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  1. Psalm 31

    book
    02/23/20
    1 min
    By Chad Bird
    Psalm 31 delivers the promise that God is our deliverer and steadfast refuge.
    Psalm 31

  2. 101: Augustine, “Why Celebrate Christmas?”

    book
    12/25/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Christmas? This Is Pretty Much The Whole Package. Gillespie and Riley read and so discuss Augustine’s sermon “Why Celebrate Christmas?” This episode, more rabbit trails, laughs, and discussion of Psalm 85 as the perfect Christmas sermon text.
    101: Augustine, “Why Celebrate Christmas?”

  3. 62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

    book
    06/19/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Do You Have a Great Hymn This Week? Go Fish! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Thomas Chisholm’s poem turned hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. More discussion of hymnody, church music, and how what we sing can help or hinder pastoral care.
    62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

  4. 61: Joseph Scrivener - What a Friend We Have in Jesus

    book
    06/12/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Jesus joins us in our weirdness. In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of how to judge a hymn with Joseph Scriverner’s classic hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus."
    61: Joseph Scrivener - What a Friend We Have in Jesus

  5. 60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

    book
    06/05/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Pump the hate brakes, Riley! This week, Gillespie and Riley begin a four-episode discussion on how to judge a hymn. In the first installment, they look at Amazing Grace and ask: "Is this a great, good, or bad hymn?" What makes a Christian hymn great? What should a church do with bad hymns?
    60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

  6. Philosophies of Music

    book
    10/04/18
    6 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    On episode SEVENTY-THREE of Let the Bird Fly! Wade and Mike welcome back Dr. Jeremy Zima, who was a guest on Episode 36, The Guys Get Music.
    Philosophies of Music

  7. The Season of Lent

    book
    02/13/18
    6 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    On episode FORTY-SIX of Let the Bird Fly! Wade, Mike, and Peter sit down to discuss the season of Lent.
    The Season of Lent

  8. The Guys Get Music

    book
    12/06/17
    9 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    On episode THIRTY-SIX of Let the Bird Fly! the guys welcome Dr. Jeremy Zima to discuss what he discusses best: Music.
    The Guys Get Music