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  1. Law and Gospel

    book
    05/03/21
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson talks about the importance of distinguishing between Law and Gospel.
    Law and Gospel

  2. Monday, May 3, 2021

    book
    05/03/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Fifth Lateran Council in 1512, the last Pre-Reformation church council.
    Monday, May 3, 2021

  3. Sunday, May 2, 2021

    book
    05/02/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Athanasius on his feast day.
    Sunday, May 2, 2021

  4. Saturday, May 1, 2021

    book
    05/01/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today, we begin a new season of the Almanac with a new format. We consider the history of May Day. The reading is from Martin Luther.
    Saturday, May 1, 2021

  5. 202b: Robert Farrar Capon - Be Authentic and Authoritative Proclaimers of the Gospel

    book
    05/01/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Know, The Next Thing. In this episode, we continue reading Robert Capon’s The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We further discuss pastoral care, exegesis, the purpose of theology, and where Christian preaching points us.
    202b: Robert Farrar Capon - Be Authentic and Authoritative Proclaimers of the Gospel

  6. Friday, April 30, 2021

    book
    04/30/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1602. Today we remember William Lilly, Christian Astrologist? The last word for this second season is from the final stanza to Richard Wilbur’s “A Stable Lamp is Lighted.”
    Friday, April 30, 2021

  7. Thursday, April 29, 2021

    book
    04/29/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1968. Today we remember Lin Zhao, a Chinese Christian Martyr.
    Thursday, April 29, 2021

  8. 202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt

    book
    04/28/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Know, The Thing. In this episode, Robert Capon on The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We discuss exegesis, pastoral care, preaching, and the task of a theologian.
    202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt

  9. Tuesday, April 27, 2021

    book
    04/27/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 160. Today we remember Tertullian, the renegade Church Father. The reading is from Tertullian.
    Tuesday, April 27, 2021

  10. Monday, April 26, 2021

    book
    04/26/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1396. Today we remember St. Stephan of Perm. The reading is from Dorothy Sayers.
    Monday, April 26, 2021

  11. PHI 201 Ethics – Audio 002: Two Kingdoms

    book
    04/25/21
    1 min
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Mike and Wade discuss the two kingdoms (or spheres, realms, etc.) and the Christian life as part of both church and state in light of the fourth chapter of Althaus' The Ethics of Martin Luther for Wade's PHI 201 course.
    PHI 201 Ethics – Audio 002: Two Kingdoms

  12. 201b: Weil - The false god changes suffering into violence

    book
    04/25/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Turning Inward to Attack Evil. In this episode, we continue to discuss Simone Weil on Evil. The importance of Jesus’ sacrificial death as expiation and redemption and what happens when we try to make good apart from God.
    201b: Weil - The false god changes suffering into violence