Small Catechisms

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14. 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.

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis introduces listeners to the Bioethics for the People podcast. This podcast explores fascinating topics throughout medical ethics and related areas, and it offers lots of opportunities for people to reflect on issues that will likely touch all of our lives at some point.

Links

• Nativity's website - Link
• The Bioethics for the People website - Link
• Dr. Devan Stahl's faculty webpage - Link
• Dr. Tyler Gibb's faculty webpage - Link

Questions or Suggestions?

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

Dr. Aaron Davis answers two questions about his Trinity Sunday Sermon:

1. "Why don't we say the Athanasian Creed on Trinity Sunday?"
2. "Enjoyed listening to your sermon yesterday. One thing Messed me up a bit. One statement that has stuck with me was when you said " Jesus claimed . . .". I didn't feel Jesus has to claim anything. It was in the early part of your sermon. Jesus taught and when he spoke it was the truth. He never has to claim anything. Could you please clarify for me, a bit about what you really wanted to say . . ."

Links

Nativity's website - Link

The Athanasian Creed - Link

Dr. Aaron Davis preaches from Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, and John 16:12-15. 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.

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis hosts a conversation with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about the sacrament of holy communion. We discuss things like what communion is and why it has so many names, what role the sacrament might play in salvation, why churches would ever want to excommunicate people, and more.

Links

Nativity's website - Link

Questions or Suggestions?

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

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Acts 2:1-21. 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.

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis interviews Dr. Jordan Steffaniak about the relationship between philosophy and the Church. We discuss what philosophy is, why people might be skeptical about philosophy being involved in the Church's life, what Christian philosophy might look like at its best, and more.

Links

• Nativity's website - Link
• The London Lyceum - Link
• Hanover Press - Link
• Jordan's Twitter - Link

Questions or Suggestions?

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

Pastor Sean Barrett answers the question that came in:

Is the Holy Spirit in everyone, working in and thru all people, or just Christians? (Context: I kind of see different answers in the 3 scripture texts today)

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis hosts a conversation with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about the sacrament of holy baptism. We discuss things like what baptism is, why some churches baptize infants while others don't, whether one can ever be rebaptized, and more.

Links

Nativity's website - Link

St. Andrews Encyclopedia of Theology entry on baptism - Link

Dr. Aaron Davis answers the following question: "Can you say more about how it works for Christ to have a body that ascended and is present in Holy Communion? The incarnation seems confusing as I think more about Ascension Sunday."

Links

Nativity website - Link

Interview with Cruz Davis on models of the acension - Link

James Arcadi's "Recent Philosophical Work on the Doctrine of the Eucharist" - Link

Interview with Arcadi on eucharistic theology - Link