Trent Demarest

The Axehead Circular

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The Axehead Circular is the podcast of The Boniface Group, a Christian school consulting organization and publicity liaison for the St. Boniface Lutheran School of Western Idaho and the St. Sarah Cottage School. Our mission is to promote an orthodox Christian understanding of the School as an extension of the Home. We're on a longer march through the institutions. The Christian school counter-revolution is now. Join us. New episodes air every Friday morning unless otherwise announced.

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Trent Demarest

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Announcement: 2026 Summer Mission Appeal 07.07.2026 6:10

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Audio: Ambrose on Justification 03.07.2026 22:33

[Text Version] Thank you for listening. The Boniface Group is the mission society of Holy Trinity Ev.-Lutheran Church of Gem County. If you would like to support our work, you may do so here. (Crypto options coming soon.) To learn more, visit our homepage and start reading from the top. Thank you, and God bless … Continue reading "Audio: Ambrose on Justification"

Audio: On the Sacredness of Sermons 12.06.2026 10:30

[Text Version] Thank you for reading. The Boniface Group is the mission society of Holy Trinity Ev.-Lutheran Church of Gem County. If you would like to support our work, you may do so here. (Crypto options coming soon.) To learn more, visit our homepage and start reading from the top. Thank you, and God bless … Continue reading "Audio: On the Sacredness of Sermons"

Two Sermons by Walter A. Maier: “Christ for Unhappy Homes” and “Love God, Not the Godless” 16.05.2026 37:26

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The Axehead Circular, Episode 10 – Where Two or Three Are Gathered: Churchgoing in Extremis 24.04.2026 44:19

A reading of our recent post by the same name and the soft relaunch of The Axehead Circular podcast. Welcome back, boys.

The Axehead Circular, Episode 9 – SPECIAL: “Matins and Vespers in the Life of the Church” 06.12.2024 56:07

A special episode of The Axehead Circular featuring a reading of “Matins and Vespers in the Life of the Church,” by the Rev. Charles L. McClean, pastor of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Baltimore. A link to a PDF of this article can be found in the show notes.

The Axehead Circular, Episode 8 – Daily Office 22.11.2024 1:24:24

“Let all the faithful, whether men or women, when early in the morning they rise from their sleep and before they undertake any tasks, wash their hands and pray to God; and so they may go to their duties. But if any instruction in God’s word is held that day, everyone ought to attend it … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 8 – Daily Office"

The Axehead Circular, Episode 7 – The Consolation of Brethren 08.11.2024 1:11:02

Today we learn what happens when the opening monologue doesn’t end, Trent doesn’t really have a topic, and the entire episode is a tangent. Not entirely, but close enough. Today we’re talking about the village again, but in a roundabout way. It’s called “the conversation and consolation of brethren,” and boy do we all need … Continue reading "The Axehead C...

The Axehead Circular, Episode 6 – McGuffey, Part 1 25.10.2024 1:03:45

In this episode Trent introduces William Holmes McGuffey and his famous readers. He talks about why the idea of the tabula rasa is false and pernicious, the biological reality of the American people, and some lessons about national identity from Ancient Israel. The discussion moves to the topic of the great shift in language instruction … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 6 &#8...

The Axehead Circular, Episode 5 – Schedule, Part 1 18.10.2024 55:42

In this episode Trent begins a survey of the weekly schedule used by St. Boniface. He discusses the significance of the week as a divine period of time, makes a digression on the worthlessness of modern American conservatism, and thinks out loud regarding the benefits of differentiated attendance and the variable shortening of the school … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 5 &#...