A whole worldview in a three-minute song? It's possible. Join FBB Content Creator Jon Rendall as he talks about analyzing popular music, and understanding how art communicates worldview. In this episode, Jon looks at music from the 90s, and the Nihilistic worldview contained in so many of the hits. For more resources, check out our website at www.faithbeyondbelief.ca

Smells Like Nihilism

Too many Christians bemoan the sorry spiritual state of the churches while lacking the will to do anything about it. Now FBB contributor Shafer Parker reports on a growing movement to shake the Church loose from her apathy and encourage her to take a stand for truth and righteousness. The question is, can the OT example of Phinehas be replicated today? Only God and time will tell. Read along https://www.faithbeyondbelief.ca/blog

Audio Blog 032:  Worse than Death: How Compromise with the World Is Killing the Church

A BC Nurse on trial for a Billboard. Calls to boycott a new video game. Twitter Drama. JK Rowling is no stranger to controversy, but the past few years have reached a new level. Join podcast host Jon Rendall as he explains the most recent events around Rowling and the clash of worldviews she represents. Who defines truth when it comes to issues of sex and gender? How as Christians can we use these reality and worldview questions to communicate the hope we have in Christ? All this and more in this episode of Everyday Conversations. Check out more resources at www.faithbeyondbelief.ca

JK Rowling & The Court Of Controversy

Too often the development of a Christian worldview is seen as an intellectual exercise, a combination of research and logic, leading to specific conclusions. But FBB associate speaker Ian McKerracher demonstrates that a Christian worldview is more often caught than taught, the product of thousands of influences from early childhood on, and all directed by a merciful God to one end, a personal experience of reconciliation with our Creator and the gift of being shown the world from His point of view.

Audio Blog 031: Like a Little Child

For the first time in sixty years, the population of China is in decline. Birth rates have dropped lower than the US and Canada as the country grapples with a rapidly aging population. Join FBB content creator Jon Rendall as he unpacks the worldviews behind this crisis both in China and Canada, the biblical value of human life, and the consequences of social engineering the mass infanticide of tens of millions of baby girls. For more resources and information check out our website faithbeyondbelief.ca

Population Decline & Worldview

No one questions that churches suffered greatly during the government-imposed lockdowns of 2020-2022. Now, FBB contributor Shafer Parker examines the lockdown's continuing effects and suggests ways for church leadership to prepare for future mal-treatment.

Audio Blog 030: The Way Forward for post-Covid Canadian Churches

Apologetics and cinema? What can modern films tell us about cultural worldviews, religion and spirituality? Join FBB Content Creator Jon Rendall as he unpacks the spirituality and religion in the 2009 film Avatar, the reason it resonated with audiences around the world as well as the gospel questions Avatar is asking. For more resources visit faithbeyondbelief.ca

Unpacking Avatar

"The Bible is not a book of science" is repeated like a mantra by many Christians, but FBB Associate Speaker Ian McKerracher's blog demonstrates that when viewed properly, Biblical principles and scientific principles reveal the One True God that is behind them both. Read to learn that the principles of thermodynamics match perfectly with the principles of sancto-dynamics.

Audio Blog 029: Thermo-dynamics and Sancto-dynamics

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2023! The end of a year and the beginning of a new one has become a popular time to reflect on life and the changes we want to make. Faith Beyond Belief's Shafer Parker talks about New Year Resolutions, and what Christians should think about when planning their next year. For more information and resources check out our website at faithbeyondbelief.ca

New Year, New Resolutions

Another year has flown by, and Shafer and Jon wanted to take some time to remember and celebrate 2022. The ups and downs, and all the ways God has been at work. Thank you to everyone for tuning in and we look forward to sharing more with you in 2023. Blessings!

Celebrating & Remembering 2022

At the end of a controversial year, FBB supporters want to know what the future holds for one of Canada's leading apologetics ministries. Now, in a very personal blog, Executive Director Julie Lane steps forward to reveal that in its eleventh year of existence FBB is poised to cooperate with leading evangelical ministries to reach a wider audience than ever, with conferences and courses aimed directly at age groups from children to adults. She also explains that without increased support these opportunities for ministry are at risk. Read the blog prayerfully in order to discern what role you might play in moving these new ministry opportunities from potential to possible.

Audio Blog 028: Are You Ready to Turn the World Upside Down?

What's in a story? If you ask Shafer and Jon, a whole lot. Join our Everyday Conversations hosts as they discuss the power of a good story and how that can be used effectively in the world of Apologetics and Christian ministry. For more resources, check out our website faithbeyondbelief.ca

The Power Of Narrative

It is just possible that Christians fail to mature because they lack milestones by which to measure their current level. Now, in a series of personal experiences FBB speaker Ian McKerracher describes his own process of maturity and delineates three important markers for measuring every Christian's growth. Read it with a view to discovering where you stand on the road to full maturity in Christ.

Audio Blog 027: Growing Up Christian

Canada is in international news for all the wrong reasons. The global community is shocked by our growing numbers and permissiveness in medically assisted suicide. Shafer and Jon recap some of the most recent headlines and talk about the reality, as well as the future of Euthanasia in Canada. For more resources head to faithbeyondbelief.ca

Euthanasia Crisis in Canada

You've probably sung "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" all your life. The beautiful words tell a story, but do you know the grief and bitterness, and the new hope that inspired author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to write them? Contributor Shafer Parker reveals the darkness that almost destroyed Longfellow, and how his carol tells the story of the moment when faith was reborn. He also reports on the new movie that brilliantly brings this story to the screen. Read along on our website; https://www.faithbeyondbelief.ca/blog

Audio Blog 026: Have You Heard the Bells?

Our very own Shafer Parker shares about his experience watching the Christmas film, I Heard The Bells from Christian Production Company Sight & Sound Films. Known as America's Poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow leads an idyllic life...until the day his world is shattered by tragedy. With a nation divided by Civil War and his family torn apart, Henry puts down his pen, silenced by grief. But it's the sound of Christmas morning that reignites the poet's lost voice as he discovers the resounding hope of rekindled faith. Shafer shares his thoughts on this brand-new Christmas Classic for the whole family. Thanks for joining us and check out more resources at faithbeyondbelief.ca Merry Christmas!

I Heard The Bells

Too many Christians hesitate to share their faith because they anticipate the inevitable result will be failure and embarrassment for all concerned. But FBB speaker Ian McKerracher uses an encounter with an ISP salesman to remind us that such defeatism results from our forgetting God's secret weapon, the Holy Spirit, Who goes before us and works with us, to prepare the ground and make every gospel encounter a success in one way or another.

Audio Blog 025: Our Secret Weapon for World Domination

Shafer and Jon discuss the current and future clergy crisis. Where will the future leaders of the Church come from? Are young people being prepared to take on the responsibility? Jon and Shafer discuss the importance of Church leadership and training young people for the future.

The Clergy Crisis

So much is said in Western Society about the equal rights of women that the question of their value is frequently overlooked. Now FBB Speaker Jon Rendall reveals the central truth of the human race, that women are to be equally valued because, like men, they are made in the image of God, designed to be equally necessary for the well being of the human race.

Audio Blog 024: Girls Are Good

Shafer and Jon discuss the state of Global Christianity in 2022. Join us as we celebrate the Gospel reaching every corner of the earth and discuss the work still left to be done. For more information, and resources or to partner with us in equipping the next generation of believers, head over to faithbeyondbelief.ca

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