A podcast hosted by Midwestern Seminary President Dr. Jason K. Allen.
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Jason K Allen Podcasts
Classic lit with a modern tone, every other week. From the creators of Myths and Legends, comes an altogether same-but-different podcast set in the world of classic lit. These are the stories of Dracula, The Time Machine, The Three Musketeers. They're stories written by Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and H.P. Lovecraft, but with a casual, modern tone. Listen as Jason and Carissa Weiser breathe new life into the classics and tell the stories of some of the greatest books ever written.
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Good Weekend Talks features in-depth conversations with the people fascinating Australians right now, from sport to politics to the arts, business and beyond, interviewed weekly by the country's top journalists. Consider it a magazine for your ears.
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The Solomon Success podcast is dedicated to the timeless wisdom of King Solomon and the Book of Proverbs in order to maximize one’s business and life. To our advantage, we can find King Solomon’s financial strategies in addition to many life philosophies documented in biblical scriptures. Focusing on these enduring fundamentals of success allows us to bypass the “get-rich-quick” schemes that cause many to stumble on their journey toward success. Our concern is not only spiritual in nature, b ...
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Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert: 'True grief feels like the end of the world'
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In this episode, we talk to Elizabeth Gilbert. Her memoir – Eat Pray Love – sold millions, became a hit movie starring Julia Roberts and encouraged readers to embark on their own spiritual journeys. But for the author, it was the death of her new partner many years later that actually helped her find what she was looking for. That’s all detailed in…
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Two stories of Arsene Lupin. In the first, the Queen's necklace has gone missing from a locked and guarded room. On the second, a man just wants to relax on the train where he won't be crowded by loud, smoking people...or getting tied up and repeatedly punched in the face. Sources: Arsene Lupin: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6133/pg6133-imag…
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**This episode was originally published on 2/25/2019. This week on Preaching and Preachers, we recorded our third mailbag episode. In this episode, I answered questions submitted by listeners on a The post The Pastor and Church Culture appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.By Dr. Jason K. Allen
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'I just felt like such a loser': Olympic champion Cate Campbell on loneliness and depression
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In this episode, we talk to Cate Campbell. Australian Dolphin number 665 debuted at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 at the tender age of 16. The teenager won two bronze medals at those games, and that was only the beginning. In her 16-year career in the pool, Campbell won eight Olympic medals – four of them gold – and breaking seven world records (her…
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In this week’s episode, Dr. Robert Smith Jr. and H.B. Charles Jr. join me as we discuss “Preaching in the African-American Tradition.” Robert Smith Jr. serves as Distinguished Professor of The post Preaching in the African-American Tradition appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.By Jason K. Allen
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The “fusion of hilarity and horror” that inspired children’s author Andy Griffiths
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In this episode, we talk to Andy Griffiths. The children’s author has written 40 books, including The Day My Bum Went Psycho, and the wildly popular Treehouse series. Griffiths has been published in more than 35 countries, and sold an astonishing 13 million copies in Australia and New Zealand alone. He’s led an interesting life, too. He wanted to b…
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*This episode was originally published on 9/22/2024. Today’s episode is from a Q&A on March 5th, 2024 when we invited Dr. Carson for our Sizemore Lecture. Dr. Carson is Emeritus The post Q&A Special with D.A. Carson appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.By Jason K. Allen
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Tracey Holmes: Meeting a Beatle, driving with Pele – and ‘this thing that still exists’ in sport
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In this episode, we talk to Tracey Holmes. The TV trailblazer has spent more than three decades covering Australian sport and dissecting some of the biggest sporting events on the planet, bearing witness to the rise and rise of women's sport, which has had to bust through the walls of misogyny and male chauvinism. Her new book, The Eye of the Drago…
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*This episode was originally published on 9/1/24. Dr. T. Dale Johnson Jr. joins me this week to discuss the Sufficiency of Scripture in Pastoral Counseling. Dr. Johnson serves as Executive The post The Sufficiency of Scripture in Pastoral Counseling appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.…
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‘Connecting your identity to sport is a dangerous game’: AFLW star Libby Birch
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In this episode, we talk to AFLW star Libby Birch. She's done something no other female or male player has done - winning three premierships at three different clubs, with the Western Bulldogs, the Melbourne Demons and the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Since joining the league in its inaugural season, Birch has also played 91 consecutive games of AFLW…
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Two stories of crime and punishment and why kidnapping is wrong and dangerous but not for the reasons that you think. By American author O. Henry. Stories: The Ransom of Red Chief: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Whirligigs/The_Ransom_of_Red_Chief After Twenty Years: https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/after-twenty-years/…
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*This episode was originally on 10/13/2024. This week, Dr. Jared Bumpers joins me back in the studio as co-host as we discuss one of my books, Letters to My Students, Vol. 1. The post The Preacher and Cultural Concerns appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.By Dr. Jason K. Allen
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From dance floor to ‘orgy room’: What happens on a typical swingers’ night?
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In this episode we talk to Jess Cattelly, the co-founder of Sydney swingers club Our Secret Spot. The 32-year-old got into swinging – also known as The Lifestyle - when she was just 20, and her Parramatta Road venue has since become an example of the way in which the swinging community is changing. Middle-class suburban key parties are no longer, n…
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*This episode was originally published on 4/7/2024. Today, I want to welcome Drs. Geoff Chang, Sam Bierig, Patrick Schreiner, and Bret Capranica as we talk about meaningful church membership. The post Meaningful Church Membership appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.By Dr. Jason K. Allen
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What worries Sarah Wilson? Nothing less than the collapse of civilisation
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In this episode, we talk to Sarah Wilson. She’s had an incredibly diverse career - from teenage model, to newspaper columnist, to women’s magazine editor, and then best-selling author of the book, I Quit Sugar, in 2012. More books followed, on anxiety, and finding purpose in a disconnected world, especially through the climate change crisis. Now sh…
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A man discovers something reading the paper on his train ride into London: he's wanted for murder. What does he do next? Lead police on a low-speed chase to 221B Baker Street. Say hi on discord: https://myths.link/discordBy Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser
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*This episode was originally published on 2/4/2024. Today, I want to welcome Jimmy Scroggins to the podcast. Jimmy serves as Professor of Christian Ministry at Southern Seminary. He also serves The post Raising Children in the Ministry appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.By Jason K. Allen
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Meet Hugh de Kretser - president of the Australian Human Rights Commission
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In this episode, we talk to Hugh de Kretser. The president of the Australian Human Rights Commission has quite the job. Never has society been more polarised, with distressing displays of religious and ethnic hatred bursting onto our streets - while at the same time the relevance of the commission itself has been called into question. De Kretser, w…
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Dr. John MacArthur entered into the presence of the Lord yesterday afternoon. Dr. Jared Bumpers joins me as I reflect on personal interactions with Dr. MacArthur along with the lasting The post The Legacy of John MacArthur appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.By Jason K. Allen
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*This episode was originally published on 3/17/2024.Today, I want to welcome Brad Bigney to the podcast. Pastor Brad serves as pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Florence, KY. He is The post Preaching to the Heart appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.By Dr. Jason K. Allen
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Soprano singer Danielle de Niese - making opera cool again
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In this episode, we talk to Danielle de Niese. The internationally acclaimed soprano has dazzled audiences since childhood – from her breakthrough on the TV show Young Talent Time at just nine years old to starring on the world’s greatest opera stages. She joins us to chat about her life in music, and what keeps her voice – and spirit – so vibrant.…
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Two stories from Edgar Allan Poe about the masks we wear and the work we do and the profound consequences of both. Today's stories were adapted from: "Hop-frog" by Edgar Allan Poe: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Poe%27s_Tales_of_Mystery_and_Imagination/Hop-Frog "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Works_of_the_…
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*This episode was originally published on 10/20/2024. This week on Preaching and Preachers, co-host Dr. Jared Bumpers is joined by Dr. Patrick Schreiner to discuss the transfiguration of Christ. Dr. The post The Transfiguration of Christ appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.By Dr. Jason K. Allen
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True crime writer Mark Dapin on cops, Chopper, and the good within bad people
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In this episode, we speak with Mark Dapin. Dapin is a veteran true crime writer, with a career including a stint as editor of the lad mag Ralph - but also as a columnist for Good Weekend. He has spent many, many hours with infamous hardened criminals, and now - for a story in the current issue of Good Weekend - has flipped sides to see through the …
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*This episode was originally published on 2/11/2024. Today I want to welcome John Stroup to the podcast. John is the Executive Director of Freeway Ministries in Springfield, MO. Freeway Ministries The post Ministering to Those Who Struggle With Addiction appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.…
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Artist Vincent Fantauzzo on fighting, dyslexia – and painting Heath Ledger
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In this episode, we talk to Vincent Fantauzzo – the Melbourne portrait artist famous for hyperrealist renderings of a long list of prominent people. He’s painted movie stars (like Hugh Jackman), underworld figures (like Mick Gatto), politicians (like Julia Gillard), sporting heroes (like Oscar Piastri) and icons (like Michael Gudinski). Good Weeken…
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Dr. Henry Harris has been called to the outpost for asteroid Y-3, humanity's first line of defense against a vast, strange galaxy, because there's a strange infection growing among the soldiers of the outpost: they think they're turning into plants. Adapted from "Piper in the Woods" by Philip K. Dick: (Warning, link NSFW as it contains a drawing of…
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*This episode was originally published on 11/3/2024. This week on Preaching and Preachers, we have Dr. O. S. Hawkins on to discuss “The Life and Ministry of W.A. Criswell.” He The post The Life and Ministry of W.A. Criswell appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.By Jason K. Allen
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