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307: Peterson - Under the Unpredictable Plant

Drowning The Branch Manager for Christ. In this episode, we discuss Jonah, ministry, and the aches and pains of church life while reading Eugene Peterson’s book, Under The Unpredictable Plant.

306: Nagel - The Medicine of Immortality

Honey, Where Did This Thing Come From? In this episode, we discuss the Lord’s Supper, early church tradition, worship, and the question, “Where did this come from?” At the same time, we read Dr. Norman Nagel’s essay, “Medicine of Immortality and Antidote against Death.”

305: Cyprian - The Baptismal Controversy

April 29, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Who Controls Baptism? In this episode, we discuss the baptismal controversy in the early church. Cyprian, Novation, and a whole cloud of witnesses join us on the podcast this week.

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304: Anselm of Canterbury - On Free Will

April 23, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Riley Suffers An Aneurysm.  In this episode, we discuss the topic of the will while reading Anselm’s treatise on free will and its ramifications for faith, piety, and pastoral care.

303: Thomas Cranmer - The Collects of Easter

April 20, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Living on a Prayer! In this episode, we discuss the collects of Thomas Cranmer, which turns into a discussion of the collects of Veit Dietrich, which then turns into a discussion about a myriad of other topics regarding the Reformation teaching on prayer and vocation.

302: Banned Books LIVE HOLY WEEK Q&A

April 7, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
And We Are Live! In this episode, we go live for Holy Week and answer listeners' questions: election, repentance, the church, law and gospel, and on and on we go.

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301: Nestigen - The Two Kingdoms Distinction

April 5, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Distinct, But Not Divided. In this episode, we discuss the Christian doctrine of the two kingdoms and its consequences for the Christian life while reading James Nestigen's "The Two Kingdoms Distinction."

300: C.S. Lewis - A Grief Observed

March 27, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Are We Just Rats in a Maze? In this episode, we discuss grief, mourning, death, and hope while reading C.S. Lewis’s book, A Grief Observed.

299: Philipp Nicolai - The Joy of Eternal Life

March 18, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart. In this episode, we discuss death, rebirth, and eternal life as examined and explained in The Joy of Eternal Life by Philip Nikolai.

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298: Gregory P. Schulz - Baptized to Die

March 15, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
A Harsh & Necessary Conversation About Death. In this episode, we discuss death and resurrection concerning the death of a child from Gregory P. Schulz’s book, The Problem of Suffering: A Father’s Hope.

297: Norman Nagel - A Lenten Sermon

March 8, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Red, Red Wine… In this episode, we discuss Norman Nagel’s Lenten sermon on Jesus’ parable of the vineyard workers, focusing on the gift-giving God and what interferes with Jesus being a gift for us.

296: Bo Giertz - Christ’s Church: The Parish Church

March 1, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Say Hello to My Little Church! In this episode, we discuss Christ’s church and all its vagaries and particularities as expressed in Bo Giertz’s book, Christ’s Church.

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Channel
1517 Podcast Network
Creator
1517 Podcasts
1517 Podcasts
2015 - 2023
Episodes
371
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Clean