Podcast Overview

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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
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.
The Limits and Expanse of Christian Belief with Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

07/04/23

6 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Sarah Hinlicky Wilson joins Kelsi to talk about her new novel, A Tumblin' Down, the good and bad of church community, and how the Christian belief isn't always best defined by our own self-reflection.
- Book Review
- Ministry of the Church
Supper of the Lamb BONUS episode

06/30/23

4 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik

For our June book club bonus episode, we are discussing Robert Farrar Capon's "Supper of the Lamb."
- Book Review
310: Sasse - The Theologia Crucis belongs to the Western Church

06/04/23

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

It’s the Cross, Stupid. In this episode, we discuss how God makes a theologian of the cross, how the theology of glory infiltrates churches and their doctrine, and how the cross of Christ reveals the truth about human history.
Low Anthropology BONUS Episode

05/31/23

3 mins

By Katie Koplin | David Zahl | Gretchen Ronnevik

We are excited to discuss David Zahl's book "Low Anthropology." Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin heard him speak last fall.
- Book Review
- Anthropology
Giants in the Earth BONUS Episode

04/28/23

3 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

This is our monthly book club episode, where we discuss "Giants in the Earth" by O.E. Rölvaag. This novel was originally written in Norwegian, and translated to English in the 1920s.
- Book Review
Theology of the Cross

04/07/23

2 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

What is the difference of being a theology of the cross, and the theology of glory?
Christianity and Psychology

04/03/23

1 min

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman

Are Christianity and psychology compatible?
- Cultural Exegesis
- Mental Health
BONUS EPISODE! The Baptismal Life: Michael’s New Book

03/28/23

9 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss Michael’s new book (well, one of them), The Baptismal Life, recently released by Northwestern Publishing House. We hope you enjoy the episode!
- Baptism
- Book Review
Jane Grizzle and Bodily Limitations

03/27/23

7 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Writer Jane Grizzle talks on what the body’s limitations can teach us about God’s work for us.
Katharina and Martin Luther BONUS episode

03/25/23

3 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

Our monthly book club has returned, and we are discussing Michelle DeRusha's book "Katharina and Martin Luther: the Radical Marriage of a Runaway Nun and a Renegade Monk."
- Martin Luther
- Book Review