1. 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?
  2. In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN, Mike, Wade, and Greg discuss despair, disenchantment, acedia, and other despair-related things.
  3. 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.
  4. In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX, Mike and Wade discuss disappointment.
  5. In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE, Mike, Wade, and Greg (sitting in Jason’s abandoned seat) discuss death.
  6. In today’s episode, Sarah Condon shares her experience with grief and suffering after the death of her parents.
  7. Joy isn't getting what you want when you want it. We can't produce joy, but we can produce pleasure, but we often get those two things confused.
  8. Writer Jane Grizzle talks on what the body’s limitations can teach us about God’s work for us.
  9. Steve Paulson addresses the importance of enduring evil.
  10. Dr. Steve Paulson discusses what it means to endure evil with faith.
  11. Life can get so complicated, so full of mind numbing details and various pains that it's easy to wish we lived in a simpler time.