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Law and Gospel (Another Pass)

12/11/18

9 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

On episode EIGHTY-ONE of Let the Bird Fly! the guys welcome Rev. Kent Schaaf, who is currently serving at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, WI, to discuss those two chief teachings of Scripture: Law and Gospel.
- Law and Gospel
- Reformation Doctrine
(Episode 3) The Creeds - A Product Of Pagan Thought?

12/05/18

1 min

By John Warwick Montgomery

Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.
34: Q&A: Turning the Metaphorical Gun on Ourself

12/05/18

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

This week, Gillespie and Riley tackle your questions and comments. We discuss election, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Bible translations, Sunday School, and much, much more.
- Catechesis
- Reformation Doctrine
33: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross" by Gerhard Forde, Thesis 28

11/28/18

3 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Please, Love Me Like You Do... This week, Gillespie and Riley wrap up their reading of Gerhard Forde's "On Being a Theologian of The Cross." What are the ramifications for Christians when God creates (He does not find) that which is pleasing to Him?
- Theology of the Cross
- Reformation Doctrine
32: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross" by Gerhard Forde, Part IV: “God’s Work in Us: The Righteousness of Faith” pt. 2

11/21/18

2 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? We're Not Done Yet. Continuing their conversation from episode #31, Gillespie and Riley follow Gerhard Forde, and with him examine Luther's Heidelberg Disputation. This week, Aristotle, righteousness, and whose work is worth calling "good."
31: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross" by Gerhard Forde, Part IV: “God’s Work in Us: The Righteousness of Faith”

11/14/18

3 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? Good. Gillespie and Riley return this week, in conversation with Gerhard Forde about death, doing your best, and getting the "good" of works put in its proper place.
- Theology of the Cross
- Reformation Doctrine
30: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross" by Gerhard Forde, Section Three (Theses 19-21) pt. 2

11/07/18

3 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

If there's one thing a theologian of glory doesn't understand, it's the cross! Gillespie and Riley continue their conversation about thesis nineteen of Luther's Heidelberg Disputation (with commentary by Gerhard Forde), and what distinguishes a theologian of the cross from a theology of glory.
- Theology of the Cross
- Reformation Doctrine
29: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross" by Gerhard Forde, Section Three (Theses 19-21)

10/24/18

2 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

If there's one thing a theologian of glory doesn't understand, it's the cross! This week, Gillespie and Riley read Luther's nineteenth thesis from his Heidelberg Disputation, and (with Gerhard Forde's help) converse about whether a theologian of glory is really a theologian.
- Theology of the Cross
- Reformation Doctrine
Theology and the Theologian of the Cross

10/23/18

3 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Jim Nestingen | Steven Paulson

Live from Here We Still Stand 2018 the Thinking Fellows recorded a special episode with Jim Nestingen and Steve Paulson.
S.1, E.12: And the Life Everlasting

10/18/18

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis | Sarah Condon | Debi Winrich

On this episode we wrap up season 1 with the Rev. Sarah Condon who is coming to us from Houston (right after Hurricane Harvey in 2017) by way of the American South. Condon talks about some dark times, a hopeful doctrine, and has plenty of stories to illustrate this last doctrine of the Creed. Debi and Dan spend a little bit of time in this episode reflecting on the first season of the show.
S.1, E.11: The Resurrection of the Body

10/18/18

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis | David Zahl | Debi Winrich

On episode 6 we heard from Dr. Mike Horton on the resurrection of Jesus and the hope it gives us. On this episode, our good friend from Mockingbird ministries, Dave Zahl, helped us think through the final resurrection, our human flesh and the Gospel truths that this clause has to teach us.
S.1, E.10: I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins

10/18/18

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis | Ron Hodel | Debi Winrich

All of these episodes should be personal, to some extent. After all, these aren't static, other-worldly doctrines but we are dealing with the message of life itself. But there is something especially personal about taking the whole theological enterprise and focusing it on your own particular problem: sin. And not abstract sin, but the real stuff.