Podcast Overview

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The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Luther Show, Part 1

09/27/25

7 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for September 27-28, 2025
- Christian History
- Martin Luther
410: Forde - Better not to let the "common herd" in on such lofty and dangerous academic secrets

09/27/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Have You Herd? In this episode, we continue our reading of The Captivation of Will, discussing the problem of God, the death-ride of morality, scandalous election, the dilemma of sin and freedom and more sin, and the singular calling of Christ’s preachers.
Jeremiah 20:7-18 When Emotions Collide. Chris Lizotte sings "Open the Skies"

09/26/25

7 mins

By Chad Bird

In this passage Jeremiah is enthusiastically praising God, then cursing the day he was born, then speaking as a warrior, then speaking fearfully.
Proclamation Not Speculation

09/24/25

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

In this episode of Outlaw God, hosts Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith look into the theological implications of law and gospel as presented in Genesis.
Isaiah 39:1-40:9 (Episode 479)

09/23/25

3 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Chad Bird
- Old Testament
409: Forde - Take away assertions and you take away Christianity

09/19/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Do You Understand the Words That Are Coming Out of My Mouth? In this episode, we read Gerhard Forde’s monograph on Luther’s treatise on The Bondage of the Will. We discuss scriptural exegesis, its internal and external clarity, how modern readers interpret texts, and why we often misread the Bible, as well as why we frequently fail to understand biblical texts that are overt and explicit in their clarity. This, and a conversation about Erasmus’s word study method, Luther’s assertions, living words, and the vibrating, dangerous energy of Scripture.
Lamentations 3:1-33 Jeff Anderson sings "Great Is Thy Faithfulness"

09/19/25

4 mins

By Chad Bird

Chad tells us the story behind this timeless hymn, and we also look into the struggles of the great prophet Jeremiah.
Isaiah 37:33-38:21 (Episode 478)

09/18/25

3 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Chad Bird
- Old Testament
The Law Before Sin

09/17/25

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In this episode of the Outlaw God, hosts Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith delve into the theological implications of the law before sin, exploring Luther's perspective on prelapsarian law and its distinction from postlapsarian law.
408: Nestigen - Luther and Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will

09/12/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Dazed & Confused. In this episode, we continue our series on The Bondage of the Will (1525), by Martin Luther. We read Dr. James Nestingen’s historical introduction to the treatise and delve into the ways two theologians differed in their exegesis of Scripture, their interpretation of Christian doctrine, and the early and medieval church-theological traditions that influenced Erasmus and Luther as they engaged in a back-and-forth.
Psalm 31 (our very first episode of Hidden Streams featuring Kris Winrich singing "Waiting for My Deliverance"

09/12/25

4 mins

By Chad Bird

Waiting on God, Who alone is our only hope in this life and will safely guide us to be with Him for eternity.
Silencing God's Law

09/10/25

4 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In this episode of the Outlaw God, Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith look at the mystical interpretations of Psalm 18, focusing on the phrase "God made darkness his hiding place."