S4 22: The Shocking Truth of the Gospel in The Man Born To Be King With Kathryn Wehr
The Strong Women Podcast
Sarah Stonestreet
2.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
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.
Claim your free copy of Don’t Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship by Thaddeus Williams for a gift of any amount to the Colson Center this month at colsoncenter.org/swwilliamsresource.
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.
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 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
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
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
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| 0:00.0 | The lie of the enemy shouted from every rooftop is that those who follow their hearts will |
| 0:07.0 | find fulfillment. |
| 0:08.0 | But the dismal statistics on mental distress and suicide tell the sad truth. |
| 0:14.0 | It never delivers because it isn't true. |
| 0:17.0 | And don't follow your heart, boldly breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship. |
| 0:21.9 | Author Thaddeus Williams exposes and refutes the rules of self-worship that are enshrined in this |
| 0:28.0 | secular culture, including Live Your Best Life, and Love is Love. |
| 0:33.1 | Williams reveals the emptiness of these self-centered precepts and with theological vigor and personal |
| 0:39.6 | depth communicates in a way that is both humble and accessible, making this a worthy read for |
| 0:45.9 | Christians and non-Christians alike. But he doesn't stop there. He also offers a strong, |
| 0:51.9 | reasoned defense for why Jesus alone is worthy of our worship and trust, |
| 0:57.4 | and how that empowers us to live courageously. |
| 1:00.9 | Request your copy of Don't Follow Your Heart Today by visiting colsoncenter.org |
| 1:06.9 | forward slash SW.W. Williams Resource. Welcome to the Strong Women Podcast, where we explore the beautifully diverse ways God invites and equips women to |
| 1:29.2 | participate in his story. We're here to encourage one another as we step out of the |
| 1:34.3 | shallow definitions of what it means to be a woman and into the flourishing life |
| 1:39.1 | that comes when we walk out our design. I'm your host Sarah Stone Street. I'm so glad you're here. |
| 1:47.3 | Welcome back, listeners. I'm glad you've joined us today. Our guest is Catherine Ware, who is a |
| 1:53.5 | scholar of the writings of Dorothy L. Sayers. She's also the editor of the man born to be king, |
| 2:00.7 | the Wade annotated version, which we're going to talk a lot about today. |
| 2:05.1 | And that's all I'm going to say right now in the intro, but stay with us to find out more. |
| 2:09.7 | She's written articles in several different venues, so you'll have to check out her articles, which we'll link in the show notes. |
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