The Lutheran Podcast

By ericthelutheran

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I'm Rev. Eric Wolf, a pastor, writer, and musician.


I've previously posted almost exclusively sermons, but I'm writing a book called Myth of a Dying Church, and am now also posting episodes about the topics in and related to the book.


I believe strongly that the task of preaching is to engage Scripture as a mirror held up to our lives so that we can confront what we see with integrity. This image we engage helps us to understand what it means to be Children of God; gain perspective of what it means that our primary citizenship and allegiance belongs to God’s Kingdom; and discover how the love of God transforms what we see when we look at ourselves, the people in our lives, and the world that God so loves.


Episode Date
What if Hell is Empty?
May 11, 2026
Thomas’ Day of Visibility
Apr 12, 2026
Transfiguring It Out
Feb 26, 2026
Ashen Dreams (Ash Wednesday 2026)
Feb 26, 2026
God Loves the Gays, and So Should We (Lent 1 2026)
Feb 26, 2026
Living Faith in a Deadly Moment
Jan 12, 2026
Discovering the Sacred in Tragedy (Sanctuary South Shore)
Jun 25, 2025
Sometimes We Get What We Look For (Christ the King)
Nov 26, 2023
What God Has Wrought — Reformation Sunday 2023
Oct 29, 2023
Kingdom Visions New and Old
Oct 22, 2023
Grace May be Free, but it isn't Cheap (Matthew 18:15-20)
Sep 10, 2023
Not On My Watch, Jesus! (Matthew 16:21-28)
Sep 03, 2023
A Sacred Gift (Matthew 10:40-42)
Jul 07, 2023
Enough, but of what? (Pentecost 3)
Jun 18, 2023
Now That's a Story (Pentecost 2)
Jun 11, 2023
Led Away From Temptation to Take the Hard Road to Justice (Matthew 4:1-11 Lent 1)
Feb 26, 2023
A Ball of Transfigury Wigury Stuff (Transfiguration Sunday Matthew 17:1-9)
Feb 19, 2023
Killing in the Name Of, A Story Shared (Matthew 5:21-37 Epiphany 6)
Feb 12, 2023
No More Waiting
Dec 25, 2022
Love is Not Fragile (or What Did You Expect? Advent 3)
Dec 11, 2022
Grieving Club Q and a World Made Too Small by Bigotry (Christ the King 2022)
Nov 27, 2022
Advent 1: Hope in All Times
Nov 27, 2022
Hope Comes After (All Saints 2022, Luke 6:20-31)
Nov 08, 2022
The Miracle of Dignity (Luke 17:11-19)
Oct 09, 2022
When Rich People Laugh at the Poor, An Honest Response (Luke 16:19-31)
Sep 29, 2022
A Virtuous Dishonesty? (Luke 16:1-13)
Sep 18, 2022
From What to Why
Sep 12, 2022
Turning Into Pain to Heal
Sep 12, 2022
Loving in Conflict: Hope for a Loving Community
Aug 28, 2022
Be Interruptible
Aug 21, 2022
Imagining Hallelujah (Funeral Sermon for Roberts Apse)
Aug 17, 2022
Warninger and Hopier: Fire that Heals, Water that Frightens
Aug 14, 2022
Hope in Warninger Times
Aug 07, 2022
Pulse and the Emanuel 9, Hope Amidst Our Grief (Holy Trinity Sunday)
Jun 12, 2022
How to Heal Grief
May 29, 2022
Love With No Buts About It (John 13 Easter 5)
May 15, 2022
The Hands of Love (Homily for the funeral of John Sera at Emanuel, Norwood, MA)
May 14, 2022
Scents of Love & Jealousy
Apr 07, 2022
The Mother's Absence (Lent 3C Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32)
Mar 27, 2022
The Reverend Speaks - My Third Manuscript Sermon (Mark 10)
Oct 05, 2021
No Going Back (John 6:1-21, Bread of Life 1)
Aug 03, 2021
Off-Roading with Jesus (John 6:21-35, Bread of Life 2)
Aug 03, 2021
Twelve Long Years (Mark 5:21-43)
Jun 29, 2021
The Nearness (Mark 1:14-20)
Jan 24, 2021
Come & See (Mark 1 4-11)
Jan 22, 2021
All Saints: A Ghost Story (Mark 5)
Nov 11, 2020
A Mountain Story Worth Hearing (LCOR, Foxboro Pentecost 20A)
Oct 20, 2020
Life in the Shadow of Death, Third Week of Social Distancing (Lent 5,)
Mar 31, 2020
Scripture & Sermon Only: The Second Sunday of Social Distancing (also Lent 4A)
Mar 24, 2020
The Second Sunday of Social Distancing - Complete Version (also Lent 4A)
Mar 24, 2020
Nick at Night (Part 2 of 2): Born Again, Again (Lent 2A, LCOR, Foxboro)
Mar 09, 2020
Nick at Night (1 of 2): An Openness to Hope (Lent 2A LCOR, Foxboro)
Mar 09, 2020
The Temptation Triathalon: Love that is not fragile even when we are. (The LCOR, Foxboro Lent 1A
Mar 02, 2020
Living in the Spirit Found in the Letter (830 The LCOR, Epiphany 6A)
Feb 16, 2020
I Fought the Law...and Surrendered (830 The LCOR, Epiphany 5A)
Feb 16, 2020
I Fought the Law... (11am The LCOR, Epiphany 5A)
Feb 16, 2020
Podcast Unplugged: Legacies of Love: Sowing What We Will Not Reap (LCOR 11am Luke 2:22-40, Presentation of Our Lord)
Feb 07, 2020
Choosy Choosers Choose Jesus - Unplugged (1030 LCOR Epiphany 3A)
Jan 30, 2020
Choosy Choosers Choose Jesus (830 LCOR Epiphany 3A)
Jan 28, 2020
Innocents Lost (Christmas 1A LCOR Matthew 2)
Dec 29, 2019
Christmas Hype: My Best Tuesday Sermon? (9pm LCOR 2019 Christmas Eve)
Dec 25, 2019
Christmas Hype (5pm LCOR 2019 Christmas Eve)
Dec 25, 2019
God Adopted (830 LCOR Advent 4A Matthew 1 18-25)
Dec 22, 2019
Perfectly Messy is Oerfrcly Normal (LCOR 830 Advent 3A)
Dec 15, 2019
Repentance & Fire (LCOR 830am Advent 2A)
Dec 09, 2019
Making Peace With Conflict (LCOR, Foxboro Luke 20 20-37)
Nov 14, 2019
Mike Taylor Funeral Homily (LCOR, Foxboro John 14 1-7)
Nov 11, 2019
Certainty Without Answers (11am LCOR, Foxboro Luke 20:27-38)
Nov 10, 2019
Speaking the Unspeakable for All the Saints (11am at LCOR All Saints Day Luke 6:20-31)
Nov 03, 2019
For All the Imperfect Saints, Even When We’re Enemies (830 at LCOR All Saints Day Luke 6:20-31
Nov 03, 2019
Reformation? Isn’t that the day when we wait to see if Martin Luther sees his shadow? (LCOR 11am John 8 31-36)
Oct 27, 2019
Meeting Jesus at Dunks (LCOR 830 Luke 18:1-8)
Oct 23, 2019
I Met Jesus at Dunks This Morning (LCOR 1100 Luke 18:1-8)
Oct 20, 2019
The Gift of Strangers (LCOR Luke 17:11-19)
Oct 13, 2019
Enough (830 @ LCOR, Foxboro Luke 17:5-10)
Oct 08, 2019
Enough (11am at LCOR, Foxboro Luke 17:5-10
Oct 06, 2019
I Pity the Fool (Silverstreet, Silverstreet)
Aug 06, 2019
How Am I a Neighbor? (St. James, Summit - Luke 10:25-37)
Jul 14, 2019
Life in an Older Brother Culture (Orangeburg, Orangeburg)
Apr 02, 2019
God the OG (Original Gardener) (St. Michael, Greenville)
Apr 02, 2019
Meeting God In (and Out of) Good Church People (Good Shepherd, Columbia)
Feb 10, 2019
Silent Night — Guitar Only
Dec 09, 2018
If Christ is King (Faith, West Columbia)
Nov 25, 2018
Suffering: Not My Favorite Thing (King of Glory, North Myrtle Beach, 830 Service)
Nov 23, 2018
Red Slushees & Garlic Bread: It all belongs to God (St. Timothy’s, Midland, Michigan)
Nov 11, 2018
Free Love in a Transactional World (Reformation at St. John's, Irmo)
Oct 28, 2018
Created to be Different (St. Matthews, Lexington Homecoming Mark 10:2-16)
Oct 07, 2018
Bible in One Hand (St. John, Pomaria Mark 9:38-50)
Sep 30, 2018
Our Racing Hearts Are Open (Augsburg, Union Homecoming)
Sep 09, 2018
The Food We Seek (Homecoming at Mt. Calvary, Johnston)
Aug 05, 2018
Calling and Cross Bearing
Feb 25, 2018
Rough Roads, New Hope (Advent 3 at Pleasant Springs at Christ Mission - Mark 1:1-8)
Dec 10, 2017
Reconciled to Christ (Christ the King Sunday at Reformation, Columbia)
Dec 02, 2017
Always Reforming (Redeemer, Columbia)
Oct 27, 2017
Angry Enough to Die (Homecoming at St. Thomas, Chapin Matthew 20)
Sep 24, 2017
As We Forgive (Cedar Grove, Leesville Homecoming- Matthew 18)
Sep 21, 2017
Storms and Silence (St. Johannes, Charleston installation of Rev. Shrum)
Aug 13, 2017
Living With the Enemy (Providence, Lexington - Matthew 13)
Jul 31, 2017
Rest (St. John's, Spartanburg)
Jul 16, 2017
We Are Soil (Wittenberg, Batesburg-Leesville
Jul 16, 2017
Hearts of Dirt (Wittenberg, Batesburg-Leesville 11am
Jul 16, 2017
Go! (St. Matthias, Easley)
Jul 09, 2017
LCY President Ben Bernstein, 2017 LCY Convention Sermon
Jun 19, 2017
A New Kind of Miracle (Pentecost at St. Nicholas, Fairfax Parish)
Jun 04, 2017
God Speaking Our Language (Pentecost at Trinity, Fairfax Parish)
Jun 04, 2017
St. Paul, Aiken, Second Service
May 13, 2017
A Joy Complete (Installation of Rev. Michele Fischer at Good Shepherd, Swansea)
May 13, 2017
God in Our Brokenness (830 St. Paul, Aiken
Apr 30, 2017
Crown in Sunday, Cross on Friday (University, Clemson. Palm Sunday)
Apr 09, 2017
The Problem With Temptation: It's Too Tempting (Bethlehem, I
Mar 05, 2017
Love Your Enemies? Why is this so hard? (Joy, Moore -Matthew 5:38-48)
Feb 19, 2017
Choose Life (11am All Saints, Mt. Pleasant)
Feb 12, 2017
When We Don't Know (Matthew 2:13-23)
Jan 08, 2017
Water, and Words of Life (Matthew 3:13-17)
Jan 08, 2017
God is With Us (Faith, West Columbia)
Dec 18, 2016
Advent 1: Slaying the Demon of Doomsday (Macedonia, Prosperity)
Nov 28, 2016
What Does It Mean That Jesus is Our King? (Hand in Hand)
Nov 27, 2016
First Day Doomsday(Macedonia, Prosperity 830)
Nov 27, 2016
This is Who WE Are (Good Shepherd, Swansea Luke 215-19)
Nov 13, 2016
Hard to Be Humble (Bethel, White Rock)
Oct 30, 2016
Reformation Forever: Marked, Sealed, and Sent (St. Mark's, Isle of Palms)
Oct 30, 2016
Wrestling With God, or Faith is a Cage Match (St. James # Graniteville Luke 18:1-8)
Oct 16, 2016
Increase Our Faith (Sandy Run, Swansea - Luke 17:1-5)
Oct 02, 2016
When God Repents (Reformation, Columbia on the 15th Anniversary of 9-11)
Sep 11, 2016
Bold to be Humble (Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Newberry - Luke 14)
Aug 28, 2016
Fear Not, no matter what they say (Summer Memorial, Newberry)
Aug 07, 2016
Faith in Violence (Reformation, Columbia special service)
Jul 22, 2016
Who is my Neighbor? (Reformation, Columbia)
Jul 10, 2016
Freedom! (Mt. Tabor, West Columbia)
Jun 26, 2016
Stand Free! (Mt. Tabor, West Columbia at 11am Service)
Jun 26, 2016
Ben Bernstein, LCY President - 2016 LCY Convention Sermon, "I Don't Get It, God"
Jun 20, 2016
Thine (and not mine) is the Power (St. David, West Columbia)
May 29, 2016
Festival of Well Meant Heresy (St. Matthews, Charleston)
May 27, 2016
Funeral Sermon for Grace Weed (Christus Victor, Columbia)
May 05, 2016
Desperately Seeking Peace (Cross & Crown, Florence)
May 01, 2016
Seeking Peace (St. John's, Spartanburg 11am Service)
Apr 10, 2016
Jesus Finding Us (St. Andrews, Blythewood)
Apr 10, 2016
Caught Naked (Gethsemane, Columbia)
Apr 10, 2016
pleasant Springs at Christ Mission (3/13)
Apr 03, 2016
Peace in the midst of Doubt - St. John's, Spartanburg 9am
Apr 03, 2016
Standing in the Presence of God (Amazing Grace & Crossroads • Transfiguration Sunday)
Feb 07, 2016
The Love That Endures (St. Luke, Florence 1030 & 830 • Luke 4)
Jan 31, 2016
The Power of Our New Family (Grace, Rock Hill - Luke 3)
Jan 10, 2016
Baptism: Seeing the Face of God (Grace, Rock Hill - Luke 3)
Jan 10, 2016
Why Christmas Matters (Peace, North Charleston — John 1:1-18)
Jan 03, 2016
Great Expectations, Great Disappointments (Mt. Calvary, Johnston - Advent 4)
Dec 20, 2015
Asking Questions in a World of Answers (Advent 3 at St. John's, Clinton)
Dec 13, 2015
In the Wilderness (Epiphany, Rock Hill Advent 2)
Dec 06, 2015
In the Wilderness: Out of Control (Epiphany, Rock Hill - Advent 2)
Dec 06, 2015
God is With Us (Holy Spirit, Charleston — Advent 1)
Nov 29, 2015
Going Shoeless (@Lutheridge for Lutheran Outdoor Ministry Conference)
Nov 09, 2015
Stronger than Death (Messiah, Mauldin, All Saints 2015)
Nov 01, 2015
Please God, don't give me what I want • St. James, Graniteville
Oct 18, 2015
Who am I really? — St. Michaels, Irmo
Oct 11, 2015
Called together (Immanuel, Greenwood 8:30
Sep 27, 2015
Wandering, But Not Lost (Immanuel, Greenwood)
Sep 27, 2015
The Hero We Need
Sep 13, 2015
Crunchy Jesus
Aug 16, 2015
Soul Food
Jul 26, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 20 — outside of Lafayette Coney Island
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering - The Community Life
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 22
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 23
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 24
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 25
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 26
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 27
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering — St. John's, Spartanburg
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 28
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 29
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 30
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 31
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 32
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering — LCM Habitat Build
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 34
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering — The Homeless Shelter
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering - Living Springs Columbia, SC
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering — Raleigh Group
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 39
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 40
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 41
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 42
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering — Presiding Bishop Liz Eaton
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 1
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 2
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 3
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering #4
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 5
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering #6
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering #7
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 8
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering —10 NC
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 11
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 12
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 14
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 15
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 16
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 17
Jul 16, 2015
ELCA Youth Gathering 18
Jul 16, 2015
Herod The Character
Jul 13, 2015
Don't lose your head
Jul 12, 2015
Welcome, this is a test!
Jul 05, 2015
God's Strength, Our Weakness
Jul 05, 2015