Banned Books Podcast
1) 420: C.S. Lewis - Christmas is unfortunately everyone's business
I'm Wasted, and I Can't Find My Way Home. In this episode, we again invite C.S. Lewis to teach us about Christmas. We also discuss the early church fathers, worship, symbolism, mystery, Freud and Jung...Show More
2) 419: C.S. Lewis - All that Christianity adds to Paganism is the cure
In this episode, we read C.S. Lewis' "A Christmas Sermon for Pagans." Why does the post-Christian person need to become pagan again to be prepared to hear the gospel? How has a mechanistic view of nat...Show More
3) 418: Luther - God will not deal with us except through his external Word and sacrament
Son of a Preacher Man. In this episode, we conclude our study of Martin Luther's Smalcald Articles, discussing the office of the keys and confession. We go through and sum up the previous episodes — t...Show More
4) 417: Luther - A deep, evil corruption of nature that reason does not comprehend
How Deep Is Your Love! In this episode, we continue our reading of the Smalcald Articles, focusing our attention on sin and the law. What is sin? What does it do to us? What are its effects? And, in f...Show More
5) 416: Luther - To this office of the law, however, the New Testament immediately adds the consoling promise of grace through the gospel
Don't Look Back in Anger. In this episode, we continue reading Martin Luther's Smalcald Articles, focusing on contrition, repentance, and freedom. Why does the law need to terrify and leave us hopeles...Show More
6) 415: Luther - The Mass is a dangerous thing, fabricated and invented without God's Word and will
Mass Effect. In this episode, we continue our reading of The Smalcald Articles, focusing on Luther's critique of the Roman Mass and all its consequences for the churches and Christian life. We discuss...Show More
7) 414: Luther - God is extravagantly rich in His grace
An Arm-Twisting Confession. In this episode, we read Martin Luther's Smalcald Articles on the gospel, baptism, and the Lord's Supper. Why did he have to have "his arm twisted" to write them? What is h...Show More
8) 413: Debrief on the Bondage of the Will
The Never-Ending Story of our Bound Will & Election. In this episode, we write an epilogue —so to speak— to our series on the Bondage of the Will and wrap up our thoughts about the Here We Still Stand...Show More
9) 412: Forde - The gospel, and only the gospel, spells the end of the hidden God
For What It’s Worth. In this episode, we conclude our reading of Gerhard Forde’s "Captivation of the Will." We discuss the conclusion of Luther’s treatise on the bound will, arriving at Christ and ele...Show More
10) 411: Forde - Are we puppets, being jerked around against our wills by a malevolent puppeteer?
Master of Puppets. In this episode, we continue our exploration of the Bondage of the Will, with Gerhard Forde’s book, The Captivation of the Will. We discuss the human will — what it is, what it does...Show More