Small Catechisms

Small Catechisms

By Lutheran Church of the NativityReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Small Catechisms episodes

  • Sunday Sermon (7.27.25)

    Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Hosea 1:2-10, Colossians 2:6-15, and Luke 11:1-13. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

    To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at NativityArden.org.

    12 min
  • Sunday Sermon (7.20.25)

    Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Amos 8:1-12, Colossians 1:15-28, and Luke 10:38-42. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

    To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at NativityArden.org.

    15 min
  • Sunday Sermon (7.13.25)

    Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Amos 7:7-17, Colossians 1:1-14, and Luke 10:25-37. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

    To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at NativityArden.org.

    14 min
  • Sermon Q&A (7.13.25)

    Pastor Sean addresses a question from the sermon 7.6.25 relating to the Lutheran view of Holy Communion. He is at Lutheridge this week, so the audio was recorded on his phone instead of our regular podcast setup at the church.

    13 min
  • Episode 12 - The Trinity with Scott Williams (Season 1)

    On this season finale episode Dr. Aaron Davis interviews Prof. Scott Williams (UNC-Asheville) about his new book, The Trinity. They talk about what conciliar trinitarianism is, what the logical problem of the trinity might be, how divine simplicity relates to the doctrine of the trinity, and more.

    Links

    • Nativity's website - Link
    • Scott's The Trinity (Cambridge, 2025) - Link
    • Scott's faculty page - Link
    • Khaled Anatolios's Retrieving Nicaea: The Development of Trinitarian Doctrine (Baker Academic, 2018) - Link
    • St. John of Damascus's On the Orthodox Faith (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2022) - Link
    • St. Basil the Great's On the Holy Spirit (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2011) - Link

    Questions or Suggestions?

    Contact Dr. Davis with your input: [email protected].

    1 hr 1 min
  • Sermon Q&A (7.7.25)

    Dr. Aaron Davis answers this question from the week's Scripture readings: "I notice that Paul points out what large letters he's using to write to the Galatians. This seems strange to me. Any ideas why?"

    6 min
  • Sunday Sermon (7.6.25)

    Dr. Aaron Davis preaches from 2 Kings 5:1-14, Galatians 6:7-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20. You can find all of the readings for this Sunday here.

    To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at NativityArden.org.

    17 min
  • Episode 11 - Conversations with Pastor Sean: Reading Scripture Today (Season 1)

    In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis hosts a conversation with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about how we read Scripture today. We discuss things like what Scripture is, what we should do with difficult passages of Scripture, whether Scripture is inerrant/infallible, and more.

    Questions or comments about the episode? Send a message to [email protected].

    Links

    Nativity's website - Link

    Ethiopian Orthodox canon - Link

    Paul Copan's Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God - Link

    Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy - Link

    1 hr 2 min

About Small Catechisms

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Small Catechisms is a ministry of Lutheran Church of the Nativity in Arden, North Carolina. Aaron Davis (PhD, St Andrews) hosts conversations with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Sean Barrett (DMin, MTSO), interviews scholars and Christian leaders, and discusses resources for faith formation.