S1E42 – MC R – “Retrospective”
Having completed Mere Christianity, Matt and I take this episode to discuss the book as a whole, share some of our favourite parts, as well as what it was like to read a book “in public” over the course of a year…
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S1E41 – MC B4C11 – “The New Men”
We have finally made it! In today’s episode we draw to a close our journey through “Mere Christianity”. Lewis closes out Book IV by talking in more detail about “The New Men”…
S1E40 – MC B4C10 – “Nice people or new men?”
Today we address a question which is often asked by skeptics: why are all Christians not obviously nicer than non-Christians? In response, Jack asks “Did Christ come to make nice people or new men?”
S1E39 – MC B4C9 – “Counting the cost”
In this episode we explore what Jesus meant when he said “Be ye perfect”…
S1E38 – MC B4C8 – “Is Christianity hard or easy?”
n today’s episode, Lewis attempts to answer the question: “Is Christianity hard or easy?”. When discussing this question you may hear conflicting answers, since Scripture sometimes speaks as though it is former, and then at other times, the latter.
S1E37 – Bonus – “Aslan’s Country”
Today’s episode will be a little different from usual. This week, I tell Matt about my trip to The Kilns, the home of C.S. Lewis in Oxford. Afterwards, we finish up the episode by responding to some listener questions about God and gender.
S1E36 – MC B4C7 – “Let’s Pretend”
Is pretending a good thing? In today’s chapter, Lewis explains why sometimes it’s a good thing to “fake it til you make it”. Please send […]
S1E35 – MC B4C6 – “Two Notes”
The chapter today is a short one. In it, Lewis adds two notes concerning things which were mentioned in the previous chapter. The first relates […]
S1E33 – MC B4C5 – “The Obstinate Toy Soldiers”
Today we encounter one of David’s favourite chapter titles in “Mere Christianity”: “The Obstinate Toy Soldiers”. Today we speak more about Christ’s Resurrection and what it achieved, and how we can benefit from it.
This is our first remote episode. Matt moved to New York this month, so over the next few weeks we’ll be working out technical issues as we get used to doing this podcast remotely over the next.
S1E32 – MC B4C4 – “Good Infection”
This week we continue to discuss the Trinity and the terms used to describe each its members. We ask what it means to say that “God is love”. Finally, we dig deeper into understanding what it means to participate in the life of God.