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Search for Truth Radio Programmes hosted by Brian Johnston and John Martin from the Churches of God (www.churchesofgod.info), an evangelical organization with over 100 churches worldwide.
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Friday May 07, 2021
Our God Reigns! The Awesome Sovereignty of God (Part 1)
Friday May 07, 2021
Friday May 07, 2021
Can we control our own destiny, or is it all down to chance? Who, or what, is in charge of history? To be credible, any worldview must answer four questions - about our origins, our morality, our (life’s) meaning, and our destiny. When Brian Johnston's daily Bible readings took him to Isaiah 37-47, he found the Biblical worldview does just that in an impressive declaration and demonstration of the sovereignty of God. That’s what led to this series which along the way seeks to answer some important questions that have puzzled people for centuries:
- What does the Bible categorically say about human origins?
- Does God change his mind?
- Why did God order the killing of peoples in the Old Testament?
- Has Israel been left out of God’s purposes?
- Why bother praying?
- Was Jesus’ crucifixion simply a terrible accident?
- Does God decide who is saved and who isn’t?
- What are God’s purposes in the end times?
- Does man have free wills?
- Do the sign gifts operate today in God's purposes?

Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil - Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 12
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil - Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 11
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil - Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 10
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil - Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 9
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil: Tools and Encouragement to Preach the Gospel Part 8
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil: Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 7
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil: Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 6
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil: Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 5
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil: Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 4
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil: Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 3
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil: Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 2
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Sowing in Hard Soil: Tools and Encouragement for Preaching the Gospel Part 1
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
On a few occasions in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul urges his readers not to lose heart. In particular, he appeals that they don’t lose heart in evangelism. This appeal can be found – twice in fact - in 2 Corinthians 4. If we’re in the western world today, it’s not hard to appreciate why he had this concern. Paul encountered in certain places the same stony indifference we can come up against, ranging even to outright hostility at times. We can all too readily identify the same features in society around us that the Apostle Paul diagnoses in the Greco-Roman world of the first century AD (Romans 1). Drawing from Paul’s writings, Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston provides a number of tools and also some encouragement in preaching the gospel in modern society.

Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Who Do You Think You Are? Answers From Ecclesiastes Part 8
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
The consideration of whether it could be true that everything is meaningless is not a consideration we expect to find arising from within a biblical worldview, where God is accepted as existing and giving meaning and purpose to human existence. But the curious thing – at least at first sight – is that one entire book in the Bible is devoted to exploring whether or not everything is meaningless. Why should this be the case? Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston gives the answer.

Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Does Anyone Know Why We're Here? Answers From Ecclesiastes Part 7
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
The consideration of whether it could be true that everything is meaningless is not a consideration we expect to find arising from within a biblical worldview, where God is accepted as existing and giving meaning and purpose to human existence. But the curious thing – at least at first sight – is that one entire book in the Bible is devoted to exploring whether or not everything is meaningless. Why should this be the case? Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston gives the answer.

Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Does Anyone Know Why We're Here? Answers From Ecclesiastes Part 6
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
The consideration of whether it could be true that everything is meaningless is not a consideration we expect to find arising from within a biblical worldview, where God is accepted as existing and giving meaning and purpose to human existence. But the curious thing – at least at first sight – is that one entire book in the Bible is devoted to exploring whether or not everything is meaningless. Why should this be the case? Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston gives the answer.

Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Does Anyone Know Why We're Here? Answers From Ecclesiastes Part 5
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
The consideration of whether it could be true that everything is meaningless is not a consideration we expect to find arising from within a biblical worldview, where God is accepted as existing and giving meaning and purpose to human existence. But the curious thing – at least at first sight – is that one entire book in the Bible is devoted to exploring whether or not everything is meaningless. Why should this be the case? Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston gives the answer.

Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
A Seasonal Message
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
A break from our series on Ecclesiastes with a seasonal message.

Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
Does Anyone Know Why We're Here? Answers From Ecclesiastes Part 4
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
The consideration of whether it could be true that everything is meaningless is not a consideration we expect to find arising from within a biblical worldview, where God is accepted as existing and giving meaning and purpose to human existence. But the curious thing – at least at first sight – is that one entire book in the Bible is devoted to exploring whether or not everything is meaningless. Why should this be the case? Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston gives the answer.

Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
Does Anyone Know Why We're Here? Answers From Ecclesiastes Part 3
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
The consideration of whether it could be true that everything is meaningless is not a consideration we expect to find arising from within a biblical worldview, where God is accepted as existing and giving meaning and purpose to human existence. But the curious thing – at least at first sight – is that one entire book in the Bible is devoted to exploring whether or not everything is meaningless. Why should this be the case? Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston gives the answer.

Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Does Anyone Know Why We're Here? Answers From Ecclesiastes Part 2
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
The consideration of whether it could be true that everything is meaningless is not a consideration we expect to find arising from within a biblical worldview, where God is accepted as existing and giving meaning and purpose to human existence. But the curious thing – at least at first sight – is that one entire book in the Bible is devoted to exploring whether or not everything is meaningless. Why should this be the case? Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston gives the answer.

Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Does Anyone Know Why We're Here? Answers from Ecclesiastes Part 1
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
The consideration of whether it could be true that everything is meaningless is not a consideration we expect to find arising from within a biblical worldview, where God is accepted as existing and giving meaning and purpose to human existence. But the curious thing – at least at first sight – is that one entire book in the Bible is devoted to exploring whether or not everything is meaningless. Why should this be the case? Bible teacher and broadcaster Brian Johnston gives the answer.

Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Vital Home Truths: Part 10 - Family Matters ... The Discipline of Disciplining
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Vital Home Truths: Part 9 - Family Matters ... Parents Behaving Well
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Vital Home Truths: Part 8 - Family Matters ...Taking Responsibility
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Vital Home Truths: Part 7 - Family Matters ... A Loving Atmosphere
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Vital Home Truths: Part 6 - Family Matters...The Training Ground
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Vital Home Truths: Part 5 - Personal House (The Test of Our Identity)
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Vital Home Truths: Part 3 - Prison House (Joseph's Test of Humility)
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Vital Home Truths: Part 2 - Potiphar's House (Joseph's Test of Purity)
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Vital Home Truths: Part 1 - Parent's House (Joseph's Test of Fidelity)
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

Thursday Aug 27, 2020
60 Minutes to Raise the Dead: Part 6 - Which 'Boast' is Excluded?
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
An evangelical sermon has been described as 'thirty minutes to raise the dead.' This, of course, refers to the Bible's description of non-Christians as being 'dead in their sins' (Ephesians 6:1) - in other words, as spiritually dead as a result of having no relationship with God, the giver of all life – and the desire of the preacher for the hearer to find new life in, and through, Jesus Christ. This series, Sixty Minutes to Raise the Dead, comprises 6 talks, each of 10 minutes duration, which explain in turn each of the five major words in a Bible text (Ephesians 2:8-9) that sums up most clearly how it is that a ('dead') person finds new life in Jesus Christ, God's son and our saviour. And hence the title!

Thursday Aug 20, 2020
60 Minutes to Raise the Dead: Part 5 - What is meant by 'Works'?
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
An evangelical sermon has been described as 'thirty minutes to raise the dead.' This, of course, refers to the Bible's description of non-Christians as being 'dead in their sins' (Ephesians 6:1) - in other words, as spiritually dead as a result of having no relationship with God, the giver of all life – and the desire of the preacher for the hearer to find new life in, and through, Jesus Christ. This series, Sixty Minutes to Raise the Dead, comprises 6 talks, each of 10 minutes duration, which explain in turn each of the five major words in a Bible text (Ephesians 2:8-9) that sums up most clearly how it is that a ('dead') person finds new life in Jesus Christ, God's son and our saviour. And hence the title!

Thursday Aug 13, 2020
60 Minutes to Raise the Dead: Part 4 - What is Faith?
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
An evangelical sermon has been described as 'thirty minutes to raise the dead.' This, of course, refers to the Bible's description of non-Christians as being 'dead in their sins' (Ephesians 6:1) - in other words, as spiritually dead as a result of having no relationship with God, the giver of all life – and the desire of the preacher for the hearer to find new life in, and through, Jesus Christ. This series, Sixty Minutes to Raise the Dead, comprises 6 talks, each of 10 minutes duration, which explain in turn each of the five major words in a Bible text (Ephesians 2:8-9) that sums up most clearly how it is that a ('dead') person finds new life in Jesus Christ, God's son and our saviour. And hence the title!

Thursday Aug 06, 2020
60 Minutes to Raise the Dead: Part 3 - What is Grace?
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
An evangelical sermon has been described as 'thirty minutes to raise the dead.' This, of course, refers to the Bible's description of non-Christians as being 'dead in their sins' (Ephesians 6:1) - in other words, as spiritually dead as a result of having no relationship with God, the giver of all life – and the desire of the preacher for the hearer to find new life in, and through, Jesus Christ. This series, Sixty Minutes to Raise the Dead, comprises 6 talks, each of 10 minutes duration, which explain in turn each of the five major words in a Bible text (Ephesians 2:8-9) that sums up most clearly how it is that a ('dead') person finds new life in Jesus Christ, God's son and our saviour. And hence the title!

Thursday Jul 30, 2020
60 Minutes to Raise the Dead: Part 2 - What is Salvation?
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
An evangelical sermon has been described as 'thirty minutes to raise the dead.' This, of course, refers to the Bible's description of non-Christians as being 'dead in their sins' (Ephesians 6:1) - in other words, as spiritually dead as a result of having no relationship with God, the giver of all life – and the desire of the preacher for the hearer to find new life in, and through, Jesus Christ. This series, Sixty Minutes to Raise the Dead, comprises 6 talks, each of 10 minutes duration, which explain in turn each of the five major words in a Bible text (Ephesians 2:8-9) that sums up most clearly how it is that a ('dead') person finds new life in Jesus Christ, God's son and our saviour. And hence the title!

Thursday Jul 23, 2020
60 Minutes to Raise the Dead: Part 1 - Introduction
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
An evangelical sermon has been described as 'thirty minutes to raise the dead.' This, of course, refers to the Bible's description of non-Christians as being 'dead in their sins' (Ephesians 6:1) - in other words, as spiritually dead as a result of having no relationship with God, the giver of all life – and the desire of the preacher for the hearer to find new life in, and through, Jesus Christ. This series, Sixty Minutes to Raise the Dead, comprises 6 talks, each of 10 minutes duration, which explain in turn each of the five major words in a Bible text (Ephesians 2:8-9) that sums up most clearly how it is that a ('dead') person finds new life in Jesus Christ, God's son and our saviour. And hence the title!

Thursday Jul 16, 2020
A Crisis of Identity: Part 11 - How To Be Not Of This World
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Issues of personal and collective identity seem everywhere today. Is gender fluid? Can a person self-define their gender? How should a person conflicted about their gender be counseled? When do a people have the right to self-determination? What makes a nation? In this absorbing series, Brian Johnston looks at identity from a biblical perspective - who does God say we are as humans, and what does he want our identity to be as Christians, both individually and collectively?

Thursday Jul 09, 2020
A Crisis of Identity: Part 10 - Seeing Ourselves as a Prized Possession
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Issues of personal and collective identity seem everywhere today. Is gender fluid? Can a person self-define their gender? How should a person conflicted about their gender be counseled? When do a people have the right to self-determination? What makes a nation? In this absorbing series, Brian Johnston looks at identity from a biblical perspective - who does God say we are as humans, and what does he want our identity to be as Christians, both individually and collectively?