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8 mins read|10/04/24They 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.
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9 mins read|02/09/24Sure Shot. In this episode of Banned Books, we read Rod Rosenbladt’s essay, Christ Died for the Sins of Christians Too. We talk about theological mentors, the Reformation, law and Gospel, justification, sanctification, the Church, and where we find our comfort at all times, in all places.
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7 mins read|06/27/23The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
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14 mins read|10/11/22We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold.
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9 mins read|09/26/22Jesus remakes us, rebuilds us, and resurrects us so the demons that hide in the cracks cannot get ahold of us, the devil cannot break us, and hell will never know us.
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8 mins read|09/19/22When we cry to the Lord in our trouble, he will send us a preacher with words that deliver us from destruction.
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12 mins read|09/06/22Only by faith in Christ are we truly awake.
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15 mins read|08/09/22We bring nothing with us that contributes to the preaching or the hearing of God’s promise to us.
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8 mins read|08/02/22At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
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13 mins read|06/28/22The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.
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8 mins read|11/22/21That's how true faith talks. It doesn't talk about itself. It says "Thank you!" to the one who gives healing and salvation.
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9 mins read|05/14/21Faith isn’t something that needs to be done. It’s something to be enjoyed because faith is a gift bestowed by God’s word through the hearing of the Gospel.
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