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CBC Discovers Top Secret Fundamentalist Plot

by Aaron Rock and Joe Boot and Michael Thiessen and Ryan Eras

June 7, 2023

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.

 

Systemic Covetousness

by Joe Boot and Ryan Eras

May 31, 2023

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…

 

Resisting Tyranny w/ Tobias Riemenschneider

by Ryan Eras and Tobias Riemenschneider

May 24, 2023

Pastor Tobias Riemenschneider discusses the church’s responsibility to its people and to the state, explains why he was prompted to draft the Frankfurt Declaration of Church and Civil Liberties, and how our response to Covid-related restrictions is training us for the next cultural and worldview crisis related to trans gender identity.

 

False Witness, Nazis, and Trudeau’s Crown

by Joe Boot and Ryan Eras

May 17, 2023

In this episode Joe Boot discusses the Ninth Commandment about bearing false witness, times where it is godly to withold the truth, and draws out the implications for law and society, as well as the ever-present question of who is my neighbour. We also look at the move by the Trudeau government to replace the crown on Canada’s coat of arms with a new version bereft of Christian symbols.

 

Coronation Oaths and the Millennial Hope

by Joe Boot and Ryan Eras

May 10, 2023

In this episode Joe Boot reflects on the recent coronation of King Charles III, focusing on the nature of national oaths and covenants, and the proper place of the monarch in a role of delegated authority, living under God’s law. It’s a heavy responsibility and Scripture enjoins us to pray for our civil rulers.

 

Theft, Taxation, and Dominion w/ Nate Wright

by Nate Wright and Ryan Eras

May 3, 2023

P Nate of the Rebel Podcast joins us this week as we resume our series in the Ten Commandments. Nate explains how the commandment “you shall not steal” enjoins the opposite, positive principle to protect your neighbour’s property, not to mention the presupposition of private property. Contra Klaus Schwab and Karl Marx, owning nothing is not a formula for human happiness.

 

Education, Luther, Slums, and the Metaverse

by Ryan Eras and Vishal Mangalwadi

April 26, 2023

The connection between all these themes becomes clear in this special guest episode with Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi. He explains the Third Education Revolution movement, the role of technology, and the historic impact that the gospel has had, through education, on the family, church, and all other spheres. Vishal is currently on a lecture tour of…

 

Slavery, Law, Crime and Punishment

by Joe Boot and Ryan Eras

April 19, 2023

Joe Boot explains the biblical understanding of penology – the study and practice of punishing crime. Despite modern objections about the harshness of biblical justice, the penology outlined in God’s law is in fact true justice, and its practice leads to a more just and free society.

 

Cultural Marxism, Eschatology, and the Kingdom of God

by Andrew Sandlin and Joe Boot

April 12, 2023

In this previously unaired interview, Joe Boot and Andrew Sandlin discuss the ideology of cultural Marxism, explaining how it differs from original Marxism, and how it mimics Christian doctrines of worship, eschatology, and the kingdom of God.

 

Martyrdom at Covenant School

by Joe Boot and Ryan Eras

April 5, 2023

This week we pause our series in the Ten Commandments to reflect on the shooting at Covenant School in Nashville. In a de-christening culture, those who worship the true and living God should expect to suffer hatred and violence, even unto death, from those who worship the false god of self. But the Christian’s hope is the promise of light and life dispelling darkness and death.

 

The 7th Commandment: You Shall Not Commit Adultery

by Joe Boot and Ryan Eras

March 29, 2023

In this episode Joe Boot discusses the narrow and broad definitions of adultery in light of both Moses and Christ, explaining how sexuality is much more than the modern notion of consent. Contrary to contemporary thinking, sexual activity outside of the blessed structure of covenant marriage has drastic personal and social consequences.

 

The Sixth Commandment: Defending the Image of God w/Kyle Thompson

by Kyle Thompson and Ryan Eras

March 22, 2023

Kyle Thompson of the Undaunted Life podcast joins us for a discussion of the commandment “You shall not murder.” We talk about war, self-defense, and the failure of the state to properly prosecute justice on murderers, as well as the responsibility of the individual to defend his family and neighbor.