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  1. 199: Weil - We Humiliate Ourselves Before False Gods

    book
    04/08/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Idol Talk. In this episode, we return to Simone Weil’s book, Gravity and Grace. Idolatry is the topic of conversation. What is an idol? In what ways does idolatry infiltrate our churches, and what are the consequences? How do we guard against it?
    199: Weil - We Humiliate Ourselves Before False Gods

  2. Resurrection: Seeing is Not Believing

    book
    04/06/21
    1 min
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    “Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free. He has destroyed it by enduring it. He destroyed Hell when He descended into it. He put it into an uproar even as it tasted of His flesh. Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead!” - Chrysostom
    Resurrection: Seeing is Not Believing

  3. Are Emotions Sinful?

    book
    04/02/21
    2 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    Do you feel bad when you're not very joyful? What do you do with grief that lingers? Can anger be righteous?
    Are Emotions Sinful?

  4. 198: Simone Weil - The Cross

    book
    04/01/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Into The Mystic. In this episode, we read and discuss the crucifixion as interpreted by Simone Weil, an anarchist, philosopher, and mystic.
    198: Simone Weil - The Cross

  5. 197b: Leo the Great - Use Lent for general improvement in the whole round of Christian duties

    book
    03/29/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Right Man for The Job. In this episode, we finish reading and discussing Leo the Great’s Lenten sermon about Christ’s two natures. What happens when the old Adam adds to Scripture’s witness to Jesus’ two natures?
    197b: Leo the Great - Use Lent for general improvement in the whole round of Christian duties

  6. Mark Chapter 4

    book
    03/29/21
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    On this episode, Dr. Paulson talks about why theologians have to make distinctions.
    Mark Chapter 4

  7. 197a: Leo the Great - All the actions of Christ reveal the presence of the twofold nature

    book
    03/26/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    God Really Bodies Our Salvation. In this episode, we read and discuss a Lenten sermon from Leo the Great. What happens when the two natures of Christ are divided?
    197a: Leo the Great - All the actions of Christ reveal the presence of the twofold nature

  8. Review of The Chosen and Other Topics with Guest Timothy Winterstein

    book
    03/15/21
    5 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    While you are busy working at being passive in your righteousness, let God sanctify you through some holy words spoken by unholy men.
    Review of The Chosen and Other Topics with Guest Timothy Winterstein

  9. What is seen, what is secret

    book
    03/12/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Let's be honest: your Heavenly mansion is not going to be that big, and it gets smaller with every room addition that you plan. Craig and Troy work through Jesus' warnings to not be a hypocrite.
    What is seen, what is secret

  10. Jesus with a box of dynamite

    book
    02/26/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Jesus ruthlessly hammers us with a Law that we cannot escape so that He might give us a Gospel that will never abandon us.
    Jesus with a box of dynamite

  11. Limbaugh, Handshakes, and Jesus

    book
    02/22/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Get behind me bourgie theology! Pick up your cross and turn on your radio to Ringside Preachers. Talking about Rush Limbaugh’s legacy, shaking hands like a man and not a fish, and you-know-who: Jesus.
    Limbaugh, Handshakes, and Jesus

  12. The Salty Jesus

    book
    02/19/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    You ARE salt and light. By our new nature in Christ, we do salty and light things. But how is God glorified in the things that we do? https://bookofconcord.org/sources-and-context/heidelberg-disputation/
    The Salty Jesus