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442: Giertz - A Shepherd's Letter
We're in This Together. In this episode, we sit with Bo Giertz and read his open letter to the churches — A Shepherd's Letter. As translator, Bror Erickson says of the opening section (we read on the…
441: Trueman - The Value and Role of Creeds and Confessions
With Arms Wide Open! In this episode, on the eve of Trinity Sunday, we sit with Carl Trueman's essay, "The Value and Role of Creeds and Confession." Is there any usefulness of Creeds and Confessions…
440: Heiser - Reading Your Bible Again... for the first time
The Mosaic Word. In this episode, we sit with Michael Heiser's book, The Unseen Realm, on reading the Bible. What are the rules of engagement when one reads Scripture? What filters do we apply to the…
439: Rose - Explanation of UFO Phenomena
UFOs are Rebel Angels. In this episode, we read Father Seraphim Rose's "classic" text, Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future, about the true nature of UFOs and the nefarious origins of modern…
438: Debrief - Answering Listener Questions
Money, Porn, and Godly Relationships. In this episode, we answer emails from listeners that ask us to discuss the godly use of money and pornography addiction. How should Christians view the usage of…
437: John of Damascus - Apologia Against Those Who Decry Holy Images
Every Picture Tells a Story. In this episode, we sit with John of Damascus to listen to him teach us about the veneration of icons — what that means, why it's a subject of dispute, how scripture…
436: Schuldheisz - Luther and the Lion
The Lutherans, the Lion, and the gifts of Narnia. In this episode, we talk with Pastor Sam Schuldheisz about his forthcoming book, Luther and the Lion: A Narnian Catechism. We discuss how Lewis (and…
435: Andersen - Ritual as the Whole Way of Life
The Power of Ritual! In this episode, we learn from David Andersen about Christian ritual. What's the purpose and goal of ritual? How does Christian ritual differ from other religious rituals? Where…
434: Guite - The Music of Creation
Where do the Children Play? In this episode, we read an Easter message from the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem. Then we read Malcom Guite's Lenten meditation on creation, the…
433: Von Schenk - The Crucifixion
What's Love Got to do With It? In this episode, we read Berthold von Schenk's The Presence, discussing sacrifice, sacrament, human will, anthropology, the cross, Lent, Easter, Love, and the…
432: Ælfric - Homily for Midlent Sunday
Went to a Garden Party. In this episode, we read a homily by St. Aelfric of York for Midlent Sunday. Aelfric sermonizes about the earthly and heavenly meaning of Jesus' feeding of the five thousand —…
431: Kleinig - The Mystery of Christ and Cosmic Restoration
Cosmic Debris. In this episode, we read Dr. John Kleinig on Christ and cosmic restoration. We then discuss how and why Christians confuse mysteries with secrets, what happened to the mystagogues, and…
430: Tolkien - The Journey Through the Desert: The Lenten Quest
Lent in Middle-earth. In this episode, we discuss the Lenten subtext, language, and images in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King." What can Christians learn from fiction authors about the…
429: Lewis - "'Nature gives most of her evidence in answer to the questions we ask her"
A Church as Big as the Cosmos! In this episode, we enter into Lent with a reading from C.S. Lewis' The Discarded Image. We discuss the medieval understanding of life, the universe, and everything—…
428: Postman - A great narrative... has sufficient credibility, complexity, and symbolic power to enable one to organize one's life around it
We Don't Need No Education. In this episode, we read The End of Education by Neal Postman, discussing the mechanisms of public education, religious catechesis, the influence of the Enlightenment and…
427: Wulfstan - Sermon of the Wolf to the English
Hungry Like The Wolf. In this episode, we read a sermon from 11th-century bishop Wulfstan. The main themes in the Sermon of the Wolf to the English (also often referred to by its Latin title, Sermo…
426: Thielicke - The Alluring Miracle of Display
Fight the Power! In this episode, we learn from pastor and theologian Helmut Thielecke about the gods we worship, the God that encounters us, and what technology actually does to us. What do Satan's…
425: Lewis - Myth Became Fact
The Hangman's Nous. In this episode, we read an excerpt from The Maniac, by G.K. Chesterton, followed by Myth Became Fact, from C.S. Lewis' book of essays, "God in the Dock." The primary question we…
424: Kleinig - The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Divine Service
In this episode, we learn about the Holy Spirit and the Divine Service from Dr. John Kleinig. In particular, we discuss how Christ gives the Spirit to the church through his word, how Christ…
423: Graff - Rationalism's war on everything "magical."
Who Made Who. In this episode, Gillespie takes the wheel and steers us into tradition, liturgy, worship styles, and the various "-isms" that have sprung up within the churches over the centuries.…
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