Reflection

The third season of the Reflection Podcast begins on July 3, 2024! Guests include Brittany Johnson, newly commissioned minister at St. Matthew Lutheran. Gary Midriff a recent convert to Christianity. Musician David Conley - and will feature brand new music from him. The Master's Voice, give guys who have been singing together for 40 years. And many others! Please share this across your socials to let others know!

More than two and a half billion people will be celebrating either Passover or Easter - or both - in the next few weeks. Passover being the predominately Jewish celebration and Easter being the Christian celebration. Can the two be connected somehow? 1517.org Scholar-in-Residence Chad Bird joins Ed Blonski to lay out the connections between these two world-wide celebrations that date all the way back to the 15th Century BC. To connect with St. Matthew Lutheran Church, click here. Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

He is a truck driver. He was a seminary professor. He was a parish pastor. He's also a scholar of the Old Testament and brings incredible insight to who Jesus Christ is! Chad Bird is also a contributor to 1517.org Find out more about Chad here Books recommended by Chad: Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl   From Sabbath to Lord's Day: A Biblical, Historical and Theological Investigation - edited by D. A. Carson Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app

The Bible - not just a book on your shelf, desk, or nightstand. It came from somewhere long ago. Jeff Kloha knows from where and he's got a museum to show you! He's the Chief Curatorial Officer and you can find out more about Jeff here. Visit the Museum of the Bible website Books recommended by Jeff Kloha: Follow Me: Discipleship According to Matthew by Martin Franzmann Commentary on Romans by Martin Franzmann Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app

The Christian Church has to take seriously what it means to be the Christian Church in this world today. Dr. Joel Biermann joins Ed Blonski on today's episode. He is the Waldemar A. and June Schuette Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He is a pastor's son, raised in both Nebraska and Michigan and now helps train a new generation of pastors for The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Find out more about Joel Biermann here: https://www.csl.edu/directory/joel-biermann/ Books recommended by Dr. Beirmann: The Quest for Holiness by Adolf Koberle https://a.co/d/gLAjiqf Leisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper https://a.co/d/euO7PXK Luther on Vocation by Gustaf Wingren https://a.co/d/gE2hGrP Ethics by Dietrich Bonhoefferhttps://a.co/d/eVliMeK Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app

Over 25 years of leadership in non-profit and private business sectors - fundraising, communication, marketing, strategic planning, project and event implementation, budget processes, and organization management. Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor is now the Managing Director of Human Care and Ministerial Support at The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Find out more about Dr. Tiffany Manor. https://www.lcms.org/how-we-serve/mercy/deaconess-ministry The Bible https://www.cph.org/c-2885-the-lutheran-study-bible Martin Luther’s Small Catechism https://www.cph.org/c-2921-luthers-small-catechism Mercy Booklet Series https://resources.lcms.org/reading-study/mercy-essays-feature-lutheran-theologians-from-reformation-to-today/ Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

A conversation with Cindy Koch. She is a pastor's wife, mother of 5, and is working on her PhD in Biblical Languages! She is a poet, author, and speaker as well! Her podcast: Talk Shop with Cindy and Paul Koch https://youtu.be/U5aaIeGw8ds Books by Cindy Woman: The Forgotten Story https://shop.1517.org/products//woman-the-forgotten-story Daughter: Our Story Remembered https://shop.1517.org/products//daughter-our-story-remembered Cindy Koch's Website https://cindykochwrites.com Books Cindy recommends: Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl Trueman https://a.co/d/0wqManZ   The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther https://a.co/d/2YdduId   The Captivation of the Will: Luther Vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage by Gerhard Forde https://a.co/d/gamCr5W   The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson https://a.co/d/ez3aSsl Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

He was a theater major at a Michigan university, but God got a hold of him and now he's a pastor using the gifts God has given him and the passions that make him uniquely reflect God in this world. To find out more about Matt Popovits www.mattpopovits.com Make it Simple Podcast What Matters Most Podcast The books Matt recommends Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott Managing Leadership Anxiety by Steve Cuss Leap Over a Wall by Eugene Peterson Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In the 21st Century world, the theory of evolution is widely accepted as fact and undebatable. But is that really true? Ed Blonski talks with scientist and professor Dr. Jerry Bergman. NOTE: This episode was originally intended to be in season 1 but circumstances dictated that it be the initial episode of season 2. You can email Dr. Bergman here. You can learn more about Creation Ministries International here. Two books by Dr. Bergman: The Three Pillars of Evolution Demolished: Why Darwin was Wrong  The Last Pillars of Darwinian Evolution Falsified: Further Evidence Proving Darwinian Evolution Wrong Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

Poetry is about as old as the human race. It is part of our lives as it resides in the songs we listen to, in the books we read, and actually in our very hearts. Tanner Olson reflects God's love and power through his poetry, speaking, and writing. On this episode we'll get some insight into his poetry as well as hear one of his poems. Books recommended by Tanner: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller https://a.co/d/a2etuKQ Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver https://a.co/d/43mYA1G Touch the Earth by Drew Jackson https://a.co/d/9j9sKAD Tanner’s Website https://www.writtentospeak.com/ Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.