Podcast Episodes

256: Dostoyevsky - The Grand Inquisitor pt. 1

Why? Why? Why?

We read and discuss Dostoevsky's parable of the Grand Inquisitor. What happens when we discuss evil and the work of the evil one apart from God's Word, his preacher, and Christ's cross…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

255: Parables of Kafka & Nietzsche

Gatekeepers & Madmen.

We read and discuss two parables, by Franz Kafka and Friedrich Nietzsche. What happens when people don't have a preacher sent by the Holy Spirit to declare forgiveness? Without …

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

254: Kierkegaard - Parable of the Geese & the King and Maiden

Humble Kings & Flightless Geese.

We read and discuss two parables by Soren Kierkegaard. In this episode, the purpose of parables, the condescension of God, and why there's no forgiveness in Kierkegaa…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

253: Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Minister's Black Veil

The God Behind The Veil.

In this episode, we read Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Minister's Black Veil, and discuss the hidden God, divination, and the mirror of the law.

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SHOW NOTES:

The Minister's Bla…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

252: Hamann - We Hear the Blood of the Redeemer Crying Out in Our Heart

Killer-Comforter-Praying Spirit.

We conclude our reading and discussion of Johan Hamman's London Writings. In this episode, we focus particularly on the Advocate and prayer.

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SHOW NOTES:

London Writ…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

251: Hamann - The Hostility of the Serpent's Offspring against the Blessed Offspring of the Woman

It's What You Can't See That Can Kill You.

We continue our reading and discussion of Johann Hamann, The London Writings, focusing primarily on spiritual warfare and how it manifests in daily life and…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

250: Hamann - Interpreting the Sacred Scriptures

Two Books, One Condescending God.

In this episode, we discuss the exegesis of Johann Hamann. What are the implications for Christians when God's Spirit and Word translate us into the church and the w…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

249: Hamann - The Most Interesting and Radical Thinker in the Ranks of Lutheran Orthodoxy

How long? Not Long.

In this episode, we introduce the works of Johann Georg Hamann, specifically the London Writings: The Spiritual & Theological Journal of Johann Georg Hamann.

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SHOW NOTES:

London …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

248: Grothe - Help for Hopeful Pilgrims

You're Elected!

As we conclude our conversation of The Justification of the Ungodly By Jonathan F. Grothe, we read the conclusion to chapter eight of Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome. In this …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

247: Grothe - How to "Save the World"

He's Got The Whole Futile World in His Hands!

We continue our series on The Justification of the Ungodly By Jonathan F. Grothe. In this episode, the old and new creation, the futility of the world, a…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago