Episodes
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038 Atheist
Someone's walking back, towards Christian and Hopeful. Stephen and Harry discuss Atheist, along with seventeenth century flatters, atheist magician Penn Jillette, deconversions, Bunyan's great restraint and the nature of disbelief. No Jordan this week (sad face emoji), but he should be back next...
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037 The Flatterer
Hey you! Yes, you! You're the best podcast listener in the world. You're so good at listening to this podcast. And incredibly handsome too! And you're also brilliant at liking and sharing this podcast too! Oh, and Christian and Hopeful are waylaid by a charlatan, clothed in white, but something...
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036 Jordan's Catalogue of Editions
Jordan flies solo this episode and gives us the rundown of all his editions of the Pilgrim's Progress, including the readily anticipated Pilgrim's Progress board game! Be sure to check our Instagram page for images of the editions that are mentioned in this episode, a companion piece to the…
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035 The Story of Little Faith & Great Grace
Have you heard the tale of Little Faith and the King's Champion Great Grace? This episode we discuss, among other things, faith, battle scars, seventeenth century social media influencers, the Tatooine krayt dragon and the king's champion. --- Thanks for listening! If you've enjoyed this episode…
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034 Ignorance
Wow! Is it March already? We're back after a wee unintended (but much needed) hiatus! Harry takes over the edit (give him a thumbs up on twitter), and we meet Ignorance. --- Thanks for listening! If you've enjoyed this episode be sure to follow us on social media, https://twitter.com/pilgrimspod…
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033 The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains
Happy New Year, or maybe just New Year (at least for now, soon it'll just be Year). We're on the mountains this episode with the shepherds of Beulah Land. Climb Error, Caution, the By-way to Hell, and Clear as we spend time with the shepherds of the flock, edging closer to the Celestial City. ---...
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032 The 1978 Pilgrim's Progress movie
We watched the Northern Irish Pilgrim's Progress movie starring Liam Neeson, in his first feature film, as half of the roles! Look forward to see the Belfast hills, the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, and Castlewellan gardens. And see if you can figure out who the antagonist really is?…
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031 Doubting Castle
A giant! A castle! A unusual mention of the day of the week! We talk doubting, despair and dungeon promise-keys. --- Thanks for listening! If you've enjoyed this episode be sure to follow us on social media, https://twitter.com/pilgrimspod or https://instagram.com/pilgrimspod Get in touch and…
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030 By-Path Meadows
Should we stay with the river of God or follow the path? Should we follow the path or walk on the soft grass? Christian and Hopeful make their way along the pilgrimage and get caught in a storm. --- Thanks for listening! If you've enjoyed this episode be sure to follow us on social media,...
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029 A Mine and a Monument (with Philip Cairns)
This week we're joined by Philip Cairns, Stephen's brother, as we discuss Demas and the Silver Mine, the strange monument to Lot's wife, and warnings and judgements in the Christian life. --- Read 'Comfort for Christians' by A. W. Pink: https://ccel.org/ccel/pink/comfort/comfort --- Thanks for...
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028 ByEnds
We're back! Christian has left Vanity Fair. He's back on the road, and so are we! --- Thanks for listening! If you've enjoyed this episode be sure to follow us on social media, https://twitter.com/pilgrimspod or https://instagram.com/pilgrimspod Get in touch and send us a wee email to...
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027 Retrospective!
It's been a year! It's summertime! We're at the halfway point, thematically, allegorically and literally (we think!). This episode we get all nostalgic and retroflective as we peel back the curtain on the podcast and recount how it's made. --- We'll be back in the book in September. --- Thanks…
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026 The Trial of Faithful (with Nate Morgan Locke)
We're back in Vanity again. Christian and Faithful have been arrested! This episode we're joined by Reformed Mythologist Nate Morgan Locke of the Popcorn Parenting podcast to talk about story, the desire for justice, and pilgrim plotholes. --- Read along on Twitter:...
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025 Vanity Fair (with Noel Agnew)
Noel's back! And he takes us through Vanity Fair... --- Read along n Twitter: https://twitter.com/pilgrimspod/status/1266666843672137728?s=20 --- Noel was last on the podcast in episode 015 Formalist & Hypocrisy…
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024 Evangelist (...again ...again!)
Escaping Talkative, coming through a wilderness, Christian and Faithful meet their good old friend, Evangelist, once again. Evangelist encourages the pilgrims to endure and persevere, knowing that what they are about to face next could be fatal! --- We talk allegorical topography, Olympic gold...
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023 Talkative
This guy can really talk... --- Read this part of the book on our Pilgrim's Progress Twitter Thread here: https://twitter.com/pilgrimspod/status/1257322275507802112?s=20 --- Thanks for listening! If you've enjoyed this episode be sure to follow us on social media https://twitter.com/pilgrimspod…
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022 Meet Faithful
That mysterious Pilgrim from the Valley of the Shadow of Death is revealed! Christian catches up with him, and even over takes him!!! Christian meets Faithful and learns how he came to leave to City of Destruction and the perilous pilgrimage he's had on the King's Highway, and the various...
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021 The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Hide behind the sofa, keep the lights on and certainly don't listen just before going to bed... this is a spooky episode. Christian has left one valley for another - and you might have thought it couldn't get any worse than facing Apollyon, but this one is worse! Hobgoblins, satyrs, dragons and...
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020 Apollyon! (with Craig Lynn)
This episode of the Pilgrims' Podcast we team up with PCIcast's own Rev Craig Lynn, to tackle Apollyon! Christian enters the Valley of Humiliation and is met with a deadly foe. PCIcasts is a conversation about life and faith in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. --- Read this part of the book on...
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019 The Rarities & Armoury
We're still in the House Beautiful. Jordan gets all nostalgic and has acquired an 1808 edition of the Allegory (not an Elstow Edition though). Christian walks through the exhibits of the House Beautiful and sees the Rarities and the Armouries as he prepares to leave the House and descend to the...
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018 At The House Beautiful
Jordan got a hair cut. Stephen thinks Christian is being interviewed for church membership and (if you stick around to the very end) Harry has a fun fact. In this portion of The Pilgrim's Progress, Christian is welcomed into the house by Watchful the Porter and questioned by his four daughters......
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017 Watchful the Porter
The House Beautiful is in full view, but Christian has to make it past the lions. The Porter encourages from the door and Stephen, Harry & Jordan consider how to get past the lions, what the house is and whether Jordan understands that he's making a Star Wars reference. --- Read this part of the...
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016 Hill Difficult
This episode we make our way up the hill of difficulty, rest a wee bit and hurry up to the top - only to bump into Mistrust and Timorous and realise that scroll the angel gave at cross is missing! --- Read this part of the book on our Pilgrim's Progress Twitter Thread here. --- Thanks for...
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015 Formalist & Hypocrisy (with Noel Agnew)
This episode of the Pilgrims' Podcast we're joined once again by retired PCI minister, Noel Agnew as we discuss Christian's conversation with Formalist and Hypocrisy. You might remember Noel from our live episode last summer 004 The Slough of Despond (Live with Noel Agnew). Noel's favourite part…
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014 Simple, Sloth & Presumption
The pilgrimage has picked up again! We're back on the road. And, lo! Three sleeping fellows by the roadside. And NO, it's not Stephen, Jordan and Harry! We also discuss how this allegorical classic has influenced Jordan's preaching, and ways in which watching Star Wars is like starting a new…
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013 Christmas Movie Review (2019 The Pilgrim's Progress )
It's almost Christmas. And movies are Christmasy. So, this episode, we're reviewing and discussing 2019's animated edition of The Pilgrim's Progress. Jordan, Harry and Stephen talk about their favourite scenes from the movie. Also featuring a few special guests who joined us on the podcast outing...
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012 At The Cross (with RefToons’ Paul Cox)
This episode we are joined by Paul Cox, co-author (with his wife - & John Bunyan, himself) of The Pilgrim’s Progress: A Poetic Journey! Paul is also the man behind the pen of RefToons. We discuss what it takes to adapt an allegorical classic, what will happen to Paul’s least favourite chicken…
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011 The Interpreter's House (The Iron Cage & The Nightmare)
In the final episode in the House of the Interpreter, Harry & Stephen visit the last two room on the tour. They meet a man in an Iron Suit... I mean, Iron Cage, who lives in hopeless despair and a man who has just woken up from a nightmare vision of the last judgement. Jump to the various rooms....
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010 The Interpreter's House (3 Rooms)
Let's visit three rooms! Passion + Patience, The Unquenchable Fire & The Stately Palace. What do two children teach us about waiting? How does a fireplace fill us with such hope? And why does a struggle to enter a palace spur us on? Discover the Interpreter's explanations as we scoot through…
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009 The Interpreter's House (The Dusty Parlour)
In the second room on the tour through the Interpreter's House, Jordan and Stephen visit the parlour... but it's in need of a good cleaning. Join us as we watch the room swept, sprinkled and cleaned properly and with ease as this object lesson and cleaning guide explains the work and place of the...
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008 The Interpreter's House (Portrait of a Godly Pastor)
Welcome to the Interpreter's House! For the next few episodes we'll be exploring the rooms within the walls of this great house. Led by the Interpreter, take a tour with Harry, Jordan and Stephen as they enter the house, make themselves at home and move to the first room (not a staircase) to see…
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007 Yonder Wicket Gate
We made it! We're at yonder wicket gate. Meet Goodwill, keeper of the gate. In this episode of the Pilgrims' Podcast, Christian recounts his adventures to Goodwill, Stephen tries to out-bunyan Bunyan, Jordan compares Christian to Homer Simpson, Harry reveals what makes a wicket gate, wicket, and...
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006 Evangelist (...again!)
Our next stop on the pilgrimage picks up immediately where we left off last time, under the mountain of the law! Join Harry & Stephen as they spy Evangelist approach (...again!) as he checks in on Christian and reviews the happenings of the encounter with Mr Worldy Wiseman. Follow us on twitter:...
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005 Mr Worldly Wiseman
Meet Mr. Worldly Wiseman, a man who leads Christian away from the path to the wicket gate! Follow this part of the story on Twitter! twitter.com/pilgrimspod Check us out on instagram.com/pilgrimspod too. Email us at [email protected]
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004 The Slough of Despond (Live with Noel Agnew)
Live from Whiteabbey Presbyterian Church's youth week with special guest Rev Noel Agnew we fall into a slough/swamp and discuss what it is to face hard times, meet help and get covered in mud! Follow this part of the story on Twitter! Check us out on instagram too.
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003 Obstinate & Pliable
Crazy fool! Christian (that's his name!) is chased by two neighbours who's names are Obstinate and Pliable. One stubbornly gives up on convincing Christian and the other is willing to accompany Christian on the journey. But which one is which? Follow this part of the story on Twitter!
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002 Flee The City!
O my dear wife, & you, the children of my bowels, I, your dear friend, am undone. I know that this, our city, will be burned with fire from heaven! We must flee! Follow this part of the story on Twitter! Read online: tinyurl.com/pilgrimspodpdf
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001 Pilgrims' Pilot Episode
Here we go! Stephen, Jordan & Harry begin their pilgrimage through (possibly) the world's 2nd most published book. Read online: tinyurl.com/pilgrimspodpdf
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A company of crazy-headed coxcombs, pilgrimaging their way through Bunyan’s allegorical classic every other Monday.
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Stephen, Jordan & Harry
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