TOPIC INDEXLiterature (38)

  1. John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The City of Destruction

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    09/05/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Once I was a pilgrim, a road warrior searching for a righteous end. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one, The City of Destruction. We talk about apocalyptic literature, our old friend Plato, the necessity of a real present tense Jesus, and why Riley's version of The Pilgrim's Progress would be a pamphlet.

  2. 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.

  3. 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?

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.”

  9. Origen, Commentary on John, Book II, section 25.

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    08/08/18
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Now... okay, so, angels as people, tell me about that. Walk me through it. Gillespie and Riley touch down on Origen's commentary on John's Gospel this week. They discuss martyrology, whether angels come disguised as people, and why it's important to let Scripture interpret Scripture.

  10. John Hus, To the Same [To the People of Prague] (Without date: January (?) 1413)

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    08/01/18
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    I feel the need… the need for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ! In this episode, Gillespie and Riley jump back into another letter from John Hus. This week, they discuss Hus’ letter to the people of Prague, urging them not to give up hope in the midst of persecution.

  11. John Hus, To the Faithful Bohemians (Without date: December 1412)

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    07/25/18
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    No, boys. There's two "O"s in Goose. In this episode, Gillespie and Riley dive into another letter from John Hus. This week, they take a critical look at Hus and discuss the influence of traditional Roman doctrine on Hus’ calls for reform.

  12. John Hus, To John Barbatus and the People of Chrumnaw (May 25, 1411)

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    07/18/18
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    With this collar on, my superpower is just unbridled preaching! Pastors Gillespie and Riley read a letter from John Huss to John Barbatus about the biblical teaching on who can (and cannot) preach.
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