Church Seasons

199: Weil - We Humiliate Ourselves Before False Gods

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?
198: Simone Weil - The Cross

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

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

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?
The Mystery of God's Incarnation

12/29/20

6 mins

By Donavon Riley

Christmas-time is the bold proclamation that God was born to save sinners.
Are You the One Who Is to Come?

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.
186: Christmas During the Civil War

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.
An Advent Ransom Note

12/16/20

6 mins

By Donavon Riley

Advent is not a call to prepare to engage in a transaction with God.
185: Christmas after the Enlightenment

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.
The Message of Advent Never Changes

12/08/20

5 mins

By Donavon Riley

The proclamation of Christ's coming is for all people, at all times.
184: Bowler - Christmas in Nazi Germany

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.
Advent Time

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.

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