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  1. Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

    book
    01/28/21
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch | John T. Pless
    What does it look like to preach while the world is ending? Ringside Preachers, Craft of Preaching, and John Pless from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne tackle this topic from a practical and historical viewpoint after eating fried chicken livers, of course.
    Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

  2. The Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer

    book
    01/26/21
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    Scott, Caleb, and Rod read and discuss the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer and Luther’s explanations.
    The Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer

  3. 190: Kennedy - The Gospel deals with all of life, because it comes to heal the whole man

    book
    01/26/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Keep it Spiritual, Keep it Safe. In this episode, the conclusion to our discussion of Gerald Kennedy’s sermon, Communism in the Churches. Should churches mind their own business in regards to social and cultural matters? What happens when churches and Christian organizations avoid controversy in order to maintain the status quo? Does the Gospel have any power outside our churches’ walls?
    190: Kennedy - The Gospel deals with all of life, because it comes to heal the whole man

  4. Honoring Emperors

    book
    01/26/21
    3 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    From the city begun by Mad Anthony in 1794, some mad preachers carry on the revolutionary spirit with some spirited talk about submitting to murderous immoral pagan emperors.
    Honoring Emperors

  5. Anselm and Concursus

    book
    01/25/21
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    On this episode, Dr. Paulson introduces Anselm's presentation of Concursus or the idea that human creatures cooperate with God and His will.
    Anselm and Concursus

  6. Goal Planning

    book
    01/20/21
    2 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    Should we set goals like reading our Bible in a year, or working on our sanctification? It's that time of year when we all think about new year, new us, new goals.
    Goal Planning

  7. 189: Kennedy - A Christian stands for truth even when it hurts the most

    book
    01/19/21
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    White Bread with Bologna and Propaganda Spread. In this episode, we continue reading a sermon preached by Bishop Gerald Kennedy, on Communism in Churches (c. 1960). The discussion focuses on whether propaganda is more important than the truth.
    189: Kennedy - A Christian stands for truth even when it hurts the most

  8. 188: Kennedy - This communist doctrine that God is something we can take or leave

    book
    01/16/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Religion is Extra Important. In this episode, is religion an extra? How has the communist doctrine on religion influenced our society and the churches? When is it time for churches to preach against society, and to what end?
    188: Kennedy - This communist doctrine that God is something we can take or leave

  9. Interpreting the Times

    book
    01/11/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Cindy Koch | Paul Koch
    In between boarding up your windows and hauling 5 lb. drums of peanut butter down to your basement, grab a hot rum toddy, pull your muck boots up, and inject yourself with a little reality in Jesus with the Preachers.
    Interpreting the Times

  10. 187: Gerald Kennedy - Contentiousness is not listed as Christian virtue

    book
    01/07/21
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Red Dawn in the Church. In this episode, a sermon by Bishop Gerald Kennedy on communism in the churches. What did it mean in 1960, and what does it mean today, that religion is an opiate?
    187: Gerald Kennedy - Contentiousness is not listed as Christian virtue

  11. 186: Christmas During the Civil War

    book
    12/17/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Can We Just Have A Civil Christmas? In the episode, what was Christmas like during the Civil War? Puritans, holiday traditions, and why the Church is an incarnate Church.
    186: Christmas During the Civil War

  12. “And Deliver Us From Evil” with Dr. John Warwick Montgomery

    book
    12/15/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis | Debi Winrich
    In the final episode, Dan and Debi are joined by John Warwick Montgomery to discuss what it means that God delivers us from evil.
    “And Deliver Us From Evil” with Dr. John Warwick Montgomery