Author

  1. Struggle in the Belly of the Whale

    book
    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.
    Struggle in the Belly of the Whale

  2. The Doctrine of Election with Flame: Live from HWSS

    book
    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.
    The Doctrine of Election with Flame: Live from HWSS

  3. An Outlaw God For The Church

    book
    10/24/24
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum
    This episode of the Outlaw God podcast was recorded live at Here We Still Stand 2024.
    An Outlaw God For The Church

  4. Elected To Salvation

    book
    09/17/24
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Scott Keith | Bruce Hillman
    In this week's episode, Scott, Bruce, and Caleb discuss the doctrine of election. They emphasize the importance of God's electing through his Word.
    Elected To Salvation

  5. 365: Schwarz - Christ's Last Will and Testament

    book
    09/13/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Reign in Blood. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss the Lord’s Supper while reading The Last Supper: The Testament of Jesus by Reinhard Schwarz. We discuss why the distinction between a covenant and a testament is of utmost importance for exegesis, sacramental theology, and Christian life, why promise and gift are central to Luther’s understanding of the sacrament, and how rejecting the sacrament leads to a denial of Christ.
    365: Schwarz - Christ's Last Will and Testament

  6. What is Church?

    book
    09/01/24
    5 mins
    By Bruce Hillman | Caleb Keith
    Caleb and Bruce have a conversation about the doctrine of the church. They work to define how the church is all those with faith in Christ and the gathering of individual believers whom God has called together in specific locations.
    What is Church?

  7. 363: Olson - Liturgy as "Action"

    book
    08/30/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Runnin’ Down A Dream. In this episode, we dig deeper into liturgy and “action”—who’s doing what and why in Christian worship? How did the ancient pagans worship their gods, and why? What did the 16th-century Reformers teach about worship? Why should we moderns care? Mimesis, anamnesis, liturgical action, ritual, myth, sacrifices, and sacraments—we’ve got it all this week.
    363: Olson - Liturgy as

  8. 362: Olson - Putting Second Things Second

    book
    08/27/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Do The Thing. In this episode, we discuss liturgy. What is the difference between a sacramental rite and a sacrificial rite? Why are' member berries' so juicy and delicious? Can a priest or the church affect God's actions? Can a church integrate non-Christian rites into its worship?
    362: Olson - Putting Second Things Second

  9. 360: Olson - Politics, Liturgics, and Integritas Sacramenti

    book
    08/09/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    We Worship & Adore… You? In this episode, we discuss the intersection of liturgy and politics as we read Oliver Olson’s essay, Politics, Liturgics, and Integritas Sacramenti. It’s a historical survey of liturgical practice and politics from ancient Israel to the present, discussing the importance of symbolism, meaning, and the purpose of liturgy for faith and life.
    360: Olson - Politics, Liturgics, and Integritas Sacramenti

  10. Sanctified by Faith not Works

    book
    07/09/24
    5 mins
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman
    The Thinking Fellows discuss sanctification, a doctrine from which Lutherans and other Protestants differ significantly.
    Sanctified by Faith not Works

  11. 358: Melanchthon - Commentary on Romans 3:21ff

    book
    06/28/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Tick, Tick, Boom. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Romans 3 while reading Philip Melanchthon’s commentary on Paul’s epistle. The main topics of conversation are the limitations of the law, faith that saves, gratuitous forgiveness and the living, and the present tense power of the gospel.
    358: Melanchthon - Commentary on Romans 3:21ff

  12. Justified by Christ

    book
    06/27/24
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Scott Keith | Bruce Hillman | Adam Francisco
    Justification is famously called the article upon which the church stands or falls. It is the article upon which The Lutheran Reformation stood boldly and confessed the Scriptural truth that we are made right before God by grace through faith on account of Christ alone.
    Justified by Christ