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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.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
There are often ties made between the business world and the church. Some of them are more helpful than others. Some of them are more appropriate than others. In this episode, I asked Bart Day (the president and CEO of Lutheran Church Extension Fund) about what he learned by completing a Master of Business Administration from Washington University and what he wish he had known from that program as a newly minted pastor. What can we actually learn from the business world that helps in our work in the church?
List of books mentioned:
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
- Freakonomics by Steve Levitt and Stephen Dubner
- All the Leadership Fables by Patrick Lencioni
- Measure What Matters by John Doerr
- The Machine That Changed the World by James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos
- How Stella Saved the Farm by Chris Trimble and Vijay Govindarajan
- The Goal and It’s Not Luck by Eliyahu Goldratt
Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Fr. Bart Day
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Trinity, Matthew 25:1–13.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
This episode reaches beyond the issues that exist only in the Lutheran world and into the world of Mere Christianity. To vest or not to vest—that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of sacerdotal charges, or to take up arms against a sea of satire and by opposing end them. Our guest, Doug Wilson (pastor of Christ Church, Moscow, ID) has something to say about it. The occasion for the chat was a blog post he had written in 2018, Surplices are for Sissies, focusing on the importance that the pastoral office need to be masculine in voice, action, and representation. Our conversation discussed that and more. Wilson is eminently reasonable on the topic, as you will no doubt see.
If you enjoyed this episode, you might enjoy these:
- TGC 232 — Christian Nationalism
- TGC 217 — A Lutheran Kuyperian Vision?
- TGC 200 — The Fathers & The Solas
- TGC 187 — On Imprecation
- TGC 115 — Liturgicals, Pietists, and the Kingdom of the Left
Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Pr. Douglas Wilson
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