Donavon Riley

  1. 183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished

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    11/23/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    A shelter from pigs on the wing... In this episode, how do Christians interface with a godless state, love our neighbors without being complicit in promoting sin, and maintain the tension between the two kingdoms?
    183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished

  2. 182: Sasse - The office of the governing authority belongs to God’s created order

    book
    11/20/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Know Who Else Misunderstood The Kingdom of God? Hitler! In this episode, we read Herman Sasse’s 1930 essay on The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present. We discuss the two kingdoms doctrine, peoples’ station in life, and the need for public discussions of natural law.
    182: Sasse - The office of the governing authority belongs to God’s created order

  3. 181: Chesterton - Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God

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    11/17/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Chairman Mao Loves Ice Cream. In this episode, G.K. Chesterton on what happens when we abolish God, and the government becomes the god. We discuss “unalienable rights endowed by the Creator.” The language of freedom and rights belongs to the law. And we finish with Chesterton’s prompt to consider fraud.
    181: Chesterton - Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God

  4. 179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!

    book
    11/12/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Pirates of Penance part 2. In this episode, we continue to examine Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance. What happened in Florence that occasioned this sermon, and what can it teach us about church and society today?
    179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!

  5. 178: Girolamo Savaronola - Do penance, Do it now!

    book
    11/10/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Pirates of Penance, part 1. In this episode, we look at pre-Reformation preaching. Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance is read and discussed. What is penance, what effect did the sacrament of penance have on church and society, and what effect does it have on us at present?
    178: Girolamo Savaronola - Do penance, Do it now!

  6. 180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension

    book
    11/04/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s The Most Important Election of Our Lives, Until The Next Election. In this special election episode, Gillespie and Riley read David Whitford’s book, "Tyranny and Resistance," and discuss church, state, and the two kingdoms doctrine.
    180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension

  7. 177: Clement of Alexandria - True martyrdom is the knowledge of the only true God

    book
    10/25/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Stop Showing Off and Get Back in Line... In part two of our reading of Clement of Alexandria’s, The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved, we discuss when martyrdom isn’t martyrdom and why the topic is more relevant today than ever.
    177: Clement of Alexandria - True martyrdom is the knowledge of the only true God

  8. 176: Clement of Alexandria - Martyrdom: A Witness Both by Life and Word

    book
    10/22/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Easy There, Fella, Everybody’s Gonna Get a Turn... In this episode, we begin a reading of Clement of Alexandria’s, "The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved." What constitutes martyrdom for Christians? Where does the idea of martyrdom originate, and is it still a relevant topic for us today?
    176: Clement of Alexandria - Martyrdom: A Witness Both by Life and Word

  9. 175: Patrick Henry Reardon - Death is Sin Rendered Visible

    book
    10/19/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This isn't a plus one... The second part of our episode on Patrick Henry Reardon's book, Christ in the Psalms. Taking a hard look at how we confuse the two kingdoms, avoid controversial topics in the church and the tragic consequences of not taking everything captive to Christ.
    175: Patrick Henry Reardon - Death is Sin Rendered Visible

  10. 174: Patrick Henry Reardon - Divine Wrath is not Some Sort of Irritation

    book
    10/16/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This is not a drill... We return to Patrick Henry Reardon's book, Christ in the Psalms. In this episode, we consider Psalm 6 and the very real, earthly effects of God's wrath, along with political bookends.
    174: Patrick Henry Reardon - Divine Wrath is not Some Sort of Irritation

  11. 173: Henry Patrick Reardon - The Moral Sentiments of the Psalms are Christian Sentiments

    book
    10/14/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    My God can beat up your god... The second part of our discussion of Christ in the Psalms, by Patrick Henry Reardon. What is the temptation when Christians assume that our enemies are God's enemies? How do we pray for and against ourselves at the same time? What's happened to our piety that we are afraid to make demands of God?
    173: Henry Patrick Reardon - The Moral Sentiments of the Psalms are Christian Sentiments

  12. 172: Henry Patrick Reardon - To Take One's Stand and To Keep Watch

    book
    10/12/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Why Christians are commanded to pray down curses upon their enemies. This episode, Christ in the Psalms, by Patrick Henry Reardon. What's an imprecatory psalm? Why are we taught by Scripture to pray imprecatory psalms, but have largely excluded such prayers from our churches? How does psalm 5 point us to Jesus and culture simultaneously?
    172: Henry Patrick Reardon - To Take One's Stand and To Keep Watch