Thinking Fellows

Welcome to the first episode of our "Great Thinkers of the Christian Faith" series. We begin our journey by talking about the history of Augustine of Hippo. The Fellows are joined by Dr. Jeff Mallinson to outline the life and work of this great Church Father. Sit back relax, grab a drink and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Virtue in the Wasteland Augustine Confessions Augustine: City of God Chadwick Augustine Bio

Producer Caleb and Dr. Keith discuss the direction of the show and our new series. A big thank you to all of the great fans who have gotten us this far! Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. WWW.ThinkingFellows.com Donate Episodes

Once again, Pastor, Paul Koch joins us on the show. Pastor Koch is a longtime friend of Dr. Keith and the editor-in-chief at the Jagged Word. On this episode, the Fellows talk about the importance of friendship and its long lasting effects. Sit back, relax, grab a drink , and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Tombstone Friendship From Piss Trough to Horse Trough C.S. Lewis The Four Loves Dexter's Camera Shop Free to Be From Nestigen/Forde Free to Be: "Luther called it 'the mutual conversation and consolation of the brethren.' It is the friendship you share with others around you who belong to Christ, another powerful means God uses to keep us in grace."

The Thinking Fellows bring back one of their favorite guests, Pastor Paul Koch. Pastor Koch is here to talk about the importance of preaching the Law and the Gospel. This episode strikes at some of the conflict going on in Lutheranism and attempts to bring things out of the theoretical and into the practical. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Ringside with the Preacher men Just Words The Faith We Hold What are We Fighting For

On this episode, the fellows have a military historian, Caleb Karges on the show to talk about Just War Theory. The fellows get into the history, and context of just war theory and try to bring the war on terror into perspective. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes •Luther: Christians Can Be Soldiers •Roark Denver: Worth Dying For: A Navy Seal's Call to a Nation •Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order •Francis Fukuyama, The End of History and the Last Man

The Fellows are joined by their first guest of 2017 Johan Hinderlie. Johan has spent a lifetime involved in camp ministry. He and Dr. Keith who shares a passion for Christian camps tell some great stories and discuss the importance they serve in modern Christian living. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show! Show Notes: Being Dad Giving Kids Grace How to Give Your Faith Away

This week, we cover another wave of listeners questions as we start the journey into year two. A big thank you to all our listeners and supporters as the show continues to thrive and grow. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Speakers Bureau Pieper Christian Dogmatics Meuller Christian Dogmatics Intro to Apologetics

Thank you to our listeners who pushed the Thinking Fellows through a fantastic first year of podcasting. To kick off year two, we are answering listeners questions on air. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: A plain account of Christian Perfection Tom Oden Theologians Craft Epistemology of Theology Sources and Context of BoC Uncompromising Gospel

We have spent the latter half of 2016 and the Begining of 2017 uncovering apologetics. We are now beginning to wrap up this series with the question, what now? Listen to hear the struggles apologists face as they perform the task of evangelism in their daily lives. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Speakers Bureau Why Believe Anything At All What is Truth Can Miracles be Trusted

On this episode, our resident historian Dr. Adam Francisco talks about Martin Luther and his view of apologetics. Many people only ever talk about Luther's defense of doctrine. However, Luther did outreach to non-Christians as well. Sit back, relax, grab a drink and enjoy the show. Show Notes Giving Kids Grace Episode Archive The Foolishness of God Luther's Last Battles