TOPIC INDEXARTS AND CULTURE (56)

  1. 62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

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    06/19/19
    2 mins
    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.

  2. 61: Joseph Scrivener - What a Friend We Have in Jesus

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    06/12/19
    1 min
    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."

  3. 60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

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    06/05/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    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?

  4. Beth Moore - Christian Communicators

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    04/03/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    When You’re a Christian Communicator... Sometimes You Have to Not Talk About Jesus?! Riley and Gillespie tackle a request from a listener to engage with Beth Moore, popular author and speaker among evangelical Christian women.

  5. David Zahl - "Seculosity"

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    03/27/19
    2 mins
    By David Zahl Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley interview David Zahl about his forthcoming book, “Seculosity.”

  6. Gillespie and Riley - Q&A The Sequel

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    03/13/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley answer your questions and respond to your comments.

  7. Flannery O’Connor - Good Country People, part 2

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    03/06/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Gillespie and Riley go back to O’Connor’s short story, Good Country People to discuss faith, humility, and the uncomfortable truth about ourselves.

  8. Flannery O’Connor - Good Country People, part 1

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    02/27/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Flannery O’Connor’s short story, Good Country People. What does it mean that someone is a good Christian?

  9. Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Failure of Christendom

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    02/20/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley read from Dostoevsky's novel, The Idiot, and discuss the roots of the Roman Catholic church, atheism, socialism, and distinguishing between Christ and the Gospel and our own need to be God in God's place.

  10. Bo Giertz - "Jesus Only"

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    02/13/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    This week, we read from Bo Giertz’s novel, “The Hammer of God,” and discuss belief, revivalism versus liturgy, and what happens when Jesus alone is the focus of all our attention.

  11. William Barclay - Are All People Saved?

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    01/30/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley read from William Barclay's spiritual biography, whether all people go to heaven.

  12. George Whitefield, "The Folly and Danger of Being Not Righteous Enough” pt. 2

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    08/22/18
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    One sermon, two men, maximum effort! In this episode, Gillespie and Riley jump back into Whitefield's sermon, "The Folly and Danger of Being Not Righteous Enough." This week, they turn a more critical eye on Whitefield's sermon, discussing revivalism, sermonizing, and the purpose of the church.
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