Donavon Riley

  1. 110: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 2

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    02/04/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Must... continue... thinking... in... ways... that... lead... to... dying... with... meaning. Gillespie and Riley finish their reading and discussion of Viktor Frankl's book, Man's Search for Meaning. How has Frankl's book changed the way people discuss identity and meaning? How has this influenced the Church?
    110: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 2

  2. 109: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 1

    book
    02/02/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    We’re all going to die. Come watch TV. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Viktor Frankl's, Man's Search for Meaning. Why has a book that was written by a psychoanalyst and neurologist about his experience in the Nazi death camps had such an effect and influence on the Christian Church?
    109: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 1

  3. 108: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 3

    book
    01/28/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I mean, if you spend all day shuffling words around, you can make anything sound bad. Gillespie and Riley finish their discussion of the book, Mission to Nuremberg. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the third of three episodes, where we talk about the power of the Gospel, state-sponsored religion, and pastoral care when it's attacked from outside and within the church.
    108: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 3

  4. 107: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 2

    book
    01/23/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    There's a lesson here and we're not going to be the ones to figure it out. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the second of three episodes, where we talk about the power of the Gospel, state-sponsored religion, and pastoral care when it's attacked from outside and within the church.
    107: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 2

  5. 106: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 1

    book
    01/22/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Believing stuff is about the stuff, not the believing. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the book, Mission to Nuremberg. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the first of three episodes, where we talk about the power of the Gospel, state-sponsored religion, and pastoral care when it's attacked from outside and within the church.
    106: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 1

  6. 105: Hermann Sasse against National Socialism, pt. 2

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    01/17/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Click on the button with the picture of the Nazi on it. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss an excerpt from Hermann Sasse’s 1932 article against National Socialism. What happens when the message of the church and state are indistinguishable?
    105: Hermann Sasse against National Socialism, pt. 2

  7. 104: Hermann Sasse against National Socialism

    book
    01/15/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Click on the button with the picture of the Nazi on it. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss an excerpt from Hermann Sasse’s 1932 article against National Socialism. What happens when the message of the church and state are indistinguishable?
    104: Hermann Sasse against National Socialism

  8. 103: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace” pt. 2

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    01/08/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Cheap Grace, a monument to compromise. Gillespie and Riley continue their conversation about Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, The Cost of Discipleship. This episode, more talk about grace, Nazis, and why the Gospel “but” is so important.
    103: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace” pt. 2

  9. 102: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace”

    book
    01/05/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Cheap grace... some people would pay top dollar for that kind of breakthrough. Gillespie and Riley take a listener request and discuss Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, The Cost of Discipleship. Grace, discipline, Nazis, and why context matters in this episode.
    102: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace”

  10. 101: Augustine, “Why Celebrate Christmas?”

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    12/25/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Christmas? This Is Pretty Much The Whole Package. Gillespie and Riley read and so discuss Augustine’s sermon “Why Celebrate Christmas?” This episode, more rabbit trails, laughs, and discussion of Psalm 85 as the perfect Christmas sermon text.
    101: Augustine, “Why Celebrate Christmas?”

  11. 100: G.K. Chesterton’s “The Christmas Ballads”

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    12/21/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Break the cycle. Rise above. Focus on Christ in the manger. In their monumental 100th episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss G.K. Chesterton’s “The Christmas Ballads.” This episode, it’s a lot of incarnation talk and a few rabbit trails along the way.
    100: G.K. Chesterton’s “The Christmas Ballads”

  12. 99: Martin Luther, “Reviews of Erasmus’ Preface” from “The Bondage of The Will”

    book
    12/18/19
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Sometimes, the end is just the beginning. Gillespie and Riley conclude their reading of Martin Luther’s treatise on The Bondage of The Will. This episode, they discuss the relation of emotions to God’s Word and why Christians aren’t skeptics.
    99: Martin Luther, “Reviews of Erasmus’ Preface” from “The Bondage of The Will”