Podcast Overview

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Psalm 141 Izzi Ray sings "It's Your Kindness"

05/03/24

6 mins

By Chad Bird

What does it mean to embrace correction? What is true friendship?
- Psalms
- Music
- Friendship
The Lord's Supper

04/26/24

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

Caleb and Dr. Paulson continue their read through Luther's Small Catechism. This time, Dr. Paulson teaches about the institution of the Lord's Supper.
Psalm 140 Izzi Ray sings "Hold Back The Flood"

04/26/24

6 mins

By Chad Bird

Evil surrounds us and wells up within us. Where do we turn?
- Music
- Psalms
Episode # 367 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian "Passover With A Twist"

04/21/24

5 mins

By Edward Killian

Pastor Killian Teaches On Mark 14:12-26
Psalm 143 Chris Lizotte sings "Stretch Out Your Hand"

04/19/24

7 mins

By Chad Bird

What dies King David think about when his enemies are pursuing him?
Psalm 139b Izzi Ray sings "From Eternity Past"

04/12/24

7 mins

By Chad Bird

In this episode we hear the Psalmist ask God to "search me and know my heart".
- Music
- Psalms
Psalm 139a Colin Heinrich sings "Redeeming Love"

04/05/24

7 mins

By Chad Bird

Psalm 139 shows us God's loving care, for looking after us wherever we are.
Psalm 135b Aralyn Macare sings "Human Hands"

03/29/24

7 mins

By Chad Bird

"Hand Made" sounds great, except when it comes to treating something hand made as though it were God. Chad gives a wonderful meditation on idolatry, and Aralyn Macare sings "Human Hands".
- Music
- Idolatry
- Psalms
345: Peterson - We Live in a World Filtered Through the Imagination

03/23/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Just My Imagination. In this episode, we read Eugene Peterson’s book, Under the Unpredictable Plant, and discuss theological imagination at length. What are the consequences when the church takes its cues from a culture with no imagination? Can Christians tell biblical stories without a theological imagination? What happens when the earthly and heavenly are divided by a lack of imagination into merely rationalized explanations?
- Art
- Literature
- Music
- Visual Arts
- Image of God
Mark 14:12-26 – Maundy Thursday (B)

03/23/24

5 mins

By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson

On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the gospel reading for Maundy Thursday.
Psalm 8 Izzi Ray sings "How Majestic Is Your Name In All the Earth"

03/22/24

5 mins

By Chad Bird

In difficult times, we can take comfort in the knowledge that Christ has defeated death forever, that His name will be confessed as Lord by the whole world, and we will be with Him, because of His great love.
344: Ambrose - The mystical feast of the altar of the Lord

03/17/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Plug In, Baby. In this episode, we read St. Ambrose’s work, On the Mysteries, enjoying his exegesis and defense of the body and blood of Jesus. We also discuss recognizing patterns in the Bible, testing the spirits who want to separate out the heavenly from the earthly, and the importance of symbol and meaning for Christian comfort.