Podcast Overview

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Teens and the Future of the Church

08/15/23

4 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

As Gen Z and Gen Alpha grow into adolescence and early adulthood, what hope should we have for the future of the church?
Episode 243: Lutheran Colleges and the Formation of Students

08/09/23

11 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE, Mike, Wade (even though he was just supposed to work the board), Jason, Nick Schmoller, and Dave Scharf discuss Lutheran higher education and the formation of students.
Vocation of Fostering

08/04/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this episode we have on one of Gretchen's closest friends who happens to be a foster mother.
That can't be true, but it's not false

07/28/23

3 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Pardoxeses? Pardoxi? Para . . . well, whatever the plural of "paradox" is, Craig and Troy cut to the quick and determine when a paradox of the Christian faith is good, when it must not be resolved, and when it should be just believed.
Vocation of Teaching

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.
- The Christian Life
- Vocation
Episode 238: Five Things Beauty Does

07/10/23

7 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT, Mike, Wade, and Dan Berg, who may or many not be related to Michael, discuss beauty and five things it does.
The Struggle Between Church and Sports

07/10/23

4 mins

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

The Thinking Fellows weigh on one of the most tense issues that affect Churches.
Talking Back to Purity Culture

07/06/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

To continue our conversation of legalism that becomes cultish, we brought on Rachel Joy Welcher who wrote a book on the purity culture movement.
Illusions of Safety-Shiny Happy People

06/27/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

How can we stay safe in our faith? In Part 2 of our discussion of the documentary "Shiny Happy People" we are discussing homeschooling and the umbrellas of protection.
Shiny Happy People

06/22/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this episode we talk about the documentary of "Shiny Happy People" and this part of American Church history with an explosion of legalistic ideals that lacked Christ.
- Film and Television
- Christianity in America
Tuesday, June 6, 2023

06/06/23

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the complicated “Founding Father” and man of faith: Patrick Henry.
- Christianity in America
- Christian History
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?