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  1. 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”

  2. Merry Christmas From Us For You!

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    12/20/19
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Meet God in the flesh. Troy and Craig have a Merry Christmas program revolving around the Gospels of Luke and John as they discuss many facets of God in the flesh, in the face of Christ as He became one of us. Behold the Son of God and the Son of Mary who has come to be the final sacrifice of all time to give His salvation for you.
    Merry Christmas From Us For You!

  3. Luke 2:8-52 (Episode 133)

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    10/24/19
    2 mins
    By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    Jesus is born, and His birth is proclaimed to shepherds which includes good news for all of us.
    Luke 2:8-52 (Episode 133)

  4. Luke 1:25-56 (Episode 131)

    book
    10/08/19
    2 mins
    By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    Gabriel appears to Mary with the shocking announcement that she is to be the mother of the Son of God. How should we view Mary?
    Luke 1:25-56 (Episode 131)

  5. 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”

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

    book
    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...

  8. 63: Chad Bird - "The Infant Priest Was Holy Born"

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    06/26/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    And Your Bird Can Sing! Gillespie and Riley conclude their discussion of hymnody with Chad Bird’s hymn, The Infant Priest Was Holy Born. Again, they focus on pastoral care, comfort for Christians, and what happens when the church ignores the reality of sin, death, and Satan.
    63: Chad Bird -

  9. 62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

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    06/19/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Do You Have a Great Hymn This Week? Go Fish! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Thomas Chisholm’s poem turned hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. More discussion of hymnody, church music, and how what we sing can help or hinder pastoral care.
    62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

  10. 61: Joseph Scrivener - What a Friend We Have in Jesus

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    06/12/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Jesus joins us in our weirdness. In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of how to judge a hymn with Joseph Scriverner’s classic hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus."
    61: Joseph Scrivener - What a Friend We Have in Jesus

  11. 60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

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    06/05/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Pump the hate brakes, Riley! This week, Gillespie and Riley begin a four-episode discussion on how to judge a hymn. In the first installment, they look at Amazing Grace and ask: "Is this a great, good, or bad hymn?" What makes a Christian hymn great? What should a church do with bad hymns?
    60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

  12. 58: The Schwabach Articles, Part 2

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    05/22/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    How does it... umm... how does it work? In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss the Schwabach Articles. Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, Church, and all things churchy.
    58: The Schwabach Articles, Part 2