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Docendi Sunt Christiani. The Wittenberg Hour explores topics related to classical Lutheran education from a Lutheran worldview.


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    The Gospel and the Christian Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 57:25


    Rev. Rolf Preus teaches at the Wittenberg Academy Family Retreat- Plenary Session IV. ______________ What are the purposes and duties of the three estates?  How does the gospel of justification by grace alone and through faith alone form and empower the Christian family?  How is an attack on the Christian family an attack on this gospel?   ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Interact with The Wittenberg Hour and guests!   https://www.facebook.com/TheWittenbergHour/   _____________ Coming up: Remember! (Part I) _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2022-23 academic year).

    God Made and Blesses Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 52:13


    Rev. Rolf Preus teaches at the Wittenberg Academy Family Retreat- Plenary Session III. ______________ How shall we treat sexual intimacy and marriage if we believe that children are blessings from God?  How shall we treat sexual intimacy and marriage if we believe that children are inconveniences to be avoided? Who decides what a blessing is and is not? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Interact with The Wittenberg Hour and guests!   https://www.facebook.com/TheWittenbergHour/   _____________ Coming up: The Gospel and the Christian Home _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2022-23 academic year).

    God Created Them Male and Female

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 55:31


    Rev. Rolf Preus teaches at the Wittenberg Academy Family Retreat- Plenary Session II. ______________ What is the same about men and women?  What is different about men and women?  How should Christians confront things such as "gender" equality and identity? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Interact with The Wittenberg Hour and guests!   https://www.facebook.com/TheWittenbergHour/   _____________ Coming up: God Made and Blesses Marriage _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2022-23 academic year).

    God Created Man in His Image

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 63:01


    Rev. Rolf Preus teaches at the Wittenberg Academy Family Retreat- Plenary Session I. ______________ What was and is the image of God?  What has this to do with Christ's incarnation?  Why do we not become angels when we die? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Interact with The Wittenberg Hour and guests!   https://www.facebook.com/TheWittenbergHour/   _____________ Coming up: God Created Them Male and Female _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2022-23 academic year).

    Poetry for Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 85:22


    Rev. Anthony Dodgers joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss poetry for Easter. ______________ What is poetry?  How can poetry aid our Easter celebration?  What are some exemplary poems to ponder for Easter? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________ Poems to ponder: Like the Golden Sun Ascending TLH 207 Awake, My Heart, With Gladness LSB 467 La Corona- John Donne Easter- George Herbert Seven Stanzas at Easter- John Updike Death be not proud- John Donne   _____________ Interact with The Wittenberg Hour and guests!   https://www.facebook.com/TheWittenbergHour/   _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2022-23 academic year).

    Poetry for Holy Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 89:07


    Rev. Anthony Dodgers joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss poetry for Holy Week. ______________ What is poetry?  How can poetry aid our Holy Week meditation?  What are some exemplary poems to ponder for Holy Week? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________ Poems to ponder: O Darkest Woe- Lutheran Service Book #448 O Sacred Head Now Wounded- Lutheran Service Book #450 Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness- John Donne The Agony- George Herbert La Corona- John Donne Love 3- George Herbert Gethsemane- Mary Oliver Palm Sunday- Malcolm Guite _____________ Interact with The Wittenberg Hour and guests!   https://www.facebook.com/TheWittenbergHour/   _____________ Coming up: Poetry for Easter _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2022-23 academic year).

    The Gospel is a Comedy- Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 60:19


    Rev. Anthony Dodgers joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss the Gospel as Comedy.  This is the second of two parts. ______________ What is a tragedy and what is a comedy?  Is the Gospel a tragedy?  Is there such a thing as a Christian tragedy?  ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________ Books worth reading: The Man Born to be King An Explanation of the History of the Suffering and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ _____________ Interact with The Wittenberg Hour and guests!   https://www.facebook.com/TheWittenbergHour/   _____________ Coming up: Poetry for Holy Week _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2022-23 academic year).

    The Gospel is a Comedy- Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 47:36


    Rev. Anthony Dodgers joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss the Gospel as Comedy.  This is the first of two parts. ______________ What is a tragedy and what is a comedy?  Is the Gospel a tragedy?  Is there such a thing as a Christian tragedy?  ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Interact with The Wittenberg Hour and guests!   https://www.facebook.com/TheWittenbergHour/   _____________ Coming up: The Gospel is a Comedy- Part II _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2022-23 academic year).

    Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 68:39


    Rev. Sean Daenzer joins us to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week and discuss the three classic “categories” of song in the Church and their use and value among Lutherans in the setting of schools: the Psalter, the Hymns of the Church, and the Biblical Canticles. ______________ "And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.  And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." ~Colossians 3:15-17 ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Books worth reading: Celebrating the Saints _____________ Coming up: The Passion is a Comedy _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2022-23 academic year).

    Remembering...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 47:08


    Rev. William Weedon joins us to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week and discuss why we rejoice to remember the saints of old as Lutheran Christians. ______________ "The memory of the righteous is a blessing." ~Proverbs 10:7 ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Books worth reading: Celebrating the Saints _____________ Coming up: National Lutheran Schools Week Speakers _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Love, marriage, and what to look for in a spouse- 4 Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 53:37


    Mrs. Michelle Bauman joins us to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week and discuss the blessings of love, marriage, and family. ______________ Colossians 1:17 declares that Christ is "before all things, and in him all things hold together."  Yet, when we look at modern marriage and family structures, things seem to be falling apart. Join us for an honest and faithful discussion about love, marriage, and family an the blessings they hold because of Christ. ~Mrs. Michelle Bauman ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Books worth reading:   _____________ Coming up: National Lutheran Schools Week Speakers _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Made in the Image of a Maker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 46:09


    Rev. Anthony Dodgers joins us to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week and discuss reflecting God's image when we create using words. ______________ We were created in the image of a Creator, and so we are meant to reflect His image, to mimic Him and join in His work of creation.  This is what J.R.R. Tolkien called "sub-creation," especially when we create using words- when we tell stories.  But what's the difference between fantasy and falsehood?  Can stories be deceptive?  What makes a story bad?  What makes good stories endure?  We were created through Christ and for Christ, so we want all our sub-creations to reflect Him and the story He has written for us. ~Rev. Anthony Dodgers ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Books worth reading: The Chronicles of Narnia The Lord of the Rings _____________ Coming up: National Lutheran Schools Week Speakers _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    The Gift of Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 51:06


    Mrs. Katie Schuermann joins us to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week and discuss the importance of storytelling in the life of the Christian and how every good story is a mere reflection of the greatest, truest story ever told: the fall of man into sin and God's word of salvation for him in Jesus Christ. ______________ From fables to fairytales, stories throughout history have taught and inspired readers to better honor, love, and serve one another. ~Katie Schuermann ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Books worth reading: Anthems of Zion Series Pew Sisters He Remembers the Barren He Restores My Soul The Lutheran Witness _____________ Coming up: National Lutheran Schools Week Speakers _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Why Stories Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 74:09


    Rev. Anthony Dodgers joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss why stories matter. ______________ What are stories?  Why do stories matter?  What makes for a good story? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________   _____________ Books worth reading: The Iliad Macbeth The Chronicles of Narnia Lord of the Rings The Space Trilogy Pride and Prejudice The Classic Hundred Poems The Word in the Wilderness _____________ Coming up: National Lutheran Schools Week Speakers _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Lutheran Education is for eternity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 34:32


    Mrs. Benson presents at the Williamsburg Zone Fall LWML Rally in Ottumwa, Iowa. ______________ Why is Lutheran education important?  Why is Lutheran education worth the investment? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________ Word worth repeating: Education/Instruction _____________ Books worth reading:  "Gnostics of Education" from Visions of Order by Richard M. Weaver   _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Great British Novels? - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 32:42


    The Great British Novel?  Mrs. Ellie Wagner joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss British novels and if any of them are great. ______________ What have British novels to offer readers?  Which are the great British novels?   Why should we read British literature? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________ Word worth repeating: _____________ Books worth reading:  David Copperfield, by Dickens Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Bronte North and South Elizabeth Gaskell Animal Farm by George Orwell   _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Great British Novels?- Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 43:32


    The Great British Novel?  Mrs. Ellie Wagner joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss British novels and if any of them are great. ______________ What have British novels to offer readers?  Which are the great British novels?   Why should we read British literature? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________ Word worth repeating: British _____________ Books worth reading:  The Ecclesiastical History by the Venerable Bede  Paradise Lost by Milton Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells _____________ Coming up: Great British Novels?- Part II _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Things we do in this life- the university edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 42:27


    Wittenberg Academy is not college prep, but it does aid scholars in preparing for college.  Hear directly from Wittenberg Academy alumni Sarah and Nicole as they look back at their Wittenberg Academy experience. ______________ How does Wittenberg Academy help prepare scholars academically for college?  How does Wittenberg Academy help prepare scholars spiritually for college?  How does Wittenberg Academy help prepare scholars socially for college? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________ Word worth repeating: University _____________ Book worth reading:  In Defense of Tradition _____________ Coming up: Great British Novels? _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Things we do in this life- the college edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 41:39


    Wittenberg Academy is not college prep, but it does aid scholars in preparing for college.  Hear directly from Wittenberg Academy alumni Joanna and Douglas as they look back at their Wittenberg Academy experience. ______________ How does Wittenberg Academy help prepare scholars academically for college?  How does Wittenberg Academy help prepare scholars spiritually for college?  How does Wittenberg Academy help prepare scholars socially for college? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________ Word worth repeating: College _____________ Book worth reading:  In Defense of Tradition _____________ Coming up: Things we do in this life- university edition _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Wittenberg Academy behind the scenes- Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 37:57


    In celebration of Wittenberg Academy's 10th academic year, Mrs. Benson and Miss Reps discuss some of the ins and outs of Wittenberg Academy.  ______________ How has Wittenberg Academy changed technologically in the past ten years?  Why does Wittenberg Academy use such strange names for some of their classes?  Why are your terms named as they are? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy _____________ Word worth repeating: Order _____________ Book worth reading: Ordering Our Days in His Peace by Rev. H.R. Curtis _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Imagine a College- Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 34:19


    Rev. Robert Paul joins The Wittenberg Hour for part two of a discussion about Luther Classical College. ______________ Why are classical Lutheran high schools important? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Luther Classical College _____________ Word worth repeating: Marriage _____________ Book worth reading: "To Write the Truth" by Richard M. Weaver from In Defense of Tradition _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Imagine a College- Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 41:47


    Rev. Robert Paul joins The Wittenberg Hour for part one of a discussion about Luther Classical College. ______________ What is Luther Classical College? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Learn more about Luther Classical College _____________ Coming up: Imagine a College- Part II _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Dystopia: Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 33:08


    Rev. Larry Beane joins The Wittenberg Hour for part two of a discussion on dystopia and dystopian literature. ______________ What is dystopia?  What has dystopia to do with language?  What has dystopia to do with memory?  Why should Christians read dystopia? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Book worth reading: Pictures of the Socialistic Future _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Dystopia: Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 49:53


    Rev. Larry Beane joins The Wittenberg Hour for part one of a discussion on dystopia and dystopian literature. ______________ What is dystopia?  What has dystopia to do with language?  What has dystopia to do with memory?  Why should Christians read dystopia? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________   Book worth reading: Animal Farm by George Orwell _____________ Coming up: Dystopia: Part II with Pr. Beane _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    And unto God convert them

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 49:07


    The Bishop of the Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church joined Wittenberg Academy's Paideia IV class for an interview.  His time with them is excerpted here. ______________ What is the history of the Lutheran Church in Siberia?  What might Lutherans in the United States learn from Lutherans in Siberia?  What encouragement might we receive from a story of the triumph of Christianity even amidst totalitarianism? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Coming up: Dystopia with Pr. Beane _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Wittenberg Academy Doctors of Culture 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 34:26


    The 2021 Rhetoric III scholars share their Original Oratories in the Second Annual Celebration of Oratory. ______________ What is the value of unity over division?  What is true patriotism?  What are the benefits of youth military programs? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing _____________ Register for Tuesdays with Tallmon   _____________ Book Worth Reading: In Defense of Tradition _____________ Word Worth Repeating: Rhetoric _____________ Coming up: The Church in Siberia _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Bringing Back Weaver to Launch a Responsible Rhetoric Reset

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 66:06


    Dr. Jim Tallmon joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss this summer's Tuesdays with Tallmon experience.  ______________ What is responsible rhetoric?  How is it different from propaganda?  What value is there in reading Richard M. Weaver's lesser-known essays? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Coming up: _____________ Register for Tuesdays with Tallmon Purchase In Defense of Tradition _____________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).  

    Logos and the divine institution of marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 70:18


    Rev. Dr. Gregory Schulz joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss The Logos.  This episode is a recording of Plenary Session IV from Wittenberg Academy's Family Retreat. ______________ What is Jesus' prescription for keeping postmodernism in remission?  In what way is The Word authoritative for both Church and State? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Coming up: Tuesdays with Tallmon 2021- Bringing Back Weaver for a Responsible Rhetoric Reset _____________   _____________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year- Trinity term). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).  

    Logocentrism and the acid attack of postmodernism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 75:35


    Rev. Dr. Gregory Schulz joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss The Logos.  This episode is a recording of Plenary Session III from Wittenberg Academy's Family Retreat. ______________ What is postmodernism?  Why is the Logos such a threat to postmodernism?  How does postmodernism impact the Church? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Coming up: Logos-Session IV _____________   _____________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year- Trinity term). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).  

    The Logos Species

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 64:35


    Rev. Dr. Gregory Schulz joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss The Logos.  This episode is a recording of Plenary Session II from Wittenberg Academy's Family Retreat. ______________ What is the language species?  What does it mean to be members of the language species?  What has Luther's 1536 Disputation Concerning Man to teach us? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Coming up: Logos-Session III _____________   _____________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year- Trinity term). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).  

    The Logos in the Flesh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 61:23


    Rev. Dr. Gregory Schulz joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss The Logos.  This episode is a recording of Plenary Session I from Wittenberg Academy's Family Retreat. ______________ What is Logos?  Who is the Logos?  Why does John 1:14 matter? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Coming up: Logos-Session II _____________   _____________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year- Trinity term). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).  

    Twelve books everyone should read before they are 30- Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 71:28


    Miss Ellie Mumme joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss "Twelve Books Everyone Should Read Before They are 30."  ______________ Why are books an essential part of the journey of life?  How might books help us navigate this journey?  How do books help us be human? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   Suggested reading: Series of Unfortunate Events The Man Who Was Thursday Frankenstein Crime and Punishment Concrete Erasure _____________ Coming up: Logos-Session I _____________   _____________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).  

    Twelve books everyone should read before they are 30- Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 65:00


    Miss Ellie Mumme joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss "Twelve Books Everyone Should Read Before They are 30."  ______________ Why are books an essential part of the journey of life?  How might books help us navigate this journey?  How do books help us be human? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   Suggested reading: The Lord of the Rings Beowulf Siddhartha The Divine Comedy The Hammer of God Moby Dick _____________ Coming up: Twelve Books Everyone Should Read Before They are 30- Part II _____________   _____________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).  

    Here I Stand- The Diet of Worms at 500

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 36:12


    Rev. Charles Henrickson joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss the 500th Anniversary of the Diet of Worms. ______________ What was the Diet of Worms?  What was its significance in the context of the Reformation?  Why is the Diet of Worms important for Christians still today? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing _____________ Suggested reading: The Diet of Worms Here I Stand Sunday resources _____________ Suggested viewing: Martin Luther _____________ Book Worth Reading: Day by Day: 365 Devotional Readings from Martin Luther _____________ Word Worth Repeating: Stand _____________ Coming up: Ten books everyone should read before they are 30 _____________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    History and Humanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 42:01


    Mrs. Benson discusses history and humanity. ______________ What is history and why does it matter?  How can studying history help us understand how we got where we are today?  How can studying history help us be more human? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing _____________ Suggested reading: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization Daily Life in Ancient Rome by Jerome Carcopino The History of the Decline and Fall of Ancient Rome by Edward Gibbon _____________ Book Worth Reading: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization _____________ Word Worth Repeating: History _____________ Coming up: Here I Stand- the 500th Anniversary of the Diet of Worms. _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Holy Week in the Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 39:51


    Mr. Justin Benson joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss observing Holy Week in the home. ______________ What is Holy Week?  What unique ceremonies might families observe at Holy Week Services?  How might families observe Holy Week in the home? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing _____________ Suggested reading: The Agony by George Herbert _____________ Book Worth Reading: He Was Crucified _____________ Word Worth Repeating: Crucifixion _____________ Coming up: Easter in the Home _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Truth and Math- Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 30:21


    Mrs. Rebecca McCreary joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss truth and math. ______________ Why is math an essential part of teaching absolute truth?  How does learning math also teach us to defend the truth of absolute truth?  How does math confirm Natural Law? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing _____________ Suggested reading: There is no such thing as "white" math _____________ Book Worth Reading: Merchants of Despair _____________ Word Worth Repeating: Technology _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Truth and Math- Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 38:30


    Mrs. Rebecca McCreary joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss truth and math. ______________ Why is math an essential part of teaching absolute truth?  How does learning math also teach us to defend the truth of absolute truth?  How does math confirm Natural Law? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing _____________ Suggested reading: Mathematics for the Nonmathematician _____________ Book Worth Reading: Mathematics for the Nonmathematician _____________ Word Worth Repeating: Algorithm _____________ Coming up: Truth and Math- Part II _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year). Register for classes (2021-22 academic year).

    Teaching the Faith with Crafts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 31:10


    Mrs. Samantha Bender joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss teaching the faith with crafts. ______________ What place have crafts in the catechetical life?  How might crafts aid parents in teaching the faith?  Can crafts be enduring? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Suggested reading: Pleasantly Crafted Crafts from Pleasantly Crafted Crafts from Pax Domini Press _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    More Precious than Jewels

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 68:08


    Miss Ellie Mumme joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss being a woman in light of Proverbs 31. ______________ What does it mean to act like a woman?  Does how a young woman presents herself matter?  Does being pursued by a young man change the way a young woman presents herself? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Suggested reading: The Table of Duties from Luther's Small Catechism Proverbs 31   _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    Better than Robbers- A Father's Role in Raising Daughters to be Ladies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 45:05


    Miss Grace Reps joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss fathers raising daughters to be ladies. ______________ What role have fathers in the formation of their daughters?  Why are fathers so uniquely important in the formation of their daughters?  Why are fathers essential in preparing their daughters to be wives and mothers? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Suggested reading: The Table of Duties from Luther's Small Catechism Luther's Large Catechism, especially the Fourth Commandment   _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    Standing Against the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 40:14


    Rev. Dr. Theodore Graebner and G.K. Chesterton join The Wittenberg Hour (through their writings) to discuss church architecture. ______________ Why is church architecture worth considering?  What do spires, steeples, bricks, and mortar confess?  What have architecture and furnishings to do with what goes on in a church building? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Suggested reading: Where We Find God by Jake Scott Pastor and People by Rev. Dr. Theodore Graebner The Architect of Spears by G.K. Chesterton   _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    National Lutheran Schools Week Guest Speakers Series- Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 77:37


    Enjoy excerpts from Wittenberg Academy's National Lutheran Schools Week Guest Speakers Series.  In Part II, Mrs. Holly James, Rev. Larry Beane, and Deaconess Sandra Rhein teach about being an outsider in another nation, how chaplains serve communities, and why hymnals are essential. ______________ How might one live as an outsider in another nation?  How do chaplains serve in communities?  Why are hymnals essential? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Suggested reading:     _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    National Lutheran Schools Week Guest Speakers Series- Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 61:52


    Enjoy excerpts from Wittenberg Academy's National Lutheran Schools Week Guest Speakers Series.  In Part I, Rev. Dr. Burnell Eckardt and Rev. Dr. Carl Fickenscher II teach about the Divine Service and how pastors are formed for service. ______________ Why do we do what we do in the Divine Service?  How are pastors formed for service? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _____________ Suggested reading: Why? A Layman's Guide to the Liturgy   _____________ Coming up: National Lutheran Schools Week Guest Speakers Series- Part II- Mrs. Holly James, Rev. Larry Beane, Deaconess Sandra Rhein _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    Lutheran Schools in the Valley of the Shadow of Death- Teaching the Children of the Church How to Die Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 47:12


    Rev. Dr. Thomas Korcok joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss Lutheran education on the occasion of National Lutheran Schools Week 2021. ______________ What is the purpose of a Lutheran school?  Why must we “have and maintain” Lutheran schools?  Why might we say that Lutheran schools teach children how to live well, but also how to die well? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   Suggested reading: Lutheran Education: From Wittenberg to the Future   _____________ Coming up: _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    Ten Books Girls Should Read Before They are 21- Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 74:53


    Miss Ellie Mumme joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss "Ten Books Girls Should Read Before They are 21- Part II"  ______________ What does it mean to be a girl?  How do girls become women?   How might books shape girls into women? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   Suggested reading: Le Morte D'Arthur  Emma Anna Karenina Hannah Coulter  On Immunity    _____________ Coming up: Lutheran Schools in the Valley of the Shadow of Death- Teaching the Children of the Church How to Die Well _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    Ten Books Girls Should Read Before They are 21- Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 62:53


    Miss Ellie Mumme joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss "Ten Books Girls Should Read Before They are 21."  ______________ What does it mean to be a girl?  How do girls become women?   How might books shape girls into women? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   Suggested reading: The Red Fairy Book The Chronicles of Narnia The Secret Garden A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Odyssey   _____________ Coming up: Ten Books Girls Should Read Before They are 21- Part II _____________   Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    Singing Their Way to Hell- Our Lutheran Heritage of Hymnody

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 43:31


    Mr. Tyler Simpson joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss Lutheran hymnody. ______________ Why should Lutherans sing?  How do Martin Luther's hymns both equip and encourage God's people?  How are hymns weapons against Satan? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing   _______________ Suggested resources: With Hearts United Martin Luther: Hymns, Ballads, Chants, Truth _______________ Coming up next: Ten Books Girls Should Read Before They are 21- Part I with Miss Eleonore Mumme _______________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    O Morning Star!  Keeping Epiphany in the home with Mr. Justin Benson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 36:14


    Mr. Justin Benson joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss keeping Epiphany in the home. ______________ What is Epiphany?  How might Epiphany be observed in the home? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing ______________ Hymns used in the episode: O Morning Star How Fair and Bright (LSB 395) Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (LSB 394) From God the Father, Virgin Born (LSB 401) To Jordan Came the Christ, Our Lord (LSB 406) Alleluia, Song of Gladness (LSB 417) _______________ Suggested resources: Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family Christmas Spirit _______________ Coming up next: Singing Their Way to Hell- Our Lutheran Heritage of Hymnody with Mr. Tyler Simpson _______________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    Enduring Memories: Reading Together as a Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 53:50


    Mrs. Kate Thoelke joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss reading together as a family. ______________ Why should families read together?  What are some good books to read as a family? ______________ Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing ______________ Mrs. Thoelke's list for family reading: Little Women An Old Fashioned Girl Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Trumpet of the Swan Charlotte's Web Little House Series The Chronicles of Narnia All of a Kind Family Cheaper by the Dozen Swift Rivers  The Turkey Walk Twenty-One Balloons The Giver A Wrinkle in Time David Copperfield Jane Eyre A Christmas Carol Jane Austen Bronte Aesop's Fables CPH The Story Bible _______________ Coming up next: O Morning Star!  Keeping Epiphany in the home with Mr. Justin Benson _______________ Learn more about Wittenberg Academy. Register for classes (2020-21 academic year).

    Wittenberg Academy Vespers 12.15.20

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 23:12


    Vespers Lutheran Service Book p. 229 Psalm 146:1-7 Hymn- Lutheran Service Book  #716 Revelation 3:1-22 Rev. Larry L. Beane- Wittenberg Academy Chaplain 

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