Podcast Overview

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Episode 233: Sunday and the Sabbath

06/07/23

10 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE, Mike and Wade discuss Sunday, the sabbath, worship, and feasts. Why do Christians historically gather on Sundays?
- Catechesis
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?
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.
304: Anselm of Canterbury - On Free Will

04/23/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Riley Suffers An Aneurysm. In this episode, we discuss the topic of the will while reading Anselm’s treatise on free will and its ramifications for faith, piety, and pastoral care.
You owe us!

02/17/23

1 min

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Okay well . . . not really. But what do you owe your pastor? Craig and Troy begin a new series on the Table of Duties.
Thursday, January 26, 2023

01/26/23

9 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we remember St. Paula, among the earliest “Desert Mothers.”
- Church Fathers
- Christian History
Todd Hains and the Importance of the Catechism

01/26/23

3 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Lexham Press associate publisher, Todd Hains, joins Kelsi in this episode to discuss his book, Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

01/17/23

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we remember Anthony, the father of Monasticism.
- Church Fathers
- Christian History
James Arne Nestingen, “Justification by Faith in Luther’s Small Catechism”

01/12/23

6 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND TWELVE, Mike and Wade are give thanks for the life and ministry of Jim Nestingen and discuss his article entitled “Justification by Faith in Luther’s Small Catechism.”
284: Early Church Fathers on the Birth of Jesus

12/19/22

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Is It Too Early for Jesus’ Birth? In this episode, we read excerpts from various early church fathers on Jesus’ birth, with a heavy emphasis on the historicity of God’s incarnation. What part did earthly signs play in announcing Jesus’ birth? Why did it matter to the early fathers that God was born on an actual day, in an actual place, at an actual time? Do we at the present place the same emphasis as the early fathers on Jesus’ birth?
282: Irenaeus - Learn that Christ, born of the virgin, is your Lord and Savior

12/12/22

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Ted Just Admit It! He’s Always Been The Lamb. In this episode, we discuss Irenaeus’ Proof of Apostolic Preaching and what he has to say to those who make a show of faith but deny the incarnation of the Son according to the witness of Scripture.
- Church Fathers
- Incarnation