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370: Capon - Proclaiming the Gospel against the Wisdom of the World

11/16/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Break on Through (To The Other Side). In this episode, we discuss preaching to the dead and how to unlock doors when one doesn’t have a good lock pick. We also discuss Robert Capon’s book, Foolishness of Preaching, reading his Easter sermon on John 10. This podcast episode includes preaching, polity, pastoral care, and renegade priests.
- Preaching
- Ministry of the Church
369: Thielicke - Pathology of the Young Theologian's Conceit

11/09/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

That’s the Power of Love. In this episode, we discuss the shock of infatuation with theological concepts and young theologians' conceit while reading Helmut Thielcke’s A Little Exercise for Young Theologians. We converse about laity and clergy’s relationship to theology, piety, and polity. What is the purpose of theology, its study, teaching, and conversations? How can theology become deadly? What happens when the truth is detached from love? All this and more on a new episode of the podcast!
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.
Catching Up from Crazy

11/06/24

6 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

After a bit of a hiatus, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin sit down and catchn up.
Recorded LIVE at Here We Still Stand 2024: The Bride of Christ – The Church

11/01/24

5 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Donavon Riley | Troy Neujahr

Craig sits Down with Pastor Donavon Riley at the 2024 Here We Still Stand Conference in San Diego to discuss his lecture on the Church as the Bride of Christ.
- Ministry of the Church
- Gospel
Does the church owe the world an apology?

10/23/24

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

This is our conversation from the podcast pre-conference at Here We Still Stand 2024 in San Diego, CA.
Monday, October 21, 2024

10/21/24

13 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to a kind of mailbag to answer a question about the “death of the church.”
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
John Pless has a few notes on the church year

10/18/24

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Seminary professor John Pless joins Craig and Troy for a discussion on the history, mystery, and beauties of the church year.
The masculinization of the church

10/11/24

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

What does that mean, and should we be concerned? Dr. Steve Hein returns to the For You studios to talk with Craig and Troy about masculinity, feminity, gender stereotypes, and how it all works together for Christ and His church.
367: Nestigen - Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation pt. 2

10/11/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Watch Me Work. In this episode, we continue our discussion of justification and vocation as we read "Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation" by James A. Nestigen. Part two of our conversation continues with themes of vocation, location, repentance, humility, personal agency, divine instrumentality, atonement, the relationship of husband and wife to the land, the overlap of heaven and earth, and what to do when we feel like we’ve made a complete mess of our lives.
Rocked by Christ (Matthew 16:13-23)

10/10/24

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price

In this episode of Tough Text, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price discuss the passage in Matthew 16 where Jesus rebukes Peter after Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.
366: Nestigen - Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation

10/04/24

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

They Call Me Rhetorical Working Man. In this episode, we discuss Luther‘s teaching on justification and vocation while reading James Nestingen’s essay on the same topic. We cover feudalism, the rise of capitalism, how the reformation took hold in the cities in Germany, the three estates, the two kingdoms, church life versus social life, and the consequences for Christians of not being grounded in faith and prayer as detailed by Luther, in particular, in his explanations to the petitions of the Lord Prayer.