Let the Bird Fly!

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-FOUR, Jason and Wade discuss Scripture study, singing together, and prayer in light of the second part of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together. Why must we learn to deal with the Scriptures? How is Christ's story our story? Why sing together, and what happens when we do? How should we pray? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 151...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-THREE, Jason and Wade discuss the morning, morning routines, and the psalms in light of the second part of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together. Why does the morning matter? How do our routines in the morning shape our day? What is the place of the Psalms in the life of the church and the Christians? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast N...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO, Jason and Wade discuss community in light of the first part of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together. What does it mean to be a Christian community? What forms that community? How does that community form us? They explore this and more in this episode. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Pod...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss realism and nominalism? What are these schools of thought? Why did they matter at the time of the reformation? Why do they matter today? Where should a Christian fall? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the the old saying, "The gospel assumed is the gospel denied." What does it mean to preach the gospel? When do we sometimes think the gospel but we aren't? What gets in the way of clear proclamation of the gospel? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Networ...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss health and fitness. What is the place for health and fitness in the Christian life and the church? Why does the body matter and how can we go wrong taking health too seriously or not seriously enough? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on App...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss sports, culture, and the church. Are sports a net good? What can we learn from sports? What are the dangers of getting too focused on sports? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss what it means that Christianity is credal, why this was such a big deal in the ancient world, and why it is becoming an increasingly important distinctive in the West today. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy -...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX, Mike, Jason, and Wade continue their discussion of the challenges of modern media and news. How can our consumption of media lead to overstimulated formation? What is the danger of overstimulated formation? How does it impact life with neighbor in the state, the church, and the home? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the challenges of modern media and news. How can our consumption of media lead to overstimulated formation? What is the danger of overstimulated formation? How does it impact life with neighbor in the state, the church, and the home? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Yo...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss Lutheranism's historical approach to the church fathers? Did Lutherans study them? How did they use them? What authority did they have? How do they relate to sola scriptura? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 151...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss how Lutherans have historically approached tradition. Does tradition have authority? How does it relate to Scripture? What makes a tradition good or bad? How is Lutheranism's historic approach different than other denominations? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! 1517 Podcasts 15...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the importance of lifelong learning, especially for clergy. Just as confirmation is the beginning of a life of learning, so also graduation from seminary is the same. All three of the guys admit they could do better, but it's important to use the tools we've been given to continue to grow professionally and personally. We hope yo...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE, Mike and Wade (has anyone seen Jason anywhere lately?) discuss religions and denominations? What is a religion? What is a denomination? To what degree are these useful categories? How does Christianity fit? How does Lutheranism fit? Can all religions and denominations be lumped together and compared and contrasted? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: S...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, Mike and Wade (has anyone seen Jason anywhere lately?) discuss the history of the terms "protestant," "evangelical," "catholic," and "orthodox." What do they mean? How were they used in the past? How are they used now? What are we? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Networ...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE, Mike, Wade, and Greg (should he just replace Jason longterm?) discuss the image of God. What is it? How do different Christian theologians and churches treat it? Do we still have it? If so, how? What role does it play in theology in general? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 151...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT, Mike, Jason, and Wade build on our previous two episodes on travel, books and language and time and space. Where is God present? Is God present the same way in every place where he is present? Where should we look for God? Where shouldn't we look? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Yout...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss time and space, building on Episode 276 (Travel, Books, and Langauge). Is there such a thing as sacred time and space? If so, what makes it sacred? How do Christians relate to time and space? What fills the void if we don't fill time and space with the right things? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podca...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss travel, books, and language. How do they expand our minds? How do they shape our worldviews? What is the danger of shutting ourselves off from them? What are the dangers of becoming lost in them? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the head, the heart, and where Christianity should aim. Is it head vs. heart or head + heart? How do we avoid dividing people up? How do we minister to the whole person? How has Lutheranism and Christianity ended up in one ditch or another throughout history? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss comedy and its ability to speak in a unique and needed way in our day. What makes comedy so special? What is good comedy? How does humor fit with preaching and teaching? How do the Scriptures use comedy? The guys discus all this and more. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE, Joel, Jason, and Wade discuss biblical archaeology. What is archaeology? What is biblical archaeology? How does studying biblical archaeology benefit theology? The guys discus all this and more. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological Educat...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss Mothers Day, mothers, motherhood, and the church as our mother. What can we learn about the church from mothers and what can mothers learn about motherhood from the church? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE, Jason and Wade discuss sola scriptura, Scripture alone. What did the Lutheran reformers mean when they talked about Scripture alone as a reformation principle? Is there a place for reason, tradition, hymnody, the liturgy, church history, etc? What is Scripture alone authoritative for? Do we read Scripture alone? What happens when people interpret Scripture d...

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY, Mike and Wade discuss Christianity and time. In a world with so many calendars and seasons, how do Christians ground themselves? How does the Bible speak about time? How does the church observe it? What is the value of the church year and a liturgical sense of time? We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcas...