On the Road with Gretchen and Katie
Gretchen and Katie have been on the road, in the midst of harvest, and have collected the best highlights of the recent 1517 conference in Las Vegas.
Contributors
Katie Koplin
Katie is passionate about highlighting Christ for us in the Scriptures and encouraging others to live in the freedom we have on account of Christ in her writing, speaking, and coffee dates. She co-hosts the podcast Freely Given with Gretchen Ronnevick. Katie lives in Minnesota where fields of grain meet woods and water. She shares her home with her husband Dallas, 4 kids, and a sturdy lab named Moose. She graduated from Bethany Lutheran College in 2007 (B.A. Communications).
Most Recent
Emotions and Logic in Faith
It's easy to look at our faith through an emotional lens. Are you on an emotional high, or an emotional low? Are you on a mountaintop, or are things silent in the valley? What happens to your faith when you…
Implications of Assurance
In this episode Gretchen and Katie get to as Kelsi Klembara about the practical implications of giving assurance. To put it another way, what is the fruit of giving assurance?
Hannah: What to Do With Weakness?
This is the second installment in our series profiling women in the Bible (Who are not named Ruth or Esther). Both the stories of Ruth and Esther are beautiful, gracious, and profound. We love reading and rereading them. However, in an attempt to bring attention to more stories of more women throughout the Scriptures, we choose now to shift our…
Sources of Assurance
In this episode, we interview one of our favorite people: Kelsi Klembara, editor of the 1517 website. Kelsi has done a lot of research on the topic of assurance of our salvation from both a theological and historical point of…
Theology and Mental Health Part 2
We finish up our conversation with Heidi Goehmann on the relationship between mental health and theology.
Anniversary Episode
It has been 1 year since Katie and Gretchen started the Freely Given podcast.
Theology and Mental Health
We are thrilled to have Heidi Goehmann, author, deaconess, and mental health provider talk about the intersection of theology and mental health.
Repentance and the Holy Spirit
In this episode we talk about who does what in repentance. It can be easy to put ourselves in the driver's seat of someone else's repentance.
A Letter to the Rural Church
Questions of our purpose and significance as a church abound with fewer and fewer people in the pews.
Water and the Word: Baptism
In this episode, Gretchen and Katie tackle a question from a listener about baptism. What do we believe? What does it mean? What does it do?
Freedom
In this episode, Katie and Gretchen attempt to define 2 separate terms: Christian freedom and American freedom.
Fathers
We can not give our Heavenly Father anything that will make him love us more or less. He gives and we receive.
Gretchen's Books
It's Gretchen's turn to talk about books that have been influential on her life.
Katie's Books
We are talking about books that have shaped our faith, and we come back to again, and again, and again. Time to load up your summer reading plan, because we have some good ones.
Discontent with the Church
We are answering some more listener questions this week, and both questions we answer today revolve around discontent with the church.
When to Step Down and When to Step Back
In this episode we are answering a question sent into us, about when it's ok to say "no" to being pulled into serving in a ministry. We talk about how we don't always "feel like" being involved, and also manipulation…
Both Law and Gospel in Parenting
In this extra special episode, we get to sit down and talk with Dr. Scott Keith, executive director of 1517, and author of "Being Dad: Father of a Picture of God's Grace."
"Shoulding" On One Another
The law is good and holy but so often when we are “shoulding” on one another, we actually are just going to end up “burning” each other’s fields.
Why Are We Here?
After talking about Bible studies, and various ministries, and even our rural churches, Gretchen and Katie get down to the root question underlying all of those episodes: what are we here for? What is the purpose of the church? What…
Rural Ministry
Oftentimes when we are serving in ministry, we brainstorm outreach and growth. But what does growth look like when you live in a rural setting? What does growth look like when things remain small?
Blessing Others
What is it mean to be blessed? What does it mean to bless others? In this episode, we talk about the power of words, and the power of the gospel given through words.
Praying for Patience
We all pray for love. We all desire peace. We all want to have joy. It's patience that looks suspicious.
The Gospel on Social Media?
How does one share the gospel on social media?
Loving Your Neighbor Online
As believers, we have the freedom to write off social media completely, or interact with others online. A lot of that decision has to do with vocation (or calling), and loving your neighbor well.