John and Jenny Wise

Simple Gifts

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The Simple Gifts podcast is the gift of time and freedom. It is the simple presentation of the written word spoken without commentary. Join us in ruminating on great stories, poems, history and philosophy, theology and science. In a hectic and chaotic world, find here the “valley of love and delight,” a true simplicity, where “to bow and to bend we will not be ashamed,” where we can ponder the greatest words ever written, turning them over and over, “till by turning, turning, we come round right.”If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianathei...

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Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 14a 22.03.2024

As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island, his trips back and forth to the foundered ship, his reconstruction of civilized life from the fundaments. It awakened in me a lifetime love of survival narratives, and a fascination with survival strategies and skills. If today I can forage...

Plato's PROTAGORAS, Conclusion (part 10) 21.03.2024

Most of what we know about the greatest of the Sophists, Protagoras, comes from Plato. Whether, then, what we know about him accurately reflects the reality, we cannot be certain. He was, certainly, one of the most famous itinerant teachers of rhetoric in classical Greece. He is most famous for the line, "Man is the measure of all things," as quoted by Socrates/Plato in the dialogue Theatetus, a d...

THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #56, "The Total Number of the House of Representatives" (Cont.), by Alexander Hamilton or James Madison 20.03.2024

Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the Federalist Papers aimed to rally public support for the proposed Constitution of the United States. As such, it is one of the most important sources for understanding the original intent of the US Constitution by those who participated in its const...

THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Book 2, Chapter 4d 19.03.2024

THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part Two: On The Man Called Christ Chapter Four: The Witness of the Heretics Gilbert Kyle Chesterton remains one of the great voices of Christian faith in the last century, and it is a tragedy that more Christians are not familiar with his work. C. S. Lewis credits Chesterton, and in particular The Everlasting Man, with displaying the rationality of t...

Psalm 30 18.03.2024

We continue our project of reading ALL of God's word for our listeners. From the American Standard Version, as all copyright is expired. If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Take a moment to enjoy our weekly Photos of the Day videos here - short slideshows with relaxing music ...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9GPi4HTqoZ8xFgTldbBaA...

Psalm 29 18.03.2024

We continue our project of reading ALL of God's word for our listeners. From the American Standard Version, as all copyright is expired. If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Take a moment to enjoy our weekly Photos of the Day videos here - short slideshows with relaxing music ...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9GPi4HTqoZ8xFgTldbBaA...

Psalm 28 18.03.2024

We continue our project of reading ALL of God's word for our listeners. From the American Standard Version, as all copyright is expired. If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Take a moment to enjoy our weekly Photos of the Day videos here - short slideshows with relaxing music ...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9GPi4HTqoZ8xFgTldbBaA...

ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 13b 15.03.2024

As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island, his trips back and forth to the foundered ship, his reconstruction of civilized life from the fundaments. It awakened in me a lifetime love of survival narratives, and a fascination with survival strategies and skills. If today I can forage...

Plato's PROTAGORAS, Part 9 14.03.2024

Most of what we know about the greatest of the Sophists, Protagoras, comes from Plato. Whether, then, what we know about him accurately reflects the reality, we cannot be certain. He was, certainly, one of the most famous itinerant teachers of rhetoric in classical Greece. He is most famous for the line, "Man is the measure of all things," as quoted by Socrates/Plato in the dialogue Theatetus, a d...

THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #55, "The Total Number of the House of Representatives." by Alexander Hamilton or James Madison 13.03.2024

Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the Federalist Papers aimed to rally public support for the proposed Constitution of the United States. As such, it is one of the most important sources for understanding the original intent of the US Constitution by those who participated in its const...

THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Book 2, Chapter 4c 12.03.2024

THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part Two: On The Man Called Christ Chapter Four: The Witness of the Heretics Gilbert Kyle Chesterton remains one of the great voices of Christian faith in the last century, and it is a tragedy that more Christians are not familiar with his work. C. S. Lewis credits Chesterton, and in particular The Everlasting Man, with displaying the rationality of t...

Psalm 27 11.03.2024

We continue our project of reading ALL of God's word for our listeners. From the American Standard Version, as all copyright is expired. If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Take a moment to enjoy our weekly Photos of the Day videos here - short slideshows with relaxing music ...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9GPi4HTqoZ8xFgTldbBaA...

Psalm 26 11.03.2024

We continue our project of reading ALL of God's word for our listeners. From the American Standard Version, as all copyright is expired. If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Take a moment to enjoy our weekly Photos of the Day videos here - short slideshows with relaxing music ...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9GPi4HTqoZ8xFgTldbBaA...

Psalm 25 11.03.2024

We continue our project of reading ALL of God's word for our listeners. From the American Standard Version, as all copyright is expired. If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Take a moment to enjoy our weekly Photos of the Day videos here - short slideshows with relaxing music ...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9GPi4HTqoZ8xFgTldbBaA...

ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 13a 11.03.2024

As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island, his trips back and forth to the foundered ship, his reconstruction of civilized life from the fundaments. It awakened in me a lifetime love of survival narratives, and a fascination with survival strategies and skills. If today I can forage...

Plato's PROTAGORAS, Part 8 07.03.2024

Most of what we know about the greatest of the Sophists, Protagoras, comes from Plato. Whether, then, what we know about him accurately reflects the reality, we cannot be certain. He was, certainly, one of the most famous itinerant teachers of rhetoric in classical Greece. He is most famous for the line, "Man is the measure of all things," as quoted by Socrates/Plato in the dialogue Theatetus, a d...

THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #54, "The Apportionment of Members Among the States," by Alexander Hamilton or James Madison 06.03.2024

Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the Federalist Papers aimed to rally public support for the proposed Constitution of the United States. As such, it is one of the most important sources for understanding the original intent of the US Constitution by those who participated in its const...

THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Book 2, Chapter 4b 05.03.2024

THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part Two: On The Man Called Christ Chapter Four: The Witness of the Heretics Gilbert Kyle Chesterton remains one of the great voices of Christian faith in the last century, and it is a tragedy that more Christians are not familiar with his work. C. S. Lewis credits Chesterton, and in particular The Everlasting Man, with displaying the rationality of t...

Psalm 24 04.03.2024

We continue our project of reading ALL of God's word for our listeners. From the American Standard Version, as all copyright is expired. If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Take a moment to enjoy our weekly Photos of the Day videos here - short slideshows with relaxing music ...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9GPi4HTqoZ8xFgTldbBaA...

Psalm 23 04.03.2024

We continue our project of reading ALL of God's word for our listeners. From the American Standard Version, as all copyright is expired. If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Take a moment to enjoy our weekly Photos of the Day videos here - short slideshows with relaxing music ...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9GPi4HTqoZ8xFgTldbBaA...

Psalm 22 04.03.2024

We continue our project of reading ALL of God's word for our listeners. From the American Standard Version, as all copyright is expired. If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Take a moment to enjoy our weekly Photos of the Day videos here - short slideshows with relaxing music ...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9GPi4HTqoZ8xFgTldbBaA...

ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe. Chapter 12c 01.03.2024

As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island, his trips back and forth to the foundered ship, his reconstruction of civilized life from the fundaments. It awakened in me a lifetime love of survival narratives, and a fascination with survival strategies and skills. If today I can forage...

Plato's PROTAGORAS, Part 7 01.03.2024

Most of what we know about the greatest of the Sophists, Protagoras, comes from Plato. Whether, then, what we know about him accurately reflects the reality, we cannot be certain. He was, certainly, one of the most famous itinerant teachers of rhetoric in classical Greece. He is most famous for the line, "Man is the measure of all things," as quoted by Socrates/Plato in the dialogue Theatetus, a d...

THE FEDERALIST PAPERS, # 53, "The House of Representatives" (Cont.), by Alexander Hamilton or James Madison 28.02.2024

Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the Federalist Papers aimed to rally public support for the proposed Constitution of the United States. As such, it is one of the most important sources for understanding the original intent of the US Constitution by those who participated in its const...

THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Book 2, Chapter 4a 27.02.2024

THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part Two: On The Man Called Christ Chapter Four: The Witness of the Heretics Gilbert Kyle Chesterton remains one of the great voices of Christian faith in the last century, and it is a tragedy that more Christians are not familiar with his work. C. S. Lewis credits Chesterton, and in particular The Everlasting Man, with displaying the rationality of t...

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