Kent Kingston
Editor (former), Signs of the Times
Appears in 135 Episodes
The Sabbath Community
Life can get so crazy-busy that it actually takes discipline to ensure we get some quality rest. The ancient tradition of Sabbath offers a weekly rhythm of rest, renew...
Brain Choke
Why, at the crucial moment, can the outcome of a sporting or artistic performance be so dismayingly uncertain? What separates the sweaty palmed dizzy successes from th...
Robot Reality
If even a super-smart tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is worried about artificial intelligence and the rise of the machines, shouldn't the rest of us be?
Medicinal Cannabis
The gradual acceptance in the medical and research community that cannabis can be an effective medication for certain conditions has led to changes in the legal status...
Fathers Day
There's no workshop manual for fathering - all most of us have is what our own dads taught us, and that can be a bit hit and miss. Family life educator Trafford Fische...
Practising Faith
What if being a believer is less like wearing your favourite football team's shirt and chanting the team song and more like lacing up and turning up for regular traini...
Baptism
Jews, Hindus, Christians and Muslims all practise ritual purification by water. What does the Bible say about baptism and its meaning? Pastor Wayne Boehm explains.
Fatherhood
In Australia there are about half a million households where kids are growing up without a dad. What's the impact of that, and what can be done about it. We chat with ...
Laughter
Laughter is contagious. It releases tension, breaks though our defences and helps us connect with everyone from close family to total strangers. In very real sense lau...
Public/Private
Are we too obsessed with the private lives of celebrities, politicians and other public figures? Or should we be concerned when their private ethics don't match up wit...
Meet Daniel Kuberek
In this episode we get to know Daniel Kuberek, Signs of the Times' new assistant editor. We also take a sneak peak at the highlights of the August edition of the magaz...
Indigenous Christian
Australia's indigenous history is entangled with its Christian history, for better and worse. What's the way forward and how are the arts involved? This episode spring...
Eternity
Before there was Banksy there was Mr Eternity, an anonymous street artist who tagged the footpaths of Sydney for 35 years. This is his story. This podcast contains a...
Humblebrag
Do you volunteer or serve your community in some way? Do you “do good”? Well, it’s great if you do, but have you ever stopped to wonder who you’re actually helping – w...
Beauty
Is beauty a trap? Or a trapdoor into a deeper reality. Vanesa Pizzuto thinks it's kind of both. Check out the interview here and read the original article at https://w...
Live More Happy
Depression is at epidemic levels in Western countries, including Australia. Could our lifestyle in the "lucky country" be killing us? Lifestyle medicine researcher Dr ...
Blood In, Blood Out
Rome Ulia was headed for a life in and out of prison, or a violent death on the streets. Then came a baby, a bus-stop and an ancient book. Read the story at https://ww...
Death
Although we spend much of our lives avoiding it, the experience of supporting a loved one through the dying process can involve an important re-assessment of beliefs a...
Who Made God?
The question of God's existence is one that has exercised the minds of scientists, philosophers and ordinary people for millennia. And then there's the atheists' trump...
Good Death
In the wake of the death of 104-year-old scientist, David Goodall, the debate around euthanasia has been given renewed vigour. Adventist pastor Bruce Manners lives in ...
