A-Cross Perspective/s
Hello and welcome to A-Cross Perspective/s! We are a group of Christians in Singapore who are keen to explore the complexities of living out the faith in today’s world. Our aim is to interrogate different perspectives on contemporary issues in light of our Christian beliefs. We do not promise straight answers, but hope to challenge other Christians and ourselves to think and live critically. Follow us on Instagram @a.cross_perspective.s
Episodes
19 episodes
Episode 17 - Friends with Limits
Why can't we be friends?? In this episode we discuss the seemingly simple concept of friendship. What does it actually mean biblically to be friends? Are there conditions and what are they? Can Christians have enemies, and who are they? Can for...
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Episode 7
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Episode 16 - Israel & the Church: How Should We Care?
Having set the foundation of why Christians should care about Israel in the previous episode, we continue our discussion with Andrew about what this means in practice. How does caring about and for Israel look like? Who is Israel in the first p...
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Episode 15 - Israel & the Church: Why Care?
Is Israel still important to God and His plans? Hasn't the Church replaced Israel? Should Christians care about Israel? How can we understand Israel in terms of God's missiology, His covenants with them, and the prophetic? We try to unpack thes...
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Minisode 2 - Environmentalism and Christianity
In this minisode, Derek shares some thoughts about environmentalism. Specifically, he notes two rather philosophical questions that need to be answered in any view on the environment: What is the relationship between humans and nature? Why shou...
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Episode 14 - Can I do that? A conversation with a pole dancer.
In this episode, we wanted to tackle the issue of controversial "grey-area" practices for Christians. We invited a Christian friend who regularly takes pole dancing classes to zoom in on pole-dancing as one such practice. Does pole dancing dish...
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Minisode 1 - Saved but Immature?
We are trying out a new format for our show! We are well aware that our episodes can be quite lengthy, with long intervals between them. We have also realised that a lot of content don't actually make it into our full-length episodes. Hence, mi...
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Episode 13 - Can We Lose Our Salvation?
In this episode, we address a question every Christian has probably wrestled with in their lifetime. Is it possible to lose your salvation? How do we balance calls to be assured of our identity in Christ against warnings of ingenuine faith? If ...
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Episode 12 - Should We Fight for a Dying World?
Parts of the Bible suggest that things will only get worse before they get better - think conflicts, injustice, and lawlessness. However, Scripture also tells us that we ought to be stewards of the earth and God's agents for the Kingdom on eart...
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Episode 12
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Episode 11 - Can I Sing That? (Part II)
This is part two of our discussion on worship songs. Previously we talked about the provenance of songs; here we focus on their content. Are modern/contemporary worship songs shallow in theology? Are they too repetitive? Do they play on emotion...
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Episode 10 - Can I Sing That? (Part I)
As we hit ten episodes(!), we kick off a special two-part series where we talk about contentious worship. In this first episode, we tackle the issue of worship songs of questionable sources. Can we disagree with parts of a church/organisation's...
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Episode 9 - Changing for a Relationship
Should you change for your partner? Can you expect your partner to change? Does love mean total acceptance of the beloved? Should I just let God change them? What has dishes got to do with all of this? Join us as we tease apart these things.
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Episode 8 - Changing Church
With many services having gone online due to COVID-19, people may feel at greater liberty to tune in to the services of other churches. This raises the thorny issue of commitment to the local church - is there ever a good reason to leave your c...
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Episode 7 - Mental Health
In lieu of World Mental Health Day, we speak to our friend Athel, who runs a social enterprise for mental health and wellness education. In the episode, we discuss what mental health is, what Christianity has to say about it and how the Church ...
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Episode 6 - Pop Culture
"Pokemon is evil!" "Harry Potter promotes witchcraft!" How seriously should Christians take these warnings? What attitude should we adopt towards pop culture? Is there benefit in engaging it, and how do we do so while avoiding its dangers, if a...
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Episode 5 - Cancel Culture
What is this cancel culture we keep hearing about? What are its motivations and pitfalls? Is the church called to cancel others? What if Christians are cancelled? Join us as we talk about the good and bad about cancel culture, as well as how Ch...
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Episode 4 - Money
Following up on our previous episode on work, we now talk about money - how should Christians relate to money? Is it wrong to pursue money? What does it mean to not serve Mammon? Can I be Christian and rich? On this episode, we are joined by ou...
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Episode 4
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Episode 3 - Faith and Work
Work is a central part of our lives. Whether you hate your job or love it, work is here to stay. How should Christians understand work, and how are we supposed to "live out" our faith in the workplace? What metric do we measure ourselves agains...
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Episode 3
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Episode 2 - Christian Activism
What is Christian activism? Is it even a thing? Why, when, and how should we engage in it? With protests happening across the world, these are important questions to deal with. In this episode, we attempt to critically examine some of these iss...
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Episode 1 - Marriage and Divorce
In this episode, we spring off a recent Youtube video where a couple authentically shared the story behind their divorce. We examine what marriage and divorce means from a Christian perspective and discuss how to reconcile that with very real c...
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