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  1. 186: Christmas During the Civil War

    book
    12/17/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Can We Just Have A Civil Christmas? In the episode, what was Christmas like during the Civil War? Puritans, holiday traditions, and why the Church is an incarnate Church.
    186: Christmas During the Civil War

  2. 185: Christmas after the Enlightenment

    book
    12/10/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Have Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas.
    185: Christmas after the Enlightenment

  3. 184: Bowler - Christmas in Nazi Germany

    book
    12/03/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s Christmas in Germany for Hitler. In this episode, a historical examination of Christmas in Germany during the Nazi regime, including new hymns, advent calendars, the emergence of Wotan, and Hitler’s Silent Night.
    184: Bowler - Christmas in Nazi Germany

  4. 183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished

    book
    11/23/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    A shelter from pigs on the wing... In this episode, how do Christians interface with a godless state, love our neighbors without being complicit in promoting sin, and maintain the tension between the two kingdoms?
    183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished

  5. 182: Sasse - The office of the governing authority belongs to God’s created order

    book
    11/20/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Know Who Else Misunderstood The Kingdom of God? Hitler! In this episode, we read Herman Sasse’s 1930 essay on The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present. We discuss the two kingdoms doctrine, peoples’ station in life, and the need for public discussions of natural law.
    182: Sasse - The office of the governing authority belongs to God’s created order

  6. The End of the World with Dr. Steven Paulson

    book
    11/18/20
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Steven Paulson
    We asked Dr. Steven Paulson when the end of the world would be… He said it already happened and we missed it! But that’s Ok, Jesus invites you into it! Perk up your ears and give us listening to.
    The End of the World with Dr. Steven Paulson

  7. 181: Chesterton - Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God

    book
    11/17/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Chairman Mao Loves Ice Cream. In this episode, G.K. Chesterton on what happens when we abolish God, and the government becomes the god. We discuss “unalienable rights endowed by the Creator.” The language of freedom and rights belongs to the law. And we finish with Chesterton’s prompt to consider fraud.
    181: Chesterton - Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God

  8. Be Careful Condemning God's Enemy

    book
    11/09/20
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Take a break from the war and enjoy a holy meal of ordinary things!
    Be Careful Condemning God's Enemy

  9. 180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension

    book
    11/04/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s The Most Important Election of Our Lives, Until The Next Election. In this special election episode, Gillespie and Riley read David Whitford’s book, "Tyranny and Resistance," and discuss church, state, and the two kingdoms doctrine.
    180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension

  10. Political Homelessness

    book
    11/02/20
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    While you wait for Ferdinand to get shot, here's something to think about...
    Political Homelessness

  11. Is the Reformation Relevant? with Dr. Adam Francisco

    book
    10/31/20
    2 mins
    By Adam Francisco | Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Just like we end up walking in circles when lost with no navigation instruments, so does humankind outside of Christ. Nothing has changed since the Reformation. People still suck and God still loves.
    Is the Reformation Relevant? with Dr. Adam Francisco

  12. Can a Christian Vote for _____?

    book
    10/29/20
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Elections and presidents and politics and voting. Repent and believe the good news! Everything will be ok.
    Can a Christian Vote for _____?