The Inspiration Project

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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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to former Premier of New South Wales Mike Baird about modeling good Christian leadership. They discuss why Mike decided to enter into politics, how he became the 44th Premier of New South Wales, what the job involved, The Lindt Cafe Siege and the responsibility to look after the families and communities impacted, how Mike became a Christian, why faith has played an important role in Mike’s life and career, Mike’s new role as CEO of HammondCare, and the contrast between public service vs private service.

Episode Summary

• How to model good Christian leadership in life
• Why Mike decided to enter into politics
• How Mike became the 44th Premier of New South Wales
• What being Premier involved and the pressures the job carried with it
• The Lindt Cafe Siege, how Mike was able to look after all those impacted
• How Mike became a Christian
• Why Faith has played an important role in Mike’s life and career
• Mike’s new role as CEO of HammondCare
• The contrast between public service vs private service. Is there a difference?

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Dr Chris Watkin about his latest book Biblical Critical Theory. They also discuss why Dr Watkin studies medieval languages in French and German, how Dr Watkin became a Christian after growing up a “happy Atheist”, The intellectual critique about Christianity being just about blind faith, choosing to see meaning in the face of anguish instead of nihilisim, whether Dr Watkin believes tackling big ideas and concepts is God’s chosen commission for his life and how critical theory is appropriately applied to the Bible. 

Episode Summary

• What Biblical Critical Theory is about 
• How Dr Watkin became a Christian after being a “Happy Atheist”. 
• Why Dr Watkin studied medieval languages in French and German 
• The intellectual critique about Christianity being just about blind faith 
• Why Dr Watkin chose to see meaning in the face of anguish instead of nihilism 
• Whether Dr Watkin believes tackling big ideas and concepts is God’s chosen commission for his life 
• How critical theory is appropriately applied to the bible 

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to CEO of Destiny Rescue Paul Mergard about the harsh realities of Human Trafficking, how Paul got involved with Destiny Rescue and Human Trafficking, why Human Trafficking is such a major problem, how Destiny Rescue helps to end Human Trafficking, whether Human Trafficking will ever end, how Paul became a Christian, how faith plays an important role for Paul when dealing with Human Trafficking, and how Paul reconciles his faith with God and the abuse of Children. 

Episode Summary

• The harsh realities of Human Trafficking 
• Why Human Trafficking exists 
• How Human Trafficking has become a multi-billion dollar industry 
• How Paul got involved with Destiny Rescue 
• How Destiny Rescue helps to save kids and end Human Trafficking 
• Whether Human Trafficking will ever end 
• How Paul became a Christian 
• How Paul reconciles his faith with God and the abuse of Children

WARNING: This episode contains highly sensitive information about child sex trafficking. Listener discretion is advised. 

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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Emeritus Professor Nigel Biggar about what attracted him to an academic life, why books became an important part of Nigel’s life, what captured him about History, why Nigel went from studying history to ethics and morality instead, How Nigel became a Christian, the deep existential question about what draws you to faith, religion and God, How Nigel sees the sea of humanity wrestling with this idea about what is right what is ethical and what is moral, wars and religion, Colonialism and the West, And why the West should be grateful for Colonialism.

• What captured Nigel about History 
• Why Nigel went from Studying History to ethics and morality instead 
• What attracted Nigel to an Academic life 
• Why books became an important part of Nigel’s life 
• How Nigel became a Christian 
• The deep existential question about what draws people to faith, religion and God 
• How Nigel sees humanity wrestling with the ideas of what is ethical and what is moral 
• Wars and Religion 
• Colonialism and The West 
• Why the West should be grateful for Colonialism

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