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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.

67: John of Damascus "An argument directed against the Nestorians"

July 24, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
There's Something About Mary — Gillespie and Riley dive deep into an early church argument about Mary, why a bishop named Nestorius, and Mohammed, rejected the virgin birth, and why it's important to discuss the topic today.

66: John of Damascus, Arius, Ariana

July 17, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Fat Camels and Catchy Songs — Gillespie and Riley finish their reading of John of Damascus’ critique of Islam, then jump into the writings of Arius to better understand the foundation of Islam and modern American Christianity.

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65: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt. 2

July 10, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
An enthusiast came in here looking for you — real God and country-type. I don't know. Might further the plot? Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John of Damascus again this week. What’s an enthusiast? Why are footnotes important? How do Aphrodite, Arius, and a Nestorian monk lay the foundation for Islam?

64: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam

God’s prophet? Inconceivable! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the work of John of Damascus which explains why Islam is a Christian heresy.

63: Chad Bird - "The Infant Priest Was Holy Born"

June 26, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
And Your Bird Can Sing! Gillespie and Riley conclude their discussion of hymnody with Chad Bird’s hymn, The Infant Priest Was Holy Born. Again, they focus on pastoral care, comfort for Christians, and what happens when the church ignores the reality of sin, death, and Satan.

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62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

June 19, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Do You Have a Great Hymn This Week? Go Fish! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Thomas Chisholm’s poem turned hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. More discussion of hymnody, church music, and how what we sing can help or hinder pastoral care.

61: Joseph Scrivener - What a Friend We Have in Jesus

June 12, 2019 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Jesus joins us in our weirdness. In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of how to judge a hymn with Joseph Scriverner’s classic hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus."

60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

Pump the hate brakes, Riley! This week, Gillespie and Riley begin a four-episode discussion on how to judge a hymn. In the first installment, they look at Amazing Grace and ask: "Is this a great, good, or bad hymn?" What makes a Christian hymn great? What should a church do with bad hymns?

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59: John Bunyan - The Doctrine of Law & Grace Unfolded

Daddy needs to discuss some law and grace.... Chicka-chickahhhhh! This week, Gillespie and Riley go live, reading, discussing, and responding to your questions and comments about Bunyan's writing on law and grace.

58: The Schwabach Articles, Part 2

How does it... umm... how does it work? In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss the Schwabach Articles. Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, Church, and all things churchy.

57: The Schwabach Articles, part 1

You’re using theological coconuts! In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss The Schwabach Articles. Sin, faith, lots of Holy Spirit, and why the Schwabach Articles are the roots of Lutheran, Reformed, and Protestant confessions of faith.

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1517 Podcast Network
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1517 Podcasts
2015 - 2023
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371
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