p>Theology: It’s a dry term that conjures images of old academics writing dusty books that will never be read. </p><p>However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. The study of theology is the study of who we are as humans, and how we can make sense of both God and the complexities of the world.</p><p>So, who are the theologians we should all know about?</p>
Season 11 – Episode 4
The Theologians
Season 11 – Episode 3
True Science
With Undeceptions Ltd
8 Apr 2024 – Runtime 1H 13M 36S
<p>Science is a relatively new term. Chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy – all have only existed as defined, singular fields for the last century and a half. Before that was the mysterious world of natural philosophy – an ancient tradition that saw the natural world as one, combined entity. Our guest, Professor Alister McGrath, argues that this old way is a path to a new kind of appreciation of the world and each other. </p>
Season 11 – Episode 3
True Science
112 Episodes
With all due Respect
With The WADR Project
Less aggro, more conversation.
Is it even possible to have a deep discussion without it descending into chaos? Michael Jensen and Megan Powell du Toit think yes, and want to show the rest of us how to do it.
There’s plenty of things they disagree on: free will, feminism, where you should send your kids to school and what type of church you should go to. But there are also plenty of other things that they have in common. They want to talk about all these things with conviction. But they also want the conversation to be constructive. Tune in to find out if that’s possible.
With The WADR Project
29 Feb 2024 – Runtime 1H 10M 7S
<p>Welcome to the final episode of Season 8 of With All Due Respect!</p><p>This week, Minister Jeri Jones Sparks and former Sydney Archbishop (and Michael’s Dad!) Peter Jensen joins the show for a panel discussion on different church generations. The team look at the highs and lows of recent Australian church history, as well as what different generations of Christians today can learn from one other.</p><p>Our hosts then discuss the TV series <em>Pachinko</em>, a critically acclaimed show that follows the stories of four generations of a Korean Family, between 1915 and 1989.</p>
Episode 105
The Christian Org
With The WADR Project
15 Feb 2024 – Runtime 57M 29S
<p>This week, Michael and Megan are joined by Stephen Judd, the former CEO of HammondCare, to discuss how – if at all – an organisation can be "Christian".</p><p>Our hosts then discuss whether the broader church is an organisation, and if ministers can gain anything from the world of corporate wisdom.</p><p>Finally, they turn their attention to the hit drama <em>Propser, </em>a new show that follows a family as they build a super-powerful, super-wealthy megachurch.</p>
Episode 105
The Christian Org
Episode 104
Peace in the Middle East
With The WADR Project
1 Feb 2024 – Runtime 56M 53S
<p>This week, Megan and Michael hash out one of the most controversial issues currently ruling the discourse; the Israel – Palestine conflict.</p><p>Our hosts think through the theological significance of the state of Israel, and how the Bible can guide Christians’ response to the conflict.</p><p>Palestinian Christian and peacemaker Grace Al Zoughbi joins the show from Bethlehem to discuss the challenges facing faith groups in the conflict zone.</p><p>Finally, our hosts discuss the Iris Zake film <em>Women in Sink, </em>which documents conversations with Arab and Jewish women in an Arab-run hair salon in Israel.</p>
Episode 104
Peace in the Middle East
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Season 11 – Episode 5
Christianity’s Comeback
With Undeceptions Ltd
22 Apr 2024 – Runtime 1H 16M 42S
<p>From the mid-1990s to the 2010s, ‘New Atheism’ dominated the intellectual space. A virulent, attacking form of godless evangelism, it saw people like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens top best-seller lists, and draw huge crowds to their lectures. Justin Brierley was in the middle of it all as New Atheism rose – and then collapsed. In its wake, Justin says he is seeing a new openness to theism – but where that might lead is anyone’s guess.</p>
Season 11 – Episode 5
Christianity’s Comeback
Season 11 – Episode 4
The Theologians
With Undeceptions Ltd
15 Apr 2024 – Runtime 1H 25M 42S
<p>Theology: It’s a dry term that conjures images of old academics writing dusty books that will never be read. </p><p>However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. The study of theology is the study of who we are as humans, and how we can make sense of both God and the complexities of the world.</p><p>So, who are the theologians we should all know about?</p>
Season 11 – Episode 4
The Theologians
Season 11 – Episode 3
True Science
With Undeceptions Ltd
8 Apr 2024 – Runtime 1H 13M 36S
<p>Science is a relatively new term. Chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy – all have only existed as defined, singular fields for the last century and a half. Before that was the mysterious world of natural philosophy – an ancient tradition that saw the natural world as one, combined entity. Our guest, Professor Alister McGrath, argues that this old way is a path to a new kind of appreciation of the world and each other. </p>
Season 11 – Episode 3
True Science
Season 11 – Episode 2
Political Jesus
With Undeceptions Ltd
1 Apr 2024 – Runtime 1H 22M 21S
<p>The Apostle Paul writes that Christians must battle against "powers and principalities". But what are they? What does the Bible say about political power?</p><p><em>Special thanks to our season sponsor Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at </em><a href="http://zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions"><em>zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions<br></em></a><br></p><p>Check out more of N.T. Wright’s work – including his writing, and Bible studies – <a href="https://www.ntwrightonline.org/"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.<br></strong><br></p><p><em>A transcript of this episode is available</em><a href="https://undeceptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Political-Jesus-Transcript-1.pdf"><strong><em> here</em></strong></a><em>. Please note, that due to software not all exchanges between guests will be completely accurate.<br></em><br></p><p>For the full episode shownotes, head to <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/08c13050-9fb9-11ec-9472-f7b592595c27/episodes/b3a80466-ef3b-11ee-b70b-3bf79c792d66/undeceptions.com"><strong>undeceptions.com<br></strong></a><br></p>
Season 11 – Episode 2
Political Jesus
Season 11 – Episode 1
The Resurrection
With Undeceptions Ltd
25 Mar 2024 – Runtime 1H 25M 17S
<p>There are sophisticated, academic arguments for the resurrection of Jesus. It’s not just a matter of accepting on the basis of faith. The modern industry of Christian apologetics doesn’t get us much closer to the historical reality of Jesus’ resurrection – but there are solid, investigative ways of examining this seemingly miraculous event.</p>
Season 11 – Episode 1
The Resurrection
Season 11 – Bonus episode
SINGLE: Holy Virginity
With Undeceptions Ltd
18 Mar 2024 – Runtime 31M 30S
<p>The pursuit of celibacy is seen as strange, taboo, and repressive in modern society. But that’s what David Bennett, a gay man, decided, after becoming a Christian during a night out in Sydney’s gay quarter. </p><p>Since then, he’s become a scholar of "holy virginity", and the queerness of his Lord, Jesus. This is his story. </p>
Season 11 – Bonus episode
SINGLE: Holy Virginity
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