Podcast Overview

Author

On Apathy and Excuses

09/10/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss religious apathy and the excuses people give for avoiding church.
406: Giertz - The Parish Church

08/30/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Take Me to Church. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s "Christ’s Church: Her Biblical Roots, Her Dramatic History, Her Saving Presence, Her Glorious Future." The Church, who is she? What kind of life is present within the church walls? Who wants to understand that life better and know more about it? We read Christ's Church and take you on a walk from her biblical roots toward her glorious future.
Lost in Interpretation (Acts 2:1-24 and 1 Corinthians 14:1-5)

08/28/25

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price

In this episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Price dive into the often misunderstood topic of speaking in tongues, focusing on Acts 2:1-24 and 1 Corinthians 14:1-5.
Faith and doubt

07/30/25

3 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam reflect on the pervasiveness of doubt in the modern age among believers and non-believers alike.
401: Q&A on Christian Success

07/26/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

The Secret of My Success. In this episode, we answer a listener's question about success and the Christian life. How does one measure success? What about when we fail? Is that God’s will? How does the cross inform the Christian definition of success? This and much, much more on today’s Christian podcast!
Tips on suffering well for the positionally righteous

07/23/25

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

How can we be righteous even in the face of evil?
400: Paulson - The Hidden Life of Christians

07/17/25

8 mins

By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie

You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away. In this episode, we read the Outlaw God and discuss the hidden life of a Christian. How are Christians to understand the living Word, or Christ crucified before Adam and Eve, or being called into vocations that serve the kingdom of life rather than a culture of death?
Housing together

06/29/25

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

Well, we're back to talking about submission and wives again . . . but Peter brings a decidedly new and radical twist to the Christian home.
Church without God

06/18/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss a recent CBS show from its State of Spirituality series, which examines how atheists and agnostics are creating communities with their own set of rituals that often mimic Christian ones. You can find the show here.
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Famous Fictional Clergy Part II

06/14/25

5 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for June 14-15, 2025
2 Finnish and 2 Italian/American Lutheran Pastors go into Rome . . .

06/11/25

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

. . . and Rome looks at them and says, "What is this, a joke?" Far from it! Pastors Craig Donofrio, John Bombaro, Sebastian Grunbaum sit down with Bishop Juhana Pohjola as they prepare to participate in the ordinations of the first two pastors of the newly founded Confessional Lutheran Church of Italy.
- Ministry of the Church
Sinner Saint: a Surprising Primer to the Christian Life

06/06/25

5 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin | Luke Kjolhaug

Our friend, Pastor Luke Kjolhaug just released a book that we are so excited about. Since we live within driving distance from him, we attended his book launch in Alexandria, MN, at Cherry Street Books, and recorded a podcast before the audience there.