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  1. Why Do Christians Sing Hymns? | Dr. Steve Mueller, Concordia University Irvine

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    10/02/25
    5 mins
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    Singing is one of the most recognizable parts of Christian worship. But why do Christians sing hymns?
    Why Do Christians Sing Hymns? | Dr. Steve Mueller, Concordia University Irvine

  2. The Gift of Holy Scripture with Jonathan Linebaugh

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    09/09/25
    9 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    Kelsi is joined by Jonathan Linebaugh to discuss his new book, The Well that Washes What it Shows: An Invitation to Holy Scripture.
    The Gift of Holy Scripture with Jonathan Linebaugh

  3. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: “Why Do We Do That”? A Liturgical Mailbag

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    08/23/25
    6 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for August 23-24, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: “Why Do We Do That”? A Liturgical Mailbag

  4. 405: Barfield - Myth is the Ghost of Concrete Meaning

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    08/22/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Little Plastic Castles. In this episode, we read the first Inkling, Owen Barfield, as he defends the use of old words, old stories, and old ways of expressing what’s good, beautiful, and true against modern proponents that argued for more modern “scientific” ways of judging language, esp., poetics and myth, as well as religion and culture.
    405: Barfield - Myth is the Ghost of Concrete Meaning

  5. 404: Auden - A Litany and the Horae Cononicae

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    08/16/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Liturgy Amongst the Rubble. In this episode, we read poems by W.H. Auden about pulp fiction, ancient myths, conversion, liturgy, poetics, and how industrialization and corporatism build a new Babel inside and around the churches.
    404: Auden - A Litany and the Horae Cononicae

  6. Luke 10:38-42 – Pentecost 6 (C)

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    07/14/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the story of Mary and Martha.
    Luke 10:38-42 – Pentecost 6 (C)

  7. Friday, July 4, 2025

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    07/04/25
    14 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a popular and (slightly) peculiar hymn/anthem.
    Friday, July 4, 2025

  8. Luke 10:1-20 – Pentecost 4 (C)

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    06/30/25
    4 mins
    By Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the sending of the seventy-two preachers.
    Luke 10:1-20 – Pentecost 4 (C)

  9. Luke 9:51-62 – Pentecost 3 (C)

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    06/23/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the two words the preacher is called to give: the binding word, and the loosing word.
    Luke 9:51-62 – Pentecost 3 (C)

  10. Episode # 425 Featuring Pastor Darrin Sheek "The Word Works"

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    06/01/25
    4 mins
    By Darrin Sheek
    Pastor Sheek Teaches On John 10:22-33 and Revelation 7:9-17
    Episode # 425 Featuring Pastor Darrin Sheek

  11. 394: Paulson - The Battle of Words

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    05/30/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Strong Words for a Strong Word. In this episode, we read Steven Paulson’s book, The Outlaw God. We discuss preaching, doing God’s Word to listeners, calling out curses and blessing confessions, using strong words to expose and condemn the devil and the world, and much, much more.
    394: Paulson - The Battle of Words

  12. The External and Internal Distinction

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    04/24/25
    4 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    Paulson continues the conversation about the "spiritual man" who cannot be judged.
    The External and Internal Distinction