Podcast Episodes

Advent Planking with Brennan Manning, part 2

Episode 36

Gillespie and Riley follow up their reading of Brennan Manning's Advent Meditation, "Shipwrecked at The Stable" by discussing why Roman Catholic theology, as Manning presents it, is so appealing to P…

Published on 7 years ago

Planking with Brennan Manning, part 1

Episode 35

This week, Gillespie and Riley dive into Brennan Manning's Advent Meditation, "Shipwrecked at The Stable," and they go deep into Manning's expression of Roman Catholic theology.

Our Text: Shipwrecke…

Published on 7 years ago

Turning the Metaphorical Gun on Ourself

Episode 34

This week, Gillespie and Riley tackle your questions and comments. We discuss election, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Bible translations, Sunday School, and much, much more. 

Our Text: There is no text …

Published on 7 years ago

Please, Love Me Like You Do...

Episode 33

This week, Gillespie and Riley wrap up their reading of Gerhard Forde's "On Being a Theologian of The Cross." What are the ramifications for Christians when God creates (He does not find) that which …

Published on 7 years ago

Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? We're Not Done Yet.

Episode 32

Continuing their conversation from episode #31, Gillespie and Riley follow Gerhard Forde, and with him examine Luther's Heidelberg Disputation. This week, Aristotle, righteousness, and whose work is …

Published on 7 years ago

Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? Good.

Episode 31

Gillespie and Riley return this week, in conversation with Gerhard Forde about death, doing your best, and getting the "good" of works put in its proper place.

Our Text: On Being a Theologian of the…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago

If there's one thing a theologian of glory doesn't understand, it's the cross, part 2

Episode 30

Gillespie and Riley continue their conversation about thesis nineteen of Luther's Heidelberg Disputation (with commentary by Gerhard Forde), and what distinguishes a theologian of the cross from a th…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago

If there's one thing a theologian of glory doesn't understand, it's the cross, part 1

Episode 29

This week, Gillespie and Riley read Luther's nineteenth thesis from his Heidelberg Disputation, and (with Gerhard Forde's help) converse about whether a theologian of glory is really a theologian.

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Published on 7 years, 1 month ago

I Want What I Want When I Want It... Again!

Episode 28

This week, Gillespie and Riley return to the problem of the will (with much help from Gerhard Forde) as Martin Luther expresses it in thesis thirteen of the Heidelberg Disputation. 

Our Text: On Bei…

Published on 7 years, 2 months ago

I Want What I Want When I Want It!

Episode 27

In this episode, Gillespie and Riley dig into section two of Forde's book, "On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation. This week, the problem of the will. 

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Published on 7 years, 2 months ago