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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.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025

03/05/25

13 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we pause to remember the beginning of the “Lenten” season (and this year, with the East and the West together!)
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?
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
The Venerable Bede

01/06/25

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman

The Thinking Fellows dive into the life and work of the Venerable Bede, one of the most influential figures in early Christian history.
- Church Tradition
- Christian History
375: A New Year and the Same Old Stuff (Pliny, Clement, and Justin)

01/04/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Same Old Story.. In this episode, we read various Christian and non-Christian sources from the first two centuries, discussing their understandings of Jesus Christ, the church, law, and the Gospel, and the effect of the Christian faith on people in Roman society.
Christian Experience with Simeon Zahl

11/26/24

10 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

In this episode of Outside Ourselves, Kelsi talks with Theologian Simeon Zahl about his book, The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience.
God Talk vs. Devil Talk (Matthew 16:21-23)

10/24/24

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price

In this episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price explore the complexities of faith as illustrated in Matthew 16:21-23.
John Pless has a few notes on the church year

10/18/24

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Seminary professor John Pless joins Craig and Troy for a discussion on the history, mystery, and beauties of the church year.