Podcast Overview

Author

Christian Questions and Answers

03/03/21

1 min

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

Caleb, Scott, and Rod go through the Christian Questions and Answers section of the Small Catechism.
Confession and Absolution

02/09/21

1 min

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

The Thinking Fellows talk about Luther’s breakdown and examples of confession in the Small Catechism.
Holy Baptism in the Small Catechism

02/02/21

1 min

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith

Scott and Caleb move into the Catechism's explanations of the Means of Grace. Starting with Baptism, Luther follows Scripture to explain how God's Word and promises are delivered to us through ordinary means like water.
Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

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.
Introduction to the Small Catechism

01/05/21

1 min

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

Caleb, Scott, and Rod discuss the the context and introduction to Luther’s Small Catechism.
Is Singing Important for Church?

07/27/20

1 min

By Joel Hess

The power of music: a natural expression of the children of God! Repent and believe the good news.
Imagine There was No Heaven or Hell... and more topics

05/11/20

3 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Turns out the Christian Church's goal was also the pursuit of happiness! Ooops! Thanks Pandemic!
62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

06/19/19

2 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Do You Have a Great Hymn This Week? Go Fish! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Thomas Chisholm’s poem turned hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. More discussion of hymnody, church music, and how what we sing can help or hinder pastoral care.
61: Joseph Scrivener - What a Friend We Have in Jesus

06/12/19

1 min

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Jesus joins us in our weirdness. In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of how to judge a hymn with Joseph Scriverner’s classic hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus."
60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

06/05/19

2 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Pump the hate brakes, Riley! This week, Gillespie and Riley begin a four-episode discussion on how to judge a hymn. In the first installment, they look at Amazing Grace and ask: "Is this a great, good, or bad hymn?" What makes a Christian hymn great? What should a church do with bad hymns?
Luther’s Catechisms

03/05/19

1 min

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

On this episode, the Thinking Fellows talk about catechisms and catechetical methodology. During the Reformation, catechisms were a tool for addressing the issue of Christian education.
Visitations, Antinomians, and the Small Catechism

02/26/19

2 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

The seventh episode of the History of The Reformation brings the Fellows to a challenging time in Lutheran history.
- Small Catechism
- Reformation History