Our last episode looked at weapons companies’ influence campaigns on kids in schools, and even in early childhood. This influence also reaches deep into our universities. Education in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths – should be a public good. But weapons companies have gone all-out to make sure universities serve their agenda, in …

Weapons don’t just design and build themselves – they need highly-skilled people to do this. But most of us have no intention of joining in mass murder. What’s a weapons company supposed to do? It turns out they have lots of tricks and techniques to get hold of the people they need – and they target them younger than you might think, right in schoo…

Jangan Bunuh Kami Lagi / Stop Killing Us! The previous episode told the story of the canoe that brought Adolf and 42 others to Australia. This not the only journey in solidarity between here and West Papua. This is Izzy Brown’s story, about the Freedom Flotilla, and family connections to the West Papua campaign – including one connection that’s too…

Jangan Bunuh Kami Lagi / Stop Killing Us! In the towns and cities and among the hills and valleys of West Papua, a desperate struggle for independence and the preservation of cultures and ways of life is raging. The compelling stories of West Papua are rarely heard in Australia or around the world. This is Adolf’s story, from childhood in the mount…

From the Frontier Wars to police in communities to the biggest weapons ever made. Militarism started in this continent when the British invaded over two hundred years ago, and it continues to this day. Boe Spearim, Aunty Sue Coleman-Haseldine, and Uncle Ned Hargreaves tell their stories of struggles that are vital for all of us. Produced and presen…

Australia’s military industrial complex is expanding on a massive scale – and this started well before the recent AUKUS military pact with the US and UK. How have governments laid the groundwork for this in the past few years? What can we expect as the global weapons industry, hardwired for corruption, comes hunting for ever-greater profits? Michel…

How a small community built practices of peace in Afghanistan, and in the middle of war showed that different ways of living are possible. Produced and presented by Zelda Grimshaw and the team at Wage Peace Sounds from Spoonbill: https://soundcloud.com/spoonbill Links: Kabul Peace House, by Mark Isaacs: https://markjisaacs.com/product/the-kabul-pea…

The business of weapons companies, and of the military, depends on their ability to control the narrative, and they have many ways to try and achieve this. In these stories from Afghanistan, Mujib Abid and Matthew Hoh describe some of the ways this happens, and some of what it means. Produced and presented by Zelda Grimshaw and the team at Wage Pea…

Australia is developing its very own military industry complex, and weapons companies stand to make billions. These are our stories against the war machine. From peace campaigners in Australia and beyond. Join us for Get Your Armies Off Our Bodies, the first season of PeacePod. Discover more at https://wagepeaceau.org…

I’m kick starting my podcast once again! By: Alex & le temps qui passe Check out my latest addition on collaborative leadership! You can listen to it on the bottom of this post, on iTunes, or on Stitcher. If you like it, would you please rate it and even leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher? That would be super cool! Also, if you’d like to help sup…

I’ve been thinking about #AltonSterling, #PhilandoCastile, #DylanNoble, and the #DallasPoliceDepartment tonight. Here’s my question: How do we respond? By: ProgressOhio I answer this question in my latest podcast. You can listen to it on the bottom of this post, on iTunes, or on Stitcher. If you like it, would you please rate it and even leave a re…

According to Ephesians 4, what kind of leaders has Jesus gifted the church with? And what are these leaders like? Pedro Ribeiro Simões I answer this question in my latest podcast. You can listen to it on the bottom of this post, on iTunes, or on Stitcher. If you like it, would you please rate it and even leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher? That w…

How should the division of the labor in the church between leaders and congregants be lived out? Who should be doing the work? By: frankieleon I answer this question in my latest podcast. You can listen to it on the bottom of this post, on iTunes, or on Stitcher. If you like it, would you please rate it and even leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher…

Why is a willingness to change important for those Christians who are seeking to be missional? dominiccampbell Here are a few of the resources that I mentioned in this episode: The Tangible Kingdom Primer, by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay Tangible Kingdom, by Hugh Halter Missio Publishing Verge Network Exponential I answer this question in my latest po…

What does it mean to be blessed and why is it important for someone seeking to follow Jesus in the real world? tribp I answer this question in my latest podcast. You can listen to it on the bottom of this post, on iTunes, or on Stitcher. If you like it, would you please rate it and even leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher? That would be super cool…

In what or whom should we find our identity and why? Ronda Rousey’s latest interview on the Ellen Show has gotten me thinking about this. PedroGaytan I answer this question in my latest podcast. You can listen to it on the bottom of this post, on iTunes, or on Stitcher. If you like it, would you please rate it and even leave a review on iTunes or S…

Why is courage vitally important for any missional endeavor? S Khan I answer this question in my latest podcast. You can listen to it on the bottom of this post, on iTunes, or on Stitcher. If you like it, would you please rate it and even leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher? That would be super cool! Also, if you’d like to help support the creativ…

What is the gospel, the good news, and why does it matter? Jon S I answer this question in my latest podcast. You can listen to it on the bottom of this post, on iTunes, or on Stitcher. If you like it, would you please rate it and even leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher? That would be super cool! Also, if you’d like to help support the creative p…

What is wrong with being judgmental and how does being judgmental impact our ability to follow Jesus well in the real world? Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons I answer this question in my latest podcast. You can listen to it on the bottom of this post, on iTunes, or on Stitcher. If you like it, would you please rate it and even lea…