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Jul 12, 2023
Jul 12, 2023
1hr 7 min
In this episode, we discuss the Elon Musk’s method of always going back to first principles and how this might be helpful for life in the church.
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Jul 10, 2023
1hr 5 min
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity, Matthew 5:17–26
Read the rest of this entry »Jul 5, 2023
Jul 5, 2023
38 min
In this episode, we discuss the resolution at the forthcoming LCMS Convention that is being put forward to commend the new volume Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications for use by pastors, teachers, commissioned ministers, and laity. Today’s guest was the main author of an Overture asking for the distribution of this volume to cease and desist. We’ll look at his rationale and discuss what can yet be done about it.
Read the rest of this entry »Jul 3, 2023
Jul 3, 2023
47 min
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 5:1–11
Read the rest of this entry »Jun 28, 2023
Jun 28, 2023
58 min
In this episode, Jon Harris from Conversations That Matter discusses what to watch out for when wokism and social justice go to church. He offers a framework for categorizing the kinds of offices that either practice, promote, permit, or prevent this in churches. For more of his work, you can follow him on Twitter @jonharris1989 or check out the below resources.
- Conversations That Matter website
- Conversations That Matter YouTube Channel
- Social Justice Goes to Church, by Jon Harris
- Christianity and Social Justice, by Jon Harris
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023
1hr 4 min
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Feast of the Visitation, Luke 1:39–56.
Read the rest of this entry »Jun 21, 2023
Jun 21, 2023
48 min
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.
Read the rest of this entry »Jun 19, 2023
Jun 19, 2023
1hr 8 min
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.
Read the rest of this entry »Jun 14, 2023
Jun 14, 2023
1hr 16 min
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
Jun 12, 2023
Jun 12, 2023
49 min
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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