1. The struggle is real. That is to say, the struggle with sin. Can we make ourselves holy? Can we find within ourselves the strength to make it better?
  2. Pain and suffering; it can feel like punishment from an angry God, and we try to figure out the cause, to our own frustration.
  3. Waiting on God can seem like slow motion torture sometimes.
  4. In this episode, Paulson helps listeners envision Luther's idea that the preacher is a "long-bowman" taking aim at the heart.
  5. In this episode, Paulson identifies Erasmus participating in a futile effort he calls sausage making.
  6. Dr. Paulson explores another violent metaphor from Luther, the arrow of conviction.
  7. Everyone is stained by sin. Who can stand before God? Who can dwell in His holy presence? Only the one who walks blamelessly.
  8. Psalm 2 ends by describing the state of blessing for those take refuge in God. In this life we are often left to wondering why God, who loves the world so much, is so rejected and hated by so many that He created.
  9. We recently had the chance to meet in person with our podcast producer: Caleb Keith, and so we took the opportunity to have a conversation with him about catechizing children. In other words: what do you want your kids to know about God before they grow up and leave the home?
  10. The Fellows discuss the importance of the Reformation.
  11. The Thinking Fellows revisit the doctrine of sin.
  12. The culmination of our episodes on ontology and time is declaring that you are free to be.