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  1. 395: Questions Answered

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    06/09/25
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Just Answer the Question. In this episode, we answer listener questions, specifically active and passive choices, active and passive righteousness, election and the bondage of the will, addiction, the limits of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the ultimate Good we all seek, and much, much more.
    395: Questions Answered

  2. 392: Keller - What Is the Church?

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    05/16/25
    11 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Come Together, Right Now… In this episode, we read from Tim Keller’s sermon, which asks, “What is the Church?” We discuss the relationship between churches and culture, what the church is and isn’t, where we locate faith, whether Christian faith changes one’s values, and much more.
    392: Keller - What Is the Church?

  3. 391: The gracious will and good pleasure of God in Christ Jesus

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    05/08/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Burning Down The House. In this episode, we continue our discussion of election, addressing the certainty of election, how we are chosen, the human limits of perseverance in faith, why the pope is a bad example of Christian piety, and how old Adam tries to invert election by burying it in our sacrifices and pious moralism.
    391: The gracious will and good pleasure of God in Christ Jesus

  4. 386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

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    04/04/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Kick Out the Jams. In this episode, we focus on the raw, real work of life in the parish—the ordinary burdens, the hidden insecurities, and the quiet faith that holds it all together. We explore the distinction between philosophy and theology and why attempts to fuse them often leave both diminished. There’s talk of reformation—its drama, its necessity, and its cost. We reflect on the pervasive victim-perpetrator dynamic that shapes so much of modern life and how the gospel when rightly preached, breaks that cycle. At the heart of it all is this: the power of Christ’s mercy to open what we’ve shut tight, to drive out the bitterness we’ve made into habit, and to speak a word stronger than shame.
    386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

  5. What Is the Church?

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    03/06/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    Erasmus accused Luther of being outside of the church and having a novel understanding of Scripture.
    What Is the Church?

  6. The Doctrine of Election with Flame: Live from HWSS

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    11/13/24
    10 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Flame
    This is a recording of the live Outside Ourselves interview with Flame at this year's HWSS conference.
    The Doctrine of Election with Flame: Live from HWSS

  7. Christianity and politics

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    10/30/24
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    Some reflections on Christianity and political order as well as Christians and politics days before the 2024 US elections.
    Christianity and politics

  8. How Would Luther Vote? with Bruce Hillman and Adam Francisco

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    10/29/24
    8 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman
    This week, Kelsi finishes her two-part conversation with Bruce Hillman and Adam Francisco with a look at Martin Luther's Two Kingdoms Doctrine, and especially the lefthanded or earthly realm.
    How Would Luther Vote? with Bruce Hillman and Adam Francisco

  9. An Outlaw God For The Church

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    10/24/24
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum
    This episode of the Outlaw God podcast was recorded live at Here We Still Stand 2024.
    An Outlaw God For The Church

  10. How Would Augustine Vote? with Adam Francisco and Bruce Hillman

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    10/22/24
    8 mins
    By Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman | Kelsi Klembara
    In today's episode, Kelsi is joined by 1517's Adam Francisco and Bruce Hillman to discuss the way in which politics and government is written about in the New Testament as well as St. Augustine's political theory.
    How Would Augustine Vote? with Adam Francisco and Bruce Hillman

  11. Elected To Salvation

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    09/17/24
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Scott Keith | Bruce Hillman
    In this week's episode, Scott, Bruce, and Caleb discuss the doctrine of election. They emphasize the importance of God's electing through his Word.
    Elected To Salvation

  12. 365: Schwarz - Christ's Last Will and Testament

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    09/13/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Reign in Blood. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss the Lord’s Supper while reading The Last Supper: The Testament of Jesus by Reinhard Schwarz. We discuss why the distinction between a covenant and a testament is of utmost importance for exegesis, sacramental theology, and Christian life, why promise and gift are central to Luther’s understanding of the sacrament, and how rejecting the sacrament leads to a denial of Christ.
    365: Schwarz - Christ's Last Will and Testament