World Upside Down

What did the Old Testament prophets expect when they spoke of a coming new creation, and how does Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection launch that new reality today? Dr. Nicholas Piotrowski and Pastor Roger Williams explore Jesus’s miracles, the overlap of the ages, and Paul’s vision of believers as firstfruits of God’s renewed world. This episode gives listeners a clear, hope-filled framework for understanding inaugurated eschatology, life in the Spirit, and what it means to be part of God’s new creation right now.

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What if Genesis 1–2 launches a God-centered story that the whole Old Testament keeps advancing until new creation dawns in Christ? Dr. Jason DeRouchie traces that amazing narrative through the Bible in our latest video of World Upside Down.

0:00 – Welcome to Dr. DeRouchie

0:34 – What You Should NOT Miss About Genesis 1 & 2

8:21 – God-Centered Understanding of the World

13:55 – The Light Always Triumphs Over the Darkness

15:57 – One Way of Applying Genesis 1 & 2

17:03 – The Garden of Eden as a "Sanctuary"

22:09 – The Rest of the Story: The Fall Resolved

28:19 – "De-Creation" Before New Creation

36:36 – Our Purpose in God's Story

38:38 – Moses' Hope: The Promised Land

42:08 – The Church as Seed of Jesus

47:04 – Humanity's Failure & Jesus' Death in Our Place

49:14 – Creation is the Context of Our Life

51:22 – The Old Testament is Messianic

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In this episode, Dr. John Currid helps us answer some questions from critics regarding the biblical creation account. We also discuss what Genesis 1–2 reveals about who God is, why he created, and how Genesis sets up the whole Bible.

How can we know the New Testament we read today is the same as when it was first written down? Dr. Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale House Cambridge, discusses the fascinating work behind the Tyndale House Greek New Testament, exploring how manuscripts are studied, how the New Testament was handed down, and why textual criticism is relevant for Christians and seminarians alike.

Every church has a liturgy—whether they know it or not. In this season 1 finale, Dr. Mike Farley and Dr. Piotrowski explore how the resurrection informs the form and content of Christian worship, and why the risen Christ is both the object and leader of our praise.

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Dan Daugherty, Executive Director of the Alcuin Study Center, joins us to explore how the theme of resurrection has been depicted and reimagined in literature and film. From Dickens and Dostoevsky to Tolkien and Nolan, we trace the varied use—and occasional misuse—of resurrection tropes, considering what they reveal about our cultural longings and theological assumptions. Along the way, we discuss everything from The Count of Monte Cristo to The Dark Knight Rises, and why the historical resurrection of Jesus remains central to the Christian faith.

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Why does the resurrection of Jesus matter—not just for Easter, but for every moment of Christian life and ministry? In this remote episode of World Upside Down, recorded live at The Gospel Coalition National Conference, Roger Williams talks with Michael Lawrence and Nathan Lugbill about how the resurrection shapes biblical theology, fuels pastoral preaching, and offers hope in suffering.

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In this episode of World Upside Down, ITS faculty member Dr. David Schrock joins us to explore some of the most pressing questions of our time regarding humanity, technology, life, and death. Together, we unpack why the resurrection of Jesus Christ offers a radically different and embodied hope—one that affirms the Imago Dei, rather than promising a disembodied, uploaded consciousness. We discuss the limits of AI’s promises, the challenge of death, and how the resurrection remains the foundational hope that shapes the Christian life today.

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Was the resurrection just a pious legend—or a verifiable event that changed history?

00:00 – Intro & why the resurrection matters

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In this week's episode, Dr. Brandon Crowe demonstrates how the apostles didn’t just preach a crucified Christ, but a risen one—as foretold in the very (OT) Scriptures that many today overlook. The resurrection isn’t only central to salvation—it’s a powerful apologetic for the truthfulness of the Scriptures.

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