Podcast Overview

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348: Martin Luther on the Prophet Habakkuk

04/12/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Love Will Keep Us Together. In this episode, we discuss the Song of Habakkuk, Martin Luther’s commentary on the song, Jesus as the foundation of reality, why mirrors are dangerous, trans-humanism, pop culture, church architecture, consumerism, why liturgy is an expression of the truth, how the Holy Spirit covers all things in meaning, and how the sacrament anchors earth to heaven.
347: Bornkamm - The God of the Old Testament

04/05/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Day Trippin’. In this episode, we talk about Easter, altars, cosmic mountains, church history, open fonts, restored virtue, saints, angels, powers of darkness, idols, icons, images, searching for the truth, and how Jesus is the archetype of all archetypes, and in between we read Luther on the Old Testament by Heinrich Bornkamm.
Monday, February 19, 2024

02/19/24

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christian Saints.
336: Tolkien - On Christian Preaching

01/20/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Keep The Beat. In this episode, we converse about good and bad sermons as defined by J.R.R. Tolkien. We discuss cosmology, truth, love, and why how we use words matters.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

10/17/23

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we consider the life and works of a multifaceted and kaleidoscopic enigma (!) Johann Gerhard.
Dr. Stephen C. Meyer on Intelligent Design (Bonus Episode)

10/12/23

3 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

For more on Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, see https://stephencmeyer.org/.
Psalm 119 Week 5 verses 65-80 Teth and Yodh. Chris Lizotte sings "It's all good, for You are good"

10/06/23

8 mins

By Chad Bird

in this 5th week of Psalm 119, Chad looks at the word God uses when speaking of his creation. Chris Lizotte sings "It's all good, for You are good".
- Psalms
- Creation
322: An Early Lutheran Ordination

09/23/23

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Baptized, Confirmed, and Ordained. In this episode, we discuss the early Lutheran formulation of calling and ordination of pastors and preachers. What is ordination, when does it happen, are their rules and rites that must be followed, and much, much more!
Saved by Grace Alone

09/18/23

5 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman

What does it mean that we are saved by grace alone?
321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

09/16/23

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

You can call me any day or night. Call me! In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s verbosely titled treatise, “That a Christian Assembly or Congregation has the Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers, Established and Proven by Scripture." We discuss ordination, church authority, the doctrine of the pastoral call, and much more.
Imagine there's no image

09/15/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

All of humanity commonly bears the imago Dei, or "image of God." And yet, there's a way in which we have lost that image, and it must be restored to us.
The Doctrine of Creation with Lydia Jaeger

09/12/23

4 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Dr. Lydia Jaeger discusses her book, Ordinary Splendor, with Kelsi and the implications of the doctrine of creation for the Christian's life.