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Hey, everyone. Welcome back to the OnScript podcast.

This is Matt Lynch coming to you from Regent College in Vancouver.

We have back as we do often at this time of year, Dr. Irvine Shablatsam.

And I know you're going to enjoy him.

He's got some great insights to share with us.

So thanks so much to everyone who's listening.

Thanks to Jason Stark for a rapid turnaround

on this. Really appreciate that. To all of you who listen, if you enjoyed this episode or are

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episode. Welcome on script listeners. We have back for the, who knows, sixth, seventh time Dr. Irvine Shablatsum. Dr. Shablatsam is an accomplished scholar,

scientist, and theologian, and a longtime friend of the podcast. And I can say friend at this

point because he's truly become that over the years. I can recall even going through a rough time in the past year with a sickness,

and I had several other issues going on.

And the first person to give me a call was Irvine, who let me know that his new book was on the way,

and it promised to be better than all the rest.

And I just really, that really lifted me.

He's the author of many works, including fault lines in the horizon, feathers on the nose, Paul's theology of universalism,

a life living is theological memoir, child rearing with the apostle Paul and much more, including

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