Babel Undone

Where do you go to find hope? God has made us a promise that he is our future and our hope but how do we discern that from just wishful thinking? Heath Adamson, Senior Vice President of Global Program at Convoy of Hope believes 'hope' is more than just a nice idea. The faith-based global relief and humanitarian organization has distributed over $3.1 billion in aid and served more than 300 million...

Pastor Wendell Vinson has been in ministry for over 40 years and he's still passionate that it can solve problems the world often simply can't. He's the co-founder and president of the non-profit CityServe Network, an organization that resources local churches to serve it's communities. And they, he believes, are the best placed to do just that. In this episode of Babel Undone he talks about how c...

Ron and Ann Mainse are Canadian Christian media personalities known for their work as former co-hosts of the television program 100 Huntley Street and hosts of their current marriage enrichment program, A Better Us. Their work focusses on strengthening marriage and family relationships. And their own marriage is a good example to start with. They've been married for 40 years and still going strong...

Friend of the podcast, Luke Moon, returns to talk about the growing levels of misinformation around Israel on university campuses. He's Executive Director of The Philos Project, a nonprofit organization promoting positive Christian engagement in the Middle East. It's an organisation designed to foster good relations between Christians and Jews, as well as advocating for persecuted Christians in th...

Dr Katrina Swett is a human rights advocate and the President of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice. It's an organisation close to her heart as her father was the late congressman Tom Lantos - the only Holocaust survivor ever to be elected to the US congress. She has worked tirelessly in the field of international religious freedom and making sure her father and his legacy lives on...

Steele Billings is Chief AI Officer at Gloo an AI company serving ministry leaders and working in over 80,000 churches. In this growing field, Gloo aims to bring a redemptive approach to the practice making sure this emerging technology helps people and organisations do what God has called them to do using a selection of tools people can trust. In this conversation he outlines his predictions for...

Katy Faust is the passionate founder and president of Them Before Us, a non-profit that advocates for children's rights. And as an activist Faust is not backwards in coming forward. She believes every child has the right to be known and loved by their biological mother and father. She is a conservative and policy influencer who publishes widely on marriage and family issues, sometimes ruffling fea...

"Our church gave away 12 million dollars last year to charities" says Rob Ketterling proudly. Ketterling is a man who sees generosity as a goal. He's the pastor at River Valley Church in Minnesota and has been ministering for 30 years with that focus. He's the author of The Generous Life and uses his own experience as an example of how to step out in faith having started his own ministry on five c...

Carole Nuriel grew up in Israel, born to French speaking Moroccan-born parents and is known mainly for her extensive work with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) a prominent international organization founded in 1913 to combat antisemitism and bigotry. Her work has lead her to consult with many types of people living within Israel including the Bedouin and Druze and she is a regular media commentato...

Alveda King grew up steeped in the concerns for racial equality within America in the 1960s. Her uncle was civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and she is daughter of the activist A. D. King. Alveda herself a prominent and empathetic voice within the Christian conservative movement particular on right to life issues. In this interview she talks openly about how she is was rescued from aborti...

Is revival happening in Europe and if so how do we identify it? How do we discern where real interest in Christ lies among Gen Z and what is spiritual curiosity? Stephan Christiansen thinks he knows the answer. He's a Norwegian preacher and co-founder of the Jesus Revolution, which, since 1997 has trained and sent out over 10,000 missionaries to serve in over 50 countries to. During that time he's...

Rabbi Tuly Weisz is the founder of Israel365, an organization established to strengthen ties between Jews and Christian and highlighting the biblical significance of Israel. Tuly is also the editor of The Israel Bible, a bilingual Hebrew–English edition of the Hebrew Bible focused on the connection between the land, the people and the God of Israel. In this episode he talks about his passion for t...

Bishop Dan Scott is the American son of missionaries who worked in South and Central America and spent his teenage years in Latin America. He is a retired Anglican bishop who served in Nicaragua, Peru, Canada as well as the US. He's spent a lifetime in service and now works for a mental health facility in Tennessee. Scott is the author of the critically acclaimed The Emerging American Church which...

The former US congresswoman arguing for a Christian America. An early summer in Israel as a teenager had a life-long affect on Michele Bachman. After giving her life to Christ aged 16 she went on to become a Republican politician and later congresswoman as a U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district. Before her life as a Christian she describes living a 'crumpled life' brought...

Finnish-born Tomas Sandell has been straddling a life between politics and faith for nearly 30 years. He is the founding director of the European Coalition for Israel with offices just across from the European Parliament in Brussels. The ECI acts as a pan-European Christian grassroots movement supporting Israel by monitoring EU policies and raising awareness on its behalf. In this episode of Babel...

Malaysian-American Pentecostal theologian Amos Yong was born in Asia but moved to the US in his teens. With a father who was a pastor himself he was steeped in the Pentecostal tradition, a subject that would fascinate him for his whole live. Yong is considered one of the most important Pentecostal theologians of his generation and argues that charismatic movements should be taken seriously as a th...

How do we fix free speech on university campuses? In this episode of Babel Undone we hear from Dr Kobby Barda a scholar in Israel-US relations who talks about the "poisoning" of a young generation. Barda is a senior lecturer at the Holon Institute of Technology with a PHD in the unique subject of Christian Zionism. He explores how wildly different political groups - such as Chinese communist group...

From 5G towers spreading Covid to the great replacement theory suggesting a secret plot to replace white populations with immigrants. What do these popular online conspiracies have in common? They demonise certain groups. Psychologist-turned-Neuroscientist Joel Finkelstein is a data-driven researcher seeking to challenge these false narratives and has been celebrated for his work on combating hate...

American Professor of psychology Dr Lisa Miller has spent her life studying the brain. But what part does faith play? In The Awakened Brain Psychologist Dr Lisa Miller argues human beings have an innate capacity for spirituality - and she can prove it. The New York Times best-selling author and neuroscientist teachers at Columbia University and her work has lead her to speak for universities, busi...

Dr. Hikmat Kashouh is the senior pastor of Resurrection Church Beirut and a respected scholar in Middle Eastern Christianity. Through his scholarly work and his book The Arabic Versions of The Gospels he sought to keep the arabic Christian tradition alive to for his generation and the next. He was born during Lebanon’s civil war, experiencing bombing and displacement firsthand. His faith led him t...

Jenny Korn is Deputy Assistant to the President and Faith Director in the White Houses's Faith Office a role she was appointed to by President Trump earlier this year. She's a seasoned Republican political strategist and has been active in politics for over 20 years. Back in 2004 she worked on George W. Bush's campaign leading its Hispanic engagement. Later she joined Trump's first time in office...

Sudan’s conflicts have evolved from Darfur’s ethnic violence to a civil war which erupted in 2023 between rival generals. It's caused mass displacement, famine, and one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. With 30 years experience in Occupational Health Physician Dr. Tayseer Mustafa has used her medical background to create workplaces that help people across the UAE and Sudan. She's also a pe...

Rabbi Mendy Chitrik is the Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish community of Turkey. In 2019 Chitrik founded and became chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States (ARIS). It's the first rabbinic network based in the Muslim world, connecting 45 rabbis across 14 countries. He is a recognisable name in Jewish-Muslim interfaith dialogue and is known for the implementation of Kosher standards in fac...

Have you ever wanted to take that once in a lifetime trip to Israel? Perhaps you've already been. If you have you're one of around 2.5 million Christian pilgrims that take a trip to the Holy Land for religious reasons and walk the same soil as Jesus once did 2000 years ago. If you're yet to go, you might consider taking a trip with Nachshon VIP tours. It's run by Aviad Amitai and he's been guiding...

Rabbi Daniel Roth is an academic who originally hails from upstate New York but now lives in Jerusalem. He describes himself as a religious zionist and believes that far from religion being the problem within local and global conflicts, it is the key and also the solution. Roth has a Ph. D. in Conflict Management, Resolution & Negotiation and is the Director of Mosaica a religious peace initiative...