Podcast Overview

Author

What's wrong with you, backslider?

08/04/23

3 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Craig and Troy work out the very nature of the Christian faith . . . but maybe it's not what you thought it was.
- Faith
- Sinner and Saint (Simul)
Aliens and Christianity with Adam Francisco

08/01/23

5 mins

By Adam Francisco | Kelsi Klembara

In view of recent news events, Kelsi has Adam Francisco on to the theological implications of the existence of aliens and UAPs.
That can't be true, but it's not false

07/28/23

3 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Pardoxeses? Pardoxi? Para . . . well, whatever the plural of "paradox" is, Craig and Troy cut to the quick and determine when a paradox of the Christian faith is good, when it must not be resolved, and when it should be just believed.
2 Thessalonians

07/26/23

4 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

Dr. Paulson transitions into the final chapter of Luther's Outlaw God Volume 1. This time, he looks at 2 Thessalonians to address the issues of suffering and evil.
Why Do I Suffer

07/19/23

4 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

Dr. Paulson discusses human suffering.
- Work of Christ
- Suffering
The Relationship Between Faith and Reason with David Andersen

07/18/23

5 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Author David Andersen joins Kelsi to discuss his book, "What Can We Really Know? The Strengths and Limits of Human Understanding" and how the study of knowledge leads us to some inevitable truths about ourselves and the limits of knowledge, in general.
- Faith
- Reason
- Book Review
315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating

07/15/23

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Hey Man, Nice Shot. In this episode, we discuss Rene Girard’s argument for why Jesus’ death as a scapegoat is unique to all other sacrifices in human history. What is violence for? What is a scapegoat, and why is one necessary for peace and good order? How does Jesus break the law machinery that demands a victim?
Episode 237: Despair, Life without Hope

07/04/23

9 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN, Mike, Wade, and Greg discuss despair, disenchantment, acedia, and other despair-related things.
- Sorrow and Sadness
- Suffering
Matthew 11:25-30 – Pentecost 6 (A)

07/03/23

4 mins

By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson

On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the way in which Christ relieves us of our burdens, whether burdens of sin or burdens of suffering.
Episode 236: Disappointment, Life without Meaning

06/27/23

9 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX, Mike and Wade discuss disappointment.
Episode 235: Death, The Great Enemy of Life

06/21/23

9 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE, Mike, Wade, and Greg (sitting in Jason’s abandoned seat) discuss death.
Identity and Holistic Spirituality with John Kleinig

05/25/23

4 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Theologian and Biblical Scholar, John Kleinig, joins Kelsi to discuss the vision the Bible gives us for God's redemptive plan as a wholly physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional endeavor.