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  1. 399: More Questions Answered - Myth and Taylor Swift

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    07/11/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    What Do You Mean, There’s More to This? In this episode, we answer a listener's question about Taylor Swift that leads us into a conversation about symbols and meaning, religious iconography, wild truth, and seeing reality through what’s occurring in the sacraments.
    399: More Questions Answered - Myth and Taylor Swift

  2. Church without God

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    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.
    Church without God

  3. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Famous Fictional Clergy Part II

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    06/14/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for June 14-15, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Famous Fictional Clergy Part II

  4. The myth of neutrality

    book
    06/11/25
    3 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    David and Adam discuss metaphysics and the myth of neutrality.
    The myth of neutrality

  5. 2 Finnish and 2 Italian/American Lutheran Pastors go into Rome . . .

    book
    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.
    2 Finnish and 2 Italian/American Lutheran Pastors go into Rome . . .

  6. Christian life in secular times

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    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.
    Christian life in secular times

  7. Italy, Pakistan, Luther and Pizza!

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    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!
    Italy, Pakistan, Luther and Pizza!

  8. Is there secular space?

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    05/28/25
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    Does the distinction between sacred and secular make sense?
    Is there secular space?

  9. John 17:20-26 – Easter 7 (C)

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    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.
    John 17:20-26 – Easter 7 (C)

  10. The Shroud of Turin (wih Rev. Dr. Fred Baltz)

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    05/21/25
    8 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    Dr. Fred Baltz is an expert on the Shroud of Turin, the Sudarium of Ovieda, and many other historical matters that intersect with the biblical narrative.
    The Shroud of Turin (wih Rev. Dr. Fred Baltz)

  11. 392: Keller - What Is the Church?

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    05/16/25
    11 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Come Together, Right Now… In this episode, we read from Tim Keller’s sermon, which asks, “What is the Church?” We discuss the relationship between churches and culture, what the church is and isn’t, where we locate faith, whether Christian faith changes one’s values, and much more.
    392: Keller - What Is the Church?

  12. Philosophy amidst theology (with Dr. Dan Deen)

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    05/14/25
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen | Daniel Deen
    Dr. Dan Deen of Concordia University Irvine joins David and Adam to discuss how he approaches philosophy at a college dominated by theology.
    Philosophy amidst theology (with Dr. Dan Deen)