On The Line
OTL is the Lutheran, Long-Form podcast that engages Theology and Culture. New Episodes Every Monday!
Episodes
125 episodes
Dr. Joel Biermann: What Makes Lutheranism Worth Fighting For?
Join us at the long table as we sit down with Dr. Joel Biermann to talk about the future of the LCMS, pastoral formation, synodical leadership, and the theological convictions that should shape the Church in a moment of real opportunity.
Dr. Jamison Hardy: The LCMS is at a Turning Point
Join us at the long table as we sit down with Rev. Dr. Jamison Hardy to talk about the Concordia University System, church work formation, the future of Lutheran higher education, and the opportunities standing before the LCMS right now. <...
Rev. David Ramirez: What New Data Reveals About Generational Change in the Church
Join us at the long table as we sit down with Pastor David Ramirez to discuss generational fracture, family formation, and the real opportunity before the Church today. Why do older and younger generations increasingly struggle to understand on...
Dr. Christian Einertson: Pietism, Adiaphora, and the Third Use Debate
Join us at the long table as we sit down with Dr. Christian Einertson for part two of our conversation on the Formula of Concord, Lutheran identity, sanctification, pietism, and the question of adiaphora. When does Lutheranism stop sounding lik...
Dr. Christian Einertson: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Lutheranism (And the Truth)
Join us at the long table as we sit down with Dr. Christian Einertson to talk about catechesis, virtue, the Small Catechism, and the Lutheran logic of law, gospel, and good works. How is the Christian faith actually formed in people over time? ...
Josh Raber: The Surprising Spiritual Hunger of Gen Z
Join us at the long table as we sit down with Pastor Josh Raber to talk about campus ministry, catechesis, biblical interpretation, and the hunger young Christians still have for serious theology. Why are so many people drawn to the Bible’s dee...
Dr. Geoffrey Boyle: Evangelical vs. Lutheran... What's the Real Difference?
Join us at the long table as we sit down with Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Boyle to talk about the fundamental differences between Lutheranism and evangelical Christianity. How do these traditions approach Scripture, baptism, and the role of the human wil...
Eric Bednash: Why Men Are Lost Today (And How to Fix It)
Join us at the long table as we sit down with Pastor Eric Bednash to talk about Christian discipline, brotherhood, and the recovery of intentional living in the modern world. What does it look like for men to live with purpose rather than drift...
Dr. Scott Keith: Recovering the Christian Family
Join us at the long table as we sit down with Dr. Scott Keith to talk about raising children in the Christian faith. What does it look like for parents to take their role seriously as the primary teachers of the faith? How do habits, conversati...
Dr. John Rasmussen: How the Small Catechism Forms and Defends Christian Faith
Join us at the long table as we sit down with Dr. John Rasmussen to explore the enduring value of the Small Catechism in forming and defending the Christian faith. Rather than treating the catechism as a simple introductory text for children, B...
Bishop Torkild Masvie: A Confessional Lutheran Renewal in Europe
Join us at the long table as we examine the state of the Church in Scandinavia and the broader trajectory of European Christianity. From state churches and cultural Lutheranism to secularization, immigration, and demographic decline, this episo...
Dr. Geoffrey Boyle: The Divine Council: God’s Heavenly Assembly Explained
Join us at the long table as we explore the biblical doctrine of the Divine Council—God’s heavenly assembly, the “sons of God,” and the unseen spiritual governance revealed throughout Scripture. From Genesis and Deuteronomy to the Psalms, Danie...
Dr. David Talcott: Classical Education and the Renewal of the West
Join us at New Saint Andrews College as we sit down with Dr. David Talcott, professor of philosophy, to discuss classical education, gender, family, and the renewal of Christian culture. From Genesis and natural law to modern individualism, con...
Tracy Rugg: Why She Left the Homosexual Lifestyle
Join us at the long table as we hear a testimony of repentance, healing, and new life in Christ. From the promises and limits of modern sexual identity to the freedom found in submission to God’s Word, we explore what it means to leave a former...
Vincent Shemwell: Usury, Mammon, and the Question the Church Stopped Asking
Join us at the long table as we examine wealth, usury, and Christian conscience in light of Scripture and the Church’s historic teaching. From the Church Fathers to Luther and Walther, we explore why lending at interest was long understood as a...
Dr. Gordon Wilson: The Creation vs. Evolution Debate Isn’t What You Think
Join us at the long table as we examine how modern evolutionary narratives shape culture, morality, and the Christian imagination, and why recovering a biblical doctrine of creation is essential for faithful worship, education, and stewardship....
Blake Skolnick: Orthodox Jew Converts to Christianity, Speaks Out
Join us at the long table as we hear a journey from modern Judaism to Christianity. From questions of law, covenant, and messianic expectation to the person and work of Jesus Christ, we explore how Scripture, history, and lived experience conve...
Brady Finnern: A Lutheran Answer to Anxiety & Worry
Join us at the long table as we reflect on pastoral leadership, congregational health, and the Church's calling in a time of institutional strain and cultural uncertainty. From parish ministry to district oversight, we explore what faithful lea...
Vincent Shemwell: Why I Left Roman Catholicism for Lutheranism
Join us at the long table as we embark on a journey out of Rome and into the confessional Lutheran tradition. From questions of authority, doctrine, and development to the sacraments, justification, and the nature of the Church, we explore why ...
Dr. John Rasmussen: Understanding Secularism and the Rise of the Nones
Join us at the long table as we examine the quiet forces reshaping belief in the modern world—from secularism and moralistic therapeutic deism to expressive individualism and cultural Christianity. We explore how catechesis, apologetics, beauty...
Bryan and Bennett Reflect on 2025
Join us at the long table as we reflect on the mission of On The Line, give thanks for God’s blessings over the past year, and look ahead to what lies before us. In this special Christmas-week episode, we share why digital presence matters for ...
Lennox Kalifungwa: Why Christianity is Still Winning
Join us in Moscow, Idaho, as we consider the global Church through the lens of confession, mission, and formation. From Lutheran growth in the Global South to the challenges of theological education, cultural pressure, and faithful catechesis, ...
Dr. John Bombaro: This New Shroud of Turin Evidence Will Stun You
Join us at the long table as we explore why Christ alone is the form, logic, and life of the Church. From liturgy to ontology, from beauty to sacrament, we examine how losing Christ as the center leads to confusion—and how recovering Him as the...
Heath Curtis: What New Research Reveals About the Future of Lutheranism
Join us at St. John's Lutheran Church in Racine, Wisconsin, as we confront the challenging demographic realities facing the Church today. From collapsing birthrates to declining confirmation classes, from cultural drift to weakened discipleship...
Dr. Joe Rigney: This Lie Has Undermined the Church
Join us in Moscow, Idaho, as we confront the rise of untethered empathy—the cultural force that rewards victimhood, shuts down truth, and manipulates compassion. Drawing on theology, psychology, and the failures of modern institutions, we exami...
