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397: Q&A Episode - Civil Disobedience

06/21/25

7 mins

By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie

The Long and Winding Road. In this episode, we answer another listener's question about civil disobedience, understanding the tension for old Adam that’s inherent within the two kingdoms doctrine, and we go down a bunch of alleyways picking through conspiracies, immigration, war, colonialism, and ice cream coveting.
- Two Kingdoms
- Vocation
Church without God

06/18/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss a recent CBS show from its State of Spirituality series, which examines how atheists and agnostics are creating communities with their own set of rituals that often mimic Christian ones. You can find the show here.
Severance and a Theology of Suffering

06/17/25

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Bradley Gray

Kelsi talks with pastor, author, and 1517 contributor, Bradley Gray, about themes of suffering in Apple TV's series, Severance.
Does Christianity Have a Reliable Morality?

06/16/25

5 mins

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

In this episode, the hosts delve into the reliability of the Bible, with a particular focus on the moral content of scripture and its implications for one's faith.
- The Law
- Cultural Exegesis
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Famous Fictional Clergy Part II

06/14/25

5 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for June 14-15, 2025
396: Paulson - God's Law, God's Gospel

06/12/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

All That and A Bag of Chips. In this episode, we return to Steven Paulson’s book, The Outlaw God. We discuss law and Gospel, why God sends a preacher, why we hate Christ preached, and what therapy can do for the walking dead.
2 Finnish and 2 Italian/American Lutheran Pastors go into Rome . . .

06/11/25

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

. . . and Rome looks at them and says, "What is this, a joke?" Far from it! Pastors Craig Donofrio, John Bombaro, Sebastian Grunbaum sit down with Bishop Juhana Pohjola as they prepare to participate in the ordinations of the first two pastors of the newly founded Confessional Lutheran Church of Italy.
- Ministry of the Church
Christian life in secular times

06/04/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam pick up where they left off last week, discussing the Christian life in a secular age.
Italy, Pakistan, Luther and Pizza!

05/30/25

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | John Bombaro

Craig sadly does an episode sans Troy with Rev. Dr. John Bombaro as Craig and John prepare to go to Italy for the founding of the Confessional Lutheran Church of Italy and the ordination of their first two pastors!
- Ministry of the Church
- Missions
Is there secular space?

05/28/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

Does the distinction between sacred and secular make sense?
John 17:20-26 – Easter 7 (C)

05/26/25

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum

On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson continue their discussion of Christ's preaching in John during Holy Week.
393: Table Talk

05/23/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm In this episode, we discuss how pre-modern church history, the Industrial Revolution, therapeutics, language, corporate culture, and the flight of heretics from Europe in the 17th-18th century affected contemporary Western churches.