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Beyond the Council of Jerusalem, The Unresolved Crisis of the Gentile Jewish Church, Paul in Athens
“What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” This famous question, posed by the early Church Father Tertullian, captures the ultimate identity crisis of the early Church. In this episode, we travel to Athens, the intellectual capital of the ancient world, where the Apostle Paul stepped directly into a philosophical crossfire. While Paul masterfully used Greek ideas to speak to the Gentiles on the Areopagus, he was soon fighting a desperate battle to keep this burgeoning global movement tethered to its spiritual home of Jerusalem.
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The Lord of the Rings & the Bible, Frodo’s Journey, JRR Tolkien & CS Lewis Podcast
Did you know that J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Christian who carefully embedded profound Christian themes into The Lord of the Rings? Throughout his epic tale of Middle-earth, Tolkien wove in ideas of moral choice, temptation and resilience, mercy, redemption, providence, and the quiet triumph of good over evil, without overt allegory. These themes shine especially clearly in the journey of Frodo Baggins, the ordinary hobbit who shoulders an extraordinary burden.
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Is Ramesses II the Exodus Pharaoh?
For centuries, popular imagination has cast one man as the hard-hearted ruler who defied Moses: Ramesses II, the longest-reigning and most self-promoting pharaoh in Egyptian history. Hollywood loves him. Documentaries love him. Yet the evidence—biblical, chronological and archaeological—quietly but firmly shows he is the wrong man; let’s discover why.
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Visiting Ancient Ephesus: St Paul and the Jew Gentile Controversy
A visit to the ruins of ancient Ephesus is a journey through one of the most remarkable cities of the Roman world. As we walked the marble-paved Curetes Street under the boiling sun, the past felt vividly alive—especially when reflecting on the Apostle Paul’s transformative time here in the mid-first century AD.
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Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia, Jabal al-Lawz, Fake or True?
For centuries, pilgrims and scholars have sought the sacred peak where Moses received the Ten Commandments. But the very location of Mount Sinai remains shrouded in mystery, sparking a fierce debate: does the holy mountain rise from the familiar sands of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, or does it stand hidden amongst the rugged terrain of Saudi Arabia, a claim that challenges long-held traditions and archaeological interpretations?
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Retracing David Livingstone’s Kalahari Desert Expedition – Makgadikgadi Salt Pan Documentary
In the heart of Botswana lies one of Earth’s most unforgiving landscapes: the vast, blinding Makgadikgadi Salt Plains of the Kalahari Desert. In 1849, David Livingstone became the first European to cross the entire Kalahari Desert and we follow in his amazing footsteps.
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Does Jesus Love the State of Israel? Is Replacement Theology Deception?
Some Christians confidently teach that God has permanently replaced Israel with the Church. But what if this doctrine directly contradicts what Jesus Himself taught?
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From Lalibela’s Rock-Hewn Churches to the Trail of the Ark of the Covenant & Queen of Sheba
From the rock-hewn sanctuaries of Lalibela to the stelae of Axum and the whispered presence of the Ark, the past here is not buried; it watches from the shadows.
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Revival and Mission Podcast
The strongest, most explosive revivals didn’t just happen in Europe or America; they ignited on the mission fields of Asia, Africa, Latin America and beyond. Mathew reveals how outpourings of the Holy Spirit among unreached peoples didn’t just save souls; they supercharged the advance of global missions, turning new believers into fearless evangelists who reached entire nations in a single generation. In this captivating episode of the Raw Mission podcast, host Matt from Frontiers UK sits down with Mathew Backholer to uncover one of the most overlooked truths in church history.
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When Prayer Becomes Warfare; Rees Howells Podcast
In an era where mega-conferences promise the next ’great awakening,’ why are so many spiritual fires short-lived? Enter Rees Howells, a humble Welsh miner turned intercessory titan, whose prayer-warrior faith might just be the dynamite modern Christians need.
