Enjoying Your Relationship with God

Is Genesis meant to be taken literally? Or is just made-up ancient myth? On this episode we interview C. John (Jack) Collins about his book 'Reading Genesis Well'. We talk about what kind of literature Genesis is, how it compares to other ancient origins stories, and how all this impacts our understanding of Genesis 1-3. C. John Collins is Professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary in St Louis, Missouri. He was Old Testament Chairman for the English Standard Version of the Bible, and is author of Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? (2003), Did Adam and Eve Really Exist?: Who They Were and Why You Should Care (2011), and Reading Genesis Well: Navigating History, Poetry, Science, and Truth in Genesis 1–11 (2018).

Robbie Strachan, Sarah Burkill, Ellie Wiener and Zachary Ardern introduce The Genesis Podcast. We talk about how Christians should approach the task of asking the tricky questions we have about this ancient text, and Sarah interviews Alasdair Paine about his book on Genesis 1-4, The First Chapters of Everything.

For the final episode this term, we're hearing about 'How to enjoy your relationship with God' from Nic Ross and Alex Weston are talking about. How can prayer, Bible reading, and knowing God be things that you really enjoy each day.  There'll be a short Q&A right at the end of the talk. Nic and Alex used to both be student workers here at St Andrew the Great Church. I do hope that you enjoy listening to this episode!

Did you know the Bible had so much to say about sleep? Listen to JT as he explains how both our sleeping and waking can be for the Lord.

This week is all about resurrection - raising back to life after death. It's a double length episode, originally recorded as two lunchtime talks in June 2018. Nic Ross who you'll be hearing, used to be a student worker here at StAG and is now studying at Oak Hill College in London.

Ann Judson was one of the first women to go out from America as a missionary. She lived a short life, only to the age of 36. Ann and her husband  Adoniram were influential in starting the church in Burma (now Myanmar) in the early 19th century. Listen to Lauren Moate as she teaches us about Ann Judson's life and shows how we can be inspired by her story too. Lauren used to be a student worker here at St Andrew the Great Church, Cambridge and now works for St John's Church, Tunbridge Wells.

Recorded 2 years ago, Piyush talks to us all about sharing Jesus. It's an episode absolutely full of good stories and Bible encouragements! Perfect for looking ahead to a Christian Union mission week, Piyush shows us the importance of mission in the Bible and recounts some of his experiences. Need some encouragement for evangelism or inspiration in why talking to friends about Jesus can be so good? This is the episode for you!

As with a marathon, you don't start without aiming to get to the end. So it's the same in the Christian life: finishing to the end is our goal. But how can you be sure that you'll make it all the way to the end? How can we be confident that nothing will come and knock us out of the race? Understanding Christian perseverance has massive implications, but it should bring us great security, liberation, and joy. Will Zong speaks, in 2016, on the doctrine of Christian perseverance.

We've got another 'blast from the past' for you this week: Matt Lee, from 2014, speaking on pornography and lust, and what the Bible says about those things. At the end of the talk, he's joined by Alex Weston to answer questions that were submitted by students.

We're back for Lent term 2021 and a new season of the StAG students podcast. This week, we're listening to Brian Elfick speak on 'How to get on with your parents', recorded in June 2010.