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Episode 269: Christianity and Paganism
In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss Christianity and paganism. What is paganism? How did Christianity engage with paganism in its early years? Did the pagans get anyth
Episode 268: The Spirit of Lutheranism
In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT, Jason and Wade discuss the spirit of Lutheranism and what that might be, if there is one. We focus especially on two contemporaries of Martin Luther, Matthias F
Episode 267: Faith, Hope, and Love
In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN, Jason, Mike and Wade discuss faith, hope, and love. We hope you enjoy the episode! Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of
Episode 266: Getting Virtued
In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, Jason, Mike and Wade discuss virtue ethics and sanctification. What is virtue? What is Christian virtue? What's the difference? We also discuss famous Wades. We h
Episode 265: No Retreat, No Surrender
In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE, Jason, Mike and Wade discuss the monastic impulse and how vocations sends into neighbor relationships rather than pulling us out of them. We also discuss famous
Episode 264: Does Technology Make Us More or Less Human?
In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR, Jason, Mike and Wade discuss technology and whether it makes us more human or less. The springboard for this episode was a passage from this article by Carl True
Episode 263: We're All on the Wrong Side of History (Chronological Hubris)
In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE, Jason and Wade discuss chronological hubris and the need to consider people and events within the context of their time and not ours, suggesting that the Old Te
Episode 262: A Theology of Suffering
01:45 - Introduction 00:00 - Free-for-All(No Free-for-All) 03:00 - Main Topic(A Theology of Suffering) - In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO, Jason, Wade and Mike discuss the need for a theolog
Episode 261: Theology: We All Do It, but Why and How?
01:45 - Introduction 00:00 - Free-for-All(No Free-for-All) 04:45 - Main Topic(Theology: We All Do It, but Why and How?) - In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE, Jason, Wade and Joel discuss theol
Episode 260: WELS Guys Discuss LCMS History: Seminex
01:45 - Introduction 00:00 - Free-for-All(No Free-for-All) 07:30 - Main Topic(WELS Guys Discuss LCMS History: Seminex) - In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY, Jason, Mike, and Wade are joined by our