Podcast Overview

Author

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

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.
Crossing the Red Sea

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.
Is Christianity a Religion of Doctrines?

06/20/23

4 mins

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

In this episode, the Thinking Fellows discuss the centrality and importance of Christians' doctrinal content and confessions.
- Ministry of the Church
- Reformation Doctrine
310: Sasse - The Theologia Crucis belongs to the Western Church

06/04/23

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

It’s the Cross, Stupid. In this episode, we discuss how God makes a theologian of the cross, how the theology of glory infiltrates churches and their doctrine, and how the cross of Christ reveals the truth about human history.
Luther on the Christian Life

05/22/23

1 min

By Debi Winrich | Steven Paulson | Daniel Emery Price

In this episode, Debi talks with Luther scholar and 1517 Scholar-in-Residence Steven Paulson.
- Martin Luther
- The Christian Life
The Miserable Refuge of Tropes

05/09/23

2 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

Dr. Paulson discusses how some theology distrusts the literal meaning of Scripture.
Theology of the Cross

04/07/23

2 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

What is the difference of being a theology of the cross, and the theology of glory?
Katharina and Martin Luther BONUS episode

03/25/23

3 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

Our monthly book club has returned, and we are discussing Michelle DeRusha's book "Katharina and Martin Luther: the Radical Marriage of a Runaway Nun and a Renegade Monk."
- Martin Luther
- Book Review
299: Philipp Nicolai - The Joy of Eternal Life

03/18/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart. In this episode, we discuss death, rebirth, and eternal life as examined and explained in The Joy of Eternal Life by Philip Nikolai.
295: Melanchthon - The people of God are not made by fleshly propagation and the worship of the Law

02/22/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Is It True, Or Is It Truly True? In this episode, we discuss election, true and false church, law, mercy, and why we can’t stop judging the Gospel as we read Philip Melanchthon’s 1541 commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

02/21/23

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the show, we remember a rural Bavarian Lutheran with an international impact.
- Christian History
- Reformation Doctrine
294: Paulson - Trying to Believe in Double Predestination

02/15/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley | Steven Paulson

Predestination Is Sick! In this episode, we discuss Steven Paulson’s book, The Outlaw God, focusing our conversation on double presentation, preaching God’s electing promise to sinners, and the consequences of worshipping a philosophical-material god. What are the consequences for people who don’t have a preacher of God’s promise? What does God’s promise have to say to those who believe all people will go to heaven when they die? What are the consequences for sinners when they try to know God apart from the promise?