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385: Woodford - Great Commission, Great Confusion, or Great Confession?

03/27/25

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Hey, Hey, What Can I Do? In this episode, we read Lucas Woodford’s book, Great Commission, Great Confusion, or Great Confession? and discuss the Great Commission, evangelism, the radical gospel, the purpose of the church’s preaching about Jesus, post-modern consumerism, and many, many rabbit trails into uncharted topics.
- Ministry of the Church
- Evangelism
The Curious Case of Mark Renner

03/24/25

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

Craig and Troy invite special guest Pastor Mark J. Renner to discuss his recent book Curious Cases: A Series of Short Pastoral Case Studies.
384: Peterson - The Stunted Imagination

03/21/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

First It Giveth. In this episode, we discuss Jonah’s vocation, gospel imagination, dogmatic materialism, spell casting, the contemporary effects of the Industrial Revolution, and God’s preference for wasted places while reading Eugene Peterson's Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness.
- Ministry of the Church
- Creation
Episode 313: Sacramental Revival

03/04/25

8 mins

By Wade Johnston | Michael Berg

In episode THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the sacraments and the challenged faced in our day in truly appreciating them (with mind, heart, and spirit) for all that they are and do.
- Sacraments
- Christian History
A Very Friendly Debate: The Third Use of the Law

03/04/25

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Steven Paulson | Robert Kolb

In a new segment of Outside Ourselves, Kelsi hosts theologians Robert Kolb and Steven Paulson for a debate on the third use of the law.
What is the Remnant?

02/24/25

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In what way is the Church a remnant? Luther uses God's preservation of a remnant of faithful teachers and preachers throughout scripture and the Church against Erasmus and his argument that Luther stands alone.
Anxiety of Apostasy(1 Timothy 4:1-5)

02/13/25

6 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Scott Keith

In this episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price explore the complex topic of apostasy, addressing the anxiety it causes among believers.
The word that you heard

02/05/25

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

What is the word? "Love" is the word.
Episode 308: Holy, Christian, and Apostolic

01/28/25

6 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHT, Jason and Wade continue to discuss terms used for the church. What does it mean that the church is holy, Christian, and apostolic?
- Ministry of the Church
Episode 307: Evangelical, Lutheran, Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox

01/21/25

6 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN, Jason and Wade discuss various terms used to describe Christian churches and which ones apply to Lutherans today.
- Ministry of the Church
- Church Tradition
Spiritual Direction with Alan Johnson

01/17/25

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

What is a spiritual director? Are they directing your spiritual life? Are they telling you to do something? Are they fulfilling a pastoral role?
- The Christian Life
- Ministry of the Church
Propitiation: noun, to propitiate

01/17/25

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Jesus is the forgiveness of our sins, Jesus is the forgiveness for your sins, Jesus is the forgiveness for all sins, period.
- Work of Christ
- Forgiveness