Articles
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The Eighth Beatitude: The Persecution of the Gospel
As long as the church teaches the gospel, it will suffer persecution. -
Dying to the Law to Live to God
When we stop looking to Christ in faith, we are walking in sin. Anything (including our supposed law-keeping) that does not proceed from faith is sin. -
The Law and the Conscience: An Excerpt from Martin Luther's Commentary on Saint Paul's Epistle to the Galatians
Indeed, the law said, “You shall love the Lord your God,” but the law cannot give me such love, nor can it take my hand to grasp on to Christ. -
I Am A Fake Christian
The other day a prominent Evangelical pastor tweeted, “My life’s commitment is to talk about the Bible in such a way that fake Christians feel fake — so that they can be saved.” -
We're Better People Without Self-Esteem
The foundation of the Christian’s life is that our life is not our own. We don’t belong to ourselves. God has purchased us with the currency of Jesus’s blood. -
You Can't Bring Up Baptism There!
If you’re looking for a book of the Bible to blow apart works righteousness and justification by adherence to the Law, Galatians is the book for you.
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Podcasts
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148: Ken Korby - Wherever the Gospel is spoken, one must also talk about moderation and suffering with joy
Riley and Gillespie continue their conversation on moderation in public dialogue, the wrath of God, our passions, and not succumbing to media propaganda. -
147: Ken Korby - Different Ministries, Different Means, One God!
You Can’t Get Right if You Can’t Relate... Much too little has been done either to articulate or to augment the kind of "pastoral care" that equips Christian citizens to demonstrate care for the world in their daily vocation. -
146: Propaganda Never Rests - God Controls The Outcome of History, part 2
Our appearance is designed to be familiar and to put you at ease. We continue our discussion of the Church and social change and upheaval. -
145: The Violence of Modernity - God Controls The Outcome of History, part 1
Are You Gonna Slay It? We take a deep dive into the relation of the Church to social change and upheaval. -
144: A Pastoral Debrief on Epidemic, Protests, and Riots
Riley and Gillespie take a break from the usual format to consider how our nation quickly forgot COVID-19 in the wake of the death of George Floyd. We seek to better understand what is happening regarding the protests and rioting, how it affects the Church, and how Christians might respond. -
128: Interlude, Rumination, and Pastoral Debrief on Pandemics, Maturity, and Vocation
The show is about nothing! Gillespie and Riley read nothing in this episode. Instead, it’s pastoral care debrief about the quarantine, worship, and how to balance faith and love.
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