New Video and News of the Week

Jetlag. Guardian Angels. News from Germany to Iran.

This Week

Singapore is not far away from Australia, only a two-hour time difference, but boy it took me a while to readjust to the Melbourne time zone. Teaching this week was about Romans 6, the Church as our Mother, and I had to do an impromptu three-hour lecture on Constantine (which started with the Keanu Reeves movie about a chain-smoking exorcist who battles demons, but ended with Constantine the Emperor’s death in AD 337). Otherwise, Tom Wright and I get quoted in Lecrae’s conversation with Matt Chandler. Listen from about 48:25! To be honest, I’m not sure if the quote is from us, I can’t find it, in any case, it is a good conversation! Also, check out my chats on political theology with Preston Sprinkle on Why Secularism is Good for Christianity and What Does Faithful Political Engagement Look Like?

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New Video

Matthew 18:10 is an interesting verse because it appears that Jesus teaches that new believers have guardian angels. So what’s going on in this verse?

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News of the Week

The rise of the left-wing anti-immigrant anti-identity politics BSW party in Germany. German politician Sahra Wagenknecht launched her new party BSW (Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht) in January, she’s a former Communist, but is anti-woke, anti-immigrant, anti-anti-Russia. She taking votes from both the centre-left (SPD) and far-right (AfD) parties in Germany. She’s not radical left, more like, populist left.

On the Ridley Podcast, Darrell Bock on how to promote the gospel in our fractured world. Great interview with Darrell Bock by Brian Rosner on evangelism in a troubled world.

Tickle vs. Giggle: Women’s Rights Disappear in Australia. A concerning ruling by Australia’s Federal court effectively dissolves biology as a category for “woman” and sets back women’s rights and even gay rights. But an appeal to the High Court will hopefully see the matter resolved.  

Pelagius the Musical. Yes, someone wrote a musical about the fifth-century Heretic Pelagius, the nemesis of Augustine, and I want to see it. Plus, I want to write my own musical about Athanasius.

The Young Catholic Women Bringing Back Veils. Many Catholic young women are discovering the Traditional Latin Mass and are veiling. But it is controversial in Catholic circles.

Why Iran is So Hard to Invade. In sum, its geography, history, and religion. But there are ethnic cracks and sectarian divides that can be exploited.

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