1. We all pray for love. We all desire peace. We all want to have joy. It's patience that looks suspicious.
  2. 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.
  3. The year was 160. Today we remember Tertullian, the renegade Church Father. The reading is from Tertullian.
  4. According to the make believe wokeness-ometer, Jesus qualifies as the most authoritative voice because he was the most oppressed. Poor Jew, not from Jerusalem, under Roman rule, betrayed by his own, even his friends, killed because of his identity. Listen to him.
  5. The year was 1396. Today we remember St. Stephan of Perm. The reading is from Dorothy Sayers.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. The year was 1502. Today we remember Georg Major, the man, and the controversies. The reading is from W.H. Auden.
  9. Am I Evil? In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Simone Weil on Evil. Violence, suffering, and justice. What part does human evil play in Jesus’ sacrificial death?
  10. The year was 1915. Today we remember aspects of the Armenian genocide. The reading is from Corrie Ten Boom.
  11. Mike and Wade discuss how doctrine and practice shape how churches worship.