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  1. 38: "Martin Luther’s Christmas Book," p. 30-31

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    01/02/19
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Brutal, Humiliating, Joyous Christmas Gospel! Gillespie and Riley return this week with another episode dedicated to Martin Luther's Christmas sermon. This time, they dig into the underlying brutality of the Christmas Gospel, Mary's humiliation, and Joseph's dilemma.
    38:

  2. 37: "Martin Luther’s Christmas Book," p. 28-29

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    12/25/18
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Christmas: the Perfect Time of Year for a Theologian of the Cross! In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read from a Christmas sermon by their favorite heretic, Martin Luther. They discuss Mary's example of how God makes theologians of the cross through suffering, oppression, weakness, and hopelessness.
    37:

  3. Law and Gospel (Another Pass)

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    12/11/18
    9 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    On episode EIGHTY-ONE of Let the Bird Fly! the guys welcome Rev. Kent Schaaf, who is currently serving at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, WI, to discuss those two chief teachings of Scripture: Law and Gospel.
    Law and Gospel (Another Pass)

  4. Episode 89 (Advent with Elyse Fitzpatrick)

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    12/10/18
    1 min
    By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    In week two of the Advent series, Daniel and Erick are joined by Elyse Fitzpatrick. They look at Luke 1:26-38 and discuss the role of Mary and other women in God’s promise of bringing a savior.
    Episode 89 (Advent with Elyse Fitzpatrick)

  5. 34: Q&A: Turning the Metaphorical Gun on Ourself

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    12/05/18
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    This week, Gillespie and Riley tackle your questions and comments. We discuss election, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Bible translations, Sunday School, and much, much more.
    34: Q&A: Turning the Metaphorical Gun on Ourself

  6. Episode 88 (Advent with Matt Popovits)

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    12/03/18
    1 min
    By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    In week one of the Advent series, Daniel and Erick are joined by Pastor Matt Popovits. They discuss the relationship between Isaiah 9, John 1, light coming into darkness and God becoming flesh.
    Episode 88 (Advent with Matt Popovits)

  7. 33: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross" by Gerhard Forde, Thesis 28

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    11/28/18
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Please, Love Me Like You Do... This week, Gillespie and Riley wrap up their reading of Gerhard Forde's "On Being a Theologian of The Cross." What are the ramifications for Christians when God creates (He does not find) that which is pleasing to Him?
    33:

  8. 32: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross" by Gerhard Forde, Part IV: “God’s Work in Us: The Righteousness of Faith” pt. 2

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    11/21/18
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? We're Not Done Yet. Continuing their conversation from episode #31, Gillespie and Riley follow Gerhard Forde, and with him examine Luther's Heidelberg Disputation. This week, Aristotle, righteousness, and whose work is worth calling "good."
    32:

  9. Live from Hillcrest Academy

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    11/19/18
    1 min
    By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    This is a live episode of 30 Minutes in the New Testament recorded at Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Daniel and Erick discuss Mary and Martha hosting Jesus, what it means to abide in Christ and how fruit and good works come forth.
    Live from Hillcrest Academy

  10. 31: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross" by Gerhard Forde, Part IV: “God’s Work in Us: The Righteousness of Faith”

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    11/14/18
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? Good. Gillespie and Riley return this week, in conversation with Gerhard Forde about death, doing your best, and getting the "good" of works put in its proper place.
    31:

  11. (Episode 1) Biblical Times: Jesus As The Ideal Jewish Boy Scout?

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    11/07/18
    1 min
    By John Warwick Montgomery
    Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.
    (Episode 1) Biblical Times: Jesus As The Ideal Jewish Boy Scout?

  12. 30: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross" by Gerhard Forde, Section Three (Theses 19-21) pt. 2

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    11/07/18
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    If there's one thing a theologian of glory doesn't understand, it's the cross! Gillespie and Riley continue their conversation about thesis nineteen of Luther's Heidelberg Disputation (with commentary by Gerhard Forde), and what distinguishes a theologian of the cross from a theology of glory.
    30: