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Jeremiah 17:14-17 Mikaela Adams sings "Christ Have Mercy"

08/28/25

8 mins

By Chad Bird

We've all been wronged, sometimes by those closest to us, or those who we trust the most. So, how do we respond, especially when we know that we can't truthfully claim our own righteousness and demand God's wrath against those who have hurt us. Oftentimes we hold our feelings inside, keeping our thoughts to ourselves, which only makes things worse.
Isaiah 42:1-9 Markita Knight sings "Behold"

06/20/25

9 mins

By Chad Bird

Chad has an encouraging word for us and Markita Knight sings a beautiful song entitled "Behold".
Who are you, really?

02/21/25

5 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Michael "The Golden-Mourthed Orator" Baumgarn joins Craig and Troy for a study of 1 John chapter 3.
- New Testament
- God the Father
380: Anselm - Bracing the Heart Against Despair

02/09/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

You May Be Right… In this episode of Banned Books, we read Anselm of Canterbury’s Meditation on Sin and Penance. We discuss the consequences of sin, the Fountain of Mercy, Jesus’ excuses, the doctrine of simul iustus et peccator, theological presuppositions, and how we speak influences our behavior.
Be Perfect as Jesus is Perfect

11/15/24

6 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

What does Jesus mean that we should be perfect, as Jesus is perfect? Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin look at the context of the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew 5 where this passage is found.
366: Nestigen - Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation

10/04/24

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

They Call Me Rhetorical Working Man. In this episode, we discuss Luther‘s teaching on justification and vocation while reading James Nestingen’s essay on the same topic. We cover feudalism, the rise of capitalism, how the reformation took hold in the cities in Germany, the three estates, the two kingdoms, church life versus social life, and the consequences for Christians of not being grounded in faith and prayer as detailed by Luther, in particular, in his explanations to the petitions of the Lord Prayer.
Deuteronomy 32 verses 15-33 Song of Moses Part 2 Chris Lizotte sings "Lord Have Mercy"

08/30/24

7 mins

By Chad Bird

According to Chad, we should take care to give thanks to God when things are going smoothly, lest we become proud, arrogant and rebellious.
"All Your Works Are Bad" and Other Hopeful Things

08/22/24

6 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

After chatting a bit about the names of their houses, and life in general, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin jump back in to the Heidelberg Disputation of 1518, and how it is such a great foundation for Biblical counseling.
Numbers 21:17-18 Song of the Well - Cathy Schreiner sings "Living Waters"

08/15/24

7 mins

By Chad Bird

A refreshing episode on the great mercies of our God.
There's gotta be an easier way to burn a field

07/05/24

5 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

Once again, Samson feels he's been wronged.
Justified by Christ

06/27/24

5 mins

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

Justification is famously called the article upon which the church stands or falls. It is the article upon which The Lutheran Reformation stood boldly and confessed the Scriptural truth that we are made right before God by grace through faith on account of Christ alone.
No Justification Without Representation? (Romans 5)

06/06/24

6 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Scott Keith

This week on Tough Texts, Scott and Dan explore Romans 5, a chapter that addresses the concept of original sin and its implications for humanity.