Podcast Overview

Author

Interpreting the Times

01/11/21

2 mins

By Joel Hess | Cindy Koch | Paul Koch

In between boarding up your windows and hauling 5 lb. drums of peanut butter down to your basement, grab a hot rum toddy, pull your muck boots up, and inject yourself with a little reality in Jesus with the Preachers.
Be Careful Condemning God's Enemy

11/09/20

4 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Take a break from the war and enjoy a holy meal of ordinary things!
Political Homelessness

11/02/20

2 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

While you wait for Ferdinand to get shot, here's something to think about...
Is the Reformation Relevant? with Dr. Adam Francisco

10/31/20

2 mins

By Adam Francisco | Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Just like we end up walking in circles when lost with no navigation instruments, so does humankind outside of Christ. Nothing has changed since the Reformation. People still suck and God still loves.
Can a Christian Vote for _____?

10/29/20

4 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Elections and presidents and politics and voting. Repent and believe the good news! Everything will be ok.
Psalm 123

10/28/20

1 min

By Chad Bird

Chad meditates on what it means to look to God and how He looks at us.
The Seculosity of COVID

10/27/20

1 min

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | David Zahl

Caleb and Scott are joined by Dave Zahl to talk about the religious side of COVID.
- Cultural Exegesis
- ARTS AND CULTURE
In the Ring: Preaching Reality into Times of Crisis with Dr. Bruce Schuchard

10/22/20

2 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

A crisis isn’t all bad. Crisis encourages us to recognize who we are and what is real. Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. Bruce Schuchard exploring the crazy history of this sinful world and a preacher’s response to it. The Cross of Christ speaks volumes above anything that is offered as an empty solution. Come Lord Jesus!
176: Clement of Alexandria - Martyrdom: A Witness Both by Life and Word

10/22/20

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Easy There, Fella, Everybody’s Gonna Get a Turn... In this episode, we begin a reading of Clement of Alexandria’s, "The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved." What constitutes martyrdom for Christians? Where does the idea of martyrdom originate, and is it still a relevant topic for us today?
- Psalms
- Scripture
What Would Luther Say About Today?

10/19/20

4 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Be a hero and listen up to the preachers! Real men die for a purpose and bring back a little doctrine in their sermons. Martin Luther would be proud.
175: Patrick Henry Reardon - Death is Sin Rendered Visible

10/19/20

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

This isn't a plus one... The second part of our episode on Patrick Henry Reardon's book, Christ in the Psalms. Taking a hard look at how we confuse the two kingdoms, avoid controversial topics in the church and the tragic consequences of not taking everything captive to Christ.
- Psalms
- Scripture
174: Patrick Henry Reardon - Divine Wrath is not Some Sort of Irritation

10/16/20

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

This is not a drill... We return to Patrick Henry Reardon's book, Christ in the Psalms. In this episode, we consider Psalm 6 and the very real, earthly effects of God's wrath, along with political bookends.
- Psalms
- Scripture