Radical Grace/The Lutheran Difference

In this Edition of Radical Grace Radio, we talk about the Healing of Naaman and talk about how Baptism is understood through this healing. This episode was taped last week before ELCA convention, and as soon as it's available a second special edition will be made available where we talk about the ramifications of the decisions made by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

Did you know that married couples can learn something about how to live out their marriage by learning about Baptism and what it means? I was surprised. I never would have thought about this, ever!Also, we listen to some clips from some of the very first podcasts of Radical Grace when it was known as "the Lutheran Difference".

In this edition of Radical Grace Radio we talk about how when people think of Baptism under the Law, they often count Baptism as a work. However, Baptism is not a work, but rather a gift from God in which he gives us Christ and all his benefits.

In this edition of Radical Grace Radio we talk about the doctrine of "Once Saved Always Saved", which is hard sometimes because it seems to some people that we are trying to take away the assurance of Salvation? But we learned from one caller that taking this on can be beneficial and can bring even greater comfort when the believer is pointed to Christ and His Completed work.

In this Edition of Radical Grace Radio Pastor Greg Lesieur and I talk about what Paul might mean by "fighting the good fight". Does Paul mean fighting the fight to Holiness? Or does he mean something else?

In this edition of Radical Grace Radio we talk about Pop Psychology and how the "Gospel" of Pop Psychology has worked it's way into the nearly every corner of the church at large. This show was recorded over a year ago, but is still relevant for people in desperate need of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Have you ever wondered about the free will that man is supposed to have when it comes to choosing Christ as your personal Savior? Have you ever wondered about your own will, which seems bent on rejecting Jesus? This show is for you.

Sometimes, when we talk about Law and Gospel to people, there comes a point where someone says "so what". What that means is they aren't getting how the scriptures not only contain both Law passages and Gospel passages, but that often we have a tendency as sinful, fallen people to misread Gospel passages as Law, and often get these two distinct teachings mixed up. In this edition of Radical Grace Radio, we talk about the "so what" of law and Gospel and how it drastically changes your Christian walk when you keep these two teachings distinct. In the second half of the hour Pastor Ron Meyr of Faith Lutheran Viera joins us.

The opening theme for Radical Grace Radio, in it's entirety. No, this isn't necessarily what Sunday morning worship music should sound like. I remember getting the idea to do an upbeat version of this old Advent Hymn when I heard the Choir at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis do it as though it were a march... The impression I got was it's a song you sing as you're carrying the Good News to "Those who sit in Darkness". We all decided this should be the theme for the show, since most other shows already use "A mighty Fortress" as their opening theme. Speaking of "A Mighty Fortress", listen carefully in the second verse for a re-iteration of this famous melody.

In this edition of Radical Grace Radio, we're taking some time to talk about Law and Gospel, a bit of a primer on this distinction that the Formula of Concord calls "that special brilliant light that serves till the end of the age that God's Word may be rightly divided". Pastor Gary also asked an interesting question: Law is to Gospel as ________ is to Grace? What would you put in the blank?Listen to the show to get the answer.