Podcast Overview

Author

What is Church?

09/01/24

5 mins

By Bruce Hillman | Caleb Keith

Caleb and Bruce have a conversation about the doctrine of the church. They work to define how the church is all those with faith in Christ and the gathering of individual believers whom God has called together in specific locations.
- Ministry of the Church
- Reformation Doctrine
363: Olson - Liturgy as "Action"

08/30/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Runnin’ Down A Dream. In this episode, we dig deeper into liturgy and “action”—who’s doing what and why in Christian worship? How did the ancient pagans worship their gods, and why? What did the 16th-century Reformers teach about worship? Why should we moderns care? Mimesis, anamnesis, liturgical action, ritual, myth, sacrifices, and sacraments—we’ve got it all this week.
362: Olson - Putting Second Things Second

08/27/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Do The Thing. In this episode, we discuss liturgy. What is the difference between a sacramental rite and a sacrificial rite? Why are' member berries' so juicy and delicious? Can a priest or the church affect God's actions? Can a church integrate non-Christian rites into its worship?
"All Your Works Are Bad" and Other Hopeful Things

08/22/24

6 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

After chatting a bit about the names of their houses, and life in general, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin jump back in to the Heidelberg Disputation of 1518, and how it is such a great foundation for Biblical counseling.
361: Olson - The Duty of Resistance

08/16/24

11 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Street-Fighting Man. In this episode, we continue our discussion of the question of when it is permissible for Christians to oppose civil authority. It’s more important than ever for Christians to grasp the fundamentals of vocation, the relation of politics to liturgy, the place of the sacraments within the worship of the church, and the life of Christians, why there cannot be such a thing as a Christian nation.
Wrestling Against Needing God

08/15/24

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

Working through the book, "Making Christian Counseling More Christ-Centered," Katie Koplin and Gretchen Ronnevik discuss how the theology of the cross impacts how we view ourselves.
360: Olson - Politics, Liturgics, and Integritas Sacramenti

08/09/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

We Worship & Adore… You? In this episode, we discuss the intersection of liturgy and politics as we read Oliver Olson’s essay, Politics, Liturgics, and Integritas Sacramenti. It’s a historical survey of liturgical practice and politics from ancient Israel to the present, discussing the importance of symbolism, meaning, and the purpose of liturgy for faith and life.
Uncomfortable Work of the Law

08/05/24

6 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

What does mental health have to do with the 95 thesis and the Heidelberg Disputations? Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin.
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: XVI, the Next Episode

08/03/24

5 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for August 3-4, 2024
- Christian History
- Reformation History
Episode 284: Lutherans and the Church Fathers

08/01/24

6 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss Lutheranism’s historical approach to the church fathers?
Episode 283: Lutherans and Tradition

07/25/24

6 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss how Lutherans have historically approached tradition.
Sanctified by Faith not Works

07/09/24

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman

The Thinking Fellows discuss sanctification, a doctrine from which Lutherans and other Protestants differ significantly.
- Sanctification
- Reformation Doctrine