Pod of the Gaps

What are the crucial issues facing the Church right now? What should pastors and Christian leaders be looking out for in the months ahead? How should we diagnose the cultural moment and respond to it with both wisdom and faith?

Pod of the Gaps returns with our (slightly delayed!) episode looking ahead "prophetically" at the issues in the coming year. As always, Aaron and Andy will each live-reveal their three respective challenges for the Church, and discuss each together.

If you're interested and/or perplexed about how churches should respond to the challenges at its gates, you won't want to miss this one!

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Resources related to this episode:

- Andy Bannister, "Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?", https://www.solas-cpc.org/dmacwtsg/

- Mark Durie, "Report: UK grooming gangs and Islam", https://christianconcern.com/resource/report-uk-grooming-gangs-and-islam-by-mark-durie/

- "Evangelism in the Age of AI: PEP Talk podcast with Stephen Driscoll", https://www.solas-cpc.org/evangelism-in-the-age-of-ai-with-stephen-driscoll/

- Aaron Edwards, "Soft Jihad and Multicultural Naivete" https://thatgoodfight.substack.com/p/soft-jihad-and-multicultural-naivete

Well, it's that time of year again when Andy and Aaron discuss Christmassy things. Tune in to hear them each discuss their favourite Christmas tradition, Christmas movie, and Christmas movie. The podly duo draw out from their choices various theological and cultural insights about the meaning and application of Christmas in today's world. And as ever, they also have a good bit of fun along the way. Enjoy!

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In this very special 100th episode of Pod of the Gaps, Andy and Aaron answer questions from listeners. Naturally they cover a wide range of themes, including their takes on things like Genesis 1-11, the age of the earth, the issue of "toxic empathy", the BBC and penal substitution, whether Christians should seek to take over entire boroughs, whether Andy and Aaron should move to America, and who from church history they would choose as part of their dream line up in a football match.

All this and more on this jam-packed episode of Pod of the Gaps!

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Have western Christians become so comfortable that we no longer exercise faith? How can we renew a radical trust in God's provision and protection without abandoning our wisdom and responsibility?

In this special episode, Aaron and Andy are joined by the well-known missionary and podcaster (and long-time Pod of the Gaps fan!) Simon Guillebaud, who spent many years working in the warzone of Burundi with his wife and young family. Simon recounts the experiences and inspirations that shaped him, and reflects on the challenges and wisdom he has learned along the way in seeking to maintain a truly radical faith in our walk with God.

Resources mentioned:

• Simon's podcast "Inspired": ⁦https://simonguillebaud.com/inspired-podcast/

Andy and Aaron's appearances on Simon's podcast...

• "A Message Worth Sharing" (Andy Bannister) ⁦https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-message-worth-sharing-andy-bannister/id1564089451?i=1000661095014⁩

• "Faith Through Cancellation" (Aaron Edwards) ⁦https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faith-through-cancellation-aaron-edwards/id1564089451?i=1000639295085⁩

• Jaron Lanier, "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now" (London: Vintage Books, 2018)

The assassination of the Christian apologist and debater, Charlie Kirk, has shaken western civilisation to its core. Even many who opposed his views have come to recognise that the moment had unusual significance not only for freedom of speech but also for Christian engagement in politics.

What lessons can be learned from the aftermath? Are there things we need to realise about left-wing ideology and its connection to violent change? If a winsome debater like Kirk is seen as a threat because he successfully challenged secular ideologies, what does that say about the grounds of reasonable debate going forward? Is this a moment for Christians to become quieter about the socio-political implications of Christianity, or bolder? And how should the Gospel shape our response?

Andy and Aaron deal with all this and much more in another jam-packed episode of Pod of the Gaps!

Resources ...

* Charlie's website: https://www.charliekirk.com

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