Podcast Episodes

116: Erasmus, The Danger in Assertions

Hey, careful, man, there's a theologian here!

Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Erasmus of Rotterdam's discourse on The Freedom of The Will. In his debate with Martin Luther, how did Erasmus lose …

Published on 5 years, 9 months ago

115: Clement of Alexandria on Free Will and Predestination

You're not making Christianity better; you're making Stoicism worse.

Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of free will and predestination by reading Clement of Alexandria. Where does the doc…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

114: Iranaeus on Free Will and Predestination

I thought we had something, but then you do and pull this.

Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Iranaeus on free will and predestination. What part do Christians play in their salvation? Do we choose…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

113: More Justin Marytr and Tatian on Free Will and Predestination

Just Think of This As a Friendly Test That Could Get You Thrown into Hell, Or Not... Your Choice.

Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of Justin Martyr on free will and predestination. They …

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

112: Justin Martyr on Free Will and Predestination

The Only Wrong Choice Is to Not Make a Choice...

Where does the belief in free will originate? Is free will a biblical doctrine? How does Justin's teaching on free will and salvation still influence …

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

111: Thomas Cranmer, The Collect - Prayer for the Church

They're just psalms! It's OK to pray them! They're psalms!

Gillespie and Riley take a listener request. They read and discuss the collects of Thomas Cranmer. Why pray? What should be the content and …

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

110: Viktor Frankl, "Man's Search for Meaning," part 2

Must... continue... thinking... in... ways... that... lead... to... dying... with... meaning. Gillespie and Riley finish their reading and discussion of Viktor Frankl's book, Man's Search for Meaning…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

109: Viktor Frankl, "Man's Search for Meaning," part 1

We're all going to die. Come watch TV.

Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Viktor Frankl's, Man's Search for Meaning. Why has a book that was written by a psychoanalyst and neurologist about his exp…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

108: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 3

I mean, if you spend all day shuffling words around, you can make anything sound bad.

Gillespie and Riley finish their discussion of the book, Mission to Nuremberg. What happens when a pastor is call…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

107: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 2

There's a lesson here and we're not going to be the ones to figure it out. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the second of three episodes, where we talk …

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago