Resound Podcast

Danjuma G. Gibson on How to Read Biographies for Deep Transformation

Our common practices of learning in the church and university privilege cognition over affect and leave the posture of the learner as “detached observer” unchallenged. Neutrality is typically seen as a virtue while personal investment in the subject of study is discouraged. This is true even when reading biographies and history. But what if this approach inhibits deeper knowledge and transformation of the leaner? How might this subject-object approach to reading malform our humanity by circumventing emotions, empathy, and personal involvement? 

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Resound #18 — Navigating Overwhelming Times – Mark Brouwer & Aaron Einfeld

The constant disruption, uncertainty, and trauma of the pandemic has been especially hard on churches and their leaders. In this episode, pastor, author, and coach Mark Brouwer offers encouragement, tips, and hope for how to navigate discouraging and overwhelming times.

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Todd Cioffi on Transformative Prison Education

In 2005, Calvin Seminary began taking students to visit Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison. Once the bloodiest prison in the United States, this became the site of groundbreaking prison education.

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The Impact of the Pandemic on Mothers

“Parents aren’t even at a breaking point anymore,” writes Dan Sinker in the Atlantic. “We’re broken.” The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic has been felt by everyone. But few…

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Mariano Avila On Reading Scripture and Being Read By Scripture

In this episode we listen in to the debut of the new Theology from the Road Podcast from the Institute for Global Church Planting and Renewal. Cory Willson talks with…

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Danjuma Gibson on The Case For Love

Love is at the heart of the Ten Commandments and the gospel. How does God’s love call us to take risks, and to overcome fear? In his address to our…

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Jeff Weima on the Spirit Speaking to the Church in the Letters of Revelation

The seven sermons of Revelation 2 and 3 are far more than just a prologue to the apocalyptic vision of the remainder of the book. Despite their specific ancient recipients…

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Cory Willson and Matthew Kaemingk on Work and Worship

The gap between Sunday and Monday often feels wider than it looks on a calendar. Many Christians struggle to connect their worship with their work. In their new book Work…

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Christina Edmondson on Faithful Anti-Racism

The events of recent months have laid bare the pervasive stain of racism in public life. Christina Edmondson talks with John Witvliet about developing a lifelong commitment to learning about…

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Karin Maag on Being Called to be a Scholar

Karin Maag, director of the H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies and professor of church history at Calvin Seminary, speaks with student Ruan da Silveira about scholarship as a…

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