1517 Podcasts

Today, we remember both the birth and death days of John Peter Muhlenberg. We also recognize the Marburg Colloquy of 1529, a meeting between the German and Swiss reformers. The reading is "A Psalm of Life" by H.W. Longfellow.

What about the reality we left behind? Gillespie and Riley get to the last chapter of The Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, baptism, carrot on a stick Jesus, and why verbs matter.

Daniel and Erick begin the Gospel of Luke in this episode. After some introduction, they discuss the promise of the birth of John the baptizer.

On this day, we celebrate the feast of Bible translator St. Jerome. We also recognize Gregory the Illuminator, credited with converting Armenia from paganism to Christianity. The reading is from "Mighty to Save" by Charitie Bancroft.

On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. St. Michael and All Angels. We also remember the author, W.H. Auden. The reading is an excerpt from "For the Time Being" by Auden.

Pastor Killian Teaches On Luke 14:1-11

On this day, we remember two relatively obscure Christian figures, St. Wenceslas and St. Eustochium. The reading is "The Finding" by Henry Suso.

Chad and Daniel have a lot to say about the Jordan River and the role it plays in scripture.

How can we know the mysterious workings of God? We look to Jesus: Jesus does His job of Jesus-ing only the way He can Jesus. Jesus never did His Messiah work the way that people thought that He should, and nothing has changed. We are blessed that He is not a God created of our own image and imagination. All of this is revealed to us through the God’s word alone, and in that word we have comfort of what Christ has done for us.

On this day, we remember two prominent Roman Catholic figures who were known for their charity, Pope Urban VII and St. Vincent de Paul. The reading is from 17th century English poet Thomas Traherne: "The Bells."

We remember on this day Lancelot Andrewes, born 1555 and contributor to the King James Bible. We also remember anglophile poet T.S. Eliot, born 1888. The reading is an excerpt from "The Rock" by T.S. Eliot.

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.