Podcast Overview

Author

The Gift of Holy Scripture with Jonathan Linebaugh

09/09/25

9 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Kelsi is joined by Jonathan Linebaugh to discuss his new book, The Well that Washes What it Shows: An Invitation to Holy Scripture.
407: Paulson - The free will is demonstrably not Jesus Christ

09/06/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley | Steven Paulson

In this episode, we begin our series commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s treatise, de Servo Arbitrio — The Bondage of the Will. We begin by reading Dr. Steven Paulson’s theological analysis of what’s at stake in Luther’s treatise, as well as its sharp-edged consequences for churches today. As it was received then, so it is now by dedicated students of this work: it cleaves those who seek Jesus plus philosophy, ideology, or personal interests from those who insist on Christ alone in all things relating to matters of salvation, faith, etc.
406: Giertz - The Parish Church

08/30/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Take Me to Church. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s "Christ’s Church: Her Biblical Roots, Her Dramatic History, Her Saving Presence, Her Glorious Future." The Church, who is she? What kind of life is present within the church walls? Who wants to understand that life better and know more about it? We read Christ's Church and take you on a walk from her biblical roots toward her glorious future.
Hide and Seek with God

08/27/25

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

On this episode of The Outlaw God, Dr. Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith and continue discussing Luther’s early engagement with mysticism, Augustine and the Heidelberg Disputation.
Was Peter the First Pope?

07/25/25

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco

Caleb, Scott, and Adam take up the question: was Peter the first pope?
- Christian History
- Reformation History
Tips on suffering well for the positionally righteous

07/23/25

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

How can we be righteous even in the face of evil?
400: Paulson - The Hidden Life of Christians

07/17/25

8 mins

By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie

You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away. In this episode, we read the Outlaw God and discuss the hidden life of a Christian. How are Christians to understand the living Word, or Christ crucified before Adam and Eve, or being called into vocations that serve the kingdom of life rather than a culture of death?
A Right Sacrifice

06/27/25

4 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

What is the right sacrifice before God? Dr. Paulson continues to examine Cain and Able in an effort to refute the notion that the difference between the two was a result of the correct use of free will.
- Bondage of the Will
- Luther's Works
A Right Sacrifice

06/27/25

4 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

What is the right sacrifice before God? Dr. Paulson continues to examine Cain and Able in an effort to refute the notion that the difference between the two was a result of the correct use of free will.
Monday, June 23, 2025

06/23/25

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the persecution of Christians, often by other Christians (!)
- Christian History
- Reformation History
The Sandbox

06/10/25

4 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

Dr. Paulson discusses the difference between free will and dominion over creation.
- Luther's Works
- Bondage of the Will
393: Table Talk

05/23/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm In this episode, we discuss how pre-modern church history, the Industrial Revolution, therapeutics, language, corporate culture, and the flight of heretics from Europe in the 17th-18th century affected contemporary Western churches.