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Season 9: Episode 9 | Rosalee Velloso Ewell | How Does Our Diversity Bring Scripture Alive?
Listen to Dr. Rosalee Velloso Ewell, a Brazilian theologian and Director of Church Relations for the United Bible Societies (UBS), being interviewed by Canadian Bible Society Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode, Rosalee shares about her incredible work with UBS and how their work in Bible translation, engagement, and publishing extends into church traditions. In her work, she has seen how Scripture meets people in culturally diverse ways, making communities so much richer, and bringing Scripture alive.Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s9-ep9===Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caHelp people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donateConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. ===Rosalee Velloso Ewell is a Brazilian theologian who was born and raised in the city of São Paulo. For over 20 years she has worked with various ecumenical organizations and has been a champion of the Bible across denominations and cultures. Rosalee has a PhD in Biblical theology from Duke University (USA) and has taught theology in the United States, Brazil and the UK. She currently serves as Director of Church Relations for the United Bible Societies. Rosalee lives with her family in the very multicultural city of Birmingham, England.
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Season 9: Episode 8 | Connie denBok | Does Faith Give Us Purpose?
Listen to Rev. Dr. Connie denBok, Minister at St. Paul's United Church Brampton being interviewed by Canadian Bible Society Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this episode Connie talks about the undeniable encounter she had with God as a teenager, and how she discovered that the only One who would give her life purpose was Jesus Christ. She has since dedicated her life to helping others discover their purpose and the love of God through Scripture. She serves at St. Paul's United Church Brampton and also helps train and consult other congregations on church growth and development.Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s9-ep8===Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caHelp people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donateConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. ===Connie denBok is minister of St. Paul’s United Church in Brampton, living an abiding passion for the health and faith of local congregations. She has taught as an adjunct professor at Tyndale University and Theological Seminary, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, and Atlantic School of Theology. Her explorations of faith and vitality have included leading three church planting teams, sharing insights as a plenary speaker and leading workshops for United Church, Anglican, Evangelical, and ecumenical conferences, and being a columnist/writer for Faith Today, the United Church Observer, and other publications. Having discovered the joy of pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago many years ago, she includes at least one long trek a year to recover the blessed rhythm of breathing in step with God. She is involved in home renovations, and rehabilitation for dogs in her spare time!
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Season 9: Episode 7 | Grace Fox | Can I Trust in the Character of God?
Listen to Grace Fox, Author and Co-Director of International Messengers Canada, being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode Grace talks about her life living on a boat with her husband and how it has opened up new opportunities to share their faith. Her passion for Scripture flows into her work as a popular author of weekly devotionals and Bible studies and she shares about her latest book, Names of God: Living Unafraid, and how that applies to us today.Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s9-ep7===Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caHelp people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donateConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. ===Grace Fox lives her unconventional life on a boat with her sailor-husband, Gene, and is the empty nester mother of three married kids, grandma to thirteen of the planet’s cutest little people, and co-director of a missionary sending agency called International Messengers Canada.Her passion for Scripture has led her to write a weekly devotional blog and devotional books and Bible studies, teach God’s Word at online and in-person events, and volunteer as a member of P31’s First 5 Bible study writing team.After her morning devotional and work out each day, Grace loves hosting come-and-go coffee times with friends and neighbour aboard her sailboat-home and hopes her writing and home may be a place where the weary-hearted find hope.Learn more about Grace Fox: gracefox.com/about-grace
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Season 9: Episode 6 | Arun Sok Nhep | How Do You Survive a Genocide and Learn to Forgive?
Listen to Arun Sok Nhep, who serves United Bible Societies as Head of Member Relations and Translation Roadmap Coordinator for Asia-Pacific being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Arun shares his stories about growing up in Cambodia and surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide. While fleeing the country and finding himself in prison, he encountered another prisoner who gave him a Bible. This turning point in his life enabled him to encounter the love and forgiveness of God and directed him along a path that resulted in finishing the translation of the Bible for the people of Cambodia years later.Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s9-ep6===Learn more about United Bible Societies: unitedbiblesocieties.orgLearn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caHelp people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donateConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. ===Born in a Buddhist family in Cambodia, Arun became Christian at the age of 17, following an encounter with the Bible. When the Communists took control of Cambodia in 1975, he escaped the country, arriving in France as a refugee. He earned degrees in Biblical Studies and Biblical languages from European Bible Institute in France and Regent College in Canada.Arun served as a pastor in an Evangelical Church in France for 12 years. Later, he became the lead translator for the Khmer Standard Bible translation project, and later joined United Bible Societies as Program Consultant, based in Singapore.In 2011, he moved to Cambodia to become Chief Executive for the Bible Societies in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Today, Arun serves United Bible Societies as Head of Member Relations and Translation Roadmap Coordinator for Asia-Pacific.Arun has been married to his wife Ruth, for 42 years and has two adult sons and two grandchildren.
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Season 9: Episode 5 | Paul Williams | Reading the Bible: A Turning Point in Coming to Faith
Listen to Paul S. Williams, Chief Executive of the British and Foreign Bible Society being interviewed by Canadian Bible Society Ambassador, Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling. In this insightful episode, Paul shares about the incredible work of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and how many other Bible Societies like ours, are seeing a significant increase of people discovering and wanting to read and explore the Bible. In his work with many groups across the world, he is seeing that the Bible isn’t an obstacle but rather a key factor in people coming to faith.Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s9-ep5===Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caHelp people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donateConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world’s best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. ===Paul S. Williams is Chief Executive of the British and Foreign Bible Society Bible Society having previously worked for over a decade in business in London and then as an academic theologian at Regent College, Vancouver, where he holds a Research Professorship of Marketplace Theology and Leadership. Paul brings prayerful and critical consideration, leadership expertise, and a background in economics, business, political philosophy and theology to the Church’s missional engagement with contemporary culture. He is the visionary behind ReFrame, a video-based course that helps connect the big story of Scripture to daily life and work. His recent book, Exiles on Mission: How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian World explores the experience of living as Christians in the 21st century and provides a missional understanding of post-Christendom Christianity, alongside constructive tools to help readers understand culture and form a missional response. Paul is married to Sarah and they have two adult daughters.
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