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Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
The Lord sends his Apostles into the nations to make them Christian. We typically think of this as the realm of foreign, overseas missionary activity. But do we think of this in terms of our own nation, and the communities in which we ourselves reside, which is within that nation? In this episode, Timothy Koch asks us to consider ourselves at local missionaries, to spread the Gospel within our communities not just from the pulpit but person to person, door to door, house to house, home to home.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Day), John 1:1–14.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Ark Think: it’s a way of dealing with difficult times. When you can’t handle all that is coming at you, you build an ark for refuge. Thinkers like Aaron Renn, among others, have talked about this kind of thing as people deal with decline and difficult times. It’s the premise of Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option. In this episode, Adam Koontz and I discuss the attitudes behind this way of thinking and put forward a better way.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
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.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
There are two kinds of comfort. There is the comfort that philosophy and the wisdom of this world try to give to consciences stricken by difficulties, and then there is the comfort of the cross that actually assuages those consciences. Andrew Preus demonstrates that distinction and shows how important it is to maintain for Christians living in this vale of tears.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
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.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
He’s called “The Prince of Paradox.” He’s known for his biting wit and simply describing what is right in front of his eyes. His name is G.K. Chesterton. Larry Beane takes us through some of the best known works and thoughts of Chesterton, and how we are better for having him in our lives and on our team.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Second Sunday in Advent, Luke 21:25–36.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
There are themes in the Scriptures that must not be ignored for they speak of Christ and his work. In this episode, we look at the theme of “victory by head wound.” The first promise of the Savior, given in Genesis 3:15, says that the seed of Eve will crush the head of the serpent. Throughout the Old Testament and into the New Testament, the enemies of God are defeated by a head wound.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The First Sunday in Advent, Matthew 21:1–9.
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