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[Gottesblog] Jesus Is Not In the Way, He Is the Way — Larry Beane

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TGC 177 — Reclaiming the Psalter

The Psalter was once central to the life of the Christian. It served as the basis for much of the sermons of the New Testament and the arguments put forward by St. Paul and the Book of Hebrews. In this episode, Ryan Loeslie makes the case for reclaiming the Psalter to make it part of your regular study. He demonstrates that they serve as a compendium and summary of the whole Bible. He gives practical steps on how to make this a daily practice and even on how to begin to learn them by heart.  

Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Special Guest: Fr. Ryan Loeslie

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TGC 176 — Thinking Out Loud (Lent 3)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Third Sunday in Lent, Luke 11:14–28.

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TGC 175 — The Gods of Our Age (Information)

In the first episode of The Gods of Our Age, Mark Preus walked us through an introduction. That the people of Rome, Galatia, Corinth, and Ephesus could hardly not know that they were idolaters when Paul preached to them. They had idols of stone and wood and precious metals. They had temples with statues devoted to their gods. We know from Luther’s Catechisms that an idol is anything that you fear, love, and trust in above all things. We have idols too. They are not statues of stone or wood or precious metals. But they look exactly like the idols of the ancient world. 

In this episode, He narrows our focus on the God of Information, Hermes/Mercury. 

Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Special Guest: Fr. Mark Preus

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TGC 174 — Thinking Out Loud (Lent 2)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Second Sunday in Lent, Matthew 15:21–28.

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TGC 173 — The Great Awokening

We have all heard of The Great Awakenings of the United States. These watershed moments in history affected both the religious and political spheres of those days. In this episode, Ramirez talks about the watershed moment that we have undergone over the past decades, The Great Awokening. He notes the key features in both political and religious life, how they affect both, and what the differing generations have to offer in terms of defending the church, the home, and the community from its more virulent strains. 

Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Special Guest: Fr. David Ramirez

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TGC 172 — Called to Defend

We have heard of the issues at Concordia University Wisconsin surrounding the suspension of Rev. Dr. Gregory Schulz. In this episode, we hear from the good doctor himself. We talk about the definition of Woke-ism, how it is manifested at CUW, how the students are the unwitting targets, and how we are all called to defend the truth of God’s Word against those who would sideline it. Let God be true and every man a liar. 

Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Special Guest: Rev. Dr. Gregory Schulz

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TGC 171 — Thinking Out Loud (Lent 1)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The First Sunday in Lent, Matthew 4:1–11.

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TGC 170 — “Honk, Honk” Goes the Fringe

In this episode, we follow up with Harold Ristau to hear about the developments in Canada from a “Fringe Minority.” Please pray for our Christian brothers in Canada.

 

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TGC 169 — Cultivating Family Piety

In our episode on Raising Up Men, a listener asked a question about a topic brought up tangentially to what we were discussing. The question: “How do you wrangle little ones for family devotions?” In this episode, Adam and I answer that question and offer some other thoughts on how to cultivate a family piety. 

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