Podcast Overview

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333: Herzberger - The Family Altar at Christmas

12/22/23

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

The God Who Stole Christmas. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Christmas Eve and Christmas Day readings, prayers, hymns, and traditions. We also have a lot of fun jesting and critiquing time-held hymns and traditions. We talk translations, history, worship, and why Christmas is the best time to embrace the enchanting absurdity of Jesus — the God-in-the-flesh, who’s come to be a Light in the darkness, a shield against sin, the world and the devil, and the Door opened and welcoming us into eternal life.
Mary's Christmas For You

12/22/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

What's the deal with Christmas? Is the incarnation of Christ that big a deal? The answer is an unqualified yes.
- Christmas
- Incarnation
Luke 1:26-38 – Advent 4 (B)

12/19/23

4 mins

By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson

On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Luke's account of the annunciation where the angel Gabriel appears before Mary to announce that she will conceive a child by the Holy Spirit.
Monday, December 18, 2023

12/18/23

13 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Incarnation.
- Incarnation
- Christian History
Advent Outside Ourselves

12/17/23

6 mins

By Katie Koplin | Kelsi Klembara | Gretchen Ronnevik

This is a special crossover episode with Kelsi Klembara from the podcast: "Outside Ourselves." Kelsi is also the online content manager for 1517 and mother to 3 kids. She holds an MA in Reformational Theology from Concordia University Irvine.
Wild man with a big finger

12/15/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

John the Baptist unfailingly and unflinchingly points to Jesus, even from the womb.
The waiting is the hardest part

12/08/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Mary hears the word of God and then waits on the Word of God to be born from her womb.
329: Venerable Bede - On the Song of Songs

11/25/23

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

We Need More Mother’s Milk & Pomegranate Seeds. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss the Song of Songs and read the seventh-century monk, Bede, who takes us on a wild ride through the text; we converse about exegesis, cosmology, the church, why the meaning of words matters, how to read the Bible like an early medieval theologian, and why the story about Jesus changes the world.
Orthodoxy

06/02/23

2 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman

In this episode, the Thinking Fellows discuss the idea of orthodoxy. What does it mean to be orthodox or to have an orthodox faith?
Identity and Holistic Spirituality with John Kleinig

05/25/23

4 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Theologian and Biblical Scholar, John Kleinig, joins Kelsi to discuss the vision the Bible gives us for God's redemptive plan as a wholly physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional endeavor.
308: Augustine - On Christian Teaching

05/20/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Walk Like An Augustinian. In this episode, we discuss preaching while reading Augustine’s, On Christian Teaching, where he explains the importance of heavenly wisdom, eloquence, and getting out of the way of God’s Word.
305: Cyprian - The Baptismal Controversy

04/29/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Who Controls Baptism? In this episode, we discuss the baptismal controversy in the early church. Cyprian, Novation, and a whole cloud of witnesses join us on the podcast this week.