Donavon Riley

  1. 238: Bayer - Faith is wholly and entirely God’s work

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    02/21/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    We Don’t Progress, We Die… And Live Anew. In this episode, we read and discuss Living By Faith: Justification and Sanctification by Oswald Bayer. What’s the impact of distinguishing between God unpreached and preached? Why does God attack and kill us, and why is it necessary that we die and riseunspla to live a new life in Christ?
    238: Bayer - Faith is wholly and entirely God’s work

  2. 237: Paulson - Genesis is either the preached God speaking, or is the myth/science of the unpreached God

    book
    02/13/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    No Weaklings in The Gene Pool! In this episode, we conclude our discussion of Darwin’s Origin of Species. What is so appealing to Darwin about Genesis 1? Why would one choose death by the law to the Gospel? How does Jesus up-end one’s reading of Genesis and the law?
    237: Paulson - Genesis is either the preached God speaking, or is the myth/science of the unpreached God

  3. 234: Paulson - Life without a Preacher… Darwin’s Origin of Species

    book
    01/26/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Darwin’s Unseen Breeder. Why does Darwin run away from God’s preacher? How does Origin of Species rely on the doctrine of predestination for its evolutionary mooring? How do Christians at present uncritically accept Darwin’s philosophy?
    234: Paulson - Life without a Preacher… Darwin’s Origin of Species

  4. 233: Dreher - The Power of the Powerless Church

    book
    01/22/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Power Up, and Put Down The Hopium. In this episode, we finish our reading of "Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents" by Rod Dreher - courage, hope, and the power of Christ to convert and create dissent.
    233: Dreher - The Power of the Powerless Church

  5. 231: Dreher - Small Communities Can Rescue the Lone Individual

    book
    12/26/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Small Is Beautiful! In this episode, we continue our reading and discussion of Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. This week, small faith communities are the basis for a strong Church and the opposition to oppressive regimes. And after the show, the pre-show as bonus material.
    231: Dreher - Small Communities Can Rescue the Lone Individual

  6. 230: Dreher - The Christian family is a Survival Strategy for Faith in a Time of Persecution

    book
    12/13/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Go Big or Go & Go Home. In this episode, we continue to read Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher, and discuss the importance of nurturing a dissident faith and family in the midst of a godless, unrepentantly evil society.
    230: Dreher - The Christian family is a Survival Strategy for Faith in a Time of Persecution

  7. 229: Dreher - Family as an Effective Resistance to Totalitarianism

    book
    12/07/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s Good to Be a Weird Family. In this episode, we continue our discussion about the Benda family in Live Not by Lies. Why is it important to raise weird children? What is the long-term impact of raising children to be Christian dissidents? How can we strengthen children to withstand worldly pressures to conform to normalcy?
    229: Dreher - Family as an Effective Resistance to Totalitarianism

  8. 228: Dreher - A Benda Guide to Child-raising

    book
    11/22/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    High Noon for Moral Courage. In this episode, we continue our discussion of the Benda family in Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. How can Christian families utilize books, film, and music to teach faith and moral courage in their children?
    228: Dreher - A Benda Guide to Child-raising

  9. 227: Bonus Debrief on Anger, Hatred, and Miscarriage

    book
    11/17/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    In this bonus episode, we discuss pastoral fatigue, the difficulty in maintaining lies, hatred of what God hates, and the grief of miscarriage.
    227: Bonus Debrief on Anger, Hatred, and Miscarriage

  10. 226: Dreher - Families are Resistance Cells

    book
    11/15/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    We Are Family. In this episode, we discuss families as resistant cells. Families are the foundation of the church and society, and that’s why a totalitarian state must attack the family and replace it. Therefore, what can Christian families, Christian fathers, in particular, do to fight back?
    226: Dreher - Families are Resistance Cells

  11. 225: Dreher - Bear Communal Witness to Future Generations

    book
    10/30/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Gain The Whole World at The Cost of Your Soul. In this episode, we read and discuss Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. What happens when Christians withdraw from the culture in order to protect the churches from discord and affliction? How can Christian families function to reform and renew the churches? Why are Christians so reluctant to sabotage popular culture with God’s Word?
    225: Dreher - Bear Communal Witness to Future Generations

  12. 224: Dreher - Create Small Fortresses of Memory

    book
    10/25/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    A Mighty Fortress is Our God’s Memory. In this episode, we read and discuss Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. Why is communal memory important to preserving correct doctrine? What happens to families when communal memory is lost? When do traditions enable soft totalitarianism to infiltrate our churches and culture?
    224: Dreher - Create Small Fortresses of Memory