Podcast Overview

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333: Herzberger - The Family Altar at Christmas

12/22/23

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

The God Who Stole Christmas. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Christmas Eve and Christmas Day readings, prayers, hymns, and traditions. We also have a lot of fun jesting and critiquing time-held hymns and traditions. We talk translations, history, worship, and why Christmas is the best time to embrace the enchanting absurdity of Jesus — the God-in-the-flesh, who’s come to be a Light in the darkness, a shield against sin, the world and the devil, and the Door opened and welcoming us into eternal life.
329: Venerable Bede - On the Song of Songs

11/25/23

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

We Need More Mother’s Milk & Pomegranate Seeds. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss the Song of Songs and read the seventh-century monk, Bede, who takes us on a wild ride through the text; we converse about exegesis, cosmology, the church, why the meaning of words matters, how to read the Bible like an early medieval theologian, and why the story about Jesus changes the world.
The Christmas History Almanac Presents: the Date, the Creche, and the Law

11/25/23

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for November 25-26, 2023
The tradition edition

11/11/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

TradiSHUUUUNNN! TRADITION! Spurred on by last week's thoughts on All Saints' Day, Craig and Troy think about the traditions of the liturgical calendar and the lectionary reading cycle.
Prosperity Gospel and the Family

10/30/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

This is an episode done in front of a live audience at the 2023 "Here We Still Stand" Conference in San Diego, California. Katie and Gretchen kick off a new series talking about prosperity gospel, and the way that it sneaks into our idea of families.
Vocation in Postpartum

09/21/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

We finally finish up our conversation on birth by talking about postpartum and breastfeeding vs formula.
Pain and Sanctification

09/19/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin discuss today the issue of pain in childbirth, and whether or not taking pain medication during childbirth effects your sanctification, or your moral standing.
Grace for Birth

09/07/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this much requested episode, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin talk about birth, and some of the pressure we put on ourselves--or on our faith--that everything goes as we think it will.
Episode 246: Swearing and Oaths

09/01/23

10 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX, Mike, Wade, and Jason discuss swearing and oaths (with some beeping).
- 10 Commandments
- Christian Freedom
The Place and Function of Adiaphora

07/17/23

5 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman

Adiaphora is a theological term that means "indifference." It typically refers to practices that are neither commanded nor forbidden by God in Scripture.
313: Two Sermons on the Bound Will

06/24/23

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Sermonator 2: Judgment Day. In this episode, we read two sermons from Gerhard Forde and Steven Paulson, then discuss preaching to bound wills, the consequences for Christians when free will sermons are preached, and what’s to be done about bad preaching.
Deism

06/21/23

4 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In this episode of The Outlaw God, Dr. Paulson outlines the issues with deism.