The Gottesdienst Crowd

TGC 413 - Biblical Spelunking

The Scriptures are the Christian’s playground. They are given to us not only for teaching, correction, reproof, training in righteousness, but also to be explored and enjoyed. In this episode, we do some biblical spelunking, exploring the caves within the Scriptures to see where they lead. 

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TGC 412 - Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 19)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity; Matthew 9:1–8.

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TGC 411 - Pastoral Patriarchy

The pastor as father is an oft-debated topic. In this episode, we not only discuss the importance of being what Luther in the Large Catechism calls "a father in office at church,” but also more importantly being a father in blood at home. Those who have been given the gift of children and are thus “fathers in blood” have a duty to be present, not only physically there but also plugged in when you are there. 

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TGC 410 - Thinking Out Loud (St. Michael & All Angels)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Feast of St. Michael & All Angels; Matthew 18:1–11.

Rev. Dr. Christian Preus, “Michael as Christ in the Lutheran Exegetical Tradition: An Analysis”

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TGC 409 - Preaching to the Imagination

In this age of “digital maximalism,” where we’re “amusing ourselves to death,” how ought our preaching reignite the Christian imagination? In this episode, we discuss ways how to begin thinking about that. 

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TGC 408 - Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 17)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 14:1–11.

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TGC 407 - Tackling Tough Topics: Genocide

Every pastor or father who takes teaching the Bible seriously will eventually encounter difficult questions on tough topics. When this happens, we should be ready and lean into them not run away from them. In this series, we’ll be looking at a framework for discussing these topics and walking through how best to answer them by 1) defining what it is and isn’t, 2) how is it bad, 3) how is it good, 4) what are the counterexamples, 5) how is it applied (ratcheting). 

In this episode, we discuss the conquest of Canaan and the charge of genocide. 

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TGC 406 - Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 16)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 7:11–17.

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TGC 405 - Death & Burial in Genesis

The Scriptures are the Christian’s playground. They are given to us not only for teaching, correction, reproof, training in righteousness, but also to be explored and enjoyed. In this episode, we explore the themes of death and burial in Genesis. 

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TGC 404 - Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 15)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, Matthew 6:24–34.

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