Sep 26, 2022

Ted asks about God’s plan for me and what to do if I’m stuck in a vocation I don’t like, referencing text from Mark 8:37. Rod talks about what we are promised in God’s word, recognizing that, in our sin, we are tempted to seek certain specific instructions from God about how to live our lives, and how to handle...

Sep 19, 2022

Ted asks about whether evangelical Christians are out-performing Lutherans in their pursuit of fellowship. Rod talks about promises of Christ, speaks about what Lutherans call ‘the consolation of the brethren’ and how such an idea rests in the Reformation, how it is that we encourage one another, and finding...

Sep 12, 2022

Ted asks about what makes a good Lutheran hymn. Rod talks about the history of hymnody, pointing to Martin Luther’s work, and references a Robert Preus quote about, “Good hymns help you to sing the faith into your own heart.“, and references a number of favorite hymns from different sources. (See show notes for...

Sep 6, 2022

Ted asks about whether God calls people to particular lines of work in their life. Rod talks about the promises of God, what He worked to gift to us, what God makes clear is most important for us in the church, what doing work in and for the church can do to us, and what believers do secularly every day to glorify...