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260: Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown pt. 2

07/30/22

5 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Was It Only A Dream? We conclude our reading and discussion of "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathanial Hawthorne. What happens when sin, death, and Satan are unaddressed by Christians, and especially the churches? What kind of damage does hypocrisy do to a community, congregation, and our Christian relationships?
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
259: Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown pt. 1

07/28/22

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Good Christian People? In this episode, we read and discuss the parable of Young Goodman Brown, a short story by Nathanial Hawthorne. What happens when Christians don’t have a Gospel preacher? What happens when we carry our guilt and are tempted by the devil? How do we distinguish between God and the devil?
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
258: Dostoyevsky - The Grand Inquisitor pt. 3

07/17/22

5 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

It’s For Your Own Good. We conclude our reading and discussion of Dostoevsky’s, The Grand Inquisitor. What are we willing to sacrifice to accept the devil’s offer of miracles, mystery, and authority? Why do we surrender to temptation, and what do we expect are the consequences? What can we learn from Jesus’ rejection of the devil’s temptations, and what does that mean for Christians today?
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
The Cold Treatment

07/11/22

1 min

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In this episode, Paulson uncovers the "cold treatment" for predestination sickness.
- Preaching
- Ministry of the Church
257: Dostoyevsky - The Grand Inquisitor pt. 2

07/09/22

5 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Happiness in Slavery. We continue to read and discuss the parable of the Grand Inquisitor, in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s, The Brothers Karamazov. In this episode, the Grand Inquisitor details why Jesus’ rejection of Satan’s temptations in the wilderness doomed humanity.
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
Predestination Sickness

07/04/22

1 min

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In this episode, Paulson identifies the worry that all religion tries to answer "Am I chosen by God?"
256: Dostoyevsky - The Grand Inquisitor pt. 1

07/03/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Why? Why? Why? We read and discuss Dostoevsky’s parable of the Grand Inquisitor. What happens when we discuss evil and the work of the evil one apart from God’s Word, his preacher, and Christ’s cross?
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
The Long-bowman

06/27/22

1 min

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In this episode, Paulson helps listeners envision Luther's idea that the preacher is a "long-bowman" taking aim at the heart.
Sharing the Gospel with Teens

06/23/22

3 mins

By Katie Koplin | Sarah Crowder | Gretchen Ronnevik

We have special guest Sarah Crowder to talk with us about interacting with the teens in our lives--whether our own, in our churches, or neighborhoods--in a way that helps them understand the gospel.
- Evangelism
- Ministry of the Church
The Arrow of Conviction

06/13/22

1 min

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

Dr. Paulson explores another violent metaphor from Luther, the arrow of conviction.
- Preaching
- Ministry of the Church
255: Parables of Kafka & Nietzsche

06/12/22

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Gatekeepers & Madmen. We read and discuss two parables, by Franz Kafka and Friedrich Nietzsche. What happens when people don’t have a preacher sent by the Holy Spirit to declare forgiveness? Without the Gospel, where does the law end?
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
Is means is: Part II

06/10/22

1 min

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Craig and Troy come back for another round of discussion on the Lord's Supper: the what and the why and the where, but never the how.
- Sacraments
- Ministry of the Church