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In this episode, Ben Ball (pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Chruch, Hamel, IL, and Sixth VP of LCMS) walks us through the history and import of the Feast of Pentecost. We begin in the Old Testament where the feast is first commanded and its connection to the giving of the Law on Mt. Sinai and how the giving of the Spirit by the Word of the Gospel is the fulfillment of this. Ben then takes us through the connections to the Tower of Babel and the Gospel reading. This feast, as Ben describes it, is a feast for our times, for it teaches us that Jesus reigns by his Word over all things. 

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In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses with Fritz Eckardt (Editor-in-Chief of Gottesdienst: The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy and pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran, Kewannee, IL) the Feast of Pentecost and the person and work of the Holy Spirit. 

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In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord. Ben Ball (pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hamel, IL) joins us for the discussion.

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In this episode, we discuss The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord. Why do we celebrate it? How is this feast pivotal to our lives as Christians waiting for and eagerly anticipating Christ's return in glory? Why did he go away? And in departing, does that mean he is truly absent? And if not, how is he with us now. You will see just how profound and glorious this feast is as Rick Stuckwisch (pastor of Emmaus Lutheran Church, South Bend, IN, and Departmental Editor of Gottesdienst: The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy) answers these questions and more. 

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Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Seventh Sunday of Easter, John 15:26–16:4.

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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Regular Guest: Fr. Dave Petersen

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In this Book Talk, Andrew Packer walks us through the book Gashmu Saith it, by Douglas Wilson.

Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Special Guest: Fr. Andrew Packer

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Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Sixth Sunday of Easter, John 16:23–33.

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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Regular Guest: Fr. Dave Petersen

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Have you noticed that all the old villains aren’t really villains anymore? Maleficent, Hannibal Lecter, Darth Vader, Cruella De Vil: All these villains aren’t so much villains, but rather people who have a psychological reason for what they do. If we could only understand them how they became that way, then they’re not so bad. 

In this episode, we look at villain revisionism. Where bad isn’t really bad, thereby destroying any conception of what is good. 

Here is the article referenced in the episode: https://treeofwoe.substack.com/p/victim-manager-rebel-destroyer?s=r

 

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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Regular Guest: Fr. Jim Roemke

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Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Fifth Sunday of Easter, John 16:5–15.

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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Regular Guest: Fr. Fritz Eckardt

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