The Lutheran Podcast

Author: ericthelutheran

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 Gods 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.
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What if Hell is Empty?
Monday, 11 May, 2026

What if Hell is Empty? For the sake of transparency, “What if Hell Is empty?” isn’t a question I actually ask during this sermon, but it’s a question I’ve long asked. One reason for this is the idea that the credal confessions that “Jesus descended to hell” occupy an interesting space in Christianity tradition in the form of the idea that Jesus died and then went to take God’s Grace and glory to the famed in what we call the Harrowing of Hell. The scriptures this week invite us to wrestle with our imperfection’s and brokenness, and our ability to love each other imperfectly. We ask the question, what does it mean when we say God loves us perfectly? If God loves us beyond understanding, and we sinful imperfect people can learn to love each other, what must God’s perfect love look like? What if Hell really IS empty?Support the show