In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, Elizabeth Pittman is joined by Rev. Dr R. Lee Hagan, author of Faithful, Hopeful, and Bold: Encouragement for the Church . During the episode, Hagan reminds listeners that wherever God’s Word is proclaimed, there is hope for His people. Get Hagan’s new book at cph.org/hagan . Show Notes Our world is constantly shifting, changing, and moving away from Christianity. This post-Christian culture feels bleak and full of hopelessness for the n...
Jul 16, 2025•31 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Dr. Robert Kolb joins The Concordia Publishing House Podcast to talk about the second edition of The Christian Faith , A Lutheran Exposition . Dr. Kolb, along with his coauthor Ted Hopkins, use the history of the church and its creeds and confessions as a guide to share new perspectives on the presentation of Christian doctrine for current day. Get the book on cph.org now. Show Notes For Martin Luther, pure doctrine was not just the content of Scripture but also that content conveyed faithfully ...
Jun 21, 2025•46 min•Season 6Ep. 8
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, host Elizabeth Pittman is joined by guest Sharla Fritz to discuss Sharla’s newest book, Divine Directions: How God Guides Your Path . Order the book now on CPH’s website at cph.org/divinedirections. Show Notes From Moses’ journey to the Promised Land and Ruth’s journey in life, it’s easy to see that following your own itinerary never goes as planned. In her new book, Divine Directions , Sharla Fritz writes about how this is especially tr...
May 28, 2025•26 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Rev. Kris Whitby joins this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast to discuss his new book with CPH, Come and Be Filled: Feasting with Jesus in His Word . Kris and host Elizabeth Pittman discuss 11 Biblical meals that Kris writes about in the book, and how Jesus blesses us when we dine together. Get his book by visiting cph.org/feast . Show Notes In his new book, Come and Be Filled , Kristopher R. Whitby explores eleven meals throughout Scripture and the lessons God teaches there arou...
May 21, 2025•29 min•Season 6Ep. 6
On this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, author Donna Snow joins host Elizabeth Pittman to discuss her newest Bible Study, Strong and Courageous: Studying God's Promises in Joshua . Donna discusses why she chose to write about Joshua and what we can learn from his story. Get Donna’s newest Bible Study at cph.org/joshua . Show Notes Joshua was called into what is arguably one of the most intimidating leadership roles in the history of God’s people. As he stood at the Jordan Rive...
May 10, 2025•20 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Rev. David A. Shadday joins host Elizabeth Pittman on this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast to talk about his new book, Reclaiming the Heart of Marriage . Get Shadday’s book on the CPH website today. Show Notes Why did God give us marriage? Companionship or procreation might be answers that come to mind, but marriage also serves as something even bigger—it is a reflection of Christ and His bride, the church. Listen to the episode to hear author David A. Shadday discuss his book ...
Apr 09, 2025•41 min•Season 6Ep. 4
On this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, Rev. Michael Newman joins host Elizabeth Pittman as the guest to talk about his recently released book with CPH, Faith Notes: A Christ-Centered Survival Kit for Young Men . Mike talks with Elizabeth about the struggles young men face today, from isolation to peer pressure and bullying. He tells listeners how his new book (the companion to Faith Notes: A Christ-Centered Survival Kit for Young Women by Cassie Moore) contains devotions that...
Feb 08, 2025•29 min•Season 6Ep. 3
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, host Elizabeth Pittman speaks with author Rev. Andrew R. Jones about his newest book, Ten Lies Satan Loves to Tell . Andy dives into the truth that Satan lies to us all the time but helps us recognize and combat 10 of the major lies with God’s Word. Get Andy’s newest book at cph.org/tenlies . Show Notes “You need and deserve more.” “You should cover up your sins.” “You are too sinful to be forgiven.” Have you ever heard Satan murmur thes...
Jan 22, 2025•35 min•Season 6Ep. 2
On this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, we take a look at the history and legacy of Lutheran homiletics with guest Pastor Isaac Johnson. Isaac is the translator of Reinhold Pieper's Evangelical Lutheran Homiletics, available now on cph.org . Show Notes Listen now as host Elizabeth Pittman and guest Isaac Johnson talk discuss his translation of Reinhold Pieper’s Evangelical Lutheran Homiletics, which offers a fuller understanding of the history of preaching within the LCMS as t...
Jan 15, 2025•34 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Guest and author Michelle Diercks joins this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast to speak with host Elizabeth Pittman about her newest Bible study, Promised Hope: Finding Peace in God’s Faithfulness . Michelle talks about the hope we have in Jesus and how to use Promised Hope in your study, a group study, or a book club and face whatever uncertainty you have in your life. Pre-order the book on cph.org now! Available on January 7. Show Notes In this life, we aren't promised health, ...
Dec 21, 2024•27 min•Season 5Ep. 30
Listen to this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast as author and guest R. Reed Lessing takes a close look at recent interpretations, historical and canonical settings, genres, and more in the book of Lamentations. Lessing provides his perspective on all of these things and more in the newest volume in the Concordia Commentary series that he authored - Lamentations - Concordia Commentary . Pre-order the next Concordia Commentary edition on the book of Lamentations on our website tod...
Nov 27, 2024•40 min•Season 5Ep. 29
Young women today are faced with a host of challenges, including things like loneliness, isolation, anxiety, bullying, social media behavior, and relationship issues. Guest and author Cassie Moore reminds us that young women can turn to God through all the issues they meet. Listen to the episode now as Cassie discusses her new book, Faith Notes: A Christ-Centered Survival Kit for Young Women with host Elizabeth Pittman. Faith Notes is available on the CPH website now! Show Notes Anxiety. Isolati...
Nov 20, 2024•29 min•Season 5Ep. 28
Beloved Lutheran hymnals have a long history, dating all the way back to 1524. This year in 2024, we are celebrating 500 years of Lutheran hymnals. This episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast features returning guest Peter Reske, Senior Editor of Music and Worship at Concordia Publishing House. Peter's takes listeners on a trip back in time to 1524 to teach us a little bit about the earliest Lutheran hymnals, how they came about, some of the stories that surround their creation, and h...
Nov 06, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 27
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, author Martha Van Buskirk joins host Elizabeth Pittman to talk about her new book Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Grace: God's Purpose in Your Every Day . During the conversation, Martha shares how you can make a difference in your very own family, neighborhood, and community through small but Spirit-led acts. Pre-order the book on cph.org . Available November 7! Show Notes Can ordinary lives be extraordinary? In this episode, writer, spea...
Oct 30, 2024•37 min•Season 5Ep. 26
Brian Davies joins host Elizabeth Pittman on this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast to preview his new book, Captivating Conversations: How Christians Can Reclaim the Lost Art of Listening . During the episode, Brian talks about how we can use Jesus as our model for being good listeners and asking good questions as Christians in today's world. Pre-order the book at cph.org/listen . Available October 22. Show Notes Are you a good listener? Many people believe that they are but, wh...
Oct 19, 2024•34 min•Season 5Ep. 25
Concern for the mental health of young people has exponentially increased in recent years. How can Christian schools help their students? In this episode, Dr. Belinda Karge and Dr. Bratton join host Elizabeth Pittman to answer this question and dive into the curriculum they co-authored along with Dr. Jeremiah Stokes, Resilient Minds: Christ-Centered Mental Health Curriculum . Learn more about the curriculum for 5th-8th grade students at cph.org/resilientminds . Show Notes Listen to the episode n...
Oct 05, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 24
What makes a church good? Have you ever thought about that? In his new book, Will the Real Church Please Stand Up , author Matthew Richard shows us what makes a church great is an unwavering focus on Christ. Pastor Richard joins this episode to discuss the new book with host Elizabeth Pittman. Find out more and pre-order the book at cph.org/realchurch . Available to order starting October 8. Show Notes Come join the Campbells as they test out churches in their brand-new town of Midway. They're l...
Sep 25, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 23
In this episode, Dr. John Maxfield joins host Elizabeth Pittman to discuss his deep dive into the Lutheran Reformation from a specific town’s perspective in his new book, Becoming Lutheran: The Community of Brunswick from Evangelical Reform to Lutheran Culture. The book traces the influences and events that shaped one community as its people journeyed from evangelical reform to Lutheran culture. Find out more and get the book at cph.org . Show Notes Have you ever wondered what the Lutheran Refor...
Sep 18, 2024•44 min•Season 5Ep. 22
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, author Deb Burma returns as guest to talk with host Elizabeth Pittman about her newest devotional book, Immeasurably More: 100 Devotions on God's Extravagant Grace . Immeasurably More features 100 devotions with journaling and prayer prompts to reveal God's immeasurable grace, love, power, provision, and more. Pre-order Deb’s newest book at cph.org/immeasurablymore . Available on September 24! Show Notes In Ephesians 3:20, Paul tells us ...
Sep 11, 2024•40 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Listen to the latest episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast as Dr. Brian German joins as guest to talk about the newest edition in the Concordia Commentary, Haggai and Malachi, which he authored. In the newest volume Dr. German details literary themes, historical insights, and New Testament connections found in the books of Haggai and Malachi. Get the newest volume in the series at cph.org . Show Notes In this new episode, Dr. German joins host Elizabeth Pittman to discuss the Biblica...
Sep 08, 2024•44 min•Season 5Ep. 20
God’s Word is overflowing with promises for you yesterday, today, and forever . In this new episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, author Terry Zuehsow joins host Elizabeth Pittman to discuss God’s promises that he guides readers through in his book, Exploring God’s Promises: A Guided Journey through His Word . Pre-order the book on cph.org now. Available September 10! Show Notes God earnestly wants you to grow to know Him and to more fully experience His promises in your life. In au...
Sep 04, 2024•27 min•Season 5Ep. 19
In this episode, CPH author Chad Lakies brings a new perspective to the discussion about outreach and witnessing, one that makes us aware of the hurt felt on all different sides in society, and aims to find healing through what Christ brings His creation. Chad talks about this and more in his new book, How the Light Shines Through: Resilient Witness in Dark Times , coming soon in September. Pre-order his book on cph.org . Show Notes Will people meet Jesus in us if we aggressively respond in kind...
Aug 31, 2024•41 min•Season 5Ep. 18
On this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, Elizabeth Pittman is joined by guest Dr. Gene Edward Veith Jr. as he talks about his new book, Embracing Your Lutheran Identity . Gene takes listeners and readers on a journey from the early church through the Reformation to Lutheranism today. Elizabeth discusses how his newest work helps us to see why the stories from these eras are important to our Lutheran identity. Embracing Your Lutheran Identity will release on August 27 and is ava...
Aug 17, 2024•49 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Dr. Joel Biermann joins as guest on this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast to discuss his new book, Day: 7: For Work, Rest, or Play . In this episode, Biermann discusses how his book explores the sabbath and how it's all about living in the joy and celebration of God's good gifts. Get a copy of his book on cph.org . Show Notes The third commandment asks Christians to remember the sabbath day by keeping it holy - but how is one supposed to keep it holy? And how does work, rest, an...
Aug 07, 2024•33 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Author Faith Doerr joins this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast to discuss how we can turn to the Bible to find comfort, rather than modern self-help phrases. She also talks about how she addresses these issues in her new book, God’s Encouraging Word: True Comforts When Worldly Advice Fails , which will release on July 23 and is available for pre-order now. Show Notes "Just be positive!" "God only gives you what you can handle." "Others have it harder." People mean well when they...
Jul 10, 2024•44 min•Season 5Ep. 15
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, Elizabeth Pittman is joined by Christa Petzold, author of the new curriculum Journey through Church History. Christa explores why we should study and teach our children church history and how we are a part of God’s family through our baptisms. Find out more about Christa’s new work at cph.org/churchhistory . Show Notes Just as you are joined to Christ in your Baptism, you are joined to a family of believers who have gone before you. In J...
Jul 06, 2024•32 min•Season 5Ep. 14
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, Rev. Dr. David Loy joins as guest to talk about how our vocations flow out of the love God has shown for us in Christ. He also previews the new book from CPH that he acted as general editor for, Faith at Work: Christian Vocation in the Professions. Find out more about the new book by visiting cph.org . Show Notes: Listen to the full episode now as Rev. Dr. David Loy, dean of Christ College at Concordia University Irvine, talks about our ...
Jul 03, 2024•47 min•Season 5Ep. 13
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, Elizabeth Pittman is joined by co-host Peter Reske, CPH Senior Editor of Music/Worship. The duo hosts together to interview Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, professor of music at Concordia University Nebraska, and discuss all things church music, composition, and more. Check out Dr. Blersch’s compositions with CPH at cph.org . Show Notes Listen to the episode now as Elizabeth and Peter discuss all things church music with Dr. Jeffrey Blersch. Dr. Bl...
Jun 29, 2024•45 min•Season 5Ep. 12
This episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast features author Pastor Andy Wright as he previews his new book, Faithfully Formed: The Lutheran Confessions in Daily Life . Andy joins host Elizabeth Pittman to take a look at the Confessions and their roles in our lives as Christians, and how they are relevant to us as we face challenges prevalent in today’s culture. Get a copy of Andy’s book by visiting cph.org/faithfullyformed . Show Notes: The Lutheran Confessions play a vital role in th...
Jun 22, 2024•39 min•Season 5Ep. 11
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, Rev. Mark Kiessling and Julianna Shults from the LCMS Youth Ministry office join host Elizabeth Pittman to discuss facilitating healthy youth ministry practices, as well as their new book, Seven Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry , which outlines their insights into this topic Get a copy of their book at cph.org/seven-practices-of-healthy-youth-ministry . Show Notes: Wondering how to care for the youth in your congregation? Experiencing...
Jun 05, 2024•33 min•Season 5Ep. 10
