The Very Lutheran Project

Reading and Evaluating the Dead Sea Scrolls, Pt. 3

2022-05-16

Time to slaughter this piggy and all of its unearned fame.

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Chemnitz and Spener Shouldn't be Knifing Each Other in a Back Alley

2022-05-16

Let's talk about why Lutherans should be Confessional Pietists




Reading and Evaluating the Dead Sea Scrolls, Pt.2

2022-05-10

Time to slaughter this piggy and all of its unearned fame.

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Going Through Romans Pt.5

2022-05-06

The purest Gospel deserves the most intensive study.

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Reading and Evaluating the Dead Sea Scrolls, Pt.1

2022-05-02

Time to slaughter this piggy and all of its unearned fame.

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Going through Romans Pt.4

2022-04-22

The purest Gospel deserves the most intensive study.

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Longform 4: Astrology Stream of Consciousness

2022-04-18





Going through Romans Pt.3

2022-04-15

The purest Gospel deserves the most intensive study.

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Going through Romans Pt.2

2022-04-07

The purest Gospel deserves the most intensive study.

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Hypocritical Muckrakers

2022-04-07

Angery reaxx only

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/mars-hill-podcast-ct-sexual-harassment-galli.html




Longform 3: An Eastern Orthodox Listener Chimes In

2022-04-04





Going through Romans Pt.1

2022-03-31

The purest Gospel deserves the most intensive study.

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Daniel Pt.5

2022-03-29





Daniel Pt.4

2022-03-29





Daniel Pt.3

2022-03-29





Daniel Pt.2

2022-03-29





Daniel Pt.1

2022-03-29





What the Bible says about Hatred

2022-03-16

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(but look at them furry knuckles lol)




On Gog and Magog

2022-03-15

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Briefly Rambling about Ash Wednesday from a Hotel Room

2022-03-02

Did you know that there are people in the Philippines who get crucified every year?
Maybe we should take a look at Lenten devotions a little differently.

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Lutheran Devotion: the Wreath of Christ, part 2

2022-02-21

Let's go over my favorite rosary, covering two traditional prayer cycles.
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Longform Answer #2: Supporting your Pastor

2022-02-21

A listener asks how to go about supporting his pastor.




Lutheran Devotion: the Wreath of Christ, part 1

2022-02-16

Let's go over my favorite rosary, covering the normative prayer cycle.
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Longform Answer #1

2022-02-15

Here u are friend




False Alphas 3: Mark Driscoll (and his enemies)

2022-02-04

Let's talk about Mark Driscoll and the many people judging him...with massive planks in their eyes.

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Calvin stuff:
https://beggarsallreformation.blogspot.com/2020/09/john-calvin-tyrant-of-geneva.html
https://hekint.org/2019/05/28/john-calvin-his-rule-in-geneva-and-his-many-illnesses/




You Are Here

2022-01-23

Let's talk about the closest Old Testament analog to where we are today.

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False Alphas 2: David J Stewart

2022-01-14

Get ready to climb aboard the Pain Train as we try to get to the bottom of David J Stewart's enthusiasm and rationalism...and then find out the really dumb reasons behind his false teachings and bravado.

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/
https://davidjstewartexposed.blogspot.com/




False Alphas 1: Bob Thieme

2021-12-22

Let's take a look at this goofball and his military worshiping, easy-believy, cult-structured dork ministry.




sexvangelicalism and the purity movement: False Alphas Prologue

2021-12-15

ANGERY REAX ONLY FAM

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VLL 13: Church Fathers? More like Word Fathers

2021-11-16

I love the Church Fathers but I gotta go on a lil' bit of a rant here




VLL 12: The Black Hole of Mud Rolling

2021-10-04

Some current events and an exhortation for pastors to not get into the mud with jezebel.




FC 7 FINALE Adiaphora, Election, and Everything Else

2021-09-21

Hey, sorry I took 4 weeks to get this one out. Been extremely busy, but I was able to squeeze this in before going on a big trip this week.




VLL 11: Real Time Exegesis Stream-of-Consciousness

2021-09-14

I forgot to mention:
IT IS ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE EXEGETED THE TEXT BY YOURSELF THAT YOU CHECK WITH COMMENTARIES. I REPEAT; IT IS ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE EXEGETED THE TEXT BY YOURSELF THAT YOU CHECK WITH COMMENTARIES. Commentaries should be a checksum to make sure you are in agreement with others, and not setting off on your own. Commentaries can surprise us by showing us something we missed, or else help reinforce what we're already seeing.
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"Lutheranism Exposed xdddddd"

2021-09-09

From the latest GC episode, in case y'all wanted to hear it solo.
I'm working on getting my place ready to sell, so I won't be uploading much this week. Hope this works for 2day.




VLL 10: God is a Fighter

2021-08-30

Is Christianity for WEAK WILLED DOORMATS?
No, but let's give a shotgun/drive-by/frantic screed as to why not.




VLL 9: Pietism, David French Style

2021-08-25

THIS IS HOW YOU DON'T DO PIETISM
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FC 6 Person of Christ

2021-08-06

If Communion is the biggest issue separating Lutherans and the Reformed/Baptist crowd, the Person of Christ is the REAL biggest issue behind it. Let's get into the details here.




Very Lutheran 8: Boomer Theology Stream of Consciousness

2021-08-03

Let's talk about the origins of what I'd like to call "Boomer Theology," and why it's all Simony.
Wait, it's all Simony? "Always has been."
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FC 5 Communion

2021-07-30

The Formula of Concord is the big document that asserts Lutheran identity and doctrine as distinct from *all* other Christian denominations. It is the book that says "Here's what's Lutheran, here's what's not."
Today, we read the article they took the most time on, Communion, as that ends up being, by *far* what distinguishes us from everyone else.




Very Lutheran 7: My Most Controversial Bible Take

2021-07-26

This is the only take on a Scriptural topic that has gotten Seminary professors, pastors, and others fuming mad, yelling at me over what they thought amounted to slander.
But let's take a look at my argument for why Samuel was a sinful prophet, though not a false one.

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Very Lutheran 6: Encouragement for the Remnant

2021-07-21

Kind of a "part two" to last week's recording. Some encouragement for the remnant out there.
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FC 4 Third Use

2021-07-14





Very Lutheran 5: Spiritual Child Abuse

2021-07-12

"I'm breathing so I guess I'm still alive,
Even if signs seem to tell me otherwise"
Let's talk about the hardest unspoken phenomenon in Christianity today.

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FC 3 Good Works and the Law/Gospel Distinction

2021-07-09

Hey, let's dig into the meat of the Solid Declaration, where we cap of the talk on Sola Fide with Good Works and start talking about the Law/Gospel hermeneutic.




Very Lutheran 4: "What Now?"

2021-07-06

Let's talk about bad stuff, why it happens and the "What Now" of it.

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FC 2 Free Will and Justification

2021-06-23





Very Lutheran 3: Straight Talk on Slavery

2021-06-22

Let's do some straight talk on what the Scripture has to say about slavery.

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The Gospel of Mark

2021-06-21

Audiobook of the Gospel of Mark.
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Formula of Concord, SD 1: Introduction and Original Sin

2021-06-16

Continuing on with the Formula of Concord series, let's start with the Solid Declaration's introduction and discussion on the nature of Original Sin.




St Paul Vs. the Buttholes

2021-06-14

Let's go over whether Paul is secretly a subversive heretic I guess.

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Formula of Concord: Epitome

2021-06-11

Let's get into why Lutherans aren't, well, anyone else. The Formula of Concord gives the greatest list of denominational distinctives for Confessional Lutheranism as a whole, and kicking off this series is the summary found in the Epitome.

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Very Lutheran 1: The Real Voice

2021-06-07

Let's get into D&I and Calvin university.
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Chickism Pt.2

2021-02-23





Chickism

2021-02-23