Podcast Overview

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319: Graff - Baalism in the Life of the Church

09/02/23

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

We Need to Get Ba’aled Out. In this episode, we read Warren Graff’s article, "Baalism in the Life of the Church," and discuss the roots of Baal worship in Israel and its consequences for Israel and churches today.
Episode 246: Swearing and Oaths

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).
- 10 Commandments
- Christian Freedom
Accountability

08/27/23

4 mins

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

Are accountability groups a good idea? The Thinking Fellows discuss the potential use of accountability groups in the church.
Episode 245: The Church

08/21/23

10 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE, Mike, Wade, and Jason discuss the communion of saints and the one holy Christian/catholic and apostolic Church.
- Communion of Saints
- Ministry of the Church
318: Nestigen - Luther on Marriage, Vocation, and the Cross

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?
New Testament Church: Prescriptive or Descriptive?

08/11/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

This episode Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin discuss Acts 2, where we read about the early church, and how it grew.
317: Löhe - Pastoral Care of the Sick

08/08/23

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Spiritual War, What Is It Good For? In this episode, we discuss pastoral care to the healthy and sick and spiritual warfare while reading Wilhelm Loehe’s book, The Pastor.
Did you hear about . . . ?

07/14/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Nothing tastes as good as a juicy bit of gossip, amirite?
- 10 Commandments
- Love of Neighbor
Keepin' up with the Joneses

07/14/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Craig and Troy draw their discussion on the 10 Commandments to a close with that most inward of all the commandments: coveting.
- 10 Commandments
- Love of Neighbor
Paranaesis on piracy

07/07/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

What does it mean to steal? God gives the gift of property to us and to our neighbors, and we have both the expectation and the joy of helping them to protect what He has given. Craig and Troy tumble down the rabbit hole of the seventh commandment, "You shall not steal."
- 10 Commandments
- Catechesis
The Limits and Expanse of Christian Belief with Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

07/04/23

6 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Sarah Hinlicky Wilson joins Kelsi to talk about her new novel, A Tumblin' Down, the good and bad of church community, and how the Christian belief isn't always best defined by our own self-reflection.
- Book Review
- Ministry of the Church
Boom chicka wow wow

06/30/23

3 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

So, let's be frank: sexual sin abounds. The temptation and desire to sin is everywhere in our world.
- 10 Commandments
- Catechesis