Donavon Riley

  1. 75: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - Life

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    09/11/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Life... say this out loud with an aspirational sigh. Gillespie and Riley continue their series on Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, the cross, present-tense Jesus, and getting the direction right.
    75: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - Life

  2. 74: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Interpreter's House

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    09/09/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    So I exist in this wasteland. A man reduced to a single instinct: get to Mount Zion. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one and two, The City of Destruction and Interpreter's House. We talk more about our need for a present tense Jesus, the limits of allegory, and why Jesus isn't a good example for us to follow.
    74: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Interpreter's House

  3. 73: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The City of Destruction

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    09/05/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Once I was a pilgrim, a road warrior searching for a righteous end. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one, The City of Destruction. We talk about apocalyptic literature, our old friend Plato, the necessity of a real present tense Jesus, and why Riley's version of The Pilgrim's Progress would be a pamphlet.
    73: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The City of Destruction

  4. 72: C.S. Lewis - The Incarnation from “The Joyful Christian”

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    08/28/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I like to think of Jesus as a mischievous badger. Gillespie and Riley again read and discuss C.S. Lewis' The Joyful Christian. This episode, the Incarnation. Do we go far enough with Jesus' incarnation, to where He wants us to go with him?
    72: C.S. Lewis - The Incarnation from “The Joyful Christian”

  5. 71: C.S. Lewis - The Fall of Man from “The Joyful Christian”

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    08/22/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    And I'm Free, Free Falling... Gillespie and Riley read and discuss C.S. Lewis' meditation on the Fall into Sin. They go deep into the subjects of free will, dualism, retributive justice, and why discussing sin isn't as easy as we'd like.
    71: C.S. Lewis - The Fall of Man from “The Joyful Christian”

  6. 70: Robert Capon - The Mystery of Christ, and why we don’t get it... pt. 2

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    08/14/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s inconceivable! Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Robert Capon’s “The Mystery of Christ... and why we don’t get it.” Faith, works, and more Christian absurdity.
    70: Robert Capon - The Mystery of Christ, and why we don’t get it... pt. 2

  7. 69: Donavon Riley - Blatant Self-Promotion of "Crucifying Religion"

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    08/07/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Banned Books Jumps The Shark. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Crucifying Religion, by Donavon Riley so Riley can have a discussion about himself with himself. It’s a meta, meta episode!
    69: Donavon Riley - Blatant Self-Promotion of

  8. 68: Robert Capon - The Mystery of Christ, and why we don’t get it...

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    07/31/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Would You Like to Play a Game? Gillespie and Riley return to Robert Capon to read and discuss the incarnation of Jesus and how we try to turn free grace into a transaction.
    68: Robert Capon - The Mystery of Christ, and why we don’t get it...

  9. 67: John of Damascus "An argument directed against the Nestorians"

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    07/24/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    There's Something About Mary — Gillespie and Riley dive deep into an early church argument about Mary, why a bishop named Nestorius, and Mohammed, rejected the virgin birth, and why it's important to discuss the topic today.
    67: John of Damascus

  10. 66: John of Damascus, Arius, Ariana

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    07/17/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Fat Camels and Catchy Songs — Gillespie and Riley finish their reading of John of Damascus’ critique of Islam, then jump into the writings of Arius to better understand the foundation of Islam and modern American Christianity.
    66: John of Damascus, Arius, Ariana

  11. 65: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt. 2

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    07/10/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    An enthusiast came in here looking for you — real God and country-type. I don't know. Might further the plot? Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John of Damascus again this week. What’s an enthusiast? Why are footnotes important? How do Aphrodite, Arius, and a Nestorian monk lay the foundation for Islam?
    65: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt. 2

  12. 64: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam

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    07/03/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    God’s prophet? Inconceivable! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the work of John of Damascus which explains why Islam is a Christian heresy.
    64: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam