Small Catechisms

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Exodus 24:12-18, 2 Peter 1:16-21, and Matthew 17:1-9. 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.

On this season finale episode Dr. Aaron Davis interviews Bishop Emeritus Tim Smith (NC Synod) about the ministry of bishops in the ELCA and beyond. They talk about what bishops do, how their ministries vary across traditions, why church structure matters, and more.

Links

• Nativity's website - Link
• NC Synod website - Link
• "Smith Retires as Bishop," Salisbury Post - Link
• "Seriously? Women in Ministry" video (real comments made to women ministers) - Link

Questions or Suggestions?

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

Dr. Aaron Davis preaches from Isaiah 58:1-9a, 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, and Matthew 5:13-20. 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.

On this episode Dr. Aaron Davis talks with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about sanctification. They talk about what the term means, how we might understand it as Protestants, its relevance for everday Christian living, and more.

Links

• Nativity's website - Link

Questions or Suggestions?

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

In this episode, Dr. Aaron Davis discusses Tom McCall, Caleb Friedeman, and Matt Friedman's 2023 book, The Doctrine of Good Works: Reclaiming a Neglected Protestant Teaching. He talks about the book's background and contents, its strengths and weaknesses, and reasons why I think it deserves a wide readership.

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

Links

Nativity's website - Link

The Doctrine of Good Works (Baker Academic, 2023) - Link

On this episode Dr. Aaron Davis talks with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about justification. They talk about what the term means, its biblical roots, historical and recent developments concerning the concept, and more.

Links

• Nativity's website - Link
• Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification - Link

Questions or Suggestions?

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

Pastor Sean Barrett answers a question about John 1:29-42.

"What does it mean in this week's gospel reading when it says "You are to be called Cephas (translated as Peter)." How do you translate a name? Is one Hebrew and the other Greek, cause they don't sound remotely similar."

On this episode Dr. Aaron Davis interviews Prof. Jonathan Rutledge (Asbury University) about his book, Forgiveness and Atonement: Christ's Restorative Sacrifice. They talk about concepts like atonement, forgiveness, and sacrifice, where we see them in Scripture, what makes his view novel, and more.

Links

• Nativity's website - Link
• Forgiveness and Atonement (Routledge, 2022) - Link
• Jonathan's website - Link

Questions or Suggestions?

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

Dr. Aaron Davis answers this question: "You talked about the value of remembering one's baptism. What are some of the upsides of being baptized as an infant, even before it will be remembered by the one being baptized?"

Dr. Aaron Davis preaches from Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 10:34-43, and Matthew 3:13-17. 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.