This is the fourth Wingin' It in our series on Church History, in which Wade and Mike are using Mark A. Noll's book Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity as the spring-board for their discussion. Their intention is to use his structure as a rough guide for their conversations; so if you're looking for a book study guide, you'll need to keep looking. If you're looking to hear Mike and Wade find another excuse to record a conversation about things they enjoy, though, you're in the right place.

This episode picks up with the fourth chapter of Noll's book, which Noll entitles The Monastic Rescue of the Church: Benedict's Rule (530). We hope you'll enjoy this  Wingin' It series. (And if you do, don't forget to share!)

We are happy to be a part of the 1517 Podcast Network. If you haven't done so, make sure to check out all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy!

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- "Slow Burn" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

- “Not Drunk” by The Joy Drops is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 09:00 - Scripture Narrative (from Johann Gerhard's Sacred Meditations)

* 15:23 - Free-for-All (Summer Vacations)

* 36:39 - Main Topic (Should We Think about Death?)

On episode SIXTY-SEVEN of Let the Bird Fly! Wade and Peter sit down in Wade's backyard to discuss death. Specifically they decide to talk about whether or not we ought to think about death. It takes a while to get to their answers to that, but if you've been listening for any amount of time you could've guessed that. If you're looking for the book that Wade used for our Scripture Narrative in this episode, you can find Johann Gerhard's Sacred Mediations right here. We apologize that this episode is out late, we hope you'll enjoy it all the same.

If you haven't done so yet, make sure to head over to the 1517 Podcast Network and check all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy!

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“Horses to Water” by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena

“Gib laut” by Dirk Becker is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

“Whistling Down the Road” by Silent Partner

“Not Drunk” by The Joy Drops is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

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This is the third Wingin' It in our series on Church History, in which Wade and Mike are using Mark A. Noll's book Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity as the spring-board for their discussion. Their intention is to use his structure as a rough guide for their conversations; so if you're looking for a book study guide, you'll need to keep looking. If you're looking to hear Mike and Wade find another excuse to record a conversation about things they enjoy, though, you're in the right place.

This episode finishes up their discussion from the previous session on The Council of Nicaea, and then moves on to the third chapter of Noll's book. Noll entitles that chapter Doctrine, Politics, and Life in the Word: The Council of Chalcedon (451). And as you might expect, Mike and Wade discuss the Council of Chalcedon. We hope you'll enjoy this  Wingin' It series. (And if you do, don't forget to share!)

We are happy to be a part of the 1517 Podcast Network. If you haven't done so, make sure to check out all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy!

You can find and share us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn Radio. Or you can like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. And if email is more your style, you can reach us at [email protected].

Thanks for listening!

Attributions for Music Used in this Episode

- "Slow Burn" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

- “Not Drunk” by The Joy Drops is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 02:37 - Free-for-All (First Album You Purchased)

* 15:30 - Main Topic (On Reading "Unsafe" Authors - Part 2)

On episode SIXTY-SIX of Let the Bird Fly! the guys (sans Wade) continue their discussion from Episode 65 about reading "unsafe" books and authors. They are once again joined by Rev. Dr. Mark Paustian, who teaches at Martin Luther College, in New Ulm, MN.

If you missed the last episode, you may want to head over there and check it out first as this is definitely a continuation of that conversation. (But we're not here to tell you what to do or how to do it, so you do what you want to do.)

Since this was an episode about authors and books, we've got a list of some of the books we discussed in the episode (as well as a couple from the previous episode).

Books mentioned in this episode:

Practice in Christianity by Søren Kierkegaard

Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder

Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian in Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton

Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C. S. Lewis

The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis and the Secret of the Seven Heavens by Michael Ward

Till the Night Be Past: The Life and Times of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Theodore J. Kleinhans

Shall We Sin?: Responding to the Antinomian Question in Lutheran Theology by Jeffrey K. Mann

If you haven't done so yet, make sure to head over to the 1517 Podcast Network and check all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy!

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on

This is the second Wingin' It in our series on Church History, in which Wade and Mike are using Mark A. Noll's book Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity as the spring-board for their discussion. Their intention is to use his structure as a rough guide for their conversations; so if you're looking for a book study guide, you'll need to keep looking.

This episode picks up on the second chapter of Noll's book, which he entitles Realities of Empire: The Council of Nicaea (325). The discussion of the Council of Nicaea bleeds over a bit into the next Wingin' It, so you'll have to wait until that comes out for the rest. We hope you'll enjoy this  Wingin' It series. (And if you do, don't forget to share!)

We are happy to be a part of the 1517 Podcast Network. If you haven't done so, make sure to check out all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy!

You can find and share us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn Radio. Or you can like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. And if email is more your style, you can reach us at [email protected].

Thanks for listening!

Attributions for Music Used in this Episode

- "Slow Burn" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

- “Not Drunk” by The Joy Drops is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 03:03 - Free-for-All (World Cup)

* 10:01 - Main Topic (On Reading "Unsafe" Authors - Part 1)

On episode SIXTY-FIVE of Let the Bird Fly! Wade was out-of-town, so the guys took over his office and invited back Rev. Dr. Mark Paustian. Dr. Paustian joined us back on Episode 60 to discuss communication, and we had such a great time we decided to get him back on, this time to discuss reading books and authors who have been deemed "unsafe." Our discussion centers around "theologically unsafe" authors, but we also discuss this concern in a slightly broader context as well.

This is a topic that the guys had done way back on Episode 4, which is entitled Stepping outside the Fortress. So if you're a new listener (or if you just skipped that episode), you may want to go back and give that early episode a listen as well (plus you'll get the added bonus of getting to hear us stumble through one of our early episodes, which is always entertaining). As it turns out there was quite a bit to talk about with Dr. Paustian, so we had to split it into two episodes. So if you enjoy this one, make sure to check out Episode 66 as well.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Shall We Sin? Responding to the Antinomian Question in Lutheran Theology by Jeffery K. Mann

Practice in Christianity by Søren Kierkegaard

If you haven't done so yet, make sure to head over to the 1517 Podcast Network and check all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy!

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. And, of course, share us with a friend or two!

If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at [email protected], or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com.

Thanks for listening!

Attributions for Music used in this Episode:

“The Last One” by Jahzzar is licensed under an Attr...

This Wingin' It is the first is a series that Wade and Mike plan to record on Church History. Much like they did with the Wingin' It series on the Divine Service, the hope is that by taking a big topic in smaller parts they'll be able to get into a bit more detail than they would be able to do in a single episode. That said, these are still Wingin' It episodes, so they are far from scripted, (you've been forewarned).

They will be using Mark A. Noll's book Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity as the spring-board for their discussion. Rather than provide an overview of Noll's book, however, their intention is to use his structure as a rough guide for their conversations. With that in mind, this episode begins with the topic of Noll's first chapter: The Fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD. We hope you'll enjoy this new Wingin' It series. (And if you do, don't forget to share!)

We are happy to be a part of the 1517 Podcast Network. If you haven't done so, make sure to check out all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy!

You can find and share us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn Radio. Or you can like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. And if email is more your style, you can reach us at [email protected].

Thanks for listening!

Attributions for Music Used in this Episode

- "Slow Burn" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

- “Not Drunk” by The Joy Drops is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 06:12 - Scripture Narrative (Acts 26)

* 09:55 - Free-for-All (Favorite Beer)

* 17:23 - Main Topic (Apologetics)

On episode SIXTY-FOUR of Let the Bird Fly! the guys once again sit down in Wade's backyard this time to discuss apologetics. Apologetics is something of a  reoccurring theme for the guys (we blame Mike), in fact back before Mike joined the elite ranks of co-hosts on the podcast, he was on as a guest to discuss this very topic. If you missed that episode, you can find it back at Episode 27: No Apologies, Apologetics. This episode's discussion is less organized (I know that may be hard to believe), but the guys just wanted to take some time to discuss something explicitly that they seem to keep bumping up against on different episodes. So we hope you'll enjoy (or at least tolerate) another discussion on apologetics.

If you haven't done so yet, make sure to head over to the 1517 Podcast Network (which, after the description above, we should mention we do not speak for....and who may soon be removing us from their network) and check all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy!

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. And, of course, share us with a friend or two!

If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at [email protected], or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com.

Thanks for listening!

Attributions for Music used in this Episode:

“The Last One” by Jahzzar is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

“Horses to Water” by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena

“Gib laut” by Dirk Becker is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

“Whistling Down the Road” by Silent Partner

“Not Drunk” by The Joy Drops is licensed under an

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 03:10 - Scripture Narrative (Galatians 2:17-21)

* 05:48 - Free-for-All (Name Peter's Son)

* 17:23 - Main Topic (Let the Bird Fly!)

On episode SIXTY-THREE of Let the Bird Fly! the guys sit down in Wade's backyard to discuss the podcast. Yep, that's right another self-indulgent episode, but we hope you'll tolerate it. We've picked up a number of new listeners since joining the 1517 Podcast Network, so we thought this might be a good time to discuss what we hope to be doing with this podcast. In many ways this is a reboot of Episode 1, but with better audio quality and much less nervous hosts. We hope you enjoy and don't forget to email your votes for the name for Peter's son at [email protected].

If you haven't done so yet, make sure to head over to the 1517 Podcast Network (which, after the description above, we should mention we do not speak for....and who may soon be removing us from their network) and check all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy!

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. And, of course, share us with a friend or two!

If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at [email protected], or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com.

Thanks for listening!

Attributions for Music used in this Episode:

“The Last One” by Jahzzar is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

“Horses to Water” by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena

“Gib laut” by Dirk Becker is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

“Whistling Down the Road” by Silent Partner

“Not Drunk” by The Joy Drops is licensed under an Attribut...

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 37:43 - Main Topic (Every Sunday Communion - Part 2)

On episode SIXTY-TWO of Let the Bird Fly! the guys continue their discussion about every Sunday Communion with Pastor Brian Doebler. If you haven't listened to the first part of the discussion, you may want to do so before listening to this one, as this is the second half of that conversation. You can find the first part on episode 61. Since we didn't have a clean ending from the last episode, this one begins with a bit of an overlap from the previous episode. And we don't have a Scripture Narrative or Free-for-All, so this one is just one big, long Main Topic. Once again we'd like to thank Pastor Doebler for joining us for this lengthy conversation. We hope you'll enjoy it.

If you haven't done so yet, make sure to head over to the 1517 Podcast Network (which, after the description above, we should mention we do not speak for....and who may soon be removing us from their network) and check all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy!

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. And, of course, share us with a friend or two!

If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at [email protected], or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com.

Thanks for listening!

Attributions for Music and Image used in this Episode:

“The Last One” by Jahzzar is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

“Not Drunk” by The Joy Drops is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

Image: “Communion Table” by John Snyder is licensed under an Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.