4/23/2025
Episode S9:E04
28 min 
30 sec

Parent Trap

With Shawn Boonstra

In a world that’s too hectic and angry to listen to the wisdom of past generations, are we unknowingly setting ourselves up for failure? Can honoring one’s parents really enhance lives—even entire civilizations? In this episode on the fifth commandment, Shawn Boonstra answers these questions and sheds light on a dangerous cultural shift that’s redefining authority.

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Authentic
4/16/2025
Episode S9:E03
28 min 
30 sec

How to Be

With Shawn Boonstra

Finding a moment of rest in today’s bustling society can be difficult—even impossible. So why do many modern Christians reject the Sabbath? Shawn Boonstra uncovers the Sabbath’s true purpose as a day of rest and SO much more. This week on Authentic, discover why God set the seventh day apart and how this forgotten commandment can help us connect with God in a new dimension.

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Authentic
4/9/2025
Episode S9:E02
28 min 
30 sec

The Unwilling Accomplice

With Shawn Boonstra

What does it really mean to take God’s name in vain? Is it just about expletives and oaths, or is there something much greater at stake?

Shawn Boonstra explores God’s third commandment and its ties to identity theft, our daily conduct, and the majesty of Yahweh. You might be surprised at how relevant this ancient edict is today.

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Authentic
4/2/2025
Episode S9:E01
28 min 
30 sec

No Graven Images

With Shawn Boonstra

Is God against art? What’s His deal with statues? In this episode of Authentic, Shawn Boonstra continues his series on the Ten Commandments, digging into why the Bible forbids graven images. Journey through ancient history—from Rome’s breathtaking sculptures to the empty Most Holy Place in the Jewish temple—to discover the ongoing issue at the root of idolatry.

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Authentic
12/11/2024
Episode S8:E13
28 min 
30 sec

No Other Gods

With Shawn Boonstra

Lots of people are cool with Jesus, and even Yahweh...except for that pesky claim of exclusivity. What’s His deal? Some have diagnosed God as an egomaniacal control freak.

This week Shawn Boonstra analyzes the first commandment—“no other gods before Me." Yet what IS a god to us? An idol? It all has to do with the dynamics of Creator, created, and the trust that builds or breaks us.

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Authentic
12/12/2025
Episode S8:E12
28 min 
30 sec

An Authentic Life

With Shawn Boonstra

True freedom or lawful obedience? In the human mind, these concepts are at war, just as modern Christian thought severs our lives today from the Old Testament era: the age of the law (many claim). Join Shawn Boonstra as he unearths the truth—it has ALWAYS been an age of grace—and the ensuing question: if we’ve never had to buy our salvation, what’s the point of God’s law?

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Authentic
11/28/2025
Episode S8:E11
28 min 
30 sec

The Art of Thanksgiving

With Shawn Boonstra

The Thanksgiving holiday gives us an incredible opportunity to practice real gratitude AND quit living with brutal anxiety. Watch this episode to find out why Shawn Boonstra thinks Thanksgiving is the most important holiday of the year.

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Authentic
12/5/2025
Episode S8:E10
28 min 
30 sec

A Moral God

With Shawn Boonstra

Standing as mortals at the foot of Mount Olympus, what would we see as we gazed up at the gods? How would it compare with the view of God at Mount Sinai? Join Shawn Boonstra this week for a study in divine character. In the world of our ancestors and their gods, Yahweh was shockingly unique—and much of it has to do with the Law He gave at Sinai.

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Authentic
11/21/2025
Episode S8:E09
28 min 
30 sec

The Ten Commandments

With Shawn Boonstra

Public schools required to display the Ten Commandments? Such a rule sounds surprising, but earlier this year, lawmakers made it real in Louisiana. And if you’ve kept up with the news, you know there's an active lawsuit challenging it. Shawn Boonstra dives into the controversy, exploring not only the line between church and state but also God’s reason for sharing His moral law with us in the first place.

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Authentic
11/14/2025
Episode S8:E08
28 min 
30 sec

Family Feud

With Shawn Boonstra

Enacting someone’s last will and testament is a sacred duty. Still, inspired by a “gut feeling,” some like to redefine the deceased’s last wishes…often erupting familial wars. Is it possible that YOU, right now, are responsible for executing Someone’s will? Shawn Boonstra suggests you could be, and your fellow executors are quarreling over what this will and (New) Testament means.

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