Podcast Overview

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Grace for Birth

09/07/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this much requested episode, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin talk about birth, and some of the pressure we put on ourselves--or on our faith--that everything goes as we think it will.
Ordinary Barbie

08/31/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

Gretchen and Katie both saw the Barbie movie, and want to talk about it the cultural statements made in this movie.
- Film and Television
- Anthropology
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Clarence Jordan, Southern Prophet

08/26/23

4 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for August 26-27, 2023
- Christianity in America
- Christian History
Movies with Meaning

08/19/23

4 mins

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

The Thinking Fellows discuss movies they enjoy watching. The conversation revolves around the presence of theological and moral meaning in film.
- Film and Television
- ARTS AND CULTURE
Teens and the Future of the Church

08/15/23

4 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

As Gen Z and Gen Alpha grow into adolescence and early adulthood, what hope should we have for the future of the church?
Vocation of Fostering

08/04/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this episode we have on one of Gretchen's closest friends who happens to be a foster mother.
Episode 239: The Catechism and the Family Altar

07/17/23

8 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE, Mike, Wade, Dan Berg, who may or many not be related to Michael, and Tom Jeske discuss Luther’s catechisms, catechesis, and the family altar.
- Catechesis
- Family
Talking to Kids about Purity and Modesty

07/13/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this last episode with guest Rachel Joy Welcher, we discuss the concept of modesty, and how we talk to our children about their sexuality and their bodies if not through "purity culture" or the secular culture.
- Family
- Book Review
The Struggle Between Church and Sports

07/10/23

4 mins

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

The Thinking Fellows weigh on one of the most tense issues that affect Churches.
Talking Back to Purity Culture

07/06/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

To continue our conversation of legalism that becomes cultish, we brought on Rachel Joy Welcher who wrote a book on the purity culture movement.
Illusions of Safety-Shiny Happy People

06/27/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

How can we stay safe in our faith? In Part 2 of our discussion of the documentary "Shiny Happy People" we are discussing homeschooling and the umbrellas of protection.
Shiny Happy People

06/22/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this episode we talk about the documentary of "Shiny Happy People" and this part of American Church history with an explosion of legalistic ideals that lacked Christ.
- Film and Television
- Christianity in America