Cross Defense — Blessing Homosexual Couples: The Pope Says It’s Okay

Pope Francis approved Fiducia Supplicans allowing priests to bless same-sex couples.

Cross Defense — Christ Comforts the Conscience (Rebroadcast)

How does the Law serve the Christian? Does the Gospel mean the Law is useless for believers?

Cross Defense — You’re a Christian, Not a D.I.N.K.

Dual Income, No Kids (DINKS) is the new term for married or cohabiting couples who choose selfishness over having kids.

Cross Defense — Contraception and a Pre-1960s America

What do Republican and Democrat party platforms say about abortion and contraception?

Cross Defense — Rev. Walther on the Pastoral Office

What sets the pastoral office apart from lay leader offices?

Cross Defense — The Christian Man in the Arena

We hear a bunch of dead theologians and one dead president talk to us about what it means to be a man in the arena.

Cross Defense — Postmillennialism is Psychotic

A postmillennial listener suggests we read 1 Thessalonians 5:4 in light of other Scripture passages, which is always a good idea.

Cross Defense — The Problem with Poop Brownies is the Poop

Rev. C.F.W. Walther encourages us to flee from false teachers.

Cross Defense — Stick to the Plain (not Simplistic) Meaning of the Text

Hear all about the hermeneutic principle of sticking to the plain meaning of the Bible’s text.

Cross Defense — Amillennialism: Ten Points to Consider when Studying Revelation 20 (Rebroadcast)

The burden of proof is on the millennialist to show that Revelation 20’s thousand years are literal—according to the church’s historic hermeneutical principles.