Banned Books

The Only Wrong Choice Is to Not Make a Choice... Where does the belief in free will originate? Is free will a biblical doctrine? How does Justin’s teaching on free will and salvation still influence the church and western culture today? Text: Writings of Justin Martyr   Show Notes:  Justin Martyr (bio) — 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/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

They’re just psalms! It’s OK to pray them! They’re psalms! Gillespie and Riley take a listener request. They read and discuss the collects of Thomas Cranmer. Why pray? What should be the content and focus of prayer? How does old Adam fight against God’s Word when the new man prays? Text: Book of Common Prayer Online   Show Notes:  Thomas Cranmer The Collects of Thomas Cranmer, Paul F. M. Zahl and C. Frederick Barbee Romeo + Juliet, Baz Luhrmann — 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/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

Must... continue... thinking... in... ways... that... lead... to... dying... with... meaning. Gillespie and Riley finish their reading and discussion of Viktor Frankl's book, Man's Search for Meaning. How has Frankl's book changed the way people discuss identity and meaning? How has this influenced the Church? Text: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning”, p. 49-52   Show Notes:  Austin Powers - “Get in ma belly!” “Inside Lleywyn Davis” - Coen Brothers Finding Christ in the Straw: A Forty-Day Devotion on the Epistle of James — 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/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

We’re all going to die. Come watch TV. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Viktor Frankl's, Man's Search for Meaning. Why has a book that was written by a psychoanalyst and neurologist about his experience in the Nazi death camps had such an effect and influence on the Christian Church? Text: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning”, p. 49-52   Show Notes:  Jocko Willink Murderball (Documentary) Marvin Gaye - “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”   — 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/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast  

I mean, if you spend all day shuffling words around, you can make anything sound bad. Gillespie and Riley finish their discussion of the book, Mission to Nuremberg. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the third of three episodes, where we talk about the power of the Gospel, state-sponsored religion, and pastoral care when it's attacked from outside and within the church. Text: Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg, p. 258 Show Notes:  Gerecke bio Goering bio — 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/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

There's a lesson here and we're not going to be the ones to figure it out. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the second of three episodes, where we talk about the power of the Gospel, state-sponsored religion, and pastoral care when it's attacked from outside and within the church. Text: Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremburg, p. 258   Show Notes:  Gerecke bio Goering bio — 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/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

Believing stuff is about the stuff, not the believing. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the book, Mission to Nuremberg. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the first of three episodes, where we talk about the power of the Gospel, state-sponsored religion, and pastoral care when it's attacked from outside and within the church. Text: Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg, p. 258 Show Notes:  Gerecke bio Goering bio Bushido - Warrior Priest Podcast — 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/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

See Nazis, that’s why you can’t have nice things. Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of Hermann Sasse’s 1932 article against National Socialism. What is the individual Christian to do when his church and neighbors confess the doctrine of the state in opposition to the Gospel of Christ? Text: Sasse, Church Yearbook of 1932   Show Notes:  Sasse biography Part 1 — 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/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

Click on the button with the picture of the Nazi on it. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss an excerpt from Hermann Sasse’s 1932 article against National Socialism. What happens when the message of the church and state are indistinguishable? Text: Sasse, Church Yearbook of 1932   Show Notes:  Sasse biography   — 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/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

Cheap Grace, a monument to compromise. Gillespie and Riley continue their conversation about Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, The Cost of Discipleship. This episode, more talk about grace, Nazis, and why the Gospel “but” is so important. Text: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Cost of Discipleship, p.45-49   Show Notes:  Part 1 Rudolph Bultmann Trial at Nuremberg — 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/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast