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.
Fruitless and Faithless (Mark 11:12-33)

08/29/24

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price

In this episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price delve into the puzzling story in Mark 11 about Jesus cursing a fig tree and clearing the temple.
Athanasius and the incarnation

08/28/24

4 mins

By David Andersen | Adam Francisco

David and Adam discuss the life and times of St. Athanasius (d. 373), especially his classic work On the Incarnation.
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.
Is the gospel true?

08/21/24

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

The answer to this episode's title is a resounding "Yes!" But what does that mean?
- Gospel
- Truth
- Christian Apologetics
- Faith
- Reason
John 6:51-69 – Pentecost 13 (B)

08/15/24

4 mins

By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson

On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steven Paulson continue their discussion of Jesus' sermon in John 6.
Ministry of Reconciliation For You (2 Corinthians 5)

08/15/24

5 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Scott Keith

In today's episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price dive into 2 Corinthians 5:1-10.
The cost of ignoring the past

08/14/24

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss the problems associated with severing ties with the past.
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.
The genetic fallacies of Freudian and Marxist critiques of theism

08/07/24

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss the genetic fallacy, the logical fallacy that underpins Freudian and Marxist criticism of belief in God's existence.