Maple Belief

In my final episode of Season 2, I do a deep dive into the term Big Eva and why such a snarky term is used by both Right Wing Christians and Progressive Christians to denigrate the same Evil Empire.  Join me as I travelled around blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other podcasts to track the usage of Big Eva.  And yes, I am naming names.

How does one become a professor at a Bible College?  Join Travis Johnston and I as we discuss his journey from being a student to a professor at Millar College.  We also touch on the importance of exegesis and learning Biblical languages, with a side tangent: does Hebrews 10:25 really tell us to meet together in large groups during a pandemic?  Plus we end on Travis' top 5 picks for board games to play after you've had enough of Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride. Millar College:  https://www.millarcollege.ca/  ****Travis is the third alumni to take part in my Millar Alumni Update Series****

A childhood friend from small town Saskatchewan drops in talk life on the "left" coast. Now living in Vancouver BC, Jason recounts his thoughts behind a Facebook post where he admits he has dropped the term "Christian" and focuses on being a Christ-follower. Listen along as we touch on punk music, American politics, living in a modern pandemic and the state of modern Christianity. The introduction got a bit longer than usual as I try to figure out why Christians dislike the COVID vaccines so much.

From small town Saskatchewan to downtown Winnipeg, Tim Harris is using his gifts to further God's kingdom wherever he goes.  We start his story where we met at Millar, move on to Rock Solid Refuge (a Christian program for struggling youth in SW Saskatchewan), a pitstop at a nursing home, and finally his current position at Union Gospel Mission in Winnipeg.  He shares stories about homelessness, the meth epidemic and his role as a chaplain for UGM's residential program. ROCK SOLID:  https://rocksolidrefuge.com/ UGM WINNIPEG: https://gospelmission.ca/ ****Timothy is the second alumni to take part in my Millar Alumni Update Series****

Today's guest is my friend Isaac Edler from Youngstown Alberta. He stops by to discuss our shared ministry experiences in Montana and Burkina Faso, plus his story since we parted ways at Millar College. Lastly he tells us about being a board member for a medical centre in Haiti. They are currently raising funds for a new building and are looking for support. For more information please visit: CANADA: https://gcfcanada.com/bethesda-medical-center/ USA: https://donorbox.org/bethesda ****Isaac is the first alumni to take part in my Millar Alumni Update Series****

Russ joins me as we discuss his journey through Youth Ministry and what it means to come out the other side. He shares his experience from three different churches and what others can learn from his time in ministry.

Steven Lauterbach from Despite Popular Belief Podcast joins as guest. I started out basing this episode on the article by David French “The Cultural Consequences of Very Very Republican Christianity” but we get way off track. Steven shares some personal insights from growing up in Ohio, he brings 3 reasons why Christians like to vote Republican and I let everyone know why my wife is outside with a garden hose at -10 Celsius.

Back with Season 2 Episode 1! I had a Twitter conversation about the Biblical justification for low taxes. I spent sometime digging and here we are. Oh but first I went dear-hunting. Want the gory details? Let's go!