Episodes

Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
TGC 345 — Keeping It Real
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Authenticity is the watchword of our day. Keeping it real. In preaching, “keeping it real” includes more then just the preacher’s authenticity. It means keeping the real presence of Christ in His preached Word front and center. In this episode, we look at Luther’s insistence upon this, but also how to do it.
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Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Feast of the Circumcision & Name of Jesus, Luke 2:21.
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Thursday Dec 21, 2023
TGC 344 — Thinking Out Loud (Christmas Day)
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for Christmas Day, John 1:1–18.
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Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
TGC 343 — Generations of Grace
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Though we tend to skip them, the genealogies in Scripture are important and contain a rich theology. In this episode, we look at the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew.

Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
TGC 342 — Thinking Out Loud (Christmas Eve—Midnight)
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for Christmas Eve—Midnight, Luke 2:1–20.
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Monday Dec 18, 2023
TGC 341 — Thinking Out Loud (Vigil of Christmas)
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Vigil of Christmas, Matthew 1:18–25.
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Sunday Dec 17, 2023
TGC 340 — Thinking Out Loud (Advent 4)
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday in Advent, John 1:19–28.
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Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
TGC 339 — And Their Works Do Follow Them
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
“A eulogy is not in the best Christian tradition,” (LSB Agenda, Funeral Service, General Note 8). In this episode, we discuss how to extol the work of Christ in the life of the deceased with in the funeral sermon without preaching devolving into mere eulogy.

Monday Dec 11, 2023
TGC 338 — Thinking Out Loud (Advent 3)
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Third Sunday in Advent, Matthew 11:2–11.
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Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
TGC 337 — Hunger for God
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
In this episode, we discuss the place of fasting in the western tradition: When, What, How, and Why.