1. In the first Outside Ourselves episode, Kelsi chats with author, David Zahl, about his newest book, Low Anthropology.
  2. Godly, upright in heart, righteous. Sinful, sorrowful, wasting away.
  3. Craig and Troy love Psalm 51 because of the truth it speaks: we are sinful, and God is gracious. When God cleanses, we are indeed made clean.
  4. Even from the moment of the Fall, God has never left us without His gracious promise of redemption. God moves first to cover us.
  5. Satan didn't lie, but he told Adam and Eve exactly what would happen. The only thing he didn't say is whether or not they would like it.
  6. The struggle is real. That is to say, the struggle with sin. Can we make ourselves holy? Can we find within ourselves the strength to make it better?
  7. Pain and suffering; it can feel like punishment from an angry God, and we try to figure out the cause, to our own frustration.
  8. Waiting on God can seem like slow motion torture sometimes.
  9. In this episode, Paulson helps listeners envision Luther's idea that the preacher is a "long-bowman" taking aim at the heart.
  10. In this episode, Paulson identifies Erasmus participating in a futile effort he calls sausage making.
  11. Dr. Paulson explores another violent metaphor from Luther, the arrow of conviction.
  12. We recently had the chance to meet in person with our podcast producer: Caleb Keith, and so we took the opportunity to have a conversation with him about catechizing children. In other words: what do you want your kids to know about God before they grow up and leave the home?