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S4 22: The Shocking Truth of the Gospel in The Man Born To Be King With Kathryn Wehr

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Dorothy L Sayers Gospel The Man Born to be King by Dorothy L Sayers

S4 22: The Shocking Truth of the Gospel in The Man Born To Be King With Kathryn Wehr

Do you ever wish you could have been an eyewitness of Jesus’ life on earth—to see His disciples, healings, teachings, and miracles with your very own eyes? Well, the prolific writer Dorothy L. Sayers (a close acquaintance of C.S. Lewis) wrote a collection of radio plays recounting the life and ministry of Jesus to offer a sense of what it would have been like to witness the Savior face-to-face during His time on earth. She titled this collection of plays The Man Born to Be King, and today we have the treat of zooming in on them with our guest, Kathryn Wehr, who has edited a fantastic edition of The Man Born to Be King. Join us as we dive deep into the plays, explore the theological truths they convey, and discuss Sayers’ three-dimensional representation of Jesus and the cast of characters surrounding His life, death, and resurrection.

P.S. Tune in for an exciting announcement about our community Lent plan.

Show Notes

Read A Man Born to be King…Together! Lent begins February 14th, and you’re invited to participate with the Strong Women community! We’ll be reading Dorothy Sayers’ The Man Born to be King, a series of 12 dynamic radio plays re-telling the life and ministry of Jesus. Our free reading guide, “The Kingdom of God is at Hand,” includes reflection questions for each play, as well as prayers to help you embrace the gift of repentance and “make straight the way of the Lord” in your heart this Lenten season. We start on Ash Wednesday—February 14. Come join us and read in community. Download your free reading guide at colsoncenter.org/lent.

The secular world incessantly bleats lies like “Live your best life,” “The answers are within” and “Love is love.” But what the secular world promotes as truth is simply the latest version of the oldest lie in the world. In Don’t Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship, author Thaddeus Williams exposes these false narratives and offers a defense for why it is Jesus and not self, that is worthy of our worship and trust. Request your copy of Don’t Follow Your Heart today by visiting colsoncenter.org/swwilliamsresource.

Articles by Kathryn Wehr on Logos

Kathryn’s album about women in the gospels And All the Marys

Kathryn’s YouTube channel

The Man Born to be King, Wade Annotated Edition, edited by Kathryn Wehr. If you purchase through InterVarsity Press, use code IVPSTRONGWOMEN to get a 25% discount and free shipping on the book (and all other titles) through February 29, 2024!

The Man Born to Be King by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Man Born to Be King: A BBC Radio 4 Drama Collection

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Lord Peter Wimsey detective books by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

On the Incarnation by Athanasius

Nicene Creed

Christ & Creed: The Early Church Creeds & their Value for Today by Nate Pickowicz

Creed or Chaos by Dorothy L. Sayers (out of print)

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

The Chosen series

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

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