Podcast Overview

Author

Out of the Cave

04/15/25

4 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

God's word is not just a guide, making you desire to leave the cave and enter the world of real things.
- Plato
- Bondage of the Will
Plato's Cave

04/07/25

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

Dr. Paulson discusses Plato's analogy of the Cave. He emphasizes how Erasmus used this analogy to confuse God's words of law and gospel.
386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

04/04/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Kick Out the Jams. In this episode, we focus on the raw, real work of life in the parish—the ordinary burdens, the hidden insecurities, and the quiet faith that holds it all together. We explore the distinction between philosophy and theology and why attempts to fuse them often leave both diminished. There’s talk of reformation—its drama, its necessity, and its cost. We reflect on the pervasive victim-perpetrator dynamic that shapes so much of modern life and how the gospel when rightly preached, breaks that cycle. At the heart of it all is this: the power of Christ’s mercy to open what we’ve shut tight, to drive out the bitterness we’ve made into habit, and to speak a word stronger than shame.
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.
What Is the Church?

03/06/25

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

Erasmus accused Luther of being outside of the church and having a novel understanding of Scripture.
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.
Marriage Vows

02/13/25

6 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin

For Valentine's Day, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin talk about the trend of writing marriage vows, and some of the pitfalls of such a trend.
Luther and the Trojan Horse

01/29/25

4 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

Luther explains that the church embraced free will not because of Scripture but just as the Trojans embraced the Greek's wooden horse.
- Bondage of the Will
- Reformation History
Episode # 401 Featuring Pastor Darrin Sheek "Set Free To Be Free"

12/15/24

5 mins

By Darrin Sheek

Pastor Sheek Teaches On John 8:31-36
Struggle in the Belly of the Whale

11/14/24

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

The whale has swallowed Jonah. Paulson emphasizes Luther's analysis of this text, asserting that this is not a metaphorical pilgrim's journey.
- Repentance
- Bondage of the Will
The Doctrine of Election with Flame: Live from HWSS

11/13/24

10 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Flame

This is a recording of the live Outside Ourselves interview with Flame at this year's HWSS conference.
- Reformation Doctrine
- Predestination & Election
Recorded LIVE at Here We Still Stand 2024: Men in the Church Redux

11/08/24

5 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Craig and Dr. Steven Hein sit down at the 2024 Here We Still Stand Conference in San Diego for yet another discussion on Men in the Church.