Afghanistan, Olympics, & Mars Hill
Life and Books and Everything
Clearly Reformed
4.6 • 635 Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Catching up with friends after a long summer is one of the great joys of life. In this first episode of Season 4, Kevin, Collin, and Justin chat about some of their summer activities as well as some of the events that are currently happening in our world. They range from the serious (How should we pray for the Church in Afghanistan?) to the silly (Cornhole must become an Olympic sport!) You will discover some intriguing book recommendations too.
Life and Books and Everything is sponsored by Crossway, publisher of Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential, by Collin Hansen & Jonathan Leeman.
In Rediscover Church, Collin and Jonathan discuss why church is essential for believers and God’s mission. Through biblical references and personal stories, they show readers God’s true intention for corporate gathering: to spiritually strengthen members as individuals and the body of Christ. In an age of church-shopping and livestreamed services, rediscover why the future of the church relies on believers gathering regularly as the family of God.
In partnership with 9Marks and The Gospel Coalition, Crossway is planning to distribute 400,000 copies of Rediscover Church to Christians throughout the US and invites pastors and leaders to request 20 free print copies of the book (with free shipping) for use in their churches. Offer available while supplies last.
Timestamps:
Welcome Back [0:00 – 1:04]
20 Free Copies of Rediscover Church for Your Church [1:04 – 4:12]
Praying for the Church in Afghanistan [4:12 – 12:55]
Field of Dreams Game [12:55 – 21:55]
Olympics [21:55 – 32:01]
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill [32:01 – 52:05]
Summer Book Report [52:05 – 1:07:09]
Books and Everything:
Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential, by Collin Hansen & Jonathan Leeman
Collin:
Churchill: Walking with Destiny, by Andrew Roberts
Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News, by JeffreyBilbro
Faithful Presence: The Promise and the Peril of Faith in the Public Square, byBill Haslam
Justin:
The Gospel according to Daniel: A Christ-Centered Approach, by Bryan Chappel
Daniel: An Introduction and Commentary (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), by Paul House
Hearing the Message of Daniel: Sustaining Faith in Today’s World, by Christopher J.H. Wright
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings and salutations, our wonderful listeners, welcome back to life and books and everything after a summer hiatus. |
| 0:19.3 | We are back. I don't know if I can say we're better than ever, |
| 0:22.1 | but we are back, |
| 0:23.1 | and I'm joined by Colin Hansen and Justin Taylor, |
| 0:27.5 | and it's good to have the band back together |
| 0:30.7 | as we are going to spend some time today, |
| 0:33.5 | just catching up a little bit on the summer. |
| 0:35.4 | We'll talk about things we may have seen or |
| 0:38.6 | listen to, maybe hit on a few current events. And of course, if we have time, we'll talk about |
| 0:43.6 | some books. So glad that you're with us looking forward to this next season, which will stretch |
| 0:49.0 | here at the end of the summer through the fall, Lord willing, until the end of the year. |
| 0:53.4 | And it'll be the three of us, and sometimes it'll be one or two of us and interviewing others. |
| 0:57.7 | But we're looking forward to at least the three of us getting to chat and maybe some people listening. |
| 1:04.7 | We are sponsored again by Crossway, so grateful for their partnership and the many good books that they put out. And we want to |
| 1:12.5 | mention one today, near and dear to our hearts, Rediscover Church. And it is co-authored by Colin and by |
| 1:22.0 | Jonathan Lehman. Colin, tell us a little bit about this new Crossway book, which you have co-authored. |
| 1:29.6 | So this book has actually been in the works for a long time. Jonathan, I've been talking about |
| 1:34.1 | a basic book that you could give to anybody in your church to be able to introduce them to |
| 1:40.0 | what happens in the church and why it happens that way, God's vision for the church. But |
| 1:45.6 | that vision was really renewed with what we saw last year with COVID-19. And of course, |
| 1:51.9 | it's ongoing here. And so we've talked about this since our podcast began. I really haven't |
| 1:58.6 | seen any situation like this in our churches, the division, |
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