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On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Doctors Joe Boot and Michael Thiessen address whether or not democracy is compatible with a biblical worldview. It’s Election Season. Think b…

On this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Pastor Nate Wright are joined by Executive Director of Answers in Genesis - Canada, Calvin Smith, for a Q&A recorded…

In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Drs. Joe Boot and Michael Thiessen are joined by Dr. Ted Fenske, from the inaugural Worldview Youth Academy—USA, to discuss true, biblical masculinity in our confused and effeminate age.;

The Ezra Institute brings you a new series with the Rebels when P Nate and Pootie are joined by a variety of guests talking about several key practical outworkings of theological concepts that will…

Jeff Ventrella and Andrew Sandlin discuss natural law theory and natural theology, highlighting what man is for, how we should live, and the proper role of reason in relation to the written Word of God. In every human activity, there is an assumed worldview, and therefore an assumed cosmology.

Joe Boot explains the biblical understanding of penology - the study and practice of punishing crime. Despite modern objections about the harshness of biblical justice, the penology outlined in God's law is in fact true justice, and its practice leads to a more just and free society. Apply for the Worldview Leadership Academy USA Get Joe's newest book, For Reformational Thinking American supporters - tax-deductible giving is now available!

In this episode, Dr. Michael Thiessen, Dr. Joe Boot, and Pastor Nate Wright continue their discussion on Think Christianly, focusing on how the church can recover a truly Christian mind. They…

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.

In this episode of The Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Dr. Michael Thiessen think Christianly about Marxism — not as a political or economic theory, but as a religious worldview offering a counterfeit vision of salvation, history, and liberation. Joe traces Marx's roots in Hegel and Rousseau, unpacks dialectical materialism and conflict theory, and shows why Marxism is a fundamentally destructive project. Drawing on Marx's own writings and Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, Jo

As the Ezra Institute looks ahead to 2026, Pastor Nate Wright is joined by Dr. Michael Thiessen and Jordan Cecile to share what’s coming next—and how listeners can get involved.In this episode, the team unpacks new Ezra Press projects, the Foundations curriculum for churches, the launch of the Ezra Ambassadors Network, and the continued growth of Ezra Media.

The ideology of cultural Marxism has quietly influenced the way that believers think, but this worldview is actually just a poor copy of the power, justice, and glory of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

What does it really mean to defend the Christian faith? Pastor Nate Wright, Dr. Michael Thiessen, and Dr. Joe Boot challenge the popular notion that apologetics is about winning arguments or piling up evidence for God's existence. Drawing from 1 Peter 3:15, they make the case that faithful apologetics begins with Christ set apart as Lord — and flows outward as bold proclamation, not intellectual competition. The team explores how the collapse of a shared Christian worldview has transformed the a

Many Christians have heard of Critical Theory, but are unclear what it is and what it entails. In this first episode of a short series, we introduce the nature of Critical Theory, its Marxist origins in the Frankfurt School, and how it uses language to set itself up in opposition to the Christian worldview of the Bible. Contact us to help beta test the forthcoming Ezra Learning Portal. Register for the Mission of God Conference East, or West. Apply for the Runner Academy.

After a stretch of current events commentary, we return to the main themes of this season: worldview and reformational thinking. As the world around us seems to devolve at an accelerating pace, it's important to think and act from a principled and self-consciously Christian perspective.Also, we share some big news about the growth of the ministry of the Ezra Institute, and Joe Boot's book, Ruler of Kings, is finally in print!

In this episode, Dr. Michael Thiessen, Dr. Joe Boot, and Pastor Nate Wright continue their discussion on Think Christianly, focusing on how the church can recover a truly Christian mind. They examine how secular philosophies, pop psychology, and emotionalism have shaped much of modern Christian thinking, leading to widespread syncretism and cultural confusion. The hosts explore the need for a reformational worldview—one that applies God’s Word to every sphere of life—and why theology alone can’t

What does it mean to speak of a worldview, and why does it matter for the way that we live? Joe Boot explains the role that worldview plays in our lives, and its importance for the work of apologetics.Music graciously provided by Jacob Moon.

What makes a work of art Christian? Colin Harbinson contends that Christian art is truthful art, expressed from a coherent Christian worldview.

Our series, Conversations & Presupposition s, has generated a lot of questions. On this week's Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Pastor Nate Wright answer some of those questions. Enjoyed today's Q&A? Would you like to hear Dr. Boot answer your questions? Should we do this more often?

In this episode, faculty answer questions from students at the Worldview Leadership Academy. We deal with the charge of Christianity's closed-mindedness, whether you can idolize the Bible, apologetics and evangelism, lying to the Nazis, whether you can lose your salvation, and more. Audio quality improves around the 15-minute mark! Get Joe Boot's classic work of apologetics, A Time to Search, on sale all month at Ezra Press.

We take a short recess from the Ten Commandments series to talk about drag queen story hour protests, global Anglicanism, and other important news from around the world. And is the Ezra Institute going to be on the CBC? Worldview Leadership Academy; and the Christianity and Culture Colloquium.

Pastor Tobias Riemenschneider discusses the church's responsibility to its people and to the state, explains why he was prompted to draft the Frankfurt Declaration of Church and Civil Liberties, and how our response to Covid-related restrictions is training us for the next cultural and worldview crisis related to trans gender identity. Get Tobias' book, Resisting Tyranny. Get the German version, Gegen die Tyrannie. View and sign the Frankfurt Declaration

All religions and worldviews have a doctrine of life. The biblical understanding of abundant life is one that encompasses much more than non-death, but extends to the spiritual, social, and all other realms.Music graciously provided by Jacob Moon.