Wednesday, June 3, 2020
We remember the year 1980 and the beginning of Catholic & Orthodox dialogue on Patmos. The reading is "In the Person of His Son" by Catesby Paget.
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144: A Pastoral Debrief on Epidemic, Protests, and Riots
Riley and Gillespie take a break from the usual format to consider how our nation quickly forgot COVID-19 in the wake of the death of George Floyd. We seek to better understand what is happening regarding the protests and rioting…
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
We remember the year 1780 and the Gordon Riots. The reading is "A Ballad of Trees and the Master" by Sidney Lanier.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
We remember the year 1934 and the publishing of the Barmen Declaration. The reading is from Rachel Held Evans, "Inspired."
143: Martin Luther - Who Loved Me and Gave Himself For Me
Come With Me if You Want to Live. The two most important words we will ever hear.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
We remember the year 1934 and the publishing of the Barmen Declaration. The reading is from Rachel Held Evans, "Inspired."
142: Martin Luther - This Is Not the Way to Justification
“Sometimes dead is better." In this episode, now that we are dead to sin and alive to Christ through faith, what do we do with our free time?
Friday, May 29, 2020
We remember the year 1453 and the fall of Constantinople. The reading is "The Eternal Gifts of Christ the King" by Ambrose of Milan.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
We remember the year 2007 and the death of theologian John Macquarrie. The reading is a quote from Macquarrie.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
We remember the year 1576 and the birth of Caspar Schoppe. The reading is from Richard Crashaw, "A Song."
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
We remember the year 1831 and the death of Georg Hermes. The reading is from the Pensees of Blaise Pascal.
Monday, May 25, 2020
We remember the year 1925 and the indictment of John Scopes. The reading is from "The Everlasting Man" by G.K. Chesterton.
Sunday, May 24, 2020
We remember the year 1738 and Aldersgate Day. The reading is "Morning Hymn" by Charles Wesley.
141: Martin Luther - The Christian Has Use of The World and All Its Creatures
“Sometimes dead is better." In this episode, now that we are dead to sin and alive to Christ through faith, what do we do with our free time?
Saturday, May 23, 2020
We remember the year 1498 and the death of Girolamo Savonarola. The reading is from "Tattoos on the Heart" by Gregory Boyle.
Friday, May 22, 2020
The year was 1541 and the ending of the Council of Regensburg. The reading is "A Christian To His Dying Soul" by Alexander Pope.
140: Martin Luther - I Fix My Eyes On Christ, That Bronze Serpent Hanging From the Cross
The question isn't "what are we going to do," the question is "what aren't we going to do?" In this episode, Jesus becomes sin and death.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
The year was 1690 and John Eliot, the apostle to the Indians, died. The reading is a quote from Karl Barth's "Church Dogmatics."
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
The year was 1916 and Owen Chadwick was born. The reading is "Easter Week" by Charles Kingsley.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The year was 1994 and we remember the death of Jacques Ellul. The reading is from Jacque Ellul's "The Subversion of Christianity."
139: Martin Luther - Christ is the Redeemer of all those under the law
Gonna make it, Gonna make it, Not gonna make it, Not gonna make it, Not gonna make it! In this episode, distinguishing righteousness from righteousness, good works from justification.
Monday, May 18, 2020
The year is 1834 and we remember Rev. Sheldon Jackson. The reading is from "On the Incarnation" by Athanasius.
Sunday, May 17, 2020
The year was 1636 and John Winthrop was elected Gov. of Mass. Bay Colony. The reading is from "The Inner Life" by Thomas A' Kempis.
Saturday, May 16, 2020
We remember the year 1920 and "Baptists and Religious Liberty" by George W. Truett. The reading is a quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Discipleship."
Friday, May 15, 2020
We remember the year 1886 and Emily Dickinson. The reading is from Emily Dickinson, "This World Is Not Conclusion ."