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Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Men need other men. They need fathers to grow up into men. But they also need brothers. In this episode, Ben Ball talks about the dearth of male friendship and how to counteract it, for the pastor and the lay man alike.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Matthew 17:1–9.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
There has been a lot of talk about the Metaverse. By all the talk, it is the new greatest thing ever. In this episode, Larry Beane points out that it is not new and it is not great. This is just the next instantiation of what has always been happening. So keep calm, stay grounded, keep it real.
Read the rest of this entry »Saturday Jan 22, 2022
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Matthew 8:23–27.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times.” We’ve all heard this. But can we keep strong men in good times. What attitudes and virtues must be cultivated? And to whom can we look as heroes to learn what concretely this looks like? This episode explores the ingredients for raising up men.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Matthew 8:1–13.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Jan 17, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
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, Mark Preus walks us through what they look like.
Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Fr. Mark Preus
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Second Sunday after Epiphany, John 2:1–11.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Identity has become our age’s watchword. And it’s entirely subjective. In this episode, Adam Koontz discusses redrawing the lines between the sacred and the so-called secular, so that we can identify not ourselves, but who is fighting against us.
Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Fr. Adam Koontz
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