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40: Martin Luther - Don't Be Afraid to Be a Sinner Jan 19, 2019

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Featured text: "Letters of Spiritual Counsel" — Martin Luther

This week, Gillespie and Riley read a pastoral letter written by Martin Luther advising a friend to not avoid being a sinner and put all his sins on Christ, who became the chief of sinners for us.

Our Text: MARTIN LUTHER - Letters of Spiritual Counsel, p. 109-111

Show Notes:

Theodore Tappert

Confession Concerning Christ's Supper

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39: The Obstinate Toy Soldiers - C.S. Lewis Jan 09, 2019

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Featured text: "Mere Christianity" — C.S. Lewis

In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss C.S. Lewis' thoughts on God being born a man.

Our Text: C.S. LEWIS - Mere Christianity (The Obstinate Toy Soldiers)

Show Notes:

6 Heretics Who Should Be Banned From Evangelicalism: A few church leaders who have just gone too far.

Theological Inception - Banned Books Episode 1

Pr. Riley's Sermon for Christmas 1

Seneca's Moral letters to Lucilius

"I have called you gods" - Psalm 82:6; John 10:34

Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Brothers Karamazov

BBC Broadcast of C.S. Lewis

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38: The Brutal, Humiliating, Joyous Christmas Gospel - Luther's Christmas Book Jan 02, 2019

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Featured text: "Luther's Christmas Book" — Martin Luther

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.

Our Text: Martin Luther's Christmas Book, p. 30-31

Show Notes:

Roland Bainton, Reformation in the 16th Century

Bainton, Luther bio

A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio

Bad Religion Christmas

Seinfeld - Yada Yada

Immaculate Conception

Midi-chlorian

Time Magazine - Is God Dead?

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37: Christmas: the Perfect Time of Year for a Theologian of the Cross — Luther's Christmas Book Dec 26, 2018

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Featured text: "Luther's Christmas Book" — Martin Luther

In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read from a Christmas sermon by their favorite heretic, Martin Luther. They discuss Mary's example of how God makes theologians of the cross through suffering, oppression, weakness, and hopelessness.

Our Text: Martin Luther's Christmas Book, p. 28-29, Roland Bainton

Show Notes:

Roland Bainton, Reformation in the 16th Century

Bainton, Luther bio

The Magnificat, Luther

HWSS Riley talk

Seven Marks of the Church, Luther

Christ the Bodybuilder

Isenheim Altarpiece

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36: Advent Planking with Brennan Manning, part 2 Dec 20, 2018

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Featured text: "Shipwrecked at the Stable" — Brennan Manning

Gillespie and Riley follow up their reading of Brennan Manning's Advent Meditation, "Shipwrecked at The Stable" by discussing why Roman Catholic theology, as Manning presents it, is so appealing to Protestants.

Our Text: Shipwrecked At The Stable by Brennan Manning

Show Notes:

Planking with Brennan Manning, part 1

Virtue in the Wasteland

The New Logic of the Cross - Jeff Mallinson @ HWSS18

Kids in the Hall - Brain Candy

Three Kings Bread

Bar Dice

The Giving Tree

The Tale of Three Trees

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35: Planking with Brennan Manning, part 1 Dec 12, 2018

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Featured text: "Shipwrecked at the Stable" — Brennan Manning

This week, Gillespie and Riley dive into Brennan Manning's Advent Meditation, "Shipwrecked at The Stable," and they go deep into Manning's expression of Roman Catholic theology.

Our Text: Shipwrecked At The Stable by Brennan Manning

Show Notes:

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

New Mysticism

Johnny Mathis Christmas

Manning Biography

Existentialism

Deep Thought - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Watchman

History of the Christmas Tree

Icarus (Documentary)

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34: Turning the Metaphorical Gun on Ourself Dec 05, 2018

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This week, Gillespie and Riley tackle your questions and comments. We discuss election, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Bible translations, Sunday School, and much, much more.

Augustine through the Ages: An Encyclopedia by Allan D. Fitzgerald

Augustine of Hippo: A Biography First Edition, Forty-Fifth Anniversary Edition

by Peter Brown

Calvin's Institutes Book 3, Chapter 21

Lutheran Confessions, Solid Declaration, XI

Double-ended podcast recording

The Sunday School movement

Wilhelm Löhe

Thinking Fellows on Isalm #50 and #90

Forde episodes

Captivation of the Will - Forde

From Luther to Kierkegaard, Pelikan

A History of Lutheranism

F. Bente's Introduction to the Lutheran Confessions

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33: Please, Love Me Like You Do... Nov 28, 2018

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Featured text: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation" — Gerhard Forde

This week, Gillespie and Riley wrap up their reading of Gerhard Forde's "On Being a Theologian of The Cross." What are the ramifications for Christians when God creates (He does not find) that which is pleasing to Him?

Our Text: On Being a Theologian of the Cross, Gerhard Forde, Thesis 28

Show Notes:

Here We Still Stand 2019

Get Well Soon Roadkill

Hamlet

You Were Never Really Here

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32: Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? We're Not Done Yet. Nov 21, 2018

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Featured text: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation" — Gerhard Forde

Continuing their conversation from episode #31, Gillespie and Riley follow Gerhard Forde, and with him examine Luther's Heidelberg Disputation. This week, Aristotle, righteousness, and whose work is worth calling "good."

Our Text: On Being a Theologian of the Cross, Gerhard Forde, Part IV: "God's Work in Us: The Righteousness of Faith"

Show Notes:

David Goggins Instagram

Your Job is BS

The 10,000 hour rule

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31: Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? Good. Nov 15, 2018

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Featured text: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation" — Gerhard Forde

Gillespie and Riley return this week, in conversation with Gerhard Forde about death, doing your best, and getting the "good" of works put in its proper place.

Our Text: On Being a Theologian of the Cross, Gerhard Forde, Part IV: "God's Work in Us: The Righteousness of Faith"

Show Notes:

The Offense of the Cross - Riley's talk from HWSS18

BB #29 & BB#30

Thinking Fellows - Absolution with Nestigen and Paulson

The Soul of Christianity

Here We Still Stand 2019

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