Podcast Overview

Author

392: Keller - What Is the Church?

05/16/25

11 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Come Together, Right Now… In this episode, we read from Tim Keller’s sermon, which asks, “What is the Church?” We discuss the relationship between churches and culture, what the church is and isn’t, where we locate faith, whether Christian faith changes one’s values, and much more.
391: The gracious will and good pleasure of God in Christ Jesus

05/08/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Burning Down The House. In this episode, we continue our discussion of election, addressing the certainty of election, how we are chosen, the human limits of perseverance in faith, why the pope is a bad example of Christian piety, and how old Adam tries to invert election by burying it in our sacrifices and pious moralism.
Spirit, water, and blood

04/08/25

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

. . . and these three testify. Testify to what?
- New Testament
- Jesus Christ
386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

04/04/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Kick Out the Jams. In this episode, we focus on the raw, real work of life in the parish—the ordinary burdens, the hidden insecurities, and the quiet faith that holds it all together. We explore the distinction between philosophy and theology and why attempts to fuse them often leave both diminished. There’s talk of reformation—its drama, its necessity, and its cost. We reflect on the pervasive victim-perpetrator dynamic that shapes so much of modern life and how the gospel when rightly preached, breaks that cycle. At the heart of it all is this: the power of Christ’s mercy to open what we’ve shut tight, to drive out the bitterness we’ve made into habit, and to speak a word stronger than shame.
Abide in Me

04/01/25

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Craig, Troy, and the Blessed Vicar Mike dive into 1 John 4:13-21.
- New Testament
- Jesus Christ
"No one has seen God . . . "

03/14/25

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Except that we see Him--and see Him plainly--in Christ.
What Is the Church?

03/06/25

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

Erasmus accused Luther of being outside of the church and having a novel understanding of Scripture.
Make our joy complete episode artwork

01/13/25

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Craig and Troy open up a new book of the Bible, the epistle of 1 John.
Luke 2:40-52 – Christmas 2 (C)

12/30/24

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum

On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Christ's adolescent visit at the temple where his parents leave him behind by accident.
A very contrary Christmas to you

12/20/24

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Craig and Troy plumb the depths of the importance of Christmas by simply asking, "But what if it didn't happen that way?"
The Doctrine of Election with Flame: Live from HWSS

11/13/24

10 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Flame

This is a recording of the live Outside Ourselves interview with Flame at this year's HWSS conference.
- Reformation Doctrine
- Predestination & Election
Christianity and politics

10/30/24

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

Some reflections on Christianity and political order as well as Christians and politics days before the 2024 US elections.