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Thoughts & CommentsMon 17 Nov 2025. Let's Talk About Love.Let's talk about love! Less about the romance, and more as the greatest of all virtues. Revisit Andrew Urquhart's interview with LifeNet's Brendan Malone, who unpacks the Bible-based principle of 'rightly ordered love'; and Dr Myk Habets of Laidlaw College considers sexual identity as God intended - not in the polarised extremes of social pressure versus total self-determination. Text your thoughts to 8168, keyword 'Comments'.Visit thoughtsandcomments.co.nz for more content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-11-1724 min
The Bible Difficulties and Answers PodcastTuesday Contradictions: Matthew 10:33 – Can God Refuse to Forgive? Unpacking the Unforgivable SinIn this episode Lance Smith examines Jesus' warnings about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit alongside New Testament promises of complete forgiveness, explaining how the “unforgivable” sin relates to persistent, willful rejection of the Spirit rather than a momentary doubt or mistake.
With scripture, scholarly perspectives, and pastoral sensitivity, the episode offers clarity and comfort for listeners wrestling with guilt, encouraging confession, repentance, and trust in Christ’s mercy.
References to items discussed and/or used on this podcast may be found at the following:
The Bible Difficulties and Answers Website
The Bible...
2025-11-1113 minThoughts & CommentsMon 27 Oct 2025 Learning & Growing UpThere are different stages of Life, and each one brings a series of blessing and challenges. For those who are currently dealing with being parents to teenagers or young adults, the difficulties may seem to outweigh the blessings. Kristin Ward from the Parenting Place gives some advice and practical tips on how to stay connected with grumpy teens, how to lean in when they are pulling back. Finding work is particularly challenging at the moment, especially for young people that lack work experience. Tom ONeil has some more practical advice on ho...
2025-10-2726 minThoughts & CommentsThu 18 Sep 2025. The Cost of Faith: Charlie Kirk, Israel & Maria Folau.Would you continue to proclaim your faith if it cost you everything – your popularity, your career... even your life? Is the path of non-confrontation - or least resistance - a better option? Andrew Urquhart and his guests reflect on the public cost of personal faith in a secular world, including the recent tragedy of Charlie Kirk's assassination, and the controversy surrounding sporting champions Israel & Maria Folau. With Bob McCoskrie (familyfirst.org.nz), John Peachey (thethinkfarm.org) & Dr Myk Habets (laidlaw.ac.nz). Text your thoughts to 8168, keyword 'Comments'. See omnystudio.com/liste...
2025-09-1826 minThoughts & CommentsWed 13 Aug 2025. Are We Losing Our Religion?How healthy is the Church today and how steadfast are its faithful? Is theological study or philosophy dangerous for the average Christian? Can we get lost in intellectual pursuit and lose faith? The answers vary depending on the context. Public theologian Dr Craig Heilmann examines rumours of revival from the UK, while conversely, Laidlaw College's Dr Myk Habets observed a British congregation in dire straits. And Rev. Frank Ritchie shares some wisdom on 'deconstructing and reconstructing' belief systems - ways to help each other explore and understand our faith in order to live it more full...
2025-08-1324 min
The Flourishing Life with Andrew StaggsAdvances in Spirit-Filled Theology | Myk Habets & Greg Liston | Episode #22In Episode 22 of The Flourishing Life, Andrew Staggs sits down with Myk Habets and Greg Liston at Laidlaw College in Auckland, New Zealand. Exploring the core concepts of spirit-filled theology, Mike and Greg illuminate the crucial role of the Holy Spirit in shaping theology and church practice. They share their perspectives on the historical impacts and modern interpretations of the Spirit’s work in the Church, emphasising the importance of spirit-led worship and ministry. Highlighting their latest book, "Starting with the Spirit," they invite readers to explore a spirit-centered approach to theology, encouraging a deeper and more practical connection wi...
2024-10-291h 04
The London LyceumT.F. Torrance and Evangelical Theology with Luke Stamps and Chris WoznickiJordan talks with Chris Woznicki and Luke Stamps about T.F. Torrance and evangelical theology. They cover topics like: Why don’t evangelicals know him? How does Torrance relate to evangelical theology? Differences? Similarities? What does Torrance think about the atonement? What does Torrance think about theosis? And much more!Resources:1) T.F. Torrance and Evangelical Theology, Edited by Myk Habets and Luke Stamps2) Theosis in the Theology of Thomas Torrance, Myk Habets3) 40 Questions on the Trinity, Matt Emerson and Luke StampsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com...
2023-06-0748 min
OnScriptMarty Folsom - Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for EveryoneEpisode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Marty Folsom about his new book, Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone (Zondervan Academic).
What is it about Barth’s Church Dogmatics that is considered so important? What’s the “big deal”? And how to approach such a massive set of volumes? How to navigate around the highways and byways of this text that sprawls almost 8,500 pages and 6,000,000 words? How to avoid misunderstanding? Marty Folsom has begun penning a “Church Dogmatics for Everyone”, which sets out, first in broad brush strokes and then in more detail, the first volume of Barth’s impo...
2022-09-011h 04OnScriptMarty Folsom - Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for EveryoneEpisode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Marty Folsom about his new book, Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone (Zondervan Academic).
What is it about Barth’s Church Dogmatics that is considered so important? What’s the “big deal”? And how to approach such a massive set of volumes? How to navigate around the highways and byways of this text that sprawls almost 8,500 pages and 6,000,000 words? How to avoid misunderstanding? Marty Folsom has begun penning a “Church Dogmatics for Everyone”, which sets out, first in broad brush strokes and then in more detail, the first volume of Barth’s impo...
2022-09-011h 04
A History of Christian TheologyInterview with Dr. Myk Habets on HeavenWe are pleased to welcome back Dr. Myk Habets. We discuss Dr. Habets books Heaven: An Inkling of What's To Come. Dr. Habets provides some insight into why we should look forward to heaven and how to talk about heaven with your family.
2022-07-0154 min
The Laymens Lounge101. Dennis Greeson: Herman Bavinck, Theosis & T.F. TorranceWhen Union & Theosis Shake Hands
“These themes of perfection, union with Christ, and the necessity of the incarnation point to the fact that Bavinck’s theology is profoundly ripe for the incorporation of the summative theme of theosis. This is the notion that humanity is meant to be united to and participate in the trinitarian life of God… There is a fundamental similarity between this element of Bavinck’s thought and the doctrine of theosis… Thomas F. Torrance’s doctrine of theosis, as a facet of his broader trinitarian theology, to highlight that not only do Bavinck and Torrance...
2022-02-1445 min
A History of Christian TheologyAHOCT Interviews - Dr. Myk Habetsin this long overdue interview, Dr. Charles Kim interviews Dr. Myk Habets, head of the school of theology at Laidlaw College in New Zealand. Dr. Habets has done much of his academic work on T F Torrance, the great Scottish Reformed theologian and specifically on the doctrine of Thesis. The recording became corrupted after the conversation. Our apologies for the delay.
2022-01-1155 minThe Laymens Lounge95. Myk Habets: The Joy of a Trinitarian ChristmasNaming the presence of God in our midst
“God with us.” God with us? “YHWH with us” (But isn’t that the first person of the Trinity?)? Jesus left, but he leaves the Spirit? And that’s better how? Join us as we sit down with Myk Habets to nuance the points of contact, the roles of, and the relations of the Trinity in our life as well as praying in a Trinitarian way.
2021-12-161h 10