Best MisRead Podcasts (2024)

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WM 308: Rejoinder to Decker: Reading & Misreading Turretin, Ussher, Baxter, & Owen 1:22:00

24d ago1:22:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 308: Rejoinder to Decker: Reading & Misreading Turretin, Ussher, Baxter, & Owen Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 6/18/2024 Length: 82 min.…

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Where next for the ‘Special Relationship’ amid US turmoil? 47:34

1h ago47:34

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The attempted assassination of Donald Trump is a symbol of a disturbed democracy and will be another destabilising factor for the US. UK Prime Ministers choose to hug the US close, but how reliable an ally is the US for a British government seeking a more mature foreign policy after the reckless misrule of recent years? Plus: Why England losing is …

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Has Keir Starmer won the political space to be daring? 54:15

4d ago54:15

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Keir Starmer is only the third Labour leader to enter Number 10 having won a landslide. Only Attlee and Blair achieved similar results. Starmer has the bonus of facing a demoralised and divided Tory party. How will he make use of rare political space? Plus, as ever, your brilliant questions. Rock & Roll Politics is live daily at the Edinburgh Festi…

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What have we learnt from this strange election? 50:28

11d ago50:28

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Labour's mammoth lead has been virtually unchanged from the start of the campaign six weeks ago. Despite this the election has been full of surprises and if we look closely enough there is much to discover from the oddest campaign in decades. Support Rock & Roll politics on Patreon. Rock & Roll Politics – the post election special is live at Kings …

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Rock & Roll Politics Live – The election bonus 1:33:20

16d ago1:33:20

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A special bonus episode! We recorded the Rock & Roll Politics live show at Kings Place in London on the 24th of June for all to listen back to. It’s the only show of the election campaign, complete with unreliable predictions, reflections on all the main parties and audience questions. Support Rock & Roll politics on Patreon. Rock & Roll Politics –…

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Keep Yourselves from Idols 55:00

16d ago55:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Keep Yourselves from Idols Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 6/23/2024 Bible: 1 John 5:19-21 Length: 55 min.…

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Will Labour get the economic growth they need? 51:35

19d ago51:35

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Most Labour leaders have argued that economic growth is the key to improving public services but will the distinct policies of Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves deliver? Support Rock & Roll politics on Patreon. Rock n Roll Politics – the post election special is live at Kings Place on July 10th. If the polls are right it will be the first live show at…

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How will the Tory media deal with a Labour landslide? 52:50

28d ago52:50

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The Tory papers and their online equivalents are used to setting the agenda, having played their part in successive election victories for the Conservatives. The BBC has tended to be heavily influenced by these newspapers. So how will they respond to a transformed political landscape and how should a Labour government deal with the media? Plus bril…

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WM 307: O'Donnell Article Review: The Resurrection & Mark's Ending 39:00

28d ago39:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 307: O'Donnell Article Review: The Resurrection & Mark's Ending Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 6/14/2024 Bible: Mark 16:9-20 Length: 39 min.…

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Why is the election 'tax and spend' debate dangerous and bonkers? 44:57

1M ago44:57

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Look at the government's own figures and it's obvious that taxes and borrowing will have to rise or else there will be further cuts to the UK's decaying public services. Why can't the parties be more honest? Has it always been like this in elections? What are the consequences? Plus brilliant questions and a key notice for the Rock N Roll Politics c…

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What are the deeper lessons of the Diane Abbott saga? 51:44

1M ago51:44

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Behind the surface frenzy of the Diane Abbott saga are two overlooked questions. Does a leader have a right to have a say who is selected as candidates? What is the role of an MP? The ambition of all candidates is to be an MP, but is there any clear sense of what's expected of an MP? In this case also there are questions about how Keir Starmer and …

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193 - Israel, Trump, and the Kingdom of God 1:11:10

2M ago1:11:10

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In this episode, we'll wrap up our mini series on Israel: Yes, God still loves Israel. We'll look at Romans 9-11 and how we can both challenge the state of Israel today and yet still believe God has a place of honor for his people. And then we'll get political and ponder the Christian's relationship to Donald Trump and how our understanding of the …

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The Tory Campaign – Why is it the most calamitous start in modern times? 44:08

2M ago44:08

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So far the Conservative campaign makes Labour’s in 1983 and Theresa May’s in 2017 seem slick and confident. Why does it seem so indisciplined and ill thought-through? The answer lies in the mind of Rishi Sunak. Rock & Roll Politics: The Bonus Election Special is live at Kings Place, London on June 24th. Tickets here. Rock & Roll Politics is live at…

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The Election Bonus 31:37

2M ago31:37

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Rishi Sunak surprised most of us by calling an election for July 4th. Why has he done it when he's 20 points behind? What will happen in the campaign and how will the parties handle the new levels of intense scrutiny? It’s time for the Rock N Roll Politics co-operative to gather more often than usual to make sense of the suddenly changed political …

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Contaminated Blood – Will the familiar lessons ever be learnt? 39:41

2M ago39:41

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A familiar pattern forms again: scandals, cover up, victims struggling to prove the truth and an inquiry that reveals a dysfunctional state. Where does power lie in the UK? And what happens next? Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on July 10th I'm also live at the Edinburgh Festival from Sun Aug 11th with a new show every day. Get tickets …

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Can Keir Starmer stop the boats? 42:36

2M ago42:36

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What a silly question. We all know the answer to that one. And yet that was what was asked of Starmer at a point of unusual distinctiveness. He reiterated his unqualified opposition to the Rwanda populism, but did so at that moment of ambiguity. Plus, the defection of Natalie Elphicke: there are many lessons, not least for the media asking the sill…

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192 - Abide in the True Vine* 32:03

2M ago32:03

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This episode is a sermon I preached Sunday May 5, 2024 in our church from John 15:1-17. I'm inserting it here on the podcast because of how well it ties in to our series on Israel and how the Bible speaks about Israel. In John 15:1, Jesus declares himself to be the "true" vine, in contrast to the false vine that Israel had become. Passages referenc…

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Do the Tory Right know what they want? 55:02

2M ago55:02

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After the elections, Sunak’s right wing dissenters called off their planned coup even though the results were disastrous for the Tories, while outlining their agenda for the future… which is similar to the one Sunak is pursuing. Do they know what they are doing? Plus, the dangers of Keir Starmer walking into traps in his attempt to avoid others, an…

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191 - JESUS Inherits the Promises 51:00

2M ago51:00

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In this episode, starting with 2 Corinthians 1:20 and Galatians 3:16, we'll see that Jesus himself is the fulfillment of all of God's promises, even his promises to his people, Israel. As we saw in episode 190 - Jesus "Fills In" Israel, Jesus serves not only as Israel's representative head, but as Israel itself, thus receiving all of the promises G…

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Has the SNP become impossible to lead? 44:56

3M ago44:56

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A First Minister and SNP leader falls after a short tenure. Like the Tory party’s problems in Westminster, does the SNP leadership crisis raise thorny questions well beyond the flaws of one leader? And with what implications? Rock & Roll Politics: The Pre-Election Special is live at Kings Place on July 10th. Tickets here Back Rock & Roll Politics o…

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Who is Winning The Battle of Ideas? 52:14

3M ago52:14

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Nigel Lawson once noted that the party that wins the battle of ideas wins elections. He was right. Ideas matter and yet play little part in the contest between Sunak and Starmer. But the Right remain ideologically confident. Will a Labour government be able to counter the anti-state onslaught that is bound to happen? Plus exciting notices and brill…

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WM 306: Rejoinder to Decker on Perkins and (Modern) Textual Criticism 1:41:00

3M ago1:41:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 306: Rejoinder to Decker on Perkins and (Modern) Textual Criticism Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 4/19/2024 Bible: Matthew 6:1 Length: 101 min.…

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190 - Jesus "Fills In" Israel 1:18:42

3M ago1:18:42

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In this episode, we'll look at how Jesus fulfills all that Israel, as a people, was supposed to be. Jesus acts as Israel's representative head and also embodies the nation itself. Everything really does hinge on the person of Jesus! Get this right, and your ability to correctly interpret the New Testament will skyrocket. Passages referenced in this…

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Harold Wilson’s affair and how we misread leaders 53:40

3M ago53:40

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In his last term as Prime Minister, Harold Wilson was seen as old, paranoid and ineffective… yet now we discover he was lively enough to be having an affair. This suggests the caricature might be wrong. What if Wilson was livelier politically too? And what if we choose to see other leaders as stereotypes which do not present anything like the full …

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189 - From Eden to the Ends of the Earth 1:01:44

3M ago1:01:44

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In this episode, we'll continue our mini-series on "the land" of Israel-Palestine. We'll focus our attention specifically on how the Bible itself frames our understanding of "the land," particularly as it relates to both the garden of Eden and to the entire world. In this episode, we'll see that the garden of Eden is to the land what the land is to…

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WM 305: Rejoinder to Steele Continued: Goodwin & the Common Text 1:38:00

3M ago1:38:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 305: Rejoinder to Steele Continued: Goodwin & the Common Text Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 4/9/2024 Bible: 1 Peter 5:10; Acts 11:20 Length: 98 min…

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This Time No Mistakes – In Conversation with Will Hutton 57:01

3M ago57:01

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The journalist and author Will Hutton has written an important new book on the eve of what’s likely to be a Labour government. The title is stark: This Time No Mistakes. But what mistakes were made? What are the lessons of the past? What are his hopes and fears for a Keir Starmer government? This Time No Mistakes is published on April 11th. Buy it …

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WM 304: Announcement & Invitation: Reformation Bible Society 33:00

3M ago33:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 304: Announcement & Invitation: Reformation Bible Society Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 4/2/2024 Length: 33 min.…

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Rock & Roll Politics Live – The Easter Special 1:37:11

4M ago1:37:11

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A rare chance to hear a live show… this one recorded in the main concert hall at Kings Place, London. On the agenda: How do the dramas around the current government compare with other ‘fin de siecle’ administrations? How does Keir Starmer compare with Harold Wilson and Tony Blair when they were on the edge of power? Plus unreliable predictions… Que…

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WM 303: 900,000 Manuscripts of Mount Athos & the Failure of Textual Reconstruction 31:00

4M ago31:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 303: 900,000 Manuscripts of Mount Athos & the Failure of Textual Reconstruction Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 3/29/2024 Length: 31 min.…

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Can Rachel Reeves win the battle of ideas? 47:10

4M ago47:10

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Nigel Lawson once said a party that wins the battle of ideas wins the election... Rachel Reeves has started to engage in this battle of ideas during her Mais Lecture. Labour are way ahead in the polls, so is this a battle they can win? Support Rock & Roll Politics on Patreon for bonus podcasts, special events and much more. Learn more about your ad…

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188 - The Land Belongs to God 53:01

4M ago53:01

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In this episode, we'll dive in to what the OT says about the land. Who owns the land? Were there any conditions placed on those living in the land? Do promises of "forever" mean "unending"? And why did God grant the land to Israel in the first place? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unbinding-the-bible/support…

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Is Sunak's time up? 54:14

4M ago54:14

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With polls suggesting a slaughter at the election will Tory MPs seek to replace Sunak … and should they? Tickets for the next Rock n Roll Politics Live: Kings Place on 26th March 2024 Support Rock & Roll Politics on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes and exclusive merchandise only available to subscribers. Buy Steve’s book …

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WM 302: The Failure of James White's Apologetic in the "Real World" 50:00

4M ago50:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 302: The Failure of James White's Apologetic in the "Real World" Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 3/14/2024 Bible: John 7:53-8:11 Length: 50 min.…

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187 - God's Chosen People? 46:26

4M ago46:26

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In this episode, we're beginning another mini-series, this time to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a biblical perspective. How should Christians think about this? Who are "God's people"? Does Israel have a divine "right" to the land? Was the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 a fulfillment of biblical prophecy? And how did Jesus …

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From Johnson to Starmer – How much does character matter? 53:32

4M ago53:32

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We are obsessed by the character of leaders, even if context, ideas and external circumstances can determine the fate of a government as much as character. Keir Starmer has been unusually hard to pin down, which is why I was keen to speak to Tom Baldwin. Although he has done many interviews to promote his new book on the Labour leader, I sensed the…

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186 - "Coming Down Out of Heaven From God" 32:23

4M ago32:23

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In this episode, we'll wrap up our mini-series on heaven by looking at Revelation 21:1-4. In it we'll see the holy city coming down out of heaven from God so that God can forever dwell among his people, like he initially did in the garden of Eden. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unbinding-the-bible/support…

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Where’s the passionate anger over the crisis in UK? 44:53

4M ago44:53

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The nightmare in Gaza triggers chaos in the Commons, a victory for George Galloway and apocalyptic warnings from Rishi Sunak… and yet there’s broad agreement in the UK about the need for a ceasefire. Meanwhile on most domestic issues where there should be an intense political battle, there seems to be a passive consensus. Rock & Roll Politics is li…

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Has Liz Truss got a point? 44:32

5M ago44:32

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Amidst the delusional craziness of Liz Truss’s interventions, she raises one valid question: Does too much power lie in unelected institutions? Since 1979 a huge amount of power has been handed over by elected politicians, and only Truss explores the implications as she sees them. Time for the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative to step in and save a…

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185 - Why I Don't Believe in the Rapture 57:55

5M ago57:55

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In keeping with our mini-series on heaven, I decided to synthesize all my points against the escapist-mindset belief in the Rapture and put them all into one episode. These are my scriptural and philosophical reasons for rejecting this modern imposition on the biblical text, seeing no scriptural reason for interpreting Jesus and Paul as speaking ab…

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WM 301: Sermon Review: Gurry on the PA as Spurious but "True" Illustration 2:24:00

5M ago2:24:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 301: Sermon Review: Gurry on the PA as Spurious but "True" Illustration Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 2/20/2024 Bible: John 7:53-8:11 Length: 144 m…

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Starmer and Rayner – What does she think of him? 55:39

5M ago55:39

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In Tom Baldwin's new biography of Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner describes the Labour leader as “the least political person I know in politics”. What does she mean? Is she right about Starmer? And what are the implications? Rock & Roll Politics is live in March: The Ropetackle, Shoreham, Wed Mar 13th: https://ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/steve-richar…

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WM 300: Article Review: T. David Gordon, The Case for the Eclectic Text & the OPC 1:27:00

5M ago1:27:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 300: Article Review: T. David Gordon, The Case for the Eclectic Text & the OPC Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 2/17/2024 Length: 87 min.…

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184 - Palestine, the Rapture, and Revelation 46:13

5M ago46:13

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In this episode, I tie together several themes that are intersecting in my own life and ministry and do my best to connect them to our series on heaven. I then set us up for where we're headed on the podcast and encourage Christians to allow their faith to get as close to "real life" as possible, for that is where things will make the most sense. -…

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Why are the Tories bolder when on the verge of power? 47:47

5M ago47:47

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Labour is way ahead in the polls and has dropped its most radical policy, the £28 billion green recovery plan. But in opposition, in the build up to the 1979 and 2010 elections, the Conservatives put forward radical right wing programmes – and won from opposition. They did not retreat. Why is Labour more cautious and less confident? Rock N Roll Pol…

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WM 299: Article Review: Bruce A. Stahl, The Case for the Majority Text & the OPC 1:22:00

5M ago1:22:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 299: Article Review: Bruce A. Stahl, The Case for the Majority Text & the OPC Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 2/6/2024 Bible: 1 Corinthians 9:20; Col…

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Labour’s £28 billion saga – Has an exciting policy become a threat? 48:41

5M ago48:41

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Starmer and Reeves have got in a mess over their pledge to borrow £28 billion for a green recovery programme. The proposal has been marked by defensive ‘retreats’ when it would enable UK to compete with the US and EU and bring good news to every voter. Why has this happened, and what can be done about it? Plus, points from the Rock N Roll Co-operat…

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WM 298: Article Review: T. David Gordon on Textual Criticism & the OPC 2:15:00

5M ago2:15:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Christ Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: WM 298: Article Review: T. David Gordon on Textual Criticism & the OPC Subtitle: Word Magazine Speaker: Jeff Riddle Broadcaster: Christ Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 2/2/2024 Bible: Mark 16:9-20; John 5:39 Length: 1…

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183 - "Our Citizenship is in Heaven" 34:50

6M ago34:50

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In this episode, we'll explore the reality that Christians are citizens of heaven and are called to not only root their identities there, but also choose to live out reality as it exists in "the heavens" in their daily interactions with others on "the earth." There's a huge need today for a true Christian identity to grip the hearts of God's people…

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Will Tory MPs dump Sunak? 47:51

6M ago47:51

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Attempted coups against PMs and leaders are becoming increasingly familiar. Will the current plot against Sunak succeed? Support Rock N Roll Politics on Patreon to get bonus editions, merchandise and more. Rock N Roll Politics is live with a brand new show at Kings Place on March 26th. Get in-person or streaming tickets here Learn more about your a…

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