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Dig, Lazarus, Dig! In this episode of Banned Books, we read St. John Chrysostom’s sermon on the Rich Man and Lazarus — wealth, poverty, Satanic feasts, ivory beds, spiritual warriors, Chaldean comfort dogs, and the dangers of actors and perfume on this podcast episode. SHOW NOTES:  On Wealth and Poverty: St. John Chrysostom https://amzn.to/42HecoN  Taylorism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_management Till We Have Faces - Symbolic World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNIiViaCdYE  Midwest v. Everybody https://x.com/midwestern_ope/     More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule: https://www.1517.org/events 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education: https://academy.1517.org/   What’s New from 1517: Bible in One Ye

Leper Messiah. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s commentary on Jesus’ healing of a leper and Cornelius’ servant… boy… slave boy. Giertz addresses textual criticism, catechesis, miracles, and the liturgy of the Church, and we delve into the effect of disbelief in Jesus’ power to heal and make whole affects modern Christians and non-believers alike. SHOW NOTES:  Giertz Books from 1517 https://shop.1517.org/search?type=product&q=giertz Gutenberg https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Gutenberg/Printing-of-the-Bible Laborers For Christ to cease operations in June https://reporter.lcms.org/2020/laborers-for-christ-to-cease-operations-in-june/   More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule: https://www.1517.org/ev

Good Christians, One and All Rejoice? In this episode, we read Origen’s response to Celsus about whether or not Christians are detrimental or beneficial to society. Does the Church uplift or undermine culture? What part does faith play in living a virtuous life? SHOW NOTES:  Understandings of the Church by E. Glenn Hinson https://amzn.to/4iTKi6a  Anthony the Great https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/2025-01-17 Collapse article https://open.substack.com/pub/thehonestsorcerer/p/collapse-will-look-nothing-like-in?r=3ly85t&utm_medium=ios An Atheist visits an Orthodox church https://youtu.be/F-WKseKOa9E   More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule: https://www.1517.org/events 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education: h

Superabundance. In this episode, we read Origen’s commentary on St. Paul’s epistle to the Romans. We discuss the accusations leveled at Origen’s orthodoxy, exegetical method, and critique of Marcion and discuss how what was written so long ago is relevant to Christians today. SHOW NOTES:  Origen - Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans https://www.thetbs.org/study-materials/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Commentary-on-the-Epistle-to-the-Romans-by-Origen-z-lib.org_.pdf  Origen bio https://www.theopedia.com/origen To a God Unknown - Steinbeck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_a_God_Unknown   More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule: https://www.1517.org/events 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education: https://academy.1517.o

Same Old Story. In this episode, we read various Christian and non-Christian sources from the first two centuries, discussing their understandings of Jesus Christ, the church, law, and the Gospel, and the effect of the Christian faith on people in Roman society. SHOW NOTES:  Norman Nagel, Selected Sermons https://amzn.to/3VO4Tim Norman Nagel YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=norman+nagel What happened to Segway? https://www.businessinsider.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-segway-cops-and-tourists-2020-6 Heliand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliand Kenneth E. Bailey https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kenneth%20E.%20Bailey/author/B001HMQR9I MP3 Sermons https://logia.org/audio-downloads/in-the-name-of-jesus-sermons-by-norman-e-nagel-part-1 & https://logia.org/audio-downloads/in-the-name-of-jesus-sermons-by-norman-e-nagel-part-1-969jz   More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.yo

That’s How Love Goes. In this episode, we read a Christmas sermon by Norman Nagel and discuss the nativity, the mother of God, iconography, Bible translating, story-telling traditions, teaching through the story, God’s strange way of loving people, and people’s expectations of Christmas and how it affects the Church. SHOW NOTES:  Norman Nagel, Selected Sermons https://amzn.to/3VO4Tim Norman Nagel YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=norman+nagel What happened to Segway? https://www.businessinsider.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-segway-cops-and-tourists-2020-6 Heliand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliand Kenneth E. Bailey https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kenneth%20E.%20Bailey/author/B001HMQR9I MP3 Sermons https://logia.org/audio-downloads/in-the-name-of-jesus-sermons-by-norman-e-nagel-part-1 & https://logia.org/audio-downloads/in-the-name-of-jesus-sermons-by-norman-e-nagel-part-1-969jz   More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http

Tighten Up. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 3 ordination sermon, discussing rites and ceremonies, church traditions, God’s mysteries versus the devil’s, and much pastoral talk about transparency and honesty amongst brothers and sisters in the Gospel. SHOW NOTES:  Luther's Works Volume 57:45 https://amzn.to/4ieJbO6  The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It — Robert Farrar Capon https://amzn.to/3ZQ38nm  The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction https://amzn.to/3BhHUp7    More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule: https://www.1517.org/events 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education: https://academy.1517.org/   What’s New from 1517: Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by A

Countdown to Armageddon. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 2 sermon (1532) and discuss signs and symbols, the liturgical calendar, funerals, preaching, and many many other things of an episodic nature. SHOW NOTES:  Luther's Works Volume 57:45 https://amzn.to/4ieJbO6  Ordering Our Days in His Peace https://amzn.to/3CXXEht  Worshiping with Angels and Archangels https://amzn.to/4ip3s3s    More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule: https://www.1517.org/events 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education: https://academy.1517.org/   What’s New from 1517: Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1962654753?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_FCNEEK60MVNVPCEGKBD8_5&s

Support 1517 This Giving Tuesday This is Caleb Keith, director of the 1517 Podcast Network. Today, as many of you may know, is Giving Tuesday. On this special day, I have a question for you: Does this podcast bring Jesus and His Gospel of peace into your life on a regular basis? At 1517, our mission—and the mission of the 1517 Podcast Network—is to declare and defend the Good News that we are forgiven and free through the death and resurrection of Christ alone. Because of Jesus, God has made peace with you and continues to actively give you His peace. You can give by visiting 1517.org or by following the link in the show notes.

Reach for The Sky. This episode discusses the Augsburg Confession, the Church, and what makes a good fanatic. We dig into the Church's language, symbolism, meaning, and rites today. How can we best use narrative theology to catechize? Did Jesus have to die for your traditions and worship? Is there anyone in heaven that hasn’t fallen into sin? This and much more today on the show! More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule: https://www.1517.org/events 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education: https://academy.1517.org/   What’s New from 1517: Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1962654753?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_FCNEEK60MVNVPCEGKBD8_5&starsLeft=1  Listen

Break on Through (To The Other Side). In this episode, we discuss preaching to the dead and how to unlock doors when one doesn’t have a good lock pick. We also discuss Robert Capon’s book, Foolishness of Preaching, reading his Easter sermon on John 10. This podcast episode includes preaching, polity, pastoral care, and renegade priests. SHOW NOTES:  The Foolishness of Preaching https://a.co/d/gJAndUN  Capon Lectures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EklwSwR8I Capon Memory https://mbird.com/grace-in-practice/in-loving-memory-of-robert-farrar-capon-1925-2013/    More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule: https://www.1517.org/events 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education: https://academy.1517.org/   What’s New from 151

That’s the Power of Love. In this episode, we discuss the shock of infatuation with theological concepts and young theologians' conceit while reading Helmut Thielcke’s A Little Exercise for Young Theologians. We converse about laity and clergy’s relationship to theology, piety, and polity. What is the purpose of theology, its study, teaching, and conversations? How can theology become deadly? What happens when the truth is detached from love? All this and more on a new episode of the podcast! SHOW NOTES:  A Little Exercise for Young Theologians by Helmut Thielicke https://a.co/d/d6veRSE  Two Kingdoms, Three Estates, One Christ https://www.1517.org/articles/two-kingdoms-three-estates-one-christ St. Lawrence and Treasures in the Poor https://www.icloud.com/notes/03dSqy4AuAUpwzgfw5fKwglMQ#369: The Everlasting Man: G. K. Chesterton's Masterpiece of Christian Apologetics https://a.co/d/cazG5be  "As If?" https://thejaggedword.com/2024/11/07/as-if/   More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.o

Once Upon A Time in Genesis. In this episode, we talk with author Cindy Koch about her new book, Once Upon A Curse. We discuss Semitic poetry, the Psalms, Genesis, curses and promises, child-bearing, biblical versus earthly wisdom, freedom and bondage, and the ever-needed reality that is explained and defined by the story of Jesus Christ, the Lamb crucified from the foundation of the world. SHOW NOTES:  Once Upon a Curse book https://a.co/d/jboJZ5x  Once Upon a Curse Bible Study https://cindykochwrites.com/once-upon-a-curse-gen-3/ Cindy Koch biography https://cindykochwrites.com/about/ Jagged Word content from Cindy: https://thejaggedword.com/cindy-koch/ 1517 content from Cindy https://www.1517.org/contributors/cindy-koch Substack https://substack.com/@cindykoch   More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https:

Watch Me Work. In this episode, we continue our discussion of justification and vocation as we read "Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation" by James A. Nestigen. Part two of our conversation continues with themes of vocation, location, repentance, humility, personal agency, divine instrumentality, atonement, the relationship of husband and wife to the land, the overlap of heaven and earth, and what to do when we feel like we’ve made a complete mess of our lives. SHOW NOTES:  Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation - James A. Nestigen The Substance (2024) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17526714/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cred_t_1 Twilight Zone - The Mirror https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734663/?ref_=ttpl_ov Faith Victorious by Lennart Pinomaa https://amzn.to/4eXX0hw    More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517

They Call Me Rhetorical Working Man. In this episode, we discuss Luther‘s teaching on justification and vocation while reading James Nestingen’s essay on the same topic. We cover feudalism, the rise of capitalism, how the reformation took hold in the cities in Germany, the three estates, the two kingdoms, church life versus social life, and the consequences for Christians of not being grounded in faith and prayer as detailed by Luther, in particular, in his explanations to the petitions of the Lord Prayer. SHOW NOTES:  Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation - James A. Nestigen   More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule: https://www.1517.org/events 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education: https:/

Reign in Blood. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss the Lord’s Supper while reading The Last Supper: The Testament of Jesus by Reinhard Schwarz. We discuss why the distinction between a covenant and a testament is of utmost importance for exegesis, sacramental theology, and Christian life, why promise and gift are central to Luther’s understanding of the sacrament, and how rejecting the sacrament leads to a denial of Christ. SHOW NOTES:  The Last Supper: The Testament of Jesus by Reinhard Schwarz (Lutheran Quarterly #9 1995, p.391-404) https://www.lutheranquarterly.org/?page_id=6430   More from 1517: Support 1517: https://www.1517.org/donate 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education: https://academy.1517.org/   What’s New from 1517: The Inklings: Apostles and Apologists o

Love, Rain On Me. In this episode, we answer listener questions about whether baptism has an expiration date, why people avoid joining a church, and comfort for women who’ve suffered a miscarriage. SHOW NOTES:  Luther Genesis Lectures https://www.gutenberg.org/files/48193/48193-h/48193-h.htm Luther's Counsel for Miscarriage https://www.1517.org/articles/luthers-counsel-for-miscarriage Luther's Comfort For Women Who Have Had A Miscarriage https://www.scribd.com/document/16229457/Luther-s-Comfort-for-Women-Who-Have-Had-a-Miscarriage   More from 1517: Support 1517: https://www.1517.org/donate 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education: https://academy.1517.org/   What’s New from 1517: The Inklings: Apostles and Apologists of the Imagination with Sam Schuldheisz: https://academy.1517

Runnin’ Down A Dream. In this episode, we dig deeper into liturgy and “action”—who’s doing what and why in Christian worship? How did the ancient pagans worship their gods, and why? What did the 16th-century Reformers teach about worship? Why should we moderns care? Mimesis, anamnesis, liturgical action, ritual, myth, sacrifices, and sacraments—we’ve got it all this week. SHOW NOTES:  LITURGY AS “ACTION” by Oliver K. Olson https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1540-6385.1975.tb00668.x  What Is Religion? - with Peter Boghossian (@drpeterboghossian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4ogbYbHkuY  Walter Benjamin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin Martin Luther, “Against the Heavenly Prophets,” Luther’s Works, Vol. 40: Church and Ministry II, 213–214. https://wolfmueller.net/martin-luther-forgiveness-won-forgiveness-delivered/   More from 1517: Support 1517: https://www.1517.org/donate 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8o

Do The Thing. In this episode, we discuss liturgy. What is the difference between a sacramental rite and a sacrificial rite? Why are' member berries' so juicy and delicious? Can a priest or the church affect God's actions? Can a church integrate non-Christian rites into its worship? SHOW NOTES:  Discord, dialogue, and concord: Studies in the Lutheran Reformation's Formula of concord https://amzn.to/3YWPvCX  Episode 360: Part One https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/360-olson Episode 361: Part Two https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/361-olson  Formula X Epitome https://thebookofconcord.org/formula-of-concord-epitome/article-x/ Formula X Solid Declaration https://thebookofconcord.org/formula-of-concord-solid-declaration/article-x/ Malcom Guite https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXat06LvIYIyE2SpV_IuVjA  World Conference on Faith and Order. Who's Who at Edinburgh 1937 https://archive.org/details/wccfops1.102/page/46/mode/2up anamnesis https://www.britannica.com/art/anamnesis   More from 1517: Support 1517: ht

Street-Fighting Man. In this episode, we continue our discussion of the question of when it is permissible for Christians to oppose civil authority. It’s more important than ever for Christians to grasp the fundamentals of vocation, the relation of politics to liturgy, the place of the sacraments within the worship of the church, and the life of Christians, why there cannot be such a thing as a Christian nation. SHOW NOTES:  Discord, dialogue, and concord: Studies in the Lutheran Reformation's Formula of concord https://amzn.to/3YWPvCX  Episode 360: Part One https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/360-olson Louis the Pious in the Field of Lies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_Lies  Online church meme https://x.com/ErikReed/status/1824237560329027889  Subsidiarity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity Löhe's Martyrology: http://emmanuelpress.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/loehe_martyrologium.pdf Formula X Epitome https://thebookofconcord.org/formula-of-concord-epitome/article-x/ Formula X S