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February 5, 2019
Rev. Lewis Polzin is Back on the Show this Week!
After over a year of not doing any recordings together, Rev. Lewis Polzin came back on the program to continue our long-running series of discussions about Henry Eyster Jacobs’ book A Summary of the Christian Faith. On this show, we discussed the meaning of sanctification and its importance in the Christian life, and also addressed […]
January 31, 2019
A Critique of the Papacy
On today’s podcast, I discussed the office of the Papacy. I talked through Matthew 16 and the exegetical foundation for this teaching, and then subsequently looked at the earliest evidence regarding the church of Rome after the New Testament. Here is the video Here is the audio
January 24, 2019
On the Evils of Abortion and the New NY State Law
On today’s program I discussed the passing of a recent law in NY state which allows for abortions after the period of 24 weeks. This led to a discussion of abortion in general, as well as the reason why we should put aside political differences as Christians in order to fight together against this evil. […]
Is Today’s Christianity Increasingly Filtered Through Marxist Categories?
+++ Post by Nathan Rinne Have you seen the video below or heard about it? Is it an overreaction? Grossly unfair? Or, maybe, just maybe, is there something important to it? (O’Sullivan’s First Law?) This post is nothing other than a reflection not on that video per se, but rather on the title of this […]
January 16, 2019
A New Q&A Podcast
Today’s podcast was a listener Q&A. I covered views on ordination, apostolic succession, the use of reason in theology, and Eastern Orthodoxy. Here is the audio. Here is a video. Also, please do check out the Patreon.
January 15, 2019
On the Objectivity of Beauty
In this video, I answer the question: “Is beauty objective or subjective?” I conclude that there has to be some kind of objectivity in our understanding of beauty and the arts against various forms of aesthetic relativism. This is the beginning of a series of videos on the topic of beauty, in which I explore […]
January 11, 2019
Where Descartes Derailed Philosophy
In this recent video titled Dualism and Descartes and Classical Philosophy, I give a brief explanation of the problem in Descartes understanding of both the natural world and of the human person. He leads to the later materialism which gained prominence in the enlightenment and still haunts the academic world today. Here is the video.
January 9, 2019
The Biggest Radical Lutheran Straw Man of Them All
+++ Post by Nathan Rinne There is probably no heresy as dangerous in the church today as that of Radical Lutheranism. The reason is that Radical Lutheranism, like no other heresy, seems to get so very close to the heart of the Gospel message of Jesus’ free forgiveness, life and salvation for sinners. It is, […]
January 7, 2019
A Critique of Jordan Peterson’s View of God and Christianity
Jordan Peterson is often asked questions about both God in general and Christianity in particular. For some, he is a kind of pseudo-Christian thinker, and even a theologian of sorts. These notions are, however, thoroughly mistaken. In this video and podcast, I examine Peterson’s statements about God’s existence, belief, and the divinity of Christ. You […]
December 27, 2018
God Knows When We Won’t Do Good. And He Knows When We Will.
+++ Post by Nathan Rinne “Truly, you cannot read Scripture too much; and what you read, you cannot understand too well; and what you understand, you cannot teach too well; and what you can teach, you cannot live too well.” –Martin Luther +++ Getting ready to make some New Year’s resolutions for this year? Below […]
