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  1. 163: Timothy Keller - If you believe in human rights, you are probably not a utilitarian

    book
    09/02/20
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Gotta Pump Those Numbers, Those Are Rookie Numbers. We continue our examination of Tim Keller's Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory. In this episode, can a society maximize the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people by ignoring original sin?
    163: Timothy Keller - If you believe in human rights, you are probably not a utilitarian

  2. 162: Timothy Keller - Liberals’ insistence that religious views stay out of public discourse is hypocritical

    book
    08/29/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Gotta Serve Somebody, part 3. We continue our reading of Tim Keller’s critique of modern political ideologies and their possible effects on our churches.
    162: Timothy Keller - Liberals’ insistence that religious views stay out of public discourse is hypocritical

  3. 161: Timothy Keller - There is no need in liberal society for any consensus on moral values

    book
    08/28/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Gotta Serve Somebody, part 2. We continue to examine Tim Keller’s critique of modern political ideologies, and whether they study up to a biblical and theological critique of their core principles.
    161: Timothy Keller - There is no need in liberal society for any consensus on moral values

  4. The End of Existentialism with Guest Donovan Riley

    book
    08/27/20
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Donavon Riley | Paul Koch
    Jesus is a real person talking to you and feeding you, which is beyond intellectual Christianity!
    The End of Existentialism with Guest Donovan Riley

  5. 160: Timothy Keller - Biblical justice differs in significant ways from all the secular alternatives

    book
    08/27/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Gotta Serve Somebody. Tim Keller breaks down various political ideologies and asks, “What does God’s Word have to say about this?”
    160: Timothy Keller - Biblical justice differs in significant ways from all the secular alternatives

  6. 159: Zempel - Churches Aren’t Avoiding Death By Keeping Their Doors Closed. They’re Ensuring It

    book
    08/22/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This Little Light of Mine... When we allow feelings of fear and insecurity about our health and well-being dominate discussions about churches opening their doors, are we thereby complicit in the spiritual death of our churches?
    159: Zempel - Churches Aren’t Avoiding Death By Keeping Their Doors Closed. They’re Ensuring It

  7. 158: John MacArthur - God has not granted civic rulers authority over the doctrine, practice, or polity of the church

    book
    08/14/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    In this part two, Pastors Riley and Gillespie continue our reading of this contemporary article on the relationship of the Church and State from John MacArthur. 
    158: John MacArthur - God has not granted civic rulers authority over the doctrine, practice, or polity of the church

  8. 157: John MacArthur - Christ not Caesar is the Head of the Church

    book
    08/12/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Do The Doors Stay Open? John MacArthur addresses the biblical rationale for defying state mandates, and whether the state can prohibit, or put restrictions on, worship.
    157: John MacArthur - Christ not Caesar is the Head of the Church

  9. 156: Pastoral Debrief on Civil Disobedience and the Christian

    book
    08/07/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    What’s So Civil About Disobedience? A pastoral debrief that lays the foundation for a discussion about the theological implications for civil disobedience and rebellion.
    156: Pastoral Debrief on Civil Disobedience and the Christian

  10. 155: Augustine - Just wars are usually defined as those that avenge injuries

    book
    07/31/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Fire for Effect. In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of Augustine on just war.
    155: Augustine - Just wars are usually defined as those that avenge injuries

  11. 154: Augustine - Love for one's enemies and a benevolent severity

    book
    07/23/20
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    War, What Is It Good For? In this episode, Augustine’s theology of war is introduced.
    154: Augustine - Love for one's enemies and a benevolent severity

  12. 153: Law and Gospel in Practical Application

    book
    07/16/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Is This The Real Life... In this double-length episode, Riley and Gillespie ask what are the consequences for not grounding our preaching, teaching, prayer, and worship in concrete reality as revealed by God’s Word of law and Gospel?
    153: Law and Gospel in Practical Application