I’m feeling like Christianity is just too hard, why is it easier for others?
I’m feeling like Christianity is just too hard, why is it easier for others?
Ted asks about feeling like being a Christian is difficult when it seems like others aren’t struggling. Rod talks about ... Read more
14 Aug 2023
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15mins
Is it true that when you’re saved, “You know that you know that you know”?
Is it true that when you’re saved, “You know that you know that you know”?
Ted asks about the idea of ‘knowing that you know’ regarding your salvation. Rod talks about how a Lutheran answers, “Ho... Read more
7 Aug 2023
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15mins
If you end on Gospel, does it suggest God wasn’t serious about the Law?
If you end on Gospel, does it suggest God wasn’t serious about the Law?
Ted asks about how serious God is about the law in light of Jesus’ Gospel. Rod talks about closing with ‘let us’, whethe... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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11mins
Do the Ten Commandments still apply to Christians?
Do the Ten Commandments still apply to Christians?
Ted asks about how God’s law in the Ten Commandments still applies to Christian believers. Rod talks about how rough God... Read more
24 Jul 2023
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15mins
I’ve been backsliding for a while now. What should I do?
I’ve been backsliding for a while now. What should I do?
Ted asks about struggling with sin in the faith. Rod talks about what the Gospel of Jesus Christ is and why His Gospel i... Read more
17 Jul 2023
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13mins
What would it mean for a sermon to be an absolution?
What would it mean for a sermon to be an absolution?
Ted asks about what it would mean for sinners to hear their sins absolved in the sermon every week. Rod talks about what... Read more
10 Jul 2023
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13mins
Are Law and Gospel basically a carrot and a stick?
Are Law and Gospel basically a carrot and a stick?
Ted asks about how sinners should perceive the law and the Gospel. Rod talks about the claims of the law and what it doe... Read more
3 Jul 2023
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13mins
I keep asking God what He wants me to do. Why is He always silent?
I keep asking God what He wants me to do. Why is He always silent?
Ted asks about struggling to determine God’s plan for my life and for work. Rod talks about ‘talking to God’ and getting... Read more
26 Jun 2023
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15mins
Dad, how did you come back to the faith after being an agnostic?
Dad, how did you come back to the faith after being an agnostic?
Ted asks about Rod’s path of faith after becoming an agnostic after his church experience. Rod talks about going to the ... Read more
19 Jun 2023
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16mins
What was your childhood church like, Dad?
What was your childhood church like, Dad?
Ted asks about Rod’s experience in church in his youth and what it did to his faith. Rod talks about Lutheran pietism an... Read more
12 Jun 2023
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16mins