Podcast Overview

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

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.
Simple Discipleship

11/11/20

4 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik

Discipleship as a spiritual discipline can be a means of hearing the gospel repeated like a wave washing over you, bringing to mind the reality of God's faithfulness consistently.
- Practical Theology
Be Careful Condemning God's Enemy

11/09/20

4 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Take a break from the war and enjoy a holy meal of ordinary things!
Meditation: The Freedom to Wrestle with God

11/05/20

2 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik

Meditation is part of what C.S. Lewis calls the "baptism of the imagination." In Christ, we belong to him, all the parts of us--even our brain.
- Prayer
- Practical Theology
180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension

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.
Political Homelessness

11/02/20

2 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

While you wait for Ferdinand to get shot, here's something to think about...
Can a Christian Vote for _____?

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.
From Guilt to Confession

10/29/20

1 min

By Gretchen Ronnevik

Sometimes the guilt in us manifests itself in different ways. Whether it's a weight or sadness, anger or venting, blame or defensiveness, we see it in ourselves and we see it in our relationships.
Psalm 61

10/28/20

1 min

By Chad Bird

This prayer expresses the feeling of separation and the resulting distress from feeling like we are abandoned.
- Anxiety
- Practical Theology
Psalm 5

10/28/20

1 min

By Chad Bird

This is a prayer which orients us in the morning to offer our lives to God with trust and thanksgiving.
- Prayer
- Practical Theology
Psalm 4

10/28/20

1 min

By Chad Bird

Psalm 4 reminds us that our daily lives are lived in a battlefield.
- Assurance of Salvation
- Practical Theology
Psalm 141

10/28/20

1 min

By Chad Bird

Chad talks about the practice of prayer and the offering of incense.
- Prayer
- Practical Theology