Scripture Untangled

• Season 11: Episode 7 | Paul Bendor-Samuel | Faith and Medicine on the Mission Field

  Listen to Dr. Paul Bendor-Samuel, Executive Director of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies being interviewed by CBS Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, Paul talks about the generations of missionaries in his lineage, and how this influenced his path to becoming a doctor and integrating faith and medicine on the mission field.In this episode, Paul and Andrew discuss:Dr. Paul Bendor-Samuel’s life from growing up in the mission fields, to becoming a physician, missionary, and Executive Director of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies.His legacy of faith and calling - Paul traces his family story from his Jewish refugee great-grandfather who met Christ, to the generations of missionaries in his family who dedicated themselves to Bible translation and cross-cultural ministry.Paul’s calling to medicine and mission, and how this paved his way to serving people outside traditional ministry spaces, and intertwining healing and mission with his calling.Redefining development work, and what "Christian development" means to missions with local communities.How the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies equips global Christian leaders to shape theology rooted in their own cultures.The growing spiritual openness among young people in Europe and North America.What Western Christians can learn from believers in the rest of the world — bold faith, joy, and community.Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s11-ep7-----Paul spent the first 10 years of his life in Brazil and West Africa, the son of missionary parents. He studied medicine in Cardiff, Wales, where he met his wife, Liz, also a doctor. In preparation for cross-cultural mission they did two years theological and missiological training and then served in Tunisia for 12 years, first in primary health care and rural development and then for seven years as Executive Director of the joint mission agency L ‘Association de Cooperation en Tunisie (ACT - actdev.org). During our life in Tunisia, we were privileged to see God building his church again in that country after fourteen centuries without an indigenous church.  In 2003, Paul became International Director of Interserve (interserve.org), moving to Malaysia in 2005. Between 2003 and 2015 Paul led the organisation through two major change processes, the first organisational, the second missiological. In 2016, Paul became Executive Director of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS - ocms.ac.uk). OCMS is a global hub, based in Oxford, UK, that seeks to enable the church to participate more fully in God’s mission through rigorous research and applied scholarship. Paul enjoys preaching, teaching and has published a number of articles and two books on mission and organisational spirituality.Paul and Liz have been married for over 40 years, have four sons, three daughter-in-laws and five grandchildren.----- Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety The Bible Course: biblecourse.ca

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• Season 11: Episode 6 | Marion Taylor | How Did Women Since 320 AD Interpret the Bible?

  Listen to Dr. Marion Taylor, a best-selling author, Professor of Old Testament and Graduate Director at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Dr. Marion Taylor discusses the books she has written, her research and the discovery of the many women who interpreted Scripture and helped to influence generations with God’s Word.In this episode, Marion and Lorna discuss:Dr. Marion Taylor's books and research in discovering the influence of women interpreting Scripture, from as early as the year 320.How a biblical interpreter is defined as anyone who engages Scripture through letters, poetry, art, or other creative expression.The impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was a Biblical Interpreter that used novels like Uncle Tom’s Cabin to preach and teach Biblical truth beyond the pulpit.Forgotten women writers who have been revealed through the years and the research journey that uncovered diaries, commentaries, and Scriptural interpretations long buried in archives.Courageous interpreters of the Reformation like Katarina Zell who boldly defended clergy marriage, wrote pastoral letters, and ministered side by side with their husbands.Florence Nightingale’s annotated Bible and how it reveals how she wrestled with faith, science, and Scripture in her private notes.Henrietta Mears’ 20th-century influence and how she helped shape Billy Graham and a whole generation of leaders.Powerful lessons for women today found by learning about the foremothers of faith who empower and challenge narrow narratives about women’s roles.Passing faith to our children in the home and using Scripture through song, story, and family life.Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s11-ep6-----PhD (Yale)BA (Toronto), MA (Toronto), MDiv (Knox/Toronto), STM, MPhilMarion Taylor grew up in Toronto and began her academic studies at the University of Toronto. Questions about how to negotiate the worlds of faith and the academic study of the Bible pushed her to pursue an MA in Near Eastern Studies and a Master of Divinity degree. Ultimately her journey took her to Yale University, where her interest in the history of the interpretation of the Bible was solidified. Under the direction of Brevard Childs, she wrote her doctoral thesis on the history of Old Testament studies as they developed at Princeton Seminary from 1812 to 1929.At Yale in a class on apocalyptic literature, Marion met her husband Glen. Glen was from Calgary, but they returned to Toronto to teach at Wycliffe College. With Glen as residence dean, they lived at the College while raising three children and continuing to teach.Marion’s interests in the Old Testament are broad. She teaches a variety of courses, including Introduction to the Old Testament, Jeremiah, Psalms, Old Testament Theology, Reading Scripture through the Ages, Bad Boys and Bad Girls in the Bible, the Books of Esther and Ruth, and Women Interpreters of the Bible. Most recently she has focused on forgotten women interpreters of the Bible.----- Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety The Bible Course: biblecourse.ca

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• Season 11: Episode 5 | Gary Thomas | How Does Scripture Renew Our Minds?

  Watch or listen to Gary Thomas, a best-selling author and international speaker being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode Gary talks about his success as an author who has sold over 2 million copies, and how the truth of Scripture has kept him anchored. He explores this further in his new book, The Life You Were Reborn to Live, where he exposes the 12 lies that rob our intimacy with God, and how the truth of Scripture can transform us by the renewing of our mind.In this episode, Gary and Joanna discuss:Gary's calling, his writing, and ministry focus which is at the heart of his work as an author on spiritual formation and relationships.Gary’s ministry motto which is, "The closer we draw to Christ, the more deeply we’re able to love others", whether in marriage, family, or friendships.His latest book, The Life You Were Reborn to Live, which reveals 12 common lies that rob believers of joy, peace, and intimacy with God.Romans 12 and how renewing our minds leads to true peace - rooted not in circumstances, but in relationships and God’s Spirit.Why Christians should embrace the reality of the supernatural, including the often-overlooked role of angels, and how this fuels a deeper spiritual adventure.The entitlement mentality and how we're told by Jesus that there will be persecution in this world, but that He has rescued us from a lifetime of slavery to sin, and eternal death, so every (good) little thing is an extra blessing. Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s11-ep5=====Gary Thomas is a bestselling author and international speaker whose ministry brings people closer to Christ and closer to others. He unites the study of Scripture, church history, and the Christian classics to foster spiritual growth and deeper relationships within the Christian community. Gary is the author of numerous books that together have sold over two million copies, have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and won numerous awards . His writings have established him as a thought-leader in the areas of marriage, parenting, and spiritual formation.Gary holds a B.A. in English Literature from Western Washington University, an MA degree in systematic theology from Regent College (Vancouver, BC), and an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Western Seminary (Portland, OR). He served on the teaching team at Second Baptist Church, Houston for 11 years and is currently on the teaching team at Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, CO. Gary is also an adjunct faculty member at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and was previously an adjunct faculty member at Houston Theological Seminary in Houston, Texas.Gary’s speaking ministry has led him to speak in all 50 states and nine different countries, and on numerous national television and radio programs, including multiple appearances on Focus on the Family and Family Life Today. Gary’s interviews on Focus on the Family have been chosen among the “Best of 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2021.” Gary is a lifelong advocate of using the Christian classics to bring people closer to Christ.Learn more about Gary Thomas: garythomas.com/about-gary/ Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety The Bible Course: biblecourse.ca

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• Season 11: Episode 4 | Malcolm Guite | What if Creativity Could Kindle the Imagination for Christ?

  Listen to Malcolm Guite, an English poet, singer-songwriter, Anglican priest and academic, being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, Malcolm leads us on a journey of how he discovered faith through the influence of poetry and Scripture. And how finding his purpose in life was by using his gift and love of literature, poetry and Scripture, to help kindle people’s imagination for Christ.In this interview, Malcolm and Andrew discuss:Malcolm's early life growing up in Nigeria and then him moving to Canada with his family, where his formative years were shaped as the son of a minister.His teenage years and how he was impacted by the John Keats poem, Ode to a Nightingale which helped direct his path toward God and literature.How an encounter with the presence of God in college while reading the Psalms aloud had a profound impact on Malcolm’s life.The way Malcolm’s sonnets skillfully integrate Scripture and poetic work, exploring God in a deeper way.Malcolm’s purpose as a poet and minister to kindle people’s imagination for Christ through his love of poetry, language, and Scripture.-----Malcolm Guite is an English poet, singer-songwriter, Anglican priest, and academic. Guite earned degrees from Cambridge and Durham universities. His research interests include the intersection of religion and the arts, and the examination of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Owen Barfield, and British poets such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was a Bye-Fellow and chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge and associate chaplain of St. Edward King and Martyr, Cambridge.  On several occasions, he has taught as visiting faculty at several colleges and universities in England and North America.Guite is the author of five books of poetry, including two chapter books and three full-length collections, as well as several books on Christian faith and theology. Guite has a decisively simple, formalist style in poems, many of which are sonnets, and he stated that his aim is to “be profound without ceasing to be beautiful”. Guite performs as a singer and guitarist fronting the Cambridgeshire-based blues, rhythm and blues, and rock band Mystery Train. He also has a YouTube channel where he shares his passions and musings with his viewers. Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety The Bible Course: biblecourse.ca

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• Season 11: Episode 3 | Darren Young | Is This Generation the Most Spiritually Open?

  Watch or listen to Darren Young, President of Power to Change (P2C) and a member of our CBS Board of Directors, being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode, Darren shares about the great impact of Scripture on his life - in guiding his decisions and steps, and how it now guides his leadership of P2C. It's a pivotal time and Darren is seeing a rising generation who are spiritually open to the Gospel. He wants to encourage and equip the Church and other organizations to help people, especially this generation, know Jesus and experience His power.In this interview, Darren and Joanna discuss:God called Darren to a life of ministry through Scripture when he heard Crawford Loretz speak about 1 John 1:5 at a conference - that God is light and in Him there is no darkness - no darkness at all. Power to Change’s ministry is reaching college and university students and Darren goes on to say that this is a pivotal time when these students are in the midst of making important life decisions. Cultural moments are pointing this generation to Jesus and Darren shares that there is a call for them to be very spiritually open to God’s story and to hear it in a fresh way.There are three key ingredients to sharing faith that Darren talks about - inspiration, equipping and community, but he goes on to say that typically only the first two are focused upon.Darren prays for the next generation, that they will be the ones who will see the greatest breakthrough any of us have ever experienced.Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s11-ep3=====Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caHelp people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donateConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyThe Bible Course: biblecourse.ca. =====Darren Young joined the CBS Board of  Directors in October 2023. He was captured by the mission of God through the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC), as a student of Simon Fraser University. It was there that God captured him with a life burden to help people know Jesus. He joined staff with CCC and for the next eight years he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Leadership Development and Human Resources. In 2006, God gripped Darren’s heart for the local church, where he spent the next 13 years preaching God’s Word, shepherding a congregation, and igniting people to evangelism at Town and Field Church in Langley, BC. During his time pastoring, he was heavily involved with Leadership Network (LN), and in 2019 he joined LN as the Chief Operation Officer, and then Acting CEO. In 2020 he also helped pioneer an organization called Executive Leadership Solutions. Darren returned to his roots in June of 2021, when God called him back to Power to Change (P2C) as President. Over the last four years, it has been Darren’s great joy to lead P2C into a new season of faithfully stewarding the mission that God entrusted to Power to Change so many years ago. Darren has been married to his redheaded sweetheart for 25 years and together they have two amazing bo Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate Connect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesociety The Bible Course: biblecourse.ca

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