1. Today on the show, we remember the eccentric mystic Simone Weil.
  2. Today on the show, we remember the curious story of America’s first Congressional Chaplain.
  3. Isn’t That A Daisy? In this episode, we discuss Friedrich Schleiermacher’s Good Friday sermon, focusing on preaching the cross, where to locate sin, what effect the law has on our external works, and why a proclaimer is necessary to get the Gospel.
  4. Welcome to the Church, Can I Take Your Order? In this episode, we discuss Clement of Rome on the Church, especially good order, fruits of faith, and why the congregation at Corinth shouldn’t run off its pastors.
  5. Only briefly distracted by another Christmas rant, Craig and Troy return to the book of Timothy to examine the qualifications of a deacon of the church
  6. Today on the show, Dan tells the story of a man he spent three years researching, Johann Arndt.
  7. In 1 Timothy 2, Paul sets out to describe how the church service is conducted and structured. What is governing principle for both?
  8. Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer another question about the end times.
  9. In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIX, Jason and Wade discuss doctrine and practice, defining both and then dealing with how the two relate.
  10. God Doesn’t Do Prophet-sharing. In this episode, we discuss Gerhard von Rad’s explanation of a prophet’s freedom and lack of choice regarding his call and proclamation. What’s at stake for preachers, and all Christians, when God calls us to speak a specific word, to a specific people, at a specific time according to his decision?