{"podcast":{"title":"#12minconvos with Jesus Believers","slug":"12minconvos-with-jesus-believers-7774952","podcast_index_feed_id":7774952,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/12minconvoswithjesusbelievers/","website_url":"https://www.12minconvos.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/556b5654-0805-4be8-95e9-20f3638219da/12minconvos-with-jesus-Believers-Podcast.png","author":"Engel Jones","episode_count":208,"summary":"#12minconvos with Jesus Believers One Story. 12 Minutes. A Global Echo of Hope. What can happen in 12 minutes? A life can pivot. A heart can heal. A legacy can begin. Welcome to #12minconvos with Jesus Believers, the daily podcast where high-impact storytelling meets the global mission of the Church. Hosted by Engel Jones, this isn’t your typical interview show; it’s a \"flow-versation\" designed to capture the raw, unedited, and transformative power of a single testimony. Why Listen? We live in a world of noise, but your spirit craves truth. Whether you’re on your morning commute, at the gym, or taking a \"Grace Buffer\" break, these 12-minute windows provide a snack of pure inspiration that fuels your Active Faith. Every day at 3:12 AM, we release a new episode featuring a different Jesus Believer from a different corner of the globe. From entrepreneurs and artists to stay-at-home parents and world-changers, we explore the \"new creation\" moments that define what it means to follow Christ in the 21st century. A Monumental Mission When you listen, you aren’t just a consumer; you are a partner in a massive, five-year odyssey. We are currently on a mission to: Record 5,000 New Testimoni…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T22:22:05.859900+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/12minconvos-with-jesus-believers-7774952"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. J. Richard Middleton: Weaving an \"Existential Web of Meaning\" in a Chaotic World","slug":"dr-j-richard-middleton-weaving-an-existential-web-of-meaning-in-a-chaotic-world","published_at":"2026-08-26T07:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/12minconvos-with-jesus-believers-7774952/dr-j-richard-middleton-weaving-an-existential-web-of-meaning-in-a-chaotic-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/12minconvos-with-jesus-believers-7774952","url":"https://www.12minconvos.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b6a8b28f-e32b-4fe4-a851-f54bf2351879.mp3","summary":"Dr. J. Richard Middleton is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Worldview and Exegesis at Northeastern Seminary and Roberts Wesleyan University, in Rochester, NY. He holds a PhD from the Free University, Amsterdam (in a joint-degree program with the Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto); an MA in Philosophy from the University of Guelph, Canada; and a BTh from the Jamaica Theological Seminary, Kingston, Jamaica. A native of Jamaica, he immigrated to Canada for graduate studies and moved to the USA for a teaching position at Colgate Rochester Divinity School. He is past president of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies (2019–2021) and past president of the Canadian-American Theological Association (2011–2014). He is currently a Fellow of Every Voice for Kingdom Diversity and a Scholar with Global Scholars Canada. Middleton’s research area is Old Testament theology with a focus on creation, suffering, and the ethics of power. His vision is to help Christians and interested others gain insight into the empowering worldview of the Scriptures. Dr. Middleton is the author of Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God (Baker Academic, 2021); A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology (Baker Academic, 2014); and The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 (Brazos, 2005). He co-authored (with Brian Walsh) The Transforming Vision: Shaping a Christian World View (IVP Academic, 1984) and Truth is Stranger than It Used to Be: Biblical Faith in a Postmodern Age (IVP Academic, 1995). He is currently working on two new books, one (with Eerdmans) on the power dynamics between prophet and king in 1 Samuel and the other (with Baker Academic) on the biblical worldview for our troubled times. Middleton has co-edited…","meta_description":"Dr. J. 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