Christopher Gillespie

  1. Thursday, April 29, 2021

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    04/29/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1968. Today we remember Lin Zhao, a Chinese Christian Martyr.
    Thursday, April 29, 2021

  2. 202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt

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    04/28/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Know, The Thing. In this episode, Robert Capon on The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We discuss exegesis, pastoral care, preaching, and the task of a theologian.
    202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt

  3. Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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    04/27/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 160. Today we remember Tertullian, the renegade Church Father. The reading is from Tertullian.
    Tuesday, April 27, 2021

  4. Monday, April 26, 2021

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    04/26/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1396. Today we remember St. Stephan of Perm. The reading is from Dorothy Sayers.
    Monday, April 26, 2021

  5. 201b: Weil - The false god changes suffering into violence

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    04/25/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Turning Inward to Attack Evil. In this episode, we continue to discuss Simone Weil on Evil. The importance of Jesus’ sacrificial death as expiation and redemption and what happens when we try to make good apart from God.
    201b: Weil - The false god changes suffering into violence

  6. Sunday, April 25, 2021

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    04/25/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1502. Today we remember Georg Major, the man, and the controversies. The reading is from W.H. Auden.
    Sunday, April 25, 2021

  7. 201a: Weil - It is the innocent victim who can feel hell

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    04/24/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Am I Evil? In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Simone Weil on Evil. Violence, suffering, and justice. What part does human evil play in Jesus’ sacrificial death?
    201a: Weil - It is the innocent victim who can feel hell

  8. Saturday, April 24, 2021

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    04/24/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1915. Today we remember aspects of the Armenian genocide. The reading is from Corrie Ten Boom.
    Saturday, April 24, 2021

  9. Friday, April 23, 2021

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    04/23/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1960. Today we remember Toyohiko Kagawa. The reading is Anya Krugovoy Silver's "No, It's Not."
    Friday, April 23, 2021

  10. Thursday, April 22, 2021

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    04/22/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1775. Today we remember Georg Hermes and the Catholic Enlightenment in Germany. The reading is “The Empty Tomb” by Tania Runyon.
    Thursday, April 22, 2021

  11. Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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    04/21/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1109. Today we remember one of the “Big A’s” Anselm of Canterbury. The reading is from T.S. Eliot.
    Wednesday, April 21, 2021

  12. Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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    04/20/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1962. Today we remember Karl Barth and his featured cover story in the popular TIME Magazine. The reading is from Barth.
    Tuesday, April 20, 2021