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173: Henry Patrick Reardon - The Moral Sentiments of the Psalms are Christian Sentiments

October 14, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
My God can beat up your god... The second part of our discussion of Christ in the Psalms, by Patrick Henry Reardon. What is the temptation when Christians assume that our enemies are God's enemies? How do we pray for and against ourselves at the same time? What's happened to our piety that we are afraid to make demands of God?

172: Henry Patrick Reardon - To Take One's Stand and To Keep Watch

October 12, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Why Christians are commanded to pray down curses upon their enemies. This episode, Christ in the Psalms, by Patrick Henry Reardon. What's an imprecatory psalm? Why are we taught by Scripture to pray imprecatory psalms, but have largely excluded such prayers from our churches? How does psalm 5 point us to Jesus and culture simultaneously?

171: C.S. Lewis - All schemes of happiness that centered in this world were always doomed to a final frustration

October 5, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
The Enemies at the Gate. We conclude our reading and discussion of C.S. Lewis’ speech on Learning in War-time. More reflection on the three enemies, excitement, frustration, and fear.

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170: C.S. Lewis - The three enemies which war raises up against the scholar

October 2, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Know Your Enemy! C.S. Lewis explains why excitement, frustration, and fear can drive us to errs in judgment about ourselves, society, and God.

169: C.S. Lewis - Bad philosophy needs to be answered

September 28, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Sometimes You Just Have to Hit The Reset and Start Over... Sometimes You Don’t. What happens to the church and society when we are incapable of critical thinking? Can we learn from our failures, and the attacks of our enemies? What happens to society when Christ isn’t publicly preached against sin, death, and the devil.

168: C.S. Lewis - We need intimate knowledge of the past

September 26, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Steel Our Christian Hearts. We continue with C.S. Lewis’ speech on Learning in War-Time. How important is it for Christians and society to read good books, to learn from our opponents, and to stand up for the truth?

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167: C.S. Lewis - Under the aegis of His Church, learning and the arts flourish

September 18, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
We continue our conversation with C.S. Lewis, as he addresses the distinction between dying and living for one's nation, party, and class. How do we distinguish between the demands of Caesar and God?

166: C.S. Lewis - If you don't read good books you will read bad ones

September 17, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Gentlemen, You Can't Fight in Here, This is The War Room. C.S. Lewis addresses the distinction between dying and living for one's nation, party, and class. How do we distinguish between the demands of Caesar and God?

165: Timothy Keller - Postmodernism: Only powerlessness and oppression brings moral high ground and true knowledge

September 6, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Now You're Playing with Power. In this episode, we discuss what happens when a society subverts the power of dominant groups in favor of the oppressed.

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164: Timothy Keller - Lots of foolish and cruel things can make us happy

September 4, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
This Hurts You More Than It Hurts Me. Further discussion and analysis of utilitarianism... What happens when we drill down into the harm principle and uncover the truth about human nature? And we jump into post-modernism.

163: Timothy Keller - If you believe in human rights, you are probably not a utilitarian

September 2, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
You Gotta Pump Those Numbers, Those Are Rookie Numbers. We continue our examination of Tim Keller's Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory. In this episode, can a society maximize the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people by ignoring original sin?

162: Timothy Keller - Liberals’ insistence that religious views stay out of public discourse is hypocritical

August 29, 2020 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
You Gotta Serve Somebody, part 3. We continue our reading of Tim Keller’s critique of modern political ideologies and their possible effects on our churches.

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