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295: Melanchthon - The people of God are not made by fleshly propagation and the worship of the Law

02/22/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Is It True, Or Is It Truly True? In this episode, we discuss election, true and false church, law, mercy, and why we can’t stop judging the Gospel as we read Philip Melanchthon’s 1541 commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

02/21/23

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we remember a rural Bavarian Lutheran with an international impact.
- Christian History
- Reformation Doctrine
294: Paulson - Trying to Believe in Double Predestination

02/15/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley | Steven Paulson

Predestination Is Sick! In this episode, we discuss Steven Paulson’s book, The Outlaw God, focusing our conversation on double presentation, preaching God’s electing promise to sinners, and the consequences of worshipping a philosophical-material god. What are the consequences for people who don’t have a preacher of God’s promise? What does God’s promise have to say to those who believe all people will go to heaven when they die? What are the consequences for sinners when they try to know God apart from the promise?
293: Capon - All God Needs to Make a Preacher is a Nobody

02/08/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Dirt Naps Are For The Living. In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of Robert Capon’s, The Foolishness of Preaching, focusing on preaching forgiveness, insisting that the dead reform their deadness, and the consequences of high anthropology.
CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Let Us Now Praise Famous Women

01/28/23

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for January 28-29, 2023
Friday, January 27, 2023

01/27/23

10 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we tell the story of Paavo Ruotsalainen and Finnish Christianity.
Todd Hains and the Importance of the Catechism

01/26/23

3 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Lexham Press associate publisher, Todd Hains, joins Kelsi in this episode to discuss his book, Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

01/24/23

10 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we tell the story of Guillaume Briçonnet, a man caught between stability and reform.
- Reformation Figures
- Reformation History
Monday, January 23, 2023

01/23/23

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Moravians.
- Christian History
- Reformation History
Friday, January 20, 2023

01/20/23

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we have a special mailbag episode about the daily lectionary.
290: Schaeffer - A Protestant Evangelical Speaks to His Lutheran Friends

01/16/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Francis & The Sunshine Band. In this episode, we discuss Francis Schaeffer’s ecumenical address to Lutherans, the consequences of seeking church unity using legal categories, the dilemma with Christian purity, the distinction between the hidden and revealed church, and why it matters.
Friday, January 13, 2023

01/13/23

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we remember the publishing of the first hymnal with hymns in the vernacular in 1501.