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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. Preparation and betrayal

    book
    05/27/22
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    The day of Jesus' death races ever nearer, and we see both a woman who believes upon Him and a man who betrays Him.
    Preparation and betrayal

  8. 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

  9. Knowledge is Power

    book
    05/23/22
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson explores Luther's rebuttal of the adage "Knowledge is Power."
    Knowledge is Power

  10. Thy Will Be Done

    book
    05/16/22
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Following Augustine's proposition that prayer can lead to a cooperative relationship between God's will and man's, Paulson, the alternative prayer that Luther highlights with the petition "Thy will be done."
    Thy Will Be Done

  11. 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

  12. 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