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  1. 347: Bornkamm - The God of the Old Testament

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    04/05/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Day Trippin’. In this episode, we talk about Easter, altars, cosmic mountains, church history, open fonts, restored virtue, saints, angels, powers of darkness, idols, icons, images, searching for the truth, and how Jesus is the archetype of all archetypes, and in between we read Luther on the Old Testament by Heinrich Bornkamm.
    347: Bornkamm - The God of the Old Testament

  2. 342: Luther - Now the Works of the Flesh are Plain

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    03/03/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Everybody’s Working for the Weekend. In this episode, we continue our Lenten tradition of reading Luther’s Galatians commentary in March, discussing past and present idolatry and why we keep falling for the same sales pitches from the same gods.
    342: Luther - Now the Works of the Flesh are Plain

  3. Episode 252: Luther’s Flood Prayer (with Pr. Matt Scharf)

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    10/19/23
    15 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO, Mike, Wade and Matt Scharf from Grace Lutheran in downtown Milwaukee discussed Luther’s Flood Prayer, often used for the Sacrament of Holy Baptism.
    Episode 252: Luther’s Flood Prayer (with Pr. Matt Scharf)

  4. 321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

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    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

  5. 316: Luther - Letters of Spiritual Counsel to the Anxious and Despondent

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    07/21/23
    11 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Shout At The Devil! In this episode, we discuss various questions regarding spiritual warfare while reading Martin Luther’s letter to his friend and pupil, Jerome Weller.
    316: Luther - Letters of Spiritual Counsel to the Anxious and Despondent

  6. Crossing the Red Sea

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    07/12/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode, Dr. Paulson and Caleb go back yet again and discuss the events of the book of Exodus.
    Crossing the Red Sea

  7. 313: Two Sermons on the Bound Will

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    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

  8. Deism

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    06/21/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of The Outlaw God, Dr. Paulson outlines the issues with deism.
    Deism

  9. 312: Paulson - Preaching Categorically to Bound Wills

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    06/16/23
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    A Total Eclipse of The Heart. In this episode, we discuss preaching to bound wills, and the consequences for both preachers and listeners, as we read Steven Paulson’s essay, Preaching Categorically to Bound Wills.
    312: Paulson - Preaching Categorically to Bound Wills

  10. 304: Anselm of Canterbury - On Free Will

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    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.
    304: Anselm of Canterbury - On Free Will

  11. God Remains Faithful

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    04/17/23
    2 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson continues discussing Sub Contrario.
    God Remains Faithful

  12. 283: Luther - It is true that the child was born of the virgin and is mine

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    12/16/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s Addressed To You. Open It! In this episode, we discuss Martin Luther’s sermon on Luke 2 for Christmas afternoon. What’s the consequence of the “to you” and “for you” of Luke’s Gospel message for Christians?
    283: Luther - It is true that the child was born of the virgin and is mine