Podcast Overview

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Psalm 119 Week 6 verses 81-96 Kaph and Lamedh. Rebekah Caggegi sings "My Soul Belongs to You"

10/13/23

8 mins

By Chad Bird

In the 6th part of this long and fascinating Psalm, Chad looks at spiritual hunger, our need to rely on God rather than ourselves or our circumstances. He speaks of the wineskin analogy and explains how it applies to us daily. Rebekah Caggegi sings "My Soul Belongs to You".
- Psalms
- Holy Spirit
People Pleasing or Loving Your Neighbor

10/10/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

Gretchen and Katie talk through a listener suggested topic of people pleasing. They talk about their own struggles in this area, and how people pleasing can be the opposite of vocation, or interfere with vocation.
324: Ristau - Demonic Games and Mental Health

10/09/23

11 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

In this episode, we discuss spiritual warfare and its effects on clergy and laity alike. We read Harold Roseau’s book to discuss the realities of spiritual warfare, what’s at stake, and what happens when we take seriously what the Bible teaches us about the unseen and seen war raging around us.
323: Korby - Prayer: Pre-Reformation to the Present

10/01/23

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Saddle Up! In this episode, we discuss prayer and spiritual warfare while reading Dr. Ken Korby’s essay, Prayer: Pre-Reformation to the Present. We converse about the purpose and goal of prayer, what Jesus is doing when we pray, and how the Holy Spirit acts in and through prayer.
- Prayer
- Holy Spirit
Vocation and Evangelism with Loso

09/26/23

5 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Loso is a hip-hop recording artist and one of the world's top battle rappers.
Vocation in Postpartum

09/21/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

We finally finish up our conversation on birth by talking about postpartum and breastfeeding vs formula.
Pain and Sanctification

09/19/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin discuss today the issue of pain in childbirth, and whether or not taking pain medication during childbirth effects your sanctification, or your moral standing.
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?
Matthew 16:21-28 – Pentecost 14 (A)

08/28/23

4 mins

By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson

On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss two important items from Matthew's gospel: Christ's rebuke of Peter and the importance of self-denial.
Accountability

08/27/23

4 mins

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

Are accountability groups a good idea? The Thinking Fellows discuss the potential use of accountability groups in the church.
Do Everything to the Glory of God

08/24/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

We are discussing 1 Corinthians 10:31, and what it means to do everything to the glory of God.
Social and Emotional Support as Vocation

08/21/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

We are interviewing Courtney Burns, who is a school counselor for Faith Lutheran School in Las Vegas, NV.