Centre for Christian Living podcast
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Centre for Christian Living podcast
Bringing biblical ethics to everyday issues.
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146: A biblical theology of faith with Peter Orr
If there’s one word or concept that you would say is at the very centre of the Christian life, it’s the idea of faith. In fact, sometimes we describe...
145: Neurodivergence and the Christian life (Part 3)
On the CCL podcast, we’ve been exploring the topic of “Neurodivergence and the Christian life” in a special three-part series. In Part 1, we opened up...
144: Neurodivergence and the Christian life (Part 2)
On the CCL podcast, we’ve been exploring the topic of “Neurodivergence and the Christian life”. In our first episode, we opened up the issue and heard...
143: Neurodivergence and the Christian life (Part 1)
Neurodivergence, such as Autism and ADHD, is increasingly identified and understood in our society. Almost everyone has experience of neurodivergence...
142: Being progressive with Charles Cleworth
Moral progressivism is a feature of the best and brightest of our culture. It’s the idea that, just like technology, which is progressing all the time...
141: Ministering to older people with Ben Boland
Around 19 per cent of Australia’s population is of school age. A similar proportion—around 17 per cent—are seniors, if that’s defined as 65 and older....
Soul care with Andrew Nicholls
Do you ever get that feeling that the teachings of the Bible, and the complex and painful things that actually happen in your life don’t always connec...
139: Getting over yourself with Caroline Spencer
Have you ever had one of those moments of self-awareness when some relationship or perhaps some conversation has just gone badly, and for some reason,...
138: Is godliness complementarian? with Paul Grimmond
What does it mean to live the Christian life as a man or as a woman? Does whether we are men or women make any difference to living as a Christian and...
137: The shape of the Christian life in Galatians with Tom Schreiner
Last year in 2024, Tom Schreiner, Associate Dean for the School of Theology, the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and...
136: Navigating dating apps with Jocelyn Bignill
In the past, people used to date by asking each other out and getting to know each other over coffee, a meal or some other activity. But these days, m...
135: The gospel in schools with Peter Tong
Gospel ministry in our schools is incredibly important and strategic, and has changed many lives. But what does it mean for the gospel to do its work...
134: Mission and the Christian life with Tania Snowdon
What’s the place of mission in the Christian life? In this episode of the CCL podcast, Peter Orr speaks to Tania Snowdon. Tania and her husband Mike s...
133: The evangelising Christian with Dave Jensen
As Christians, we know that evangelism is important. But most of us feel that we’re not very good at it and that we don’t do enough of it.
In th...
132: The gift of rest with Jocelyn Bignill
It seems if you talk to anyone and ask them how they’re doing, one of the most common things they’ll say is that they’re feeling tired. I think that’s...
131: Who am I? The search for identity with Rory Shiner
Our culture is obsessed with identity: we’re often told, “You do you” and encouraged to live according to our “true and authentic self”, expressing pu...
130: A biblical vision for motherhood with Jocelyn Loane
Peter Orr speaks with Jocelyn Loane about her new book on Christian motherhood from Matthias Media: Motherhood: How the gospel shapes our purpose and...
129: A stubborn and comfortable faith with Michael Parker
The Centre for Christian Living exists to bring biblical ethics to everyday issues, and on each episode of our podcast, we seek to do exactly that. Bu...
128: Ruined sinners with Jonny Gibson
For centuries, theologians have debated the doctrine of total depravity, the belief that people are wholly and naturally corrupt due to original sin....
127: Caring for people with disabilities with Nick and Dorothy Jones
In this episode, Peter Orr chats with Nick and Dorothy Jones about their life as a family—particularly loving and caring for their son William, who su...
126: Affluent and Christian? with Michael Jensen
The world is becoming wealthier and wealthier. Since the turn of the century, the net worth of many countries in the West and in Asia has tripled, pov...
125: Translating the word with Susanna Baldwin
In this episode of the CCL podcast, we hear from Susanna Baldwin, a Bible translator in Darwin. She speaks about her work on the Plain English Version...
124: The Lord of Psalm 23 with David Gibson
Psalm 23 is perhaps the most famous portion of the Bible. It’s a psalm that has brought comfort to Christians throughout history. In this episode, Pet...
123: Losing a child with Jackie Gibson
In this episode of the CCL podcast, we speak to Jackie Gibson about her book, You are Still a Mother. The book recounts how Jackie and her husband Jon...
122: God, artificial intelligence and you with Stephen Driscoll
Artificial intelligence or AI is one of the most important concepts that people are discussing today. It’s something that, as Christians, we need to t...
121: Casual sex or sacred sexuality? with Philip Kern
The sexualisation of society is not new. But the untethering of sex from all relational foundations has posed new problems. No longer is sex between a...
120: The politics of the gospel with Michael Jensen
Politics might be something that we shy away from because it’s so divisive—particularly in the current climate. But the gospel shapes us in the way we...
119: Living with a chronic health issue with Andrew and Kath Bruce
Most of us experience relatively good health. Occasionally we might get sick, then recover a couple of weeks later and return to normal life with no l...
118: The challenge of mental health difficulties with Paul Ritchie
In the latest episode of the CCL podcast, Peter Orr has a chat with Paul Ritchie, a pastor in Limerick in the Republic of Ireland, about his long-term...
117: On the value of a good Christian book with Jane Tooher
Many Christians have testified to the power of good Christian books and how the Lord has used them in their lives. In this episode of the CCL podcast,...
116: Embrace AI and lose your soul? with Akos Balogh
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being widely embraced across our society. When OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a large language model-based chatbot, the appl...
115: Being sure about agnosticism with Andrew Sach
In this episode of the Centre for Christian Living podcast, we talk with Andrew Sach, who has recently released a book with Jonathan Gemmell entitled,...
114: The joy of hearing Revelation with Tom Schreiner
The last book in the Bible, the Book of Revelation, is a book that many of us are intrigued by. We read its symbolism and the different imagery, and s...
113: Technology in a post-truth world with Lionel Windsor
In our last episode, we heard from Lionel Windsor, who talked about his new book, “Truth Be Told: Living truthfully in a post-truth world”. In this ep...
112: Telling the truth with Lionel Windsor
Jesus told his disciples that he is the way, the truth and the life (John 14:6). The truth is absolutely vital to us as Christians. But in an era of f...
111: The transfigured Jesus with Patrick Schreiner
Matthew, Mark and Luke all describe Jesus ascending a mountain and then being transformed in front of three of his disciples (Matt 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-10...
110: Hope for the hopeless with Ben Gray
How can we as Christians care for those who are on the margins of society? How can we share the hope of Jesus with those who, from a worldly perspecti...
109: The power and pain of perseverance with Mark Thompson
Christians can often be caught off-guard by how difficult life can be. When grieved by loss, deserted by friends and family, faced with a hostile work...
108: The cross at the heart of Christianity with Rory Shiner
The Apostle Paul told the Corinthian church that when he was with them, he preached Christ and him crucified (1 Cor 1:23). The cross is at the heart o...
107: Biblical critical theory with Christopher Watkin
At Moore College, we were recently joined by Professor Christopher Watkin to talk about his new book, “Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s unfol...