Sacred Musings
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The evil of loyalty – Podcast 117
“Loyalty is a sham virtue exploited to give a bogus moral flavour to amoral or immoral actions” (Harry Blamires). In this podcast we look at how loyalty can be abused and misused, and what true loyalty looks like. Alternatively, you can listen to the audio podcast. Links
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The new warmongers – Podcast 116
In this podcast we look at the way that the Western elites pursue war. How did we with the Augustinian tradition of Just War end up in this situation? How should we think about it and react to it? Alternatively check out the audio podcast. Links Book Review The Toxic War on Masculinity by Nancy
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Reclaiming compassion from the progressives – Podcast 115
So much of the ‘progressive’ worldview now is seen as taking the moral high ground and the path of compassion. But is it really compassion? And why does it matter? Links
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Men, women and the power of lies – Podcast #114
In this session we think about simply ‘telling an untruth’, but have a power behind them. Lies have the power to enslave us. In our society today, I argue that the biggest lie is the destruction of our masculinity and femininity, and think about what we can do about it. Links
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Is it too late to save the West? – Podcast 113
In this podcast we consider a question which we need to ask: is it too late for the Western world? Have things gone past a point of no return? Christians need not be pessimistic but we need to be realistic about the scale of the problem. Also available as an audio podcast. Links
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Brief Round-up – Podcast 112
It’s been a very busy week for me, so the podcast this week is a brief round-up of news and things I’ve seen over the last week or so. Also available as an audio podcast. Links
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2024 and the New Reformation – Podcast 111
A special new year podcast looking backwards to the Reformation and seeing if there are any lessons as to what the 2024 Reformation might look like. In particular we think about justification by faith and how we need to recover this doctrine in the 21st century. Also available as an audio podcast. Links You can
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Back to the drawing board: 2024 Manifesto – Podcast 110
This is my manifesto for 2024. Given everything bad that’s happening in the world, what can we do? Can we make a difference, and how? Also available as an audio podcast. Links
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The emptiness of Christmas – Podcast 109
It’s no secret that the secular version of Christmas has been evacuated of any real meaning. But is the version the church is presenting any better? EDIT: due to being removed from YouTube (probably due to reporting on Steve Kirsch’s analysis of the NZ vaccine data), ONLY available as an audio podcast! Links
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Interesting links 30/11/23 (in lieu of a podcast!)
Unfortunately I have come down with a nasty cold, I have a headache and am running on very little sleep. So, I have decided that it’s best this week not to put myself through recording it (and you having to listen to it!) I had started preparing a segment on Christmas, so God-willing that will