Dec 28, 2021
Dr. Paulson has one more Christmas story from Luther to share. This time, Paulson recounts a story from Luther as a young Christmas caroler and Luther's aversion to gift-giving. The story from Luther is a charge to embrace gifts at Christmas rather than fear them.
Dec 20, 2021
Merry Christmas from the Outlaw God Podcast. In this episode, Paulson reads from Luther's House Postils. This sermon gives us a peek into the Luther household at Christmas.
Dec 13, 2021
What does it mean for God to be a "pure act?" Paulson describes that God's Word is efficacious. That is when God speaks; he is not just descriptive but creative. Paulson compares and contrasts "pure act" in Luther, Erasmus, and Aquinas.
Dec 6, 2021
In this episode, Paulson explains how Luther continues to reach out to Erasmus with demonstrations from classical antiquity. Luther uses Aristotle to rebuff Erasmus and his understanding of "arbitrio." Dr. Paulson also engages and explains some crucial footnotes from chapter 6 of Luther's Outlaw God.
Nov 29, 2021
Dr. Paulson discusses the difficulty of waiting on God's promises. He does this by looking at the promise to Abraham and Sarah that they would have a son. Did Sarah mess up the promise?