Redeemer Talk: Recent Episodes
Church of the Redeemer
When the Apostle Paul speaks of "redeeming the time," he doesn't mean we should make the best of every opportunity but that we should walk in wisdom, as temples of the Holy Spirit when the rest of the world is crumbling in moral ruin. Join members, leaders and friends at Church of the Redeemer in northeastern Louisiana as they discuss culture and how they redeem their time as firefighters, theologians, nurses, coaches, missionaries, and more. Redeemer Talk publishes regular biweekly episodes as well as frequent special features and series.
In Redeemer Talk's 79th episode, listen to a selection from a homily by Basil the Great about what it means for us to be made in the image of a triune God.
In Redeemer Talk's 77th episode, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. This episode closes out our 12 Days of Christmas, with Scott Vaughan reading from Psalm 72 and Augustine's Prayer on the Eve of Epiphany. Merry Twelfth Day of Christmas.
In Redeemer Talk's 76th episode, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. Today's episode is the second special music episode featuring Jarrod Richey. Merry Eleventh Day of Christmas.
In Redeemer Talk's 75th episode, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. Today you'll hear Psalm 85 as well as a Christmas poem by John Milton. Happy Tenth Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 74th episode, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. Today you'll hear Aleta Eley read from Psalm 119 as well as from a sermon on Baptism and Christmas. Merry Ninth Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 72nd episode, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. Today's episode is the second special music episode featuring Jarrod Richey. Merry Seventh Day of Christmas.
In Redeemer Talk's 71st episode, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. Today you'll hear Bruce Huber read from the Bible as well as the history of Christmas carols. Merry Sixth Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 70th episode, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Fifth Day of Christmas.
In Redeemer Talk's 69th episode, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Fourth Day of Christmas.
In Redeemer Talk's 68th episode, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. Today you'll also hear a special music episode featuring our youth in a recent concert. Merry 3rd Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 67th episode, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Second Day of Christmas and Feast of St. Stephen!
In Redeemer Talk's 66th episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas for 2021, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as sermons, essays, and Christmas carols. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry First Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 64th episode, Jarrod Richey speaks with us about a project creating a new hymnal for the congregation at Church of the Redeemer, the "Redeemer Hymnal." Jarrod and Glen Warner and Sarah Davis have been working for weeks on this project, selecting hymns from several sources including the blue Trinity Hymnal and COTR Supplemental Hymnal, while making minor adjustments to the tunes and arrangements.
In Redeemer Talk's 63rd episode, Joshua Appel, pastor at Trinity Reformed Church in Moscow, Idaho, speaks with us about how festivity orients the Christian life as well as about a course he teaches at New Saint Andrews College, called "Aesthetic Gastronomy."
In Redeemer Talk's 61st episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Twelfth Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 60th episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays, and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Eleventh Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 59th episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Tenth Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 58th episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Ninth Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 57th episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Eighth Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 56th episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays, and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Seventh Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 55th episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Sixth Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 54th episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Fifth Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 53rd episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays, and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Fourth Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 52nd episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Third Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 51st episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry Second Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 50th episode, we begin the 12 Days of Christmas, a special series featuring a member of our congregation reading passages from the Bible as well as poetry, sermons, short stories, essays and other non-fiction. You'll also hear music played by some of our youth here at Church of the Redeemer. Merry First Day of Christmas!
In Redeemer Talk's 49th episode, Wes Baker speaks with us about his 21 years of experience working as a missionary in Peru and the recent accomplishments of the Peru Mission as well as some of the challenges facing them. Visit PeruMission.org for more information about this ministry.
In Redeemer Talk's 48th episode, Steve Wilkins, who is the pastor at Church of the Redeemer, speaks about the Christian call to offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and what it means for gratitude to lead the Christian life.
In this episode, Pastor Uri Brito speaks about his work with Pastor Rich Lusk in writing a commentary on the Book of Jonah for the Through New Eyes bible commentary series published by Athanasius Press, a publishing ministry at Church of the Redeemer. Keep up with more news about the book and other publications by subscribing to our mailing list at athanasiuspress.org
In this episode, Dr. Peter J. Leithart elaborates on a passage from his commentary on the Gospel of Matthew about how the judgment on the world by the Son of Man looks, from the world's perspective, like a judgment of the Son of Man.
Find the commentary here: https://athanasiuspress.org/product/the-gospel-of-matthew-through-new-eyes-volume-two-jesus-as-israel/
In Redeemer Talk's 45th episode, Pastor Uri Brito of Providence Church in Pensacola, Florida speaks with us about his work on a doctoral dissertation examining the challenges of pastoral ministry. He also recommends certain tools and rituals for church leaders to improve their lives as well as their relationship with their church's congregation.
In Redeemer Talk's 44th episode, Andrew Dodson speaks about his work as a therapist in northeastern Louisiana and how ministries like his non-profit, the Novare Foundation, are called to disciple the towns and villages throughout the Delta.
In Redeemer Talk's 43rd episode, Megan Lucey speaks with us about her work as a nurse at a local hospital during the COVID-19 crisis and how the crisis affected health care workers like herself.
Doug Gates, of Boise, Idaho, talks with Redeemer Talk about the work of his charitable organization, Mugabi Charities, with an orphanage in Jinja, Uganda.
In the 41st episode of the Redeemer Talk podcast, Maggie Rockett reads passages from Romans 6 and Psalm 98 to commemorate the ongoing Easter season as well as a letter by Flannery O'Connor about the Resurrection as the "high point in the law of nature."
Hear Braden Smith and Dean Baugh read from Ambrose's treatise grieving over the death of his brother but hoping in deliverance through Jesus Christ's death and resurrection as well as selections from the Book of Isaiah and the Book of Psalms, and finally a reading of Victorian age poet Christina Rossetti's poem on the crucifixion, "Good Friday."
According to the Revised Common Lectionary, the readings for Good Friday, April 10, 2020, are: First Reading: Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12 Psalm: Psalm 22 Second Reading: Hebrews 10:16-25 Gospel: John 18:1 – 19:42
According to the Revised Common Lectionary, readings for Maundy Thursday, April 9, 2020 are: First reading: Exodus 12: 1-4, (5-10), 11-14 Psalm: Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 Second reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Gospel: John 13: 1-17, 31b-35
In Episode 38 of Church of the Redeemer's Redeemer Talk podcast, episode host Katharine Spires introduces us to author Mark Horne, whose most recent book, "Solomon Says: Directives for Young Men," was published earlier this month by Athanasius Press. You can find the book at www.athanasiuspress.org
Church of the Redeemer Assistant Pastor Drew Maney speaks about the meaning of Romans 3:21-31 in connection with the Season of Lent.
Pastor Steve Jeffery, with Emmanuel North London Church in the U.K., recently spoke with us about how his church's congregation has grown, both in number and cultural diversity over the last 10 years.
Pastor Jeffery is one of three ministers who will speak at the Christendom Lectures at Church of the Redeemer in West Monroe, Louisiana. You can find out more about the lecture series at christendomlectures.org
Braden Smith hosted this episode of Redeemer Talk.
In this special Thanksgiving edition of Redeemer Talk, Jarrod Richey uses one of the most well-known hymns of this season of the year to highlight the often forgotten trait of thankfulness in church music and culture. Hear excerpts from J.S. Bach's Cantata 192, 79, and Mendelssohn's Symphony 5 fourth movement.
Deacon Ken Trisler sat down and discussed the art of making knives in this latest episode of the Redeemer Talk Podcast at Church of the Redeemer. (Guest Host: Hays Porter)
Ronnie Medlin discusses his 31 years with the West Monroe Fire Department in this latest episode of Redeemer Talk.
In this episode, Troy Lizenby gives a preview of what to expect from an upcoming project to restore the Swayze Natatorium Historic Building at Forsythe Park in Monroe. Lizenby has spearheaded the restoration project, known as Save the Swayze, which will be held Friday, Oct. 18, in conjunction with Geneva Academy's Big Serve fundraiser. As part of Geneva Academy's Big Serve fundraiser, you can sponsor a student or support the K-12 classical education school by contributing online at www.genevaclassical.org/big serve 100% of all contributions to the Big Serve will support student scholarships and help provide tuition assistance for families seeking a classical Christian education for their children. The Save the Swayze project will be completed through volunteer labor as well as through the support of local businesses and groups.
In this episode, Pastor Steve Wilkins provides a preview of what to expect from the Christendom Lectures scheduled for Jan. 6-8. Pastors C.R. Wiley, Rich Lusk, and Steve Jeffery will be giving lectures about how the Church should respond to suffering and persecution. You register or find out more at www.christendomlectures.org
In this episode, Deacon James speaks to us about his love of sports and how it prepares us for striving in our lives and faith. He also tackles the relationship between athletics and academics as well as his passion for wrestling.
Terry McBroom Williams and our own elder, Robert McBroom talked about The City of Faith Ministry. City of Faith was originally founded as an opportunity for outreach to a forgotten demographic, prisoners.
Elisabeth Brown recently sat down with us at Church of the Redeemer in West Monroe to talk about a book she has been writing to encourage single people, especially single women, whose friends are getting married and having children, and how to find contentment and continue to mature in faith.
Will Merritt talks with Assistant Pastor Drew Maney on woodworking, his workshop, and the object lessons that wood provides for the Christian.
Pastor Uri Brito, of Providence Church in Pensacola, Florida, speaks with us about a commentary on the book of Ruth that was recently published in the Through New Eyes Bible Commentary Series from Athanasius Press in West Monroe. Pastor Brito co-wrote the commentary with Pastor Rich Lusk, of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The commentary can be found for purchase online at www.athanasiuspress.org
Dr. David Erb of New Saint Andrews College provides encouragement on singing and making music together in the home.
Phyllis Brode, R.N., one of our members here at Church of the Redeemer, shares some stories from her 38-year career as a dialysis nurse as well as some insights into the challenges facing patients and the health care industry in general, provoking us to visit the sick and tend to the suffering in our midst.
Troy Lizenby and Dan Nash who are on the board for the DeSiard Street Shelter sat down with us to discuss the mission of the shelter and how we can be salt and light to the homeless in our community.
Pastor Steve Wilkins sat down with us and talked about some practical advice on hospitality to strangers and to the brethren, and what it looks like to demonstrate true hospitality to those around us.
John Mason Hodges of the Center for Western Studies in Memphis, TN talked with Jarrod Richey about music and the upcoming Bach Lectures at COTR. Hear his insights and preview of these upcoming music talks.
Pastor Steve Wilkins sat down with us and talked about how hospitality is a reflection of God's kindness to us and how hospitality is more than just entertaining friends over a meal.
One of our long-time members, Jim Turner sat down and discussed with us his background in gardening and professional landscape development. You won't want to miss Jim's insights on pairing of plants and the his encouragement to go out and get your hands in the soil.
Sarah Richey sat down and discussed writing with Remy Wilkins, author of "Strays" in this fourth episode of Church of the Redeemer's "Redeemer Talk Podcast". They discussed the value of story and narrative in strengthening how to understand the scriptures more clearly.
Pastor Steve Wilkins 2005 talk on the 12 Days of Christmas helped folks in our church re-think and expand their celebrations at Christmas time.
Pastor Steve Wilkins continues to differentiate what it means to be a biblically principled patriot in an ever growing climate of nationalism in this second episode of Church of the Redeemer's "Redeemer Talk Podcast".
Luther's grand reformational hymn has gone through a transformation over time. In this October 31st special episode of Redeemer Talk, Jarrod Richey features recordings and discussion on how the most iconic of reformation hymns has changed over time.