In this episode of Scripture Untangled, journalist Lorna Dueck sits down with Chris Houston to reflect on the remarkable final years of his father, Dr. James Houston, founder of Regent College. After a fall at age 99, James Houston believed he was nearing the end of his life. Instead, what followed became an unexpected new chapter marked by purpose, gratitude, community, and a continued passion for participating in what God was doing.

In this episode, Chris and Lorna discuss:

• The remarkable life and legacy of Regent College founder Dr. James Houston.
• Why James Houston seemed to be 'ascending' rather than declining in his final years.
• The story behind Letters from a Hospital Bed.
• Caring for aging parents with dignity and grace, and how families can honor loved ones in their final years.
• The wisdom, gratitude, and purpose that marked James Houston's final years.

Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s14-ep3

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Chris Houston is a husband, father, grandfather and active management consultant, working with mostly business leaders of businesses to shape the organizations they lead in order to create more good. Chris trained and practiced as a fisheries biologist and then learned the language of business through his MBA. For over thirty years, he has served multinational clients in North America, Europe and Asia. Now, he brings to his work the mind of an ecologist, the discipline of strategy and the heart of a Christ follower. He is passionate to see in others the freedom to live out the Faith in every context of life and in so doing to become astute discoverers of the endlessly creative work of our redemptive God, whether in the boardroom, or the greenhouse, or the grocery store or the library, or any other sphere. Chris was fortunate to have had a ringside seat for the life of his father, James M Houston, with and about whom he has written in their book “Letters from a Hospital Bed”.

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In this episode of Scripture Untangled, CBS Ambassador Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling sits down with theologian and educator Dr. Justin Stratis, Vice Principal and Academic Dean at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. Together, they explore how reading Scripture shapes our understanding of God, prayer, hope, Christian witness, and life in a changing culture.

In this episode, Justin and Andrew discuss:

• What it means to say that God is love and why that understanding begins with Jesus Christ.
• How Christians can remain faithful to Jesus while living in a society filled with many beliefs.
• Why Christians should be known for serving and loving their neighbours rather than winning arguments.
• How Scripture gives hope in a world filled with fear and uncertainty, and how prayer reminds us that God is still in control.

Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s14-ep2

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I was raised in a Christian home in New Jersey, my parents having converted to evangelical Protestantism from Greek Orthodoxy a couple of years before I was born. I made my own commitment to Christ as a teenager and began serving in several churches as a musician, a path that would lead me to complete a degree in music before turning to theology as I contemplated a calling to full time vocational ministry.

In 2003, my wife Melissa and I moved to Chicago where I attended seminary and she continued her work in communications/marketing. In seminary, a journey that had begun as preparation for further church work led me to systematic theology as a calling in its own right, and after taking two degrees, we made the decision to head to Scotland so I could study with John Webster for a research degree in dogmatics. In Scotland, I learned a great deal from John about what it is to be a ‘doctor of the church,’ not merely as an academic career, but more so as an ecclesial office to which one is accountable. In light of this, and after having been confirmed Anglican in the Scottish Episcopal Church, our next move was to Bristol, England, where I took up my first post as Tutor in Christian Doctrine at Trinity College training ordinands for vocational ministry in the Church of England.

I served at Trinity College Bristol for nine years teaching some brilliant students, working alongside excellent colleagues, and directing the college’s doctoral programme in partnership with the University of Aberdeen. I had intended to stay there indefinitely, but when the opportunity arose to make a move to Wycliffe College in 2021, it was clear that providence was leading me once again to make an unexpected change.

What excites me the most about Wycliffe, alongside its clear and historic commitment to doing theology in service of the church and her mission in the world, is the college’s vision to ground ministerial education in the theological interpretation of Scripture. I truly believe that the more emerging ministers and theologians learn to place the Bible at the centre of their ministries and earnestly desire to hear and proclaim the Word of God in its pages, the more the church’s witness will distinguish itself in the world as an effective testimony to the living God. I am looking forward to many years of service here, and especially to spending time learning, worshipping, and praying with students and colleagues.

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This conversation touches on one of the most urgent humanitarian issues of our time: world hunger. In this episode of Scripture Untangled, Lorna Dueck sits down with Andy Harrington, Executive Director of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, to explore what the Bible says about caring for the hungry, pursuing justice, and responding to human suffering with compassion.

In this episode, Andy and Lorna discuss:

• Why world hunger is growing and how the Bible calls us to respond.
• The growing global hunger crisis in Sudan and how this challenges us to consider what God's heart for the poor means for how we live today.
• How personal loss deepened Andy’s compassion for the hungry, and his calling to serve others.
• How Matthew 25 challenges and helps us to actually see the hungry and view them differently.

Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s14-ep1

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Andy Harrington is a leading Canadian voice in the fight against global hunger. As the Executive Director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank, he leads a powerful ecumenical coalition of 15 church-based agencies representing nearly 30 denominations, working together to end food insecurity. With over 30 years of frontline leadership, ranging from refugee support in war-torn Bosnia and Croatia to tsunami relief in Sri Lanka, Andy brings a rare blend of boots-on-the-ground experience and high-level strategic vision.

Andy has spent his career at the intersection of faith and global service, including nearly a decade as CEO of The Wellspring Foundation. His expertise in the broader sector is reflected in his three-year term as co-chair of the Humanitarian Coalition (concluding May 2026), a partnership of Canada’s leading aid agencies. This professional breadth, combined with a Master’s in Missiology and Culture, makes Andy a uniquely qualified expert on how the Canadian Church can partner effectively to serve a broken world.

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