Author

  1. The True Myth of the Gospel with Louis Markos

    book
    02/03/26
    4 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Louis Markos
    Kelsi talks with English professor and Christian apologist, Louis Markos, about the importance of myth, storytelling, and imagination within Christian apologetics.
    The True Myth of the Gospel with Louis Markos

  2. 425: Lewis - Myth Became Fact

    book
    01/23/26
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Hangman’s Nous. In this episode, we read an excerpt from The Maniac, by G.K. Chesterton, followed by Myth Became Fact, from C.S. Lewis’ book of essays, “God in the Dock.” The primary question we discuss, then, is whether men and women can live a healthy and sane life with mystery, without myth, and without higher truth. What has happened to modern churches that exorcised mystery from preaching, teaching, evangelism, and worship? What anchors the Body of Christ when it’s unmoored from Church history and tradition? What have been the consequences for churches that treat the Christian story as more fantasy than fact? What does Lewis mean that God is “mythopoeic”? What does it mean that Christianity is, according to Lewis, “perfect myth and perfect fact”?
    425: Lewis - Myth Became Fact

  3. Jim Nestingen's Legacy with John Pless

    book
    12/16/25
    6 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | John T. Pless
    Kelsi talks with Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions, John Pless, about compiling and editing, ⁠The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation.⁠
    Jim Nestingen's Legacy with John Pless

  4. 420: C.S. Lewis - Christmas is unfortunately everyone's business

    book
    12/13/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I’m Wasted, and I Can’t Find My Way Home. In this episode, we again invite C.S. Lewis to teach us about Christmas. We also discuss the early church fathers, worship, symbolism, mystery, Freud and Jung’s influence on modern Christians, consumerism and gift-giving, and, of course, Christmas: all this and much, much more on this episode of the podcast.
    420: C.S. Lewis - Christmas is unfortunately everyone's business

  5. 419: C.S. Lewis - All that Christianity adds to Paganism is the cure

    book
    12/05/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Pagan Neart, Christian Soul. In this episode, we read C.S. Lewis’ “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans.” Why does the post-Christian person need to become pagan again to be prepared to hear the gospel? How has a mechanistic view of nature led us to kill each other? Why do we reject the good news that Jesus ended the need for guilt-offerings, sin-sacrifices, and fear about the afterlife? What happened as a consequence of moderns pushing heavenly truth out of the material world? What is the message of Christmas that offers a cure for all that ails us?
    419: C.S. Lewis - All that Christianity adds to Paganism is the cure

  6. The Significance of Singleness with Dani Treweek

    book
    10/07/25
    11 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    The Significance of Singleness with Dani Treweek
    The Significance of Singleness with Dani Treweek

  7. Jesus and the Green Men

    book
    09/24/25
    3 mins
    By Craig Donofrio
    Troy is out of the saddle this week, but Craig wrangles author and all-around good guy, Ray Keating, to sit down and talk about his new book, “Menace – an Agen Dean Cold Novel.”
    Jesus and the Green Men

  8. Sinner Saint: a Surprising Primer to the Christian Life

    book
    06/06/25
    5 mins
    By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin | Luke Kjolhaug
    Our friend, Pastor Luke Kjolhaug just released a book that we are so excited about. Since we live within driving distance from him, we attended his book launch in Alexandria, MN, at Cherry Street Books, and recorded a podcast before the audience there.
    Sinner Saint: a Surprising Primer to the Christian Life

  9. Sin and the Christian Life with Luke Kjolhaug

    book
    05/20/25
    12 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Luke Kjolhaug
    Kelsi is joined by author and pastor, Luke Kjolhaug, to talk about his new book, ⁠Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life⁠.
    Sin and the Christian Life with Luke Kjolhaug

  10. The Dangers of Gospel Drift with Jared C. Wilson

    book
    05/07/25
    12 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Jared C. Wilson
    Jared C. Wilson joins Kelsi to chat about his latest book, ⁠Lest We Drift: Five Departure Dangers from the One True Gospel⁠.
    The Dangers of Gospel Drift with Jared C. Wilson

  11. The Urgency of Grace with David Zahl

    book
    04/22/25
    13 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | David Zahl
    David Zahl joins Kelsi to talk about his new book, ⁠The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World⁠.
    The Urgency of Grace with David Zahl

  12. Assurance of Salvation with Mark Mattes

    book
    04/08/25
    12 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Mark Mattes
    In this episode, Kelsi chats with theologian Mark Mattes about his new release with 1517 Publishing, ⁠Ditching the Checklist: Assurance of Salvation for Evangelicals (and Other Sinners)⁠.
    Assurance of Salvation with Mark Mattes