Podcast Overview

Author

Psalm 148 Izzi Ray sings "You Are The Only One"

07/18/25

12 mins

By Chad Bird

This is what we are created for, to know God, praise Him and be with Him in His new creation forever.
400: Paulson - The Hidden Life of Christians

07/17/25

8 mins

By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie

You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away. In this episode, we read the Outlaw God and discuss the hidden life of a Christian. How are Christians to understand the living Word, or Christ crucified before Adam and Eve, or being called into vocations that serve the kingdom of life rather than a culture of death?
Is Modern Man a Moral Idiot?

07/16/25

3 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam go through the introduction of Richard Weaver's Ideas Have Consequences and discuss the intellectual roots of modern Western culture.
The Difference Between the Comfort of the Gospel and Therapeutic Language

07/15/25

6 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman

In this episode of the Thinking Fellows podcast, Bruce Hillman, Scott Keith, and I take a look at the difference between the comfort that comes from the gospel and the kind of therapeutic language that's become common in our culture.
Tony Stark and the Infinity Saga: Eucatastrophe and Sacrifice

07/15/25

9 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Scott Keith

In this episode of Outside Ourselves Summer Break, 1517 executive director, Scott Keith, joins Kelsi to talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe and specifically, the character arc of Tony Stark or Iron Man over the course of the Avengers: Infinity Saga series.
399: More Questions Answered - Myth and Taylor Swift

07/11/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

What Do You Mean, There’s More to This? In this episode, we answer a listener's question about Taylor Swift that leads us into a conversation about symbols and meaning, religious iconography, wild truth, and seeing reality through what’s occurring in the sacraments.
Jeremiah 11:18-23 Andrea Hammond sings "You Take It All"

07/10/25

10 mins

By Chad Bird

Jeremiah 11:18-23 is so beautifully explained and meditated on by Chad.
Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Jeff Anderson sings "Laid On Him"

07/04/25

7 mins

By Chad Bird

This episode is a classic; one to listen to year after year. Long before the Christ child was born in Bethlehem, Isaiah writes prophetically and poetically of the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
Law and Gospel in Jane Eyre

07/01/25

9 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Amy Mantravadi

In this episode of Outside Ourselves: Summer Break, author, 1517 contributor, and internet theology whiz kid, Amy Mantravadi discuss theological themes in Charlotte Bronte's novel, Jane Eyre.
2 Samuel 3:31-34 Marvelle Figueroa sings "Forgiveness"

06/27/25

4 mins

By Chad Bird

Seasons of mourning. David went through dark times and chances are that we will too. Chad meditates on this scripture that speaks to us in the dark hours of life.
Isaiah 42:1-9 Markita Knight sings "Behold"

06/20/25

9 mins

By Chad Bird

Chad has an encouraging word for us and Markita Knight sings a beautiful song entitled "Behold".
Church without God

06/18/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss a recent CBS show from its State of Spirituality series, which examines how atheists and agnostics are creating communities with their own set of rituals that often mimic Christian ones. You can find the show here.