Podcast Episodes

305: Cyprian - The Baptismal Controversy

Who Controls Baptism? In this episode, we discuss the baptismal controversy in the early church. Cyprian, Novation, and a whole cloud of witnesses join us on the podcast this week.

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Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

304: Anselm of Canterbury - On Free Will

Riley Suffers An Aneurysm. In this episode, we discuss the topic of the will while reading Anselm's treatise on free will and its ramifications for faith, piety, and pastoral care.

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On Fr…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

303: Thomas Cranmer - The Collects of Easter

Living on a Prayer! In this episode, we discuss the collects of Thomas Cranmer, which turns into a discussion of the collects of Veit Dietrich, which then turns into a discussion about a myriad of ot…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

302: Banned Books LIVE HOLY WEEK Q&A

And We Are Live! In this episode, we go live for Holy Week and answer listeners' questions: election, repentance, the church, law and gospel, and on and on we go.

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Formula - Epitome XI. E…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

301: Nestigen - The Two Kingdoms Distinction

Distinct, But Not Divided. 

In this episode, we discuss the Christian doctrine of the two kingdoms and its consequences for the Christian life while reading James Nestigen's "The Two Kingdoms Distinc…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

300: C.S. Lewis - A Grief Observed

Are We Just Rats in a Maze? In this episode, we discuss grief, mourning, death, and hope while reading C.S. Lewis's book, A Grief Observed.

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Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

299: Philipp Nicolai - The Joy of Eternal Life

I've Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart.

In this episode, we discuss death, rebirth, and eternal life as examined and explained in The Joy of Eternal Life by Philip Nikolai.

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The Jo…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

298: Gregory P. Schulz - Baptized to Die

A Harsh & Necessary Conversation About Death.

In this episode, we discuss death and resurrection concerning the death of a child from Gregory P. Schulz's book, The Problem of Suffering: A Father's Ho…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

297: Norman Nagel - A Lenten Sermon

Red, Red Wine… In this episode, we discuss Norman Nagel's Lenten sermon on Jesus' parable of the vineyard workers, focusing on the gift-giving God and what interferes with Jesus being a gift for us.

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

296: Bo Giertz - Christ's Church: The Parish Church

Say Hello to My Little Church!

In this episode, we discuss Christ's church and all its vagaries and particularities as expressed in Bo Giertz's book, Christ's Church.

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Christ's Church: …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago