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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
423: Graff - Rationalism's war on everything "magical."

01/09/26

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Who Made Who. In this episode, Gillespie takes the wheel and steers us into tradition, liturgy, worship styles, and the various “-isms” that have sprung up within the churches over the centuries. What’s the purpose of the Divine Service? What is the fundamental meaning of Christian meaning? Have we jettisoned mystery for sensible explanations that find no seat pulled out for them in God’s house? Is Christian worship, polity, and piety about what we know, experience, feel, or conformity to specific doctrines? Why is the old magic not welcome amongst sensible worshippers? What’s the place of hymns, prayers, preaching, and Scripture in Christian worship? Is liturgy a delivery mechanism or a tool?
Monday, January 5, 2026

01/05/26

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Eastern Orthodoxy and the Bible.
Written vs Spoken

10/31/25

4 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

In this episode of the Outlaw God, Dr. Stephen Paulson and Caleb Keith focus on Paul's interpretation of Moses in 2 Corinthians.
Why Do Christians Sing Hymns? | Dr. Steve Mueller, Concordia University Irvine

10/02/25

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith

Singing is one of the most recognizable parts of Christian worship. But why do Christians sing hymns?
- Hymns
- God's Word
- Liturgy
- Worship
409: Forde - Take away assertions and you take away Christianity

09/19/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Do You Understand the Words That Are Coming Out of My Mouth? In this episode, we read Gerhard Forde’s monograph on Luther’s treatise on The Bondage of the Will. We discuss scriptural exegesis, its internal and external clarity, how modern readers interpret texts, and why we often misread the Bible, as well as why we frequently fail to understand biblical texts that are overt and explicit in their clarity. This, and a conversation about Erasmus’s word study method, Luther’s assertions, living words, and the vibrating, dangerous energy of Scripture.
On Apathy and Excuses

09/10/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss religious apathy and the excuses people give for avoiding church.
The Gift of Holy Scripture with Jonathan Linebaugh

09/09/25

9 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Kelsi is joined by Jonathan Linebaugh to discuss his new book, The Well that Washes What it Shows: An Invitation to Holy Scripture.
Spiritual but not religious, nones, et cetera episode artwork

09/03/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam begin a conversation on what to think and do about the religiously unaffiliated--those who claim to be spiritual but not religious and/or check the "none" box on religious surveys.
Did Jesus really exist?

08/27/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam address the claim that Richard Dawkins and other skeptics have made, asserting that Jesus may not have existed and, even if he did, the historical evidence is unreliable.
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: “Why Do We Do That”? A Liturgical Mailbag

08/23/25

6 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for August 23-24, 2025
405: Barfield - Myth is the Ghost of Concrete Meaning

08/22/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Little Plastic Castles. In this episode, we read the first Inkling, Owen Barfield, as he defends the use of old words, old stories, and old ways of expressing what’s good, beautiful, and true against modern proponents that argued for more modern “scientific” ways of judging language, esp., poetics and myth, as well as religion and culture.