Podcast Overview

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359: Table Talk

07/19/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Ramble Tamble. In this episode, we do a pastor’s table talk that centers on inculcating a deeper appreciation for heavenly mystery and earthly reality: prayer at home, worship on vacation, the connection of the land to God’s judgment and salvation of his people, the early church’s exegesis, Genesis snd Revelation, and Logos theology that binds the Trinity and Creeds.
Freedom to Be Ordinary

07/15/24

5 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin

As Gretchen Ronnevik was with her family at Mount Carmel Bible Camp, she ran into her friends, Nathan and Joy Hoff who run an internship program in California for young adults at their church.
Law and Gospel in Christian Counseling

06/24/24

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

We've found Katie Koplin, in the midst of moving into an old church, and working on her training to become a Christian counselor.
A Theology of Relationships with Robert Kolb

06/11/24

10 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Robert Kolb

In this episode, Kelsi interviews Dr. Robert Kolb about his newest book, ⁠Face to Face: Luther's View of Reality⁠.
355: Jacques Ellul - Making the Church Worldly

06/09/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Watching The World Go Down in History. In this episode of Banned Books, we read "False Presence of the Kingdom" by Jacques Ellul and discuss worldly Christianity, the lessons of history, the Machine, focusing on heavenly things to answer earthly questions, seeking the origin of things, and the dangers of being trapped in the present.
Episode 275: Head vs. Heart (Orthodoxy and Pietism)

05/30/24

6 mins

By Wade Johnston | Michael Berg

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the head, the heart, and where Christianity should aim.
352: Gregory of Nazianzus - Letter 58 To Basil

05/17/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Dear Prudence. In this episode, we focus our discussion on prudence, temperance, and modesty regarding church, marriage, public discourse, and social media while reading Gregory of Nazianzus’ letters to Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa about their doctrine of the Holy Spirit and Basil's later death.
Gretchen Squared

05/02/24

5 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin

Katie Koplin is busy with a big family move and finishing up this year of grad school, so Gretchen Ronnevik invited on one of the young women she mentors, Gretchen Larson, to talk about what it's like to be a young, single adult in the church, what they need from the church, and how to foster intergenerational relationships.
Encore: Intervention!

04/12/24

5 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Encore presentation: Steve Lownes returned to the studio to help Craig and Troy work out their relationship, but instead we end up talking more about the intersection of theology and therapy.
- Practical Theology
- Mental Health
Encore: Law, Gospel, Bros, and Therapy

04/12/24

5 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Encore presentation: Therapist Steve Lownes joins Craig and Troy for a discussion on theology and therapy. How are they the same, and how are they different?
342: Luther - Now the Works of the Flesh are Plain

03/03/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Everybody’s Working for the Weekend. In this episode, we continue our Lenten tradition of reading Luther’s Galatians commentary in March, discussing past and present idolatry and why we keep falling for the same sales pitches from the same gods.
341: John Cassian - The Spirit of Acedia

02/24/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Hey, You Guys! In this episode, we discuss the dominant spirit of our age, acedia, by reading and discussing St. John Cassian’s exposition of acedia in The Institutes.