As promised some months ago, we would like to talk about the non-negotiables for the church in the world today. Many cultural movements of late have put the church in a variety of interesting positions. In this episode, Rev. Dr. Ed Gerber, Prof. Douglas Farrow, Dr. Jens Zimmermann, Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, and Ivan deSilva put forth their ideas of the church’s non-negotiable and have discussion. What are the non-negotiables for the modern church? Join us as we tackle this issue from both a Catholic a...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 44 min
What is the role of the media in the Christian life? In this episode of A Biblical Frame, we continue our discussion with some Canadian journalists and discuss the relationship between the Christian life, media, and democracy. Join us for this discussion Hosts: Ivan De Silva , MDiv, ThM, Instructor in Religious Studies, Trinity Western University, Pacific Life Bible College Jens Zimmermann , PhD, JI Packer Chair of Theology, Regent College Lee Harding , Freelance journalist, contributes to Weste...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 13 min
One of the things that the Bible talks about over and over again is that when it comes to matters of justice, especially community justice, where life and other serious things hang in the balance, the situation or an event or an incident must be established by a multiplicity of witnesses, not just by one. In Canada we seem to have a single voice from the establishment media. How then are we to determine truth without a multiplicity of voices? On this episode of A Biblical Frame we have invited a...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Our second episode, part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Aaron Kheriaty continues today. What have the churches learned from the pandemic? What should they learn? As the covid narrative crumbles and examination of what went wrong begins, it is vital that we wrestle with such questions and that we prepare for whatever should be expected next. We sat down with Aaron Kheriaty , author of The New Abnormal , and Douglas Farrow to discuss these things. Psalm 139 - Re-Written for the Present Day By Ivan...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 29 min
As we look back on the various stages of the Covid-19 pandemic it is plain to see that there are many ways the church responded to the virus and restrictions. Even today the frustration and division caused by Covid are still felt in our families, church communities, and society at large. Covid is apocalyptic because, true to the meaning of this word, it “unveiled” the church’s weaknesses and lays bare her shortcomings. What have the churches learned from the pandemic? What should they learn? As ...
Mar 25, 2023•45 min
In the second of our doublet of episodes with Dr. Charles Hoffe, we discuss the church’s response to the Covid crisis and what might the church need to do to pull herself out of the fog that her responses to the covid measures created. Join us in this conversational journey as we discuss and contemplate the nature and future of the church. Wherever we find the word of God purely preached and heard, and the sacraments administered according to the institution of Christ; there, it is not to be dou...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 27 min
We are back with a doublet of new episodes. It has been a while since a new episode was released but we have not given up on this ministry. We gathered together this past weekend and talked with Dr. Charles Hoffe, we recorded two episodes together and here is the first. “Unfortunately most of the medical profession has failed the moral integrity test because if you see evidence of harm you are not supposed to cover it up and there has been a massive cover up of the evidence of harm.” - Dr. Charl...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 11 min
And this is the way to break out of the imaginary encirclement of our inertness, the easiest way for us and the most devastating for the lies. For when people renounce lies, lies simply cease to exist. Like parasites, they can only survive when attached to a person. We are not called upon to step out onto the square and shout out the truth, to say out loud what we think—this is scary, we are not ready. But let us at least refuse to say what we do not think! This is the way, then, the easiest and...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 41 min
It is not an understatement to say that Bill C-4 could have severe effects on the witness of the Church in Canada. Due to the rushed nature of this legislation, pastors, priests, and Christian counsellors have been reeling since its adoption. Many are not sure what they can now say in a pastoring conversation. We hope to add some insight into this predicament. We are extremely grateful to have Dr. Iain Provan as a featured guest today. Dr. Provan has spent a significant portion of his last few y...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 15 min
“What we have to do is look evil squarely in the eye and decide how we are going to resist it.” - Prof. Douglas Farrow It may come as no surprise that when we gather together to record these episodes we enjoy some good food and drink and rich fellowship with one another. It was during one of our previous recording sessions that conversations around Prof. Douglas Farrow’s work on Chesterton and Dr. Stephen Dunning’s expertise with Lewis were being discussed. It turns out that both Lewis and Chest...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Hello and welcome back to A Biblical Frame. With the busyness of the end of term crunch for many of us, our regular recording session was postponed. However, there is good news in store. Today we have our episode discussing technology and the church and next week we will release a special bonus episode discussing the prophetic words of C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton. In this episode, we wanted to discuss the nature of technology and, to a degree, the relationship between technology and the churc...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Welcome to Episode 5 of A Biblical Frame. This week we welcome back Dr. Bruce Waltke and welcome Dr. Stephen Dunning to the show. We’re back on the topic of truth, what is it and how can we find it. In a world swirling with legacy or mainstream media and new alternative forms of media many people are left wondering how can they know what is true and what is not. How can we be wise about wading through the information fog surrounding current events today? “The connection between wisdom and truth ...
Apr 13, 2022•57 min
Welcome to episode 4 of A Biblical Frame. Today we welcome Old Testament scholar Dr. Bruce Waltke and Professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University Douglas W. Allen to the show to discuss truth. It has been a common experience in the last number of years to disagree with one another on what we might hold as true. This is not unique to the past 2 years of our Covid lockdown world but the conversations surrounding Covid have shown the fissures surrounding truth in our relationships. In this ep...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to Episode 3 of A Biblical Frame. Today we take up the topic of resistance. It is shocking how much Canada (and the world) can change in the 3 weeks since our last episode and simultaneously stay the same. Trudeau has dealt with the “fringe minority” in Ottawa, Russia has invaded Ukraine, provinces and territories across Canada have begun to lift restrictions and yet the church is still being torn apart by restrictive covid policies. Pastors, priests, and parishioners everywhere are wond...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Welcome to Episode 2 of A Biblical Frame. In light of the worldwide wide ‘trucker’ protests and convoys that are calling out for freedom, we felt it pertinent to discuss freedom from a biblical and theological perspective. We are very thankful to have Douglas Farrow , Professor of Theology and Ethics at McGill University in Montreal join for this discussion. “We may think that when following pandemic rules we love our neighbour and we preserve, at least, the freedom of gathering for worship. In ...
Feb 14, 2022
Welcome to A Biblical Frame. This is a spontaneous project that arose from a group of pastors and theologians who recognized the great need for theological direction for Christ’s church in Canada. Canada has faced totalitarian restrictions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. While there may have been a time to acquiesce to the provincial health officers, that time is coming to an end and the church needs help. In this first episode, (bios below) Ed, Hans, Jens, and Ivan discuss fear. What ough...
Feb 01, 2022
