Podcast Episodes

409: Forde - Take away assertions and you take away Christianity

Do You Understand the Words That Are Coming Out of My Mouth?

In this episode, we read Gerhard Forde’s monograph on Luther’s treatise on The Bondage of the Will. We discuss scriptural exegesis, its in…

Published on 8 hours ago

408: Nestigen - Luther and Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will

Dazed & Confused.

In this episode, we continue our series on The Bondage of the Will (1525), by Martin Luther. We read Dr. James Nestingen’s historical introduction to the treatise and delve into the…

Published on 1 week ago

407: Paulson - The free will is demonstrably not Jesus Christ

In this episode, we begin our series commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s treatise, de Servo Arbitrio — The Bondage of the Will. We begin by reading Dr. Steven Paulson’s theological…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

406: Giertz - The Parish Church

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 lif…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

405: Barfield - Myth is the Ghost of Concrete Meaning

Little Plastic Castles. In this episode, we read the first Inkling, Owen Barfield, as he defends the use of old words, old stories, and old ways of expressing what’s good, beautiful, and true against…

Published on 4 weeks ago

404: Auden - A Litany and the Horae Cononicae

Liturgy Amongst the Rubble. In this episode, we read poems by W.H. Auden about pulp fiction, ancient myths, conversion, liturgy, poetics, and how industrialization and corporatism build a new Babel i…

Published on 1 month ago

403: Morales - Remembering Your Baptism

Wetly All the Way. In this episode, we visit with author Kathryn Morales about her new book, Remembering Your Baptism. We discuss who should be baptized and why. How many times does someone need to b…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

402: Tolkien - Certainly there was an Eden on this very unhappy earth

Got A Machine Head. In this episode, we read J.R.R. Tolkien’s letter to his son, Christopher, about a question of Genesis’ unfashionable status amongst Christians and those who value beautiful ‘stori…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

401: Q&A on Christian Success

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 th…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

400: Paulson - The Hidden Life of Christians

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 Ada…

Published on 2 months ago