As Lutheran As It Gets

Pastors Gillespie and Riley wrap us their series on Norman Nagel’s “Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper.” For this final episode, they read and discuss Luther’s battle with Andreas Karlstadt about Christ Spirited Away. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Pastors Gillespie and Riley again read and discuss Norman Nagel's work: Luther's Understanding of Christ in the Lord's Supper. This episode, the word, the sign, and the efficacy of the Lord's Supper. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Pastors Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Norman Nagel's work: Luther's Understanding of Christ in the Lord's Supper. This episode, our relation to Christ in the Supper. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Norman Nagel’s work: Luther’s Understanding of Christ in the Lord’s Supper. This week, the Word, the testament, and the “for-you” of the Gospel. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Pastors Gillespie and Riley wrap up their discussion of Philip Melanchthon's Loci Communes. This week, Philip's concluding theses on Law and Gospel. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Pastors Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion with Philip Melancthon on the power of the Gospel from his Loci Communes. This week, what is righteousness? Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Pastors Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion with Philip Melancthon on the power of the Gospel from his Loci Communes. This week, what is grace? Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Philip Melanchthon’s work on the power of the gospel from his Loci Communes. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley wrap up their reading and discussion of Philip Melanchthon's Loci Communes on the power of the law. How does God use his word of law to curb our sinful urges and cravings, drive us to Jesus for salvation, and instruct Christians in their vocations? Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley dive back into Philip Melanchthon's Loci Communes. More on the power the law, how God works through the law to reveal our sin, and distinguishing between afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted in pastoral care.          Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Martin Luther referred to Philip's Loci Communes as "one of the clearest statements of the Christian religion ever written." With this in mind, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Philip Melancthon's Loci on the power of the law and the gospel.  What is the power of the Law? What distinguishes God's Word of Law from human definitions of the law? Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Hermann Sasse’s “This Is My Body.” Sasse examines the events at the Marburg Colloquy and how it influenced Lutheran and Protestant sacramental theology for centuries. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Werner Elert’s examination of the Lord’s Supper as the heart of the Church, the liturgy, and Christian life. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss another one of Luther’s commentaries on the penitential psalms.  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s commentary on Psalm 38. A lot of conversation about sin, grace, and militant piety. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In this episode, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Dr. Luther’s comments on Psalm 143.  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In this episode, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s commentary on Psalm 6 - God’s two kinds of discipline  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In this episode, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther's commentary on Psalm 32. This week, they talk about sins forgotten. blessedness, and the upside down, the backward reality of the comfort of confessing one's sin to God. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s commentary on Psalm 51. This episode is all about repentance, conscience, sin, and grace.  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In this episode, Pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Christoph Homburg's "Christ, The Life of All The Living." Affliction, church militant and triumphant, holding the "simul" tension in pastoral care.  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Franzmann’s “Preach You the Word” - God’s Word, pastoral ministry, singing doctrine, and always repenting. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In this episode, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Selnecker’s hymn of prayer, to be kept safe by and in God’s Word and Sacraments Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, Pastors Gillespie and Riley discuss Neale's translation of Fortunatus' hymn, prayer, the two kingdoms, right and left-handed power, and the importance of a "catholic" confession of the Christian faith. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In the fall of 1523 Paul Speratus penned his most famous hymn, Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, “Salvation Unto Us Has Come.” It was one of the hymns in the first Lutheran hymnal in 1524, commonly known as Achtliederbuch. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

For the next four episodes, Gillespie and Riley dig into Lutheran hymns that are “as Lutheran As It Gets.” Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read Luther’s Galatians lectures on Christ and those who cut off from Christ by their works. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Gillespie and Riley begin to wrap up their reading in Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, we discuss Christ becoming most Savior and most sinner for us. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In this episode, Gillespie and Riley go back to Luther's Galatians lectures, to read and discuss how to measure the true Christian. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Continuing from Part 1, Gillespie and Riley ride the wave of Luther's introduction to Paul's letter to the Galatians as he doubles and triples down on the language of promise, old man versus new man, and the proper relation of God's Word of Law to Christians. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In the second part, Gillespie and Riley continue to read Martin Luther's Magnificat, to discuss how God makes Mary a theologian of the cross.  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read Martin Luther's Magnificat, to discuss how God makes Mary a theologian of the cross. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion about the Catechism Prayerbook, examining the Seventh Petition of the Lord's Prayer: "But deliver us from evil." Get the print or Kindle for yourself and anyone this Christmas! Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss The Catechism Prayerbook and dig into Article Three of the Creed. Text: The Catechism Prayer Book, Third Article of the Creed, Part 1 Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Continuing from Part 1, Gillespie and Riley ride the wave of Luther's introduction to Paul's letter to the Galatians as he doubles and triples down on the language of promise, old man versus new man, and the proper relation of God's Word of Law to Christians. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, Gillespie and Riley ride the wave of Luther's introduction to Paul's letter to the Galatians as he doubles and triples down on the language of promise, old man versus new man, and the proper relation of God's Word of Law to Christians. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read Luther's opening lecture on Paul's letter to the Galatians - mic drop moment after mic drop moment as Luther lays out his case for active versus passive righteousness.  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

 In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue to read Luther’s commentary on Galatians (1535). This week, Luther goes full Luther, sarcasm, and Luther’s preface to his Galatians lectures.  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, Gillespie and Riley begin an epic reading of Luther’s epic Commentary of Galatians (1535). This episode, Luther’s preface to his lectures on Galatians.  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Another week, another episode reading Heiko Oberman’s biography of Martin Luther. In this episode, Luther as a Bible translator. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Here they go again... Pastors Gillespie and Riley continue with Heiko Oberman's biography of Martin Luther. This week, they discuss the consequences, then and now, of Luther’s debate with Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

 In this episode, Pastors Gillespie and Riley continue with Heiko Oberman's biography of Martin Luther. This week, Luther’s debate with Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

 In this episode, Pastors Gillespie and Riley dive back into Heiko Oberman's biography of Martin Luther. This week, Oberman explains how The Freedom of a Christian was Luther's formulation of the Christian as "simul" in order to counter the theological arguments of both Johann von Staupitz and Johannes Tauler. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, Pastors Gillespie and Riley read Heiko Oberman's remarkable biography of Martin Luther. In this episode, Oberman explains the force of exegesis in Luther's earliest Psalms lectures. Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, Riley and Gillespie go back one more time, into the sermons of Dr. Norman Nagel. In this episode, a lot of temptation talk.  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

This week, Riley and Gillespie continue their adventure through the sermons of Dr. Norman Nagel. In this episode, fig tree Jesus.  Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.