Guilty, Until Proven Gospeled. In this episode, we conclude our reading and discussion of Robert Capon’s, The Mystery of Christ & Why We Don’t Get It. How does the Gospel of Jesus Christ free us from wallowing in guilt and living in the comforting freedom of knowing we’ve been chosen in Christ since the foundation of the world? SHOW NOTES: Robert Farrar Capon, “The Mystery and Guilt” from “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” https://amzn.to/3dUHqXs Robert Farrar Capon, “King...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 48 min
You Know, The Next Thing. In this episode, we continue reading Robert Capon’s The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We further discuss pastoral care, exegesis, the purpose of theology, and where Christian preaching points us. SHOW NOTES: Robert Farrar Capon, “The Mystery and Guilt” from “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” https://amzn.to/3dUHqXs Robert Capon Retreat [Part 1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EklwSwR8I Robert Capon Retreat [Part 2] https://www.youtube....
May 01, 2021•51 min
You Know, The Thing. In this episode, Robert Capon on The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We discuss exegesis, pastoral care, preaching, and the task of a theologian. SHOW NOTES: Robert Farrar Capon, “The Mystery and Guilt” from “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” https://amzn.to/3dUHqXs Robert Capon Retreat [Part 1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EklwSwR8I Robert Capon Retreat [Part 2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp6K1MBI8Ok Robert Capon Retreat [Part 3] htt...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Turning Inward to Attack Evil. In this episode, we continue to discuss Simone Weil on Evil. The importance of Jesus’ sacrificial death as expiation and redemption and what happens when we try to make good apart from God. SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF 109: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 1 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/109-frankl 110: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 2 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/bann...
Apr 25, 2021•51 min
Am I Evil? In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Simone Weil on Evil. Violence, suffering, and justice. What part does human evil play in Jesus’ sacrificial death? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF 109: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 1 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/109-frankl 110: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 2 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/110-frankl Progress https://plato.sta...
Apr 24, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Oh goodness, it’s so evil. In this episode, we continue reading and discussing Simone Weil on evil. If God alone is good what does that mean for our understanding of ourselves and the world? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF The History of the World According to ‘Ancient Aliens’ https://youtu.be/vDq8vQ0t67A The Coddling of the American Mind https://amzn.to/3dg1WBk Sherlock (BBC) https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/sherlock — CONTACT and FOLLOW Bann...
Apr 16, 2021•57 min
Am I Evil? In this episode, Simone Weil on evil. What is evil, and how is it distinct from what is good? How does our understanding of evil, or our ignorance of it, affect the churches? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF The History of the World According to ‘Ancient Aliens’ https://youtu.be/vDq8vQ0t67A The Coddling of the American Mind https://amzn.to/3dg1WBk Sherlock (BBC) https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/sherlock — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBoo...
Apr 13, 2021•57 min
Idol Talk. In this episode, we return to Simone Weil’s book, Gravity and Grace. Idolatry is the topic of conversation. What is an idol? In what ways does idolatry infiltrate our churches, and what are the consequences? How do we guard against it? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Idolatry” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPP...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Into The Mystic. In this episode, we read and discuss the crucifixion as interpreted by Simone Weil, an anarchist, philosopher, and mystic. SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Idolatry” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee ( gillespie.coffee ) Gillespie Media ( gillespie.media ) Donavon Riley The Warrior Pri...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 46 min
The Right Man for The Job. In this episode, we finish reading and discussing Leo the Great’s Lenten sermon about Christ’s two natures. What happens when the old Adam adds to Scripture’s witness to Jesus’ two natures? SHOW NOTES: Sermon 46 https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/360346.htm Pope Leo I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_I — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio ...
Mar 29, 2021•40 min
God Really Bodies Our Salvation. In this episode, we read and discuss a Lenten sermon from Leo the Great. What happens when the two natures of Christ are divided? SHOW NOTES: Sermon 46 https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/360346.htm Pope Leo I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_I — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee ( gillespie.coffee ) Gillespi...
Mar 27, 2021•45 min
Grace Means Never Having to Try Harder. In this episode, Martin Luther’s comments on the letter to the Galatians regarding God’s mercy and predestination. SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures , p. 352 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians Meghan and Harry Oprah Interview Body Language Analysis https://www....
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr
The stunning truth about God’s grace. In this episode, Luther’s comments about Galatians 1:15. What do we do when it’s revealed God chooses to be gracious to us while we are wicked and blasphemous? SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures , p. 352 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians The End of Civil Rights i...
Mar 16, 2021•56 min
You’re A Wizard, Lucifer! In this episode, Martin Luther continues to commentate on the apostle Paul’s letter to the Galatians, and his question, “Who has bewitched you...?” SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures , p. 352 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians COVID Charts CNN Forgot https://tomwoods.lpages.c...
Mar 13, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Satan Rules The World, And Is It’s God. In this episode, Martin Luther expands on the apostle Paul’s question to the Galatians, “Who has bewitched your...?” SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures , p. 352 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians COVID Charts CNN Forgot https://tomwoods.lpages.co/covid-charts-cn...
Mar 10, 2021•42 min
Just Sit Back and Let It Happen. In this episode, we continue our reading of Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, passive faith, internalizing virtue, and the law of the jungle. SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures , p. 352 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians Heinrich Seuse Denifle https://www....
Mar 01, 2021•40 min
Free Will Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. In this episode, more from Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, God’s will, free will, identity, and taking the moral low ground. SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitt...
Feb 24, 2021•42 min
Free For It All. This week on the podcast, we continue our Lenten series on Christian freedom in Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. In this episode, Gospel, Satan, and competing freedoms. SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians Lego Movie https://www.justwatch.com/us/mov...
Feb 20, 2021•50 min
Lent Is About Freedom. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s 1525 Galatians commentary. Why is freedom a vulgar word to the old Adam? And we consider why freedom must be Lent's primary focus for Christians. SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians — CONTACT and FOLLOW B...
Feb 18, 2021•49 min
A spirit of timidity and a Spirit of courage. In this episode, we conclude our reading of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Live Not By Lies. What happens when the church chooses a spirit of timidity in order to spare itself affliction? Also, the sins of the fathers and the true meaning of sanctuary. SHOW NOTES: Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn https://www.solzhenitsyncenter.org/live-not-by-lies All Art Is Propaganda: Christopher Hitchens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W32BEjvU7QM 63: Chad Bird...
Feb 13, 2021•1 hr 17 min
How Quickly They Forget. In this episode, we continue to read Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Live Not By Lies. What happens when the church takes the easy path of learned helplessness? SHOW NOTES: Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn https://www.solzhenitsyncenter.org/live-not-by-lies All Art Is Propaganda: Christopher Hitchens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W32BEjvU7QM 63: Chad Bird - "The Infant Priest Was Holy Born" https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/63-bird TIME - The Secret History ...
Feb 10, 2021•48 min
Gag me with a spoon. In this episode, part two of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We consider herd mentality, our fear of doing standing up to unjust authority, and the secular indoctrination that infects the church. SHOW NOTES: Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles/SolhenitsynLies.php Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 to Get Expanded Deluxe Edition Reissue https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/12/black-sabbath-vol-4-super-deluxe-edition/ MAR...
Feb 06, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Lies Taste Like Wonder-bread. In this episode, part one of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We discuss the two kingdoms, the need for Christ alone with no additives, and the importance of having an ethos. SHOW NOTES: Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles/SolhenitsynLies.php Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 to Get Expanded Deluxe Edition Reissue https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/12/black-sabbath-vol-4-super-deluxe-edition/ MARK MANSON - Li...
Feb 04, 2021•55 min
Keep it Spiritual, Keep it Safe. In this episode, the conclusion to our discussion of Gerald Kennedy’s sermon, Communism in the Churches. Should churches mind their own business in regards to social and cultural matters? What happens when churches and Christian organizations avoid controversy in order to maintain the status quo? Does the Gospel have any power outside our churches’ walls? SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 54 min
White Bread with Bologna and Propaganda Spread. In this episode, we continue reading a sermon preached by Bishop Gerald Kennedy, on Communism in Churches (c. 1960). The discussion focuses on whether propaganda is more important than the truth. SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1960/# What Are the Seven Techniques of Propaganda? https://classroom.synonym.com/what-are-the-seven-techniques-of-propaganda-12080912.html Yuri Bez...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 35 min
Religion is Extra Important. In this episode, is religion an extra? How has the communist doctrine on religion influenced our society and the churches? When is it time for churches to preach against society, and to what end? SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1960/# How to Watch TV News - Neil Postman (1992) https://amzn.to/35IPjdR 1917 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8579674/ Dark Docs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl3SuH2...
Jan 17, 2021•1 hr 40 min
Red Dawn in the Church. In this episode, a sermon by Bishop Gerald Kennedy on communism in the churches. What did it mean in 1960, and what does it mean today that religion is an opiate? Also, we start with a debrief highlighting our brief hiatus. SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1960/# The Book of We https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61963/61963-h/61963-h.htm Metropolis critique https://youtu.be/DJjbfaEtPN0 Doctor Zhivago ...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 29 min
Can We Just Have A Civil Christmas? In the episode, what was Christmas like during the Civil War? Puritans, holiday traditions, and why the Church is an incarnate Church. SHOW NOTES: Christmas During the Civil War https://civilwarsaga.com/christmas-during-the-civil-war/ Children of Men (2006) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Men How War-Torn Savannah Celebrated Christmas 1864 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121933069 General Sherman’s Christmas in Savannah https://...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Have Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas. SHOW NOTES: What was the Enlightenment, and what impact did it have on Christianity? https://www.gotquestions.org/Enlightenment-Christianity.html Bette Midler - From A Distance (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN4AcFzxtdE Songbird (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12592252/ Jesus Semi...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 34 min
It’s Christmas in Germany for Hitler. In this episode, a historical examination of Christmas in Germany during the Nazi regime, including new hymns, advent calendars, the emergence of Wotan, and Hitler’s Silent Night. SHOW NOTES: Christmas in Nazi Germany - Bowler https://blog.oup.com/2016/09/christmas-in-nazi-germany/ Masquerade ball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_ball Christmas in Nazi Germany (wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Nazi_Germany Christmas in the Crossh...
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 26 min
