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Banned Books

Welcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life impr... Read more

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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

1hr 7mins

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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

1hr 5mins

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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

42mins

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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

1hr 4mins

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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

49mins

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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

36mins

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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

49mins

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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

1hr

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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

40mins

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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

1hr 5mins

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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

1hr 7mins

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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

1hr 33mins

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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

1hr 1min

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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

1hr 48mins

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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

44mins

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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

49mins

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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

1hr

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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

53mins

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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

1hr 21mins

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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

47mins

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