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In the last episode of The Connected Kingdom (which was episode 1 of season 2), we interviewed Joel Beeke and spoke about prayer (if you haven’t listened yet, you really should; Dr. Beeke shared some excellent things). This time David and I step back just a little bit and talk about what’s happened in the past couple of months. So we talk about what we expect season 2 of the podcast to bring, we talk about my new book and my new position as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church, and we talk about David’s new DVD and an interesting new course he’s teaching.

Next week will have a guest on the show. Stay tuned for details.

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After episode 25 of the Connected Kingdom Podcast, David and I signed off for a couple of months—a couple of months we wanted to take to re-evaluate and re-charge. And having done that, we’re now back with a new episode in what we are calling Season 2 of the podcast.

We are beginning with a bang, so to speak, having invited Joel Beeke to be our guest. In the podcast we talk to Dr. Beeke about prayer—always an interesting subject. So don’t listen to this for me or for David—listen to Dr. Beeke’s great wisdom when it comes to one of the great duties and delights of the Christian life.

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This week’s episode of the Connected Kingdom Podcast features an interview with Conrad Mbewe, pastor of Kabwata Reformed Baptist Church in Lusaka, Zambia, Africa. It’s not unusual to hear Pastor Mbewe described as the African Spurgeon. He is in the United States at the moment, sharing his vision for an exciting new venture, African Christian University. And we were able to get him on the phone during one of his stops.

We talked to Pastor Mbewe about himself and his family, about the state of the church in Africa in general and Zambia in particular, about African Christian University, and about ways in which the Western church can serve (and not hinder) the church in Zambia. So here we have a Canadian, a Scot and a Zambian talking together before a largely American audience. I guess that’s just a little glimpse, a shadow, of what God is doing in calling to himself people from all nations, tribes and tongues! I just hope your head doesn’t explode as you try to sort out all of the accents.

You can (and should!) learn more about African Christian University and their 425 campagin at acu-usa.com. And here is brief video in which Pastor Mbewe discusses the institution.

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In this week’s episode of the Conneted Kingdom Podcast, David and I answer questions sent to us by readers of this blog and by people who listen to the show. We talk about reading good books, Bible translations, family devotions, doubt and assurance, the size of our libraries, how many books we read, the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament and what your chances are of winning Free Stuff Fridays. All that in one short show. Enjoy!

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This week on the Connected Kingdom podcast, David and I interview Greg Lucas, author of the new book Wrestling with an Angel: A Story of Love, Disability and the Lessons of Grace. Greg is the father of four children, one of whom has severe developmental disabilities. Last year Greg began a blog where he began to write about “lessons in the life of a father learned through the struggles of his disabled son.” It is not a blog about disability, but a blog that is all about grace—about lessons learned along the way.

When I co-founded Cruciform Press, Greg was the very first author I pursued and I was thrilled to have him accept and to have him prepare a book with us. That book is now available.

Way back in episode 4 David and I spoke to Justin Reimer, founder of The Elisha Foundation, and Paul Martin. Interestingly, both of those men show up in Greg’s story.

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And tell you what—I’ll give away a few copies of Wrestling with an Angel for those who give the show a listen (or who don’t, I suppose). Simply leave a comment here and I’ll randomly choose a few of you to win a free copy.

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First off, David and I will soon be doing another Q&A episode of The Connected Kingdom. So if you’d like us to answer your question on the podcast, feel free to email, leave a comment here, or comment at our Facebook group.

In the meantime, here is this week’s episode. This time around David interviews me about my new book Sexual Detox. And I’ve got to say, the guy asks good questions—ones I wasn’t expecting. We talk about why I wrote the book, we talk about the purpose of sex, what sex has become in a pornified culture, and what all of this porn is doing to men today.

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David and I recorded an episode of the podcast last week but lost it to technical issues. Nevertheless, we’re back this week with a new episode. This time around we discuss just one aspect of an interesting discussion between Mark Dever, Mark Driscoll and James MacDonald. The three men got together to discuss multi-site churches (as you can see in the video below). I was struck by what MacDonald and Driscoll seemed to be saying—that there is really no significant or fundamental difference between hearing your pastor in a live setting and hearing your pastor preaching through electronic media. So I approached the issue from a media and technology perspective while David approached it through a pastoring and preaching perspective. And overall I think we ended up having an interesting discussion.

It will be worth listening to, I think, if you are a pastor seeking to know how you can best preach to your congregation or if you are a Christian who is eager to become a better listener.

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This week on the podcast David and I do something a little bit different—we answer questions from those who listen to the show (and those who don’t listen to it, I suppose). In just a few minutes we offer quick answers to these questions: What view of Creation do we hold to? What constitutes a truly happy Christian? Are there many Christians in the United States who can truly be content in any circumstance? How can God foreordain sin and yet not be held morally responsible for it? What do you believe about women teaching at conferences and in other non-preaching roles? Should a complementarian pastor accept a call to an egalitarian church?

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On this week’s episode of the Connected Kingdom Podcast we have Brian Croft as our guest. Brian blogs at Practical Shepherding, a blog every pastor or church leader should be reading. And it’s not just for pastors, either. There is a lot of wisdom there for anyone who cares to read it. For example, any dad can benefit from this post: How can I make sure I am individually shepherding my children?

In this podcast we talk to Brian about his testimony, how he got started in blogging, some particular challenges for pastors in their shepherding and the most urgent message he would share with a young pastor.

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