Using an article authored by Pastor Wolfmueller entitled “Criteria for Discerning the Usefulness of Praise Songs” (http://www.hope-aurora.org/docs/praisesongcruncher.pdf) we listen to a praise song (or other Christian song) and read the lyrics and by asking the 5 diagnostic questions, determine it’s usefulness in the church.

Show #135: Days of Table Talk Radio

In today's edition of Table Talk Radio we crunch the praise songs "Days of Elijah" and "East to West," but first we play "Bumper Sticker Theology/Church Sign Theology" and some emails as well. All the entries for today's games were sent in by listeners at questions@tabletalkradio.org

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Table Scraps: Praise Song Cruncher Marathon

View the Praise Song Cruncher The following Table Scraps is not for the faint at heart. In this edition, Evan and Pastor Wolfmueller spend the nearly two hours crunching your favorite praise songs in the Praise Song Cruncher Marathon. Praise Songs include: 1 - Resurrection by Nicole Sponberg 2 - Hands of the Healer written by John Waller 3 - Let It Rise by Holland Davis 4 - Lord, I lift your name on high Lord - Lincoln Brewster 5 - We The Redeemed - Hillsong 6 - More Like Falling in Love - Jason Gray 7 - God of this City – Chris Tomlin

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Show #110: Table Talk Radio’s Youth Gathering Survival Kit

Youth gatherings and conferences are where some of the worst theology is preached and practiced. Don't go to another youth gathering without the Youth Gathering Survival Kit provided by Table Talk Radio. The YG Survival Kit consists of 4 regular Table Talk Radio games: Law and/or Gospel, Praise Song Crunchier, Which Ladder and the checklist on how to tell if your being emotionally manipulated by a youth speaker. In this edition, you will see Pastor and Evan demonstrate how to play these games at a youth gathering using audio from the National Youth Gathering of the LCMS.

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Show #107: Pastor’s Trip to Germany

This the first edition of Table Talk Radio since Pastor Wolfmueller's return, Pastor takes the time to tell about his trip to Germany. Then we crunch the praise songs "From the Inside Out" by Hillsong and "3 minute song" by Josh Wilson. We end up by talking about a few bumper stickers in Bumper Sticker Theology.

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Show #97: The Good and the Bad of the Praise Song Cruncher

In this edition of Table Talk Radio, Pastor and Evan use the praise song cruncher to analyze two different praise songs. One gets absolutely slaughtered in the cruncher, and the other does quite well. After that they play Bible Bee with the Law-Gospel twist. WARNING: This episode contains 15 extra minutes of Table Talk Radio. It is not for the faint of heart.

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