TOPIC INDEXAdvent (17)

  1. 330: Aelfric - The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

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    12/01/23
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Sober Up, He’s Coming! In this episode of the Banned Books podcast, we read Aelfric’s Advent homily while discussing decorating churches for Christmas, the importance of symbolism for the Christian faith, what a tide is, and why the books Genesis and Revelation reference everything regarding faith and life.

  2. Malachi Prepares the Way for Jesus

    book
    12/13/22
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    The lesson of Malachi reveals God’s love for his people. When the people ask for proof of God’s love, he reminds them of their election.

  3. Isaiah Prepares the Way for Jesus

    book
    12/08/22
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.

  4. Are You the One Who Is to Come?

    book
    12/23/20
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    People do not seek the gospel because they want to, but because God’s Word drives them to it.

  5. An Advent Ransom Note

    book
    12/16/20
    6 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Advent is not a call to prepare to engage in a transaction with God.

  6. The Message of Advent Never Changes

    book
    12/08/20
    5 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    The proclamation of Christ's coming is for all people, at all times.

  7. Advent Time

    book
    12/02/20
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    To a world enslaved to time (because it has no future), the Church's disregard for clocks and calendars is ridiculous.

  8. The Promises of Advent: Resurrected

    book
    12/23/19
    6 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    The promise of Advent is the promise of the lamb slain, who is born and given for us so that we don’t have to fear sin, death, and hell.

  9. The Good News That We Can't Save Ourselves

    book
    12/10/19
    5 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Most days, we're not okay. We're not good enough, strong enough, or "Christian" enough.

  10. Jesus Comes to Claim All of Us

    book
    12/06/19
    6 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus isn't just "the reason for the season." He's the reason we don't have to cross off "spiritually bankrupt," "mentally compromised," and "physically vulnerable" from our Christmas list.

  11. 36: "Shipwrecked At The Stable" by Brennan Manning pt. 2

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    12/19/18
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Planking with Brennan Manning... Gillespie and Riley follow up their reading of Brennan Manning's Advent Meditation, "Shipwrecked at The Stable" by discussing why Roman Catholic theology, as Manning presents it, is so appealing to Protestants.

  12. Where Do We Look for Jesus to Come?

    book
    12/17/18
    10 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    What Jesus says is simple, but the simplest things are difficult, and difficulty causes friction.
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