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  1. 425: Lewis - Myth Became Fact

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    01/23/26
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Hangman’s Nous. In this episode, we read an excerpt from The Maniac, by G.K. Chesterton, followed by Myth Became Fact, from C.S. Lewis’ book of essays, “God in the Dock.” The primary question we discuss, then, is whether men and women can live a healthy and sane life with mystery, without myth, and without higher truth. What has happened to modern churches that exorcised mystery from preaching, teaching, evangelism, and worship? What anchors the Body of Christ when it’s unmoored from Church history and tradition? What have been the consequences for churches that treat the Christian story as more fantasy than fact? What does Lewis mean that God is “mythopoeic”? What does it mean that Christianity is, according to Lewis, “perfect myth and perfect fact”?
    425: Lewis - Myth Became Fact

  2. 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

  3. The Quiet Ambition with Ryan Tinetti

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    11/19/25
    5 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Ryan Tinetti
    Kelsi chats with professor, pastor, and author Ryan Tinetti about his new book, The Quiet Ambition: Scripture's Surprising Antidote to Our Restless Lives. Based on 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, The Quiet Ambition argues the life of the Christian often has much less to do with changing the world than it does faithfully trusting our work matters because we matter to God.
    The Quiet Ambition with Ryan Tinetti

  4. 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

  5. The Significance of Singleness with Dani Treweek

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    10/07/25
    11 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    The Significance of Singleness with Dani Treweek
    The Significance of Singleness with Dani Treweek

  6. 405: Barfield - Myth is the Ghost of Concrete Meaning

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    08/22/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Little Plastic Castles. In this episode, we read the first Inkling, Owen Barfield, as he defends the use of old words, old stories, and old ways of expressing what’s good, beautiful, and true against modern proponents that argued for more modern “scientific” ways of judging language, esp., poetics and myth, as well as religion and culture.
    405: Barfield - Myth is the Ghost of Concrete Meaning

  7. Christian Identity and Vocation in Belfast

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    07/25/25
    9 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    In the final Summer Break episode, Kelsi chats with Caleb and Nathan from ⁠ @theologyontherise ⁠ the 2021 movie, Belfast, and what it means to be given and identity rather than create one.
    Christian Identity and Vocation in Belfast

  8. Housing together

    book
    06/29/25
    4 mins
    By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr
    Well, we're back to talking about submission and wives again . . . but Peter brings a decidedly new and radical twist to the Christian home.
    Housing together

  9. 397: Q&A Episode - Civil Disobedience

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    06/21/25
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie
    The Long and Winding Road. In this episode, we answer another listener's question about civil disobedience, understanding the tension for old Adam that’s inherent within the two kingdoms doctrine, and we go down a bunch of alleyways picking through conspiracies, immigration, war, colonialism, and ice cream coveting.
    397: Q&A Episode - Civil Disobedience

  10. Philosophy amidst theology (with Dr. Dan Deen)

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    05/14/25
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen | Daniel Deen
    Dr. Dan Deen of Concordia University Irvine joins David and Adam to discuss how he approaches philosophy at a college dominated by theology.
    Philosophy amidst theology (with Dr. Dan Deen)

  11. 386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

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    04/04/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Kick Out the Jams. In this episode, we focus on the raw, real work of life in the parish—the ordinary burdens, the hidden insecurities, and the quiet faith that holds it all together. We explore the distinction between philosophy and theology and why attempts to fuse them often leave both diminished. There’s talk of reformation—its drama, its necessity, and its cost. We reflect on the pervasive victim-perpetrator dynamic that shapes so much of modern life and how the gospel when rightly preached, breaks that cycle. At the heart of it all is this: the power of Christ’s mercy to open what we’ve shut tight, to drive out the bitterness we’ve made into habit, and to speak a word stronger than shame.
    386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

  12. The Curious Case of Mark Renner

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    03/24/25
    4 mins
    By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr
    Craig and Troy invite special guest Pastor Mark J. Renner to discuss his recent book Curious Cases: A Series of Short Pastoral Case Studies.
    The Curious Case of Mark Renner