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Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Luther says in the Sixth Chief Part of the Small Catechism that: “Fasting and bodily preparation are fine outward training.” Often we take this to mean that fasting is optional. Should we. What are the benefits of fasting in the spiritual life? Ryan Loeslie will help us understand.
Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Fr. Ryan Loeslie
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 10:23–37.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Abraham Kuyper said: "There is not one thumb’s width in the whole domain of human life which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry, “Mine!” This is a common refrain with the Reformed Calvinist circles as they lay out their post-millennial eschatology. They charge Lutherans with a defeatist attitude because Lutheran amillennial eschatology. Are the Reformed Calvinists right? Are Lutherans defeatist? And if not, can they with as much vigor claim a Lutheran Kuyperian vision of their own? Adam Koontz sorts it out for us.
You can hear more from Koontz here:
- A Brief History of Power with Jonathan Fisk
- Word Fitly Spoken with Willie Grills and Zelwyn Heide
Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Regular Guest: Fr. Adam Koontz
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, Mark 7:31–37.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
In the 4th Petition of the Lord’s Prayer, Luther lists good friends as one of God’s provisions that are necessary for the support of the body. But what is a good friend? In this episode, Marcus Williams gives a working definition, so that pastors can teach it in Catechism Class and preach on it from the pulpit. And in doing this, the people of God can recognize rightly what a good friend is and help their children choose wisely.
Aelred of Rievaulx, Spiritual Friendship
Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Fr. Marcus Williams
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, Luke 18:9–14.
Read the rest of this entry »Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Tenth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 19:41–48.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Luther, in the Small and Large Catechisms on the Fourth Petition of the Lord's Prayer, lists "good friends" as necessary for bodily life. But we don't talk much about it. In this episode, Dave Petersen (pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN, and author of the recurring column "Commentary on the War" in the Gottesdienst Journal) and I discuss the factors that led to this deemphasis on friendship. Petersen looks to Aristotle, Cicero, and C.S. Lewis for aid in exploring this lost gift of God, and then we discuss how it might be restored among us.
Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Regular Guest: Fr. David Petersen
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Ninth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 16:1–13.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
In 1 Corinthians 11, St. Paul instructs women to demonstrate the order of creation by wearing a head covering in the Divine Service. The general rubrics fro TLH indicated that this is a good practice. Yet, most of our congregations do not follow the Apostolic teaching or the recommendations from our LCMS fathers. What happened? In this episode, we discuss why this practice has fallen into disuse, and answer common objections to it. We also discuss the different readings of St. Paul’s teaching.
Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Fr. John Koopman
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