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Welcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life improvement that seek to smother the glory of God in Jesus Christ. We want to introduce you to those who forgot everything except Jesus Christ and him crucified. Welcome rebel children, holy mischief-makers, and fools for Christ.
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  1. 268: McDowell - Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?

    Podcast
    09/24/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Liar, Liar, Jesus Is A Lunatic? In this episode, we read More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell. We discuss the cultural-historical argument that Jesus was either a good moral teacher or a prophet, or whether he was a liar, lunatic, or Lord.
    268: McDowell - Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?

  2. 267: C.S. Lewis - It is no good asking for a simple religion

    Podcast
    09/18/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Does God Care Whether We’re Good or Bad? We conclude our discussion of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. If Christians live in enemy territory, as Lewis writes, how does that affect the defense of our faith? Do we have free will, and why would God give us free will if he knew we’d eat from Eden’s tree? What does conscience have to do with our relationship with God and one another?
    267: C.S. Lewis - It is no good asking for a simple religion

  3. 266: C.S. Lewis - Christianity is a religion you could not have guessed

    Podcast
    09/10/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Let’s Fight! In this episode, we read and discuss C.S. Lewis’ popular book: Mere Christianity. What do Christians believe? How do we discuss religion, good and evil, God and the devil, and why Christianity isn’t something anyone would ever think to invent?
    266: C.S. Lewis - Christianity is a religion you could not have guessed

  4. 265: Flannery O’Connor - Revelation pt. 2

    Podcast
    09/04/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Singing in Tune, But Singing The Wrong Song... In this episode, we conclude our discussion of Revelation by Flannery O’Connor. How does a theologian of the cross reveal the truth to people who don’t want to listen? Paradox, misdirection, and revelation.
    265: Flannery O’Connor - Revelation pt. 2

  5. 264: Flannery O’Connor - Revelation pt. 1

    Podcast
    08/27/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    A Christ-Haunted Parable... In this episode, we discuss faith, segregation, and the Christ-haunted south as described by Flannery O’Connor in her short story, Revelation. What happens to us when we discuss race, gender, class, and culture apart from Christ Jesus? What does it mean that the churches are Christ-haunted? What happens when the churches are quiet about what God’s Word says to a nation’s leaders, clergy, and people?
    264: Flannery O’Connor - Revelation pt. 1

  6. 263: Dostoyevsky - The Devil—Ivan's Nightmare pt. 2

    Podcast
    08/22/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    You Silver-tongues Devil... We conclude our discussion of Dostoevsky’s dialogue between Ivan Karamazov and the devil from the Brothers Karamazov.
    263: Dostoyevsky - The Devil—Ivan's Nightmare pt. 2

  7. 262: Dostoyevsky - The Devil—Ivan's Nightmare pt. 1

    Podcast
    08/14/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Speak if The Devil… In this episode, we discuss Ivan Karamazov’s argument with the devil from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, The Brothers Karamazov. How do we recognize the evil one when he comes to us, mainly when he portrays himself as someone who wants what’s best for us?
    262: Dostoyevsky - The Devil—Ivan's Nightmare pt. 1

  8. 261: Herman Melville - Moby Dick

    Podcast
    08/06/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Welcome to The Terrordome. In this episode, we read and discuss “The Sermon” from Moby Dick. What is a preacher's responsibility to his congregation in his preaching? What happens when the Gospel is talked about but never preached? What happens when Jonah is preached without Christ at the conclusion of the sermon?
    261: Herman Melville - Moby Dick

  9. 260: Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown pt. 2

    Podcast
    07/30/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Was It Only A Dream? We conclude our reading and discussion of "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathanial Hawthorne. What happens when sin, death, and Satan are unaddressed by Christians, and especially the churches? What kind of damage does hypocrisy do to a community, congregation, and our Christian relationships?
    260: Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown pt. 2

  10. 259: Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown pt. 1

    Podcast
    07/28/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Good Christian People? In this episode, we read and discuss the parable of Young Goodman Brown, a short story by Nathanial Hawthorne. What happens when Christians don’t have a Gospel preacher? What happens when we carry our guilt and are tempted by the devil? How do we distinguish between God and the devil?
    259: Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown pt. 1

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