Podcast Overview

Author

Out of the Cave

04/15/25

4 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

God's word is not just a guide, making you desire to leave the cave and enter the world of real things.
- Plato
- Bondage of the Will
Plato's Cave

04/07/25

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

Dr. Paulson discusses Plato's analogy of the Cave. He emphasizes how Erasmus used this analogy to confuse God's words of law and gospel.
386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

04/04/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Kick Out the Jams. In this episode, we focus on the raw, real work of life in the parish—the ordinary burdens, the hidden insecurities, and the quiet faith that holds it all together. We explore the distinction between philosophy and theology and why attempts to fuse them often leave both diminished. There’s talk of reformation—its drama, its necessity, and its cost. We reflect on the pervasive victim-perpetrator dynamic that shapes so much of modern life and how the gospel when rightly preached, breaks that cycle. At the heart of it all is this: the power of Christ’s mercy to open what we’ve shut tight, to drive out the bitterness we’ve made into habit, and to speak a word stronger than shame.
What Is the Church?

03/06/25

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

Erasmus accused Luther of being outside of the church and having a novel understanding of Scripture.
382: Riley - Our False Gods and Addiction

02/28/25

9 mins

By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie

In this episode, we explore The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction, a forthcoming book that examines addiction not just as a habit or illness, but as a form of misplaced worship. We discuss how addiction draws us toward false gods, demanding our devotion and shaping our lives in ways we barely recognize. More than a personal struggle, addiction weaves itself into families, communities, and churches—warping trust, distorting love, and hollowing out the soul. How can we reclaim what has been lost? How do we confront addiction not just physically and mentally, but as a deeply spiritual battle? Join us as we dig into these questions and consider a way forward, one rooted in truth, grace, and the renewal of the whole person.
- Addiction
- Idolatry
A Theology of Addiction with Donavon Riley

02/25/25

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Donavon Riley

Kelsi chats with pastor and author, Donavon Riley, about his forthcoming book, ⁠The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction⁠.
What is the Remnant?

02/24/25

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In what way is the Church a remnant? Luther uses God's preservation of a remnant of faithful teachers and preachers throughout scripture and the Church against Erasmus and his argument that Luther stands alone.
Luther and the Trojan Horse

01/29/25

4 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

Luther explains that the church embraced free will not because of Scripture but just as the Trojans embraced the Greek's wooden horse.
- Bondage of the Will
- Reformation History
Sheep and Goats (Matthew 25:31-46)

12/05/24

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price

In this episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price look into the parable of the Sheep and the Goats from Matthew 25:31-46.
Be Perfect as Jesus is Perfect

11/15/24

6 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

What does Jesus mean that we should be perfect, as Jesus is perfect? Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin look at the context of the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew 5 where this passage is found.
Struggle in the Belly of the Whale

11/14/24

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

The whale has swallowed Jonah. Paulson emphasizes Luther's analysis of this text, asserting that this is not a metaphorical pilgrim's journey.
- Repentance
- Bondage of the Will
The Doctrine of Election with Flame: Live from HWSS

11/13/24

10 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Flame

This is a recording of the live Outside Ourselves interview with Flame at this year's HWSS conference.
- Reformation Doctrine
- Predestination & Election