{"id":6008,"date":"2015-07-16T15:20:01","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T20:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/podcast.ncfr.net\/?p=6008"},"modified":"2015-07-16T15:20:01","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T20:20:01","slug":"point-of-view-for-july-16-2015-dr-john-zmirak-pastor-tim-challies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podcast.christiantalk.media\/?p=6008","title":{"rendered":"Point of View for July 16, 2015: Dr. John Zmirak, Pastor Tim Challies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tThursday, July 16, 2015<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3689\" src=\"https:\/\/podcast.christiantalk.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Podcast-Thumbnail2.jpg\" alt=\"Podcast Thumbnail\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/>Today, we welcome back to the show, <strong>Dr. John Zmirak<\/strong>. Zmirak is a contributing senior editor of The Stream. He joins us to discuss his recently published article, <em>If the Feds Demand Same-Sex Marriage, What Will Our Pastors Do?<\/em>\u00a0 This article examines the difficulties that churches, church leaders and religious institutions will face in the event that the government requires them to acknowledge or officiate\u00a0 same-sex marriages.<\/p>\n<p>Our second hour guest is author and pastor, <strong>Tim Challies<\/strong>.\u00a0 Tim, serves as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church\u00a0in Toronto, Ontario, he is a book reviewer for <em><span class=\"caps\">WORLD<\/span><\/em> magazine, co-founder of\u00a0Cruciform Press. Tim discusses his book, <em>The Next Story: <span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">Life and Faith after the Digital Explosion. <\/span><\/em><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">Through his book he explains how and why our society has become reliant on digital technology, what it means for our lives, and how it impacts the Christian faith<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9427\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6008-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/pointofview\/071615.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/pointofview\/071615.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/pointofview\/071615.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/pointofview\/071615.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/podcast.christiantalk.media\/?powerpress_pinw=6008-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/pointofview\/071615.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"071615.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, July 16, 2015 Today, we welcome back to the show, Dr. John Zmirak. 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