Banned Books
380 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 228 ratingsWelcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life improvement that seeks to smother the glory of God in Jesus Christ. We want to introduce you to those who forgot everything except Jesus Christ and him crucified. We all struggle with fear of being last, lost, least, littlest, and dead, and so we are here to encourage, challenge, provoke, and maybe even offend you by introducing you to theologians who at one time or another were banned by their church, declared dangerous, or simply vilified for daring to confess that Christ alone is the way, truth, and life. Welcome rebel children, holy mischief makers, and fools for Christ. This podcast is for you.
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80: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Celestial City pt. 1
October 01, 2019 19:18 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBWhat about the reality we left behind? Gillespie and Riley get to the last chapter of The Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, baptism, carrot on a stick Jesus, and why verbs matter. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Perseverance of the saints Past Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress” episodes: #73, #74, #75, #76, #77, #78, #79 — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send t...
79: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - Doubting Castle
September 26, 2019 18:25 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBFee-Fi-Fo-Fu... wait, wrong story! Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. This week, giants, good friends, and more cages. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Past Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress” episodes: #73, #74, #75, #76, #77, #78 Kierkegaard - Parables — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at Banne...
78: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Interpreter's House REDUX
September 21, 2019 16:13 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBDespite all my rage, I’m still just a baptized sinner in a cage. Gillespie and Riley respond to a listener request about The Pilgrim’s Progress. This week, we go back to the Interpreter’s House to see about a man in a cage—the Bible, Jesus, and the problem with cages. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Larry Norman - I’d Wish We’d All Been Ready Gustav Wingren - ...
77: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - Vanity Fair
September 18, 2019 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBGet it all together and put it in a backpack, all your vanity, so it’s together. Gillespie and Riley read The Pilgrim's Progress and discuss the "both-and" of Vanity Fair for Christians. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Warrior Priest Podcast Assumption of Mary Foxe's Book of Martyrs Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send...
76: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Shadow of Death
September 14, 2019 17:25 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBSo we bailed on that reality and we came to this one. Gillespie and Riley continue to discuss The Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, why fight demons when God will do it for you? Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Past Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress” episodes: #73, #74, #75 — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscri...
75: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - Life
September 11, 2019 08:30 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBLife... say this out loud with an aspirational sigh. Gillespie and Riley continue their series on Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, the cross, present-tense Jesus, and getting the direction right. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Ernst Becker, “Denial of Death” Warrior Priest Podcast — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]....
74: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Interpreter's House
September 09, 2019 14:00 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBGillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one and two, The City of Destruction and Interpreter's House. We talk more about our need for a present tense Jesus, the limits of allegory, and why Jesus isn't a good example for us to follow. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Puritans (wiki) — Questions? Comments...
73: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The City of Destruction
September 04, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBGillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one, The City of Destruction. We talk about apocalyptic literature, our old friend Plato, the necessity of a real present tense Jesus, and why Riley's version of The Pilgrim's Progress would be a pamphlet. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Wit (play) - HBO version Sta...
72: C.S. Lewis - The Incarnation from “The Joyful Christian”
August 28, 2019 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBGillespie and Riley again read and discuss C.S. Lewis' The Joyful Christian. This episode, the Incarnation. Do we go far enough with Jesus' incarnation, to where He wants us to go with him? Text: “The Joyful Christian,” C.S. Lewis, p. 50-52 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram On the Incarnation, episodes #1, #2, #3 Theosis — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rat...
71: C.S. Lewis - The Fall of Man from “The Joyful Christian”
August 22, 2019 13:23 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBGillespie and Riley read and discuss C.S. Lewis' meditation on the Fall into Sin. They go deep into the subjects of free will, dualism, retributive justice, and why discussing sin isn't as easy as we'd like. Text: “The Joyful Christian,” C.S. Lewis, p. 48-50 Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Fear Inoculum Jack White and Jack Black True Crime Story — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@15...
70: Robert Capon - The Mystery of Christ, and why we don’t get it... pt. 2
August 14, 2019 19:23 - 1 hour - 58 MBGillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Robert Capon’s “The Mystery of Christ... and why we don’t get it.” Faith, works, and more Christian absurdity. Text: “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” by Robert Farrar Capon, p. 90-94 Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Robert Capon - Youtube Retreat “Get Well Soon” Roadkill Thinking Fellows: Q&A: Prayer, Communion, and Other Questions — Questions? ...
69: Donavon Riley - Blatant Self-Promotion of "Crucifying Religion"
August 07, 2019 23:03 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBGillespie and Riley read and discuss Crucifying Religion, by Donavon Riley so Riley can have a discussion about himself with himself. It’s a meta, meta episode! Text: Crucifying Religion: How Jesus is the End of Religion, p.40 Show Notes: Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram The Gospel for Those Broken by the Church - Rod Rosenbladt Warrior Priest Podcast — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the sho...
68: Robert Capon - The Mystery of Christ, and why we don’t get it...
July 31, 2019 22:47 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBGillespie and Riley return to Robert Capon to read and discuss the incarnation of Jesus and how we try to turn free grace into a transaction. Text: “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” by Robert Farrar Capon Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.app...
67: John of Damascus - "An argument directed against the Nestorians"
July 24, 2019 14:24 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBGillespie and Riley dive deep into an early church argument about Mary, why a bishop named Nestorius, and Mohammed, rejected the virgin birth, and why it's important to discuss the topic today. Text: Chapter XII.—That the holy Virgin is the Mother of God: an argument directed against the Nestorians. Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Episode #64 - John of Damascus - Critique of Islam Episode #65 - John of Damascus - Criti...
66: John of Damascus, Arius, Ariana
July 17, 2019 09:56 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBGillespie and Riley finish their reading of John of Damascus’ critique of Islam, then jump into the writings of Arius to better understand the foundation of Islam and modern American Christianity. Text: Thalia (Arius) Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Episode #64 - John of Damascus - Critique of Islam Episode #65 - John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt.2 Arius Bio The spread of the controversy — Questions? Com...
65: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt. 2
July 10, 2019 16:26 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBAn enthusiast came in here looking for you — real God and country-type. I don't know. Might further the plot. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John of Damascus again this week. What’s an enthusiast? Why are footnotes important? How do Aphrodite, Arius, and a Nestorian monk lay the foundation for Islam? Text: St. John of Damascus’s Critique of Islam Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517, FB, and Instagram Episode #64 - John of Damascus - ...
64: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam
July 03, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBGod’s prophet? Inconceivable! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the work of John of Damascus which explains why Islam is a Christian heresy. Text: St. John of Damascus’s Critique of Islam Show Notes: John of Damascus Josh MacDowell - More than a Carpenter — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id1370993639?mt=2. ...
63: Chad Bird - "The Infant Priest Was Holy Born"
June 26, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBGillespie and Riley conclude their discussion of hymnody with Chad Bird’s hymn, "The Infant Priest Was Holy Born." Again, they focus on pastoral care, comfort for Christians, and what happens when the church ignores the reality of sin, death, and Satan. Show Notes: The Backstory of “The Infant Priest”: From a Student’s Meditation, to a Scrap of Paper, to a Communion Hymn Christ Hold Fast Facebook page Weeping Angels (Doctor Who) Thinking Fellows - Melanchthon’s Loci — Questions...
62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”
June 19, 2019 16:11 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBDo You Have a Great Hymn This Week? Go Fish! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Thomas Chisholm’s poem turned hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. More discussion of hymnody, church music, and how what we sing can help or hinder pastoral care. Show Notes: Banned Books #80 - “Amazing Grace” Crucifying Religion - Donavon Riley Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Hymnary) Capon Series The Great Litany & History ER Clip — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBook...
61: Joseph Scrivener - What a Friend We Have in Jesus
June 12, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBJesus joins us in our weirdness. In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of how to judge a hymn with Joseph Scriverner’s classic hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." Show Notes: Banned Books #80 - “Amazing Grace” What a Friend We Have in Jesus What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Wikipedia) Spock’s Funeral — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: http...
60: John Newton - Amazing Grace
June 05, 2019 20:23 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley begin a four episode discussion on how to judge a hymn. In the first installment, they look at Amazing Grace and ask: "Is this a great, good, or bad hymn?" What makes a Christian hymn great? What should a church do with bad hymns? Show Notes: Amazing Grace (Wikipedia) Amazing Grace: A Journey in Time and Faith Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns: How Pop Culture Rewrote the Hymnal Faith Plus One - South Park Psalms Devotions - Christ Hold Fast Wedding Ma...
59: John Bunyan - The Doctrine of Law & Grace Unfolded
May 29, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley go live, reading, discussing, and responding to your questions and comments about Bunyan's writing on law and grace. Text: The Doctrine of the Law and Grace Unfolded, John Bunyan Show Notes: Banned Books LIVE American Gods Law and Gospel Lectures of CFW Walther — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banne...
58: The Schwabach Articles, part 2
May 22, 2019 21:32 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBIn this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss the Schwabach Articles. Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, Church, and all things churchy. Text: The Schwabach Articles, Sources and Contexts of The Book of Concord, trans. William R. Russel, p.83. Show Notes: Banned Books #57 - Schwabach Articles, Part 1 Banned Books LIVE Blues Brothers SWAT scene Beatles “All Together Now” Banned Books #56 - Marburg Articles Sin and Confession on the Eve of the Protestant Reformatio...
57: The Schwabach Articles, part 1
May 15, 2019 14:25 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBIn this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss The Schwabach Articles. Sin, faith, lots of Holy Spirit, and why the Schwabach Articles are the roots of Lutheran, Reformed, and Protestant confessions of faith. Text: The Schwabach Articles, Sources and Contexts of The Book of Concord, trans. William R. Russel, p.83. Show Notes: Banned Books LIVE Christendom - Capon Your Jesus Has Made You Well — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]...
56: The Marburg Articles
May 08, 2019 23:23 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBIn this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the Marburg Theses. The Reformers, Luther and Zwingli (and their colleagues), sat down to try to find common theological ground. What resulted has influenced the Church to this day. Text: The Marburg Articles, Sources and Contexts of The Book of Concord, trans. William R. Russel, p.88. Show Notes: Banned Books #55 - Zwingli Banned Books LIVE — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. ...
55: Ulrich Zwingli - 67 Theses Defending Reform
May 02, 2019 02:47 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Ulrich Zwingli’s 67 Theses defending the theological reforms in Zurich. Zwingli is provocative, sometimes hyperbolic, but driven by a zeal for the reformation doctrine of Christ alone for the salvation of sinners apart from their works. Text: Ulrich Zwingli Sixty-seven Theses, 27 January 1523 Show Notes: Zwingli bio Aquinas Episode Oswald Chambers episode Zaphod Beeblebrox The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Medieval Political Theo...
54: Oswald Chambers - Collision of God and Sin
April 24, 2019 14:08 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley give Oswald Chambers a second go-round, reading and discussing The Collision of God and Sin. Text: The Collision of God and Sin, Oswald Chambers, His Utmost for Our Highest, April 12 Show Notes: My Utmost for His Highest Oswald Chambers bio Oswald Chambers - Complete & Effective Dominion Martyrology - Perpetua Bonnie Raitt Blazing Saddles - “Morons!” Jurgen Moltmann - The Crucified God Gaffigan - Hot Pockets Built on the Rock - Grundtvig ...
53: Oswald Chambers - Complete & Effective Dominion
April 18, 2019 12:26 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBRiley and Gillespie tackle a daily devotion from one of the OG’s of the Holiness Movement, Oswald Chambers. Text: “Complete and Effective Dominion,” Oswald Chambers, His Utmost for Our Highest, April 12 Show Notes: My Utmost for His Highest Oswald Chambers bio Letters of Paul and Seneca The Good Place (Netflix) Ratzinger a.k.a. Benedict’s Letter — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in...
52: Thomas Aquinas on Baptism
April 10, 2019 13:12 - 1 hour - 59 MBRiley and Gillespie dig into the Doctor Angelicus and his catechism on Baptism. Text: The Catechism of St. Thomas Aquinas - BAPTISM Show Notes: Bio Luther’s Small Catechism - Baptism Council of Orange Faustus de Riez Slap a confirmand — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to b...
51: Beth Moore - Christian Communicators
April 03, 2019 16:46 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBRiley and Gillespie tackle a request from a listener to engage with Beth Moore, popular author and speaker among evangelical Christian women. Text: WE ARE ALL CALLED TO BE CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATORS, Beth Moore Show Notes: Video — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Po...
50: Interview with David Zahl - "Seculosity"
March 28, 2019 01:17 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley interview David Zahl about his forthcoming book, “Seculosity.” Text: Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It – by David Zahl Show Notes: Biography Mockingbird Ministries King of Kong (2007) Moralistic Therapeutic Deism Beowulf - Sheamus Heaney Mockingbird NYC 2019 Here We Still Stand 2019 — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@15...
49: Charles Spurgeon - God or Self- Which?
March 20, 2019 13:48 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIn this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Charles Spurgeon's sermon, "God or Self - Which?" This week, traditions, rituals, and a lot of talk about pastoral care. Text: God or Self- Which? by Charles Spurgeon Show Notes: Biography Wikipedia Big in Japan - Tom Waits — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast...
48: Gillespie and Riley - Q&A The Sequel
March 14, 2019 03:28 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley answer your questions and respond to your comments. Show Notes: Episode 34 - Billy Graham John Kleinig - Concordia Commentary on Leviticus John Kleinig’s site Episode 21 - William Seymour Episode 45 - Dostoevsky Gay Clergy Scandal Reclaiming the Lutheran Liturgical Heritage - Oliver Olson Christianity in Roman Africa The Kite Runner — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, r...
47: Flannery O’Connor - Good Country People, part 2
March 06, 2019 15:15 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBGillespie and Riley go back to O’Connor’s short story, Good Country People to discuss faith, humility, and the uncomfortable truth about ourselves. Our Text: Good Country People, Flannery O’Connor Show Notes: Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor Link to Part 1: #46 Biography (New Georgia Encyclopedia) Mark Twain - Letters from Earth — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Pod...
46: Flannery O’Connor - Good Country People, part 1
February 27, 2019 14:31 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Flannery O’Connor’s short story, Good Country People. What does it mean that someone is a good Christian? Our Text: Good Country People, Flannery O’Connor Show Notes: Biography (New Georgia Encyclopedia) — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re ...
45: Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Failure of Christendom
February 20, 2019 15:36 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley read from Dostoevsky's novel, The Idiot, and discuss the roots of the Roman Catholic church, atheism, socialism, and distinguishing between Christ and the Gospel and our own need to be God in God's place. Our Text: The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoevsky Show Notes: Ep: 104 Silence (Shusaku Endo and Martin Scorcese) Fyodor Dostoevsky (Wikipedia) Cannibal Island: Death in a Siberian Gulag The Gospel in Dostoevsky The Gulag Archipelago - Aleksander Solzhenit...
44: Bo Giertz - "Jesus Only"
February 13, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBThis week , we read from Bo Giertz’s novel, “The Hammer of God,” and discuss belief, revivalism versus liturgy, and what happens when Jesus alone is the focus of all our attention. Our Text: Hammer of God, p.122-123ff Show Notes: Luther the Seelsorger Sereneity - Shepherd Book death scene Liturgy and Spiritual Awakening - Bo Giertz 1517 article: “Defeat Evil with the Good” Schartau sermon preached at Lund, Transfiguration — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to u...
43: Billy Graham - Christ’s Answer to The World
February 07, 2019 15:02 - 1 hour - 63 MBIn this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Billy Graham’s sermon, and the consequences of preaching law after the Gospel, adverbs, and the importance of staying away from God where He isn’t preached, revealed, and worshipped in Christ Jesus. Our Text: BILLY GRAHAM - Christ's Answer to the World (Sermon) Show Notes: Billy Graham Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Another sermon from 1958 — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517lega...
42: William Barclay - Are All People Saved?
January 30, 2019 19:14 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley read from William Barclay's spiritual biography, whether all people go to heaven. Our Text: William Barclay - “I am a Convinced Universalist”, from William Barclay: A Spiritual Autobiography, pg 65-67, William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, 1977. Show Notes: William Barclay Biography Transcendence Ex Machina Black Mirror Now... okay, so, angels as people, tell me about that. Walk me through it. Origen, Commentary on John, Book II, s...
41: Augustine - Does Baptism Make Men New?
January 23, 2019 17:12 - 1 hour - 56 MBIn this episode, Gillespie and Riley read St. Augustine’s response to the Pelagians, who used his earlier writings against him, about misrepresentation concerning the effect of baptism. Our Text: ST. AUGUSTINE - Against Two Letters of the Pelagians (Book III) (Misrepresentation Concerning the Effect of Baptism) Show Notes: Pelagius & Pelagians Semipelagianism — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review th...
40: Martin Luther - Don’t Be Afraid to Be a Sinner
January 19, 2019 00:49 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley read a pastoral letter written by Martin Luther advising a friend to not avoid being a sinner and put all his sins on Christ, who became the chief of sinners for us. Our Text: MARTIN LUTHER - Letters of Spiritual Counsel, p. 109-111 Show Notes: Theodore Tappert Confession Concerning Christ's Supper — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts:...
39: The Obstinate Toy Soldiers - C.S. Lewis
January 09, 2019 19:17 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBIn this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss C.S. Lewis’ thoughts on God being born a man. Our Text: C.S. LEWIS - Mere Christianity (The Obstinate Toy Soldiers) Show Notes: 6 Heretics Who Should Be Banned From Evangelicalism: A few church leaders who have just gone too far. Theological Inception - Banned Books Episode 1 Pr. Riley’s Sermon for Christmas 1 Seneca’s Moral letters to Lucilius “I have called you gods” - Psalm 82:6; John 10:34 Fyodor Dostoevsky - The ...
38: The Brutal, Humiliating, Joyous Christmas Gospel - Luther's Christmas Book
January 02, 2019 15:23 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBGillespie and Riley return this week with another episode dedicated to Martin Luther's Christmas sermon. This time, they dig into the underlying brutality of the Christmas Gospel, Mary's humiliation, and Joseph's dilemma. Our Text: Martin Luther’s Christmas Book, p. 30-31 Show Notes: Roland Bainton, Reformation in the 16th Century Bainton, Luther bio A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio Bad Religion Christmas Seinfeld - Yada Yada Immaculate Conception Midi-chl...
37: Christmas: the Perfect Time of Year for a Theologian of the Cross — Luther's Christmas Book
December 26, 2018 00:34 - 58 minutes - 54.4 MBIn this episode, Gillespie and Riley read from a Christmas sermon by their favorite heretic, Martin Luther. They discuss Mary's example of how God makes theologians of the cross through suffering, oppression, weakness, and hopelessness. Our Text: Martin Luther’s Christmas Book, p. 28-29, Roland Bainton Show Notes: Roland Bainton, Reformation in the 16th Century Bainton, Luther bio The Magnificat, Luther HWSS Riley talk Seven Marks of the Church, Luther Christ the Bodybuil...
36: Advent Planking with Brennan Manning, part 2
December 20, 2018 02:34 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBGillespie and Riley follow up their reading of Brennan Manning's Advent Meditation, "Shipwrecked at The Stable" by discussing why Roman Catholic theology, as Manning presents it, is so appealing to Protestants. Our Text: Shipwrecked At The Stable by Brennan Manning Show Notes: Planking with Brennan Manning, part 1 Virtue in the Wasteland The New Logic of the Cross - Jeff Mallinson @ HWSS18 Kids in the Hall - Brain Candy Three Kings Bread Bar Dice The Giving Tree The T...
35: Planking with Brennan Manning, part 1
December 12, 2018 19:10 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley dive into Brennan Manning's Advent Meditation, "Shipwrecked at The Stable," and they go deep into Manning's expression of Roman Catholic theology. Our Text: Shipwrecked At The Stable by Brennan Manning Show Notes: Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) New Mysticism Johnny Mathis Christmas Manning Biography Existentialism Deep Thought - Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy The Watchman History of the Christmas Tree Icarus (Documentary) — Qu...
34: Turning the Metaphorical Gun on Ourself
December 05, 2018 20:37 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley tackle your questions and comments. We discuss election, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Bible translations, Sunday School, and much, much more. Our Text: There is no text this week, just your wonderful, probing, sometimes chaffing questions and comments. Show Notes: Augustine through the Ages: An Encyclopedia by Allan D. Fitzgerald Augustine of Hippo: A Biography First Edition, Forty-Fifth Anniversary Edition by Peter Brown Calvin’s Institutes Book 3...
33: Please, Love Me Like You Do...
November 28, 2018 18:54 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBThis week, Gillespie and Riley wrap up their reading of Gerhard Forde's "On Being a Theologian of The Cross." What are the ramifications for Christians when God creates (He does not find) that which is pleasing to Him? Our Text: On Being a Theologian of the Cross, Gerhard Forde, Thesis 28 Show Notes: Here We Still Stand 2019 Get Well Soon Roadkill Hamlet You Were Never Really Here — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at [email protected]. Please s...
32: Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? We're Not Done Yet.
November 21, 2018 13:41 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBContinuing their conversation from episode #31, Gillespie and Riley follow Gerhard Forde, and with him examine Luther's Heidelberg Disputation. This week, Aristotle, righteousness, and whose work is worth calling "good." Our Text: On Being a Theologian of the Cross, Gerhard Forde, Part IV: “God’s Work in Us: The Righteousness of Faith” Show Notes: David Goggins Instagram Your Job is BS The 10,000 hour rule — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@151...
31: Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? Good.
November 15, 2018 13:50 - 55 minutes - 51 MBGillespie and Riley return this week, in conversation with Gerhard Forde about death, doing your best, and getting the "good" of works put in its proper place. Our Text: On Being a Theologian of the Cross, Gerhard Forde, Part IV: “God’s Work in Us: The Righteousness of Faith” Show Notes: The Offense of the Cross - Riley’s talk from HWSS18 BB #29 & BB#30 Thinking Fellows - Absolution with Nestigen and Paulson The Soul of Christianity Here We Still Stand 2019 — Questions? C...