On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion Dr James Orr. They discuss Dr Orr’s early upbringing, why Dr Orr focuses primarily on the Philosophy of Religion, how to not get lost in a circle of reasoning, why philosophy is important to understanding life, what we can learn from ancient Philosophers about Religion and life, how philosophers have interpreted the existence of God, How philosophy helps answer the big questions of life, what Atheists get wrong, why Richard Dawkins was wrong for saying he’s culturally Christian, The main issue with post-modern atheists like Christopher Hitchens and why former atheists are becoming Christians today. 

Episode Summary

• How Dr Orr became a Christian 
• Why he chose to study Philosophy and Religion
• His early upbringing in London 
• How to not get lost in a perpetual cycle of reasoning 
• Why Philosophy is important to understanding life 
• What we can learn today from ancient philosophers about religion and life 
• How ancient philosophers vs modern philosophers interpret the existence of God 
• How philosophy helps answer the big questions of life 
• What Atheists primarily get wrong 
• Why Richard Dawkins was wrong for saying he’s culturally Christian 
• The main issue with post-modern Atheists like Christopher Hitchens 
• Why former Atheists are becoming Christians 

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Pastor Kelly Lohrke, pastor of The Cure Church in Kansas City. They discuss Pastor Kelly’s difficult upbringing, growing up on the gang streets of East LA, why Pastor Kelly got into drugs, how long he was a drug addict, why he used to rob people, how God saved him, his miraculous transformation to serving God, what burning your ships means for Christians, why more Christians should strive to serve God more, how Pastor Kelly became a Pastor and the birth of The Cure Church. 

Episode Summary

• Pastor Kelly’s difficult family upbringing 
• Growing up on the gang streets of East LA 
• Why Pastor Kelly got into drugs 
• How long he was a drug addict for 
• Why Pastor Kelly used to Rob people
• How God saved him from a drug overdose 
• His Miraculous transformation from drug addict to Pastor 
• What Burning Your Ships means for Christians 
• Why more Christians should strive to serve God more
• The Birth of The Cure Church 

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Terry Crews wife Rebecca Crews. They discuss Rebecca’s upbringing from a very small town in Gary, Indiana, how Rebecca became a Christian, meeting her husband Terry Crews, dealing with and beating Breast cancer, why Rebecca wanted to be a minister, musician, actor and author, how God has led Rebecca and Terry during the toughest moments, how God has proven Himself time and time again in Rebecca’s life, entering into Hollywood for the first time, dealing with instant fame and how to overcome significant marital trauma with the Grace of God.

Episode Summary

• What it’s like being married to Terry Crews
• Meeting Terry for the first time 
• Rebecca’s upbringing in the small town of Gary, Indiana 
• How Rebecca became a Christian 
• Dealing with and beating Breast Cancer 
• Why Rebecca wanted to be a minister, musician, actor, author and business woman
• How God has led Rebecca and Terry during the toughest of moments 
• How God has proven Himself time and time again in Rebecca’s life 
• Entering into Hollywood for the first time 
• How Rebecca has dealt with fame 
• How To overcome significant martial trauma with the Grace of God

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Pastor Doug Wilson about the discipline of a life filled with learning, what a reformed evangelical theologian believes, whether the titles of pastor, apologist, evangelist are equal, how Doug became a Christian, how God lead him towards his current career path, why Doug joined the Navy, growing up in an evangelical home, whether Doug found anything about God or His teachings that didn’t quite add up, meeting a young Guru Maharaji, debating and being friends with renowned atheist Christopher Hitchins, understanding the moral destructiveness of postmodernism and whether Darwin’s theories were right.

Episode Summary

• How to become a more disciplined life long learner 
• What a reformed evangelical theologian believes and why 
• Whether the titles of pastor, apologist, evangelist are equal or different 
• How Doug became a Christian 
• How God lead Doug towards his current career path 
• Why Doug joined the Navy 
• Growing up in an evangelical home 
• Whether Doug found anything about God or His teachings that didn’t quite add up
• Meeting a young Guru Maharaji and what he learned from him 
• Debating and being friends with renowned atheist Christopher Hitchins 
• Understanding the moral destructiveness of postmodernism 
• Were any of Darwin's theories right

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to music artist Riley Clemmons about becoming famous at a young age. They discuss what it’s like to grow up in a talented musical Christian family, becoming a Christian and choosing to serve God through music. Riley considers how to handle fame with humility and grace, how to find your purpose in life and when Riley knew that music was her life’s calling. Riley also discusses why going through hard times will lead you to where you need to be and how Riley’s parents felt about her going through the hardships of the Christian music industry.

Episode Summary

• What it’s like growing up in a talented musical Christian family
• Becoming a Christian at a young age
• Why Riley chose to serve God with her music
• How to handle fame and rejection with humility and grace
• How to find your purpose in life
• When Riley knew that music was her life’s calling
• Why going through hard times will lead you to where you need to be
• How Riley’s parents felt about her going through the hardships of the Christian music industry

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Pastor Mark Varughese the founder and senior leader of Kingdomcity about the humble origins of Kingdomcity, why Mark left Australia to start a church in Malaysia, Mark’s “burning bush” experience, how can someone have a deep understanding of faith, how Mark became a Christian, walking away from a law career to pursue a life dedicated to Jesus, having a crisis of identity and what that taught Mark about Jesus, we are all ordinary but have an extraordinary God, understanding the phrase, “God willing” and what that means and how Mark’s years as a lawyer prepared him for life as a pastor. 

Episode Summary

• Why Mark left Australia to start a church in Malaysia 
• Mark’s “burning bush” experience 
• How someone is able to have a deep understanding of faith 
• How Mark became a Christian 
• Walking away from a law career to pursue a life dedicated to Jesus
• Having a Crisis of identity and what that taught Mark about Jesus 
• The meaning of we are all ordinary people but we serve an extraordinary God 
• Understanding the phrase, “God willing” 
• How Mark’s years as a lawyer prepared him for life as a pastor

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to best-selling author Derrick Kinney about the importance of money, how to manage money well, how Christians should view money, how to help young people manage their money well, how Derrick has been able to make money easy to understand, how Derrick became a Christian, why he’s interested in finance and why he wants to help people get more money, why money isn’t bad but in fact good, why some Christians believe money is evil, and Simple Teen Success. 

Episode Summary

• How Christians should view money 
• How to manage money well 
• How Derrick became a Christian
• The importance of money 
• How to help young people manage their money well 
• How Derrick has been able to make money easy to understand 
• Why Derrick became interested in finance and why he wants to help people get more money 
• Why money isn’t bad but good and why you need more of it 
• Why some Christians believe money is evil 
• Simple Teen Success - Setting up your child for a bright financial future

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Australian Lawyer, commentator, Preacher and former head of the Australian Christian Lobby now CEO of Answers in Genesis, Martyn Iles about the issues surrounding the Israel Folau comments, dealing with the difficult question of, “Do gay people go to hell?” on ABC Q&A, why he moved to America, his time with The Australian Christian Lobby, how Martyn became a Christian, navigating his calling to serve God early in life, why he chose to become a lawyer, why Martyn decided to start preaching the Gospel on social media, how Christians should deal with the new anti-Christian propaganda being pushed today, why we are living through the book of Daniel today and seeking the providence of God today. 

Episode Summary

• Dealing with the issues surrounding the Israel Folau comments 
• Why Martyn left Australia to move to America and become the CEO of Answers in Genesis 
• How Martyn was able to navigate the difficult question of, “Do gay people go to hell?” on ABC Q&A
• Martyn’s time with the Australian Christian Lobby 
• How Martyn became a Christian 
• Navigating his calling to serve God early in his life and why he chose to become a Lawyer
• Why Martyn decided to preach the Gospel on Social Media 
• How Christians should deal with the new anti-Christian propaganda being pushed today 
• Why we are living through the book of Daniel today 
• What seeking the providence of God looks like today

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Rumbi Mabambe executive officer of the Chain Reaction Foundation in the Mount Druitt Learning Ground about how Rumbi got involved with Chain Reaction Foundation, What life was like growing up in Zimbabwe to then coming to live in Australia, life as an Immigrant, giving children in disadvantaged homes better opportunities to thrive, helping children feel like they are able to do and be more than they think, how to help children who struggle with their identity and how Rumbi continues to find strength to show up for disadvantaged children in tough situations.

Episode Summary

• How Rumbi became a Christian 
• How Rumbi got involved with Chain Reaction Foundation in the Mount Druitt Learning Ground 
• Growing up in Zimbabwe and then coming to Australia as an Immigrant 
• Giving children in disadvantaged homes better opportunities to thrive 
• Helping children feel like they are “Able” to do and be more than they think 
• How to help children who struggle with their identity 
• How Rumbi continues to find strength to show up for disadvantaged children in tough communities and households

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Dr. Owen Strachan about the current war on men. They discuss what led Dr. Strachan into ministry, how he became a Christian, what it means to be a biblical man, why men are under attack in today’s culture, why Toxic masculinity is actually a toxic idea, where and how the war on men began, what it would take to fix this issue in society today, how Dr. Strachan would answer a modern feminist who disagrees there is a war on men, and What does Dr. Strachan mean by the notion of re enchanting the world.

Episode Summary

• The current war on men
• Why men are under attack in today’s culture
• Where and how the war on men began
• What is means to be a biblical man and why that’s important
• Why toxic masculinity is actually a toxic idea
• What it would take to fix the war on men
• How Dr. Strachan would answer a modern feminist who disagrees there is a war on men
• What does Dr. Strachan mean by the notion of re enchanting the world

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