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  1. Episode 242: Does the Gospel Get Old?

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    08/07/23
    10 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO, Mike, Wade, and Jason discuss whether the gospel ever gets old and if not, why not.
    Episode 242: Does the Gospel Get Old?

  2. 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

  3. 2 Thessalonians

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    07/26/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson transitions into the final chapter of Luther's Outlaw God Volume 1. This time, he looks at 2 Thessalonians to address the issues of suffering and evil.
    2 Thessalonians

  4. Why Do I Suffer

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    07/19/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson discusses human suffering.
    Why Do I Suffer

  5. 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

  6. 315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating

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    07/15/23
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Hey Man, Nice Shot. In this episode, we discuss Rene Girard’s argument for why Jesus’ death as a scapegoat is unique to all other sacrifices in human history. What is violence for? What is a scapegoat, and why is one necessary for peace and good order? How does Jesus break the law machinery that demands a victim?
    315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating

  7. 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

  8. 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

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

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

  10. Episode 237: Despair, Life without Hope

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    07/04/23
    9 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN, Mike, Wade, and Greg discuss despair, disenchantment, acedia, and other despair-related things.
    Episode 237: Despair, Life without Hope

  11. Matthew 11:25-30 – Pentecost 6 (A)

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    07/03/23
    4 mins
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the way in which Christ relieves us of our burdens, whether burdens of sin or burdens of suffering.
    Matthew 11:25-30 – Pentecost 6 (A)

  12. Supper of the Lamb BONUS episode

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    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."
    Supper of the Lamb BONUS episode