Author

  1. The Soul of Shame BONUS Episode

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    12/28/23
    6 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    This month, we discuss the book "The Soul of Shame" by Dr. Curt Thompson. It was a really fun conversation, and Katie called it her top read of the year.
    The Soul of Shame BONUS Episode

  2. Idolatry of Growth with Bob Hiller

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    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.
    Idolatry of Growth with Bob Hiller

  3. Art and Faith BONUS episode

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    11/14/23
    6 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    In this book club episode, we discuss "Art and Faith" by Makoto Fujimura. This was a book recommended to us, and we sort out the parts of this book that we appreciated, and the parts where we would disagree.
    Art and Faith BONUS episode

  4. Crucifying Christ Again? (Hebrews 6:1-6)

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    10/18/23
    4 mins
    By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price
    Today on Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price explore Hebrews 6:1-6, a passage that can be especially difficult to navigate.
    Crucifying Christ Again? (Hebrews 6:1-6)

  5. A Tumblin Down BONUS episode

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    10/05/23
    5 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    We are discussing the book "A Tumblin' Down" by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson. (Our September book club book)
    A Tumblin Down BONUS episode

  6. All My Knotted Up Life BONUS Episode

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    08/31/23
    5 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    In our monthly book club episode, these 2 Lutheran women (Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin) discuss Beth Moore's memoir, "All My Knotted Up Life."
    All My Knotted Up Life BONUS Episode

  7. Mental Illness and the Gospel with John Bryant

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    08/30/23
    5 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    This week’s episode is a conversation between author John Bryant and Kelsi about John’s new book (out in September), A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ.
    Mental Illness and the Gospel with John Bryant

  8. No Resurrection, No Christianity (1 Corinthians 15:12-340)

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    08/30/23
    4 mins
    By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price
    In today's episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price take a look at 1 Corinthians 15:12-34. This passage addresses the core of Christian faith – the resurrection of Christ and its implications.
    No Resurrection, No Christianity (1 Corinthians 15:12-340)

  9. A Good Man is Hard to Find BONUS episode

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    07/31/23
    7 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    This month's Book Club, we are doing a short story by Flannery O'Connor, "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
    A Good Man is Hard to Find BONUS episode

  10. The Relationship Between Faith and Reason with David Andersen

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    07/18/23
    5 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    Author David Andersen joins Kelsi to discuss his book, "What Can We Really Know? The Strengths and Limits of Human Understanding" and how the study of knowledge leads us to some inevitable truths about ourselves and the limits of knowledge, in general.
    The Relationship Between Faith and Reason with David Andersen

  11. Talking to Kids about Purity and Modesty

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    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.
    Talking to Kids about Purity and Modesty

  12. Talking Back to Purity Culture

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    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.
    Talking Back to Purity Culture