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  1. 349: Martin Luther - The Song of Habakkuk

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    04/19/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Who Stole The Soul? In this episode, we finish our discussion of Luther’s commentary on Habakkuk, talking about history, what happens when the Word walks amongst us, what a blessing is, earthly matters of vocation and calling, and churches as islands of salvation.
    349: Martin Luther - The Song of Habakkuk

  2. Preaching the Gospel Constantly with Haroldo Camacho

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    04/16/24
    12 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    1517 Contributor, Haroldo Camacho, joins Kelsi to talk about how he found himself - without any previous background in Luther's works or Lutheranism - unexpectedly translating Luther's Commentary on Galatians in both Spanish and English.
    Preaching the Gospel Constantly with Haroldo Camacho

  3. 348: Martin Luther on the Prophet Habakkuk

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    04/12/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Love Will Keep Us Together. In this episode, we discuss the Song of Habakkuk, Martin Luther’s commentary on the song, Jesus as the foundation of reality, why mirrors are dangerous, trans-humanism, pop culture, church architecture, consumerism, why liturgy is an expression of the truth, how the Holy Spirit covers all things in meaning, and how the sacrament anchors earth to heaven.
    348: Martin Luther on the Prophet Habakkuk

  4. 347: Bornkamm - The God of the Old Testament

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    04/05/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Day Trippin’. In this episode, we talk about Easter, altars, cosmic mountains, church history, open fonts, restored virtue, saints, angels, powers of darkness, idols, icons, images, searching for the truth, and how Jesus is the archetype of all archetypes, and in between we read Luther on the Old Testament by Heinrich Bornkamm.
    347: Bornkamm - The God of the Old Testament

  5. 342: Luther - Now the Works of the Flesh are Plain

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    03/03/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Everybody’s Working for the Weekend. In this episode, we continue our Lenten tradition of reading Luther’s Galatians commentary in March, discussing past and present idolatry and why we keep falling for the same sales pitches from the same gods.
    342: Luther - Now the Works of the Flesh are Plain

  6. The 6th Commandment

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    12/05/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    "You shall not commit adultery." Caleb and Dr. Paulson talk about the importance of marriage, the place and purpose of sex, and how the family is the central matter at the heart of the six commandments.
    The 6th Commandment

  7. The 5th Commandment

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    11/28/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson covers the 5th commandment, "You shall not murder."
    The 5th Commandment

  8. The Second Commandment

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    11/06/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy God, in vain.
    The Second Commandment

  9. Love And Trust

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    10/25/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Caleb and Dr. Paulson continue to discuss the explanation of the First Commandment.
    Love And Trust

  10. Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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    10/17/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we consider the life and works of a multifaceted and kaleidoscopic enigma (!) Johann Gerhard.
    Tuesday, October 17, 2023

  11. 321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

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    09/16/23
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You can call me any day or night. Call me! In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s verbosely titled treatise, “That a Christian Assembly or Congregation has the Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers, Established and Proven by Scripture." We discuss ordination, church authority, the doctrine of the pastoral call, and much more.
    321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

  12. 316: Luther - Letters of Spiritual Counsel to the Anxious and Despondent

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    07/21/23
    11 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Shout At The Devil! In this episode, we discuss various questions regarding spiritual warfare while reading Martin Luther’s letter to his friend and pupil, Jerome Weller.
    316: Luther - Letters of Spiritual Counsel to the Anxious and Despondent