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Son of a Preacher Man. In this episode, we sit with Rev. Klemet Preus' essay, The Sermon as Absolution. What is the purpose of proclamation? What is the content of a sermon supposed to be? What is vicarious satisfaction and how does it preach? We discuss bondage, absolution, liberation, and resurrection in this week's episode, and much, much more!
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The Sermon as Absolution https://logia.org/logia-online/555
Fire and the Staff: Lutheran Theology in Practice https://link.amazon/B0ed3loxX
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The Long and Winding Road. In this episode, we sit with the Holy Spirit to discuss moral law, free will, Christ crucified, and one of the longest rabbit trails we've ever been on; tracking two medieval scholastics to God's bathroom window. We ask questions of those who edit Jesus' words, question the benefits of not declaring the forgiveness of sin, and look at what happens when the Holy Spirit is sent into exile. All this and much, much more on this week's episode of the podcast.
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Spiritus creator - Regin Prenter https://link.amazon/B00IEXPJx
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I Long to Tell the Story of… Bondage and Grace.
In this episode, we hold a pastoral debrief where we discuss the 2026 "Here We Still Stand conference," the preaching method of Rev. Dr. James Nestingen, how the stories we tell confess our bondage to sin, and what is being done by Christ to break us free. Lots of stories, exegesis, and pastoral discussion on this episode of the podcast.
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Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough! In this episode, we continue our conversation about repentance, reading Rev. Dr. James Nestingen's article on the Gospel and Repentance. We discuss Luther's view of the Gospel's relationship to repentance, preaching a doable law, and what awaits those who leave the Church in a state of unrepentance. This and much, much more on this week's episode of the podcast.
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The Essential Nestingen https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419121-the-essential-nestingen
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In this episode, we sit with Rev. Dr. James Nestingen's writing on the gospel and repentance. We talk at length not only about law and repentance, but also about the consequences of therapeutic culture for the preaching and reception of calls to repent in the churches. If the law is known by its uses, who is the user? What is it to have a God? What do you have if you have one? How does it work? How does the law summarize the non-negotiables of creaturely life? Can the devil use the law? What is the preacher's use of the law? How does this lead us to the topic of repentance? All this and much, much more on this week's podcast.
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The Essential Nestingen https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419121-the-essential-nestingen
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Let's Stay Together.
In this episode, we sit with Werner Elert's study of Eucharist & Church Fellowship in the First Four Centuries. We discuss ecumenism, fellowship, communion, church polity, and what constitutes "koinonia" in the New Testament and the early church. This and much, much more on this week's episode of the podcast.
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Werner Elert - Eucharist & Church Fellowship in the First Four Centuries https://amzn.to/46CbotJ
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The Cost of Discipline.
In this episode, we sit with St. Athanasius and his writings on the life of St. Antony. How did Christians in the 4th century view spiritual warfare and affliction? What is the relation of discipline to prayer, piety, and resisting temptation? What did 4th century Christians think about virtues and vices, and whether they were (or weren't) related to the Christian life? Is it better for Christians to seek a place of solitude or community when focusing on heavenly things versus worldly things? How does Mammon factor into this? What does Scripture teach about the evil one, demons, dark powers, and evil spirits? Do we as modern Christians agree with Athanasius and Antony's views about spiritual warfare, and if not, why? This and much, much more on this week's episode.
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Athanasius - The Life of Saint Antony https://stjohnmiami.org/sites/default/files/book/55/life-st-anthony-st-athanasius.pdf
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Are You More Spiritual Than a Medieval Peasant?
In this episode, we sit with The Book of the Craft of Dying to discuss how medieval spiritual warfare was explained in the 1415 text Ars Moriendi. What temptations do Christians experience in the midst of death? How do temptations to desperation, impatience, complacency, and concern about worldly matters seduce Christians? How do we distinguish between divine actions and nefarious powers at work? How many times can Gillespie interrupt and contradict Riley before he goes apoplectic? Are there patterns Christians can look for to recognize when temptations are approaching? Is there anything we can do to avoid temptations? Is being tempted the same as sinning? Why is so much of medieval piety and discipline no longer taught by the churches? This and much, much more on today's episode of the podcast.
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Ars Moriendi (c. 1415), anonymous, from Frances Comper, The Book of the Craft of Dying (1917) https://archive.org/details/bookofcraftofdyi00caxtiala
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All Apologies.
In this episode, we respond to another listener question. What does it mean to "sit with a text" and yet be prepared at all times to give an apology for the hope that is in us? How does the Holy Spirit work in and through believers to testify to the truth about Jesus? Does the Spirit work through non-Christians, and if so, how and to what purpose? How has modern Christian evangelism differed from pre-modern evangelism and apologetics? What do the gospels teach us about the character of evangelism? This and much, much more in this week's episode.
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Triskellion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskelion
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Suicide Solution. In this episode, we sit with Martin Luther and C.S. Lewis to discuss the topic of self-murder ("suicide"). We talk about focusing on higher truth, how individualism leads to harmful consequences, and how Christians and churches may discuss this with others.
This episode discusses suicide directly. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, US) — and reach out to a pastor, a friend, or family, not just a stranger on the internet.
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We've touched this subject before — full episodes at bannedbooks1517.org: ep. 4, 26, 27, 59, 79, 108, 169, 177, 202b, and 447.
Full show notes and transcript: https://bannedbooks1517.org/episodes/ep-450
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