Podcast
The Pulse Podcast with Matthew Ruttan
Hosted by Matthew Ruttan · EN
Since a pulse doesn’t mean you’re alive, this podcast is about the vitality of firm faith, pursuing personal integrity, and consistently keeping the main thing the main thing in practical ways day-by-day. It includes feature topics, interviews, expository sermons and more.
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Why do we say The Apostle’s Creed in Church?
Yesterday00:08:05Tap to summarizeIt goes back to the early days of the church. Some say it, some don't. What is it, and why? This post and podcast explains. These statements are hills worth dying on. And many have.
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A Hope That Will Soar Unhindered—A Prayer
3d ago00:04:30Tap to summarizeThere is a great hunger for prayer. Tim Keller writes: "Prayer is awe, intimacy, struggle--yet the way to reality." Join in with this prayer I led at a worship service. "Come, Holy Spirit..."
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Suffering Like A Saint (1 Peter 4)
4d ago00:25:47Tap to summarizeWhat do we all have in common? Death, taxes, the need for air? Yes, yes and yes. But also suffering. We may not like it, but it's true. What does the apostle Peter have to say about suffering in a way that honours God? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores just that as we study 1 Peter 4.
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Should Christians be worried about Bill C-9?
1w ago00:07:53Tap to summarizeHas Canada "banned the Bible"? Not really. But what does Bill C9 actually say, what is it supposed to do, and is there a threat to religious freedom or expression in Canada?
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Being radical for Jesus
2w ago00:11:31Tap to summarizeJesus wasn't "meek and mild." He was radical. So too his followers, in more (and sometimes different) ways than you think.
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Lord of all, not Lord of some—a prayer
3w ago00:03:29Tap to summarizeYou are Lord of all (not just some). Join in with this prayer of both praise... and confession.
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How to avoid the polarizing effect of the internet
3w ago00:04:18Tap to summarizeWe live in a digital culture which can be very polarizing. This has to do with algorithms, echo chambers, profit margins (and more). This post and podcast episode includes one suggestion that should help.
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Honour everyone—emperors, slaves, masters, husbands, wives (1 Peter 2:13-3:7)
May 2600:29:23Tap to summarizeThe fisherman-turned-apostle said we should honour everyone, including tyrannical emperors. Did that include blind obedience? Definitely not. He also talked about the relationship between slaves, masters, husbands and wives. What if instead of avoiding tough passages, we dealt with them head-on with the goal of glorifying God no matter the situation we're in...
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What Jonathan Haidt just said about A.I. and the next generation
May 2300:06:23Tap to summarizeHaidt has earned the right to be heard. He cares about his kids, and yours too. His recent comments deserve more attention. This post (and podcast episode) briefly explores the threat of silicon valley doing another experiment on your kids, to their detriment. Will we live with eyes wide shut, or open?
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Why loving people isn’t the same as liking them
May 1900:07:52Tap to summarizeHow do you be at your best when some people put you at your worst? It helps to not be naive about what love means, and to know what Jesus meant by love.
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