The Gottesdienst Crowd

TGC 297 — Most Influential Theologian You Never Heard Of

The Rev. Dr. Chad Walsh is the most influential theologian of the twentieth century you have never heard of. Larry Beane tells us why and how he is helpful for us today. 

• Order Servant of Christ’s Church: A Festschrift in Honour of John R. Stephenson.

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TGC 296 — Thinking Out Loud (Presentation of Augsburg Confession)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Commemoration of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, Matthew 10:26–33.

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[From the Archives] TGC 187 — On Imprecation

They’re not in our hymnals. But they’re in the Bible. And so they should be in our hymnals. Thus, a great treasure has been stolen from Christians to learn how to pray in the way of the Imprecatory Psalms. We’re trying to fix that. In this episode, Ramirez leads us through what imprecation is. Then he demonstrates from the psalms and examples in the Bible, where the saints of old imprecate God’s enemies, and so their enemies also, so that we can follow in their train.

Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Special Guest: Fr. David Ramirez

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TGC 295 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 2)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Second Sunday after Trinity, Luke 14:15–24.

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TGC 294 — Familiarty Breeds Contemplation

Familiarity, we are told, breeds contempt. In practice, however, familiarity breeds contemplation. In this episode, we see how repetition of a single, standard rite for the Divine Service, not only allows for (both young and old alike) all to participate, but it also creates room for contemplation on what God is doing therein. 

• Order Servant of Christ’s Church: A Festschrift in Honour of John R. Stephenson.

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TGC 293 — Thinking Out Loud (Feast of St. Barnabas, Apostle)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Feast of St. Barnabas, Apostle, Mark 6:7–13.

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TGC 292 — Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, mirror on the wall, what is the image and likeness of God? As Lutherans, we typically think and speak of the image and likeness of God as the original righteousness lost in the Fall into sin. In this episode, we revisit the image and likeness of God and contemplate further meaning and application of this created reality. 

• Order Servant of Christ’s Church: A Festschrift in Honour of John R. Stephenson.

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TGC 291 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity Sunday)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, John 3:1–17.

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TGC 290 — The Homogenization of Sin

We live in an age of homogenization, an age of flattening, of evening everything out. We are, it seems, no longer able to make distinctions. We see this in the culture. But before it was cool in the culture, the church had been taking part in its own homogenization process. This has happened and is still happening with how we look at and think about sin. In this episode, Stephen Preus diagnoses this flattening of sin in order to distinguish between how all sins warrant damnation from God, but not all sins have the same effect in the life of the Christian. He calls us back to the distinction made by our orthodox Lutheran fathers of mortal and venial sins. 

• Order Servant of Christ’s Church: A Festschrift in Honour of John R. Stephenson.

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TGC 289 — Thinking Out Loud (Pentecost)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Epistle reading for the Feast of Pentecost, Acts 2:1–21.

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