Podcast Overview

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Church without God

06/18/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss a recent CBS show from its State of Spirituality series, which examines how atheists and agnostics are creating communities with their own set of rituals that often mimic Christian ones. You can find the show here.
Severance and a Theology of Suffering

06/17/25

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Bradley Gray

Kelsi talks with pastor, author, and 1517 contributor, Bradley Gray, about themes of suffering in Apple TV's series, Severance.
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Famous Fictional Clergy Part II

06/14/25

5 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for June 14-15, 2025
The myth of neutrality

06/11/25

3 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss metaphysics and the myth of neutrality.
2 Finnish and 2 Italian/American Lutheran Pastors go into Rome . . .

06/11/25

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

. . . and Rome looks at them and says, "What is this, a joke?" Far from it! Pastors Craig Donofrio, John Bombaro, Sebastian Grunbaum sit down with Bishop Juhana Pohjola as they prepare to participate in the ordinations of the first two pastors of the newly founded Confessional Lutheran Church of Italy.
- Ministry of the Church
Christian life in secular times

06/04/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam pick up where they left off last week, discussing the Christian life in a secular age.
Wicked and the Gift of Limitations with Ken Sundet Jones

06/03/25

10 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Ken Sundet Jones

In this first episode of Outside Ourselves Summer Break series, Kelsi chats with Reformation Theology professor (and Broadway Musical Buff), Ken Sundet Jones, about the connections between Wicked and a theology of glory/theology of the cross.
Italy, Pakistan, Luther and Pizza!

05/30/25

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | John Bombaro

Craig sadly does an episode sans Troy with Rev. Dr. John Bombaro as Craig and John prepare to go to Italy for the founding of the Confessional Lutheran Church of Italy and the ordination of their first two pastors!
- Ministry of the Church
- Missions
Is there secular space?

05/28/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

Does the distinction between sacred and secular make sense?
John 17:20-26 – Easter 7 (C)

05/26/25

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum

On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson continue their discussion of Christ's preaching in John during Holy Week.
The Shroud of Turin (wih Rev. Dr. Fred Baltz)

05/21/25

8 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

Dr. Fred Baltz is an expert on the Shroud of Turin, the Sudarium of Ovieda, and many other historical matters that intersect with the biblical narrative.
392: Keller - What Is the Church?

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.