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179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor! Nov 12, 2020

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Featured text: "O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!" — Girolamo Savonarola

The Pirates of Penance part 2. In this episode, we continue to examine Girolamo Savaronola's sermon on penance. What happened in Florence that occasioned this sermon, and what can it teach us about church and society today?

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"PENITENZA, PENITENZA…!" http://www.elfinspell.com/ChurchHistory/Petry-NoUncertainSound/GirolamoSavonarola-59.html

Girolamo Savonarola (bio) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola

Attack on Christianity - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/details/kierkegaardsatta00kier

Judge for Yourself and for Self-Examination - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/details/forselfexaminati0000kier

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178: Girolamo Savaronola - Do penance, Do it now! Nov 10, 2020

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Featured text: "Do Penance, Do It Now!" — Girolamo Savonarola

The Pirates of Penance, part 1. In this episode, we look at pre-Reformation preaching. Girolamo Savaronola's sermon on penance is read and discussed. What is penance, what effect did the sacrament of penance have on church and society, and what effect does it have on us at present?

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"PENITENZA, PENITENZA…!" http://www.elfinspell.com/ChurchHistory/Petry-NoUncertainSound/GirolamoSavonarola-59.html

Girolamo Savonarola (bio) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola

Attack on Christianity - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/details/kierkegaardsatta00kier

Judge for Yourself and for Self-Examination - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/details/forselfexaminati0000kier

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180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension Nov 04, 2020

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Featured text: "Tyranny and Resistance: The Magdeburg Confession and the Lutheran Tradition" — David Mark Whitford

It's The Most Important Election of Our Lives, Until The Next Election In this special election episode, Gillespie and Riley read David Whitford's book, "Tyranny and Resistance," and discuss church, state, and the two kingdoms doctrine.

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Tyranny and Resistance: The Magdeburg Confession and the Lutheran Tradition https://amzn.to/34Pvem8

David Whitford, Ph.D. (bio) - https://www.baylor.edu/religion/index.php?id=933200

Two Who Survived; Keeping Hope Alive While Surviving the Holocaust https://amzn.to/3oPHAmb

Fourth Industrial Revolution https://www.weforum.org/focus/fourth-industrial-revolution

"President Harrison provides a Lutheran view of church and state" https://blogs.lcms.org/2016/president-harrison-provides-a-lutheran-view-of-church-and-state

Freedom of the Christian https://shop.1517.org/products/the-freedom-of-the-christian?variant=32812568870997

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177: Clement of Alexandria - True martyrdom is the knowledge of the only true God Oct 26, 2020

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Featured text: "The Stromata" — Clement of Alexandria

Stop Showing Off and Get Back in Line... In part two of our reading of Clement of Alexandria's, The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved, we discuss when martyrdom isn't martyrdom and why the topic is more relevant today than ever.

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CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (c. 150-c. 215) from The Miscellanies (Stromata) The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved https://ethicsofsuicide.lib.utah.edu/selections/clement-alexandria/

Whether One May Flee From A Deadly Plague - Luther https://blogs.lcms.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Plague-blogLW.pdf

Voice of the Martyrs https://www.persecution.com

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176: Clement of Alexandria - Martyrdom: A Witness Both by Life and Word Oct 23, 2020

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Featured text: "Martyrdom: A Witness Both by Life and Word" — Clement of Alexandria

Easy There, Fella, Everybody's Gonna Get a Turn... In this episode, we begin a reading of Clement of Alexandria's, "The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved." What constitutes martyrdom for Christians? Where does the idea of martyrdom originate, and is it still a relevant topic for us today?

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Whether One May Flee From A Deadly Plague - Luther https://blogs.lcms.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Plague-blogLW.pdf

Voice of the Martyrs https://www.persecution.com

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175: Patrick Henry Reardon - Death is Sin Rendered Visible Oct 19, 2020

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Featured text: "Christ in the Psalms" — Patrick Henry Reardon

This isn't a plus one... The second part of our episode on Patrick Henry Reardon's book, Christ in the Psalms. Taking a hard look at how we confuse the two kingdoms, avoid controversial topics in the church and the tragic consequences of not taking everything captive to Christ.

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Christ in the Psalms - Patrick Henry Reardon https://amzn.to/3jNYDSN

Siege of Magdeburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Magdeburg

Hillary Clinton email https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/14333

Sergio and Rhoda in Israel https://www.youtube.com/c/sergiorhodainisrael

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174: Patrick Henry Reardon - Divine Wrath is not Some Sort of Irritation Oct 17, 2020

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Featured text: "Christ in the Psalms" — Patrick Henry Reardon

This is not a drill... We return to Patrick Henry Reardon's book, Christ in the Psalms. In this episode, we consider Psalm 6 and the very real, earthly effects of God's wrath, along with political bookends.

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Christ in the Psalms - Patrick Henry Reardon https://amzn.to/3jNYDSN

Siege of Magdeburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Magdeburg

Hillary Clinton email https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/14333

Sergio and Rhoda in Israel https://www.youtube.com/c/sergiorhodainisrael

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173: Henry Patrick Reardon - The Moral Sentiments of the Psalms are Christian Sentiments Oct 14, 2020

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Featured text: "Christ in the Psalms" — Patrick Henry Reardon

My God can beat up your god... The second part of our discussion of Christ in the Psalms, by Patrick Henry Reardon. What is the temptation when Christians assume that our enemies are God's enemies? How do we pray for and against ourselves at the same time? What's happened to our piety that we are afraid to make demands of God?

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Christ in the Psalms - Patrick Henry Reardon https://amzn.to/3jNYDSN

Rule of St. Benedict http://www.archive.osb.org/rb/text/toc.html

PTSD Service Dogs https://www.ptsd.va.gov/gethelp/dogs_ptsd.asp

Clarence Thomas Hearing on Natural Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4l77rnlI8I&feature=emb_title

Chuck Colson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Colson

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172: Henry Patrick Reardon - To Take One's Stand and to Keep Watch Oct 12, 2020

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Featured text: "Christ in the Psalms" — Patrick Henry Reardon

Why Christians are commanded to pray down curses upon their enemies. This episode, Christ in the Psalms, by Patrick Henry Reardon. What's an imprecatory psalm? Why are we taught by Scripture to pray imprecatory psalms, but have largely excluded such prayers from our churches? How does psalm 5 point us to Jesus and culture simultaneously?

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Christ in the Psalms - Patrick Henry Reardon https://amzn.to/3jNYDSN

Rule of St. Benedict http://www.archive.osb.org/rb/text/toc.html

PTSD Service Dogs https://www.ptsd.va.gov/gethelp/dogs_ptsd.asp

Clarence Thomas Hearing on Natural Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4l77rnlI8I&feature=emb_title

Chuck Colson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Colson

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171: C.S. Lewis - All schemes of happiness that centered in this world were always doomed to a final frustration Oct 05, 2020

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Featured text: "Learning in War-Time" — C.S. Lewis

The Enemies at the Gate. We conclude our reading and discussion of C.S. Lewis' speech on Learning in War-time. More reflection on the three enemies, excitement, frustration, and fear.

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C.S. Lewis - "Learning in War-time" https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lyp9GcHj67VLTHpWtZ6aGk6Hpvf8JAIa/view

170: C.S. Lewis - The three enemies which war raises up against the scholar https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/170-lewis

169: C.S. Lewis - Bad philosophy needs to be answered https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/169-lewis

168: C.S. Lewis - We need intimate knowledge of the past https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/168-lewis

167: C.S. Lewis - Under the aegis of His Church, learning and the arts flourish https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/167-lewis

166: C.S. Lewis - If you don't read good books you will read bad ones https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/166-lewis

John Taylor Gatto https://www.johntaylorgatto.com

The Social Dilemma - Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224

Sunrise Movement https://www.sunrisemovement.org

Sunrise Exposed (trailer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_K8Bcdy1lY

Q Anon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon

Candice Owens - Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation https://amzn.to/2SifmBy

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