The Gottesdienst Crowd

In this episode, Fritz Eckardt muses on the Book of Hebrews and what it teaches us about enduring temptation amid soft persecution. 

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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Regular Guest: Fr. Burnell Eckardt

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Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for Septuagesima, Matthew 20:1–16.

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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Regular Guest: Fr. David Petersen

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Men need other men. They need fathers to grow up into men. But they also need brothers. In this episode, Ben Ball talks about the dearth of male friendship and how to counteract it, for the pastor and the lay man alike.

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Matthew 17:1–9.

There has been a lot of talk about the Metaverse. By all the talk, it is the new greatest thing ever. In this episode, Larry Beane points out that it is not new and it is not great. This is just the next instantiation of what has always been happening. So keep calm, stay grounded, keep it real. 

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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Regular Guest: Fr. Larry Beane

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This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Matthew 8:23–27.

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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Regular Guest: Fr. David Petersen

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"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times.” We’ve all heard this. But can we keep strong men in good times. What attitudes and virtues must be cultivated? And to whom can we look as heroes to learn what concretely this looks like? This episode explores the ingredients for raising up men. 

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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Regular Guest: Fr. Adam Koontz

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This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Matthew 8:1–13.

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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Regular Guest: Fr. David Petersen

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The people of Rome, Galatia, Corinth, and Ephesus could hardly not know that they were idolaters when Paul preached to them. They had idols of stone and wood and precious metals. They had temples with statues devoted to their gods. We know from Luther’s Catechisms that an idol is anything that you fear, love, and trust in above all things. We have idols too. They are not statues of stone or wood or precious metals. But they look exactly like the idols of the ancient world. In this episode, Mark Preus walks us through what they look like. 

Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Special Guest: Fr. Mark Preus

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