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The Brian Dainsberg Podcast AI and Bible Translation with Special Guest: Dr. Don Barger

May 15, 2024 briandainstg Featured 00:26:44

Artificial Intelligence is all the rage these days. Some people are excited about it. Others are suspicious. Can it be useful to the global church? In this episode Dr. Don Barger surveys the role AI is having in Bible translation. Resources: https://missional.ai https://wycliffe.org https://www.sil.org https://unitedbiblesocieties.org https://btconference.org The Brian Dainsberg Podcast is taking the summer off…

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The Brian Dainsberg Podcast IVF

April 15, 2024 briandainstg Featured 00:16:16

In vitro fertilization has been in the news lately. It could be argued it's a subject the church fell asleep on. So, as Christians, how shall we think about this? Resources: https://www.str.org/ https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/ivf-created-embryos/

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The Brian Dainsberg Podcast How to See the World – Part 1

February 15, 2024 briandainstg Featured 00:24:03

Critical theory. Cancel culture. Abortion. Racism. Transgenderism. Politics. All these subjects have been addressed in the Brian Dainsberg Podcast. This episode will provide a starting point for evaluating ideas such as these that may come our way. Consider this a crash course in seeing the world through the lens of Scripture.

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The Brian Dainsberg Podcast The Genesis of Gender with Special Guest: Dr. Abigail Favale

December 15, 2023 briandainstg Featured 00:31:17

Dr. Favale is an author and professor at Notre Dame University. She has written a book entitled The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory which helps explain the historical and sociological currents that have generated the transgender craze. Resources: The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory – Abigail Favale

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The Brian Dainsberg Podcast Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?

July 15, 2023 briandainstg Featured 00:22:07

This question has been debated for centuries. The answer isn't an easy one to arrive at. Feel like kicking a hornet's nest? Listen to this episode.

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The Brian Dainsberg Podcast 4 Ways Your Phone is Changing You

February 15, 2023 briandainstg Featured 00:21:05

The invention of the modern day smartphone is as seismic as the invention of the printing press, the discovery of electricity, and the development of the automobile. They aren't just tools. They change people – sometimes for the good, sometimes for the bad. Resources: 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You – Tony Reinke iGen: Why…

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The Brian Dainsberg Podcast “Get Back to Work!”: Reflections on Work Ethic

January 15, 2023 briandainstg Featured 00:22:22

“Where have all the workers gone?” This question has become a frequently repeated one. And it's a very important one. But showing up isn't enough. When you do show up, work hard! Put forth your best effort. Not because you're attempting to amass a materially affluent kingdom, but out of love for the customers, clients,…

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Best reads of 2022

The Brian Dainsberg Podcast Top 5 Books of 2022

December 15, 2022 briandainstg Featured 00:15:35

Here are the five best books I read this past year. Happy shopping! Happy reading! Resources: What About Evil?: A Defense of God’s Sovereign Glory – Scott Christensen Confessions of a French Atheist: How God Hijacked My Quest to Disprove the Christian Faith – Guillaume Bignon Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age –…

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The Brian Dainsberg Podcast Clergy and the American Revolution

November 15, 2022 briandainstg Featured 00:24:30

The conversations and debates that preceded the American Revolution were frequent and spirited. The colonial clergy were active participants in it. But according to Dr. Gary Steward, they have been misunderstood. Were these ministers co-opted by secular thinking? Or did they remain faithful to their theological heritage in advocating for political resistance? Resources: Justifying Revolution:…

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The Brian Dainsberg Podcast 4 Ways God Wants You to See Your Work

October 15, 2022 briandainstg Featured 00:12:59

Work doesn't always involve receiving a W-2 or 1099 tax form. Not all work is compensated. But work makes up much of our lives whether it's in the office, on the construction site, or at home with kids, dishes, dirty floors or weedy gardens. God has spoken to this important aspect of our lives. Resources:…

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