1. Psalm 109 is an imprecatory Psalm. Very uncomfortable to absorb. Chad breaks this down with Gospel centered wisdom and compassion. Kris Winrich sings "I See Judas, Close at Hand"
  2. This Psalm deals with the storms of life, and God's care for His children. Izzi Ray sings "Lord of the Storm".
  3.    In the first half of Psalm 107 we hear about the troubled, the wanderers, the shipwrecked, ruined ones who cried out to God in their distress. Izzi Ray sings "All the Way Home".
  4. We are excited to discuss David Zahl's book "Low Anthropology." Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin heard him speak last fall.
  5. Chad calls this Psalm a walk of shame through Israel's history. But the Psalm includes the word "nevertheless...". Very encouraging words to those who know they fail. Andrea Hammond sings "Here I Confess". 
  6. In the first episode of season 5 of The Soul of Christianity, Debi Winrich introduces the theme for this season- “the Christian life” and interviews church historian (and shows producer) Dr. Dan van Voorhis of the Christian History Almanac.
  7. On this episode Debi talks to her old friend, and 1517 Scholar-in-residence Chad Bird.
  8. In this episode, Debi talks to Dan Price of “30 Minutes in the New Testament,” among other things- they talk about the idea of the “Christian life” in the New Testament.”
  9. In this episode, Debi talks with Luther scholar and 1517 Scholar-in-Residence Steven Paulson.
  10. In this first of 2 episodes on Psalm 106, Chad addresses the Psalms bleak descriptions of Israel's failures. Alex Mackey sings "My Hidden Sin"
  11. Of course, "I'm offended" is shouted out on every corner of the internet, and we become immune to that claim. But what happens when there is genuine offense?
  12. What responsibilities do individual Christians and their churches possess to fight against an antagonistic culture?