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The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Easter Mailbag 2026

04/04/26

5 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for April 4-5, 2026
Friday, April 3, 2026

04/03/26

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the historical development of “Good Friday.”
Thursday, April 2, 2026

04/02/26

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we take a look at the history of Maundy Thursday.
426: Thielicke - The Alluring Miracle of Display

01/31/26

12 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Fight the Power! In this episode, we learn from pastor and theologian Helmut Thielecke about the gods we worship, the God that encounters us, and what technology actually does to us. What do Satan’s temptations teach us about Jesus, God’s Word, piety, and making sense of mystery? Is Christianity supposed to be a sensible religion? What kind of “opium” does the evil one offer us to lead us away from the Truth? What is distinctive about the worshippers of the God of power? What happens when technology becomes a means of power rather than merely a tool? What does God’s fight for the world look like, and how does it conclude?
Breaking and Turning Stiff Necks (Proverbs 29:1-3)

01/23/26

5 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Scott Keith

In this episode of Tough Texts, Dan Price and Scott Keith look into Proverbs 29.
Grace and Absolution in Wake Up Dead Man with David Zahl

12/19/25

3 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | David Zahl

Kelsi chats with David Zahl about themes of faith and grace in Rian Johnson's newest film, Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man.
418: Luther - God will not deal with us except through his external Word and sacrament

11/28/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Son of a Preacher Man. In this episode, we conclude our study of Martin Luther’s Smalcald Articles, discussing the office of the keys and confession. We go through and sum up the previous episodes — the gospel, the mass, repentance, sin, and the law — then sit with the function and power of the forgiveness of sin. What is the office of the keys for? Where does it come from? Who gets to use the keys? Then, we talk over confession and its consequences for pastoral care and its effect on the churches.
417: Luther - A deep, evil corruption of nature that reason does not comprehend

11/21/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

How Deep Is Your Love! In this episode, we continue our reading of the Smalcald Articles, focusing our attention on sin and the law. What is sin? What does it do to us? What are its effects? And, in following, what is the relationship of the law to sin? Does the law empower us to sin less? Can the law produce good works and good fruits? What is the function of pastoral care in relation to sin and the law? All this and much, much more on this episode of the podcast.
416: Luther - To this office of the law, however, the New Testament immediately adds the consoling promise of grace through the gospel

11/13/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Don’t Look Back in Anger. In this episode, we continue reading Martin Luther’s Smalcald Articles, focusing on contrition, repentance, and freedom. Why does the law need to terrify and leave us hopeless? How does attention to the self lead us into death and hell? What happens when belief is preached as something “we do” rather than something “done to” us? Likewise, when repentance is self-activated and self-actuated, what are the consequences for our daily lives? This and much, much more on this episode of the show.
The Law Before Sin

09/17/25

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In this episode of the Outlaw God, hosts Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith delve into the theological implications of the law before sin, exploring Luther's perspective on prelapsarian law and its distinction from postlapsarian law.
Lamentations 1:1-11 JOHN ANDREW SCHREINER sings "How Lonely Lies the City"

08/21/25

4 mins

By Chad Bird

Broken lives, broken spirits, broken hearts; the ravaging results of sin in our lives and the world we were born into.
A plethora of sin episode artwork

08/14/25

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

When Peter says "whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin," what exactly does he mean by that?
- Sin