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As governments and law enforcement deal with planned demonstrations for this upcoming Remembrance Day, Joe Boot considers the Islamic worldview commitments that are fundamentally at odds with Christian religious worldview commitments, and discuss the true and lasting peace that was accomplished through the cross of Christ. All month of November, save on the family advent guide Behold Your King at Ezra Press. Get tickets to the upcoming Mission of God conferences in Windsor and Calgary.
Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright get practical about what it means to build Christian culture at the national level. Picking up from last week, they argue that freedom is only secure when it’s tethered to Christ—and then work through the “messy details” Christians must think through: covenantal nationhood, immigration and oaths, public worship, courts and penalties, and the Lord’s Day. In this conversation, they cover: Why nations are covenantal, not merely ethnic, and why that matter
In the wake of the recent attack on Israel by Hamas, and the Israeli response, we consider the religious roots of anti-Semitism and conflict with Israel. We also discuss the eschatological goal of Islam to conquer the earth, and the difference between a reformational approach and the historic doctrinal assumptions and commitments towards Israel from dispensational theology. Learn more about the Christian response to the Islamic worldview in Joe Boot's book, Gospel Witness. Register for the upcom
Dr. Michael Thiessen and Dr. Joe Boot preview the Ezra East conference (Nov. 1, 2025, Ingersoll, ON) and tackle one of the West’s most urgent questions: How should Christians think about immigration? Joe walks through the major waves of immigration to the US, UK, and Canada and shows why not all immigration is the same—older migration from Christianized nations was far less destabilizing than today’s government-engineered mass migration from non-Christian contexts. They discuss how secular, glob
00:00 Opening 04:17 Intro 04:51 Welcome 06:25 What is Islam? 32:10 Islam as Mohammedanism 35:20 The History of Islam 49:45 The Cultural & Political Impact of Islam 59:00 How Can Christians Engage Muslims? 01:03:17 Send-off 01:03:39 Outro
Continuing our series Conversations & Presuppositions, Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright unpack the worldview convergence of the conflicted Red-Green Alliance between Leftist Communists/Socialists (red) and Islamists (green). What unites them is a common enemy, namely, Christ and His Church and anything built upon that sure foundation. Episode Resources: Watch Dr. Thiessen's Helpful Conversations on Islam: "Robert B. Spencer: Islam, Jihad, and Threats to Freedom of Speech" | Open M
Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright get practical about what it means to build Christian culture at the national level. Picking up from last week, they argue that freedom is only secure when…
On today's episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Pastor Nate Wright joins Drs. Boot and Thiessen to discuss the religious roots of the current geopolitical conflict between Israel, Iran, and the United States of America.
Continuing our series Conversations & Presuppositions, Drs. Boot and Thiessen are joined this week by Ezra Fellow for Public Policy Tim Dieppe to discuss the steady Islamization of the West. Episode Resources: Questions to Ask Your Muslim Friends by Tim Dieppe: "Is Islam a Religion of Peace?" by Tim Dieppe | Christian Concern:; "What’s wrong with Islamic finance?" | Christian Concern:; "Is Islam Antisemitic?" | Christian Concern:; "The Challenge of Islam in the UK"| Christian Concern: Chapters:…
