TOPIC INDEXTheology of the Cross (28)

  1. 310: Sasse - The Theologia Crucis belongs to the Western Church

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    06/04/23
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    It’s the Cross, Stupid. In this episode, we discuss how God makes a theologian of the cross, how the theology of glory infiltrates churches and their doctrine, and how the cross of Christ reveals the truth about human history.

  2. Faith that Bears Unbearable Grief

    book
    04/19/23
    14 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.

  3. Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 1

    book
    03/03/23
    10 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.

  4. A Theologian's Instincts?

    book
    11/22/22
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.

  5. Who is God, Really?

    book
    11/18/22
    11 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Who is God really? He is offensive, anarchic by the world’s standards, and far too gracious to people who don’t deserve his time or attention.

  6. The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

    book
    08/02/22
    8 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.

  7. How God Made Mary a Theologian of the Cross

    book
    05/19/22
    10 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    The point Luther made, again and again, was that distance between God and sinners is collapsed when the crucified Christ himself comes to sinners through a preacher.

  8. The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 4)

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    03/18/22
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Theologians of glory searched for God everywhere except the Cross of Christ.

  9. Does God Need Skin in the Game?

    book
    04/14/20
    8 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus wouldn't allow religious people to determine his identity, define his mission, or put him in a safe, predictable religious box.

  10. There's Only One Way to Be A Christian

    book
    03/31/20
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Even though we are tempted to add our personal opinions to the meaning of Jesus' life and death, to increase the meaning of His sacrifice, there's only one thing that makes Christians "Christian." Christ crucified for us for the forgiveness of sin.
  11. book
    10/17/19
    2 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis Scott Keith Loso Delwyn Campbell David Zahl Jared C. Wilson Elyse Fitzpatrick Jessica Thompson Jim Nestingen Valerie Thur Cindy Koch Donavon Riley Chad Bird Steven Paulson Daniel Emery Price
    An annual three day event, designed to center your faith in Christ for you, based in the Scriptural truths rediscovered in the Reformation.

  12. 38: "Martin Luther’s Christmas Book," p. 30-31

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    01/02/19
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    The Brutal, Humiliating, Joyous Christmas Gospel! Gillespie and Riley return this week with another episode dedicated to Martin Luther's Christmas sermon. This time, they dig into the underlying brutality of the Christmas Gospel, Mary's humiliation, and Joseph's dilemma.
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