CRUX Episode 46 - Live from Holy Cross

Scott Stiegemeyer (left) and Todd Peperkorn (right) recording live at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rocklin, California.

Scott Stiegemeyer (left) and Todd Peperkorn (right) recording live at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rocklin, California.

What does it mean to be the Christian Church in the twenty-first century. In this live episode of The Crux of the Matter, Todd and Scott answer questions, ask a few of their own, and bring Christ to bear as we look forward to the future together in Him. Join us for episode 46 of The Crux of the Matter.

Notes

JOY

TODD

SCOTT

WHERE TO FIND US

Todd and Scott co-host THE CRUX OF THE MATTER. You may find Todd Peperkorn @toddpeperkorn on Twitter or facebook.com/toddpeperkorn on Facebook. He also blogs, posts sermons, and random nonsense at Lutheran Logomaniac and Dark My Road. Todd’s parish is Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rocklin, California. You can find his sermons & bible classes on YouTube HERE.

You may find Scott Stiegemeyer @scottstieg on Twitter or Facebook.com/scottstiegemeyer on Facebook. Scott is an assistant professor of theology and bioethics at Concordia University Irvine.

Email the show at feedback@thecruxofthematter.net

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Intro and Outro Music is “BWV 739: Wie schön leuchtet uns der Morgenstern” (by J.S. Bach, recorded by James Kibbie). Licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

CRUX Episode 45 - Star Wars

It is certainly fair to say that Star Wars: The Force Awakens in a phenomenon. So how are we as Christians to view such a thing? Does it have a biblical view of good and evil, and ultimately of redemption? Or is it just another good old yarn designed to make Hollywood some bucks? Listen to Scott and Todd discuss the years most popular movie in Episode 45 of The Crux of the Matter.

WHAT ARE WE TEACHING

TODD

  • Hebrews 11

SCOTT

  • Church History

SHOW NOTES

JOY

SCOTT

  • Civit Coffee

TODD

WHERE TO FIND US

Todd and Scott co-host THE CRUX OF THE MATTER. You may find Todd Peperkorn @toddpeperkorn on Twitter or facebook.com/toddpeperkorn on Facebook. He also blogs, posts sermons, and random nonsense at Lutheran Logomaniac and Dark My Road. Todd’s parish is Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rocklin, California. You can find his sermons & bible classes on YouTube HERE.

You may find Scott Stiegemeyer @scottstieg on Twitter or Facebook.com/scottstiegemeyer on Facebook. Scott is an assistant professor of theology and bioethics at Concordia University Irvine.

Email the show at feedback@thecruxofthematter.net

To subscribe directly, please paste the following link into your pod-catcher of choice: https://thecruxofthematter.squarespace.com/podcast/?format=rss

To subscribe via iTunes, please go to: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-the-crux-of-the-matter/id959171811

Intro and Outro Music is “BWV 699: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” (by J.S. Bach, recorded by James Kibble). Licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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Everyone is talking about refugees these days. The distinction between what the Church should do and what the government should do is obvious (perhaps) to Lutherans, but it is not so obvious in our society.  In this episode of The Crux of the Matter, Todd and Scott talk about that distinction in the context of the Paris attacks, and what it means for the Church and her pastors today. Join us for episode 43 of The Crux of the Matter

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CRUX Episode 42 - Church History

All our lives we are surrounded by history. Our own history. Those around us. Those who will come after us are on the horizon. But how does the Christian Church understand her history? In this episode of The Crux of the Matter, Peperkorn and Stiegemeyer talk about what it means to be a pastor who is aware of the Church’s history, and how it shapes pastoral care.

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CRUX Episode 41 - Halloween and Reformation

Halloween is a day of great fun and frivolity, but it is also a day of some conflict for Christians. Do we “celebrate” Halloween, or is this a pagan holiday that Christians should avoid? And strangely in the same vein, what does it mean to “celebrate” the reformation? Is this Lutheran Pride Sunday, or is something else at work? Todd and Scott discuss these and more in episode 41 o The Crux of the Matter.

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CRUX Episode 40 - Six Questions Every Pastor Gets Asked

Why do we practice closed communion? Do you wear that outfit in the shower? What does God let X happen to me if He really loves me? These are just a few of the questions Todd and Scott try to answer in this episode. Oh, and like the rest of the Internet, they also talk about Star Wars, ADD, and the craziness of random questions. Join us for episode 40 of The Crux of the Matter.

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CRUX Episode 37 - Six Books

The Lord of the Rings to Why Men Hate Going to Church. That’s the range of books Scott and Todd talk about in episode 37 of The Crux of the Matter.  Why is it that the range of knowledge and skills that a pastor needs are so far-reaching, and how do we continue to learn without going stagnant? Join us in this episode and find out how.

WHAT ARE WE TEACHING

  • Genesis 2:15
  • St. Michael and All Angels

FOLLOW UP

Quotation from Pope Francis’s UN speech:

"The common home of all men and women must continue to rise on the foundations of a right understanding of universal fraternity and respect for the sacredness of every human life, of every man and every woman, the poor, the elderly, children, the infirm, the unborn, the unemployed, the abandoned, those considered disposable because they are only considered as part of a statistic. This common home of all men and women must also be built on the understanding of a certain sacredness of created nature.”

SHOW NOTES

  1. The Democratization of American Christianity, by Nathan Hatch (TODD)
  2. Postmodern Times: A Christian Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture, by Gene Edward Veith (SCOTT)
  3. Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness, by David Karp (TODD)
  4. The Shallows, What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, by Nicholas Carr (SCOTT)
  5. The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien (TODD)
  6. Why Men Hate Going to Church, David Murrow (SCOTT)

JOY BRINGERS

SCOTT

TODD

WHERE TO FIND US

Todd and Scott co-host THE CRUX OF THE MATTER. You may find Todd Peperkorn @toddpeperkorn on Twitter or facebook.com/toddpeperkorn on Facebook. He also blogs, posts sermons, and random nonsense at Lutheran Logomaniac and Dark My Road. Todd’s parish is Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rocklin, California. You can find his sermons & bible classes on YouTube HERE.

You may find Scott Stiegemeyer @scottstieg on Twitter or Facebook.com/scottstiegemeyer on Facebook. Scott is an assistant professor of theology and bioethics at Concordia University Irvine.

Email the show at feedback@thecruxofthematter.net

To subscribe directly, please paste the following link into your pod-catcher of choice: https://thecruxofthematter.squarespace.com/podcast/?format=rss

To subscribe via iTunes, please go to: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-the-crux-of-the-matter/id959171811

Intro and Outro Music is “BWV 1103: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort” (by J.S. Bach, recorded by James Kibbie). Licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.