Peter Bloedel | Why Creativity Needs Tradition

Join us at Luther Classical College in Casper, Wyoming, as Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller and Rev. Stephen Zank debate historic liturgy, contemporary worship, and Christian freedom. If both services teach sound doctrine, does the form of worship still matter for the clarity of the gospel?Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller serves as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church and Jesus Deaf Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas. He is the author of Has American Christianity Failed? and teaches through his books, podcasts, and YouTube channel.Rev. Stephen Zank serves as director of the Center for Worship Leadership at Concordia University Irvine, where he also oversees the Director of Parish Music program. His work focuses on Lutheran worship, liturgical formation, and the relationship between theology, culture, and the arts.Send us Fan Mail

Join us at the long table as Rev. Ian Kinney returns to discuss spiritual warfare, distraction, and the daily duties of Christian men. From our attachment to our phones to the sins we quietly tolerate, we explore how Scripture, prayer, fasting, and brotherhood draw us back to loving God and serving our families.Check Out Our Website: https://ontheline.net/Support the Lutheran Institute of Theology: https://institute.ontheline.net/donation/Visit Memento: https://memento70.com/Contact Bryan: [email protected]. Ian Kinney serves as pastor of First Lutheran Church in Sabetha, Kansas, and a program lead for Memento. His work draws on the Church’s historic practices of fasting, prayer, and spiritual discipline to help men grow as faithful husbands, fathers, and neighbors.Send us Fan Mail

Join us at the long table as we sit down with Dr. Charles Gieschen to explore Second Temple Judaism and how the Old Testament reveals the divinity of Jesus Christ. Dr. Gieschen explains why the earliest Christians did not invent Jesus' divinity, but recognized Him as the visible Yahweh already revealed throughout the Scriptures.Check Out Our New Website: https://ontheline.net/Support the Launch of LIT: https://institute.ontheline.net/donation/Visit Memento: https://memento70.com/Contact Bryan: [email protected] Today’s GuestRev. Dr. Charles Gieschen is a professor of New Testament at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His scholarship focuses on early Christology, the New Testament, and Second Temple Judaism, including his book Angelomorphic Christology.🔗 Stay Connected with Us📷 Instagram: @otl_podcast_📘 Facebook: facebook.com/onthelinepod𝕏 Twitter/X: @otl_podcast_Send us Fan Mail

Join us at the small table as we sit down with Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller to discuss the Holy Spirit, Christian assurance, and the challenges facing modern Lutheranism. Pastor Wolfmueller explores the dangers of false teaching, the importance of Christian vocation, and how the Holy Spirit brings comfort, courage, and confidence in Christ.Check Out Our New Website: https://ontheline.net/Support the Launch of LIT: https://institute.ontheline.net/donation/Visit Memento: https://memento70.com/Contact Bryan: [email protected] Today’s GuestRev. Bryan Wolfmueller serves as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church and Jesus Deaf Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas, and is a Lutheran author, speaker, and online theological educator. He is known for his work in Lutheran apologetics, pastoral theology, and teaching the distinction between Law and Gospel.🔗 Stay Connected with Us📷 Instagram: @otl_podcast_📘 Facebook: facebook.com/onthelinepod𝕏 Twitter/X: @otl_podcast_Send us Fan Mail

Join us at the long table as we sit down with Pastor John Henry to talk about Beowulf, Tolkien, pagan courage, and Christian storytelling. Pastor Henry explains why old myths still matter, how Beowulf brings the pagan past into a Christian frame, and what courage, honor, family, monsters, and death reveal about the Christian life.Check Out Our New Website: https://ontheline.net/Support the Launch of LIT: https://institute.ontheline.net/donation/Visit Memento: https://memento70.com/Contact Bryan: [email protected] About Today’s GuestPastor John Henry serves a dual parish near Fairmont, Minnesota, and has a background in English, theater, and literature. In this conversation, he discusses Beowulf, Tolkien, Old English poetry, Christian mythmaking, and the northern theory of courage.🔗 Stay Connected with Us📷 Instagram: @otl_podcast_📘 Facebook: facebook.com/onthelinepod𝕏 Twitter/X: @otl_podcast_Send us Fan Mail

Join us at the long table as we sit down with Rev. Dr. Richard Stuckwisch to talk about adiaphora, the Lutheran liturgy, the Divine Service, and why what the Church does teaches and confesses. Dr. Stuckwisch explains why Christian freedom should be used with care, order, and love for the sake of clear confession, faithful catechesis, and unity in the Church.Check Out Our New Website:https://ontheline.net/Support the Launch of LIT:https://institute.ontheline.net/donation/Visit Memento:https://memento70.com/Contact Bryan:[email protected] Today’s GuestRev. Dr. Richard Stuckwisch serves as President of the Indiana District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and previously served for more than 26 years at Emmaus Lutheran Church in South Bend, Indiana. In this conversation, Dr. Stuckwisch discusses adiaphora, Lutheran worship, the Divine Service, hymnody, and why clarity and consistency matter in the Church’s confession.🔗 Stay Connected with UsInstagram: @otl_podcast_Facebook: facebook.com/onthelinepodX: @otl_podcast_Send us Fan Mail

Join us at the long table as we sit down with Dr. John Bombaro to talk about marriage, holy matrimony, and why the Church needs a deeper sacramental understanding of the union between husband and wife. Dr. Bombaro argues that holy matrimony is not merely a legal contract or emotional arrangement, but an ecclesial reality grounded in creation, transformed by Christ, and patterned after His union with the Church.Check Out Our New Website:https://ontheline.net/Support the Launch of LIT:https://institute.ontheline.net/donation/Visit Memento:https://memento70.com/Contact Bryan:[email protected] Today’s GuestRev. Dr. John Bombaro serves as Senior Pastor of St. James Lutheran Church in Lafayette, Indiana, and as an LCMS chaplain in the United States Navy Reserve. He has served as a pastor, missionary, theological educator, and writer, with work spanning parish ministry, international theological education, and public Lutheran theology.🔗 Stay Connected with UsInstagram: @otl_podcast_Facebook: facebook.com/onthelinepodX: @otl_podcast_Send us Fan Mail

Join us at the long table as we sit down with Peter Bloedel to talk about creativity, storytelling, theater, magic, Christian education, and the arts.Check Out Our New Website: https://ontheline.net/Support the Launch of LIT: https://institute.ontheline.net/donation/Visit Memento: https://memento70.com/Contact Bryan: [email protected] Today’s GuestPeter Bloedel serves at Bethany Lutheran College, where he runs the theater department and teaches on creativity, theater, and the arts. He is also a performer, playwright, musician, magician, and creator of the YouTube channel 'Hey Pete', where he explores sleight of hand, music, backstage work, set design, and the creative life. 🔗 Stay Connected with Us📷 Instagram: @otl_podcast_📘 Facebook: facebook.com/onthelinepod𝕏 Twitter/X: @otl_podcast_Send us Fan Mail

Join us at the long table as we sit down with Rev. Dr. Joshua Miller to discuss Hermann Sasse, confessional Lutheranism, Nazism, political idolatry, and the dangers facing the Church when Christianity becomes a tool of power. Check Out Our New Website: https://ontheline.net/ Support the Launch of LIT: https://institute.ontheline.net/donation/ Visit Memento: https://memento70.com/ Contact Bryan: [email protected] Today’s Guest Rev. Dr. Joshua Miller serves as pastor of Jehovah Lutheran Church in the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is also an adjunct professor in the Theology and Ministry Department at Concordia University, St. Paul, and serves as a vice president of the Minnesota South District of the LCMS. 🔗 Stay Connected with Us 📷 Instagram: @otl_podcast_ 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/onthelinepod 𝕏 Twitter/X: @otl_podcast_Send us Fan Mail

Join us at the long table as we sit down with Pastor Duncan McClellan to reflect on the past, present, and future of On the Line. They also announce the next major chapter for OTL: becoming an independent nonprofit, moving the studio to Fort Wayne, and preparing for new opportunities in Lutheran teaching, apologetics, and long-form media. Check Out Our New Website: https://ontheline.net/ Support the Launch of LIT: https://institute.ontheline.net/donation/ Visit Memento: https://memento70.com/ Contact Bryan: [email protected] Today’s Guest Pastor Duncan McClellan serves as Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Waconia, Minnesota. Trinity helped launch and support On the Line from its beginning, providing the space, resources, and mission support that made the podcast and Lutheran Institute of Theology possible.🔗 Stay Connected with Us 📷 Instagram: @otl_podcast_ 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/onthelinepod 𝕏 Twitter/X: @otl_podcast_Send us Fan Mail