Join us at the long table as we examine the state of the Church in Scandinavia and the broader trajectory of European Christianity. From state churches and cultural Lutheranism to secularization, immigration, and demographic decline, this episode explores what happens when Christianity becomes an inherited identity rather than a confessed conviction.

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Bishop Torkild Masvie serves as a confessional Lutheran bishop in Norway and is a leading voice for historic Christian teaching in the Nordic context. Known for his public defense of biblical anthropology and ecclesial fidelity amid increasing secular pressure, he has been instrumental in strengthening confessional Lutheran witness in Scandinavia. 

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Join us at the long table as we explore the biblical doctrine of the Divine Council—God’s heavenly assembly, the “sons of God,” and the unseen spiritual governance revealed throughout Scripture. From Genesis and Deuteronomy to the Psalms, Daniel, and Revelation, this episode recovers the supernatural worldview of the Bible and considers how it reframes our understanding of nations, spiritual rebellion, and Christ’s cosmic authority.

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 Dr. Geoffrey Boyle serves as Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He brings exegetical precision and pastoral clarity to the doctrine of the Divine Council, helping listeners see how this biblical theme strengthens confidence in Christ’s lordship over every authority in heaven and on earth.

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Join us at New Saint Andrews College as we sit down with Dr. David Talcott, professor of philosophy, to discuss classical education, gender, family, and the renewal of Christian culture. From Genesis and natural law to modern individualism, contraception, IVF, and the collapse of marriage as a cornerstone institution, this conversation explores what has gone wrong in the modern West—and what faithful reconstruction might look like.

If the family is the cell of civilization, what happens when we neglect it? And what might it mean to rebuild Christian community, education, and vocation with intentionality, courage, and hope?

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 Dr. David Talcott serves as Professor of Philosophy at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho. His work focuses on ancient Greek philosophy, particularly Plato and Aristotle, while also engaging contemporary debates surrounding gender, sexuality, education, and cultural renewal. He previously taught at The King's College in New York City.

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Join us at the long table as we hear a testimony of repentance, healing, and new life in Christ. From the promises and limits of modern sexual identity to the freedom found in submission to God’s Word, we explore what it means to leave a former way of life behind through repentance, forgiveness, and the daily work of sanctification under the cross.

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Tracy Rugg shares her journey out of a homosexual lifestyle and into a life ordered by repentance, faith, and obedience to Christ. Her story is not one of instant resolution, but of daily dying and rising, bearing witness to the truth that Christian identity is received, not constructed, and that Christ is faithful to those He calls out of darkness into His light.

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Join us at the long table as we examine wealth, usury, and Christian conscience in light of Scripture and the Church’s historic teaching. From the Church Fathers to Luther and Walther, we explore why lending at interest was long understood as a moral and spiritual problem. Pastor Shemwell calls the Church to recover economic teaching not as political ideology, but as faithful Christian formation ordered toward generosity, neighbor-love, and trust in God’s provision.

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Rev. Vincent Shemwell is a pastor whose journey out of Roman Catholicism was catalyzed in part by Rome’s historical reversal on usury. In this conversation, he traces how Scripture, the Church Fathers, Luther, and the Lutheran Confessions shaped his conviction that lending at interest for profit is a first-commandment issue tied to idolatry and the love of money. 

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Join us at the long table as we examine how modern evolutionary narratives shape culture, morality, and the Christian imagination, and why recovering a biblical doctrine of creation is essential for faithful worship, education, and stewardship. 

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Dr. Gordon Wilson is a Senior Fellow of Natural History at New Saint Andrews College and a biologist by training, with advanced degrees in entomology and environmental science. With decades of teaching experience, Dr. Wilson is a leading voice in articulating a distinctly Christian approach to biology (one that rejects evolutionary naturalism in favor of creation, dominion, and the glory of God revealed in nature). He is the author of Darwin’s Sandcastle and Different Shades of Green, and the creator of The Riot and the Dance documentary series, which celebrates creation as God’s living art museum.

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Join us at the long table as we hear a journey from modern Judaism to Christianity. From questions of law, covenant, and messianic expectation to the person and work of Jesus Christ, we explore how Scripture, history, and lived experience converge in a conversion shaped not by sentiment, but by truth.

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Blake Skolnick is a recent convert to Christianity who was raised within Judaism. In this conversation, he reflects on his movement away from Jewish law, identity, and modern political Judaism toward the claims of Christ as the fulfillment of Israel’s Scriptures. 

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Join us at the long table as we reflect on pastoral leadership, congregational health, and the Church's calling in a time of institutional strain and cultural uncertainty. From parish ministry to district oversight, we explore what faithful leadership looks like when trust is thin, pressures are high, and the Church is called to remain steady, humble, and rooted in Christ.

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Rev. Dr. Brady L. Finnern is President of the Minnesota North District of the LCMS. He provides pastoral and administrative oversight to congregations and clergy across the district. President Finnern speaks candidly about the challenges facing pastors, congregations, and church structures today, calling the Church to patience, clarity, and renewed confidence in Christ’s promises rather than institutional anxiety.

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Join us at the long table as we embark on a journey out of Rome and into the confessional Lutheran tradition. From questions of authority, doctrine, and development to the sacraments, justification, and the nature of the Church, we explore why claims of unchanging tradition ultimately gave way to Scripture as the sure foundation of faith.

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Rev. Vincent Shemwell is a pastor in the LCMS who previously spent a portion of his life within the Roman Catholic Church, including serious consideration of the priesthood. He recounts his departure from Rome as a slow unraveling of institutional authority claims, particularly in light of doctrinal reversals on usury, salvation, Scripture, and the teachings of Vatican II.

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Join us at the long table as we examine the quiet forces reshaping belief in the modern world—from secularism and moralistic therapeutic deism to expressive individualism and cultural Christianity. We explore how catechesis, apologetics, beauty, and disciplined formation can help the Church speak truthfully and compellingly in an age shaped more by feeling than by transcendence.

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Rev. Dr. John Rasmussen is Lead Pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kearney, Nebraska, and a pastor in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. He holds a Doctor of Ministry in Applied Apologetics and is deeply engaged in the work of catechesis, worldview formation, and cultural engagement within the Church. Pastor Rasmussen is also the co-host of the podcast Every Moment His, where he and his fellow pastors address theological, cultural, and pastoral issues that require more depth than a Sunday sermon allows—helping Christians think clearly, live faithfully, and remain rooted in Christ amid modern confusion. 

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