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  1. 342: Luther - Now the Works of the Flesh are Plain

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    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.
    342: Luther - Now the Works of the Flesh are Plain

  2. 340: St. John Chrysostom - Homily on the Gospel of St. John Chapter Six

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    02/18/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    There’s Power in the Blood. In this episode, we read a homily on John’s Gospel, the power of Christ’s blood, and a whole lot of symbolism in John Chrysostom’s exegesis.
    340: St. John Chrysostom - Homily on the Gospel of St. John Chapter Six

  3. The 6th Commandment

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    12/05/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    "You shall not commit adultery." Caleb and Dr. Paulson talk about the importance of marriage, the place and purpose of sex, and how the family is the central matter at the heart of the six commandments.
    The 6th Commandment

  4. The 5th Commandment

    book
    11/28/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson covers the 5th commandment, "You shall not murder."
    The 5th Commandment

  5. 329: Venerable Bede - On the Song of Songs

    book
    11/25/23
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    We Need More Mother’s Milk & Pomegranate Seeds. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss the Song of Songs and read the seventh-century monk, Bede, who takes us on a wild ride through the text; we converse about exegesis, cosmology, the church, why the meaning of words matters, how to read the Bible like an early medieval theologian, and why the story about Jesus changes the world.
    329: Venerable Bede - On the Song of Songs

  6. The Second Commandment

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    11/06/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy God, in vain.
    The Second Commandment

  7. Love And Trust

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    10/25/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Caleb and Dr. Paulson continue to discuss the explanation of the First Commandment.
    Love And Trust

  8. Episode 252: Luther’s Flood Prayer (with Pr. Matt Scharf)

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    10/19/23
    15 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO, Mike, Wade and Matt Scharf from Grace Lutheran in downtown Milwaukee discussed Luther’s Flood Prayer, often used for the Sacrament of Holy Baptism.
    Episode 252: Luther’s Flood Prayer (with Pr. Matt Scharf)

  9. 321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

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    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.
    321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

  10. 316: Luther - Letters of Spiritual Counsel to the Anxious and Despondent

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    07/21/23
    11 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Shout At The Devil! In this episode, we discuss various questions regarding spiritual warfare while reading Martin Luther’s letter to his friend and pupil, Jerome Weller.
    316: Luther - Letters of Spiritual Counsel to the Anxious and Despondent

  11. Crossing the Red Sea

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    07/12/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode, Dr. Paulson and Caleb go back yet again and discuss the events of the book of Exodus.
    Crossing the Red Sea

  12. The Plain Text of Scripture

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    05/23/23
    2 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode, Dr. Paulson begins to outline what Luther means when he talks about the "plain text" of Scripture.
    The Plain Text of Scripture