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  1. 404: Auden - A Litany and the Horae Cononicae

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    08/16/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Liturgy Amongst the Rubble. In this episode, we read poems by W.H. Auden about pulp fiction, ancient myths, conversion, liturgy, poetics, and how industrialization and corporatism build a new Babel inside and around the churches.
    404: Auden - A Litany and the Horae Cononicae

  2. 402: Tolkien - Certainly there was an Eden on this very unhappy earth

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    07/31/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Got A Machine Head. In this episode, we read J.R.R. Tolkien’s letter to his son, Christopher, about a question of Genesis’ unfashionable status amongst Christians and those who value beautiful ‘stories.’ He also discusses Eden as it was, as it is to faith, and will be on the last day, the war of the machine, its triumph, and the consequences for modern man.
    402: Tolkien - Certainly there was an Eden on this very unhappy earth

  3. Episode # 414 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian "On Demons And Healing"

    book
    03/16/25
    5 mins
    By Edward Killian
    Pastor Killian Teaches On Luke 4:31-44
    Episode # 414 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian

  4. Episode # 413 Featuring Pastor Darrin Sheek "Jesus Wine Gladdens Hearts"

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    03/09/25
    6 mins
    By Darrin Sheek
    Pastor Sheek Teaches On John 2:1-11
    Episode # 413 Featuring Pastor Darrin Sheek

  5. 378: Giertz - The Essential Firm Kernels

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    01/25/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Leper Messiah. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s commentary on Jesus’ healing of a leper and Cornelius’ servant… boy… slave boy. Giertz addresses textual criticism, catechesis, miracles, and the liturgy of the Church, and we delve into the effect of disbelief in Jesus’ power to heal and make whole affects modern Christians and non-believers alike.
    378: Giertz - The Essential Firm Kernels

  6. Pagan Precaution (Acts 19:11-20)

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    12/19/24
    5 mins
    By Daniel Emery Price | Scott Keith
    In this episode of Tough Text, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price explore the peculiar story of the Sons of Sceva from Acts 19, discussing the miraculous acts performed by the apostles, the dangers of mimicking faith without true belief, and the implications of syncretism in the early church.
    Pagan Precaution (Acts 19:11-20)

  7. Mark 6:45-56 – Pentecost 10 (B)

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    07/24/24
    5 mins
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson talk about the story of Christ walking on the water.
    Mark 6:45-56 – Pentecost 10 (B)

  8. Bonus Episode: Hitchhiking with Prophets with Chad Bird

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    07/05/24
    12 mins
    By Chad Bird | Kelsi Klembara
    In this bonus episode, Chad Bird joins Kelsi in person to discuss his newest book, ⁠Hitchhiking with Prophets: A Ride through the Salvation Story of the Old Testament⁠, which is out next week!
    Bonus Episode: Hitchhiking with Prophets with Chad Bird

  9. 358: Melanchthon - Commentary on Romans 3:21ff

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    06/28/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Tick, Tick, Boom. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Romans 3 while reading Philip Melanchthon’s commentary on Paul’s epistle. The main topics of conversation are the limitations of the law, faith that saves, gratuitous forgiveness and the living, and the present tense power of the gospel.
    358: Melanchthon - Commentary on Romans 3:21ff

  10. Mark 5:21-43 – Pentecost 6 (B)

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    06/26/24
    5 mins
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the story of the woman with the flow of blood healed by touching the garment of Jesus.
    Mark 5:21-43 – Pentecost 6 (B)

  11. God help LazarUS? (Luke 16:19-31)

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    06/20/24
    6 mins
    By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price
    In this episode of Tough Text, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price discuss the parable of the rich man and Lazarus from Luke 16, emphasizing the importance of understanding it as a parable rather than a literal account.
    God help LazarUS? (Luke 16:19-31)

  12. Mark 3:20-35

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    06/04/24
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Mark's account of Christ countering the accusations of the Pharisees that he has a demon.
    Mark 3:20-35