Podcast Overview

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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.
320: Whitford - Tyranny and Resistance

09/09/23

11 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God. In this episode, we discuss tyranny and resistance while reading a book of the same title by Reformation scholar David Mark Whitford. What is tyranny? When are Christians called to resist tyranny, and what does that entail? Are there any standards by which a Christian may judge whether a government serves God or the devil?
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

09/05/23

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the “First Woman of the Reformation” Katharina Zell.
- Christian History
- Reformation History
316: Luther - Letters of Spiritual Counsel to the Anxious and Despondent

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.
Crossing the Red Sea

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.
Reshaping Bible History

06/13/23

2 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

Dr. Paulson outlines some of the major interpretive issues of modern Bible historians.
Episode 232: Pentecost and Holy Trinity

06/01/23

10 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO, Mike and Wade discuss Pentecost and Holy Trinity Sunday. What's the significance of these two days in the church year?
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

05/31/23

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember a Walloon, a Reformer, and an important 16th c. Confession of Faith.
- Christian History
- Reformation History
Luther on the Christian Life

05/22/23

1 min

By Debi Winrich | Steven Paulson | Daniel Emery Price

In this episode, Debi talks with Luther scholar and 1517 Scholar-in-Residence Steven Paulson.
- Martin Luther
- The Christian Life
CHA Weekend Edition Presents I Will Follow: the Life and Faith of Bono

05/20/23

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for May 20-21, 2023