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  1. 434: Guite - The Music of Creation

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    03/28/26
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Where do the Children Play? In this episode, we read an Easter message from the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem. Then we read Malcom Guite’s Lenten meditation on creation, the embodiment of heavenly music, and why J.R.R. Tolkien expressed a profound, deep truth through not-so-fictional fiction stories. This and much, much more in this episode of the Banned Books podcast.
    434: Guite - The Music of Creation

  2. 431: Kleinig - The Mystery of Christ and Cosmic Restoration

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    03/06/26
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Cosmic Debris. In this episode, we read Dr. John Kleinig on Christ and cosmic restoration. We then discuss how and why Christians confuse mysteries with secrets, what happened to the mystagogues, and why the mystery of the Christian faith has to do with the hidden presence of Christ with us here on earth and our restoration by his restoration of all creation. This episode, as Kleinig himself writes, is about how we can best commend the Christian faith to post-modern people, which is when we ourselves are captivated imaginatively by the wonder of it and live in the mystery of it.
    431: Kleinig - The Mystery of Christ and Cosmic Restoration

  3. 429: Lewis - "'Nature gives most of her evidence in answer to the questions we ask her"

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    02/20/26
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    A Church as Big as the Cosmos! In this episode, we enter into Lent with a reading from C.S. Lewis’ The Discarded Image. We discuss the medieval understanding of life, the universe, and everything— how it can help the churches today deepen their “vision” of how God orders the universe, the church, and the human being. We converse about the Grail legend, how God’s Word encounters and changes people, being lost in the Garden, how Christ ministers through others, and being annoyed by death. This and much, much more on this week’s episode of Banned Books.
    429: Lewis -

  4. 428: Postman - A great narrative... has sufficient credibility, complexity, and symbolic power to enable one to organize one's life around it

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    02/14/26
    12 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    We Don’t Need No Education. In this episode, we read The End of Education by Neal Postman, discussing the mechanisms of public education, religious catechesis, the influence of the Enlightenment and psychoanalysis on contemporary learning, and what happens when fiction replaces truth as the basis of meaning. This and much, much more on today’s show!
    428: Postman - A great narrative... has sufficient credibility, complexity, and symbolic power to enable one to organize one's life around it

  5. Lethal Force

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    01/20/26
    6 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Scott Keith | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman
    In this episode of the Thinking Fellows podcast, Caleb Keith, Adam Francisco, Scott Keith, and Bruce Hillman discuss the ethics of self-defense from a Christian perspective. They explore the moral complexity of using deadly force, particularly in situations involving the defense of oneself or others.
    Lethal Force

  6. Understanding the American Religious Landscape with Ryan Burge

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    01/13/26
    5 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    Kelsi is joined by data analyst, Ryan Burge, to discuss the current American Religious Landscape as well as his newest book, The Vanishing Church: How the Hollowing Out of Moderate Congregations Is Hurting Democracy, Faith, and Us.Dr. Ryan Burge is an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University.
    Understanding the American Religious Landscape with Ryan Burge

  7. A Review of David (Angel Studios 2025)

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    12/23/25
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Scott Keith
    Scott and Caleb review the new animated David movie. More than just another David and Goliath retelling, the film attempts to capture David’s full transformation from shepherd to king.
    A Review of David (Angel Studios 2025)

  8. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Animal Show!

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    11/15/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for November 15-16, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Animal Show!

  9. Kids and Parenting in the Digital Age with Erica Sorensen

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    11/04/25
    9 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Erica Sorensen
    Kelsi talks with Erica Sorensen about her experience in youth ministry and the affects of our current digital age on parenting and kids.
    Kids and Parenting in the Digital Age with Erica Sorensen

  10. Proclamation Not Speculation

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    09/24/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    In this episode of Outlaw God, hosts Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith look into the theological implications of law and gospel as presented in Genesis.
    Proclamation Not Speculation

  11. Evangelism in the Age of Despair with Andrew Root

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    09/23/25
    11 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    In this episode, Kelsi talks with theologian and author, Andrew Root, about his work on the secular age and his newest book, Evangelism in the Age of Despair.
    Evangelism in the Age of Despair with Andrew Root

  12. The Law Before Sin

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    09/17/25
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of the Outlaw God, hosts Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith delve into the theological implications of the law before sin, exploring Luther's perspective on prelapsarian law and its distinction from postlapsarian law.
    The Law Before Sin