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356: Francis Schaeffer - The Centrality of Death

06/14/24

11 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

We Can Be Heroes… In this episode, we discuss death and resurrection, hierarchy and authority, corporatism, Christian nationalism, self-sacrificial love, building a body without Christ as its head, the symbolism of salvation without the Lamb, pop culture tropes, the hero's journey, and teaching Christians not to doubt their salvation.
- Evangelism
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.
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.
Episode 260: WELS Guys Discuss LCMS History: Seminex

02/16/24

9 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY, Jason, Mike, and Wade are joined by our colleague and friend, the Rev. Dr. Joel Pless.
What is the Church? (Episode 340)

02/08/24

3 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen

What do the scriptures say about the Church?
- Ministry of the Church
The Giving God (Ephesians 1:15-23)

01/31/24

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price

In today's episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price dive into the teachings of Ephesians 1:15-23, a passage that reminds shows us that God has given Christ to the church.
The Decline of Christianity in Europe and the West

01/16/24

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Magnus Persson

agnus Persson joins Scott and Caleb Keith to discuss the decline of Christianity in Europe.
335: Gregory the Great - Pastoral Rule

01/12/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

The Art of Noise. In this episode, we discuss the ins and outs of pastoral care — the art, the discipline, and the experience of pastoral care — while reading The Rule of Gregory the Great. It’s all about church leadership and pastoral ministry in this week’s episode of Banned Books.
Idolatry of Growth with Bob Hiller

11/24/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik | Bob Hiller

Gretchen and Katie have a conversation with Rev. Bob Hiller about prosperity gospel, and how it sneaks into churches in a way that we start targeting the healthy people, the young families, and those who have something to offer the church.