Latest Riverlife Podcast Episodes
High and Lifted Up 1 - The Atonement: Introduction
Bible Streams - June 17, 2024 20:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe saving work of Jesus is central to the Christian faith. But how does it actually work? The subject of the Atonement is one that has been wrestled with for millennia, theologians traying to make sense of the many ways that scripture explains the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesu...
The Fruit of Faith: Self Control with Jonquil Burn
Going Deeper - January 24, 2024 20:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn a world of immediate gratification and instant results, self-control seems like such a foreign concept. Yet, the power of God works in our lives to bring self-control. So how do we get there? How do we deny the reckless indulgence of the world around us, and reflect God's selfless and others-...
The Fruit of Faith: Gentleness with Joel Kelder & Dave Scarlett
Going Deeper - January 17, 2024 20:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsOutrage is the stock in trade of our modern communication channels, yet the Kingdom of God presents us with gentleness as provided by the Holy Spirit. But how do we navigate our reactions of outrage when everyone around us acts that way? Only with God's help! Aimee and Jo talk with Joel Kelder a...
The Fruit of Faith: Faithfulness with Rod Callanan
Going Deeper - January 10, 2024 20:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe sheer scale of need in the world is almost unimaginable, and yet the faithfulness of God speaks to His provision to each person who has a need. How does that happen? Quite often, through faithful people being faithful with their resources as they live in relationship with our faithful God! J...
The Fruit of Faith: Goodness with Barry Klopper
Going Deeper - January 03, 2024 20:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsGoodness is one of those fruits of the Spirit that never seems to draw much attention. It can feel a little beige, a little underwhelming, even boring. but goodness - when we really dig into it - is a whole lot more than just being okay. It's the expression of God's nature in our lived reality! ...
2023: That's a Wrap (feat. Tim Whittle)
Bible Streams - December 25, 2023 20:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs we wind down at the end of yet another year of Bible Streams, join our producer, Tim, as he sits down with Jo, Alex, and Chris to wrap up 2023 (with a little bit of fun along the way) and to look ahead to 2024. Fans of Star Wars may also find some fulfilling content along the way... As is no...
The Fruit of Faith: Peace with Bailey Meyers
Going Deeper - December 20, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsPeace is an often-talked-about commodity that is constantly sought and seemingly hard to find. Biblical peace goes beyond an absence of conflict, towards the state where people flourish in relationship with God and others. Bailey Meyers joins Aimee and Jo to discuss how peace addresses the conte...
Purpose & Promise 13 - Genesis: Q&A
Bible Streams - December 18, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs we wrap our mammoth series on Genesis, we welcome our producer, Tim Whittle, to the front of the microphone to ask your listener questions to Alex, Chris & Jo. Listen in as we wrestle with some pretty deep and probing questions and how the themes of Genesis and its message to us today still s...
The Fruit of Faith: Kindness with Hanna Row & Shélagh Walton
Going Deeper - December 13, 2023 20:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsKindness is one of the Spirit's antidotes to hostility in our world. See the needs of others and using all that God has given us to meet those needs breaks the cycles of brokenness that the world offers so many. Shélagh Walton and Hannah Row join Aimee and Jo to talk about the fruit of kindness....
The Fruit of Faith: Patience with Lynn Anstey
Going Deeper - December 06, 2023 20:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsLynn Anstey has worked alongside people with physical and mental disabilities for much of her professional life, and when her faith and her deep compassion met in a ministry to adults with disabilities in a faith context, it seemed like the best use of her 'retirement' years that she could imagi...
Enter the Light: Celebrating Christmas Together
Going Deeper - November 29, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin Jo as he talks with Sarah McIntosh and Jeremy Veenstra about Enter the Light, Riverlife's Christmas production. Join them as they explore the power of artistic expressions of biblical truths, the power of place and impact of stepping into the Christmas story in a different way. Then, stay t...
Purpose & Promise 12 - Genesis: Blessing the Boys (Ch 48-50)
Bible Streams - November 27, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs we reach the end of Joseph's story, and the end of Genesis, the authors start to lift their audience's eyes to the ongoing work of the covenant in the family of Abraham as it grows and responds to God. Jacob, in his dying days, blesses his sons, and begins the next stage of the redemptive sto...
The Fruit of Faith: Joy with Jess Dickson & Sarah McIntosh
Going Deeper - November 22, 2023 20:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsChoosing joy in our everyday life can be challenging. Some days it's easy, some days it's hard. Add to that the current cultural emphasis in comparison, and it becomes downright toxic! Yet, in the middle of this, Holy Spirit offers us joy that overcomes. Jess Dickson and Sarah McIntosh share the...
The Fruit of Faith: Love with Sandy Meyers
Going Deeper - November 15, 2023 20:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Fruit of the Spirit start with love. Aimee Cowan and Jo Leutton talk with Sandy Meyers about her life, ministry, and Helping Hands - a ministry to the disadvantaged on the streets and hostels of Ipswich, Australia. Connecting the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5 with Jay Kim's book "Analo...
The Fruit of Faith: Analog Christian with Jay Kim
Going Deeper - November 08, 2023 20:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Fruit of the Spirit are the perfect antidote to the chaos and challenges of modern life. Jo Leutton talks with Jay Kim, author of 'Analog Christian', about the challenge of living faithfully to God in the midst of modern culture. It turns out that much of what we face is the same as people h...
The Fruit of Faith: Setting the Scene
Going Deeper - November 01, 2023 20:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe begin a new season with a new series on the Fruit of the Spirit, and the way they are powerful antidotes to the challenges and pressures of our present life. Connecting the passage from Galatians 5 with Jay Kim's book "Analogue Christian", Jo Leutton and Aimee Cowan begin a journey through ea...
Purpose & Promise 11 - Genesis: Joseph's Journey (Ch 37-47)
Bible Streams - October 23, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJ-J-J-Joseph! The Dreamer and his dreamcoat: a pop-culture construct or a biblical reality? Alex and Jo explore Joseph, his story, the weird inclusions that seem off-topic, and the realisation that Joseph continues the story of God delivering on His promises to provide descendants, place and ble...
Bonus Episode - Why Study Theology? with Ada Richards and Rev Dr Peter Francis
Bible Streams - September 25, 2023 20:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this special bonus episode, Jo and Chris are joined by Riverlife's own Ada Richards, and Rev Dr Peter Francis (Principal, Malyon Theological College) to find out why pursuing biblical and theological study makes a difference. Ahead of Malyon's upcoming Open Afternoon/Night, we ask them about ...
Purpose & Promise 10 - Genesis: Jacob's Struggles (Ch 29-36)
Bible Streams - September 04, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTime to face the music. Jacob the schemer now endures trials of his own as he struggles with exile, family strife, and the call to return to the land God promised his family. Join Jo and Chris as we watch the covenant God of Abraham and Isaac slowly, but surely leave his mark on Jacob too. Reso...
Purpose & Promise 9 - Genesis: Marriage Proposals & Family Tricks (Ch 24-29)
Bible Streams - August 14, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe story of the covenant people of God continues with Isaac and Jacob. Marriage type-scenes, sneaky tricks and misplaced blessings mark this section of Genesis, making it one of the most unpredictable parts of the story so far! Jo, Chris and Alex unpack this dense and engaging section as we con...
Purpose & Promise 8 - Genesis: Abraham's Life (Ch 18-23)
Bible Streams - July 24, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAbraham's call is the first test of his covenant obedience, but it's certainly not his last! What should we do in our modern time with the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah? How do we reconcile the treatment of Hagar the concubine and her son, Ishmael? And what about the binding of Isaac, with t...
Purpose & Promise 7 - Genesis: Abraham (Ch 12-17)
Bible Streams - July 03, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAbraham: the Father of nations, the figurehead at the source of three world religions... Alex and Chris start to unpack the life and call of Abraham, the obstacles that seemed to stand in the way of the plans of God for blessing the world, and the way God's call and promises seem to grow and evo...
Purpose & Promise 6 - Genesis: The Tower of Babel & Abraham's Call (Ch 9-12:9)
Bible Streams - June 12, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGenesis can be really confusing - why does God do what He does? Why make the rainbow a sign? Why confuse everyone's language at Babel? Doesn't this fly in the face of things that we know and have learned about God's character? And why did God pick Abraham? Chris and Jo tackle the last chapter of...
Purpose & Promise 5 - Genesis: The Flood (Ch 5-8)
Bible Streams - May 22, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGenesis - the Book of Beginnings - has a couple of near-endings as well, with the Flood narrative being one of those! Alex, Chris and Jo tackle one of the biggest sections in the prehistory section of Genesis, and work through the different perspectives and positions on the key parts. What do yo...
Purpose & Promise 4 - Genesis: Chapter 3&4
Bible Streams - May 08, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIt starts getting intense in Genesis 3 & 4 - sin enters the picture... And brings with it all sorts of complications. What are they? And what impact do they have on us today? Are Adam & Eve even the parents of all humanity? Even the answer to that question raises myriad other questions! Join Jo,...
Purpose & Promise 3 - Genesis: Chapter 1&2
Bible Streams - April 24, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the beginning... The words are embedded in our culture, but in the beginning of what? And with who? And what is the purpose? Join Chris and Jo as they dive deep into the first two chapters of Genesis, examining some of the big ideas and overarching themes of these most significant passages. ...
Purpose & Promise 2 - Genesis: Talking Theories with Dr John H. Walton
Bible Streams - April 10, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWere Adam and Eve the first people? What is the purpose of the Garden of Eden? What is true about Genesis, and what is real? How literal should we be about what we read? Dr John Walton has spent his entire academic career looking at these issues and many more. Alex, Chris and Jo talk to John ab...
Purpose & Promise 1 - Genesis: Introduction
Bible Streams - March 27, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGenesis... The Book of Beginnings, where it all starts... And how a story starts sets the rest of it in context. So how does Genesis set a context for everything that comes after it? Setting first things first might just help us understand the whole rest of the Bible! Join Jo, Alex and Chris as...
Motherhood Podcast Series: Q&A Special
Going Deeper - March 14, 2023 20:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlongside this podcast series, there is encouraging content on the Riverlife Women Instagram and Facebook pages. Connect with us online and add your voice into the conversation. Let’s spur each other on! Facebook: Riverlife Women Brisbane Instagram: Riverlife Women (@riverlife_women) Big...
Motherhood Podcast Series: Joy in the Juggle
Going Deeper - February 28, 2023 20:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlongside this podcast series, there is encouraging content on the Riverlife Women Instagram and Facebook pages. Connect with us online and add your voice into the conversation. Let’s spur each other on! Facebook: Riverlife Women Brisbane Instagram: Riverlife Women (@riverlife_women) Big...