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Wade Johnston

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Wade Johnston has degrees from Martin Luther College, Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Central Michigan University, and Erasmus University Rotterdam. He serves as Assistant Professor of Theology at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and served for ten years in parish ministry in Saginaw, Michigan. He one of the hosts of the 1517 Podcast, "Let the Bird Fly," and has authored several books including, "A Path Strewn with Sinners" and "An Uncompromising Gospel."

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Jesus' Baptism

By Wade Johnston 01/10/22

You are not in debt to sin. You don’t owe it anything. There’s no reason for you to serve it.

Circumcision of Our Lord

By Wade Johnston 01/01/22

Christ has received the mark of law that we might be marked with the gospel, with the sign of his holy cross on our heads and hearts as redeemed children of God.

The Name of Jesus

By Wade Johnston 12/30/21

While the world and other religions might be fine with considering him everything but, the foremost thing our Jesus came to be and still remains is Jesus, Savior.

Consider Jesus

By Wade Johnston 12/15/21

Moses was sent to keep the house in order, but this Child is sent to bring the house home, and you are part of that house, the household of God.

The Lord Will Relent

By Wade Johnston 12/08/21

The thought of losing even one of those for whom his Son died pains God beyond belief, and the angels rejoice when even one of his children repents.

The Days Are Coming

By Wade Johnston 12/02/21

“The days are coming,” and God said it. God, who kept his promise that Christ would come at Christmas.

THE 105 Intro to Scripture – A003: The Teaching of Christ

Let the Bird Fly
04/25/21

Mike and Wade give an introduction to some of the teachings of Christ Mike's THE 105 course.

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THE 105 Intro to Scripture – Audio 002: Life of Christ

Let the Bird Fly
04/25/21

Mike and Wade discuss the life of Christ, using select accounts from the Gospels to illustrate aspects of His person and work for Mike's THE 105 course.

THE 105 Intro to Scripture – Audio 001: Nativities and John the Baptizer

Let the Bird Fly
04/25/21

THE 105 Intro to Scripture – Audio 001: Nativities and John the Baptizer

PHI 202 Apologetics – Audio 001: Moral Argument

Let the Bird Fly
04/25/21

Mike and Wade discuss the moral argument.

THE 110 Intro to Theology – Audio 002: Second Article (Large Catechism)

Let the Bird Fly
04/25/21

Mike and Wade discuss the second article of the Apostles' Creed in light of Luther's Large Catechism.

PHI 201 Ethics – Audio 002: Two Kingdoms

Let the Bird Fly
04/25/21

Mike and Wade discuss the two kingdoms (or spheres, realms, etc.) and the Christian life as part of both church and state in light of the fourth chapter of Althaus' The Ethics of Martin Luther for Wade's PHI 201 course.

THE 312 Christian Worship – Audio 002: Time and the Church Year

Let the Bird Fly
04/25/21

Mike, Wade, and Greg (Lyon) discuss time and the church year.

THE 110 Intro to Theology – Audio 001: First Article (Large Catechism)

Let the Bird Fly
04/25/21

In this episode, Wade, Mike, and Greg (Lyon) discuss the first article of the Apostles' Creed in the light of Luther's Large Catechism.

THE 312 Christian Worship – Audio 001: Denominational Considerations

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

Mike and Wade discuss how doctrine and practice shape how churches worship.

PHI 201 Ethics – Audio 001: Stations and Vocations

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

Mike and Wade discuss stations and vocations in light of the third chapter of The Ethics of Martin Luther by Paul Althaus, an assigned text for Wade's PHI 201 course.

Early Modern Christian and Islamic Polemics

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

Wade and Mike welcome Dr. Andrew Schmiege making it a three Michigander episode. Dr. Schmiege teaches Spanish at Wisconsin Lutheran College. A true renaissance man, Dr. Schmiege, interests are wide as shown in his dissertation topic which dealt with Christian…

Wingin’ It 133.1: The Life of Luther (Part 35): Lucas Cranach the Elder

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

Mike and Wade continue their walk through the life of Martin Luther. While there are many important and intriguing characters they have encountered along the journey, the most fascinating might be Lucas Cranach.

The New Perspective on Paul

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

Wade and Mike welcome guest Rev. Daniel Waldschmidt of St. John’s Lutheran in Burlington, WI in order to discuss the New Perspective on Paul. Rev. Waldschmidt patiently explains to the guys what this new view of St. Paul entails. While…

The Eleven Nations of the United States

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

Wade and Mike sit down with Rev. Dr. Paul Lehninger of Wisconsin Lutheran College to discuss the work of author Colin Woodard. Woodard believes that there are eleven distinct nations which comprise the United States (and Canada and Northern Mexico).

Four Loves - St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mukwonago, WI

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

In this Bird's Eye View episode we bring you a talk that Mike gave in February 202 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mukwonago, WI. The talk was given the day before Valentine's Day, but Mike assured the audience…

Wingin’ It 131.1: The Life of Luther (Part 34): The Bondage of the Will

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

In the THIRTY-FOURTH the guys discuss the debate between famous humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, and Martin Luther, who reluctantly battled over the doctrine of the will as it relates to salvation. In 1524 Erasmus wrote his diatribe On the Freedom of…

The Spiritual Age: What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

Wade and Mike discuss the ebb and flow of culture throughout history through the lens of two men: Pitirim Sorokin and Frederic Baue. Sorokin was the Russian born sociologist who founded the Sociology department at Harvard University.

The Guys Go Viral

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

Wade and Mike invite Wisconsin Lutheran College’s disease expert, Dr. James Henkel, back onto the show. This is the second time Dr. Henkel has come onto the podcast.

The Pauline Epistles

Let the Bird Fly
04/23/21

Wade and Mike sit down to discuss the Pauline Epistles. They walk through some of the specifics, but generally attempt to take an overview of what Paul seems to be doing in his letters and why his writing is so…