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  1. 387: Flacius - Adiaphora and Tyranny

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    04/12/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Can’t You See. In this episode, we read the Lutheran theologian Matthias Flacius, and discuss inter-church debates, the Lord’s Supper as ground zero for most church conflicts, the consequences of compromise in matters of faith, the limits of love, and when it’s time to push away from the table and go into prayer.
    387: Flacius - Adiaphora and Tyranny

  2. 386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

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    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.
    386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

  3. 385: Woodford - Great Commission, Great Confusion, or Great Confession?

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

  4. All the Things We Say to God

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    03/27/25
    7 mins
    By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin | Tanner Olson
    Tanner Olson is a poet, author, and speaker. He has a book soon to be released with Zonderkids, on all the things we can pray to God.
    All the Things We Say to God

  5. The Curious Case of Mark Renner

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    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.
    The Curious Case of Mark Renner

  6. 384: Peterson - The Stunted Imagination

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    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.
    384: Peterson - The Stunted Imagination

  7. Anti-Social Generation

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    03/20/25
    6 mins
    By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin
    The Atlantic published a large article called "Anti-Social Century" which spurred on a conversation with Gretchen and Katie on why this generation of people is anti-social, and what to do about it.
    Anti-Social Generation

  8. What is the Remnant?

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    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.
    What is the Remnant?

  9. Episode 312: Formalism (Ritualism)

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    02/24/25
    7 mins
    By Wade Johnston | Michael Berg
    In episode THREE HUNDRED AND TWELVE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the Protestant fear of formalism, or ritualism?
    Episode 312: Formalism (Ritualism)

  10. Episode 311: Routine and Contemplation

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    02/18/25
    7 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In episode THREE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, Jason and Wade build on the previous episode’s discussion of monasticism by focusing on two aspects of the monastic life from which we can draw practical lessons: routine and contemplation.
    Episode 311: Routine and Contemplation

  11. Marriage Vows

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    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.
    Marriage Vows

  12. Little children, fathers, and young men . . .

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    02/09/25
    5 mins
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What’s New from 1517: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Junk Drawer Jesus By Matt Popovits Take 20% Off Our Lenten Devotionals until March 5th: The Sinner/Saint Lenten Devotional Finding Christ in the Straw: A Forty-Day Devotion on the Epistle of James More from the hosts: Troy Neujahr Craig Donofrio
    Little children, fathers, and young men . . .