Podcast Episodes

295: Melanchthon - The people of God are not made by fleshly propagation and the worship of the Law

Is It True, Or Is It Truly True?

In this episode, we discuss election, true and false church, law, mercy, and why we can't stop judging the Gospel as we read Philip Melanchthon's 1541 commentary on P…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

294: Paulson - Trying to Believe in Double Predestination

Predestination Is Sick!

In this episode, we discuss Steven Paulson's book, The Outlaw God, focusing our conversation on double presentation, preaching God's electing promise to sinners, and the conse…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

293: Capon - All God Needs to Make a Preacher is a Nobody

Dirt Naps Are For The Living.

In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of Robert Capon's, The Foolishness of Preaching, focusing on preaching forgiveness, insisting that the dead reform their deadn…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

292: Capon - Foolishness of Preaching

Your Guilt Is Misplaced.

In this episode, we discuss Robert Capon's book, The Foolishness of Preaching. We focus on Capon's argument for why death and resurrection must be preached for a sermon to be…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

291: Schleiermacher - The Death of the Saviour the End of All Sacrifices

Isn't That A Daisy?

In this episode, we discuss Friedrich Schleiermacher's Good Friday sermon, focusing on preaching the cross, where to locate sin, what effect the law has on our external works, and…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

290: Schaeffer - A Protestant Evangelical Speaks to His Lutheran Friends

Francis & The Sunshine Band.

In this episode, we discuss Francis Schaeffer's ecumenical address to Lutherans, the consequences of seeking church unity using legal categories, the dilemma with Christi…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

289: Melanchthon - What a horrible and wretched spectacle!

Love Amongst The Cling-Ons.

In this episode, we discuss Philip Melanchthon's Loci Communes, focusing our attention on justification, faith, love, and prayer.

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Melanchthon and Bucer (Libr…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

288: Tertullian - What then has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

How I Met Your Other Mother.

In this episode, we discuss Tertullian on Heresies, especially the relationship of philosophy to theology, and how to pastorally address heresies past and present.

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Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

287: 1 Clement - Let our whole body be kept in working order in Christ Jesus

Welcome to the Church. Can I Take Your Order?

In this episode, we discuss Clement of Rome on the Church, especially good order, fruits of faith, and why the congregation at Corinth shouldn't run off …

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

286: Lewis - The whole book, indeed, is a picture of the Tree of Life

It's A Show, About Nothing!

In this episode, we revisit and discuss C.S. Lewis' introduction to Athanasius, On the Incarnation. We end up doing a recap of the past year, which means Christmas movies,…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago