{"podcast":{"title":"Doctor John Patrick","slug":"doctor-john-patrick-5582517","podcast_index_feed_id":5582517,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/doctorjohnpatrick/feed.xml","website_url":"https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6470650/Podcast_-_1400x1400_haa8ik.jpg","author":"John Patrick","episode_count":100,"summary":"With a history that spans three continents, and over 50 years experience in the medical community John Patrick speaks to Christian and secular groups around the world, communicating effectively on medical ethics, culture, public policy, and the integration of faith and science.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517"},"episode":{"title":"Why the Way We Talk About Faith Matters","slug":"why-the-way-we-talk-about-faith-matters","published_at":"2025-12-17T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-the-way-we-talk-about-faith-matters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517","url":"https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/e/why-the-way-we-talk-about-faith-matters/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jycnkjvv9vjw64cs/12_03_20257d2a4.mp3","summary":"Join our weekly book club and keep thinking deeply about faith, culture, and truth: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/bookclubpod Considering college? Explore Augustine College, a one-year classical Christian program in Ottawa that prepares students to think and live faithfully in a secular age: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/augustinepodcast 🎓 Join the Book Club with Dr. John PatrickLearn how to read, think, and wrestle with the big ideas alongside Dr. John Patrick and a private community.→ https://pxllnk.co/johnpatrick In this episode, Dr. John Patrick reflects on how Christianity is often presented today and why this approach fails to persuade thoughtful people. Drawing on poetry, Scripture, history, and lived experience, he argues that faith must be spoken with clarity, beauty, and intellectual seriousness if it is to be heard. // LINKS // Website: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ Podcast: https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/ Biblical Literate Quiz: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/meaning-metaphor-and-allusion/ Recommended Reading list: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/book-list/ Ask Doctor John: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ask/ LINKS: https://beacons.ai/doctorjohnpatrick","meta_description":"Join our weekly book club and keep thinking deeply about faith, culture, and truth: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/bookclubpod Considering college? Explore Augustine…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2704,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/episodes/why-the-way-we-talk-about-faith-matters/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-the-way-we-talk-about-faith-matters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}