Steven Paulson

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Steven Paulson

Professor Steven Paulson is a Senior Fellow in Residence at 1517. He holds degrees in theology from St. Olaf College, Luther Seminary and has a Doctorate from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He has taught at Concordia College, Moorhead, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, and Luther House of Study of Sioux Falls. He is the author of many articles and books, including three volumes of Luther's Outlaw God that launched his podcast "Outlaw God." He has added a new podcast for preaching from the lectionary called "Preaching the Text."

Christmas in Psalm 2: Futility is Funny

12/20/22

18 mins

Steven Paulson

Who would ever want all these screamers and haters? It turns out that Christ does.
Faith, Hope, and Love

08/01/22

21 mins

Steven Paulson

Faith is like a horse with blinders because it only beholds God’s promise. It is obsessed with what God has already said.
- Love of God
- Hope
- Faith
- Faith and Works
- Love of Neighbor
- God
- Holy Spirit
- Justification
- Vocation
Do the Words of Baptism Matter?

04/25/22

7 mins

Steven Paulson

To give us God’s name, the name that is above every name, Christ gave us the exact words to say at baptism: the name of the triune God who is three persons, one God: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”
Free Range Christ

04/18/22

10 mins

Steven Paulson

Free-range Christ is fearful Christ because he is present, speaking, and I just crucified him.
He Preached, and it Stood Firm

02/10/22

12 mins

Steven Paulson

If God ever forgives you, it is not just allowing you to start over and try harder the second time, but it is a whole, new, complete justification that is given as a free gift and without any work of our own—outside the law.
Implications of the Incarnation: The Incarnation is New Creation

12/03/21

14 mins

Steven Paulson

Each week during this year’s Advent series, we will take a look at a specific implication of Christ’s incarnation. This week, we will discover how God reaffirms the goodness of his creation by making all things new in the incarnation.
That's a Good Question: Are We All Predestined to Either Heaven or Hell?

08/02/21

16 mins

Steven Paulson

The reason the mind is endlessly troubled about God predestining everything is the vague generalization. Generalizations are cold as ice, without the warm Christ.
How to Survive Good Friday

04/02/21

10 mins

Steven Paulson

You can’t bear your own sins, to say nothing of getting rid of them.
God, the Preacher and Giving Thanks

08/17/20

8 mins

Steven Paulson

When you don’t know whom to thank, you start thanking yourself. Praise turns inward. This is a double bondage. When you have only yourself to thank, you end up having only yourself to depend upon.
The Hidden God and My Hiding Place

06/26/20

11 mins

Steven Paulson

The God whom I met without a preacher is neither revealing nor hiding—but now, with a preacher, he has become my hiding place!
- The Hidden God
- Psalms
- God
- Scripture
Making Preaching Great Again

07/01/19

13 mins

Steven Paulson

The whole Reformation, and the reason for Lutheran theology at all, is to improve preaching.
What Sin?

01/01/19

9 mins

Steven Paulson

Psalm 51 teaches two things: mercy and sin. But aren’t we already experts in sin? Why do we need God to teach it to us?

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