Podcast Overview

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299: Philipp Nicolai - The Joy of Eternal Life

03/18/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart. In this episode, we discuss death, rebirth, and eternal life as examined and explained in The Joy of Eternal Life by Philip Nikolai.
Ministry Talk with James Metsger (Wade Has Friends!)

02/25/23

10 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN, Jason and Wade talk to Pastor James Metsger of Christ Point in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of Wade’s best friends since high school.
- Friendship
- The Christian Life
295: Melanchthon - The people of God are not made by fleshly propagation and the worship of the Law

02/22/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Is It True, Or Is It Truly True? In this episode, we discuss election, true and false church, law, mercy, and why we can’t stop judging the Gospel as we read Philip Melanchthon’s 1541 commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

02/21/23

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we remember a rural Bavarian Lutheran with an international impact.
- Christian History
- Reformation Doctrine
You owe us!

02/17/23

1 min

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Okay well . . . not really. But what do you owe your pastor? Craig and Troy begin a new series on the Table of Duties.
294: Paulson - Trying to Believe in Double Predestination

02/15/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley | Steven Paulson

Predestination Is Sick! In this episode, we discuss Steven Paulson’s book, The Outlaw God, focusing our conversation on double presentation, preaching God’s electing promise to sinners, and the consequences of worshipping a philosophical-material god. What are the consequences for people who don’t have a preacher of God’s promise? What does God’s promise have to say to those who believe all people will go to heaven when they die? What are the consequences for sinners when they try to know God apart from the promise?
For you, O Man of God . . .

02/10/23

1 min

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Paul closes his letter to Timothy with a stern charge. But how will Timothy be able to fulfill his duties? (1 Timothy 6:11-20)
293: Capon - All God Needs to Make a Preacher is a Nobody

02/08/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Dirt Naps Are For The Living. In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of Robert Capon’s, The Foolishness of Preaching, focusing on preaching forgiveness, insisting that the dead reform their deadness, and the consequences of high anthropology.
False Teachers and True Contentment

02/03/23

1 min

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

As Paul begins to wind down his letter to Timothy, he discusses what should give us true contentment in 1 Timothy 6:1-10.
Todd Hains and the Importance of the Catechism

01/26/23

3 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Lexham Press associate publisher, Todd Hains, joins Kelsi in this episode to discuss his book, Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith
When Your Pietism Is Bad for Your Neighbor

01/19/23

2 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

Gretchen and Katie talk about what happens when we focus on our pietism in ways that often hurt our neighbors. How does this happen?
290: Schaeffer - A Protestant Evangelical Speaks to His Lutheran Friends

01/16/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Francis & The Sunshine Band. In this episode, we discuss Francis Schaeffer’s ecumenical address to Lutherans, the consequences of seeking church unity using legal categories, the dilemma with Christian purity, the distinction between the hidden and revealed church, and why it matters.