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79: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - Doubting Castle

September 26, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fu... wait, wrong story! Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. This week, giants, good friends, and more cages.

78: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Interpreter's House REDUX

September 21, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Despite all my rage, I’m still just a baptized sinner in a cage. Gillespie and Riley respond to a listener request about The Pilgrim’s Progress. This week, we go back to the Interpreter’s House to see about a man in a cage—the Bible, Jesus, and the problem with cages.

77: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - Vanity Fair

September 18, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Get it all together and put it in a backpack, all your vanity, so it’s together. Gillespie and Riley read The Pilgrim's Progress and discuss the "both-and" of Vanity Fair for Christians.

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76: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Shadow of Death

September 14, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
So we bailed on that reality and we came to this one. Gillespie and Riley continue to discuss The Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, why fight demons when God will do it for you?

75: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - Life

September 11, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Life... say this out loud with an aspirational sigh. Gillespie and Riley continue their series on Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, the cross, present-tense Jesus, and getting the direction right.

74: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Interpreter's House

September 9, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
So I exist in this wasteland. A man reduced to a single instinct: get to Mount Zion. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one and two, The City of Destruction and Interpreter's House. We talk more about our need for a present tense Jesus, the limits of allegory, and why Jesus isn't a good example for us to follow.

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73: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The City of Destruction

September 5, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Once I was a pilgrim, a road warrior searching for a righteous end. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one, The City of Destruction. We talk about apocalyptic literature, our old friend Plato, the necessity of a real present tense Jesus, and why Riley's version of The Pilgrim's Progress would be a pamphlet.

72: C.S. Lewis - The Incarnation from “The Joyful Christian”

August 28, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
I like to think of Jesus as a mischievous badger. Gillespie and Riley again read and discuss C.S. Lewis' The Joyful Christian. This episode, the Incarnation. Do we go far enough with Jesus' incarnation, to where He wants us to go with him?

71: C.S. Lewis - The Fall of Man from “The Joyful Christian”

August 22, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
And I'm Free, Free Falling... Gillespie and Riley read and discuss C.S. Lewis' meditation on the Fall into Sin. They go deep into the subjects of free will, dualism, retributive justice, and why discussing sin isn't as easy as we'd like.

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70: Robert Capon - The Mystery of Christ, and why we don’t get it... pt. 2

August 14, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
It’s inconceivable! Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Robert Capon’s “The Mystery of Christ... and why we don’t get it.” Faith, works, and more Christian absurdity.

69: Donavon Riley - Blatant Self-Promotion of "Crucifying Religion"

August 7, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Banned Books Jumps The Shark. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Crucifying Religion, by Donavon Riley so Riley can have a discussion about himself with himself. It’s a meta, meta episode!

68: Robert Capon - The Mystery of Christ, and why we don’t get it...

July 31, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Would You Like to Play a Game? Gillespie and Riley return to Robert Capon to read and discuss the incarnation of Jesus and how we try to turn free grace into a transaction.

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