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Freely Given

Jan 26, 2023

"An apology is a promise to never do it again." In this episode we disucss this common phrase, and the differnece between a confession and an apology. We talk about the difference between horizontal forgiveness, and vertical forgiveness. 

We talk about the necessity of apology, and what it really means to forgive, the...


Jan 19, 2023

Gretchen and Katie talk about what happens when we focus on our pietism in ways that often hurt our neighbors. How does this happen? They talk about how freedom points to the gospel, and how uncomfortable freedom is for the pietist.

In this system, your reputation is the gospel, and keeping your reputation is seen as...


Jan 12, 2023

Does it ever feel like you just can't be a good enough Christian, or do all the things you want to do?

In this episode we define piety and Pietism, and the difference between them. We talk about the pietism and spiritual practices of monks and nuns, and what Luther wrote about it, and ask the question: "when is our...


Jan 6, 2023

Gretchen and Katie are finally back together, and they have a lot of catching up to do. We talk about trying to find our New Year's "word of the year." We talk about looking ahead to the next year, and what God has been teaching us. Gretchen talks about people pleasing and identifying as Eustace Scrubb. We...