1. In this episode, Kelsi chats with theologian Mark Mattes about his new release with 1517 Publishing, ⁠Ditching the Checklist: Assurance of Salvation for Evangelicals (and Other Sinners)⁠.
  2. . . . and these three testify. Testify to what?
  3. Craig, Troy, and the Blessed Vicar Mike dive into 1 John 4:13-21.
  4. Except that we see Him--and see Him plainly--in Christ.
  5. Yes, but how do we know that we believe the truth?
  6. Leper Messiah. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s commentary on Jesus’ healing of a leper and Cornelius’ servant… boy… slave boy. Giertz addresses textual criticism, catechesis, miracles, and the liturgy of the Church, and we delve into the effect of disbelief in Jesus’ power to heal and make whole affects modern Christians and non-believers alike.
  7. Craig and Troy open up a new book of the Bible, the epistle of 1 John.
  8. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Christ's adolescent visit at the temple where his parents leave him behind by accident.
  9. Craig and Troy plumb the depths of the importance of Christmas by simply asking, "But what if it didn't happen that way?"