Dia-Logos: Seeking Christ's Perspective on the News

About Dia-Logos: Seeking Christ's Perspective on the News

Drawing on over 50 years of global experience, we operate at the intersection of faith and world events. Rather than just observing important global shifts, we interpret them through a biblical lens, offering the Church distinct perspectives to foster understanding and meaningful engagement. We are not the ultimate authority, but Christ is, so we seek to align our perspectives on world events to His, as found in His Word.

Publisher

Dia-Logos Podcast

Category

news · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 May 2026

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Dia-Logos Podcast -Ep 19 - Transforming Communities One Story at a Time with Challenge Good News Paper

   What if a simple newspaper left on a kitchen table, found in a dustbin, or picked up in a public restroom could completely transform a life? In this episode of the Dia-Logos Podcast, host Brad Kirsten sits down with Cobus and Ilze Beukes, who lead the distribution, promotion, and management of Challenge Good News Paper in Southern Africa. Starting in Perth, Australia, Challenge has grown into a powerful, non-offensive "24-hour evangelist", a non-denominated gospel message dressed as a newspaper. In this episode, Cobus and Ilze discuss: ✅ Unstoppable Reach: How Challenge reaches communities, 140 correctional facilities, military bases, and rural areas across South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and 5 other nations. ✅ Incredible Testimonies: Heartwarming first-hand stories of lives turned around—including a drug-addicted son reading a story on a kitchen table and a pastor's brother finding hope in a Swaziland restroom. ✅ Community Transformation: How distributing the newspaper in struggling communities has revived churches, Sunday schools, and local morale. ✅ Multiple Languages & Formats: Why incorporating Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa, Shona, and Afrikaans makes the gospel accessible to everyone. ✅ How to Get Involved: How local churches, outreach projects, and individuals can get physical or digital copies to share in their own communities. Tune in to discover how everyday believers are taking hands to bring hope and the life-changing power of Jesus to Southern Africa!

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   DL Podcast - Ep 18 - Navigating the Season We Live In: Helen Burnard on A Journey Through the Landscape

   How do believers navigate a world fractured by global conflict, political polarization, social media anger, and rapid technological shifts? In this compelling episode of the Dia-Logos podcast, host Brad Kirsten chats with veteran mission consultant Helen Burnard to discuss her timely new book, A Journey Through the Landscape. Drawing from 45 years of global ministry alongside her husband Mike, Helen shares candid insights on why the church feels so divided and confused today. Together, they explore what it means to hold life's tensions, resist trading in the world's "anger currency," regain true moral clarity, and navigate modern phenomena like AI psychosis and digital addiction. Whether you are feeling disillusioned by global tensions or searching for a grounded, Christ-centered perspective in this chaotic season, this conversation offers practical wisdom, deep hope, and spiritual resilience. To order a copy, please Whatsapp +2782 865 7389

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Dia-Logos Podcast - Ep 17 - Navigating Faith, Loss, and Unity in Siberia

   In this episode of the Dia-Logos Podcast, host Brad Kirsten chats with Riko Viviers, Eastern Slavic Specialist Consultant for Dia-Logos. After completing his engineering studies, Riko set out on a short-term mission outreach to Russia that turned into a 25-year career in Siberia’s remote Yakutsk region. In this episode, Riko shares: ✅ Life on the Siberian Frontier: What it’s like living and ministering in Siberia’s Far East, learning the Russian language, and connecting with indigenous communities. ✅ The Post-Soviet Spiritual Landscape: How the collapse of the Soviet Union created a spiritual hunger, followed by decades of modernization and shifting cultural values. ✅ Ground-Level Impact of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Rare first-hand insights into how remote eastern communities face mobilization, military losses, economic hardship, and fuel shortages. ✅ The Voice of the Local Church: How Russian and Ukrainian believers navigate pastoral care, prophetic witness, and the call for Christian unity under strict legal constraints. ✅ A Siberian Romance: The heartwarming story of how God brought Riko and his Yakutian wife, Mariaana, together amidst cold winters and shared ministry passions. Tune in for an eye-opening conversation that offers a kingdom perspective on conflict, faith, and perseverance in one of the most remote regions on Earth.

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