Podcast Overview

Author

Matthew 18:21-35 – Pentecost 16 (A)

09/12/23

4 mins

By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson

On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steven Paulson talk about forgiveness.
Esther 2:15-3:15 (Episode 375)

09/09/23

3 mins

By Chad Bird | Daniel Emery Price

Mordecai won’t bow down.
- Old Testament
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

07/11/23

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of the mysterious Syrian Bardesanes in the 2nd century.
- Christian History
The Plain Text of Scripture

05/23/23

2 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In this episode, Dr. Paulson begins to outline what Luther means when he talks about the "plain text" of Scripture.
- Exegesis
- Scripture
278: Nestorius - Against the Theotokos

11/21/22

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Divide by Two, but Add by One. In this episode, we discuss Nestorius’ sermon on whether Mary was Theotokos or not and what happens when one tries to comment on the two natures of God using Greek philosophy to exegete Scripture.
221: Dreher - Value Nothing More Than Truth

10/02/21

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

The Cake Is A Lie. In this episode, we read Rod Dreher’s “Live Not by Lies,” discussing Vaclav Havel, and how the churches’ learned passivity and helplessness have rendered their ministry and outreach impotent.
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
Monday, August 23, 2021

08/23/21

10 mins

By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie

Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about English translations of the Bible.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
203: Robert Farrar Capon - A Free Gift Already Given, Without Condition, To Everybody

05/10/21

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Guilty, Until Proven Gospeled. In this episode, we conclude our reading and discussion of Robert Capon’s, The Mystery of Christ & Why We Don’t Get It. How does the Gospel of Jesus Christ free us from wallowing in guilt and living in the comforting freedom of knowing we’ve been chosen in Christ since the foundation of the world?
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
March 11 - Firstborn

03/11/21

3 mins

By Chad Bird

בכור - The Lord said to Moses, “Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine.” EXODUS 13:1–2
- Hebrew
February 14 - The Unloved Wife

02/14/21

3 mins

By Chad Bird

שׂנא - So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years. When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. GENESIS 29:30–31
- Hebrew
157: John MacArthur - Christ not Caesar is the Head of the Church

08/12/20

5 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Do The Doors Stay Open? John MacArthur addresses the biblical rationale for defying state mandates, and whether the state can prohibit, or put restrictions on, worship.
Atonement

03/25/16

1 min

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

This week, the Thinking Fellows talk about the various theories of atonement. On their quest for clarity, the Fellows examine Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions. Sit back, relax, grab a drink and join the conversation.
- Atonement
- Salvation