Podcast Overview

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445: Peterson - Buying Passage to Tarshish

07/17/26

14 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Run for the Hills! On this episode, we sit with Eugene Peterson and Jonah, listening to what they have to teach about God’s grace, death and resurrection, threshold experiences, believing Jesus is God versus encountering him, and much, much more! What does pastoral ministry look like in Jonah’s disobedience and obedience to God’s call? What would a “Church of St Jonah” look and sound like? What is it about God’s love for sinners that drives us away from God? When will this episode description end?
- Ministry of the Church
- Exegesis
442: Giertz - A Shepherd's Letter

06/05/26

11 mins

By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie

We’re in This Together. In this episode, we sit with Bo Giertz and read his open letter to the churches — A Shepherd’s Letter. As translator, Bror Erickson says of the opening section (we read on the show), “Crises and Sources of Strength”: “Christians had been systematically persecuted by the Nazis, and this systematic persecution continued in soviet countries. However, in Western Europe, church leaders like Bo Giertz saw how increasing industrialization was also assisting an increasing secularism. There were huge population shifts into the city, and people lost track of the church even as the church lost track of the people during these shifts. Some political parties were also actively hostile to the church. The trends toward secularism and atheism in the West have continued, of course, and have also become a point of consternation for believers even to this day. This age has not ceased to be evil since Paul designated it as such in Gal. 1:4. So the church continues and will continue to suffer crises, and so the essay “Crises and Sources of Strength” takes on a sort of timeless dimension that way.
- Scripture
- Ministry of the Church
Faith and Fundraising? (Luke 21:1-4)

04/02/26

4 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Scott Keith

In this episode of Tough Text, Daniel Price and Scott Keith examine Jesus’ teaching about the widow’s offering in Luke 21, challenging the common use of the passage as a fundraising sermon.
- Faith
- New Testament
Free Faith Not Free Will (HWSS 25)

03/19/26

4 mins

By Steven Paulson

In this episode, Dr. Steven Paulson speaks at the most recent Here We Still Stand Conference on Martin Luther’s teaching in The Bondage of the Will.
Understanding Revivalism with Dan van Voorhis

03/03/26

5 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis | Kelsi Klembara

What does revival really mean for the modern church?
- Ministry of the Church
- Christianity in America
Monday, February 23, 2026

02/23/26

13 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question asked such that it got Dan’s attention!
- Reformation History
- Christian History
Mysticism Through Suffering

02/19/26

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

n this episode of the Outlaw God, Caleb Keith and Dr. Steven Paulson continue their look into suffering, the theology of the cross, and the historical context of mysticism in relation to faith.
Friday, January 16, 2026

01/16/26

13 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a key advisor behind the Reformation in Germany: George Spalatin.
- Reformation History
424: Kleinig - The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Divine Service

01/16/26

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

In this episode, we learn about the Holy Spirit and the Divine Service from Dr. John Kleinig. In particular, we discuss how Christ gives the Spirit to the church through his word, how Christ institutes the divine service and empowers it with God’s Spirit, and how the church receives the Holy Spirit by faith in God’s word as it is proclaimed and enacted in the divine service. The conversation revolves around the central question: How then can we be sure that the Spirit is at work in our worship?
- Holy Spirit
- Liturgy
- Worship
- Faith
Understanding the American Religious Landscape with Ryan Burge

01/13/26

5 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Kelsi is joined by data analyst, Ryan Burge, to discuss the current American Religious Landscape as well as his newest book, The Vanishing Church: How the Hollowing Out of Moderate Congregations Is Hurting Democracy, Faith, and Us.Dr. Ryan Burge is an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University.
Has Lutheranism Failed?

01/11/26

5 mins

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

Has Lutheranism Failed? In this episode, the Thinking Fellows discuss the purpose and aim of the church to examine if Lutheranism in America has failed.
Grace and Absolution in Wake Up Dead Man with David Zahl

12/19/25

3 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | David Zahl

Kelsi chats with David Zahl about themes of faith and grace in Rian Johnson's newest film, Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man.