Let The Bird Fly!

In the SIXTY-FIFTH session of our Wingin' It series on the Life of Luther, Wade and Mike continue a new mini-series in the Life of Luther series: Life after Luther. In this session they discuss the Flacian controversy over original sin and why the doctrine of original sin is so important. As an outline, we are using Wade's book, An Uncompromising Gospel. If you'd like to follow along in the book, you can find it here or here. Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer. And as always, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enj

00:00 - Introduction 06:30 - No Free-for-All (Best Milestones in Sports) 14:45 - Main Topic (Romans 13) In episode ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE, Wade, Mike, and Jason discuss Romans 13, church and state, and Christian love. We hope you enjoy the conversation! We are grateful to the 1517 podcasting network. If you haven't done so yet, make sure to go check out all of the great podcasts they have to offer, as well as the other wonderful content at 1517.org. If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetTheBirdFly.com, or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com. Than

In the SIXTY-FOURTH session of our Wingin' It series on the Life of Luther, Wade and Mike continue a new mini-series in the Life of Luther series: Life after Luther. In this session they discuss the Synergistic Controversy over free will, and whether we have it in matters of salvation. As an outline, we are using Wade's book, An Uncompromising Gospel. If you'd like to follow along in the book, you can find it here or here. Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer. And as always, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy.

00:00 - Introduction 00:00 - No Free-for-All 7:00 - Main Topic (Why the Lord's Supper) In episode ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR, Wade, Mike, and Jason discuss the Lord's Supper and its place in the life of the church and the Christian. Not gonna lie, I think all three of us thought this was one of our best discussions. We hope you enjoy the conversation! We are grateful to the 1517 podcasting network. If you haven't done so yet, make sure to go check out all of the great podcasts they have to offer, as well as the other wonderful content at 1517.org. If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we

In the SIXTY-THIRD session of our Wingin' It series on the Life of Luther, Wade and Mike continue a new mini-series in the Life of Luther series: Life after Luther. In this session they discuss the Osiandrian Controversy over the doctrine of justification. As an outline, we are using Wade's book, An Uncompromising Gospel. If you'd like to follow along in the book, you can find it here or here. Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer. And as always, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with

00:00 - Introduction 00:00 - No Free-for-All 5:55 - Main Topic (Holy Week) In episode ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE, Wade, Mike, and Jason discuss Holy Week. We hope you enjoy the conversation! We are grateful to the 1517 podcasting network. If you haven't done so yet, make sure to go check out all of the great podcasts they have to offer, as well as the other wonderful content at 1517.org. If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetTheBirdFly.com, or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com. Thanks for listening! Attributions for Music and Image used in this Ep

In the SIXTY-SECOND session of our Wingin' It series on the Life of Luther, Wade and Mike continue a new mini-series in the Life of Luther series: Life after Luther. In this session they discuss the Majoristic Controversy over the proposition that good works are necessary for salvation. As an outline, we are using Wade's book, An Uncompromising Gospel. If you'd like to follow along in the book, you can find it here or here. Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer. And as always, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy

00:00 - Introduction 05:45 - Free for All (What Class You Wish You'd Paid More Attention During) 23:15 - Main Topic (The Means of Grace) In episode ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO, Wade and Mike are joined by their friends, Pastors John Bortulin and David Meyer, to discuss the Means of Grace. We hope you enjoy the conversation! We are grateful to the 1517 podcasting network. If you haven't done so yet, make sure to go check out all of the great podcasts they have to offer, as well as the other wonderful content at 1517.org. If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetT

In the SIXTY-FIRST session of our Wingin' It series on the Life of Luther, Wade and Mike, begin to wrap stuff up with a new mini-series, Life after Luther. In this session they provide the framework for a broader discussion of the controversies that broke out after Luther's death, which were addressed in the Formula of Concord, the final Lutheran confession of the Book of Concord (the book containing the Lutheran Confessions). As an outline, they use Wade's book, An Uncompromising Gospel, which will help guide discussion in the weeks to come. If you'd like to follow along in the book, you can find it here or here. Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer. And as always, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRad

00:00 - Introduction 0:00 - Free for All (No Free for All) 13:00 - Main Topic (Why Genesis?) In episode ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE, Wade and Jason (Mike should know better by now than to leave us unattended) discuss Genesis. Why was it written? Why has the Christian Church emphasized it? Why is it harder to get around its content than we might think? Why is it such a fruitful book for study still today, for knowing God, our neighbor, our world, and our selves better? We hope you enjoy the conversation! We are grateful to the 1517 podcasting network. If you haven't done so yet, make sure to go check out all of the great podcasts they have to offer, as well as the other wonderful content at 1517.org. If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we pos

In the SIXTIETH session of our Wingin' It series on the Life of Luther, Wade and Mike discuss what happened to Katie and Luther's children after his death. We hope you find the discussion worthwhile. Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer. And as always, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetTheBirdFly.com, or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com. Thanks for listening! Attributions for Music and Image

00:00 - Introduction 0:00 - Free for All (No Free for All) 3:10 - Main Topic (What about the Saints?) In episode ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, Wade and Mike (who knows what that new guy, whatever his name is, was doing this time) discuss the Saints (as in the Roman Catholic kind) and what the Augsburg Confession and the Apology have to say about them. They also discuss the place of the commemoration of saints in the church calendar, why we commemorate them (and should) in the Lutheran Church, and what we can learn from our fathers and mothers in the faith. We hope you enjoy the conversation! We are grateful to the 1517 podcasting network. If you haven't done so yet, make sure to go check out all of the great podcasts they have to offer, as well as the other wonderful content at 1517.org. If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follo

In the FIFTY-NINTH session of our Wingin' It series on the Life of Luther, Wade and Mike discuss Luther's early and late writings and statements on the Jews and Turks. We hope you find the discussion worthwhile. Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer. And as always, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetTheBirdFly.com, or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com. Thanks for listening! Attributions for Musi

00:00 - Introduction 8:25 - Free for All (MLB Predictions) 20:55 - Main Topic (Why Church History?) In episode ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE, Wade and Mike (the new guy was on vacation...again) discuss why church history matters, not just for professors or pastors, but for every Christian. Mike and Wade also talked some baseball to start things out, making some predictions for 2022. Jason didn't try opening or closing the episode, because, well, he'd have to show up for that. We hope you enjoy the conversation! We are grateful to the 1517 podcasting network. If you haven't done so yet, make sure to go check out all of the great podcasts they have to offer, as well as the other wonderful content at 1517.org. If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, wher

In the FIFTY-EIGHTH session of our Wingin' It series on the Life of Luther, Wade and Mike discuss Luther's death, an event as public as his life. We hope that you will enjoy this discussion. Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer. And as always, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetTheBirdFly.com, or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com. Thanks for listening! Attributions for Music and Image used in t

00:00 - Introduction 0:00 - Free for All (No Free for All) 7:15 - Main Topic (Moses, Abraham, and Christ) In episode ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT, Wade, Jason, and Mike discuss Moses, Abraham, and Christ, and especially how they are related to each other in Paul's epistles. Jason also takes a stab at closing out the episode. We hope you enjoy the conversation! We are grateful to the 1517 podcasting network. If you haven't done so yet, make sure to go check out all of the great podcasts they have to offer, as well as the other wonderful content at 1517.org. If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to conta

00:00 - Introduction 0:00 - Free for All (No Free for All) 5:30 - Main Topic (Repentance) In episode ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN, Wade, Jason, and Mike discuss repentance and the importance of understanding what it is correctly. Given that this was recorded on Ash Wednesday, this seemed a timely topic and we hope you find it helpful for this Lenten season.  We are grateful to the 1517 podcasting network. If you haven't done so yet, make sure to go check out all of the great podcasts they have to offer, as well as the other wonderful content at 1517.org. If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact

In the FIFTY-SEVENTH session of our Wingin' It series on the Life of Luther, Wade and Mike (Jason must have some obscure holiday in order to get the day off work) provide a survey of the 1540s, the last decade of Luther's life. We hope that you will enjoy this discussion. Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer. And as always, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetTheBirdFly.com, or visit our website at www.Le

In the FIFTY-SIXTH session of our Wingin' It series on the Life of Luther, Wade and Mike discuss the person and work of John Calvin and how it intersected with Luther and the Lutheran Reformation. We hope that you will enjoy this discussion. Let the Bird Fly! is supported by the 1517 Podcast Network, which is part of 1517.org. If you haven't done so yet, stop over there and check out the other great podcasts in the network, as well as all of the other excellent content they offer. And as always, please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following sites and apps: iTunes Stitcher Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also follow our Telegram Channel, where we post our new episodes as well as other content that we think you might enjoy. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetTheBirdFly.com, or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com. Thanks for lis