Radical Grace/The Lutheran Difference

Pastor Gary returns from his trip to Israel with an insight or two about Pilgrimages and how the Reformation turned the church away from them. Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www. RadicalGraceRadio.com  

In Honor of the latest Blood Moon, we're re-running and episode about End times. We'll be back next week with a new Episode! Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www. RadicalGraceRadio.com  

Pastor Gary found some Gospel nuggets in an unexpected place...  Wait for it...  Charisma News. Yup, that's right, and we had to give credit where credit was due.   Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www. RadicalGraceRadio.com  

There's always some confusion about God's grace. So we're gonna hammer on this till ya'll get it! Seriously though, it's a problem across all of Christendom, so here we go again. Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www. RadicalGraceRadio.com  

Today's versions of the Gospel all have one thing in common: They are all one form of Caricature of Grace or another. It's bitter business the Church engages in when it feeds you a false Gospel. So let's spend 2019 clearing out the noise...   Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website...

Since it's New Years, Pastor Gary and I celebrate a bit, and talk about repentance, news beginnings, resolutions, and generally getting our act together for the new year. Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www. RadicalGraceRadio.com  

Merry Christmas! It's the time when Christ was born, and the Gospel of the coming King is in the air and our ears! The King is Born!  Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www. RadicalGraceRadio.com  

It's Advent, and Pastor Gary wanted to talk about advent themes.   Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www. RadicalGraceRadio.com  

This week, Pastor Gary and I rehearse in depth God's Grace and how it leads to repentance. Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www. RadicalGraceRadio.com

This week Pastor Gary and I talk about John the Baptist, the authority of Jesus, the favored nation status of the Jews, and how all of that ties into this being the first Sunday of Advent.   Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www. RadicalGraceRadio.com  

You've heard us talk about the Fog of Christian Preaching from confused pastors who mix law and Gospel. Now let's talk about the noise that prevents us from hearing the Gospel. Also... Millions of Americans feverishly roast turkeys because family matters, while millions more dread family interaction around the dinner table. Gay turkey's protest Christian refusal to roast them for Thanksgiving, but...

In Continuing our discussion of Grace, Pastor Gary and I respond to the idea that you need to be Careful with Grace because it will lead to sin if you don't. Also,  Irish blasphemy laws overturned because dissing God's okay with believers, but Satanists aren't okay with Netflix dissing a god they don't believe exists. Canadian Minister won't be defrocked for being an atheist, and we won't be derai...

This week Pastor Gary was in the mood to write some theses on the subject of grace. You may ask "why?" Well, it seems that there is still confusion out there around this simple idea... Also, Missouri Trumpers aim to make the Gospel great again, but Kentucky voters tell Kim Davis she's not so great after all. Ugandan Catholic bishops ask government to collect their tithe for them, while we're askin...

Reformation Day may have been last week, but we're still talking about it, this time by way of the Prophet Jeremiah... Also,  Bloggers and host sued for what amounts to negative Yelp reviews, and Attorney General Sessions called to repentance during Religious Liberty speech; (aasha bee bee)Asia Bibi released from Pakistani prison over hardliner objections, and Reformation Day isn't quite over yet...

So with this episode, we're "closing the book" on the Lord's Supper, so to speak, by talking about an often divisive understanding of who should participate, and who shouldn't...  But it's not for the reasons you think. Also,  Ohio Pastors to give literal blessing to Planned Parenthood, Joshua Harris repents of his anti dating ways, Chinese officials caught on tape demolishing crosses, And we're c...

In this third part of a series on the Lord's Supper, Pastor Gary goes over the Marburg controversy, where Luther famously told Huldrych Zwingli "Hoc Est Corpus Meum...  Est! Est!" Also... Australian Prime Minister all for moving embassy to Jerusalem, while survey indicates Evangelicals moving away from sound doctrine. Eastern Orthodoxy splits over Crimea annexation, and we revisit Christ's presenc...

In part two of a series on the Lord's Supper, Pastor Gary goes over the significance of the Passover Meal itself; the same meal that Jesus and his disciples ate the night Jesus was betrayed. Also... Vatican archives now open for predator investigators, and New Calvinists apparently open to domestic violence myths. Larycia Hawkins' story still getting retold, and we'll retell the story of Passover...

Since we just wrapped up a multipart series on Baptism, why don't we do a series on the Lord's Supper? Only Pastor Gary wanted to go WAY back to the beginning to begin. Also...  Christian-slanted News Channel launching so Evangelicals can hear what they want to hear, but Pew survey follow up says they also hear New Age stuff they want to hear. Jesus finally now employed again in full-time ministry...

In this third part of a series on Baptism, we talk about what Baptism does, and whether baptismal regeneration is a thing... Also,    Grant funding lawsuit aims to aid historic churches, while Connecticut confession closes book on cold case murder; Chik-fil-a leads the way, and Denny's and McDonalds fall in line, and one thing's left to say about baptism today on Radical Grace Radio. Visit Matthew...

In the Second part of a multipart series on Baptism, Pastor Gary has us look at Christ's Baptism and wonder what it means for us today. Also... Mexican Cardinal dishes shame at clerical accusers, but Bert and Ernie turn out to be just good friends after all, John Hagee talks up new book, but it's more of the same, old nonsense, and we talk how Christ is at work today on Radical Grace Radio.   Visi...

One of the things I look forward to in Church are days when we have a Baptism take place. Since Risen Savior Lutheran Church has a Baptism this Sunday, Pastor thought it would be good to get started on a series of shows on the Topic of Baptism.  Also... State investigations mount for Roman Catholic Church, while German Catholic bishops have investigations handed to them. Great Accuser getting in g...

You and I are caught in a trap. That trap is called unforgiveness, and the only way out of the trap is the Gospel.  Plus... Viral cussing pastor preaches up a blue streak of four-letter words for Jesus, Australian homeschooling trend rising to combat religious bullying trend, Child sex-abuse scandals are yesterday's news over at Vatican City, while our news is always fresh here on Radical Grace Ra...

When Pastor Gary saw the story about  Megachurch Pastor Andrew Stoecklein, who's suicide attempt (and later death) rocked the Christian community last week, he decided he needed to say something about it. Also,  Grace Cathedral lawsuit exposes lots of sick, twisted shit, "In God We Trust" survives constitutional challenge, Call for Pope to resign evokes undecipherable response, and we're altering...

Have you ever Felt as though the Lord is testing you? Well, Pastor Gary felt as though you needed help studying for that test, so be ready with a Bible! Also...   Pope Francis sounds the alarm on clerical sexual abuse, John Piper draws criticism for unfaithfulness to Great is Thy Faithfulness, name change in the works for those formerly known as Mormons, and we help you study for the test today on...

Christians take their spiritual temperature all the time. They do it because they've been told to do it so often that they've become accustomed to doing it. But you shouldn't. Sure, you've told you shouldn't be Lukewarm. Let us help you. Also... Attorney General Jeff Sessions getting off, but not for good behavior, Kenneth Copeland uses God magic to heal inanimate objects, Catholic church reeling...