Ranked #1
28: I Want What I Want When I Want It... Again!
28: I Want What I Want When I Want It... Again!
This week, Gillespie and Riley return to the problem of the will (with much help from Gerhard Forde) as Martin Luther ex... Read more
17 Oct 2018
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #2
68: Robert Capon - The Mystery of Christ, and why we don’t get it...
68: Robert Capon - The Mystery of Christ, and why we don’t get it...
Gillespie and Riley return to Robert Capon to read and discuss the incarnation of Jesus and how we try to turn free grac... Read more
31 Jul 2019
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1hr 5mins
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Ranked #3
102: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace”
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 reque... Read more
6 Jan 2020
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42mins
Ranked #4
40: Martin Luther - Don’t Be Afraid to Be a Sinner
40: Martin Luther - Don’t Be Afraid to Be a Sinner
This week, Gillespie and Riley read a pastoral letter written by Martin Luther advising a friend to not avoid being a si... Read more
19 Jan 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #5
109: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 1
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. W... Read more
1 Feb 2020
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49mins
Ranked #6
124: Martin Luther - We are justified... by relief outside of us
124: Martin Luther - We are justified... by relief outside of us
Luther’s Gospel Piñata! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s 1535 Galatians commentary. This episode, tr... Read more
25 Mar 2020
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36mins
Ranked #7
129: Martin Luther - The Difference between Christian Righteousness and All Others Types of Righteousness
129: Martin Luther - The Difference between Christian Righteousness and All Others Types of Righteousness
Sit still; this won’t hurt... much. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Martin Luther’s Galatians commentar... Read more
11 Apr 2020
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49mins
Ranked #8
41: Augustine - Does Baptism Make Men New?
41: Augustine - Does Baptism Make Men New?
In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read St. Augustine’s response to the Pelagians, who used his earlier writings again... Read more
23 Jan 2019
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1hr
Ranked #9
103: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace” pt. 2
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,... Read more
8 Jan 2020
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40mins
Ranked #10
66: John of Damascus, Arius, Ariana
66: John of Damascus, Arius, Ariana
Gillespie and Riley finish their reading of John of Damascus’ critique of Islam, then jump into the writings of Arius to... Read more
17 Jul 2019
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #11
34: Turning the Metaphorical Gun on Ourself
34: Turning the Metaphorical Gun on Ourself
This week, Gillespie and Riley tackle your questions and comments. We discuss election, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Bible... Read more
5 Dec 2018
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #12
23: You'd think that killing people would make them like you
23: You'd think that killing people would make them like you
This week, in preparation for the HWSS Conference, Gillespie and Riley jump into On Being a Theologian of the Cross, by ... Read more
13 Sep 2018
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1hr 33mins
Ranked #13
56: The Marburg Articles
56: The Marburg Articles
In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the Marburg Theses. The Reformers, Luther and Zwingli (and their c... Read more
8 May 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #14
24: Your Theology Is Creating A Nice Little Climate of Panic
24: Your Theology Is Creating A Nice Little Climate of Panic
In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue their reading of Gerhard Forde’s “On Being a Theologian of The Cross.” Thi... Read more
20 Sep 2018
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1hr 48mins
Ranked #15
125: Martin Luther - The Papists and Anabaptists are foxes tied at the tail
125: Martin Luther - The Papists and Anabaptists are foxes tied at the tail
Luther moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and read carefully once in a while, you could miss it. Gillespie and Riley cont... Read more
28 Mar 2020
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44mins
Ranked #16
96: Martin Luther, “Erasmus’ Definition of Free Choice” from “The Bondage of The Will”
96: Martin Luther, “Erasmus’ Definition of Free Choice” from “The Bondage of The Will”
Free choice? It'll blow your mind and crush your soul. Gillespie and Riley start to wrap up their series on Martin Luthe... Read more
7 Dec 2019
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49mins
Ranked #17
46: Flannery O’Connor - Good Country People, part 1
46: Flannery O’Connor - Good Country People, part 1
This week, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Flannery O’Connor’s short story, Good Country People. What does it mean ... Read more
27 Feb 2019
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1hr
Ranked #18
64: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam
64: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam
God’s prophet? Inconceivable! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the work of John of Damascus which explains why Islam... Read more
3 Jul 2019
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53mins
Ranked #19
26: Let out the Viking, but keep him on the chain…
26: Let out the Viking, but keep him on the chain…
In this episode, Gillespie and Riley dive into Forde’s use of the analogy of addiction to explain original sin, passive ... Read more
3 Oct 2018
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1hr 21mins
Ranked #20
100: G.K. Chesterton’s “The Christmas Ballads”
100: G.K. Chesterton’s “The Christmas Ballads”
Break the cycle. Rise above. Focus on Christ in the manger. In their monumental 100th episode, Gillespie and Riley read ... Read more
21 Dec 2019
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47mins