Dia-Logos: Seeking Christ's Perspective on the News
Aug 6, 2026 · 15 min · 9 segments
What happens when our busy schedules collide with someone else’s crisis? In this moving episode Brad sits down with analytical strategist and investigative journalist Mike Burnard to unpack a…
Mike BurnardGuest
Brad KirstenHost
Why do you think that was the first thing that she said before she even introduced herself?
I think she wanted to explain the desperateness of not having someone to provide, not someone to protect her, not someone to guide her.
It's obviously, you know, Brad, it was like I sensed there was something missing, a vacuum in her life that surpassed the need for food.
I don't really know the real answer to that, but I can imagine that she just wanted someone to embrace her, which my wife Helen did, just hug her, and she just started crying, and she just started weeping, and I could just sense that deep, deep loss in her life that there's no one to protect her.
And I think they experience so much rejection from people when somebody actually comes in and has an interest in a kind and gentle way, just as you said, and it ends even in a hug.
It is almost as if something broke into her life on that day and you didn't even really do much when you face rejection so often when you're somebody less fortunate and then someone else steps into your world.
You know, I was reminded getting back home that morning before we went over to see where she lives, reading again the story of Jesus and Bartimaeus.
And, you know, just this incredible story of how Jesus was on his way to minister.
Obviously, the disciples wanted to be there, hear him teach, see Jesus in action like we would like to do on a Sunday morning.
And then in Mark 10, verse 49, you know, on their way, Bartimaeus is the son of the blind beggar, which is the son of Timaeus, which is the son of a blind beggar, sitting along the street and crying out, son of David.
And then the disciples, the followers of Jesus, tells him to shut up and keep quiet because our master is on his way.
Why do you think that was the first thing that she said before she even introduced herself?
I think she wanted to explain the desperateness of not having someone to provide, not someone to protect her, not someone to guide her.
It's obviously, you know, Brad, it was like I sensed there was something missing, a vacuum in her life that surpassed the need for food.
I don't really know the real answer to that, but I can imagine that she just wanted someone to embrace her, which my wife Helen did, just hug her, and she just started crying, and she just started weeping, and I could just sense that deep, deep loss in her life that there's no one to protect her.
And I think they experience so much rejection from people when somebody actually comes in and has an interest in a kind and gentle way, just as you said, and it ends even in a hug.
It is almost as if something broke into her life on that day and you didn't even really do much when you face rejection so often when you're somebody less fortunate and then someone else steps into your world.
You know, I was reminded getting back home that morning before we went over to see where she lives, reading again the story of Jesus and Bartimaeus.
And, you know, just this incredible story of how Jesus was on his way to minister.
Obviously, the disciples wanted to be there, hear him teach, see Jesus in action like we would like to do on a Sunday morning.
And then in Mark 10, verse 49, you know, on their way, Bartimaeus is the son of the blind beggar, which is the son of Timaeus, which is the son of a blind beggar, sitting along the street and crying out, son of David.
And then the disciples, the followers of Jesus, tells him to shut up and keep quiet because our master is on his way.
The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode
No account is needed to search Radar.