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344: Ambrose - The mystical feast of the altar of the Lord

03/17/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Plug In, Baby. In this episode, we read St. Ambrose’s work, On the Mysteries, enjoying his exegesis and defense of the body and blood of Jesus. We also discuss recognizing patterns in the Bible, testing the spirits who want to separate out the heavenly from the earthly, and the importance of symbol and meaning for Christian comfort.
343: Cyril of Jerusalem - Mystagogical Catechesis

03/09/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Let’s Get Weird. This episode discusses Cyril of Jerusalem’s mystagogical catechesis, especially the Lord’s Supper. We converse about the biblical patterns of the sacraments, anointing, and the higher truth about Jesus as bread from heaven.
- Church Fathers
- Catechesis
341: John Cassian - The Spirit of Acedia

02/24/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Hey, You Guys! In this episode, we discuss the dominant spirit of our age, acedia, by reading and discussing St. John Cassian’s exposition of acedia in The Institutes.
340: St. John Chrysostom - Homily on the Gospel of St. John Chapter Six

02/18/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

There’s Power in the Blood. In this episode, we read a homily on John’s Gospel, the power of Christ’s blood, and a whole lot of symbolism in John Chrysostom’s exegesis.
336: Tolkien - On Christian Preaching

01/20/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Keep The Beat. In this episode, we converse about good and bad sermons as defined by J.R.R. Tolkien. We discuss cosmology, truth, love, and why how we use words matters.
329: Venerable Bede - On the Song of Songs

11/25/23

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

We Need More Mother’s Milk & Pomegranate Seeds. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss the Song of Songs and read the seventh-century monk, Bede, who takes us on a wild ride through the text; we converse about exegesis, cosmology, the church, why the meaning of words matters, how to read the Bible like an early medieval theologian, and why the story about Jesus changes the world.
Dr. Stephen C. Meyer on Intelligent Design (Bonus Episode)

10/12/23

3 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

For more on Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, see https://stephencmeyer.org/.
Psalm 119 Week 5 verses 65-80 Teth and Yodh. Chris Lizotte sings "It's all good, for You are good"

10/06/23

8 mins

By Chad Bird

in this 5th week of Psalm 119, Chad looks at the word God uses when speaking of his creation. Chris Lizotte sings "It's all good, for You are good".
- Psalms
- Creation
Imagine there's no image

09/15/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

All of humanity commonly bears the imago Dei, or "image of God." And yet, there's a way in which we have lost that image, and it must be restored to us.
The Doctrine of Creation with Lydia Jaeger

09/12/23

4 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Dr. Lydia Jaeger discusses her book, Ordinary Splendor, with Kelsi and the implications of the doctrine of creation for the Christian's life.
Episode 238: Five Things Beauty Does

07/10/23

7 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT, Mike, Wade, and Dan Berg, who may or many not be related to Michael, discuss beauty and five things it does.
Orthodoxy

06/02/23

2 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman

In this episode, the Thinking Fellows discuss the idea of orthodoxy. What does it mean to be orthodox or to have an orthodox faith?