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.

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?

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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?"

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.

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

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].