Wade Johnston

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

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    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 Will. Luther responded about a year later with On the Bondage of the Will.
    Wingin’ It 131.1: The Life of Luther (Part 34): The Bondage of the Will

  2. The Spiritual Age: What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    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 Spiritual Age: What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism

  3. The Guys Go Viral

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    04/23/21
    5 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    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 Guys Go Viral

  4. The Pauline Epistles

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    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 important to the church.
    The Pauline Epistles

  5. Wingin’ It 128.1: The Life of Luther (Part 33) – Katherine von Bora

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Mike and Wade introduce Katherine von Bora. The former nun and wife of Martin Luther, has an interesting story in her own right. We hope that you will enjoy the discussion of this remarkable woman who has been dubbed “The Mother of the Reformation”.
    Wingin’ It 128.1: The Life of Luther (Part 33) – Katherine von Bora

  6. The Death of Expertise

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Wade and Mike take a look at Tom Nichols’ book The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters. Nichols makes the case that ignorance may be the biggest threat to a democratic republic.
    The Death of Expertise

  7. The Life of Luther (Part 32) - Thomas Müntzer

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    04/23/21
    3 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Mike and Wade discuss Thomas Müntzer. The radical reformer, who was once a student of Luther, turned to German mysticism that eventually to violence in his attempt to bring about a new age of Christendom.
    The Life of Luther (Part 32) - Thomas Müntzer

  8. It Can’t Happen Here … or Can It?

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    ike and Wade discuss Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here, a 1935 dystopian novel of how fascism took hold in the United States. The guys compare and contrast Lewis’ fiction with the current political climate.
    It Can’t Happen Here … or Can It?

  9. The American Revolution

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    04/23/21
    10 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    On episode ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX Mike and Wade are joined once again by Dr. Aaron Palmer from the history department at Wisconsin Lutheran College. Before getting to the American Revolution, which is Dr. Palmer's area of expertise, the guys ask and answer the question: In what age of history would you least/most like to have lived? in the Free-for-All.
    The American Revolution

  10. Wingin’ It 125.1: The Life of Luther (Part 31) – The Peasants’ War

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    04/23/21
    3 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In the THIRTY-FIRST episode in our Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther, Wade and Mike discuss the so-called Peasants' War, which took place from 1524-1525 (yes, they're still in the mid-1520's).
    Wingin’ It 125.1: The Life of Luther (Part 31) – The Peasants’ War

  11. Communication of Attributes: A Christmas Story

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Mike and Wade are joined once again by Rev. Dr. Paul Lehninger, who teaches with Wade an Mike at Wisconsin Lutheran College in the theology department.
    Communication of Attributes: A Christmas Story

  12. Episode 124: Children in Church – Part 2

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    04/23/21
    10 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Mike and Wade welcome back Rev. Dr. Phil Huebner from Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, WI to continue their discussion on children in church. This is the topic of Rev. Dr. Huebner's dissertation, which is entitled “What to Do with Children in Church? A Study on Helping Parents Engage Their Children in Worship.”
    Episode 124: Children in Church – Part 2