Three millennials sit down with Lutheran theologians to understand how Scripture is working in our lives. God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, sin, faith, forgiveness, Luther, and more are on the table as Mason Van Essen, Kiri Haugen, and Adam Guthmiller discuss each week's upcoming lectionary Bible passage with Luther House of Study's theologians to hear the context in and around Scripture before it's preached in church.
Scripture First
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Three millennials sit down with Lutheran theologians to understand how Scripture is working in our lives. God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, sin, faith, forgiveness, Luther, and more are on the table as Mason Van Essen, Kiri Haugen, and Adam Guthmiller discuss each week's upcoming lectionary Bible passage with Luther House of Study's theologians to hear the context in and around Scripture before it's preached in church.
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Recent Episodes
July 13, 2026
If God is Good, Where Did All the Weeds Come From? | Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 with Dr. Chris Croghan
Host Dr. Chris Croghan explores Jesus' parable of the weeds, revealing how we should trust God's judgment instead of trying to sort good from evil ourselves.
July 6, 2026
Don’t Be a Fruit Inspector | Matthew 13:1-23 with Sarah Stenson
Sarah Stenson explores Jesus' parable of the sower, revealing God's power to cultivate faith and produce fruit, not our own efforts.
June 29, 2026
Why Doesn’t Jesus Remove Our Burdens? | Matthew 11:16-19,25-30 with Lars Olson
In this episode, we ask Lars Olson, “If Jesus gives rest to the weary, why does he invite us to take his yoke instead of removing our burdens altogether?” We learn what makes Jesus' yoke easy and his burden light. All things have been handed over to Jesus by the Father. And what does he do with all that power? He reveals the Father to you. There's nothing left for you to accomplish—only Christ's Word to hear. Like oxen, we keep looking for another burden to pull, only to discover that the har...
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