This episode focuses on Christian’s pilgrimage as he catches up with Faithful. What has Faithful been up to? How has his journey gone so far? What are the differences between these two? Rob and Bob discuss these and other questions on this week’s episode of Theology Simply Profound.

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

On this week’s episode of Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob get back into Christian’s journey to the Celestial City. We pick up our discussion of John Bunyan’s classic The Pilgrim’s Progress as Christian is about to enter the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Enjoy!

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob return to John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. In the section covered this week, we continue with Apollyon’s confrontation of Christian in the Valley of Humiliation. With his words failing to persuade Christian to return to the City of Destruction, Apollyon rages and a glorious fight ensues. 

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

This week’s episode of Theology Simply Profound brings Rob and Bob to Stage 4 of John Bunyan’s, The Pilgrim’s Progress. Here, moving on from the House Beautiful, Christian enters the Valley of Humiliation and is confronted by Apollyon where a war of words begins between the two. 

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob take another walk through John Bunyan’s, The Pilgrim’s Progress. In this episode we discuss Christian’s strong response to his falling asleep, as well as his conversations with Watchful, Discretion, Prudence, Piety, and Chastity. These are those he meets on the way to and in the house described as beautiful, a place of relief and security for pilgrims.

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

In this week’s episode of Theology Simply Profound, the journey continues through The Pilgrim’s Progress. Rob and Bob begin to discuss Stage 3 of Christian’s journey from the Interpreter’s House to the foot of the Cross and then along a difficult path eventually making his way to the Hill Difficulty. In this context, we come to matter concerning salvation, fear, doubt, and assurance.

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob continue their journey through John Bunyan’s, The Pilgrim’s Progress. From the Wicket Gate, Christian encounters Good Will and Interpreter whose house has many rooms. Interpreter leads Christian from one room to another explaining what Christian sees along the way in this second stage of our discussion of this classic book.

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

This week on Theology Simply Profound, with some brief introductory remarks about reading fiction and allegory using J.R.R. Tolkien, Rob and Bob set out on a little journey of their own following Christian as he makes his way out of the City of Destruction toward the Wicket Gate with the help of Evangelist in this first stage of our new discussion of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress.

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo