Author

  1. Seeing Christ in Revelation with Nancy Guthrie

    book
    06/15/22
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    We continue our conversation with Nancy Guthrie and how life changing it can be to find Christ in the Old Testament--and not just in the prophecies. It's transformative, and as she would say, there's nothing more practical.
    Seeing Christ in Revelation with Nancy Guthrie

  2. Spring, Seasons, and Expectations

    book
    04/13/22
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    In this episode, Gretchen and Katie talk about anticipating seasons in our lives, as well as looking back with nostalgia--for good or for bad.
    Spring, Seasons, and Expectations

  3. Wrestling with God (with Chad Bird)

    book
    03/16/22
    2 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik | Chad Bird
    We asked Chad Bird about what it means to wrestle with God. Later this summer, he's coming out with his book on Jacob: "Limping with God." Our discussion went from Jacob being renamed to "Israel" which means "wrestles with God" and how wrestling with God was a keyhole to the crucifixion.
    Wrestling with God (with Chad Bird)

  4. Free To Be

    book
    03/08/22
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    The culmination of our episodes on ontology and time is declaring that you are free to be.
    Free To Be

  5. Remembering We Are Dust

    book
    03/02/22
    2 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik | Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    We get to hear about the parable of the sower in this episode, as we continue to talk to Daniel Emery Price and Erick Sorensen about their book "Scandalous Stories: a Sort of Commentary on the Parables."
    Remembering We Are Dust

  6. All Things and Abraham

    book
    11/12/21
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    We are discussing "I can do all things through Christ" in context of the rest of the passage, and then we discuss the story of Abraham sacrificing Isaac (rather... not sacrificing him) and whether or not Christians are called to sacrifice. Is that what this passage is talking about?
    All Things and Abraham

  7. Be Still, Not Lukewarm

    book
    11/04/21
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    Gretchen and Katie start to tackle out of context verses. These verses are commonly quoted, whether they are from signs, devotionals, motivational talks, or conversation, but without the context that makes sense of them.
    Be Still, Not Lukewarm

  8. Life Together

    book
    07/30/21
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    Christian community is often described as the activity and programs going on at the church. Many people will join a church for the sake of having a tight knit community. But what does Christian community mean?
    Life Together

  9. What is Truth? Ask Our Youth and Live Studio Audience

    book
    05/10/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Beneath the calm, within the light, A hid unruly appetite Of swifter life, a surer hope, Strains every sense to larger scope, Impatient to anticipate The halting steps of aged Fate. Now listen to Ringside.
    What is Truth? Ask Our Youth and Live Studio Audience

  10. Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

    book
    01/28/21
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch | John T. Pless
    What does it look like to preach while the world is ending? Ringside Preachers, Craft of Preaching, and John Pless from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne tackle this topic from a practical and historical viewpoint after eating fried chicken livers, of course.
    Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

  11. In the Ring: Preaching in Chaos with Dr. Peter Nafzger

    book
    10/15/20
    3 mins
    By Joel Hess | Bob Hiller | Paul Koch
    What is essential and non-essential in an age of crisis? Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. Peter Nafzger in a discussion about preaching to specific people in a specific location. Half of the Seminary may be from Nebraska, but what does your hyper-local world need to hear? Maybe the preacher’s task is to start a crisis.
    In the Ring: Preaching in Chaos with Dr. Peter Nafzger

  12. 103: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace” pt. 2

    book
    01/08/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Cheap Grace, a monument to compromise. Gillespie and Riley continue their conversation about Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, The Cost of Discipleship. This episode, more talk about grace, Nazis, and why the Gospel “but” is so important.
    103: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace” pt. 2