Browse published episodes from Pastor Eric Ohrtman in Spirit of Joy Podcasts.
Oct 12, 2026 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Pastor Eric Ohrtman joins Marnie to dive into one of the most well-known scripture passages in the Bible: Psalm 23. The familiar imagery of God as the Good Shepherd. David’s description of a God who will always be with me—protector, defender, provider
Sep 21, 2026 1:00 AM America/Chicago
Won’t you be my neighbor? On this episode of the Full of Joy Podcast, Pastor Eric sits down to discuss the well-known parable of The Good Samaritan. It’s a story about understanding our role in caring for our fellow human beings. Eric gives a retellin
Aug 6, 2026 1:00 AM America/Chicago
Pastor Eric and Marnie are in studio to talk about the two sacraments that Lutherans practice. Don’t know what they are? You will have to listen in to find out! Eric explains why the Lutheran Church only deals with two sacraments, as opposed to the seve
Aug 4, 2026 1:00 AM America/Chicago
Today’s podcast should help offer some incite into how Lutherans read the Bible. In a nutshell…we read it through a lens of faith and grace. Pastor Eric Ohrtman breaks it down into three things we do when reading scripture: 1) We use the Bible to unde
Jul 30, 2026 1:00 AM America/Chicago
Did you know there are over 30,000 Christian denominations in the United States? Don’t worry, we’re only going to focus on the Lutheran ones today (and, more specifically, the ELCA). Pastor Eric Ohrtman gives us a brief history of Lutheranism in Ameri
Jul 28, 2026 1:00 AM America/Chicago
Who was the woman at the well and what makes her interaction with Jesus so authentic? Pastor Eric walks through the structure of the story with Marnie. Along the way, he gives us some background on Samaria and why Jesus chose that specific route. He ends
Jul 22, 2026 1:00 AM America/Chicago
This episode is day two of the story of Moses, building on what Pastor Eric talked about yesterday (if you haven’t listened to Part 1, we recommend checking out that episode first). Today, the story heads back to Egypt for the ten plagues (and Marnie’
Jul 21, 2026 1:00 AM America/Chicago
We have something exciting for this podcast: a two-part episode! Pastor Eric is in studio to really get into the “reeds” about the story of Moses, and there is so much included we are splitting it over two days! Today, Eric chats with Marnie about the
Jul 16, 2026 1:00 AM America/Chicago
Today’s episode might sound like it belongs in a seminary class, but trust us, Pastor Eric helps explain what we are talking about! So, what exactly is The Book of Concord? Does it involve grapes? Airliners? A college in Moorhead? Not quite. To put in s
Jul 14, 2026 1:00 AM America/Chicago
Our word of the day for this episode is: THEODICY (you need to listen to find out what it means). Pastor Eric joins us to talk with Marnie about the Biblical book of Job. Eric digs into the various components of the story and even relates to how it influe
Jul 9, 2026 1:00 AM America/Chicago
Christmas in January? Of course! The Christmas season lasts from Christmas Eve until the arrival of “we three kings” on January 6th (for those doing the math, that would be twelve days of Christmas). Pastor Eric sits down with Marnie to wrap up our se