TOPIC INDEXChristianity in America (9)

  1. 290: Schaeffer - A Protestant Evangelical Speaks to His Lutheran Friends

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    01/16/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Francis & The Sunshine Band. In this episode, we discuss Francis Schaeffer’s ecumenical address to Lutherans, the consequences of seeking church unity using legal categories, the dilemma with Christian purity, the distinction between the hidden and revealed church, and why it matters.

  2. Is The American Church Spiritually Sick?

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    07/17/20
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    In our attempts to conform the Gospel of Jesus Christ to material, therapeutic, and mystical standards of religion and spirituality we've arrested, inhibited, distorted, and handicapped God's Word and gifts of salvation.

  3. Is Christianity a Civil Religion?

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    07/09/20
    11 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    We must not submit ourselves to false gods and godless men. Instead, we may hold fast to Christ, because He’s holding fast to us.

  4. Menno Simons, "Faith"

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    09/05/18
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    I'm stepping - I'm stepping in it! What does it smell like? In this episode, Gillespie and Riley discuss Menno Simon's writing on faith, why prepositions matter, and the practical consequences of Gospel-law sermons.

  5. William Seymour, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost"

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    08/29/18
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Just Follow The Step by Step Instructions. This week, Gillespie and Riley dig into a sermon by William Seymour, who was a key figure in the Asuza Street Revival outpouring. In particular, they zero in on baptism, the means of the Spirit, and why Christian preaching is a matter of death and new life.

  6. 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.

  7. George Whitefield, "The Folly and Danger of Being Not Righteous Enough”

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    08/15/18
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    One sermon, maximum effort! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss a sermon by George Whitefield, who defends his theology against the attacks of an “old light.”

  8. "The Astonished Heart" by Robert Farrar Capon pt. 5

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    06/27/18
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    We're not going to walk this one off. Riley and Gillespie continue their theological adventure through Robert Capon's "The Astonished Heart." This week, they examine the corporate model of the church, then get transparent critiquing themselves in relation to the church as an institution.

  9. "The Astonished Heart" by Robert Farrar Capon pt. 4

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    06/20/18
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Pump the moralistic, therapeutic, deism brakes, American Christianity. Pastors Riley and Gillespie can't get enough of Robert Capon's "The Astonished Heart," so this week, they talk about the roots of American Christianity, and how to establish churches that function without the Gospel.