Break the cycle. Rise above. Focus on letting God be God. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s treatise on the Bondage of The Will. This episode, why Erasmus, deep down, doesn’t want to let God be God for him. Also, why we let God’s Word stand unless we need it to take a knee. Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther Show Notes: Free edition of “the Bondage of the Will” Episode #86 , #87 , #88 , #89 , #90 , #91, #92 Bolero - Ravel — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to u...
Nov 27, 2019•50 min
C’mon. Free choice? It’s a thought we’ve all had. Gillespie and Riley discuss why free choice is nothing in relation to God and Satan. Why do we insist on participating in our salvation? What’s our end game in arguments for choice? How do we play fast and loose with the Bible to get us there? Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther Show Notes: Free edition of “the Bondage of the Will” Episode #86 , #87 , #88 , #89 , #90 , #91 Team Dog: How to Train Your Dog - The Navy Seal Way, Mike Ritland Fir...
Nov 23, 2019•51 min
But, what about the reality we left behind? Gillespie and Riley discuss original sin and free choice as they continue to read Martin Luther's treatise on "The Bondage of The Will." In this episode, free choice, grace, and Paul paint old Adam into a corner. Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther, Free Choice is of the World Show Notes: Free edition of “the Bondage of the Will” Episode #86 , #87 , #88 , #89 , #90 California Dreaming - Mamas and the Papas Shades of Gray - The Monkees Blackfish Ro...
Nov 21, 2019•47 min
Oh, wow... that's an intense line of questioning. Gillespie and Riley discuss the vital distinction between the righteousness of works and faith in Martin Luther's "The Bondage of The Will." In this episode, it's Abraham, Paul, and the destruction of all our good and virtuous works. Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther, Free Choice is of the World Show Notes: Free edition of “the Bondage of the Will” Episode #86 , #87 , #88 , #99 — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBo...
Nov 16, 2019•48 min
Gotta rip the bandaid off now. You’ll thank us later. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Martin Luther’s work on The Bondage of The Will. This week, reading the Bible categorically, doing theology categorically, and why rejecting election is rejecting Christ and his gifts. Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther, Free Choice is of the World Show Notes: Free edition of “the Bondage of the Will” Episode #86 , #87 , #88 Warrior Priest Podcast Lutheran Insulter — Questions? Comments? ...
Nov 11, 2019•48 min
Look: You’ve Got Two Choices, Well, Maybe One... Or None. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s work on The Bondage of The Will. This week, the discussion focuses on where there’s room for choice [as regards to our salvation] when right and left-hand kingdoms are already ruled by Christ and Satan. Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther, The Two Kingdoms Show Notes: “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Free edition of “the Bondage of the Will” Episode #86 , #87 Warrior Priest Podcast C...
Nov 08, 2019•52 min
What I Choose Is My Choice! Gillespie and Riley continue their reading and discussion of Luther’s treatise on the bound will. This episode, what happens when God’s election of sinners in Christ Jesus is de-emphasized? Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther, Conclusion Show Notes: “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Free edition of “the Bondage of the Will” Episode #86 — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Po...
Nov 02, 2019•51 min
You Want The Truth? You Can’t Handle The Truth! Gillespie and Riley begin their series on "The Bondage of The Will," one of only two books Martin Luther wrote that he claimed were worth preserving. In this episode, we begin at the end. Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther, Conclusion Show Notes: “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Free edition of “the Bondage of the Will” — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show on Ap...
Oct 31, 2019•47 min
Sane People Would Pay Top Dollar for This Kind of Podcast. Gillespie, Riley, and special guest Chad Bird read from his book, "Your God is Too Glorious." They then discuss baptism, suffering, and vocation. Text: Chad Bird, “Your God is Too Glorious,” Chapter 10, p. 171. Show Notes: “Crucifying Religion” by Riley — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-book...
Oct 23, 2019•41 min
I’m spiritual, not Spiritual. Gillespie and Riley continue hijacking their podcast to honor their spiritual father, Norman Nagel. This week, we discuss how to sort out gifts we give ourselves and gifts given by God. Text: Norman E. Nagel, “The Spirit’s Gifts in the Confessions and in Corinth” Concordia Journal XVIII (July 1992), 234-243. Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Solid Declaration - Good Works J.S. Bach in Japan - Uwe Siemon-Netto — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send th...
Oct 16, 2019•45 min
There was Gospel, and blood, and he killed a guy with a trident. Gillespie and Riley continue hijacking their podcast to honor their spiritual father, Norman Nagel. Text: Norman E. Nagel, “The Spirit’s Gifts in the Confessions and in Corinth” Concordia Journal XVIII (July 1992), 230-243. Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley The Book of Concord - The Large Catechism The Astonished Heart series Riley’s “Forgiveness Is The Foundation” article More writings and presentations from Dr. Nag...
Oct 11, 2019•46 min
Gillespie and Riley hijack their own podcast to pay tribute to their theological hero, Norman Nagel. Text: Norman E. Nagel, “The Spirit’s Gifts in the Confessions and in Corinth” Concordia Journal XVIII (July 1992), 230-243. Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley The Soul of Christianity — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id13...
Oct 09, 2019•40 min
This Is The End... Gillespie and Riley wrap up their discussion of John Bunyan’s story about the Pilgrim’s Progress. This week, we get apocalyptic. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Past Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress” episodes: #73 , #74 , #75 , #76 , #77 , #78 , #79 , #80 Perelandra - Space Trilogy - C.S. Lewis Paradise City - Guns n’ Roses Christian History Almanac Santiago de Compostela — Questions? Comments? Show Id...
Oct 06, 2019•50 min
What about the reality we left behind? Gillespie and Riley get to the last chapter of The Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, baptism, carrot on a stick Jesus, and why verbs matter. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Perseverance of the saints Past Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress” episodes: #73 , #74 , #75 , #76 , #77 , #78 , #79 — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at...
Oct 01, 2019•51 min
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fu... wait, wrong story! Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. This week, giants, good friends, and more cages. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Past Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress” episodes: #73 , #74 , #75 , #76 , #77 , #78 Kierkegaard - Parables — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.o...
Sep 26, 2019•50 min
Despite all my rage, I’m still just a baptized sinner in a cage. Gillespie and Riley respond to a listener request about The Pilgrim’s Progress. This week, we go back to the Interpreter’s House to see about a man in a cage—the Bible, Jesus, and the problem with cages. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Larry Norman - I’d Wish We’d All Been Ready Gustav Wingren - Luther on Vocat...
Sep 21, 2019•52 min•Ep. 78
Get it all together and put it in a backpack, all your vanity, so it’s together. Gillespie and Riley read The Pilgrim's Progress and discuss the "both-and" of Vanity Fair for Christians. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Warrior Priest Podcast Assumption of Mary Foxe's Book of Martyrs Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedB...
Sep 18, 2019•48 min•Ep. 77
So we bailed on that reality and we came to this one. Gillespie and Riley continue to discuss The Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, why fight demons when God will do it for you? Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Past Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress” episodes: #73 , #74 , #75 — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org . Please subscribe, rate, and r...
Sep 14, 2019•48 min•Ep. 76
Life... say this out loud with an aspirational sigh. Gillespie and Riley continue their series on Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, the cross, present-tense Jesus, and getting the direction right. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Ernst Becker, “Denial of Death” Warrior Priest Podcast — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org . Please subscribe...
Sep 11, 2019•47 min•Ep. 75
Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one and two, The City of Destruction and Interpreter's House. We talk more about our need for a present tense Jesus, the limits of allegory, and why Jesus isn't a good example for us to follow. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Puritans (wiki) — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send...
Sep 09, 2019•46 min•Ep. 74
Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one, The City of Destruction. We talk about apocalyptic literature, our old friend Plato, the necessity of a real present tense Jesus, and why Riley's version of The Pilgrim's Progress would be a pamphlet. Text: The Pilgrims Progress in Modern English Hardcover – 1979 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Wit (play) - HBO version Stabat mater Runaw...
Sep 04, 2019•42 min•Ep. 73
Gillespie and Riley again read and discuss C.S. Lewis' The Joyful Christian. This episode, the Incarnation. Do we go far enough with Jesus' incarnation, to where He wants us to go with him? Text: “The Joyful Christian,” C.S. Lewis, p. 50-52 Show Notes: Order “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram On the Incarnation, episodes #1 , #2 , #3 Theosis — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org . Please subscribe, rate, and review the s...
Aug 28, 2019•43 min•Ep. 72
Gillespie and Riley read and discuss C.S. Lewis' meditation on the Fall into Sin. They go deep into the subjects of free will, dualism, retributive justice, and why discussing sin isn't as easy as we'd like. Text: “The Joyful Christian,” C.S. Lewis, p. 48-50 Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Fear Inoculum Jack White and Jack Black True Crime Story — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org . Please subsc...
Aug 22, 2019•59 min•Ep. 71
Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Robert Capon’s “The Mystery of Christ... and why we don’t get it.” Faith, works, and more Christian absurdity. Text: “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” by Robert Farrar Capon , p. 90-94 Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Robert Capon - Youtube Retreat “Get Well Soon” Roadkill Thinking Fellows: Q&A: Prayer, Communion, and Other Questions — Questions? Comments? Show I...
Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 70
Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Crucifying Religion, by Donavon Riley so Riley can have a discussion about himself with himself. It’s a meta, meta episode! Text: Crucifying Religion: How Jesus is the End of Religion , p.40 Show Notes: Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram The Gospel for Those Broken by the Church - Rod Rosenbladt Warrior Priest Podcast — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podca...
Aug 07, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 69
Gillespie and Riley return to Robert Capon to read and discuss the incarnation of Jesus and how we try to turn free grace into a transaction. Text: “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” by Robert Farrar Capon Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517legacy.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcas...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 68
Gillespie and Riley dive deep into an early church argument about Mary, why a bishop named Nestorius, and Mohammed, rejected the virgin birth, and why it's important to discuss the topic today. Text: Chapter XII.— That the holy Virgin is the Mother of God: an argument directed against the Nestorians. Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Episode #64 - John of Damascus - Critique of Islam Episode #65 - John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, ...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 67
Gillespie and Riley finish their reading of John of Damascus’ critique of Islam, then jump into the writings of Arius to better understand the foundation of Islam and modern American Christianity. Text: Thalia (Arius) Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Episode #64 - John of Damascus - Critique of Islam Episode #65 - John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt.2 Arius Bio The spread of the controversy — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 66
An enthusiast came in here looking for you — real God and country-type. I don't know. Might further the plot. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John of Damascus again this week. What’s an enthusiast? Why are footnotes important? How do Aphrodite, Arius, and a Nestorian monk lay the foundation for Islam? Text: St. John of Damascus’s Critique of Islam Show Notes: Preorder “Crucifying Religion” by Riley Donavon Riley on 1517 , FB , and Instagram Episode #64 - John of Damascus - Critique of Islam...
Jul 10, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 65
God’s prophet? Inconceivable! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the work of John of Damascus which explains why Islam is a Christian heresy. Text: St. John of Damascus’s Critique of Islam Show Notes: John of Damascus J osh MacDowell - More than a Carpenter — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517legacy.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id1370993639?mt=2 . We’re proud to be...
Jul 03, 2019•54 min•Ep. 64
