As Lutheran As It Gets

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As Lutheran As It Gets delves deep into the deep tracks, B-sides, and basement tapes of our Lutheran fathers. As Lutheran As It Gets is hosted by Rev. Donavon Riley with Rev. Christopher Gillespie interrupting the monologue and producing.

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As Lutheran As It Gets episodes:

08.31.2019
76: Norman Nagel – Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper, pt. 4
Pastors Gillespie and Riley wrap us their series on Norman Nagel’s “Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper.” For this final episode, they read and discuss Luther’s battle with Andreas Karlstadt about Christ Spirited Away. Text: Luther’s Understanding of Christ...
08.24.2019
75: Norman Nagel – Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper, pt. 3
Pastors Gillespie and Riley again read and discuss Norman Nagel’s work: Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper. This episode, the word, the sign, and the efficacy of the Lord’s Supper. Text: Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper,...
08.18.2019
74: Norman Nagel – Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper, pt.2
Pastors Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Norman Nagel’s work: Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper. This episode, our relation to Christ in the Supper. Text: Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper, Norman Nagel, p....
07.06.2019
71: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Gospel, part 3: Justification and Faith
Pastors Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion with Philip Melancthon on the power of the Gospel from his Loci Communes. This week, what is righteousness? Text: Commonplaces: Loci Communes 1521 by Philip Melanchthon, p. 86 Show Notes: * Episode #66 – The Power...
06.11.2019
68: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Law pt. 3
This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley wrap up their reading and discussion of Philip Melanchthon’s Loci Communes on the power of the law. How does God use his word of law to curb our sinful urges and cravings, drive us...
05.25.2019
66: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Law
Martin Luther referred to Philip’s Loci Communes as “one of the clearest statements of the Christian religion ever written.” With this in mind, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Philip Melancthon’s Loci on the power of the law and...
04.29.2019
64: Werner Elert – Eucharistic Fellowship in the First Four Centuries
This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Werner Elert’s examination of the Lord’s Supper as the heart of the Church, the liturgy, and Christian life. Text: Werner Elert – Eucharistic Fellowship in the First Four Centuries Show Notes: * Elert bio *...
04.20.2019
63: Martin Luther – A very Lentish commentary on Psalm 102
This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss another one of Luther’s commentaries on the penitential psalms. Text: The Penitential Psalms: Luther’s Works, Volume 14 Show Notes: * Stargate * The Man Who Would Be King * William McRaven – Make Your Bed * Steven...
04.15.2019
62: Martin Luther’s 38 Special
This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s commentary on Psalm 38. A lot of conversation about sin, grace, and militant piety. Text: The Penitential Psalms: Luther’s Works, Volume 14 Show Notes: * Gates of Fire – Pressman * Celtic Holocaust...
04.06.2019
61: Martin Luther’s Lentiest Psalm Commentary
In this episode, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Dr. Luther’s comments on Psalm 143. Text: The Penitential Psalms: Luther’s Works, Volume 14 — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at http://higherthings.org/contact. Please rate and review the show in Apple Podcasts,...
04.02.2019
60: Martin Luther Lents Psalm 6
In this episode, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s commentary on Psalm 6 – God’s two kinds of discipline Text: The Penitential Psalms: Psalm 6, Luther’s Works, Volume 14 Show Notes: * Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning when Outgunned and...
03.23.2019
59: Psalm 32 – Still Getting Lent-ed with Martin Luther
In this episode, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s commentary on Psalm 32. This week, they talk about sins forgotten. blessedness, and the upside down, the backward reality of the comfort of confessing one’s sin to God. Text:...
03.19.2019
58: Get Lent-y with Martin Luther
This week, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s commentary on Psalm 51. This episode is all about repentance, conscience, sin, and grace. Text: The Penitential Psalms: Psalm 51, Luther’s Works, Volume 14 — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us...
03.10.2019
57: Christoph Homburg – Christ, The Life of All The Living
In this episode, Pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Christoph Homburg’s “Christ, The Life of All The Living.” Affliction, church militant and triumphant, holding the “simul” tension in pastoral care. Show Notes: * Text * Author bio * Death, be not proud –...
03.04.2019
56: Martin Franzmann – Preach You The Word
This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Franzmann’s “Preach You the Word” – God’s Word, pastoral ministry, singing doctrine, and always repenting. Text: Preach You the Word, Martin Franzmann Show Notes: * Sanctus.org * Sword-In-Hat Website * Martin Franzmann (Wikipedia) * Martin Franzmann (1907-1976) Professor and Poet * Brinkley,...
02.26.2019
55: Nikolaus Selnecker – Lord Jesus Christ, with Us Abide
In this episode, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Selnecker’s hymn of prayer, to be kept safe by and in God’s Word and Sacraments Text: Lord Jesus Christ, with Us Abide (LSB 585), Nicolaus Selnecker, 1532-92 Listen: Show Notes: * German Text * Bente...
02.17.2019
54: John Mason Neale – Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle
This week, Pastors Gillespie and Riley discuss Neale’s translation of Fortunatus’ hymn, prayer, the two kingdoms, right and left-handed power, and the importance of a “catholic” confession of the Christian faith. Text: “Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle,” Fortunatus, tr. John...
02.10.2019
53: Paul Speratus, Salvation Unto Us Has Come
In the fall of 1523 Paul Speratus penned his most famous hymn, Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, “Salvation Unto Us Has Come.” It was one of the hymns in the first Lutheran hymnal in 1524, commonly known as...
02.02.2019
52: Lazarus Spengler – All Mankind Fell In Adam’s Fall
For the next four episodes, Gillespie and Riley dig into Lutheran hymns that are “as Lutheran As It Gets.” Lazarus Spengler originally wrote “Durch Adams Fall ganz verderbt Menschlich Natur und Wesen” as a nine stanza text of eight lines. Matthias...
01.30.2019
51: The Last Galatians Lecture (for us) of Martin Luther
In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read Luther’s Galatians lectures on Christ and those who cut off from Christ by their works. Text: Martin Luther’s Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535): Lecture Notes Transcribed by Students and Presented...
01.22.2019
50: The (Almost) Last Martin Luther Galatians Lectures
Gillespie and Riley begin to wrap up their reading in Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, we discuss Christ becoming most Savior and most sinner for us. Text: Martin Luther’s Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535): Lecture Notes Transcribed...
01.15.2019
49: Martin Luther’s Galatians Lectures – How to Measure a True Christian
In this episode, Gillespie and Riley go back to Luther’s Galatians lectures, to read and discuss how to measure the true Christian. Text: Martin Luther’s Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535): Lecture Notes Transcribed by Students and Presented...
01.04.2019
48: The Law… Until Christ – Luther’s Galatians Lectures
Gillespie and Riley get back to their epic reading of Luther’s epically epic Galatians commentary. This week, the law’s relation to Christ and Christians. Text: Martin Luther’s Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535): Lecture Notes Transcribed by Students...
12.25.2018
47: Martin Luther’s Magnificat Meditation, Part 2
In the second part, Gillespie and Riley continue to read Martin Luther’s Magnificat, to discuss how God makes Mary a theologian of the cross. Text: Luther’s Works, Vol. 21: Sermon on the Mount and the Magnificat Show Notes: Restrepo (Documentary) — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas?...
12.24.2018
46: Martin Luther’s Magnificat Meditation, Part 1
In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read Martin Luther’s Magnificat, to discuss how God makes Mary a theologian of the cross. Text: Luther’s Works, Vol. 21: Sermon on the Mount and the Magnificat Show Notes: The Largely Catechized Life Mondays in the Psalter Small Catechism...
12.23.2018
45: This Is The Catechism Prayerbook You’ve Been Looking for… part 2 with Pr. Mark Buetow
Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion about the Catechism Prayerbook, examining the Seventh Petition of the Lord’s Prayer: “But deliver us from evil.” Text: The Catechism Prayer Book, Lord’s Prayer, Seventh Petition Show Notes: The Catechism Prayer Book Sebastian Junger Malcolm Gladwell – Outliers Portlandia –...
11.25.2018
44: This Is The Catechism Prayerbook You’ve Been Looking for… part 1
This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss The Catechism Prayerbook and dig into Article Three of the Creed. Text: The Catechism Prayer Book, Third Article of the Creed, Part 1 Show Notes: The Catechism Prayer Book Werner Elert – Eucharistic Fellowship in the First Four...
11.17.2018
43: All the works-righteous dinosaurs feared the mighty Gospel T-Rex, part 2
Continuing from Part 1, Gillespie and Riley ride the wave of Luther’s introduction to Paul’s letter to the Galatians as he doubles and triples down on the language of promise, old man versus new man, and the proper relation of...
11.12.2018
42: All the works-righteous dinosaurs feared the mighty Gospel T-Rex, part 1
This week, Gillespie and Riley ride the wave of Luther’s introduction to Paul’s letter to the Galatians as he doubles and triples down on the language of promise, old man versus new man, and the proper relation of God’s Word...
10.07.2018
40: I know. We’re the same, you and I. Just a couple of sarcastic, Lutheran fools.
In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue to read Luther’s commentary on Galatians (1535). This week, Luther goes full Luther, sarcasm, and Luther’s preface to his Galatians lectures. Text: Martin Luther’s Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535): Lecture...
09.29.2018
39: I cannot die. Not until I fulfill my destiny, and read Luther’s Galatians commentary.
This week, Gillespie and Riley begin an epic reading of Luther’s epic Commentary of Galatians (1535). This episode, Luther’s preface to his lectures on Galatians. Text: Martin Luther’s Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535): Lecture Notes Transcribed by...
09.15.2018
38: Once more into the fray… breach… biography thingie… with Heiko Oberman
Another week, another episode reading Heiko Oberman’s biography of Martin Luther. In this episode, Luther as a Bible translator. Text: Luther: Man Between God and the Devil by Heiko A. Oberman, p. 308ff Show Notes: Clutch – Hot Bottom Feeder Jonathan Mann Mike Rowe on...
09.06.2018
37: Hey, let’s have a big round of applause for all of today’s contenders… with Heiko Oberman
Here they go again… Pastors Gillespie and Riley continue with Heiko Oberman’s biography of Martin Luther. This week, they discuss the consequences, then and now, of Luther’s debate with Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will. Text: Luther: Man Between God...
08.20.2018
35: I’m sorry, but your theology is…. Christ-haunted… with Heiko Oberman
In this episode, Pastors Gillespie and Riley dive back into Heiko Oberman’s biography of Martin Luther. This week, Oberman explains how The Freedom of a Christian was Luther’s formulation of the Christian as “simul” in order to counter the theological...
08.16.2018
34: Does This Look Reformationy to You? with Heiko Oberman
This week, Pastors Gillespie and Riley read Heiko Oberman’s remarkable biography of Martin Luther. In this episode, Oberman explains the force of exegesis in Luther’s earliest Psalms lectures. Text: Luther: Man Between God and the Devil by Heiko A. Oberman, p....
08.06.2018
33: Get Nageled Again, part 3
This week, Riley and Gillespie go back one more time, into the sermons of Dr. Norman Nagel. In this episode, a lot of temptation talk. Text: Selected Sermons of Norman Nagel: From Valparaiso to St. Louis by Norman Nagel, p.178-9 Show Notes: Dr....
07.30.2018
32: Get Nageled Again, part 2
This week, Riley and Gillespie continue their adventure through the sermons of Dr. Norman Nagel. In this episode, fig tree Jesus. Text: Selected Sermons of Norman Nagel: From Valparaiso to St. Louis by Norman Nagel, p.175-176 Show Notes: Dr. Nagel reads Dr. Suess Sermons...
07.23.2018
31: Get Nageled Again, part 1
This week, Riley and Gillespie dive into the sermons of Dr. Norman Nagel. In this episode, Jesus’ yoke is easy, and His burden light. Text: Selected Sermons of Norman Nagel: From Valparaiso to St. Louis by Norman Nagel, p.173-174 Show Notes: Dr. Nagel...
06.30.2018
30: I don’t know your religious game, but you cannot stop the Gospel! with Detlev Schultz
Pastors Gillespie and Riley dive into Klaus Detlev Schulz’s “Mission From The Cross,” to discuss the Christian faith and its mission in relation to other religions and ideologies. Text: Mission from the Cross by Klaus Detlev Schulz (2009) & Mission from...
06.16.2018
29: Law, Gospel, and the Mission of God with Ingemar Oberg
Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie dive into a conversation about Luther, Law & Gospel, and how the church goes about its mission Text: Luther and World Mission: A Historical and Systematic Study With Special Reference To Luther’s Bible Exposition (2007) by...
06.10.2018
28: Who Is For Us, With Us, and Feeds Us? with Albrecht Peters
Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie triple dip into Albrecht Peters’ commentary on Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, Baptism and Lord’s Supper. This week they discuss the Lord’s Supper, nostalgia, ego and old Adam, and real versus wished-for change. Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary...
05.26.2018
27: Water, Command, Promise with Albrecht Peters
Description: Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie double dip into Albrecht Peters’ commentary on Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, Baptism and Lord’s Supper. This week it’s all about Baptism! Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, pg....
05.17.2018
26: A Confrontation at The Lord’s Table
Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, pg. 46-48 Description: Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie dive back into Albrecht Peters’ commentary on Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. This week, they read “Baptism and the Lord’s Supper“ and...
05.09.2018
25: Forgive us our debts so we’re free to forgive others…
Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechism: Lord’s Prayer, p.165ff. Show Notes: Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie dive back into Albrecht Peters’ commentary on Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. This week, they read “Lord’s Prayer” and discuss how the Gospel opens the...
04.28.2018
24: “Sanctification Based On Justification” with Albrecht Peters
Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Creed, p.248ff Show Notes: Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie return to the excellent series from Albrecht Peters, this time delving deep into the Third Article of the Creed and the perennially hot topic: sanctification. Creed (2016) Peaky...
04.15.2018
23: “The One who alone is the selfless man…” with Albrecht Peters
Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Ten Commandments, p.83ff Show Notes: Stephen R Lawhead, Avalon: The Return of King Arthur The Evil Dead The Ten Commandments The History of the World: Part I 95 Theses The Heidelberg Disputations “I keep a close watch on this heart of mine.” Johnny...
04.04.2018
22: The Church by the Spirit and in the World with F. Edward Cranz
The church is invisible and visible, of the Spirit but in the world. The nuances of this distinction have many implications for how you understand the church. Join Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie for a free-wheeling journey through F. Edward Cranz’s essay. Our...
03.24.2018
21: Luther’s Use of Satire with H.G. Haile
The Dangerous Duo dig deep into a brilliant biography of Luther, enjoying a tasty bit of sharp satire from Luther. Join in the conversation and hang on for the ride. Our text: Luther: An Experiment in Biography – H.G. Haile (1980) Show...
03.13.2018
20: Hanging from the Gallows Pole with Thomas Tentler
Do Penance. Now. It’s Lent after all. Or maybe not? Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie dig deep into an exhaustive treatment of Luther’s Christology. Our Text: Sin and Confession on the Eve of the Reformation by Thomas N. Tentler Show Notes: Sam Harris I can now...
02.11.2018
18: Faith Lets God Do the “God Stuff” with Drs. Arand and Kolb
Listen to Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie riff off this excellent book from 2008. Our Text: The Genius of Luther’s Theology by Charles Arand and Robert Kolb More Show References: Jordan Peterson – The Marxist Idea of White Privilege Loving v. Virginia (1967) Fyodor Dostoyevsky – Demons Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn...

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As Lutheran As It Gets episodes:

76: Norman Nagel – Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper, pt. 4

75: Norman Nagel – Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper, pt. 3

74: Norman Nagel – Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper, pt.2

71: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Gospel, part 3: Justification and Faith

68: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Law pt. 3

66: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Law

64: Werner Elert – Eucharistic Fellowship in the First Four Centuries

63: Martin Luther – A very Lentish commentary on Psalm 102

62: Martin Luther’s 38 Special

61: Martin Luther’s Lentiest Psalm Commentary

60: Martin Luther Lents Psalm 6

59: Psalm 32 – Still Getting Lent-ed with Martin Luther

58: Get Lent-y with Martin Luther

57: Christoph Homburg – Christ, The Life of All The Living

56: Martin Franzmann – Preach You The Word

55: Nikolaus Selnecker – Lord Jesus Christ, with Us Abide

54: John Mason Neale – Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle

53: Paul Speratus, Salvation Unto Us Has Come

52: Lazarus Spengler – All Mankind Fell In Adam’s Fall

51: The Last Galatians Lecture (for us) of Martin Luther

50: The (Almost) Last Martin Luther Galatians Lectures

49: Martin Luther’s Galatians Lectures – How to Measure a True Christian

48: The Law… Until Christ – Luther’s Galatians Lectures

47: Martin Luther’s Magnificat Meditation, Part 2

46: Martin Luther’s Magnificat Meditation, Part 1

45: This Is The Catechism Prayerbook You’ve Been Looking for… part 2 with Pr. Mark Buetow

44: This Is The Catechism Prayerbook You’ve Been Looking for… part 1

43: All the works-righteous dinosaurs feared the mighty Gospel T-Rex, part 2

42: All the works-righteous dinosaurs feared the mighty Gospel T-Rex, part 1

40: I know. We’re the same, you and I. Just a couple of sarcastic, Lutheran fools.

39: I cannot die. Not until I fulfill my destiny, and read Luther’s Galatians commentary.

38: Once more into the fray… breach… biography thingie… with Heiko Oberman

37: Hey, let’s have a big round of applause for all of today’s contenders… with Heiko Oberman

35: I’m sorry, but your theology is…. Christ-haunted… with Heiko Oberman

34: Does This Look Reformationy to You? with Heiko Oberman

33: Get Nageled Again, part 3

32: Get Nageled Again, part 2

31: Get Nageled Again, part 1

30: I don’t know your religious game, but you cannot stop the Gospel! with Detlev Schultz

29: Law, Gospel, and the Mission of God with Ingemar Oberg

28: Who Is For Us, With Us, and Feeds Us? with Albrecht Peters

27: Water, Command, Promise with Albrecht Peters

26: A Confrontation at The Lord’s Table

25: Forgive us our debts so we’re free to forgive others…

24: “Sanctification Based On Justification” with Albrecht Peters

23: “The One who alone is the selfless man…” with Albrecht Peters

22: The Church by the Spirit and in the World with F. Edward Cranz

21: Luther’s Use of Satire with H.G. Haile

20: Hanging from the Gallows Pole with Thomas Tentler

18: Faith Lets God Do the “God Stuff” with Drs. Arand and Kolb