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Thursday, June 19, 2025

06/19/25

15 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Council of Nicaea in 325 and what did, and didn’t, happen there.
- Christian History
- Creeds and Confessions
392: Keller - What Is the Church?

05/16/25

11 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Come Together, Right Now… In this episode, we read from Tim Keller’s sermon, which asks, “What is the Church?” We discuss the relationship between churches and culture, what the church is and isn’t, where we locate faith, whether Christian faith changes one’s values, and much more.
389: The Power and Primacy of the Pope

04/24/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Over And Done With. In this episode, we read Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope and discuss the validity of the papacy’s claims to divine authority, the response of Lutherans and Protestants to the death of Pope Francis, how to love one’s neighbor while disagreeing them, the distinction between heterodoxy and heresy, and much much more.
- Creeds and Confessions
387: Flacius - Adiaphora and Tyranny

04/12/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Can’t You See. In this episode, we read the Lutheran theologian Matthias Flacius, and discuss inter-church debates, the Lord’s Supper as ground zero for most church conflicts, the consequences of compromise in matters of faith, the limits of love, and when it’s time to push away from the table and go into prayer.
Chesterton, The Everlasting Man, Part Two, Chapter Four

03/19/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss "The Witness of the Heretics".
Harassed by Heresy (2 Peter 2:1-3)

03/06/25

4 mins

By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price

In this episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price five into 2 Peter 2:1-3, focusing on the themes of false teachers and heresy within the Christian faith.
- Heresy
- New Testament
Episode 312: Formalism (Ritualism)

02/24/25

7 mins

By Wade Johnston | Michael Berg

In episode THREE HUNDRED AND TWELVE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the Protestant fear of formalism, or ritualism?
Anti-Christ, Antichrist, and antichrists

02/14/25

5 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Anti-Christ, Antichrist, and antichrists
- Apostasy
- Heresy
380: Anselm - Bracing the Heart Against Despair

02/09/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

You May Be Right… In this episode of Banned Books, we read Anselm of Canterbury’s Meditation on Sin and Penance. We discuss the consequences of sin, the Fountain of Mercy, Jesus’ excuses, the doctrine of simul iustus et peccator, theological presuppositions, and how we speak influences our behavior.
Technology Can't Stop Death

02/07/25

6 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco

The Thinking Fellows talk about the limitations of scientific progress.
379: Chrysostom - On Wealth and Poverty

01/31/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Dig, Lazarus, Dig! In this episode of Banned Books, we read St. John Chrysostom’s sermon on the Rich Man and Lazarus — wealth, poverty, Satanic feasts, ivory beds, spiritual warriors, Chaldean comfort dogs, and the dangers of actors and perfume on this podcast episode.
- Christian History
- Church Fathers
Episode 307: Evangelical, Lutheran, Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox

01/21/25

6 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN, Jason and Wade discuss various terms used to describe Christian churches and which ones apply to Lutherans today.
- Ministry of the Church
- Church Tradition