The Gottesdienst Crowd

[Special Release] The Greatness of Difficulty, Part 2 — Rev. Jason Braaten

This is the second session of three presentations that I gave at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Union Grove, Wisconsin on The Greatness of Difficulty. I hope to get the audio and make it available as a special release on the podcast for those who would prefer to listen.

Thanks to Pastor David Ramirez for encouraging me to put these three presentations together, to Pastor Joshua DeYoung who recorded the video and audio, Mr. Gene Wilken at Flaneur Record who edited and posted it, and to my own congregation, Immanuel, Tuscola, IL, for their encouragement in giving time off for such events. I learned so much in the process.

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[Special Release] The Greatness of Difficulty, Part 1 — Rev. Jason Braaten

This is the first session of three presentations that I gave at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Union Grove, Wisconsin on The Greatness of Difficulty. I hope to get the audio and make it available as a special release on the podcast for those who would prefer to listen.

Thanks to Pastor David Ramirez for encouraging me to put these three presentations together, to Pastor Joshua DeYoung who recorded the video and audio, Mr. Gene Wilken at Flaneur Record who edited and posted it, and to my own congregation, Immanuel, Tuscola, IL, for their encouragement in giving time off for such events. I learned so much in the process.

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TGC 327 — Echos from the Manosphere

The ascendancy of online influencers addressing masculinity has something to teach the church. Aaron Renn has written extensively on the subject, and we discuss his WSJ Opinion piece on “What Jordan Petersen Can Teach the Church.” 

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[From the Archives] TGC 145 — Thinking Out Loud (All Saints)

This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Feast of All Saints, Matthew 5:1–12.

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TGC 326 — Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The recent eruption in the Middle East from the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been on the nightly news and on most people’s minds. What is often forgotten in the discussion is the Christians caught in the crossfire. In this episode, Nabil Nour—a Palestinian by nationality, an Arab by race, and a Christian by grace—discusses his experience as a Palestinian Christian living in Israel and offers some guidance, not seen on the news, on what we as American Christians should do about it. 

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[From the Archives] TGC 143 — Thinking Out Loud (Reformation)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Commemoration of the Reformation, John 8:31–36.

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TGC 325 — You Might Be An Antinomian If . . .

Since 2008, a debate has raged within the LCMS about antinomianism. This is not the same kind of antinomianism addressed in the Formula of Concord, but it is like it. In this episode, Mark Surburg distinguishes between the “soft antinomianism” we see today, and that of the first and second antinomian controversies in the 16th Century. 

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TGC 324 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 20)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity, Matthew 22:1–14.

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TGC 323 — Book Talk: The Boniface Option

In this Book Talk, Andrew Isker, author of The Boniface Option discusses his book. 

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TGC 322 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 19)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, Matthew 9:1–8.

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