In this episode, listen as Susan Finlay (Founder and Executive Director, Nation At Prayer) and Rev. Dr Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) talk about how the Bible is a vital part of Susan's life in a dynamic and transforming way, and how God inspired her to start Nation at Prayer. Recorded as part of a series entitled The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, Susan talks about turning to the Word for wisdom and discernment in her work, praying with parliamentary leaders and how the Word has helped shine a light in some of the darkest moments of her life.

Imagine the impact on Canada if every elected official in Canada was prayed for every day of the year? Susan is working to make this a reality - transforming the nation through prayer.

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So it's a call to discomfort, not a call to comfort and going back to our earlier conversation, often it seems so much of our faith paradigm is not a call to comfort, but it justifies our comfort. It allows us to remain in the same place and it allows us to huddle, and it doesn't call us to bring in other people in discomfort. Matthew 5, I won't read it all but it goes on and on to a point where we're stripped of the comforts, God seeps in and we start looking outwards. And in that outward embrace, we start embracing more people. And it's almost as if your internal engine flips to the way it was meant to be. Before we're trying to suck in satisfaction. All of a sudden we're breathing the life, breathing life into the people and the experiences around us.
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Listen as Andrew Williams, the Founder and Principal of Liberty Square Consulting (LSC) talks with seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck about inclusion and diversity from a Biblical perspective.

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In this episode Andrew Williams, the Founder and Principal of Liberty Square Consulting (LSC) is interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. Andrew has extensive experience working with for-profit and non-profit organizations in the areas of inclusion, strategy, value proposition development, governance, and leadership development. He also serves as a speaker and executive coach, was a Board Member of Tyndale University for eleven years and was awarded The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Please enjoy this episode as we dive into inclusion and diversity from a Biblical perspective, with Andrew Williams. Share this episode with your friends!

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/andreweswillliams

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What I like to do is to take Scripture and show how applicable it is to our current setting. And people suddenly think, well, actually, we've never read that before because basically what people do is they read Scripture in a box...and it's over there...and it's the Bible that I take off the shelf and read, and then I go and live life, that don't realize that Scripture actually plays into life. And if we look at just the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ, His example, the way He lived, and what He challenges us to, and we see, for almost every situation in our lives, there is some sort of parallel that we can draw inspiration and strength from to be able to live properly and do what is right.
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Listen to Archbishop Anba Angaelos OBE, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London being interviewed by the British and Foreign Bible Society’s Rev. Dr. Andrew Ollerton. Please enjoy this episode as we dive into the Archbishop’s remarkable journey of faith, and share this episode with a friend!

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In this episode we’ll be featuring Archbishop Anba Angaelos OBE, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London being interviewed by the British and Foreign Bible Society’s Rev. Dr. Andrew Ollerton. Please enjoy this episode as we dive into the Archbishop’s remarkable journey of faith, and share this episode with a friend or on social media!

Archbishop Angaelos was born in Egypt and emigrated to Australia in his early childhood with his family. After obtaining his degree in Political Science, Philosophy and Sociology, he continued on to postgraduate studies in law while working in the same field. In 1990 he returned to Egypt to the Monastery of St Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun where he was consecrated a monk by the late Pope Shenouda III and served as his private secretary until 1995 when he was delegated to serve in the United Kingdom. He was proclaimed the first Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London on November 11, 2017 in Egypt, and enthroned over the new Diocese on November 18, 2017 at the Cathedral of Saint George in England.

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I take students to the arrangement of the beginning of Genesis, where in the Hebrew Bible, it doesn't end with the domination of humankind over creation, ruling over dominion. It ends with the Sabbath, the chapter one ends with a Sabbath. So, it's gotten humans resting together. So, it's a very different picture from sort of humans now being released to run around with chainsaws and bulldozers or whatever and rule over the thing. It's rather a picture of coming to this place of resting in the creation, resting in the presence of the Creator, this quietness of spirit. And I think that the Scriptures begin there and then from there lay a foundation around what it is to be lovers and keepers of the earth that God has entrusted to us.
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In this interview you will hear Mark Buchanan (Associate Professor, Pastoral Theology, Ambrose University, Calgary, Alberta) and Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) talk about the influence of Scripture in Mark’s life. Mark discusses his faith and talks about his relationship with the Bible, how his first encounter with Christ had a lasting impact on him, and how there is something in the Scriptures that speaks directly to every situation, every heartache, every doubt and every fear. 

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In this interview, listen as Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) talks with Mark Buchanan (Associate Professor, Pastoral Theology, Ambrose University, Calgary, Alberta) about the influence of Scripture in his life. Mark shares his faith and relationship with the Bible, how his first encounter with Christ had a lasting impact on him, and how there is something in the Scriptures that speaks directly to every situation, every heartache, every doubt and every fear.

Mark Buchanan is the Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose University in Calgary, Alberta. A pastor, teacher and speaker, he is the author of numerous books, including "David Rise" and "David Reign" (books in the trilogy on the life of King David) and "God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul". He is a regular contributor to Leadership Journal and Christianity Today. He and his wife Cheryl lead New Story Community, a ministry that promotes the flourishing of indigenous women.

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But once this injury happened, I suddenly was in the dark with nothing but time and I was left alone, sort of with my thoughts. And that wasn't that much fun because when you're left alone without any other stimulus or people around you, you're sort of stuck in this dark place of just yourself and the things that come out of that. And I was desperate. I didn't know how to pray, when I couldn't really even concentrate for more than a few seconds and so I reached out to the Psalms, and there's a lovely little verse in there that says: By day the Lord directs His love. At night, His song is with me. And I began to slowly breathe those words in and out, thinking about all the times in life and in my present circumstances that God's love was with me. And also, in the times at night, in the dark times, in the depressed times, anxious times, how God's love sustains us.
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In this episode you will hear from recording artist and musician Mike Janzen, interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. You will also get the opportunity to listen to some of his latest music, based on the Psalms. Please enjoy this episode as we dive into Mike’s remarkable journey of debilitating illness, community supports, and what led him to the Psalms.

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In this episode you will hear from recording artist and musician Mike Janzen, interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. You will also have the opportunity to listen to some of his latest music, based on the Psalms. 

Music has informed and shaped Mike Janzen’s entire life. He has a unique background in the disciplines of jazz, classical, and popular music, combined with a technical piano prowess.

His portfolio includes commissioned pieces for the CBC, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and Steve Bell, as well as original arrangements of Broadway tunes for the symphony orchestra, which he performed with Sarah Slean and the Mike Janzen Trio across the country. 

Please enjoy this episode as we dive into Mike’s remarkable journey of debilitating illness, community supports, and what led him to the Psalms. 

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Listen to Overflows (Psalm 16): open.spotify.com/track/5UiN4ZvWP99JcnRtR0jPy0

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It's very simple. You know, you don't...you only...you're walking with everything you have is on your back in a backpack, and it's just a simple life. And I love being reminded that we don't need all the stuff that we have in our lives. You know, to exist. We need very little and to be reminded of that in a pilgrimage is really worthwhile. One of the Scriptures that means the most to me is from Lamentations 3 where God's mercies are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness and you know, walking the Camino is a great reminder to me of that. Starting fresh, encountering obstacles, encountering defeats, encountering struggles with Jesus by our side. His mercies are new every morning, you know, and He gives us enough that we need for each day and we can start again.

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Today’s guest is Mark Petersen, interviewed by Lorna Dueck. Mark Petersen is the CEO of Stronger Philanthropy, and he wrote a book, Love Giving Well: The Pilgrimage of Philanthropy  about the spiritual lessons he's learned throughout his life and during his month-long pilgrimage along the Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo routes in Spain. Mark offers a window into how people of faith struggle with giving, humanizes the mystique of a philanthropist, and provides tools to be both shrewd and faithful from a biblical perspective.

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