The Ringers: Advent is the Incarnation

Advent sets us free to make an absolute train wreck of the incarnation. And the miracle of Advent is that we still end up reading about the birth of Jesus. Joel Hess from Ringside Preachers Podcast and Donavon Riley from Banned Books Podcast expose things that you won't hear in church. in this micro-series, "The Ringers" talk philosophy, heresy, art, and faith focused on the Advent of our Lord.   TOPICS & SOURCES:   The Cultivation of Christmas Trees, T.S. Eliot   Priscillianism and Advent   If Nietzsche heard about the Incarnation   The Simul    The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway   To a God Unknown, Steinbeck   Incarnation is the Gospel   Small Catechism, Third article of the Creed   Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther   Christmas depression and suicide   The humiliation of Jesus    Luther on the Magnificat        Check out Joel's & Donavon's Regular Podcasts: Ringside Preachers  Banned Books   Music: "Emmanuel" by Joel A Hess Artwork: Donavon Riley