Christopher Gillespie

  1. 60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

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    06/05/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Pump the hate brakes, Riley! This week, Gillespie and Riley begin a four-episode discussion on how to judge a hymn. In the first installment, they look at Amazing Grace and ask: "Is this a great, good, or bad hymn?" What makes a Christian hymn great? What should a church do with bad hymns?
    60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

  2. 59: John Bunyan - The Doctrine of Law & Grace Unfolded

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    05/29/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Daddy needs to discuss some law and grace.... Chicka-chickahhhhh! This week, Gillespie and Riley go live, reading, discussing, and responding to your questions and comments about Bunyan's writing on law and grace.
    59: John Bunyan - The Doctrine of Law & Grace Unfolded

  3. 58: The Schwabach Articles, Part 2

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    05/22/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    How does it... umm... how does it work? In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss the Schwabach Articles. Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, Church, and all things churchy.
    58: The Schwabach Articles, Part 2

  4. 57: The Schwabach Articles, part 1

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    05/15/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You’re using theological coconuts! In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss The Schwabach Articles. Sin, faith, lots of Holy Spirit, and why the Schwabach Articles are the roots of Lutheran, Reformed, and Protestant confessions of faith.
    57: The Schwabach Articles, part 1

  5. 56: The Marburg Articles

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    05/08/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Papa, can you hear me? In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the Marburg Theses. The Reformers, Luther and Zwingli (and their colleagues), sat down to try to find common theological ground. What resulted has influenced the Church to this day.
    56: The Marburg Articles

  6. 55: Ulrich Zwingli - 67 Theses Defending Reform

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    05/01/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Dear Rome... Yeah, It’s Probably For The Best That We Never See Each Other Again. This week, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Ulrich Zwingli’s 67 Theses defending the theological reforms in Zurich. Zwingli is provocative, sometimes hyperbolic, but driven by a zeal for the reformation doctrine of Christ alone for the salvation of sinners apart from their works.
    55: Ulrich Zwingli - 67 Theses Defending Reform

  7. 54: Oswald Chambers - Collision of God and Sin

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    04/24/19
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You have us the Good News now give us the goods! This week, Gillespie and Riley give Oswald Chambers a second go-round, reading and discussing The Collision of God and Sin.
    54: Oswald Chambers - Collision of God and Sin

  8. 53: Oswald Chambers - Complete & Effective Dominion

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    04/18/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This Isn’t a Good Place for a Yogurt Shop. Riley and Gillespie tackle a daily devotion from one of the OG of the Holiness Movement, Oswald Chambers.
    53: Oswald Chambers - Complete & Effective Dominion

  9. 52: Thomas Aquinas on Baptism

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    04/10/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Riley and Gillespie dig into the Doctor Angelicus and his catechism on Baptism.
    52: Thomas Aquinas on Baptism

  10. 51: Beth Moore - Christian Communicators

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    04/03/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    When You’re a Christian Communicator... Sometimes You Have to Not Talk About Jesus?! Riley and Gillespie tackle a request from a listener to engage with Beth Moore, popular author and speaker among evangelical Christian women.
    51: Beth Moore - Christian Communicators

  11. 50: David Zahl - "Seculosity"

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    03/27/19
    2 mins
    By David Zahl | Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley interview David Zahl about his forthcoming book, “Seculosity.”
    50: David Zahl -

  12. 49: Charles Spurgeon - "God or Self - Which?"

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    03/20/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Charles Spurgeon's sermon, "God or Self - Which?" This week, traditions, rituals, and a lot of talk about pastoral care.
    49: Charles Spurgeon -