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74: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Interpreter's House

09/09/19

1 min

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

So I exist in this wasteland. A man reduced to a single instinct: get to Mount Zion. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one and two, The City of Destruction and Interpreter's House. We talk more about our need for a present tense Jesus, the limits of allegory, and why Jesus isn't a good example for us to follow.
- Literature
- ARTS AND CULTURE
Sunday, September 8, 2019

09/08/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

On this day, we remember the founding of Harvard in 1636, and the birthday of Peter Martyr Vermigli, who began teaching in Strassbourg and ended in Zurich. The reading is from "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" by Oscar Wilde.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
Saturday, September 7, 2019

09/07/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

Today we celebrate the birthday of Jacobus Acontius, author of Satanae Stratagemata, and Thomas Erastus, author of Explicatio gravissimae quaestionis. The reading is a bit better known, a poem from Chad Bird, "Were You There?"
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
"Adopted" (Episode 131) Featuring Pastor Ron Hodel

09/07/19

1 min

By Ron Hodel

Pastor Hodel Teaches On Ephesians 1:3-14
- Preaching
- Ministry of the Church
For You Radio episode 13: Heroes of the faith--Jonah

09/06/19

1 min

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Heroes all have deep flaws and weaknesses. It is the same in real life as it is in myths. Craig and Troy take a look into the life and times of the Prophet Jonah. He is the kind of Bible Hero that we love to hate, but mostly because he is so much like us. What made Jonah tick? Why did he run when God told him to go to Ninevah? How does God work in spite of Jonah's weakness and rebellion? Listen to this episode of For You Radio and find out!
Friday, September 6, 2019

09/06/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

On this day, the "Pilgrims" set sail on Mayflower in 1620. The notable patriarch of American Lutheranism, Henry Melchior Muehlenberg, was born on this day in 1711. The reading is from "The Ragamuffin Gospel" by Brennan Manning.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
Baptism Episode 1: Luther's Flood Prayer

09/05/19

1 min

By Cindy Koch

In this episode we take a closer look at the Bible story of the Flood in Genesis 6-9.
- Baptism
- Ministry of the Church
73: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The City of Destruction

09/05/19

2 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Once I was a pilgrim, a road warrior searching for a righteous end. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one, The City of Destruction. We talk about apocalyptic literature, our old friend Plato, the necessity of a real present tense Jesus, and why Riley's version of The Pilgrim's Progress would be a pamphlet.
- Literature
- ARTS AND CULTURE
Thursday, September 5, 2019

09/05/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

On this day, we remember the birthday of Tommasso Campanella, utopian and astrologer, and also, Gottfried Arnold, theologian and historian. The reading is the hymn, "Thou Who Breakest Every Chain," by Gottfried Arnold.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
Baptism Episode 6: Worthy of Eternal Life

09/04/19

1 min

By Cindy Koch

In this episode we have a conversation about the new earth!
Baptism Episode 5: Safe and Secure

09/04/19

1 min

By Cindy Koch

In this episode we talk about the gifts God gives His church, even in the midst of an unbelieving world.
Baptism Episode 4: For You

09/04/19

1 min

By Cindy Koch

In this episode we discuss original sin and total depravity.