Christopher Gillespie

  1. 48: Gillespie and Riley - Q&A The Sequel

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    03/13/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley answer your questions and respond to your comments.
    48: Gillespie and Riley - Q&A The Sequel

  2. 47: Flannery O’Connor - Good Country People, part 2

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    03/06/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Gillespie and Riley go back to O’Connor’s short story, Good Country People to discuss faith, humility, and the uncomfortable truth about ourselves.
    47: Flannery O’Connor - Good Country People, part 2

  3. 46: Flannery O’Connor - Good Country People, part 1

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    02/27/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Flannery O’Connor’s short story, Good Country People. What does it mean that someone is a good Christian?
    46: Flannery O’Connor - Good Country People, part 1

  4. 45: Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Failure of Christendom

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    02/20/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley read from Dostoevsky's novel, The Idiot, and discuss the roots of the Roman Catholic church, atheism, socialism, and distinguishing between Christ and the Gospel and our own need to be God in God's place.
    45: Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Failure of Christendom

  5. 44: Bo Giertz - "Jesus Only"

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    02/13/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This week, we read from Bo Giertz’s novel, “The Hammer of God,” and discuss belief, revivalism versus liturgy, and what happens when Jesus alone is the focus of all our attention.
    44: Bo Giertz -

  6. 43: Billy Graham - Christ’s Answer to The World

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    02/07/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Billy Graham’s sermon, and the consequences of preaching law after the Gospel, adverbs, and the importance of staying away from God where He isn’t preached, revealed, and worshipped in Christ Jesus.
    43: Billy Graham - Christ’s Answer to The World

  7. 42: William Barclay - Are All People Saved?

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    01/30/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley read from William Barclay's spiritual biography, whether all people go to heaven.
    42: William Barclay - Are All People Saved?

  8. 41: Augustine - Does Baptism Make Men New?

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    01/23/19
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read St. Augustine’s response to the Pelagians, who used his earlier writings against him, about misrepresentation concerning the effect of baptism.
    41: Augustine - Does Baptism Make Men New?

  9. 40: Don’t Be Afraid to Be a Sinner - Martin Luther

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    01/16/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    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.
    40: Don’t Be Afraid to Be a Sinner - Martin Luther

  10. 39: The Obstinate Toy Soldiers - C.S. Lewis

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    01/09/19
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss C.S. Lewis’ thoughts on God being born a man.
    39: The Obstinate Toy Soldiers - C.S. Lewis

  11. 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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  12. 37: "Martin Luther’s Christmas Book," p. 28-29

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    12/25/18
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Christmas: the Perfect Time of Year for a Theologian of the Cross! 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.
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