Rebel - Podcast for Cultural Engagement

The Rebels had the honor of interviewing one of our favourite authors and pastors, Dr. Sam Storms. Today we talk to him about being a charismatic Calvinist (no, it's NOT a contradiction in terms) and how we should understand the scriptures that talk about the continuing validity of spiritual gifts of the spirit. For more on Dr. Storms and his resources, visit: www.samstorms.com

After doing two episodes on apologetics: the art of defending your faith, we talk about how defending your beliefs work INSIDE the family... how do we disagree, debate with and argue inside the church? Should we? How can we all move toward truth together when we disagree on some pretty important things?

This week we follow up our episode on Apologetics (Defending the Christian faith) by getting into the nitty gritty. We look at specific questions that usually put Christians trying to witness in the hot seat: If God is good, why does he allow evil? If God is so loving why does he condemn homosexuality? Why are so many Christians hypocritical? We hope today's episode is of practical help to you.

Join the rebels for an episode where we look at the area of apologetics, how to defend your faith. As Christians we live in a culture that is hostile to what we believe, how can we engage in conversation about our faith? Is this a responsibility for every Christian? We hope this episode helps equip you to engage the culture through every day conversations within your own sphere of influence.

We were really excited to invite Dr. Joshua Straub onto the podcast for our 30th episode! Dr. Josh is a pastor and psychologist whose area of expertise is family counselling. Josh's strong biblical knowledge and unique clinical insight combine for some wonderful insights on how to create a home where we love God and serve others. Josh has his own podcast, In the Together, as well as a parenting community called 22:6 Parenting, look for these at www.joshuastraub.com

In this episode we revisit the topic of climate change after all the feedback (and pushback) we have received. This time we want to make more than sweeping statements or let the discussion get political, we want to develop a biblical theology of the environment and what our Christian responsibility is.

The Rebels are joined in studio by Dan and Nicole Mishchenko to talk about Family Discipleship. The Mishchenko's are a unique family of 12 with a lot to teach us on this topic. Dan and Nicole will give lots of practical advice to parents and married couples about how to keep the gospel central. Link to the book recommended while discussing discipline: https://www.amazon.com/Connected-Child-healing-adoptive-family/dp/0071475001

Doug Wilson joins the Rebels for this special episode where we get to pick the brain of one of our heroes. Wilson unpacks the why and how of cultural engagement and inspires us to think cosmically about the part we play in placing all aspects of culture underneath the feet of Jesus in Victory.

Continuing our focus on practical Christian living, oday we talk about forgiveness. Why is forgiveness difficult? Especially for those who are supposed to be a forgiven people? Joined in studio once again by friend of the show Coby Brittin we unpack the practical art of Christian forgiveness.

On this episode we invite Coby Brittin into the studio. Coby was an atheist, grew up in a completely unchurched family and had a future planned without God in the equation... but God had different plans. The gospel transformed him and dragged him out of darkness into the kingdom of light. Now Coby sits down with us to tell us what clicked for him, what hindrances he found coming into a church culture that was alien and what we should know as we take the gospel to a post Christian culture.