CRUX Episode 68 - Lenten Disciplines
Lutherans have a strange history when it comes to the traditional disciplines of Lent. In...
CRUX Episode 68 - Lenten Disciplines
Lutherans have a strange history when it comes to the traditional disciplines of Lent. In...
CRUX Episode 67 - Twenty Years in the Ministry
In episode 67, Scott and Todd discuss twenty years in the pastoral office. What are the highs and...
CRUX Episode 66 - Interpretation and Preaching
Bible interpretation is somewhat that every pastor engagesevery day of his ministry. In this...
CRUX EPISODE 65 - After Christmas
CRUX EPISODE 65 - After Christmas The time after Christmas is typically pretty difficult for...
CRUX EPISODE 64 - Honor Among Pastors
Ronald Reagan had the 11th commandment for conservatives. Is there a similar standard of...
CRUX Episode 63 - Pastoral Care and Politics
Trump and Clinton, morals and economics, parish membership and political parties. The lines are...
CRUX Episode 61 - Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was canonized by Pope Francis on Sunday, September 4, 2016. So there's a lot of...
Bioethics, preaching of the poor, Catholic social ethics, what we did over summer vacation,...
CRUX Episode 59 - Church Politics
Church politics. Even the phrase leaves a bad taste in your mouth. But what is it, and is it all...
CRUX Episode 58 - Narcissism and the Pastor
In this episode of The Crux of the Matter, Scott and Todd discuss the topic of narcissism and the...
Episode 57 - Preaching Better, Part Two
We are aware that there are some audio quality issues with this episode, and will do our best to...
CRUX Episode 56 - Preaching Better, Part One
No matter how good a phrase or a simile he may have, if he puts it in where it is...
CRUX Episode 55 - Scott and Todd Go Back to School
There are so many degree programs, and so many schools, why bother picking at all. In episode 55...
CRUX Episode 54 - First Timothy 6
Episode 54 of The Crux of the Matter is on First Timothy chapter six. How do we defend against...
CRUX Episode 53 - First Timothy 5
What is meant by widows or elders in chapter 5 of First Timothy? What is the laying on of hands,...
CRUX Episode 52 - First Timothy 4
Pastoral Formation is language we often use in our speaking and writing today, but where did it...
CRUX Episode 51 - First Timothy 3
WHAT'S BRINGING JOY THIS WEEK SCOTT Church History in Plain LanguageTODD Feasting in a Famine...
CRUX Episode 50 - First Timothy 2
Women in the church and society, and the ongoing discussion of endurance and false teachers.....
CRUX Episode 49 - First Timothy 1
False doctrine, handing someone over to Satan, and the foremost of sinners. These are just a few...