Let the Bird Fly!

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 02:25 - Free-for-All (Insiders, Outsiders, and Generational Bridges)

* 37:51 - Main Topic (The Two Kingdoms)

On episode EIGHTY-SIX of Let the Bird Fly! the guys welcome back Rev. Dr. Mark Braun from Wisconsin Lutheran College. If you haven't heard the past episodes with Dr. Braun, do yourself the favor or rectifying that right here. But first, give this episode in which the guys discuss The Two Kingdoms, a topic that they've brushed up against in more than an episode or two in the past. A big thanks to Dr. Braun for joining us once again! We hope you enjoy the conversation.

Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer.

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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.

“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

Our Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther continues with Luther’s trip to Rome. Listen into the conversation as the guys ask why this happened, what it meant for the Reformation, and even occasionally what it means for us today.

Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer.

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. 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:

* "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.

* Image: "Portrait of Luther" by Lucas Cranach the Elder is in the Public Domain.

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 03:16 - Free-for-All (Pick one super power)

* 16:16 - Main Topic (The Guys Get Sci-Fi)

On episode EIGHTY-FIVE of Let the Bird Fly! the guys welcome Dr. Joel Davis, who teaches chemistry at Wisconsin Lutheran College. But instead of talking science with Dr. Davis (they hope to do that next time he's on), they talk Science Fiction. Dr. Davis' interest in science, however, is not unrelated to his interest in science fiction (as he mentions in the episode); but if you're looking for some cold, hard chemistry, you'll have to wait. In the meantime, we hope you'll enjoy our discussion about science fiction and the space it creates for us to look back at ourselves. If you don't skip over the Free-for-All, though, you'll have to suffer through us discussing our choice super powers....spoiler alert, Wade's first choice is already taken.

As there were a number of books referenced in this episode, here's at least a partial list for anyone interested:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

1984 by  George Orwell

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech by Franklin Foer

The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr

Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer.

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

Our Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther continues with Luther’s transition from the monastery to the parish. Listen into the conversation as the guys ask why this happened and what it meant for the Reformation.

Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer.

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. 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:

* "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.

* Image: "Portrait of Luther" by Lucas Cranach the Elder is in the Public Domain.

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 07:07 - Free-for-All (Personal Intro Songs)

* 16:46 - Main Topic (Anthropology)

On episode EIGHTY-FOUR of Let the Bird Fly! Mike and Wade welcome Dr. Ned Farley to discuss Anthropology, a topic he knows more than a thing or two about. Before getting the main topic, though, the guys fantasize about what they'd pick as their personal intro songs...you know if they did something worthy of having their own intro songs. We're very thankful to Dr. Farley for taking the time to sit down with us and we're sure you'll enjoy the great conversation.

Happy New Year from all of us at Let the Bird Fly!

Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer.

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. 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.

“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...

The Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther continues with Luther’s transition from law student to Augustinian Friar. In many ways the transition was fairly simple: his daily schedule was not too different, he was still an academic, and he only moved across town. Yet the transition could not have been more life-altering. Listen into the conversation as the guys ask why this happened and what it meant for the Reformation.

Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. The 2018 calendar year has been one of tremendous growth for 1517 and plans for 2019 and beyond are well underway. In order to continue to grow and spread the message of that the death of Christ saves, 1517 has set a goal of raising $250,000 by December 31st. If you are able to help support all the great content being produced by 1517, please consider doing so with a regular monthly donation, or a one time donate. You can find more about 1517 on their website and you can DONATE RIGHT HERE. Thank you for your support!

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. 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:

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

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

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 02:52 - Scripture Narrative (Luke 2:1-15)

* 16:34 - Free-for-All (Favorite Christmas Custom)

* 30:33 - Main Topic (On Christmas with Athanasius, Lewis, and Luther)

On episode EIGHTY-THREE of Let the Bird Fly! Mike and Wade welcome back Dr. Paul Lehninger and Rev. Greg Lyon to discuss Christmas. As a launching point for the discussion the guys use Athanasius's On the Incarnation, along with C.S. Lewis's introduction to Athanasius's classic treatise. They also read Luther's 1530 Sermon on Christmas Day (except Mike, who does very little he's asked to do and yet far more than he needs to), which they get to about half way through the main topic. Before getting to that discussion, though, they have a real Scripture Narrative (thanks for checking Wade's "bible," Mike), as well as a Free-for-All on their Favorite Christmas Customs.

We hope enjoy and that you and yours have a very merry Christmas! 

Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. The 2018 calendar year has been one of tremendous growth for 1517 and plans for 2019 and beyond are well underway. In order to continue to grow and spread the message of that the death of Christ saves, 1517 has set a goal of raising $250,000 by December 31st. If you are able to help support all the great content being produced by 1517, please consider doing so with a regular monthly donation, or a one time donate. You can find more about 1517 on their website and you can DONATE RIGHT HERE. Thank you for your support!

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two!

If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at [email protected],

The guys continue their Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther with a deeper look at his university days in Erfurt. Listen in as they discuss both the life of a young man in Erfurt but also the different philosophies at play in the early 16th Century college scene.

Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. The 2018 calendar year has been one of tremendous growth for 1517 and plans for 2019 and beyond are well underway. In order to continue to grow and spread the message of that the death of Christ saves, 1517 has set a goal of raising $250,000 by December 31st. If you are able to help support all the great content being produced by 1517, please consider doing so with a regular monthly donation, or a one time donate. You can find more about 1517 on their website and you can DONATE RIGHT HERE. Thank you for your support!

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. 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:

* "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.

* Image: "

* 00:00 - Introduction

* 07:45 - Free-for-All (Favorite food when traveling)

* 21:14 - Main Topic (The Importance of Travel)

On episode EIGHTY-TWO of Let the Bird Fly! the guys welcome onto the show Dr. Martin Moldenhauer, who teaches on the English faculty at Wisconsin Lutheran College. But instead of talking Shakespeare, American literature, or the metamorphic process or writing (all topics Dr. Moldenhauer would be fantastic on as well), they sit down to talk about another personal and professional interest of Dr. Moldenhauer's: the importance of travel. After indulging in some discussion of their own Wanderlust, they ponder the benefits of experiencing different cultures. In the end, they take as their theme the famous Mark Twain quote: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” We hope you are able to sit back and enjoy the discussion.  

Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. The 2018 calendar year has been one of tremendous growth for 1517 and plans for 2019 and beyond are well underway. In order to continue to grow and spread the message of that the death of Christ saves, 1517 has set a goal of raising $250,000 by December 31st. If you are able to help support all the great content being produced by 1517, please consider doing so with a regular monthly donation, or a one time donate. You can find more about 1517 on their website and you can DONATE RIGHT HERE. Thank you for your support!

And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. 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.

The guys continue their Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther by exploring his early education. Luther was afforded a good education that prepared him for university. It was rough and, yes, he did get beat a few times, but he emerged fully prepared to take on the rigors of a college education.  Of course, it wasn’t just the curriculum that shaped him. The camaraderie with his classmates, the faithfulness of his instructors, and the encouragement of those who saw in him something special shaped the young Luther. 

Here's a brief bibliography on the Life of Martin Luther:

Martin Luther: A Life by James Nestingen

Luther the Reformer: The Story of the Man and His Career by James Kittelson

A Short Life of Martin Luther by Thomas Kaufmann

Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet by Lyndal Roper

Luther: Visionary Reformer by Scott Hendrix

Here I Stand: The Life of Martin Luther by Roland Bainton

Luther: Man between God and the Devil by Heiko Oberman

Brand Luther by Andrew Pettegree

Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. The 2018 calendar year has been one of tremendous growth for 1517 and plans for 2019 and beyond are well underway. In order to continue to grow and spread the message of that the death of Christ saves, 1517 has set a goal of raising $250,000 by December 31st. If you are able to help support all the great content being produced by 1517, please consider doing so with a regular monthly donation, or a one time donate. You can find more about 1517 on their website and you can DONATE RIGHT HERE. Thank you for your support!

And as always,