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redemption

97. Redemption and Omar Khadr

October 13, 2017 by Randal

The story of Omar Khadr is inextricably interwoven with that of Canadian identity in a post 9/11 world. For years his story occupied national headlines, often polarizing a nation as it embodied concerns about security and terrorism, Islam and the clash of civilizations, punishment and the promise of redemption. As a public narrative, Omar’s story begins […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, forgiveness, interview, Omar Khadr, redemption, Roy Berkenbosch

The Bitterness of Redemption

August 21, 2015 by Randal

On April 23, 2006 police entered the home of the Richardson family in Medicine Hat, Alberta to discover the dead bodies of Marc Richardson, his wife Debra, and their 8 year old son Jacob. Marc and his wife had died of multiple stab wounds. But it was the death of young Jacob that was most […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: grace, murder, redemption

A More Christlike God: A (very long and detailed) Review

May 15, 2015 by Randal

Bradley Jersak. A More Christlike God, A More Beautiful Gospel. (Pasadena, CA: CWR Press, 2015). The back cover of Philip Yancey’s book What’s So Amazing About Grace? includes the following epigram: “There is nothing we can do to make God love us more. There is nothing we can do to make God love us less.” […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atonement, Brad Jersak, christology, evangelism, gospel, mission, redemption, salvation, theology

70. Brad Jersak on a more Christlike God

May 1, 2015 by Randal

In John 14:8 Philip the Apostle asked Jesus to reveal the Father. Jesus answered, “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” Think about that: God, the greatest mystery imaginable, is now available to us, and he looks […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atonement, Bible, biblical violence, Brad Jersak, christology, inspiration, redemption, scripture

43. Can pedophiles be saved? A conversation with Scott Drennan

April 18, 2014 by Randal

Over the last year we’ve tackled many topics on the Tentative Apologist Podcast from big bang cosmology to biblical interpretation. But no topic is as difficult or immediately gripping as the topic of this podcast. Today we are tackling the topic of pedophiles: their crimes … and their redemption. Redemption? To many, talk of redeeming and restoring these […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, jurisprudence, pedophile, redemption, retributive justice, salvation, sex offender, sin

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