TOPIC INDEXChurch Seasons (7)

  1. 199: Weil - We Humiliate Ourselves Before False Gods

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    04/08/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Idol Talk. In this episode, we return to Simone Weil’s book, Gravity and Grace. Idolatry is the topic of conversation. What is an idol? In what ways does idolatry infiltrate our churches, and what are the consequences? How do we guard against it?

  2. 198: Simone Weil - The Cross

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    04/01/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Into The Mystic. In this episode, we read and discuss the crucifixion as interpreted by Simone Weil, an anarchist, philosopher, and mystic.

  3. 197b: Leo the Great - Use Lent for general improvement in the whole round of Christian duties

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    03/29/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    The Right Man for The Job. In this episode, we finish reading and discussing Leo the Great’s Lenten sermon about Christ’s two natures. What happens when the old Adam adds to Scripture’s witness to Jesus’ two natures?

  4. 197a: Leo the Great - All the actions of Christ reveal the presence of the twofold nature

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    03/26/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    God Really Bodies Our Salvation. In this episode, we read and discuss a Lenten sermon from Leo the Great. What happens when the two natures of Christ are divided?

  5. 186: Christmas During the Civil War

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    12/17/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Can We Just Have A Civil Christmas? In the episode, what was Christmas like during the Civil War? Puritans, holiday traditions, and why the Church is an incarnate Church.

  6. 185: Christmas after the Enlightenment

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    12/10/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Have Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas.

  7. 184: Bowler - Christmas in Nazi Germany

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    12/03/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    It’s Christmas in Germany for Hitler. In this episode, a historical examination of Christmas in Germany during the Nazi regime, including new hymns, advent calendars, the emergence of Wotan, and Hitler’s Silent Night.