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Issues, Etc. — 215 episodes
The Misrepresentation of Motherhood – Abby Johnson, 5/11/26 (1313)
Responding to Roman Catholic Teaching, Part 4: Justification – Bryan Wolfmueller, 5/11/26 (1312)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three-Year Lectionary): Seventh Sunday of Easter – Pr. Peter Bender, 5/11/26 (1311)
An Update on a Freedom of Speech and Religion Case Involving Lutheran Leaders in Finland – Dr. Päivi Räsänen, 5/8/26 (1283)
Difficult Old Testament Passages, Part 5 – Dr. Reed Lessing, 5/8/26 (1282)
Martin Luther’s Large Catechism, Part 9 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 5/8/26 (1281)
Difficult Old Testament Passages, Part 4 – Dr. Andrew Steinmann, 5/7/26 (1272)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 5/7/26 (1271)
Worship, Adiaphora and the Lutheran Confessions, Part 5 – Pr. Will Weedon, 5/6/26 (1262)
Media Coverage of a New Study on Religion and Mental Health – Terry Mattingly, 5/6/26 (1261)
The US Supreme Court Stays a Ban on Telehealth Abortion – Dr. Michael New, 5/5/26 (1253)
Difficult Old Testament Passages, Part 3 – Dr. Reed Lessing, 5/5/26 (1252)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Sixth Sunday of Easter – Dr. John Bombaro, 5/5/26 (1251)
Difficult Old Testament Passages, Part 2 – Dr. Andrew Steinmann, 5/4/26 (1242)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three-Year Lectionary): Sixth Sunday of Easter – Pr. Peter Bender, 5/4/26 (1241)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Fifth Sunday of Easter – Dr. John Bombaro, 4/28/26 (1183)
The Deconstruction of Christianity Movement – Shane Rosenthal, 4/28/26 (1182)
Martin Luther’s Large Catechism, Part 8 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 4/28/26 (1181)
Responding to Roman Catholic Teaching, Part 3: Good Works and Free Will – Bryan Wolfmueller, 4/27/26 (1172)
The Early Church Fathers on the Atonement – Dr. Jordan Cooper, 4/27/26 (1171)
Worship, Adiaphora and the Lutheran Confessions, Part 3 – Pr. Will Weedon, 4/24/26 (1143)
Responding to Listener Email, 4/24/26 (1142)
Pro-Life OB-GYNs – Chaney Gooley, 4/24/26 (1141)
Mark the Evangelist – Dr. David Lewis, 4/23/26 (1133)
Children’s Rights and Same-Sex Marriage – Josh Wood, 4/23/26 (1132)
Martin Luther’s Large Catechism, Part 7 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 4/23/26 (1131)
This Week in Pop-Christianity: A Recent Teaching by Evangelist Ron Carpenter – Pr. Chris Rosebrough, 11/21/25 (3253)
Seventh & Eighth Century Bishop John of Damascus – Dr. James Bushur, 11/21/25 (3252)
The Movie “Tron: Ares” – Pr. Ted Giese, 11/21/25 (3251)
A Lutheran Army Chaplain at the Nuremberg War Trials – Tim Townsend, 11/20/24 (3243, Encore)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 11/20/25 (3242)
Memorizing God’s Word – Jocelyn Benson, 11/20/25 (3241)
The Case for Cathedrals – Nathanael Blake, 11/19/25 (3233)
Media Coverage of Turning Point USA Chapters and Christian College Campuses – Terry Mattingly, 11/19/25 (2322)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Last Sunday of the Church Year – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 11/19/25 (3231)
Living in an Age of Feeling – Dr. Robert George, 11/18/25 (3222, Encore)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): The Last Sunday of the Church Year – Dr. John Bombaro, 11/18/25 (3221)
The Third Use of God’s Law – Dr. Gifford Grobien, 11/17/25 (3212)
The Hymnal as a Devotional Resource, Part 1 – Pr. Will Weedon, 11/17/25 (3211)
Recent Developments at a Possible Site of Noah’s Ark – Dr. David Adams, 11/14/25 (3182)
Why the Democratic Party is Losing Voters on Social Issues – Ramesh Ponnuru, 11/14/25 (3182)
Typological Claims about the Virgin Mary Made by Roman Catholic Apologists – Dr. Steven Parks, 11/14/25 (3181)
Kids Have Questions, Part 49 – Pr. Jonathan Conner, 11/13/25 (3173)
Preparing for Thanksgiving, Advent and Christmas – Joy Pullmann, 11/13/25 (3172)
Media Coverage of the Fall Assembly of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops – Terry Mattingly, 11/13/25 (3171)
A Marriage 101 College Course – Dr. Andrea Gurney, 11/12/25 (3162)
Revisiting the Great Commission – Pr. Dan Voth, 11/12/25 (3161)
Presenting Christianity to Mormons – Eric Johnson, 11/12/25 (3163, Encore)
Critical Theory on the Right – Dr. Carl Trueman, 11/11/25 (3154)
The Importance of Family Meals – Tim Goeglein, 11/11/25 (3152)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 11/11/25 (3152)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary) : Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity – Dr. John Bombaro, 11/11/25 (3151)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 11/10/25 (3142)
The Hymn “Rejoice, My Heart, Be Glad and Sing” – Pr. Will Weedon, 11/10/25 (3141)
This Week in Pop-Christianity: Patricia King’s Teaching “The Kingdom of God is Voice Activated” – Pr. Chris Rosebrough, 11/7/25 (3113)
Fertility and Family-Friendly Housing – Lyman Stone, 11/7/25 (3112)
Early Christian Creeds, Part 4 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 11/7/25 (3111)
Preparing for Sunday Morning – Dr. Carl Fickenscher, 11/6/25 (3102)
A Vatican Document on the Virgin Mary & Communion in One Kind – Dr. Jordan Cooper, 11/6/25 (3101)
The Election of Muslims as Mayor of New York City and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia – Robert Spencer, 11/5/25 (3092)
Media Coverage of the Democratic Party’s God Gap – Terry Mattingly, 11/5/25 (3091)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary) : Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity – Pr. Will Weedon, 11/5/25 (3093, Encore)
Male Attrition from Elementary School Teaching – Dr. Scott Yenor, 11/4/25 (3083)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 11/4/25 (3082)
An Assisted Suicide Bill in Illinois & A Medical Journal Article on Compassionate Release of Violent Criminals – Wesley Smith, 11/4/25 (3081)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 11/4/25 (3084)
Paths to Lutheranism: From Islam – Pr. Nourreddine Bennai, 11/3/25 (3073)
Returning to a Culture of Life – Joy Pullmann, 11/3/25 (3072)
Liturgical Innovation and Doctrinal Innovation – Pr. Will Weedon, 11/3/25 (3071)
An Update on a Freedom of Religion and Expression Case in Finland – Lorcan Price, 10/31/25 (3043)
A New York Times Story on Human Trafficking and Exploitation of Children in Los Angeles – Nathanael Blake, 10/31/25 (3044)
Early Christian Creeds, Part 3 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 10/31/25 (3042)
Paths to Lutheranism: From Roman Catholicism – Matthew P., 10/31/25 (3041)
Paths to Lutheranism: From Judaism – Blake Skolnic, 10/30/25 (3034)
A New York Times Feature, “Anthony Hopkins on Quitting Drinking and Finding God” – Terry Mattingly, 10/30/25 (3033)
Martin Luther’s “On the Bondage of the Will” – Dr. Cameron MacKenzie, 10/30/25 (3032)
A Survey on Red States and Birth Rates – Tim Goeglein, 10/30/25 (3031)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (1 Year Lectionary): All Saints Day – Pr. Peter Bender, 10/30/25 (3035, Encore)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (3 Year Lectionary): All Saints’ Day – Dr. Carl Fickenscher, 10/30/25 (3036, Encore)
Paths to Lutheranism: From Baptist Theology – Javier Perdomo, 10/29/25 (3023)
Artificial Intelligence and Antichrist Speculation – Dr. Kim Riddlebarger, 10/29/25 (3022)
The Family of God – Pr. Timothy McMiller, 10/29/25 (3021)
A New Survey of Likely Voters on the Regulation of Abortion Drugs – Mollie Hemingway, 10/28/25 (3012)
Paths to Lutheranism: From Evangelicalism – Megan Bloedel, 10/28/25 (3013)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 10/28/25 (3011)
Paths to Lutheranism: From Liberal Lutheranism – Pr. Mike Hughes, 10/27/25 (3002)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 10/27/25 (3001)
This Week in Pop-Christianity: John Mark Comer on “What Is the Gospel?” – Pr. Chris Rosebrough, 10/24/25 (2973)
Arianism: Past and Present – Dr. Carl Beckwith, 10/24/25 (2972)
Early Christian Creeds, Part 2 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 10/24/25 (2971)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (3-Year Lectionary): Reformation Sunday – Dr. Carl Fickenscher, 10/24/25 (2974, Encore)
The Hymn, “A Mighty Fortress” – Dr. Joseph Herl, 10/23/25 (2963)
Dorcas, Lydia and Phoebe – Dr. Phil Brandt, 10/23/25 (2962)
Responding to Pope Leo’s Recent Comments about Who is Really Pro-Life – Pr. Paul Clark, 10/23/25 (2961)
A Department of Justice Investigation into Insurance Fraud for Transgender Treatments – Dr. Kurt Miceli, 10/22/25 (2951)
Media Coverage of a Religious Podcast “Girls Gone Bible” – Terry Mattingly, 10/22/25 (2951)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity – Pr. Peter Bender, 10/22/25 (2953, Encore)
The Place of Abraham in Christianity, Judaism and Islam – Dr. Adam Francisco, 10/21/25 (2943)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 10/21/25 (2942)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 10/21/25 (2941)
The FDA and the Abortion Pill – Marjorie Dannenfelser, 10/20/25 (2934)
The Rapid Decline of Transgender Identification – Glenn Stanton, 10/20/25 (2933)
Pro-Marriage Lyrics in Taylor Swifts New Album – Emily Jashinsky, 10/20/25 (2932)
The Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control – Pr. Will Weedon, 10/20/25 (2931)
This Week in Pop-Christianity: Andrew Wommack on Exercising Your Spiritual Authority – Pr. Chris Rosebrough, 10/17/25 (2903)
President Trump’s New Policy on In Vitro Fertilization – Jennifer Lahl, 10/17/25 (2902)
Early Christian Creeds, Part 1 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 10/17/25 (2901)
A Commentary Promoting the Sexualization of Children from the American Sociological Association – Glenn Stanton, 10/16/25 (2894)
Second Century Bishop and Martyr Ignatius of Antioch – Pr. Will Weedon, 10/16/25 (2893)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 10/16/25 (2892)
Lutheran Christology – Dr. Jordan Cooper, 10/16/25 (2891, Encore)
Media Coverage of President Donald Trump’s Recent Comments on Heaven – Terry Mattingly, 10/15/25 (2884)
The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche – Dr. Angus Menuge, 10/15/25 (2883)
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Necromancy – Pr. Jonathan Conner, 10/15/25 (2882)
Netflix Programming Targeting Children with LGBTQ Activism – Nathanael Blake, 10/15/25 (2881)
Screen Time and Mental Health – Tim Goeglein, 10/14/25 (2872)
The Annual Marches for Life – Jennie Bradley Lichter, 10/14/25 (2873)
Popular Children’s Author Plans Assisted Suicide – Cheryl Magness, 10/14/25 (2871)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity – Pr. Peter Bender, 10/14/25 (2874, Encore)
Kids Have Questions, Part 48 – Pr. Jonathan Conner, 10/13/25 (2861)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 10/13/25 (2862)
A Biography of Christopher Columbus – Dr. Bradley Birzer, 10/12/25 (2836, Encore)
Is the Doctrine of Justification a Theological Innovation? – Dr. Steven Parks, 10/10/25 (2835)
Defining Bioethics – Wesley Smith, 10/10/25 (2834)
Your Unanswered Bible Questions – Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller & Pr. Brian Kachelmeier, 10/10/25 (2833)
The Guttmacher Institute Report on 2025 Abortion Numbers – Dr. Michael New, 10/10/25 (2832)
A US Supreme Court Case on a Colorado Law Forbidding Counselors from Discouraging Children from Transitioning – Mallory Sleight, 10/10/25 (2831)
A Christian Response to Christian Nationalism – Pr. Peter Burfeind, 10/9/25 (2822)
Christian Martyrdom and Charlie Kirk – Pr. James Preus, 10/9/25 (2821)
Bari Weiss’ List of “Core Journalistic Values” for CBS News – Terry Mattingly, 10/8/25 (2811)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity – Pr. Peter Bender,10/8/25 (2812, Encore)
The First Female Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally – Bishop Keith Ackerman, 10/7/25 (2801)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 10/7/25 (2803)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 10/7/25 (2802)
The Influence of Aristotle on Christian Thought – Dr. Louis Markos, 10/6/25 (2792)
The Fruit of the Spirit: Forbearance, Kindness and Goodness – Pr. Will Weedon, 10/6/25 (2791)
Your Unanswered Bible Questions – Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller & Pr. Brian Kachelmeier, 10/3/25 (2761)
Foster Care Ministry – Dr. Tom Engel and Pr. Scott Busacker, 10/3/25 (2762)
Generation Z and Traditional Christianity – Tim Goeglein, 10/2/25 (2754)
The Movie “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” – Pr. Ted Giese,10/2/25 (2753)
The Two Realms of God’s Rule – Dr. Joel Biermann, 10/2/25 (2752)
The Selection of a New President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – Bill McKeever, 10/2/25 (2751)
Sola Scriptura vs. Prima Scriptura and Divine Simplicity – Dr. Jordan Cooper, 10/1/25 (2743)
Great Britain’s Health Department Encouraging First-Cousin Marriage – John Daniel Davidson, 10/1/25 (2742)
Media Coverage of Pope Leo’s Recent Comments on American Politics – Terry Mattingly, 10/1/25 (2741)
Pro-Abortion Illinois Senator Richard Durbin Being Given A Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chicago Archdiocese – Mary Kate Zander, 9/30/25 (2732)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 9/30/25 (2731)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity – Pr. Peter Bender, 9/30/25 (2733, Encore)
The Worldview of Critical Race Theory and the Social Justice Movement – Dr. Voddie Baucham, Jr., 9/29/25 (2723, Encore)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 9/29/25 (2722)
The Fruit of the Spirit: Love, Joy and Peace – Pr. Will Weedon, 9/29/25 (2721)
This Week in Pop-Christianity: Bill Johnson on Power and Authority – Pr. Chris Rosebrough, 9/26/25 (2693)
Erika Kirk, Young Women, and Feminism – Dr. Carrie Gress, 9/26/25 (2692)
An Associated Press Story on Japan’s Most Revered Shinto Shrine – Dr. Adam Francisco, 9/26/25 (2691)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 9/25/25 (2681)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity – Pr. Peter Bender, 9/25/25 (2682, Encore)
Why Are Abortion Drug Complications Underreported? – Dr. Randy O’Bannon, 9/24/25 (2673)
Witnessing Tips, Part 4 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 9/24/25 (2672)
A New York Times Interview with Charlie Kirk’s Widow, Erika Kirk – Terry Mattingly, 9/24/25 (2671)
Marriage, Family, Fertility and the Partisan Divide in America – Lyman Stone, 9/23/25 (2663)
Alzheimers, ALS and Euthanasia, Nature Rights – Wesley Smith, 9/23/25 (2662)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 9/23/25 (2661)
The Nicene Creed, Part 4 – Pr. Timothy Winterstein, 9/22/25 (2653)
Work and Dignity – Dr. Rachel Ferguson, 9/22/25 (2652)
The Promises of God in Scripture, Part 16: Promises of Salvation – Pr. Will Weedon, 9/22/25 (2651)
This Week in Pop-Christianity: Priscilla & Jerry Shirer on Hearing God’s Voice – Pr. Chris Rosebrough, 9/19/25 (2623)
The Future of Woke Ideology – Dr. Neil Shenvi, 9/19/25 (2622)
Publishers Marketing Violent Transgender Fantasy Books to Children – Dr. Michael Weingrad, 9/19/25 (2621)
A Pastoral Response in the Wake of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination – Pr. Matt Harrison, 9/18/25 (2613)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 9/18/25 (2612)
Witnessing Tips, Part 3 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 9/18/25 (2611)
Raising Boys to Become Men – Tim Goeglein, 9/17/25 (2602)
Media Coverage of Erika Kirk’s Remarks after Her Husband’s Assassination – Terry Mattingly, 9/17/25 (2601)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity – Pr. Peter Bender, 9/17/25 (2603, Encore)
The Illegal Mailing of Chemical Abortion Pills – Kristi Hamrick, 9/16/25 (2592)
The Nicene Creed, Part 3 – Pr. Timothy Winterstein, 9/16/25 (2593)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 9/16/25 (2591)
Pastoral Reflection on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk – Pr. Hans Fiene, 9/15/25 (2583)
The Trump Administration Refuses NIH Funds to Fetal Tissue Research – Carol Tobias, 9/15/25 (2582)
The Promises of God in Scripture, Part 15: God’s Divine Providence in the New Testament – Pr. Will Weedon, 9/15/25 (2581)
The Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk – Mollie Hemingway, 9/12/25 (2554)
The Movie “Weapons” – Pr. Ted Giese,9/12/25 (2553)
Kids Have Questions, Part 47 – Pr. Jonathan Conner, 9/12/25 (2552)
Christians and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2 – Pr. Jonathan Conner, 9/12/25 (2551)
Witnessing Tips, Part 2 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 9/11/25 (2543)
A Lutheran Perspective on Philosophy and Theology, Part 1 – Dr. Nathan Greely, 9/11/25 (2542)
Christology – Dr. John Bombaro, 9/11/25 (2541)
Free Speech and American Exceptionalism – Mark Hemingway, 9/10/25 (2531)
Media Coverage of the First Millennial Saint in Roman Catholicism – Terry Mattingly, 9/10/25 (2532)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity – Pr. Peter Bender, 9/10/25 (2533, Encore)
The Effects of Same-Sex Marriage on Children and Children’s Rights – Katy Faust, 9/9/25 (2521)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 9/9/25 (2523)
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 9/9/25 (2522)
The Nicene Creed, Part 2 – Pr. Timothy Winterstein, 9/8/25 (2513)
Transgenderism and Gender Dysphoria – Walt Heyer, 9/8/25 (2512)
The Promises of God in Scripture, Part 14: God’s Divine Providence in the Old Testament – Pr. Will Weedon, 9/8/25 (2511)
The Hymn, “Abide with Me” – Dr. Paul Grime, 9/4/25 (2483)
The Constitution of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod – Dr. Cameron MacKenzie, 9/5/25 (2482)
Martin Luther’s “Disputation Against Scholastic Theology” – Dr. Cameron MacKenzie, 9/5/25 (2481)
Christians and Artificial Intelligence, Part 1 – Pr. Jonathan Conner, 9/4/25 (2471)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary) : Twelfth Sunday after Trinity – Pr. Will Weedon, 9/4/25 (2472, Encore)
Transgender Ideology and Public Safety – John Daniel Davidson, 9/3/25 (2463)
Does Philippians 2:12 Disprove Justification through Faith Alone? – Dr. Jordan Cooper, 9/3/25 (2464)
Witnessing Tips, Part 1 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 9/3/25 (2462)
Media Coverage of Pope Leo’s Meeting with LGBTQ Activist Father James Martin – Terry Mattingly, 9/3/25 (2461)
The Nicene Creed, Part 1 – Pr. Timothy Winterstein, 9/2/25 (2454)
Complaints Filed against a Late-Term Abortionist – Dr. Michael New, 9/2/25 (2453)
The Image of God in a Fallen World – Pr. Christopher Esget, 9/2/25 (2452)
The Lord’s Prayer – Dr. John Bombaro, 9/2/25 (2451)
Martin Luther and National Socialism – Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto, 9/2/25 (2455, Encore)
The Influence of Christianity on Labor and Economic Freedom – Dr. Alvin Schmidt, 9/1/25 (2442, Encore)
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (Three Year Lectionary): Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Pr. Sean Daenzer, 9/1/25 (2441)
September 2025 Rapture Predictions – Pr. Chris Rosebrough, 8/29/25 (2413)
The Destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 AD – Dr. John Nordling, 8/29/25 (1412)
A Biography of Brigham Young – Bill McKeever, 8/29/25 (1411)