Podcast Overview

Author

The Ache of Living this Side of the Sky with Laura Wifler

09/15/26

5 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Kelsi chats with author, Laura Wifler, about her first book of poetry, This Side of the Sky: 101 Poems and Scriptures for the Hungry, Hopeful, and Homesick.
Colossians 3:16-21 (Episode 448)

08/13/26

4 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen | Brian W. Thomas

Vocation Changes Everything
- New Testament
- Vocation
447: Forde - The Argument about Christ and Salvation

08/01/26

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Ride On… In this episode, we engage a listener question — is Lutheran teaching double predestination within his debate with Erasmus? How are we to understand arguments for the bound will, such as: “Man’s will is like a beast standing between two riders. If God rides, it wills and goes where God wills… If Satan rides, it wills and goes where Satan wills. Nor may it choose to which rider it will run, or which it will seek; but the riders themselves fight to decide who shall have and hold it”? And so, we discuss God’s will, divine necessity, predestination versus election, the preacher's vocation, the effects of free will theology on American churches, the scandal of arguing for a bound will in relation to Christ, and much, much more on this episode of the Banned Books podcast.
The Future of Family with Scott Keith

05/11/26

4 mins

By Scott Keith | Kelsi Klembara

1517 Executive Director Scott Keith joins Kelsi to discuss his new book, ⁠Being Family: Passing Down the Faith Through the Generations⁠.
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.
Lethal Force

01/20/26

6 mins

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

In this episode of the Thinking Fellows podcast, Caleb Keith, Adam Francisco, Scott Keith, and Bruce Hillman discuss the ethics of self-defense from a Christian perspective. They explore the moral complexity of using deadly force, particularly in situations involving the defense of oneself or others.
- Cultural Exegesis
- Vocation
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.
When Christians Contradict Themselves

12/01/25

6 mins

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

The Thinking Fellows examine the Ligonier 2025 State of Theology Survey. They identify a major recurring theme: Christians are contradicting themselves.
417: Luther - A deep, evil corruption of nature that reason does not comprehend

11/21/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

How Deep Is Your Love! In this episode, we continue our reading of the Smalcald Articles, focusing our attention on sin and the law. What is sin? What does it do to us? What are its effects? And, in following, what is the relationship of the law to sin? Does the law empower us to sin less? Can the law produce good works and good fruits? What is the function of pastoral care in relation to sin and the law? All this and much, much more on this episode of the podcast.
The Quiet Ambition with Ryan Tinetti

11/19/25

5 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Ryan Tinetti

Kelsi chats with professor, pastor, and author Ryan Tinetti about his new book, The Quiet Ambition: Scripture's Surprising Antidote to Our Restless Lives. Based on 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, The Quiet Ambition argues the life of the Christian often has much less to do with changing the world than it does faithfully trusting our work matters because we matter to God.
Where Lutheranism Disagrees with Thomas Aquinas

11/18/25

5 mins

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

In this episode of the Thinking Fellows, we take a closer look at the growing interest in Thomas Aquinas especially among younger evangelicals and even many Lutherans.
Kids and Parenting in the Digital Age with Erica Sorensen

11/04/25

9 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Erica Sorensen

Kelsi talks with Erica Sorensen about her experience in youth ministry and the affects of our current digital age on parenting and kids.