Best Exiled Strangers Podcasts (2025)

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Episode #237 ... The Stoics Are Wrong - Nietzsche, Schopenhauer 30:27

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Today we talk about two famous critiques of Stoicism. One by Friedrich Nietzsche who thought the Stoics weren’t life affirming enough and so rob themselves of some of the best parts of life. The other by Arthur Schopenhauer who thought the Stoics were too life-affirming of worldly things to ever reach a deep understanding of things. Hope you love i…

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Hebrews 12:11-17: No Place for Repentance 48:07

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | September 28, 2025 | Hebrews 12:11-17By Christ Church Cincy

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God's Promise to David 32:28

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2 Samuel 7:8-16 Sermon #429By Pastor Miles Rohde

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Hebrews 12:4-13: It Is for Discipline that You Endure 42:01

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | September 21, 2025 | Hebrews 12:4-13By Christ Church Cincy

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Hebrews 12:1-4: Let Us Run With Endurance 44:08

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | September 14, 2025 | Hebrews 12:1-4By Christ Church Cincy

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Episode #236 ... Meditations - Marcus Aurelius 36:57

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Today we talk about the collection of journals known as Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. We mark the differences between Stoicism, modern Stoic ethics, and the journals of Marcus Aurelius. We talk about the divine logos, indifferents, and how metaphysical assumptions ladder up into the virtue ethics of the ancient Stoics. We talk about some of the c…

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Hebrews 11:32-40: Triumph and Suffering by Faith 49:45

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Sermon by Alex McNeilly | Christ Church Cincy | September 7, 2025 | Hebrews 11:32-40By Christ Church Cincy

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Episode #235 ... The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism - Byung Chul Han 38:19

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Today we talk about one of Han's earlier books where he offers an alternative to classic western ideas about subjectivity. We talk about Zen as a religion without God. Substance and emptiness. Alternatives to the reified self. Dwelling nowhere. Original friendliness. And death as an event we desperately try to control. Hope you love it! :) Sponsors…

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Hebrews 11:23-31: The Reproach of Christ 45:07

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | August 31, 2025 | Hebrews 11:23-31By Christ Church Cincy

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Hebrews 11:17-22: God Is Able To Raise People Even From The Dead 40:47

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Sermon By Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | August 24, 2025 | Hebrews 11:17-22By Christ Church Cincy

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Hebrews 11:8-16: Strangers and Exiles On The Earth 50:24

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | August 17, 2025 | Hebrews 11:8-16By Christ Church Cincy

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Episode #234 ... The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera 35:03

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Today we try to produce a philosophical guide for the book The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. We talk about Parmenides, Nietzsche's eternal recurrence, kitsch as something more than just an aesthetic category, existential codes and his animal test of morality. Hope you love it! :) Sponsors: ZocDoc: https://www.ZocDoc.com/PHILO Nord…

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Hebrews 11:1-7 Without Faith It Is Impossible To Please Him 39:50

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | August 10, 2025 | Hebrews 11:1-7By Christ Church Cincy

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Episode #233 ... A philosophy of self-destruction. (Dostoevsky, Bataille) 33:57

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Today we talk about two different theories for why we ritualize self-destructive behavior. We check out a lesser-known work from Dostoevsky called The Gambler. We consider how much we can hold people morally accountable for this kind of stuff. Then we look at the work of Georges Bataille, his book The Accursed Share, and how a hidden underlying eco…

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Hebrews 11:1-3: Faith Is The Assurance of Things Hoped For 40:49

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | August 3, 2025 | Hebrews 11:1-3By Christ Church Cincy

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Hebrews 10:32-39: Do Not Throw Away Your Confidence 36:05

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | July 27, 2025 | Hebrews 10:32-39By Christ Church Cincy

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Hebrews 10:26-31: A Terrifying Expectation of Judgement 48:27

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | July 20, 2025 | Hebrews 10:26-31By Christ Church Cincy

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Hebrews 10:19-25: Through the Veil 44:54

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | July 13, 2025 | Hebrews 10:19-25By Christ Church Cincy

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Episode #232 ... Byung Chul Han - The Crisis of Narration 29:41

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Today we talk about the book The Crisis of Narration by the philosopher Byung Chul Han. We talk about the history of storytelling. Walter Benjamins distinction between a Paris fire and a revolution in Madrid. The effects of social media on memory. Story telling vs story selling. AI as pure Intelligenz lacking Geist. The ability for stories to give …

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Hebrews 10:1-18: One Sacrifice 41:11

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | July 6, 2025 | Hebrews 10:1-18By Christ Church Cincy

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Hebrews 9:18-28: Without Shedding of Blood There Is No Forgiveness 34:28

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | June 29, 2025 | Hebrews 9:18-28By Christ Church Cincy

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Episode #231 ... The Late Work of Wittgenstein - Language Games 26:02

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Today we talk about the late work of Wittgenstein in Philosophical Investigations. We talk about the meaning of words. Augustine's theory. Forms of life. Rules and practices. Grammar. Geometry. Family resemblance. And the role of a philosopher on the other side of accepting this view of language. Hope you love it. :) Sponsors: ZocDoc: https://www.Z…

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Acts 27: I Believe God That it Will Turn Out Exactly As I Have Been Told 42:20

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | June 22, 2025 | Acts 27By Christ Church Cincy

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Psalm 103: The Lord is Compassionate 27:01

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Sermon by Alex McNeilly | Christ Church Cincy | June 15, 2025 | Psalm 103By Christ Church Cincy

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Episode #230 ... Hope as an Existentialism (Ernst Bloch) 28:43

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Today we talk about the early work of Ernst Bloch. Hope as anticipatory consciousness. The darkness of the lived moment. Educated hope vs false hope. Music as an experiential metaphysics and gateway to the Not-Yet. Hope you love it. :) Sponsors: Better Help: https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis Thank you so mu…

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Genesis 11:1-9: From Babel to Pentecost and Beyond 37:43

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Sermon by Alex McNeilly | Christ Church Cincy | June 8, 2025 | Genesis 11:1-9By Christ Church Cincy

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20: Volcanic Eruptions, Anti-Semitism, and Tornadoes! 1:07:46

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Testimony Contact: [email protected] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExiledStrangers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exiledstangers/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@exiled_strangers?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcBy Exiled Strangers

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Hebrews 9:15-18: The Mediator of A New Covenant 39:28

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | June 1, 2025 | Hebrews 9:15-18By Christ Church Cincy

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Living in Light of Redeeming Grace 37:56

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1 Peter 1:13-21 Sermon #560By Pastor Miles Rohde

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Hebrews 9:1-14: Sacrifices Which Cannot Make The Worshiper Perfect in Conscience 37:05

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | May 25, 2025 | Hebrews 9:1-14By Christ Church Cincy

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Concerning This Salvation 31:49

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1 Peter 1:10-12 Sermon #559By Pastor Miles Rohde

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Episode #229 - Kafka and Totalitarianism (Arendt, Adorno) 28:58

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Today we talk about Kafka's book The Castle and how the symbolism is interpreted by two powerhouse philosophers: Theodore Adorno and Hannah Arendt. Hope you love it! :) Sponsors: Incogni: https://www.Incogni.com/philothis Quince: https://www.QUINCE.com/pt ZocDoc: https://www.ZocDoc.com/PHILO Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this with…

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19: False Messiah: The Shocking Truth About the Mahdi 1:27:01

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Hebrews 8:6-13: A Better Covenant, Enacted on Better Promises 39:41

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | May 18, 2025 | Hebrews 8:6-13By Christ Church Cincy

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An Exile's Song of Praise (Part 2) 37:36

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1 Peter 1:3-9 Sermon #558By Pastor Miles Rohde

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18: Following Messiah Means Keeping His Commands—All of Them 1:16:51

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Episode #228 ... Albert Camus - Kafka and The Fall 30:45

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Today we talk about Camus' book The Fall and what the main character represents in his larger project. We also talk about someone Camus deeply admired, Franz Kafka, and how to think of the images he created in his work. We talk about the experience of the modern individual in relation to politics. We also talk about what Camus and Kafka disagreed o…

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John 16:16-22: Joy That A Child Has Been Born Into The World 25:23

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Sermon by Joseph Bayly | Christ Church Cincy | May 11, 2025 | John 16:16-22By Christ Church Cincy

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An Exile's Song of Praise 32:44

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1 Peter 1:3-9 Sermon #557By Pastor Miles Rohde

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17: He Killed 1,000 Men… With This?! 1:21:33

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