"I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil." – Psalm 119:162
Pastor and Thomas got together and shot the breeze about miscellaneous Star Wars and Lord of the Rings topics. We don’t know if anyone else will enjoy listening to it, but we sure enjoyed the conversation!
Bonus 3 – Doesn’t Get Much Nerdier Than This
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As Pastor Brown discussed the Lutheran practice of Confirmation in last week’s episode, it seems all too appropriate to direct our audience to Pastor Mark Surburg’s blog posts on the history of Confirmation, as reposted by Norm Fisher on the Brother’s of John the Steadfast blog (because it has way better layout and formatting than Surburg’s blog – sorry Pr. Surburg!). Anyone interested in the practice and its history should find these very worthwhile.
Part I – When there was no Confirmation: the western Church before Nicaea
Part II – When there was no Confirmation in Rome
I’ll try to update with more links as the series proceeds!
We began the book of 1st John with some background on the author and the book, then went through the first chapter. Inquisition: Pastor answered a question about Gnosticism; Tom dealt with what to say to Zionists.
Music:
“Rudie Can’t Fail” – The Clash
“Thunderstruck” – ACDC
The Inquisition Song – Mel Brooks
“Spanish Bombs” – The Clash
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The Old Testament (Proverbs 4:10-23), Epistle (Galatians 5:16-24), and Gospel (Luke 17:11-19) readings for the 14th Sunday after Trinity, followed by Pastor Eric Brown’s homily* on our Gospel text at Zion Lutheran, Lahoma, OK.
Sermon 5: Luke 17:11-19 (September 1st, 2013)
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*Text versions available at Pastor’s blog.
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We laughed at the over-the-top reaction to the VMA debacle (more over the top than the performance?) and got around to finishing 2nd Peter. Inquisition: Pastor talked about Lutheran confirmation practices; Thomas reminisced about meeting James White last weekend.
Music:
“Rudie Can’t Fail” – The Clash
“View From Heaven” – Yellowcard
The Inquisition Song – Mel Brooks
“Spanish Bombs” – The Clash
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The Old Testament (2nd Chronicles 28:8-15), Epistle (Galatians 3:15-22), and Gospel (Luke 10:23-37) readings for the 13th Sunday after Trinity, followed by Pastor Eric Brown’s homily* on our Gospel text at Zion Lutheran, Lahoma, OK.
Sermon 4: Luke 10:23-37 (August 25th, 2013)
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*Text versions available at Pastor’s blog.
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Your hosts spoke early on (very briefly) about the fact that we both enjoy so-called “secular” pop/rock music more than the contemporary Christian counterpart. Maybe someday we’ll expand on our personal reasons for that, but for now we wanted to pass on this short interview with Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins (as dealt with on Denny Burk’s blog), in which he admits that “God is the third rail in rock and roll.” He even goes on to say, “I think God’s the great, unexplored territory in rock and roll music.”
It’s an interesting interview (“Christian rock” does get a mention), and Denny Burk makes some good points in his comments too. You can watch/read it HERE.
We continued 2nd Peter after some discussion on this past week’s sermon. Inquisition: Thomas talked about the different elements in play when discussing sin with unbelievers; Pastor talked about “Christian freedom” and made a book recommendation.
Episode 12 – 2nd Peter 2:10b-2:22
Music:
“Rudie Can’t Fail” – The Clash
“Free” – Train
The Inquisition Song – Mel Brooks
“Spanish Bombs” – The Clash
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Here you have the comic we brought up during our Episode 12 program. So true!
The Old Testament (Isaiah 29:17-24), Epistle (2nd Corinthians 3:4-11), and Gospel (Mark 7:31-37) readings for the 12th Sunday after Trinity, followed by Pastor Eric Brown’s homily* on our Gospel text at Zion Lutheran, Lahoma, OK.
Sermon 3: Mark 7:31-37 (August 18th, 2013)
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*Text versions available at Pastor’s blog.
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We continued through the book of 2nd Peter. Inquisition: Thomas talked about the “Myth of Neutrality”; Pastor dealt with what we might call “sanctified lying” – that is, why Rahab and the Hebrew midwives were not necessarily violating the 8th commandment.
Episode 11 – 2nd Peter 1:13-2:10a
Music:
“Rudie Can’t Fail” – The Clash
“Start the Machine” – Angels and Airwaves
The Inquisition Song – Mel Brooks
“Spanish Bombs” – The Clash
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If you listen to our most recent episode of the podcast (#11), you will hear me addressing the subject of the “Myth of Neutrality”. What you will also hear is the reason why we normally try and record only one podcast episode per evening – namely the fact that my brain ends up giving me the raspberry and heading home without me sometime during the first segment of our second recording. As a result, I find my answer during the “Inquisition” to barely be coherent. But here’s where my self-consciousness means your gain: I’m doing this “Link to the Post” on the Myth of Neutrality, and providing you with some great resources to give you the scoop.
The first is a 49-minute lecture Dr. Greg Bahnsen did on the subject to a group of high-schoolers. What this means is that the information presented is at a basic enough level for laymen (like myself) to understand; but don’t think for a minute it’s not challenging or worthwhile!
The second is a short article written on the subject by – as luck would have it – an atheist. He doesn’t us the phrase, but he is very clear in denouncing the false objectivity of the secular left (and non-Christian materialists in general). A must-read!
Pastor Brown’s homily* for the 11th Sunday after Trinity at Zion Lutheran Church in Lahoma, OK. As Thomas was out of town last weekend, Pastor recorded the sermon with something other than our usual equipment. The quality is not as good as the previous (and upcoming) sermons, but here it is nonetheless!
Sermon 2: Luke 18:9-14 (August 11th, 2013)
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*Text versions available at Pastor’s blog.
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Began 2nd Peter with discussion about certain quirks of the text before getting in for 12 whole verses! Inquisition: Pastor talks about his 3 favorite Luther quotes, while Thomas deals with what he considers the most common mistake in Christian witnessing.
Episode 10 – 2nd Peter 1:1-1:12
Music:
“Rudie Can’t Fail” – The Clash
“Casting Lines” – Jack’s Mannequin
The Inquisition Song – Mel Brooks
“Spanish Bombs” – The Clash
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This is the Link to the Post promised in Episode 10 on the Granville Sharp rule. The link below provides further information in 2 pasts, one for laymen and one that is more technical.
