Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation

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Electioneering and Demoralization Nov 22, 2023

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We interact with a classic interview with Yuri Bezmenov, a KGB agent who defected from the USSR in the 1980s. He explains the strategy of cultural infiltration that has been active since the 1950s, and the work of demoralization that has been accomplished in the West. As we approach election seasons in the USA, Canada and Britain, we must be diligent to also pursue personal sanctification and not compromise on principles for the sake of temporary fixes.

Get tickets to the Mission of God conference, December 2 in Windsor, and December 9 in Calgary.

Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOmXiapfCs8

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/11/18/donald-trump-joe-biden-polling-2024-presidential-election-enten-nr-vpx.cnn

Christian Nationalism, Christian Pietism, or Christian Culture w/ Andrew Sandlin Nov 15, 2023

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Ezra Institute Fellow Andrew Sandlin joins us to discuss the strange bedfellows of Marxism and Nationalism that have been keeping company lately, as well as antisemitism and the recent rise of nationalism of several stripes, including Christian nationalism, and how a reformational perspective guards against the excesses and reactionism of both progressive and conservative ideologies that are not based in Christ Jesus.

Get Andrew’s latest book, Virtuous Liberty.

Veterans Day, Protests, and Christ’s Armistice Nov 08, 2023

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As governments and law enforcement deal with planned demonstrations for this upcoming Remembrance Day, Joe Boot considers the Islamic worldview commitments that are fundamentally at odds with Christian religious worldview commitments, and discuss the true and lasting peace that was accomplished through the cross of Christ.

All month of November, save on the family advent guide Behold Your King at Ezra Press.

Get tickets to the upcoming Mission of God conferences in Windsor and Calgary.

Our Present Culture of Death Nov 01, 2023

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On this Reformation Day, Tobias Riemenschneider joins us from Germany to discuss the West’s death-loving culture, expressed in the horror of abortion. He explains how the wide-scale support for state-sponsored abortion is upstream from so many other forms of murder, euthanasia, the harm that it causes to women, and the folly of referring to abortion as a human right. He also discusses how God’s people can act together to resist and push back through legal channels to bring the gospel of life to bear on our culture.

Get Tobias’ book, Resisting Tyranny: A Christian Response to Government Overreach

Racism, Christianity, and Antisemitism Oct 25, 2023

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Scripture has always acknowledged one single human race, and God has always dealt with His people covenantally, rather than on the basis of bloodlines. Babel was a divine act of segregation because the people were unified in wickedness and disobedience, but it is no longer normative because of Christ’s reconciling work, making the two one.

Get tickets for the Mission of God UK conference happening in Daventry, November 4!

Get tickets for the Mission of God Canada conferences. December 2 in Windsor, ON, and December 9 in Calgary, AB.

Wimpy, Weak and Woke w/ John Cooper Oct 18, 2023

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John Cooper of the rock band Skillet returns to the podcast to discuss his forthcoming book, Wimpy, Weak and Woke. He explains how a spirit of entitlement and victimhood has pervaded Western society, with its philosophical roots in Hegel, the tragedy of Christians abandoning the truth of the Bible to capitulate to postmodern and politically correct assumptions, and offers a solution that begins at home, but grows outward to express the Kingdom of God in every area of life and society.

Get your tickets to the Mission of God conference in the UK, November 4, 2023, and in Canada, December 2 and 9, 2023.

Pre-order Wimpy, Weak and Woke from John Cooper’s website.

Israel, Islam, and the Kingdom of God Oct 11, 2023

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In the wake of the recent attack on Israel by Hamas, and the Israeli response, we consider the religious roots of anti-Semitism and conflict with Israel. We also discuss the eschatological goal of Islam to conquer the earth, and the difference between a reformational approach and the historic doctrinal assumptions and commitments towards Israel from dispensational theology.

Learn more about the Christian response to the Islamic worldview in Joe Boot’s book, Gospel Witness.

Censorship and the War of the Gods Oct 04, 2023

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The Canadian government’s passage of legislation such as Bills C-11, C-18, and C-36 is beginning to bear fruit, in the form of increasingly invasive censorship policies levied on content platforms. All civilizations practice censorship, making decisions for the type of material that is suitable for public viewing; the difference is in the standard of judging and how it is applied. We should not be afraid of truth, even when it offends our own sensibilities. Rather, the testing of our opinions and assumptions against competing claims is a primary means for us to grow in knowledge and understanding.

UK and European friends, join us and Christian Concern for the Mission of God UK conference, on November 4 in Daventry.

North Americans, please join us in either Windsor or Calgary for the Mission of God Canada, on December 2 and 9.

All the Updates You’ve Been Waiting For Sep 27, 2023

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We’ve seen a lot of new listeners to the show in the past few months, and a warm welcome to all of you! In this episode, Joe Boot, Ryan Eras, and Nate Wright discuss how and why the Ezra Institute began, the issues and activities that we engage in, and what we’re doing next.

Get tickets to our upcoming Mission of God Canada conferences in Windsor, Ontario, and Calgary, Alberta.

Deep Discipleship for Dark Days w/ Paul Dirks Sep 20, 2023

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Pastor and author Paul Dirks discusses his forthcoming book, Deep Discipleship for Dark Days, and explains why the time is ripe for Christians to embark on building healthy, godly families, churches, schools, and communities. Paul discusses how he perceived the need for this book at such a time as this, and lays out the scriptural rationale for whether rapid societal changes come from the political, natural, technological, or biological spheres, all such historical occurrences urge us to live in such a way that we are ready with a faithful response. A constant, general preparedness, and a particular discerning of the times (1 Chr 12:32) are interconnected.

Save 20% on pre-orders of Deep Discipleship for Dark Days at Ezra Press.

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