Everyday Conversations Podcast

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Shafer Parker and Jojo Ruba discuss how our everyday life and conversations are dominated by a virus and how Christians have responded to plagues in the past. They share how God used crises to remind a secular world, that only in Him, can we find a reason to hope, a hope seen in our Christian witness. As Shafer reminds us, we don't love others so that people can become Christians but we love others because we are Christians

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast Shafer Parker and Amy Beange discuss the award winning movie 1917.  It is a fantastic template for understanding the Biblical call for Christians to be ambassadors for Christ. Spoiler alert: In the movie two WWI British soldiers are entrusted to carry a message across enemy territory that potentially will save 1,600 lives, including the brother of one of the two soldiers. Along the way they encounter much opposition but the thought of saving lives drives them to give their all in order to complete the mission. They discuss the parallel urgency of the life-saving message of the gospel. The question is asked, what prevents Christians from acting with similar urgency to save their friends and loved ones, and ultimately, the world?

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Jojo Ruba and Shafer Parker discuss popular Youtube hosts, Rhett and Link.  The hosts are known by many young people for funny bits, video game commentary and popular culture references. What many didn't know was that the two best friends used to be Evangelical Christians who even worked for Cru formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ. This month, their podcast took a serious note as Rhett explained how he and his family left the faith because of doubts that the Christian story was true. In this week's podcast Jojo and Shafer use Rhett's testimony to explain how we can respond in everyday conversations, to those thinking of leaving the faith and give some advice if you find yourself in the same shoes as Rhett.

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, speakers Shafer Parker and Yvonne Hofsink talk about the most difficult love of all, loving your enemies. Based on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Mat. 5:43-48, Rom. 12:14, 17-21), Shafer and Yvonne point out that God’s love is indiscriminatory and universal, and that Christians should seek to love in the same way for the sake of the kingdom. Together they tackle tough topics, such as how to obey Jesus’ command when the “enemy” is a murderer or rapist.

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Shafer Parker and Amy Beange explain the differences in the 4 types of love and why it is so important to understand the purpose of each one. 

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Executive Director Jojo Ruba and Faith Beyond Belief speaker Yvonne Hofsink talk about recent abortion news, including newly released scientific research that shows pre-born children can feel pain as young as 12-weeks old. One hundred thousand pre-born children are aborted every year in Canada, since legal protections for pre-born children were removed in Jan 1988

In our first Everyday Conversations 2020 podcast, Jojo and Colette discuss why Christians should have reason to hope in Christ. Despite political setbacks, church upheaval and changing sexual norms, the FBB team shares how our hope is grounded in God's reality and that we can share that hope in everyday conversations. They also introduce our Reasons to Hope Campaign. Every month, through our podcasts, blogs and videos, we will explore one reason why Canadian Christians can still have hope. This month, Jojo and Colette discuss how God will "make all things new" so we can have hope for a better world.

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Shafer Parker and Amy Beange discuss the history of 'Freedom of Religion' and also why it's more important than ever to uphold it in our culture. 

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Jojo Ruba and Shafer Parker discuss the Christmas story in greater detail and reveal some interesting context for understanding it better.  They also answer the question, "Was the Virgin Birth Necessary?"