Podcast Overview

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The Miserable Refuge of Tropes

05/09/23

2 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

Dr. Paulson discusses how some theology distrusts the literal meaning of Scripture.
302: Banned Books LIVE HOLY WEEK Q&A

04/07/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

And We Are Live! In this episode, we go live for Holy Week and answer listeners' questions: election, repentance, the church, law and gospel, and on and on we go.
299: Philipp Nicolai - The Joy of Eternal Life

03/18/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart. In this episode, we discuss death, rebirth, and eternal life as examined and explained in The Joy of Eternal Life by Philip Nikolai.
Finding Jesus in Proverbs 31

03/14/23

2 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik | Chad Bird

Is Proverbs 31 inspiring or burdening to women? Is it a passage that's just for women? What do you think when you think about Proverbs 31? Where is the gospel in this passage?
Psalm 96 Linda McCrary Sings "Bless the Lord, Salvation Has Come"

02/24/23

1 min

By Chad Bird

Solomon wrote that there is nothing new under the sun.
- Music
- Salvation
Robert Kolb and Two Kinds of Righteousness

02/23/23

6 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Robert Kolb

Renowned Luther scholar and professor emeritus of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary St. Louis, Dr. Robert Kolb, sits down with Kelsi to discuss two kinds of righteousness (or two fold righteousness).
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
Psalm 98 Colin Heinrich sings "Face to Face"

02/17/23

2 mins

By Chad Bird

All creation groans under the weight of sin, greed, and despair. As we enter into the season of Lent we have good reasons for hope.
- Lent
- Salvation
- Sin
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.
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.