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234: Paulson - Life without a Preacher… Darwin’s Origin of Species

January 26, 2022 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Darwin’s Unseen Breeder. Why does Darwin run away from God’s preacher? How does Origin of Species rely on the doctrine of predestination for its evolutionary mooring? How do Christians at present uncritically accept Darwin’s philosophy?

233: Dreher - The Power of the Powerless Church

January 22, 2022 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Power Up, and Put Down The Hopium. In this episode, we finish our reading of "Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents" by Rod Dreher - courage, hope, and the power of Christ to convert and create dissent.

231: Dreher - Small Communities Can Rescue the Lone Individual

December 26, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Small Is Beautiful! In this episode, we continue our reading and discussion of Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. This week, small faith communities are the basis for a strong Church and the opposition to oppressive regimes. And after the show, the pre-show as bonus material.

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230: Dreher - The Christian family is a Survival Strategy for Faith in a Time of Persecution

December 13, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Go Big or Go & Go Home. In this episode, we continue to read Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher, and discuss the importance of nurturing a dissident faith and family in the midst of a godless, unrepentantly evil society.

229: Dreher - Family as an Effective Resistance to Totalitarianism

December 7, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
It’s Good to Be a Weird Family. In this episode, we continue our discussion about the Benda family in Live Not by Lies. Why is it important to raise weird children? What is the long-term impact of raising children to be Christian dissidents? How can we strengthen children to withstand worldly pressures to conform to normalcy?

228: Dreher - A Benda Guide to Child-raising

November 22, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
High Noon for Moral Courage. In this episode, we continue our discussion of the Benda family in Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. How can Christian families utilize books, film, and music to teach faith and moral courage in their children?

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227: Bonus Debrief on Anger, Hatred, and Miscarriage

November 17, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
In this bonus episode, we discuss pastoral fatigue, the difficulty in maintaining lies, hatred of what God hates, and the grief of miscarriage.

226: Dreher - Families are Resistance Cells

November 15, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
We Are Family. In this episode, we discuss families as resistant cells. Families are the foundation of the church and society, and that’s why a totalitarian state must attack the family and replace it. Therefore, what can Christian families, Christian fathers, in particular, do to fight back?

225: Dreher - Bear Communal Witness to Future Generations

October 30, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Gain The Whole World at The Cost of Your Soul. In this episode, we read and discuss Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. What happens when Christians withdraw from the culture in order to protect the churches from discord and affliction? How can Christian families function to reform and renew the churches? Why are Christians so reluctant to sabotage popular culture with God’s Word?

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224: Dreher - Create Small Fortresses of Memory

October 25, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
A Mighty Fortress is Our God’s Memory. In this episode, we read and discuss Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. Why is communal memory important to preserving correct doctrine? What happens to families when communal memory is lost? When do traditions enable soft totalitarianism to infiltrate our churches and culture?

223: Dreher - Cultivate Cultural Memory

October 16, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Remember That Time We Forgot to Remember? In this episode, we continue our reading and discussion of "Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents" by Rod Dreher. What happens when we forget our familial, social, and Christian history? What have been the effects of therapeutic ideology on the churches? What is the benefit, and detriment, of communal memory?

222b: Dreher - Reject Doublethink and Fight for Free Speech

October 12, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
The Truth Is Like A Good Steak. In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Rod Dreher’s book “Live Not by Lies.” Do we hold our pastors to a specific evangelical standard for preaching and ministry? What damage is done to churches whose members don’t have a firm theological and moral grounding in what’s good, right, and true?

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2015 - 2023
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