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9 mins read|11/08/23In this episode, we discuss preaching to those in prison, the consequences of sin, and the power of the gospel. We read excerpts from Karl Barth’s prison sermons and converse about preaching, pastoral care to the vulnerable, where Jesus locates himself for the preaching of the Gospel, and how we can all “set the captives free” through the power of the Gospel proclaimed for the forgiveness of sin.
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14 mins read|11/04/23For preachers, the inspirational element of good stories is particularly vital. But how do they do it?
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9 mins read|10/29/23Those who have gone before us in the faith have no more need of absolution, for their baptisms have been brought to completion and they are eternally free from sin and done with death.
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17 mins read|10/21/23If we take the article of justification out of the center, very soon we will not know why we are evangelical Christians or should remain so.-Hans J. Iwand
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12 mins read|10/14/23People enjoy listening to stories. We probably should tell stories. But why? What is it about stories that resonates and how can we tell them better?
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13 mins read|10/07/23We need better conversations around preaching. "Lutheran Preaching?" provides us with insightful conversation partners who will challenge and excite us to become better at our craft.
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15 mins read|09/30/23Speaking a specific message of grace in the Absolution is a chance to bring the healing balm of the Gospel not just to generic ills, but to the particular pain point exposed by the Law on this day.
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16 mins read|09/23/23God is placing us in new situations. His unchanging and utterly reliable Word provides our only anchor.
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11 mins read|09/16/23As we “seed” the sermon, we see week-by-week how the creative act is finally not ours at all. Though we can do our level best to prepare the soil, the words and thoughts and ideas take root and bear fruit according to gracious forces well beyond our control.
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32 mins read|09/08/23The church year anchors preaching in God’s historical acts of salvation guarding both the preacher and the hearers from arid rationalism and egocentric flights inward.
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12 mins read|09/02/23More than once, as I have listened while driving, this podcast prompted me to pull over in order to make some notes.
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12 mins read|08/19/23Those fifteen minutes in the pulpit are a labor of love on behalf of God’s people. You are trying to cook up something that will satisfy, if not delight, and not just homiletic milkshakes but solid, Scriptural steaks.
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