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  1. 255: Parables of Kafka & Nietzsche

    book
    06/12/22
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Gatekeepers & Madmen. We read and discuss two parables, by Franz Kafka and Friedrich Nietzsche. What happens when people don’t have a preacher sent by the Holy Spirit to declare forgiveness? Without the Gospel, where does the law end?
    255: Parables of Kafka & Nietzsche

  2. Is means is: Part II

    book
    06/10/22
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Craig and Troy come back for another round of discussion on the Lord's Supper: the what and the why and the where, but never the how.
    Is means is: Part II

  3. 254: Kierkegaard - Parable of the Geese & the King and Maiden

    book
    06/07/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Humble Kings & Flightless Geese. We read and discuss two parables by Soren Kierkegaard. In this episode, the purpose of parables, the condescension of God, and why there’s no forgiveness in Kierkegaard’s parables.
    254: Kierkegaard - Parable of the Geese & the King and Maiden

  4. Is means Is

    book
    06/03/22
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    In the Lord's Supper we receive an enormous gift. Why make it more complicated than what Jesus says?
    Is means Is

  5. The Painful Awareness

    book
    05/30/22
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    What happens when the knowledge of the Law doesn't bring power?
    The Painful Awareness

  6. 253: Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Minister's Black Veil

    book
    05/29/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The God Behind The Veil. In this episode, we read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Minister’s Black Veil, and discuss the hidden God, divination, and the mirror of the law.
    253: Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Minister's Black Veil

  7. 252: Hamann - We Hear the Blood of the Redeemer Crying Out in Our Heart

    book
    05/24/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Killer-Comforter-Praying Spirit. We conclude our reading and discussion of Johan Hamman’s London Writings. In this episode, we focus particularly on the Advocate and prayer.
    252: Hamann - We Hear the Blood of the Redeemer Crying Out in Our Heart

  8. 251: Hamann - The Hostility of the Serpent's Offspring against the Blessed Offspring of the Woman

    book
    05/15/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s What You Can’t See That Can Kill You. We continue our reading and discussion of Johann Hamann, The London Writings, focusing primarily on spiritual warfare and how it manifests in daily life and pastoral ministry.
    251: Hamann - The Hostility of the Serpent's Offspring against the Blessed Offspring of the Woman

  9. 250: Hamann - Interpreting the Sacred Scriptures

    book
    05/09/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Two Books, One Condescending God. In this episode, we discuss the exegesis of Johann Hamann. What are the implications for Christians when God’s Spirit and Word translate us into the church and the world?
    250: Hamann - Interpreting the Sacred Scriptures

  10. 249: Hamann - The Most Interesting and Radical Thinker in the Ranks of Lutheran Orthodoxy

    book
    05/02/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    How long? Not Long. In this episode, we introduce the works of Johann Georg Hamann, specifically the London Writings: The Spiritual & Theological Journal of Johann Georg Hamann.
    249: Hamann - The Most Interesting and Radical Thinker in the Ranks of Lutheran Orthodoxy

  11. 248: Grothe - Help for Hopeful Pilgrims

    book
    04/25/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You’re Elected! As we conclude our conversation of The Justification of the Ungodly By Jonathan F. Grothe, we read the conclusion to chapter eight of Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome. In this episode, we talk about what God’s election in Christ means for the ungodly in an ungodly and evil world.
    248: Grothe - Help for Hopeful Pilgrims

  12. 247: Grothe - How to “Save the World”

    book
    04/18/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    He’s Got The Whole Futile World in His Hands! We continue our series on The Justification of the Ungodly By Jonathan F. Grothe. In this episode, the old and new creation, the futility of the world, and new hope.
    247: Grothe - How to “Save the World”