The Fact of the Matter

As part of my other podcast I do on real estate, noted past London, Ontario city councillor Gordon Hume joined me for a discussion on what makes cities dynamic and vibrant and I thought it would be a great discussion to have here as well. Gord is recognized as one of Canada’s leading voices on municipal government, sustainable urban development, cultural planning, and creative c

In recent years, many western nations are being accused of all the same evils: misogyny, racism, white supremacy, etc., etc., but is this true or is there something else going on?Today we take a brief look at some of the sources of these charges including our Truth and Reconciliation Commission and then we briefly look at two books challenging this narrative that have come out in t

We hear a lot of talk these days about Agenda 2030, driving only electric vehicles or autonomous vehicles and the banning of fossil fuel vehicles by 2035, but just how realistic is this? Is this possible or even desirable? Even if it is possible, what will be the consequences on humanity?Global Energy Transformation expert Mats Larsson of the Global Energy Transformation Institute

In today's episode, I ask an expert on whether or not the Bible condones slavery. Some detractors point to several biblical verses to argue that it condones or even promotes slavery. Michael Jones of Inspiring Philosophy joins us to give his arguments why he believes it absolutely does not promote slavery.Michael is a Christian apologist (defender of the faith) and you can fin

Today we finish off the enquiry into who was Paul the apostle. He has been the most widely known, most widely praised and most widely criticized apostle of all time. Where did he come from, where did he go and what did he do? What was his life like? In the last two episodes we answer all these questions and more. Today finishes off with some of the questions that are still asked a

Who was Paul the apostle who has been the most widely known, most widely praised and most widely criticized apostle of all time? Where did he come from, where did he go and what did he do? What was his life like? In the next two episodes we will answer all these questions and more.Ready? Let's find out just who he was.Support the show

Well, I did it. After doing my episode last year on the origins of wokeism, I've been thinking of a follow up episode on some of the problematic claims of woke ideologies, but I've been hesitating because I try to keep the show non-partisan and non-political. The episode just wouldn't leave my mind and the topic needs to be covered, so I finally said okay, do it! And

In Part 4 we dig deep into interpretation problems arising from whether or not one believes in The Bible. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many analytical challenges arise from what exactly one believes or does not believe. Yes, we are going down the rabbit hole today. Let's start digging in!Support the show

Today's episode kicks it up a couple notches as we delve into the field of hermeneutics, the study of interpretation of biblical texts. Get your thinking caps on because things are going to get heavy. Grab a pen and paper and let's get going!Support the show

Today's episode will be a deep dive into the political, social, economic and family life of people in Palestine (Galilee, Judea, etc.) around New Testament times. We will explore both serious topics such as persecution of Jews and Christians and lighthearted topics such as local celebrations, the harvest, married life and more.Support the show