The weekly Teaching Podcast from Canterbury Baptist Church
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The weekly sermons from Canterbury Baptist Church in Melbourne Australia.
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Every weekday join the new voice of local issues on Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald, 9am-12pm weekdays. It’s all about the conversation with John, as he gets right into the things that get our community talking. If it’s news you’re after, backing John is the combined power of the Newstalk ZB and New Zealand Herald news teams. Meaning when it comes to covering breaking news – you will not beat local radio. With two decades experience in communications based in Christchurch, John also ...
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A podcast for bronies, by a brony.
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This is Canterbury Court's Daily Activity Listing. A podcast to keep you in the loop of all things fun happening at Canterbury!
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Our mission is to help you know Jesus personally and show Him to others.
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All things equestrian podcast hosted by two adult amateur riders, Miranda and Julia. Bringing over 20 years of experience in the horse industry to your headphones. Join us as we discuss hot debates, our ride-or-die favorite products, plus our learning experiences along the way.
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A podcast where we meet the people of Canterbury Baptist Church in Melbourne Australia, hear their stories, and explore ideas relevant to our Church and Community.
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Your chance to hear expert speakers from all walks of life debating, informing and extending their passion for their subject. Our public lectures cover subjects as diverse as health, the arts, faith and education. Speakers range from leading academics, to public figures and entertainers.
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Anyone who has ever been on a package tour with a group of strangers who soon become friends, and passed time swapping stories with them, would instantly identify with this timeless classic of English literature. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer recounts twenty different stories recounted by a diverse group of pilgrims who gather at The Tabard Inn in Southwark, near London, before setting out for the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury. The Host of the inn proposes that they entert ...
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An American diplomat's family moves into an ancient stately mansion. They're warned by the owner that it is haunted by a most horrifying and gruesome spirit who had once cruelly murdered his own wife. The story progresses with creaking floor boards, mysterious passages, dark attics, clanking chains, and weird howling. Yet, the reader is totally unprepared for Oscar Wilde's brand of tongue in cheek humor as he takes all the ingredients of a traditional ghost story and turns it on its head, an ...
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Sam is the founder and CEO of a global air Conditioning company. He and his family attend CGCC, and Shebu sat down with Sam to discuss how our faith in Jesus shapes our everyday lives, particularly in our workplaces. For Sam, serving Jesus goes beyond just the Sunday. He discusses his journey of faith, seminary and endeavouring to live a life where…
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Series - Advent Bible Reference - Matthew 2:1-12 Speaker - Perry EneverAf CBC
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John MacDonald: Ending violence - a challenge for all of us
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If you think the violence action plan announced by the Government yesterday has no relevance to your life - think again. It’s one of many plans that are part of this overall 25-year strategy to eliminate family violence and sexual violence. The big strategy was launched in 2021, which means it’s got about 22 years to run. It’s got a big price tag t…
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John MacDonald: Motorcyclist ACC levies a human rights issue? Really?
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Even as a scooter rider, I think these motorcyclists who are kicking up a fuss about their ACC levies going through the roof don’t have a leg to stand on. It’s quite possible too that the motorbike guys will think that someone who rides a 2-stroke Vespa isn’t even a real motorcyclist. And they’re free to think that, but even though the ACC levy is …
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Gerry Brownlee: Speaker of the House reflects on his first year in the role
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A regular weekly contributor to the show up until last year, Gerry Brownlee is finishing his first full year as Speaker of the House. Brownlee joined John MacDonald to reflect on his year amid the continuing drama in Parliament. He says has been a very democratic year in the chamber. When elected to the position this time last year, Brownlee said i…
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John MacDonald: Hey Winston! More fairy dust, less bull dust please
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When Finance Minister Nicola Willis said “I have delivered” yesterday —after announcing the Government’s so-called plan for the Cook Strait ferries— what she really meant was: “I’ve had a gutsful of this lot fighting over it and I’m out.” She was throwing her arms in the air because she’s had enough of NZ First and ACT squabbling over what should h…
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Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the rates increase, ferry delay, bus fare increase
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A firm answer from Christchurch's mayor on whether the Cathedral restoration levy should go into reducing a rates increase. Households have paid $6.52 each year since 2018. Halswell councillor Andrei Moore wants it used to help a reduce a 8.4% rates increase, while the rebuild is indefinitely paused. Mayor Phil Mauger told John MacDonald he believe…
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John MacDonald: I'm scratching my head over the greyhounds being scratched
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I have never had a problem with greyhound racing so you’re not going to hear me singing the Government’s praises for banning the sport. But I am scratching my head. Because there are so many things about this move by the coalition that just don’t make sense to me. On one hand, the Government wants more people working, but it’s happy to see about 1,…
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John MacDonald: Our handling of Gloriavale is a national shame
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Surely this is the final straw for Gloriavale. Or, more to the point, surely it’s the final straw for the Government. Because it is absolutely shameful that it still exists. This final straw, by the way, is the Court of Appeal ruling announced yesterday that the BNZ has every right to close the community’s bank accounts. For the simple reason that …
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Series - Advent Bible Reference - Luke 1:26-35 Speaker - Luke BarrsAf CBC
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John MacDonald: On why the government should be hitting the brakes on controversial bootcamps
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The minute the defence force said it didn’t want a bar of the new youth boot camps, the Government should have put the brakes on then and there. It didn’t, though, because it had talked a tough game before the election and like hell it was going to back away from that promise now. But it should have. So, let’s give the Government another chance and…
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John MacDonald: Here's one solution to the power price problem
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I’ve been reading a report the OECD released this morning, and it’s occurred to me that, if we want our businesses to survive, there is a very simple thing we could or should be doing to help. When I say we, I’m meaning the government upfront. But, for this to happen, I think we’d all pretty much have to agree to it as well. That’s because it would…
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Politics Friday with Megan Woods and Matt Doocey: Electricity, police targets, Ayesha Verrall's comment
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Today on Politics Friday, National’s Matt Doocey and Labour’s Megan Woods joined John MacDonald to dig into this week’s political news. Electricity prices are still rising – would ensuring businesses get a lower rate keep them from going out of business? Will National actually miss their police force target, or is it achievable in the 12 months rem…
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John MacDonald: Traffic lights aren't the solution for Church Corner
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Let me paint you a picture. A picture of over-the-top traffic management. So you’re heading up Riccarton Road in Christchurch, and you get to the traffic lights near Hanson’s Lane where the Athol McCully garden shop used to be back in the day – just before the Woolworths supermarket. You get to that intersection and the lights are red. So you stop,…
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John MacDonald: The problem I’ve got with Sevu Reece
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In relation to what happened in the Christchurch District Court yesterday, I could be telling you right now how outraged I am about All Black Sevu Reece getting a discharge without conviction for causing damage to a car and a garage after he was kicked out of a party for being a drunken pain in the backside. I could be thumping the table, going on …
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Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the latest polls, nurse strikes, Kainga Ora
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Chris Hipkins is expecting the next two years leading into the next election to be very competitive. Recent polls have Labour and National neck and neck, with Hipkins edging in front of Christopher Luxon in the preferred Prime minister rankings. The Labour leader says that they’re getting a very good reception out there, even better than they were …
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Shebu sat down with Jess. Jess shared about her health journey, including the joys and the trials. Jess has been diagnosed with endometriosis & Multiple Sclerosis. PLEASE NOTE: The information in this episode is not to be taken as medical advice. Some things mentioned in the podcast: https://endometriosisaustralia.org/ https://www.msaustralia.org.a…
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John MacDonald: $8 bus fares? No thanks
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There is no way I would pay $8 to ride a bus, but we’re being warned today that that’s what we could end up paying in just three years. That’s because the Government has told councils right around the country that they need to find more money for public transport, so that they don’t have to rely so much on rates and government money to keep the bus…
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Series - The Way Bible References - Exodus 20:8-11, Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Speaker - Luke BarrsAf CBC
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John MacDonald: Can someone please tell Chris Hipkins he's dreaming?
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Chris Hipkins was talking tough at the Labour Party’s annual conference in Christchurch yesterday, saying he is determined to make the current Government a one-term government. And sounding like he reckons he’s the guy to topple them. Saying the party’s internal polling shows it slightly ahead of National and putting him slightly ahead of Christoph…
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John MacDonald: The sting in Covid's tail for our politicians
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Do you think the last government spoiled things for everyone? There’s a question! Let me clarify that a little bit. Do you think the last government spoiled things for every politician from here on in, with the way it handled the COVID-19 pandemic? Because if we believe the COVID report which came out yesterday, then Jacinda Ardern, Grant Robertson…
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Politics Friday: National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Tracey McLellan talk the Covid Inquiry, Capital Gains Taxes, and the texts from Mike King
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Today on Politics Friday, John MacDonald was joined by National’s Matt Doocey and Labour’s Tracey McLellan to wrap this week’s political stories. They discussed Phase 1 of the Covid Inquiry and Kiwis’ shaken trust in the government, whether Labour will commit to a capital gains tax as they head into their party conference this weekend, and Matt Doo…
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John MacDonald: How I feel now about the vaccine mandates
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‘If you think I’m a Jacinda Ardern puppet, you’re going to get a huge surprise’. Who’s saying that, do you think? It’s Professor Tony Blakely – the epidemiologist and public health expert who has chaired the first phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. And I’m feeling the same way he’s feeling…
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John MacDonald: Hotpool sell-off idea leaves me cold
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If there’s one city council facility in Christchurch that never seems to have a bad word said about it, it’s the He Puna Taimoana hot pools at New Brighton. I would actually say that the pools are one of Christchurch’s great post-earthquake success stories. What’s more, they don’t run at a loss. How often can you say that about anything run by a lo…
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Word and Worship Q&A on Dating & Singleness
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At CGCC, our Young Adult community has a monthly night service called Word and Worship. In a recent Word and Worship, we had a night around the theme of Singleness and dating. We asked people to send in their questions, and of course, we did not get to all of them, so we did a podcast around those questions. If you want to know more about the Young…
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John MacDonald: Will they, won't they? Labour's capital gains tax decision
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I reckon former Labour Party leader David Cunliffe might have just done the best sell job on a capital gains tax that any politician in New Zealand —or anyone for that matter— has ever managed to do. It might have something to do with the fact that taxes —of any sort— get people rather fired up, and a lot of people are anti-capital gains tax. In my…
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Series - The Way Bible Reference - Joshua 24:14-18 Speaker - Luke BarrsAf CBC
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Series - The Way Bible Reference - Acts 2:42-47 Speaker - Rachel TaylorAf CBC
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John MacDonald: The haka is more than just pre-match entertainment
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Anyone who thinks we can still stick to that pipedream of sport and politics not mixing probably got a hernia or had kittens yesterday morning before and after the All Blacks match against Italy. The game itself wasn’t too flash. I think the general consensus is that it was lacklustre. Or the All Blacks were, anyway. So people not too excited about…
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John MacDonald: Jetty restoration group's zero-interest pipedream
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I don’t know if I’m going to make any friends in Governors Bay, especially with the people involved with the Governors Bay Jetty Restoration Trust. Because I think their call that the city council stop charging them interest on a loan it gave them to get the project across the line is, at best, unrealistic. They are dreaming. I remember the first t…
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Politics Friday with National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour's Duncan Webb: Erica Stanford's insult in Parliament, gang patch ban, boot camps
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John MacDonald was joined by National’s Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Duncan Webb this morning for Politics Friday. They discussed whether the new gang patch law will make a difference to crime numbers, and why the Government is pushing on with the boot camp legislation while the trials are ongoing. They also discussed behaviour in Parliament, parti…
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John MacDonald: Here's how to really make life difficult for gangs
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Today’s the day when one of the most ridiculous laws we’ve ever seen in this country starts being enforced by the police. As of midnight last night, it is illegal for gang members to wear their patches out in public. Not only that - the Government also wants the cops to stop gang members hanging-out together in public. As far as I’m concerned, this…
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John MacDonald: Cowboy hats and feathers? Yes. Bad behaviour? No
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I can’t accuse NZ First MP Shane Jones of being pale, male, and stale. But he is male, and he is stale with these comments of his about the way some MPs are dressing in Parliament. I do agree with him, though, that some of the rules in Parliament need toughening up. This has all been stirred-up after the MPs did their haka in Parliament last week. …
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Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on Te Pati Māori's haka, the behaviour of MPs in Parliament
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he had no problem with Te Pati Māori's haka in the House last week, during the vote on ACT's Treaty Principle Bill. David Seymour, the National Party, and Shane Jones have written to Speaker Gerry Brownlee. They say the Speaker should oversee rule changes at Parliament in light of the disruption. Hipkins told John M…
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Shebu sat down to chat with Mel. Mel shared her very challenging life story, particularly about a particular season in her life. Just a heads up, this episode discusses Adultery, Drug Addiction and Domestic Violence. If you have or know someone who has been impacted by this, please check out the following resources from a Christian worldview: https…
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John MacDonald: Don't point the finger at David Seymour for Treaty Principles mess
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An absolute circus is one way to describe David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill. Or you could say that the thousands at Parliament today to protest against it is what democracy is all about. Either way, if you want to point a finger at anyone for creating this shambles, don’t point it at David Seymour. Point it at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.…
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“Miracles and Faith” Mark 11:11-24 (Stephen Field)
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When the Bible speaks of faith, it mainly speaks of trust God in hard times and being faithful in our relationship to God. However, there are some Bible verses that link faith to miracles. What kind of faith does it take to activate miracles from God? In this sermon, we explore this topic. To contact Rev. Stephen Field, email cbc@canterburybaptist.…
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Shebu had the privilege of sitting with Brett and Kate Ryan to answer some questions regarding the command, "Do not commit Adultery, and do not lust." Here is the sermon connected to this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_zNwowAboQ&t=9s Here is the website Brett & Kate mentioned: https://families.org.au/ Want to know more about CGCC? Just …
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John MacDonald: No mention of money doesn't make today's apology hollow
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When it comes to apologies there are generally two types: a sincere apology and a hollow apology. And survivors of abuse in state or religious care are saying that the Prime Minister’s apology today for that abuse is hollow, because the Government isn’t saying anything today about redress or compensation. The Government’s position is that it needs …
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John MacDonald: Should the taxpayer chip-in for your solar panels?
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If you’ve got solar panels on the roof, you’ll be loving the blue skies. And a solar energy advocate is saying today that those of us who don’t should be getting financial support from the Government. Mike Casey says New Zealand is one of the few western countries that doesn’t provide subsidies for solar energy. He says, in Australia, people can ge…
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“Living By Faith” Hebrews 10:32-39; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (Stephen Field)
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We can not control the era of history we are born into. We can not determine whether our time will be prosperous or challenging. Throughout history, people of faith have had to face invasion, captivity, drought, and depravation; while other people of faith have enjoyed times of prosperity, power, and comfort. The call of faith is to live in every s…
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John MacDonald: Health and Safety is off the rails
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You'll have your own way of describing this crazy situation where we’ve got KiwiRail telling the Christchurch City Council that it has to close a 1.5 kilometre stretch of cycleway for two years, because the cycleway needs some safety improvements. KiwiRail reckons the Heathcote Express cycleway, which is near a railway crossing, is so dangerous tha…
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Politics Friday: National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour's Rueben Davidson on the Christchurch cycleway , Treaty Principles Bill, Otago University medical school enrolments
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Today on Politics Friday, John MacDonald was joined by National’s Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Reuben Davidson to dig into some of the biggest political stories of the week. Christchurch City Council is pushing back against the closure of a cycleway at Heathcote, KiwiRail ordering upgrades due to a one in one-thousand-year risk. Is this really acce…
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John MacDonald: I'm not buying into the Trump hysteria
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I think I’m going to trust my gut instinct more often. Because yesterday, I didn’t like the idea of it, but my gut was telling me that Donald Trump was going to win the presidential election. And because I’m going to listen to my gut instinct more often, today I’m going to tell you that —even if we don't like it— we need to calm the farm a bit with…
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Miriam Margolyes: Award winning actress talks her career, reading, the Isaac Theatre Royal Variety Gala, and being in Christchurch
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The legendary Miriam Margolyes is back in Christchurch, joining John MacDonald in studio for a chat. She’s one of a few famous names taking part in the Isaac Theatre Royal Variety Gala show next week, popping into the city early to don a habit and play a nun in ‘Holy Days’. Margolyes discussed all that was on her mind, her career, the importance of…
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Q&A about Honor your Father & Mother
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Mark & Shebu answered some questions regarding the command. "Honour your Father & Mother." Here is the sermon connected to this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaiscNJG1lI&t=5s Here is the article Shebu mentioned: https://www.challies.com/commandment-we-forgot/5-practical-ways-to-honor-your-parents/ Here is the book Shebu mentioned: https:…
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John MacDonald: What my gut instinct is telling me about the US presidency
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Historic. Knife edge. Too close to call. That’s what they’re all saying about today’s presidential election in the States. What you never see though, splashed across the screens on CNN and Sky News and BBC, is “gut instinct”. My gut tells me that it’s going to be Donald Trump. And, this is the great thing about gut instinct, it doesn't really matte…
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Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the US Election, Treaty Principles Bill, AI use in schools
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Labour is lamenting the Treaty Principles Bill even seeing the light of day. David Seymour's controversial bill will be introduced in Parliament tomorrow. Labour Leader Chris Hipkins says if implemented it would throw away years of legal precedent. He told John MacDonald that National allowing the bill to get this far is irresponsible. Hipkins says…
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John MacDonald: Boot camps must not add to our abuse shame
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The plan to give “use of force” powers to the people running the Government’s new boot camps for young criminals is getting a bit of attention today. Or military academies as the Prime Minister was calling them this morning. The Children’s Minister has got this idea that, if you’re involved in running a boot camp, you should have the same powers as…
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