1. The blessed man.
  2. Who is like the Lord our God, who raise the poor from the dust. A beautiful meditation from Chad Bird and wonderful song from Jonathan, Amanda and Emmy Noel.
  3. In our monthly book club episode, these 2 Lutheran women (Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin) discuss Beth Moore's memoir, "All My Knotted Up Life."
  4. This week’s episode is a conversation between author John Bryant and Kelsi about John’s new book (out in September), A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ.
  5. In this episode Chad looks at this Psalm and the heartbreaking descriptions it gives of suffering and meditates on what is accomplished on our behalf. Izzi Ray sings "Ever Since I Was Young".
  6. Psalm 112 has much to say about the steadfast one, the one who loves God, who gives of himself, follows God's precepts and helps others.
  7. Chad unpacks this short but very profound Psalm of hope. Paul Jackson sings "Praise the Lord".
  8. In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE, Mike, Wade (even though he was just supposed to work the board), Jason, Nick Schmoller, and Dave Scharf discuss Lutheran higher education and the formation of students.
  9. In this episode we have on one of Gretchen's closest friends who happens to be a foster mother.
  10. We can look at our world at face value or we can see God's expression of His wisdom, love and kindness. Rebekah Caggegi sings "Surrounded".
  11. This month's Book Club, we are doing a short story by Flannery O'Connor, "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
  12. 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.