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Watergate’s 50th Anniversary, The Story of a Missionary in Nigeria, Our God-Shaped Hole

06/17/22

John Stonestreet Maria Baer

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John and Maria discuss the 50th anniversary of the break-in at Watergate. Although Watergate marks the decline of American trust in political institutions—something we’re seeing in the January 6 hearings, John points out that Watergate’s best legacy was the redemption of Chuck Colson.

After Maria shares an inspirational story on Mary Slessor, a missionary in Nigeria, they continue their conversation from last week on why uncarefully parsing first-order and second-order doctrines can be risky. They end by talking about our God-shaped hole for meaning to the point that even an elephant recently had to be declared not a person.

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Nigeria
Watergate

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Segment 1:

Watergates 50th Anniversary

“Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption. Then came Trump”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/watergate-50th-anniversary/

WHO calls for further studies, data on orgin of SARS-CoV-2 virus and reiterates that all hypotheses remain open

https://www.who.int/news/item/30-03-2021-who-calls-for-further-studies-data-on-origin-of-sars-cov-2-virus-reiterates-that-all-hypotheses-remain-open

Segment 2:

Five key takeaways from third January 6 US Capitol riot hearing

“Several witnesses testified on Thursday that Pence had no legal power to interfere with the election results, stressing that there is no precedent in US history for what Trump was asking his vice president to do.”

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/16/five-key-takeaways-from-third-january-6-us-capitol-riot-hearing

Segment 3:

Mary Slessor: Changing The World One Child at a Time

“At age 27, Mary learned of the death of famous missionary, David Livingstone. Inspired to join her church’s mission in what is now southern Nigeria, Mary taught and worked in the dispensary. With her devotion to learn the local language, plus by cutting her hair and abandoning the traditional Victorian dress as impractical in the hot climate, Mary quickly set herself apart from the other missionaries. She began eating local foods as a cost-cutting measure.”

https://www.breakpoint.org/mary-slessor-changing-the-world-one-child-at-a-time/