Episode 272: Comedy Will Save Us (in a Non-Theological Way)
Release Date: 05/23/2024
Episode 293: Morning and the Psalms (Bonhoeffer's Life Together)
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In episode TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-THREE, Jason and Wade discuss the morning, morning routines, and the psalms in light of the second part of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together. Why does the morning matter? How do our routines in the morning shape our day? What is the place of the Psalms in the life of the church and the Christians? We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 292: Community (Bonhoeffer's Life Together)
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In episode TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO, Jason and Wade discuss community in light of the first part of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together. What does it mean to be a Christian community? What forms that community? How does that community form us? They explore this and more in this episode. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 291: The Guys Keep It Real (Realism and Nominalism)
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In episode TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss realism and nominalism? What are these schools of thought? Why did they matter at the time of the reformation? Why do they matter today? Where should a Christian fall? We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 290: The Gospel Assumed Is the Gospel Denied
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In episode TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the the old saying, "The gospel assumed is the gospel denied." What does it mean to preach the gospel? When do we sometimes think the gospel but we aren't? What gets in the way of clear proclamation of the gospel? We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 289: Health and Fitness
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In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss health and fitness. What is the place for health and fitness in the Christian life and the church? Why does the body matter and how can we go wrong taking health too seriously or not seriously enough? We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 288: Sports: The Good and the Bad
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In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss sports, culture, and the church. Are sports a net good? What can we learn from sports? What are the dangers of getting too focused on sports? We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 287: Credal Christianity
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In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss what it means that Christianity is credal, why this was such a big deal in the ancient world, and why it is becoming an increasingly important distinctive in the West today. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 286: Overstimulated Formation, Part 2
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In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX, Mike, Jason, and Wade continue their discussion of the challenges of modern media and news. How can our consumption of media lead to overstimulated formation? What is the danger of overstimulated formation? How does it impact life with neighbor in the state, the church, and the home? We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 285: Overstimulated Formation, Part 1
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In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the challenges of modern media and news. How can our consumption of media lead to overstimulated formation? What is the danger of overstimulated formation? How does it impact life with neighbor in the state, the church, and the home? We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 284: Lutherans and the Church Fathers
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In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss Lutheranism's historical approach to the church fathers? Did Lutherans study them? How did they use them? What authority did they have? How do they relate to sola scriptura? We hope you enjoy the episode!