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  1. 128: Interlude, Rumination, and Pastoral Debrief on Pandemics, Maturity, and Vocation

    book
    04/08/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The show is about nothing! Gillespie and Riley read nothing in this episode. Instead, it’s pastoral care debrief about the quarantine, worship, and how to balance faith and love.
    128: Interlude, Rumination, and Pastoral Debrief on Pandemics, Maturity, and Vocation

  2. 127: Martin Luther - Self-Righteousness from Works Produces Idiots Like the Galatians

    book
    04/06/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s very beautiful and very cold, and you’re not allowed to touch anything. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Martin Luther's Galatians commentary. This episode, the easiest way to get rid of Jesus.
    127: Martin Luther - Self-Righteousness from Works Produces Idiots Like the Galatians

  3. 126: Martin Luther - Let’s Hear It for Self-Righteousness and Its Fifty Select Virtues Resulting from Works!

    book
    04/03/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Oh, he’s very popular... they all adore him. They think he’s a righteous dude. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Martin Luther's Galatians commentary. This episode, self-righteousness, false virtue, and human works.
    126: Martin Luther - Let’s Hear It for Self-Righteousness and Its Fifty Select Virtues Resulting from Works!

  4. 125: Martin Luther - The Papists and Anabaptists are foxes tied at the tail

    book
    03/28/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Luther moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and read carefully once in a while, you could miss it. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Martin Luther's commentary on Galatians (1535). This episode, Jesus, jerks, COVID-19, and foxes.
    125: Martin Luther - The Papists and Anabaptists are foxes tied at the tail

  5. 124: Martin Luther - We are justified... by relief outside of us

    book
    03/25/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Luther’s Gospel Piñata! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s 1535 Galatians commentary. This episode, true wisdom, Satan, and the point of Paul’s letter to the Galatian church.
    124: Martin Luther - We are justified... by relief outside of us

  6. Are You Afraid?

    book
    03/25/20
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Donavon Riley
    Scott and Caleb are joined by Donavon Riley to talk about fear. Is there a Christian response to fear? Should Christians be afraid? Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.
    Are You Afraid?

  7. 123: Friedrich Nietzsche, A nation that still believes in itself holds fast to its own god

    book
    03/22/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I’m Not Really A Joiner. Gillespie and Riley finish their reading and discussion of Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Antichrist.” This episode, state religion, Christian civil religion, and being your own god.
    123: Friedrich Nietzsche, A nation that still believes in itself holds fast to its own god

  8. 122: Friedrich Nietzsche, Neither morality nor religion has any point of contact with actuality

    book
    03/19/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Welcome to A Church of Pure Imagination. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Antichrist.” This episode, what happens when Christianity disconnects itself from what’s concrete and real, especially the incarnation of God.
    122: Friedrich Nietzsche, Neither morality nor religion has any point of contact with actuality

  9. 121: Friedrich Nietzsche, Christianity is Called the Religion of Pity

    book
    03/14/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    All right, let's put a pin in this, I gotta help your pathetic faith. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's "Antichrist." How does the Christian church promote weak piety and a denial of life? How does Christianity as a religion of pity weaken believers and society? What happens to Christianity when it mixes philosophy and theology together?
    121: Friedrich Nietzsche, Christianity is Called the Religion of Pity

  10. 120: Friedrich Nietzsche, Progress is Merely a Modern Idea

    book
    03/11/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    That was really traumatizing! I quit! I'm out! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's "Antichrist." This episode, we talk about how Nietzsche’s critique of Christianity can help us check our presuppositions about what Christianity is and is not today. 
    120: Friedrich Nietzsche, Progress is Merely a Modern Idea

  11. 119: Erasmus’s Diatribe, Old Testaments Passages Implying Free Choice

    book
    03/09/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Alright. That’s it. No more Old Testament proofs for you. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Erasmus’ diatribe on Salvation and Free Will. This episode, how to squeeze free will out of the Old Testament.
    119: Erasmus’s Diatribe, Old Testaments Passages Implying Free Choice

  12. 118: Erasmus’s Diatribe, Forgiveness of Sins Restores Freedom of Choice

    book
    03/05/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man! Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Erasmus’ diatribe on Free Will and Salvation. How does Erasmus read the Bible and how does his interpretation continue to influence the church today? How does Erasmus’ anthropology determine how the church continues to preach and teach Christian doctrine?
    118: Erasmus’s Diatribe, Forgiveness of Sins Restores Freedom of Choice