Podcast Overview

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295: Melanchthon - The people of God are not made by fleshly propagation and the worship of the Law

02/22/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Is It True, Or Is It Truly True? In this episode, we discuss election, true and false church, law, mercy, and why we can’t stop judging the Gospel as we read Philip Melanchthon’s 1541 commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

02/21/23

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we remember a rural Bavarian Lutheran with an international impact.
- Christian History
- Reformation Doctrine
CHA Weekend Edition Presents: John Alexander Dowie and the “other” Zionism

02/18/23

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for February 18-19, 2023
- Christianity in America
- Christian History
294: Paulson - Trying to Believe in Double Predestination

02/15/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley | Steven Paulson

Predestination Is Sick! In this episode, we discuss Steven Paulson’s book, The Outlaw God, focusing our conversation on double presentation, preaching God’s electing promise to sinners, and the consequences of worshipping a philosophical-material god. What are the consequences for people who don’t have a preacher of God’s promise? What does God’s promise have to say to those who believe all people will go to heaven when they die? What are the consequences for sinners when they try to know God apart from the promise?
293: Capon - All God Needs to Make a Preacher is a Nobody

02/08/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Dirt Naps Are For The Living. In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of Robert Capon’s, The Foolishness of Preaching, focusing on preaching forgiveness, insisting that the dead reform their deadness, and the consequences of high anthropology.
CHA Weekend Edition Presents To Hell with the Devil: the Music of Stryper

02/04/23

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for February 04-05, 2023
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

01/31/23

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we remember the curious story of America’s first Congressional Chaplain.
290: Schaeffer - A Protestant Evangelical Speaks to His Lutheran Friends

01/16/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Francis & The Sunshine Band. In this episode, we discuss Francis Schaeffer’s ecumenical address to Lutherans, the consequences of seeking church unity using legal categories, the dilemma with Christian purity, the distinction between the hidden and revealed church, and why it matters.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

01/11/23

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we tell remember Barbara Heinemann and her assorted spiritual and utopian communities.
- Christianity in America
- Christian History
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

01/10/23

10 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we tell the story of the controversial Norwegian Lutheran Elling Eielsen.
- Christianity in America
- Christian History
Monday, January 9, 2023

01/09/23

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Christian heritage of TCU ahead of tonight's CFB Championship Game.
- Christianity in America
- Christian History
288: Tertullian - What then has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

01/05/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

How I Met Your Other Mother. In this episode, we discuss Tertullian on Heresies, especially the relationship of philosophy to theology, and how to pastorally address heresies past and present.