TOPIC INDEXMinistry of the Church (213)

  1. What Use is a Pastor?

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    07/26/23
    8 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    A pastor is sent to proclaim the unconditional grace of God, reminding us again and again that it is our Heavenly Father who reaches out to us in love through his Christ-won forgiveness, and not the other way around.

  2. Summertime Blues?

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    06/16/23
    8 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    God's faithfulness is constant and consistent. It knows no season. His love for us doesn't fade with the summer sun.

  3. Praying to Receive What's Ours

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    06/08/23
    14 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.

  4. 309: Sprinkle - Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us

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    05/30/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Diving for Gomers. In this episode, we have a much-needed conversation about slavery to sin, Ezekiel’s whore metaphor for God’s relationship with his people, and why it’s important that Christians not shy away from difficult conversations about how God describes sin and grace in the Bible.

  5. Why We Need Preachers

    book
    05/15/23
    11 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Luther's emphasis on the need for sinners to have preachers who can provide them with the comfort and support they need for their faith in Jesus Christ and life is as relevant today as it was in his time.

  6. 307: Peterson - Under the Unpredictable Plant

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    05/14/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Drowning The Branch Manager for Christ. In this episode, we discuss Jonah, ministry, and the aches and pains of church life while reading Eugene Peterson’s book, Under The Unpredictable Plant.

  7. 305: Cyprian - The Baptismal Controversy

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    04/29/23
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Who Controls Baptism? In this episode, we discuss the baptismal controversy in the early church. Cyprian, Novation, and a whole cloud of witnesses join us on the podcast this week.

  8. 300: C.S. Lewis - A Grief Observed

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    03/27/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Are We Just Rats in a Maze? In this episode, we discuss grief, mourning, death, and hope while reading C.S. Lewis’s book, A Grief Observed.

  9. 298: Gregory P. Schulz - Baptized to Die

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    03/15/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    A Harsh & Necessary Conversation About Death. In this episode, we discuss death and resurrection concerning the death of a child from Gregory P. Schulz’s book, The Problem of Suffering: A Father’s Hope.

  10. 296: Bo Giertz - Christ’s Church: The Parish Church

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    03/01/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Say Hello to My Little Church! In this episode, we discuss Christ’s church and all its vagaries and particularities as expressed in Bo Giertz’s book, Christ’s Church.

  11. 293: Capon - All God Needs to Make a Preacher is a Nobody

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    02/08/23
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Dirt Naps Are For The Living. In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of Robert Capon’s, The Foolishness of Preaching, focusing on preaching forgiveness, insisting that the dead reform their deadness, and the consequences of high anthropology.

  12. 287: 1 Clement - Let our whole body be kept in working order in Christ Jesus

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    01/02/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Welcome to the Church, Can I Take Your Order? In this episode, we discuss Clement of Rome on the Church, especially good order, fruits of faith, and why the congregation at Corinth shouldn’t run off its pastors.
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