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  1. 194b: Luther - Our knowledge of God is merely passive

    book
    03/01/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Just Sit Back and Let It Happen. In this episode, we continue our reading of Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, passive faith, internalizing virtue, and the law of the jungle.
    194b: Luther - Our knowledge of God is merely passive

  2. 194a: Luther - God’s will is to bless all nations... through Christ

    book
    02/23/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Free Will Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. In this episode, more from Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, God’s will, free will, identity, and taking the moral low ground.
    194a: Luther - God’s will is to bless all nations... through Christ

  3. 193b: Luther - Christ has made us free, not civilly, not physically, but divinely

    book
    02/20/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Free For It All. This week on the podcast, we continue our Lenten series on Christian freedom in Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. In this episode, Gospel, Satan, and competing freedoms.
    193b: Luther - Christ has made us free, not civilly, not physically, but divinely

  4. 193a: Luther - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free

    book
    02/18/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Lent Is About Freedom. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s 1525 Galatians commentary. Why is freedom a vulgar word to the old Adam? And we consider why freedom must be Lent's primary focus for Christians.
    193a: Luther - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free

  5. Confession and Absolution

    book
    02/09/21
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    The Thinking Fellows talk about Luther’s breakdown and examples of confession in the Small Catechism.
    Confession and Absolution

  6. Holy Baptism in the Small Catechism

    book
    02/02/21
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    Scott and Caleb move into the Catechism's explanations of the Means of Grace. Starting with Baptism, Luther follows Scripture to explain how God's Word and promises are delivered to us through ordinary means like water.
    Holy Baptism in the Small Catechism

  7. Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

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    01/28/21
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch | John T. Pless
    What does it look like to preach while the world is ending? Ringside Preachers, Craft of Preaching, and John Pless from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne tackle this topic from a practical and historical viewpoint after eating fried chicken livers, of course.
    Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

  8. Unconditional Forgiveness

    book
    01/14/21
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    In this 2nd episode in the 2-part discussion on marriage, Katie and Gretchen discuss forgiveness in marriage. Where does it come from? What does it mean? What doesn't it mean? While both comforting and painful, forgiveness in marriage comes from outside of us, for us.
    Unconditional Forgiveness

  9. Scholasticism and Anselm

    book
    01/11/21
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson introduces Anslem and his contributions to Scholastic theology.
    Scholasticism and Anselm

  10. Husbands and Wives

    book
    01/07/21
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    In this episode, we bring on Katie's husband, Dallas, and Gretchen's husband, Knut, as we start talk about marriage and how poor theology can lead to unhealthy expectations.
    Husbands and Wives

  11. Introduction to the Small Catechism

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    01/05/21
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    Caleb, Scott, and Rod discuss the the context and introduction to Luther’s Small Catechism.
    Introduction to the Small Catechism

  12. Daydream believer

    book
    12/18/20
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    "Joseph, being a just man, was unwilling to put her to shame." The young woman Mary turns up pregnant before the wedding, and what is a fiancé to do?
    Daydream believer