It’s the Cross, Stupid. In this episode, we discuss how God makes a theologian of the cross, how the theology of glory infiltrates churches and their doctrine, and how the cross of Christ reveals the truth about human history. SHOW NOTES:  Letters to Lutheran Pastors: Volume 1 https://amzn.to/45HmRXf  President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address (1961) https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-dwight-d-eisenhowers-farewell-address  St. Louis Edition of Luther's Works http://www.ctsfw.net/media/pdfs/DauStLouisEditionLuthersWorks.pdf Heidelberg Disputations https ..read more

Diving for Gomers. In this episode, we have a much-needed conversation about slavery to sin, Ezekiel’s whore metaphor for God’s relationship with his people, and why it’s important that Christians not shy away from difficult conversations about how God describes sin and grace in the Bible. SHOW NOTES:  Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us by Preston Sprinkle https://amzn.to/3MYy12n    CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannedBooksPod/  Twitter https://twitter.com/bannedbooks1517   SUPPORT: 1517 ..read more

Walk Like An Augustinian. In this episode, we discuss preaching while reading Augustine’s, On Christian Teaching, where he explains the importance of heavenly wisdom, eloquence, and getting out of the way of God’s Word. SHOW NOTES:  On Christian Doctrine https://ccel.org/ccel/augustine/doctrine/doctrine.xiii.html  Augustine Bio https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Augustine/Christian-Doctrine   CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannedBooksPod/  Twitter https://twitter.com/bannedbooks1517   ..read more

Drowning The Branch Manager for Christ. In this episode, we discuss Jonah, ministry, and the aches and pains of church life while reading Eugene Peterson’s book, Under The Unpredictable Plant. SHOW NOTES:  Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness https://amzn.to/3VXD1XT  Conversations with Rev. Eugene H. Peterson https://www.doxology.us/return-to-conversations-with-rev-eugene-h-peterson/    CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannedBooksPod/  Twitter https://twitter.com ..read more

Who Controls Baptism? In this episode, we discuss the baptismal controversy in the early church. Cyprian, Novation, and a whole cloud of witnesses join us on the podcast this week. SHOW NOTES:  Cyprian Epistle 75 https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/050675.htm Cyprian bio https://www.theopedia.com/cyprian Novatianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novatianism Freedomland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedomland_U.S.A. Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Official Music ... Shepherd of Hermas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shepherd_of_Herma ..read more

Riley Suffers An Aneurysm. In this episode, we discuss the topic of the will while reading Anselm’s treatise on free will and its ramifications for faith, piety, and pastoral care. SHOW NOTES:  On Free Will https://faculty.fordham.edu/klima/Blackwell-proofs/MP_C41.pdf  Ontological Arguments https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ontological-arguments/ Moral influence theory of atonement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_influence_theory_of_atonement Vivarium https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/vivarium Anomie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomie   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network  ..read more

Living on a Prayer! In this episode, we discuss the collects of Thomas Cranmer, which turns into a discussion of the collects of Veit Dietrich, which then turns into a discussion about a myriad of other topics regarding the Reformation teaching on prayer and vocation. SHOW NOTES:  The Book of Common Prayer 1662 https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/The%20Book%20of%20Common%20Prayer%201662.pdf  Collects of Veit Dietrich https://acollectionofprayers.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/veit-dietrich-collects-ce3.pdf   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.151 ..read more

And We Are Live! In this episode, we go live for Holy Week and answer listeners' questions: election, repentance, the church, law and gospel, and on and on we go. SHOW NOTES:  Formula - Epitome XI. Election https://thebookofconcord.org/formula-of-concord-epitome/article-xi/ Sin and Confession on the Eve of the Reformation (Princeton Legacy Library, 1568) Hardcover – April 19, 2016 by Thomas N. Tentler (Author) https://amzn.to/3KDZtBq  Milto of Sardis - From the Discourse on Soul and Body http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/melito.html   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network  ..read more

Distinct, But Not Divided.  In this episode, we discuss the Christian doctrine of the two kingdoms and its consequences for the Christian life while reading James Nestigen's "The Two Kingdoms Distinction." SHOW NOTES:  The Two Kingdoms Distinction: An Analysis with Suggestion by JAMES ARNE NESTINGEN https://wordandworld.luthersem.edu/content/pdfs/19-3_Politics/19-3_Nestingen.pdf Christian Questions and their Answers http://catechism.cph.org/en/questions-answers.html     SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 ht ..read more

Are We Just Rats in a Maze? In this episode, we discuss grief, mourning, death, and hope while reading C.S. Lewis’s book, A Grief Observed. SHOW NOTES:  A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis https://amzn.to/3K62Gtl  A portrait of Joy Davidman https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/helen-joy-davidman-mrs-c-s-lewis-1915-1960-a-portrait/   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webs ..read more