Podcast Overview

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397: Q&A Episode - Civil Disobedience

06/21/25

7 mins

By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie

The Long and Winding Road. In this episode, we answer another listener's question about civil disobedience, understanding the tension for old Adam that’s inherent within the two kingdoms doctrine, and we go down a bunch of alleyways picking through conspiracies, immigration, war, colonialism, and ice cream coveting.
- Two Kingdoms
- Vocation
Church without God

06/18/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss a recent CBS show from its State of Spirituality series, which examines how atheists and agnostics are creating communities with their own set of rituals that often mimic Christian ones. You can find the show here.
Severance and a Theology of Suffering

06/17/25

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Bradley Gray

Kelsi talks with pastor, author, and 1517 contributor, Bradley Gray, about themes of suffering in Apple TV's series, Severance.
Wicked and the Gift of Limitations with Ken Sundet Jones

06/03/25

10 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Ken Sundet Jones

In this first episode of Outside Ourselves Summer Break series, Kelsi chats with Reformation Theology professor (and Broadway Musical Buff), Ken Sundet Jones, about the connections between Wicked and a theology of glory/theology of the cross.
The Curious Case of Mark Renner

03/24/25

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

Craig and Troy invite special guest Pastor Mark J. Renner to discuss his recent book Curious Cases: A Series of Short Pastoral Case Studies.
Marriage Vows

02/13/25

6 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin

For Valentine's Day, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin talk about the trend of writing marriage vows, and some of the pitfalls of such a trend.
Recorded LIVE at Here We Still Stand 2024: Men in the Church Redux

11/08/24

5 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Craig and Dr. Steven Hein sit down at the 2024 Here We Still Stand Conference in San Diego for yet another discussion on Men in the Church.
Catching Up from Crazy

11/06/24

6 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

After a bit of a hiatus, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin sit down and catchn up.
367: Nestigen - Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation pt. 2

10/11/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Watch Me Work. In this episode, we continue our discussion of justification and vocation as we read "Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation" by James A. Nestigen. Part two of our conversation continues with themes of vocation, location, repentance, humility, personal agency, divine instrumentality, atonement, the relationship of husband and wife to the land, the overlap of heaven and earth, and what to do when we feel like we’ve made a complete mess of our lives.
366: Nestigen - Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation

10/04/24

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

They Call Me Rhetorical Working Man. In this episode, we discuss Luther‘s teaching on justification and vocation while reading James Nestingen’s essay on the same topic. We cover feudalism, the rise of capitalism, how the reformation took hold in the cities in Germany, the three estates, the two kingdoms, church life versus social life, and the consequences for Christians of not being grounded in faith and prayer as detailed by Luther, in particular, in his explanations to the petitions of the Lord Prayer.
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown and the Christian Faith- Reprised

09/21/24

5 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for September 21-22, 2024
Godly or Like-God

09/09/24

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

What does it mean to be Christ-like?