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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
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.
The word that you heard

02/05/25

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

What is the word? "Love" is the word.
Episode 309: Lutheran Ethics?

02/04/25

7 mins

By Wade Johnston | Michael Berg

In episode THREE HUNDRED AND NINE, using a chapter from Mark Mattes' Law & Gospel in Action, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss whether there is such a thing as a Lutheran ethic and, if so, what it looks like (and what it doesn't)?
Village Framework

01/30/25

4 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin

Many times, Christian homes view sin as a problem "out there" and not a problem "in here."
Walking through Deconstruction with Ian Harber

01/28/25

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Kelsi chats with Christian author Ian Harber about his new book, Walking through Deconstruction: How to be a Companion in a Crisis of Faith, which details his own experience with with Christian deconstruction and return to faith.
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
Do We Even Want a Village?

01/23/25

5 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin

In this episode, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin discuss the Slate article "I'm Starting to Think You Guys Don't Want a Village."
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