It’s Addressed To You. Open It! In this episode, we discuss Martin Luther’s sermon on Luke 2 for Christmas afternoon. What’s the consequence of the “to you” and “for you” of Luke’s Gospel message for Christians? — SHOW NOTES: Sermon for Christmas afternoon, Luke 2:1-20; Luther's Works, Volume 51: Sermons 1 by Martin Luther https://amzn.to/3FCIYTK SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thew...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Ted, Just Admit It! He’s Always Been The Lamb. In this episode, we discuss Irenaeus’ Proof of Apostolic Preaching and what he has to say to those who make a show of faith but deny the incarnation of the Son according to the witness of Scripture. — SHOW NOTES: Proof of the Apostolic Preaching by Irenaeus https://amzn.to/3uzkgxg SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast....
Dec 13, 2022•55 min
Torah! Torah! Torah! In this episode, we discuss the book, Reading Moses, Seeing Jesus: How the Torah (Law) Fulfills its Goal in Yeshua (Jesus). This time it’s all about how to read and exegete the Scriptures to reveal the purpose and goal of the Torah and what that means for us today. — SHOW NOTES: Reading Moses, Seeing Jesus: How the Torah (Law) Fulfills its Goal in Yeshua (Jesus) by Eitan Bar, Seth Postell, Erez Soref https://amzn.to/3UmRCK1 SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/p...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Who’s Running the Verbs of Grace? In this episode, we discuss Augustine’s defense of God’s grace against the Pelagians, with a healthy dose of Reformation theology added for seasoning. — SHOW NOTES: Augustine - On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/15061.htm SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com St John's Luther...
Dec 03, 2022•55 min
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Nov 27, 2022•2 min
They Call Me… Tim. In this episode, we discuss Tim Keller’s sermon, The Purpose of Christmas. Does it matter that Jesus’ birth is a historical fact? What’s the difference between an eyewitness account and a legend? What are we really preaching at Christmas, and why should anyone care? — SHOW NOTES: Tim Keller - The Purpose of Christmas https://www.preachingtoday.com/sermons/sermons/2005/august/244.html SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://15...
Nov 24, 2022•54 min
Divide by Two, but Add by One. In this episode, we discuss Nestorius’ sermon on whether Mary was Theotokos or not and what happens when one tries to comment on the two natures of God using Greek philosophy to exegete Scripture. — SHOW NOTES: Nestorius - First Sermon Against The Theotokos The Christological Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) by Richard A. Norris https://amzn.to/3XgI6ek FC SD VIII. The Person of Christ https://thebookofconcord.org/formula-of-concord-solid-declaration...
Nov 21, 2022•57 min
God Doesn’t Do Prophet-sharing. In this episode, we discuss Gerhard von Rad’s explanation of a prophet’s freedom and lack of choice regarding his call and proclamation. What’s at stake for preachers, and all Christians, when God calls us to speak a specific word, to a specific people, at a specific time according to his decision? — SHOW NOTES: Von Rad Biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_von_Rad and https://www.theopedia.com/gerhard-von-rad The Message of the Prophets by Gerhard Von R...
Nov 16, 2022•50 min
God Has No Skin in The Game? In this episode, we discuss Tertullian’s argument against Marcion about God’s being born flesh and blood in his treatise, On The Flesh of Christ. What’s at stake when well-meaning Christians disembody God and, consequently, Christians? — SHOW NOTES: Tertullian bio https://www.theopedia.com/tertullian Tertullian - On the Flesh of Christ - Chapters III & IV: https://ccel.org/ccel/tertullian/christ_flesh/anf03.v.vii.iii.html SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www....
Nov 13, 2022•51 min
What We've Got Here Is Failure to Communicate. In this episode, we discuss Karl Barth’s Roman’s commentary, which cast a long and influential shadow over much of twentieth-century theology, and what it can teach today. — SHOW NOTES: The Epistle to the Romans https://amzn.to/3E1xZSZ SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com St John's Lutheran Church (Webst...
Nov 09, 2022•55 min
The Stuff That Heresies Are Made Of. In this episode, we discuss Ireneaus’ attack on the Marcionite and Gnostic heresies, which sought to divide Christ’s two natures, and the ramifications of this teaching for the churches today. — SHOW NOTES: The Christological Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) https://amzn.to/3fCTrEv SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestp...
Nov 06, 2022•48 min
Did Jesus Have to Die For That Sermon? In this episode, we discuss Gerhard Force’s book "Theology is For Proclamation," specifically the focus and function of all Jesus’ preaching and how it defines Christian preaching in every generation. — SHOW NOTES: Forde - Theology is for Proclamation https://amzn.to/3SG7zu8 The Crucified God: 40th Anniversary Edition https://amzn.to/3TOtErH SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Pri...
Nov 02, 2022•47 min
Blind Faith Is Worthless Unless It’s Blind Faith in Us. In this episode, we discuss Augustine’s Confessions, specifically Augustine’s reflection on the Manichaeans and the effect God’s Word had on his conversion to Christianity. — SHOW NOTES: Augustine - Confessions https://amzn.to/3DFhBau SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com St John's Lutheran Churc...
Oct 30, 2022•45 min
We Are Live! In this episode, we recorded a live show at the Here We Still Stand 2022 conference, so of course, we read Nietzsche and discussed salvation. — SHOW NOTES: Nietzsche - The Antichrist https://genius.com/Friedrich-nietzsche-the-antichrist-full-text-annotated SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB ...
Oct 18, 2022•36 min
Do You Read The Bible? What’s Your Secret? In this episode, we discuss how to understand the Bible from Matthias Flacius’ book, How to Understand the Sacred Scriptures. — SHOW NOTES: Matthias Flacius - How to Understand the Sacred Scriptures https://amzn.to/3CDHs22 More Flacius https://amzn.to/3eeLJzH Formula of Concord https://bookofconcord.org/epitome/ Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History - Erik H. Erikson https://amzn.to/3elrMXT SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517...
Oct 08, 2022•2 hr 11 min
It’s A Bittersweet, Scientific Symphony of Atheism. In this episode, we discuss Josh McDowell’s book, More Than A Carpenter, and the topic of belief, science, and atheism. Do science and faith contradict one another? Is atheism a reasonable position over-against belief in God? — SHOW NOTES: Josh McDowell - More Than a Carpenter https://amzn.to/3xQwXWy or http://www.voiceofthewatchman.org/warriorsofgod/More_Than_a_Carpenter-Josh_McDowell.pdf Robert Alter - The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Com...
Oct 01, 2022•2 hr 27 min
Liar, Liar, Jesus Is A Lunatic? In this episode, we read More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell. We discuss the cultural-historical argument that Jesus was either a good moral teacher or a prophet, or whether he was a liar, lunatic, or Lord. — SHOW NOTES: Josh McDowell - More Than a Carpenter https://amzn.to/3xQwXWy or http://www.voiceofthewatchman.org/warriorsofgod/More_Than_a_Carpenter-Josh_McDowell.pdf CFW Walther - On Masonry https://crossings.org/cfw-walther-on-law-gospel/ Membership in Cer...
Sep 24, 2022•2 hr 13 min
Does God Care Whether We’re Good or Bad? We conclude our discussion of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. If Christians live in enemy territory, as Lewis writes, how does that affect the defense of our faith? Do we have free will, and why would God give us free will if he knew we’d eat from Eden’s tree? What does conscience have to do with our relationship with God and one another? — SHOW NOTES: C.S. Lewis - Mere Christianity http://www.ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books/Mere%20Christianity%20-%20Lewis.pd...
Sep 18, 2022•2 hr 34 min
Let’s Fight! In this episode, we read and discuss C.S. Lewis’ popular book: Mere Christianity. What do Christians believe? How do we discuss religion, good and evil, God and the devil, and why Christianity isn’t something anyone would ever think to invent? — SHOW NOTES: C.S. Lewis - Mere Christianity http://www.ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books/Mere%20Christianity%20-%20Lewis.pdf Zombie beetles https://www.livescience.com/59493-fungus-turns-beetle-into-zombie.html Here We Still Stand 2022 https://learn...
Sep 10, 2022•2 hr 28 min
Singing in Tune, But Singing The Wrong Song... In this episode, we conclude our discussion of Revelation by Flannery O’Connor. How does a theologian of the cross reveal the truth to people who don’t want to listen? Paradox, misdirection, and revelation. — SHOW NOTES: "Revelation" From "Everything That Rises Must Converge" By Flannery O’Connor https://www.ohio.k12.ky.us/userfiles/1153/Classes/7791/OConner%20Revelation.pdf The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor https://amzn.to/3AKl7hp Idiocracy...
Sep 04, 2022•2 hr 10 min
A Christ-Haunted Parable... In this episode, we discuss faith, segregation, and the Christ-haunted south as described by Flannery O’Connor in her short story, Revelation. What happens to us when we discuss race, gender, class, and culture apart from Christ Jesus? What does it mean that the churches are Christ-haunted? What happens when the churches are quiet about what God’s Word says to a nation’s leaders, clergy, and people? — SHOW NOTES: "Revelation" From "Everything That Rises Must Converge"...
Aug 27, 2022•2 hr 33 min
You Silver-tongues Devil... We conclude our discussion of Dostoevsky’s dialogue between Ivan Karamazov and the devil from the Brothers Karamazov. — SHOW NOTES: The Brothers Karamazov - Book 11 - Chapter 9 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/28054/28054-h/28054-h.htm Reds https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082979/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Biblia Pauperum https://amzn.to/3dECVm0 The Unseen Realm - Michael Heiser https://amzn.to/3Cezi0f SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of ...
Aug 22, 2022•2 hr 6 min
Speak if The Devil… In this episode, we discuss Ivan Karamazov’s argument with the devil from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, The Brothers Karamazov. How do we recognize the evil one when he comes to us, mainly when he portrays himself as someone who wants what’s best for us? — SHOW NOTES: The Brothers Karamazov - Book 11 - Chapter 9 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/28054/28054-h/28054-h.htm SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warri...
Aug 14, 2022•2 hr 16 min
Welcome to The Terrordome. In this episode, we read and discuss “The Sermon” from Moby Dick. What is a preacher's responsibility to his congregation in his preaching? What happens when the Gospel is talked about but never preached? What happens when Jonah is preached without Christ at the conclusion of the sermon? — SHOW NOTES: Moby Dick by Herman Melville - CHAPTER 9: THE SERMON https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/42/moby-dick/634/chapter-9-the-sermon/ Moby Dick (1956) - Father Mapple's Sermon https://w...
Aug 06, 2022•2 hr 20 min
Was It Only A Dream? We conclude our reading and discussion of "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathanial Hawthorne. What happens when sin, death, and Satan are unaddressed by Christians, and especially the churches? What kind of damage does hypocrisy do to a community, congregation, and our Christian relationships? — SHOW NOTES: Young Goodman Brown https://www.owleyes.org/text/young-goodman-brown/read/young-goodman-brown Hawthorne bio https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/nathaniel-hawthorne Night on ...
Jul 30, 2022•1 hr 44 min
Good Christian People? In this episode, we read and discuss the parable of Young Goodman Brown, a short story by Nathanial Hawthorne. What happens when Christians don’t have a Gospel preacher? What happens when we carry our guilt and are tempted by the devil? How do we distinguish between God and the devil? — SHOW NOTES: Young Goodman Brown https://www.owleyes.org/text/young-goodman-brown/read/young-goodman-brown Hawthorne bio https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/nathaniel-hawthorne Sympathy f...
Jul 28, 2022•2 hr 12 min
It’s For Your Own Good. We conclude our reading and discussion of Dostoevsky’s, The Grand Inquisitor. What are we willing to sacrifice to accept the devil’s offer of miracles, mystery, and authority? Why do we surrender to temptation, and what do we expect are the consequences? What can we learn from Jesus’ rejection of the devil’s temptations, and what does that mean for Christians today? — SHOW NOTES: The Grand Inquisitor By Fyodor Dostoyevsky https://stephenhicks.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/1...
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 41 min
Happiness in Slavery. We continue to read and discuss the parable of the Grand Inquisitor in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s, The Brothers Karamazov. In this episode, the Grand Inquisitor details why Jesus’ rejection of Satan’s temptations in the wilderness doomed humanity. — SHOW NOTES: The Grand Inquisitor By Fyodor Dostoyevsky https://stephenhicks.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DostoevskyF-Grand-Inquisitor-text.pdf The Same with Pictures and Introduction https://www2.hawaii.edu/~freeman/courses/phil100/1...
Jul 09, 2022•2 hr 28 min
Why? Why? Why? We read and discuss Dostoevsky’s parable of the Grand Inquisitor. What happens when we discuss evil and the work of the evil one apart from God’s Word, his preacher, and Christ’s cross? — SHOW NOTES: The Grand Inquisitor By Fyodor Dostoyevsky https://stephenhicks.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DostoevskyF-Grand-Inquisitor-text.pdf The Same with Pictures and Introduction https://www2.hawaii.edu/~freeman/courses/phil100/11.%20Dostoevsky.pdf Gematria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gem...
Jul 03, 2022•2 hr 22 min
Gatekeepers & Madmen. We read and discuss two parables, by Franz Kafka and Friedrich Nietzsche. What happens when people don’t have a preacher sent by the Holy Spirit to declare forgiveness? Without the Gospel, where does the law end? — SHOW NOTES: Before the Law by Franz Kafka https://www.kafka-online.info/before-the-law.html Friedrich Nietzsche, The Parable of the Madman (1882) http://historyguide.org/europe/madman.html 208a: Nietzsche - Human history is built upon sacrifice https://www.15...
Jun 12, 2022•2 hr 30 min
