Podcast Episodes

106: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 1

Believing stuff is about the stuff, not the believing.

Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the book, Mission to Nuremberg. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? Thi…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

105: Hermann Sasse against National Socialism, pt. 2

See Nazis, that's why you can't have nice things.

Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of Hermann Sasse's 1932 article against National Socialism. What is the individual Christian to do when…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

104: Hermann Sasse against National Socialism

Click on the button with the picture of the Nazi on it.

Gillespie and Riley read and discuss an excerpt from Hermann Sasse's 1932 article against National Socialism. What happens when the message of …

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

103: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, "Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace" pt. 2

Cheap Grace, a monument to compromise. Gillespie and Riley continue their conversation about Dietrich Bonhoeffer's book, The Cost of Discipleship. This episode, more talk about grace, Nazis, and why …

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

102: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, "Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace"

Cheap grace... some people would pay top dollar for that kind of breakthrough. Gillespie and Riley take a listener request and discuss Dietrich Bonhoeffer's book, The Cost of Discipleship. Grace, dis…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

101: Augustine, "Why Celebrate Christmas?"

Episode 101

Christmas? This Is Pretty Much The Whole Package. Gillespie and Riley read and so discuss Augustine's sermon "Why Celebrate Christmas?" This episode, more rabbit trails, laughs, and discussion of Psa…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

100: G.K. Chesterton's "The Christmas Ballads"

Episode 100

Break the cycle. Rise above. Focus on Christ in the manger. In their monumental 100th episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss G.K. Chesterton's "The Christmas Ballads." This episode, it's a lot…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

99: Martin Luther, "Reviews of Erasmus' Preface" from "The Bondage of The Will"

Sometimes, the end is just the beginning. Gillespie and Riley conclude their reading of Martin Luther's treatise on The Bondage of The Will. This episode, they discuss the relation of emotions to God…

Published on 6 years ago

98: Martin Luther, "The Clarity of Scripture" from "The Bondage of The Will"

I'm sorry, but your opinion means very little to me. Gillespie and Riley start to wrap up their reading of Martin Luther's Bondage of The Will with a discussion of the Bible's clarity and why persona…

Published on 6 years ago

97: Martin Luther, "Scripture with Its 'Internal' and 'External' Clarity" from "The Bondage of The Will"

What about the reality we left behind? Gillespie and Riley wrap up (but, not really) their series on Martin Luther's treatise on The Bondage of the Will. This episode, Erasmus and Luther butt heads a…

Published on 6 years ago