Scripture Untangled

Today’s guest is prolific Canadian singer and songwriter, Steve Bell being interviewed by Lorna Dueck. 

Steve Bell consistently plumbs the depths of beauty and truth while maintaining a humble generosity - a robust kindness - that has profoundly impacted the lives of countless individuals. More than a quarter-century since the release of Steve’s first solo album, his accomplishments continue to demonstrate his commitment to excellence and creativity, as well as his marked dedication to the performing arts within Canada and beyond.

Steve Bell’s career statistics are striking. To date he has won 2 JUNOS, put out a total of 20 albums which have sold well over 400,000 copies independently. He has performed 2000+ concerts in 15 countries, and lives with his wife Nanci in Winnipeg, Treaty 1 Territory and homeland of the Métis Nation.

In this episode, we weave music and story together with a rich conversation about the power of the Bible. We think you’re going to be richly strengthened by his reflections in this episode.

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Learn more about Steve Bell:

YouTube: @SteveBellMusic

Website: stevebell.com

Linkedin: signpoststeve

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It's amazing how the Bible just opened. Philippians 4...I mean of all passages. You could not find a better passage. No, you couldn't. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God and the peace of God will guard your heart and mind. And then it goes on. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. And that was so powerful and completely shifted. And I also learned because of the experience I had had the day before, that when you pass on because I was...they told me I was pretty much near death, and it would have been fine. I was so...when you pass on in the Lord there is nothing to fear and when you do not fear death, you don't fear life. You know, it's just, it's the maximum that it is transformative.

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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 the series, 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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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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Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca

Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety

Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. 

Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate

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Learn more about Susan Finlay: nationatprayer.ca/about-us/susan-finlay

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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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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. 

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Learn more about Andrew Williams

Liberty Square Consulting: libertysc.ca

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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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. 

Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate

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Learn more about Archbishop Angaelos: bishopangaelos.org

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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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Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca

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Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. 

Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate

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Learn more about Mark Buchanan: markbuchanan.net 

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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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