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These Days: The Resilient Way of Jesus

129 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago -

Looking at the resilient history of faith across the centuries. Learn and laugh with us!

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Episodes

Easter Over Time

March 25, 2024 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

This week Ben and Dwain take a look at Easter traditions from the earliest celebrations through the present day. Help us grow the podcast and get all kinds of additional benefits by joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The Liberating Arts

March 19, 2024 20:10 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

This week Ben and Dwain take a look at the rough-and-tumble origins of liberal arts education, discovering its roots in the Church. Help us grow the podcast and get all kinds of additional benefits by joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Tolkien, Lewis, and the Great War

March 07, 2024 07:05 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

This week Dwain and Ben take a look at two of their favorite historical figures, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, and how their experience in WWI influenced their legendary fiction. Help us grow the podcast and get all kinds of additional benefits by joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Thor, Christ, and Drama at the Cathedral

February 27, 2024 03:19 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

This week Ben and Dwain take a look at some of the creative genius that came out of the early days of the Canterbury Festival. Help us grow the podcast and get all kinds of additional benefits by joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Joyous Exile, Worldly Christian

February 19, 2024 22:10 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB

This week Dwain and Ben look at the remarkable life of James M. Houston, whom Dwain playfully describes as "The Forrest Gump of Christian History". Help us grow the podcast and get all kinds of additional benefits by joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The Münster Rebellion

February 12, 2024 23:19 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

This week Ben and Dwain walk through the wild ride that was the Münster Anabaptist rebellion, one of the most notorious uprisings in the wake of the protestant reformation. Help us grow the podcast and get all kinds of additional benefits by joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Duty and Destiny

February 07, 2024 22:02 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

This week Dwain and Ben take a look at the faith of one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century: Winson Churchill. Help us grow the podcast and get all kinds of additional benefits by joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The Levitating Professor

January 29, 2024 19:23 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

This week, Ben and Dwain take a look at the remarkable story of the greatest mind of the Middle Ages: St. Thomas Aquinas. Help us grow the podcast and get all kinds of additional benefits by joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Caught Up in the Delights of Paradise

January 22, 2024 18:42 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

Welcome to a new year full of new podcasts! This week, Dwain and Ben take a look at arguably the most significant figure of the so called "Dark Ages": Bernard of Clairvaux. Help us grow the podcast and get all kinds of additional benefits by joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Tolkien's Father Christmas

December 25, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB

Merry Christmas from the These Days podcast! Here on Christmas day, we're taking a look at the Father Christmas letters of the great Christian myth-maker J.R.R. Tolkien. Join our Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

BONUS: The Thunder Oak and The Christmas Tree

December 22, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

In this lively BONUS Christmas episode, Ben and Dwain take a look at the story of St. Boniface and the origins of the Christmas tree. Get more bonus content by joining the These Days Patreon community at Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

A Very Merry Twelvetide To You

December 19, 2023 23:42 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

This week Ben and Dwain take a look at the traditions and commemorations of the traditional twelve days of Christmas. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Go Humbly

December 13, 2023 20:35 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB

This week Dwain and Ben take a look at the "wise men" mentioned in Matthew, chapter 2. Who were they? Where did they come from? Why were they searching for Jesus? Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

A Blessed Inspiration

December 04, 2023 23:08 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

This week Ben and Dwain do a deep dive into the history of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and the revolution of kindness it generated. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Here We Come A-Caroling

November 28, 2023 23:49 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

This week Dwain and Ben take a journey through the surprising, centuries-old history of Christmas carols. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Prayers in a time of Plague

November 22, 2023 06:18 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

This week Ben and Dwain take a look at the surprising life of John Donne: from profligate poet to prayerful pastor. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Radio in Wartime

November 15, 2023 22:28 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

This week, Dwain and Ben look at the story of James Welch during WWII, unsung hero of Christian broadcasting. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

GF and the Qs

November 07, 2023 21:46 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

This week, Ben and Dwain look at the remarkable life and legacy of George Fox: Preacher. Revolutionary. Rock musician?

They Just Give Glory to Jesus

October 30, 2023 18:20 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

This week Dwain and Ben take a look at the surprising and subversive faith of music legends Bono and U2. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Reformation Day

October 23, 2023 20:09 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

This week Ben and Dwain look at the history-making events of October 31st, 1517. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The Gospel Itself - Part 2

October 18, 2023 01:04 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

This week Dwain and Ben dive back into the Scottish Reformation and take a deep look at its most well-known leader, the human canon ball himself (or maybe not), the preacher John Knox.

The Gospel Itself

October 09, 2023 04:42 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

This week Dwain and Ben begin a dive deep into one of the most contentious (and redemptive) episodes in Scottish history: The Scottish Reformation. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The Monsignor Versus the Fascists

October 02, 2023 01:12 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB

This week Ben and Dwain review the thrilling story of Hugh O’Flaherty and his lifesaving efforts during WWII.

The Only Thing That Has Ever Really Happened

September 29, 2023 03:10 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

This week Dwain and Ben look at the remarkable life and work of Dorothy L. Sayers: mystery novelist, playwright, and theologian. Petreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Light From the Heavenly Realms

September 18, 2023 18:04 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

This week, Ben and Dwain take you on a tour through the history of stained glass windows - the why, what, how, and when of this form of sacred art and architecture. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Handmaid of the Living God

September 11, 2023 18:13 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

This week Dwain and Ben look at the life and impact of St. Thecla, one of the great women of the early church. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The Sacred and Profane

September 04, 2023 04:30 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

This week Ben and Dwain look at the vision of earthy grace revealed in the art and life of the great painter, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

On the Way to Whipsnade

September 02, 2023 19:18 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

This week Dwain and Ben look at the remarkable conversion of a remarkable Christian thinker: C.S. Lewis. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Top 10 Christian Writings

August 21, 2023 22:24 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

This week Ben and Dwain give an overview of their top 10 Christian writings (outside the Bible) from the 1st century all the way up to present day! Join us on patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The Moses of Her People

August 15, 2023 20:30 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

This week Dwain and Ben look at the life and legacy of the great abolitionist and freedom fighter, Harriet Tubman.

The Church and the Empire

August 08, 2023 18:26 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

This week Ben and Dwain take a look at some of the more unsavory episodes in Christian history and highlight the renewing role of the church as a counter-cultural movement. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Suffering is Never For Nothing

August 01, 2023 00:28 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB

This week Dwain and Ben reflect on the life and legacy of Jim and Elizabeth Elliot, a story of devotion, sacrifice, and hope. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The 100-Year Prayer Meeting

July 24, 2023 21:41 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

This week Ben and Dwain tell the incredible story of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians, and how this small group of people changed the course of human history. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The Seed of the Church

July 17, 2023 23:08 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

This week Dwain and Ben take a look at the causes and effects of persecution in the early church. Join the fun and support the show at patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

400 Years of Silence

July 10, 2023 22:32 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

This week Ben and Dwain race through four centuries of intertestamental history (the biblical era between the Old and New Testaments), and discuss how these 400 years prepared the way for the arrival of Jesus. Become a supporter at patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Mind on Fire

July 06, 2023 05:24 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

This week Dwain and Ben tell the incredible story of an incredible mind: the life and impact of Blaise Pascal. Become a member at patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

Something Beautiful for God

June 26, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

This week Ben and Dwain take a look at the remarkable, quietly radical life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

Big God Theology

June 19, 2023 21:32 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

This week Dwain and Ben give an overview of John Calvin and his impact as a defining theologian of the Protestant Reformation. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

I Worship and Adore the True and Living God

June 13, 2023 01:04 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

This week Ben and Dwain tell the legendary story of St. Alban, the protomartyr of Britain.

The Rise of the Laity

June 05, 2023 21:26 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

This week Dwain and Ben playfully discuss the move from hierarchy to laity in the world of medieval Christianity, highlighting some of the great stories and figures from the centuries.

A “These Days” Field Trip

May 29, 2023 21:07 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

Tolkien’s writing desk. Lewis’s Narnian wardrobe. And much, much more. This week Ben and Dwain recount their recent field trip to the Marion E. Wade Center and all the amazing stories and people they came across.

God Takes a Nobody and Makes Him a Somebody

May 23, 2023 02:36 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MB

This week Dwain and Ben take a look at the surprising and powerful life of Stephen Lungu, Africa’s great 20th century evangelist.

The Fifth Evangelist

May 15, 2023 16:38 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

This week Ben and Dwain take a look at the greatest church musician in history, a composer loved by Einstein, Karl Barth, Nietzsche, Mozart, Beethoven and countless others: Johann Sebastian Bach.

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

May 08, 2023 15:41 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

This week Dwain and Ben play history sleuths and take a look at the historicity of the gospel accounts.

The Last Adventures of the Twelve

May 04, 2023 01:51 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

This week, in the final installment of the adventures of the apostles, Ben and Dwain tell stories from the amazing lives of Jesus’ early followers. Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

To Bring It Joy

May 01, 2023 19:09 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB

Part two of Ben and Dwain’s adventures with the twelve apostles! Patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The Thanes of God

April 24, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

This week Ben and Dwain begin looking at the lives of the 12 apostles and their impact on the early church. https://www.patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

The Flying Scot

April 17, 2023 20:52 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

This week Dwain and Ben take a deep dive into the astounding life of Eric Liddell, olympic gold medalist and dedicated missionary. https://www.patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

God’s Troubadour

April 11, 2023 02:13 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB

This week Ben and Dwain take a look at one of the most joyous, creative, and fascinating saints in the history of the church. https://www.patreon.com/wellbegoingnow

As of First Importance

April 03, 2023 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MB

This week Dwain and Ben take on the role of history sleuths, looking at the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.