Podcast Overview

Author

451: Listener Question on the Work of the Holy Spirit

08/29/26

13 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

All Apologies. In this episode, we respond to another listener question. What does it mean to “sit with a text” and yet be prepared at all times to give an apology for the hope that is in us? How does the Holy Spirit work in and through believers to testify to the truth about Jesus? Does the Spirit work through non-Christians, and if so, how and to what purpose? How has modern Christian evangelism differed from pre-modern evangelism and apologetics? What do the gospels teach us about the character of evangelism? This and much, much more in this week’s episode.
Christianity: Antidote to Progress with Eddie LaRow

08/04/26

4 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Kelsi chat with author and editor, Eddie LaRow, about his forthcoming book, After Progress: How an Ancient Faith Roots a Restless Generation, the needs of those of us living in a digital age, and how those needs are met time and again by Christ and the cross.
What Is the Athanasian Creed, and Why Does It Matter?

05/30/26

2 mins

By John W. Hoyum | Caleb Keith

Caleb Keith and John Hoyum discuss the content and purpose of the Athanasian Creed. What is this third ecumenical creed, and why do Lutherans still confess it today?
439: Rose - Explanation of UFO Phenomena

05/15/26

12 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

UFOs are Rebel Angels. In this episode, we read Father Seraphim Rose’s “classic” text, Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future, about the true nature of UFOs and the nefarious origins of modern narratives about extraterrestrials, spaceships, what’s “out there” in the universe, and so on. What do Christians have to say to a culture that is awash with UFO sightings and prolifically promises to “reveal the truth about UFOS”?
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of Singing in the Early Christian Church

04/18/26

5 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for April 18-19, 2026
- Christian History
- Music
- Hymns
- Liturgy
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Easter Mailbag 2026

04/04/26

5 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis

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

04/03/26

11 mins

By Daniel 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 Daniel van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we take a look at the history of Maundy Thursday.
Faith and Fundraising? (Luke 21:1-4)

04/02/26

4 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Scott Keith

In this episode of Tough Text, Daniel Price and Scott Keith examine Jesus’ teaching about the widow’s offering in Luke 21, challenging the common use of the passage as a fundraising sermon.
- Faith
- New Testament
435: Andersen - Ritual as the Whole Way of Life

04/02/26

13 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

The Power of Ritual! In this episode, we learn from David Andersen about Christian ritual. What’s the purpose and goal of ritual? How does Christian ritual differ from other religious rituals? Where do we find ritual and ceremony outside “religious” observances? When we forget or ignore ritual and ceremony, what is the effect on individuals, groups, and societies? That and much, much more in this episode of the podcast.
- Liturgy
- 1517 Publishing
Free Faith Not Free Will (HWSS 25)

03/19/26

4 mins

By Steven Paulson

In this episode, Dr. Steven Paulson speaks at the most recent Here We Still Stand Conference on Martin Luther’s teaching in The Bondage of the Will.
433: Von Schenk - The Crucifixion

03/19/26

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

What’s Love Got to do With It? In this episode, we read Berthold von Schenk’s The Presence, discussing sacrifice, sacrament, human will, anthropology, the cross, Lent, Easter, Love, and the consequences of the crucifixion for worship, faith, and Christian living. Why does our focus determine how we view these things? What is the “telos” of the Lord’s Supper, and where does it lead us? How does it change us?