The Stones We Stand On

Konnor and Chelsy begin the series on Lady Jane Grey.

Konnor explains how John Knox is (or isn’t) the father of Presbyterianism. They cover the rise of Presbyterianism in the UK, its move to the US, and how some Presbyterian denominations have changed over the years. Sources: James H. Smylie, A Brief History of the Presbyterians , Louisville, KY: Geneva Press, 1996.  Thomas McCrie, Life of John Knox , Fifth Edition, Vol. 1 of 2, William Blackwood, Ed...

Konnor and Chelsy cap off their series on John Knox with his dramatic meetings with Mary Queen of Scots, Mary’s speedy fall from power, and the lasting victory of the protestant cause in Scotland. Sources: A. Taylor Innes, John Knox (London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1896), accessed January 17, 2026, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22106. Joel R. Beeke and Diana Kleyn, Reformation Heroes (Grand Rap...

Chelsy and Konnor celebrate their 50th episode by covering the life of the woman whose life gave rise to one of the most successful missions offerings in American history, Lottie Moon. They cover her conversion, her success in China as a missionary, and of course the birth of the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. They also take questions from their live audience! Sources:  https://www.imb.org/about/...

Konnor and Chelsy continue their series on John Knox. This week they talk about Knox’s return to Scotland, the time Knox preached a sermon that changed a war, and the triumph of the Scottish Protestants. Sources: A. Taylor Innes, John Knox (London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1896), accessed January 17, 2026, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22106. Joel R. Beeke and Diana Kleyn, Reformation Heroes (Gr...

Konnor and Chelsy continue their series on John Knox. This week they discuss his time on the continent, the religious and political situation in Scotland, and whether or not Knox is the most buff reformer. Sources: A. Taylor Innes, John Knox (London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1896), accessed January 17, 2026, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22106. Joel R. Beeke and Diana Kleyn, Reformation Heroes (...

Konnor and Chelsy walk through Knox’s call to the ministry, his time as a galley slave, and his work in England.  Sources: A. Taylor Innes, John Knox (London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1896), accessed January 17, 2026, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22106. Joel R. Beeke and Diana Kleyn, Reformation Heroes (Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2007). Douglas Wilson, For Kirk and Covenant:...

Konnor and Chelsy kick off their series on the Scottish Reformer John Knox. In this episode they cover his early life, and conversion. They also talk about short form content, and how Konnor thinks swords are cool, but killing people, even evil cardinals, is not cool.  Sources: A. Taylor Innes, John Knox (London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1896), accessed January 17, 2026, https://www.gutenberg.org/e...

Konnor and Chelsy walk through the life of Marguerite de Navarre, the first royalty to be reformed. Though her life is short and not a lot was written about her, Chelsy walks through how Marguerite’s legacy not only impacts the Reformation in France, but is an example of biblical female leadership in the Church.  Sources:  Reformation Women: Sixteenth-Century Figures Who Shaped Christianity's...

Konnor and Chelsy finish their series on Calvin by talking about his legacy, and Konnor gets a little personal about how Calvin has influenced him. Sources: John Calvin, The Author’s Preface to the Commentary on the Psalms , trans. James Anderson (Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society, 1845). Bruce F. Gordon, Calvin (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009). Joel R. Beeke and Garry J. Williams,...

Konnor and Chelsy continue their series on Calvin. In this episode, they cover one last communion controversy, and Calvin’s last days. Sources: John Calvin, The Author’s Preface to the Commentary on the Psalms , trans. James Anderson (Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society, 1845). Bruce F. Gordon, Calvin (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009). Joel R. Beeke and Garry J. Williams, eds., Calvin...

Konnor and Chelsy continue their series on Calvin. In this episode, they cover classic Calvin controversies regarding predestination, and the darkest blot on Calvin’s record–the burning of a heretic in Geneva.  Sources: John Calvin, The Author’s Preface to the Commentary on the Psalms , trans. James Anderson (Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society, 1845). Bruce F. Gordon, Calvin (New Haven, CT: Yal...

Konnor and Chelsy continue their series on Calvin. In this episode, they cover his reforms in Geneva. They also talk through Calvin’s preaching, calling out sin from the pulpit, and how Calvin effectively makes everyone mad at him. Sources: John Calvin, The Author’s Preface to the Commentary on the Psalms , trans. James Anderson (Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society, 1845). Bruce F. Gordon, Calvi...

Konnor and Chelsy continue the story of John Calvin in the second part of the series. Sources: John Calvin, The Author’s Preface to the Commentary on the Psalms , trans. James Anderson (Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society, 1845). Bruce F. Gordon, Calvin (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009). Joel R. Beeke and Garry J. Williams, eds., Calvin: Theologian and Reformer (Grand Rapids, MI: Refo...

Konnor kicks off a series on Calvin, promising that it won’t be the longest series in this season. They cover Calvin’s early life, his conversion, and chat about whether or not he is the “greatest reformer”.  Sources: John Calvin, The Author’s Preface to the Commentary on the Psalms , trans. James Anderson (Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society, 1845). Bruce F. Gordon, Calvin (New Haven, CT: Yale...

Konnor and Chelsy continue their series on Katie Luther. They cover how Katie managed the day to day operations of the Luther household, as well as her impact as Luther’s friend and confidant. Sources: Michelle DeRusha, Katharina and Martin Luther: The Radical Marriage of a Runaway Nun and a Renegade Monk (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2017)

After wrapping their Martin Luther series, Konnor and Chelsy shift their focus to the life of his wife, Katie Luther. They chat about life in a convent, Luther’s spicy takes on monasticism, a daring escape (maybe in fish barrels???), and how projecting our biases back onto medieval and early modern women may rob them of their identity more than it helps them reclaim it. Sources: Michelle DeRusha,...

Konnor and Chelsy wrap up the story of Martin Luther.

Konnor and Chelsy continue the story of Martin Luther in part 3.

Join us for Luther Part 2, where Chelsy dives into the aftermath of Luther's life after he posts the 95 Theses. Luther's life only gets crazier, and with that, his attitude toward the pope, indulgences, and the Catholic Church. Sources:Here I Stand by Roland H. BaintonLiving I was Your Plague: Martin Luther's World and Legacy by Lyndal Roper

Konnor & Chelsy talk about the early life of Martin Luther and how he got to the 95 theses.

Chelsy and Konnor continue the introduction to this season on the Reformation. Chelsy in this episode gives a brief introduction to some major Reformers and the five “solas” of the Reformation. Sources:  Edward A. Engelbrecht,, ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2011. Peter Marshall,  Heretics and Believers: A Histo...

Come kick off the new season with Chelsy & Konnor listening to an overview of the Reformation. Chelsy in this episode gives us the context of the time that sets up for God’s movement through reform in the church.  Sources:  The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity by by Edward A. Engelbrecht Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation by Peter...

Konnor & Chelsy wrap up the story of John Bunyan.

Konnor and Chelsy continue the story of John Bunyan covering opposition to his work as an itinerant preacher, the beginning of his writing career, and his arrest. Sources: James Anthony Froude, Bunyan (Project Gutenberg, n.d.), https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16680. Edmund Venables, The Life of John Bunyan (Project Gutenberg, n.d.), https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13121. James Hamilton, Life of...