Author

  1. Pain and Sanctification

    book
    09/19/23
    5 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin discuss today the issue of pain in childbirth, and whether or not taking pain medication during childbirth effects your sanctification, or your moral standing.
    Pain and Sanctification

  2. 321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

    book
    09/16/23
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You can call me any day or night. Call me! In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s verbosely titled treatise, “That a Christian Assembly or Congregation has the Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers, Established and Proven by Scripture." We discuss ordination, church authority, the doctrine of the pastoral call, and much more.
    321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

  3. 320: Whitford - Tyranny and Resistance

    book
    09/09/23
    11 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God. In this episode, we discuss tyranny and resistance while reading a book of the same title by Reformation scholar David Mark Whitford. What is tyranny? When are Christians called to resist tyranny, and what does that entail? Are there any standards by which a Christian may judge whether a government serves God or the devil?
    320: Whitford - Tyranny and Resistance

  4. Grace for Birth

    book
    09/07/23
    5 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    In this much requested episode, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin talk about birth, and some of the pressure we put on ourselves--or on our faith--that everything goes as we think it will.
    Grace for Birth

  5. Episode 246: Swearing and Oaths

    book
    09/01/23
    10 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX, Mike, Wade, and Jason discuss swearing and oaths (with some beeping).
    Episode 246: Swearing and Oaths

  6. Matthew 16:21-28 – Pentecost 14 (A)

    book
    08/28/23
    4 mins
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss two important items from Matthew's gospel: Christ's rebuke of Peter and the importance of self-denial.
    Matthew 16:21-28 – Pentecost 14 (A)

  7. Do Everything to the Glory of God

    book
    08/24/23
    4 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    We are discussing 1 Corinthians 10:31, and what it means to do everything to the glory of God.
    Do Everything to the Glory of God

  8. Social and Emotional Support as Vocation

    book
    08/21/23
    4 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    We are interviewing Courtney Burns, who is a school counselor for Faith Lutheran School in Las Vegas, NV.
    Social and Emotional Support as Vocation

  9. 318: Nestigen - Luther on Marriage, Vocation, and the Cross

    book
    08/17/23
    11 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    All In The Family. In this episode, we discuss marriage, vocation, and cute theology of the cross. How can Luther’s teaching and preaching on marriage and vocation help Christians at present waist the temptations of the world and Satan, which pervert and disrupt God’s will for marriage? What does baptism have to do with marriage? How does Luther’s formulation of marriage and family help Christians comprehend their relation to society and the state?
    318: Nestigen - Luther on Marriage, Vocation, and the Cross

  10. Gifts or Toil? (Ecclesiastes 2:17-26)

    book
    08/09/23
    4 mins
    By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price
    In today's episode of Tough Tects, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price delve into Ecclesiastes 2:17-26.
    Gifts or Toil? (Ecclesiastes 2:17-26)

  11. Vocation of Teaching

    book
    07/28/23
    4 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    We are interviewing Austin Hanson, who teaches science to middle schoolers at West Central Public Schools. Picking up on our vocation series, we are wanting to talk with people in various vocations,(as we find them) to talk about how their faith impacts their work.
    Vocation of Teaching

  12. 313: Two Sermons on the Bound Will

    book
    06/24/23
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Sermonator 2: Judgment Day. In this episode, we read two sermons from Gerhard Forde and Steven Paulson, then discuss preaching to bound wills, the consequences for Christians when free will sermons are preached, and what’s to be done about bad preaching.
    313: Two Sermons on the Bound Will