The Lucas Vos Podcast
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Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Tayo joins us today to discuss his life story, purpose, meaning, and family. We dive into many tangents along the way and I greatly enjoyed meeting and speaking with him. Please enjoy.
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtXQidfRY_U&t=2915s
Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:22) How did you grow up? Nigeria, UK (7:10) What churches did you find in the UK? (8:00) What have been your favorite Biblical stories and what is your favorite now? (11:40) How do you look back on your childhood? (15:27) Do you still play football? (18:14) What does family mean to you today? (23:17) What is your part to play in this world? (29:33) What is 'This Little Corner of The Internet'? (35:35) What is Estuary? (43:23) Where is this movement going? (48:52) Materialism and the secular age (54:20) Talking to others about these topics (58:45) Jordan Peterson (1:08:00) Final remarks
Tayo on The Meaning Code: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6I2HEFx-qw&t=2034s
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Aron van Os is a philosophy teacher at Utrecht University and he makes (if you ask me) beautiful music in his spare time. Today we discuss his personal life, philosophical journey and work, music, and I throw some of the big questions of life at him toward the end.
Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (03:30) Aron’s road to philosophy (08:26) Who is Nietzsche? (13:44) What made you interested in Nietzsche? (16:11) God is dead and we killed him (20:41) Nietzsche and the meaning crisis (28:21) Can you have Christian values without being Christian? (32:20) Agreements and disagreements with Nietzsche (38:34) How do you reconcile Nietzsche’s views with your Christian identity? (45:26) Aron’s difficulties with embracing Christianity and his search for Truth (50:03) Are there currently answers the meaning crisis? (54:22) What story speaks to you? (57:11) Are you doing what you’re made to do? (58:34) Where do you find meaning in life? (01:03:00) Music and the value of serving others (01:08:48) Do you fear death? (01:14:30) Aron speaking at Breakwater Festival in Mannheim
Breakwater Festival: Event Details and Tickets: https://buytickets.at/breakwater/935800 T-shirts: https://buytickets.at/breakwater/store Discord: tinyurl.com/BreakwaterDiscord Festival Email: contact.breakwater@gmail.com Flyer: https://bit.ly/breakwaterfestival2023 Announcement episode on Paul Vanderklays youtube channel with some more insights about the festival. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au1tN6ryHHg&t=73s
Youtube link of the episode (with video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN6_ho6ocDY&t=187s
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Bas van Os is a husband, father, theologian, and has worked a vast number of jobs ranging from public transportation to economic education. Today we discuss his life, his work, and some of his interests.
(0:00)- Introducing Bas van Os – relational economics, theology, and academic background (10:39) Gnosticism – what Gnosticism is and disagreements (18:10) How do we contend with evil? (20:16) Children and family life (28:05) Body (basar) , Soul (nephesh), and Spirit (ruach) (33:45) Alignment, flow state, and material, social, and spiritual goods (36:10) The map is not the territory – how scientific theories and materialism can cause hubris (42:08) How do you find the ‘right’ church? Responsibility in community and beauty in ashes (48:48) Why teenagers leave the church – Scientism, pop culture, and ritual (53:27) Will there ever be a unified church? Working toward an ideal (59:53) Closing remarks – more content to come!
Youtube link (including video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xk4PwhL_tg&t=27s
My father and brother on PVK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR5DYC8-D5s&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPZwRTOoAHk&t=0s