Podcast Overview

Donavon Riley

275: Karl Barth - I am he that wills but does not perform

11/09/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

What We've Got Here Is Failure to Communicate. In this episode, we discuss Karl Barth’s Roman’s commentary, which cast a long and influential shadow over much of twentieth-century theology, and what it can teach today.
274: Ireneaus of Lyon - Jesus summed up in Himself the long history of the human race

11/06/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

The Stuff That Heresies Are Made Of. In this episode, we discuss Ireneaus’ attack on the Marcionite and Gnostic heresies, which sought to divide Christ’s two natures, and the ramifications of this teaching for the churches today.
273: Forde - The preaching and teaching of Jesus can only be handed on as the Word of the cross

11/02/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Did Jesus Have to Die For That Sermon? In this episode, we discuss Gerhard Force’s book "Theology is For Proclamation," specifically the focus and function of all Jesus’ preaching and how it defines Christian preaching in every generation.
- Preaching
- Gerhard Forde
272: Augustine - The authority of Scripture should be respected and accepted with the purest faith

10/30/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Blind Faith Is Worthless Unless It’s Blind Faith in Us. In this episode, we discuss Augustine’s Confessions, specifically Augustine’s reflection on the Manichaeans and the effect God’s Word had on his conversion to Christianity.
271: Nietzsche - A theologian of today not only errs when he speaks but actually lies

10/18/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

We Are Live! In this episode, we recorded a live show at the Here We Still Stand 2022 conference, so of course, we read Nietzsche and discussed salvation.
- Ministry of the Church
- Philosophy
270: Matthias Flacius - Rules for Understanding the Sacred Scriptures

10/08/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Do You Read The Bible? What’s Your Secret? In this episode, we discuss how to understand the Bible from Matthias Flacius’ book, How to Understand the Sacred Scriptures.
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
269: Josh McDowell - What about Science?

10/01/22

5 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

It’s A Bittersweet, Scientific Symphony of Atheism. In this episode, we discuss Josh McDowell’s book, More Than A Carpenter, and the topic of belief, science, and atheism. Do science and faith contradict one another? Is atheism a reasonable position over-against belief in God?
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
268: McDowell - Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?

09/24/22

5 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Liar, Liar, Jesus Is A Lunatic? In this episode, we read More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell. We discuss the cultural-historical argument that Jesus was either a good moral teacher or a prophet, or whether he was a liar, lunatic, or Lord.
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
267: C.S. Lewis - It is no good asking for a simple religion

09/18/22

5 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Does God Care Whether We’re Good or Bad? We conclude our discussion of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. If Christians live in enemy territory, as Lewis writes, how does that affect the defense of our faith? Do we have free will, and why would God give us free will if he knew we’d eat from Eden’s tree? What does conscience have to do with our relationship with God and one another?
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
266: C.S. Lewis - Christianity is a religion you could not have guessed

09/10/22

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Let’s Fight! In this episode, we read and discuss C.S. Lewis’ popular book: Mere Christianity. What do Christians believe? How do we discuss religion, good and evil, God and the devil, and why Christianity isn’t something anyone would ever think to invent?
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
265: Flannery O’Connor - Revelation pt. 2

09/04/22

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Singing in Tune, But Singing The Wrong Song... In this episode, we conclude our discussion of Revelation by Flannery O’Connor. How does a theologian of the cross reveal the truth to people who don’t want to listen? Paradox, misdirection, and revelation.
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
264: Flannery O’Connor - Revelation pt. 1

08/27/22

5 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

A Christ-Haunted Parable... In this episode, we discuss faith, segregation, and the Christ-haunted south as described by Flannery O’Connor in her short story, Revelation. What happens to us when we discuss race, gender, class, and culture apart from Christ Jesus? What does it mean that the churches are Christ-haunted? What happens when the churches are quiet about what God’s Word says to a nation’s leaders, clergy, and people?
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church