{"podcast":{"title":"The Blue Collar Scholar","slug":"the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458","podcast_index_feed_id":5584458,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/XAYHUsKl","website_url":"https://the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/62dba346-87c2-4896-99a0-8910ee2f9f79/fd5244fc-d0e2-4e2b-a6e6-27892d67390a/3000x3000/ea6732da-855c-4167-819f-7ae16b1f6e01.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Will Reitz","episode_count":376,"summary":"This podcast will cover the topics covered by the history lectures, sermons, and Bible/theology studies of Will Reitz.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T20:17:37.914753+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458"},"episode":{"title":"Sermon: Walk in the Light, as He Is in the Light (1 John 1:5-10)","slug":"sermon-walk-in-the-light-as-he-is-in-the-light-1-john-1-5-10","published_at":"2026-06-13T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458/sermon-walk-in-the-light-as-he-is-in-the-light-1-john-1-5-10","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458","url":"https://the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com/episodes/sermon-walk-in-the-light-as-he-is-in-the-light-1-john-1-5-10-GA2Ybx_y","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/0629b599-6b9f-45a8-910c-a58b113af6d4/9547d0c6-f239-43ae-b10f-f2b66bd3573b/episodes/audio/group/acf69a10-84b6-4fd4-a9c4-5d8ef030939f/group-item/cef23d27-bac4-4507-91a9-187a6e23a51a/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XAYHUsKl","summary":"There is a tug-of-war between the extremes of hedonism & legalism, with neither side being the righteous choice. Instead, the Apostle John teaches us to \"walk in the light, as He is in the light\" (1 John 1:7), emulating Jesus rather than chasing an extreme. In today's sermon, we see that the Apostle John teaches us that (1) the Gospel starts with the glory & perfection of God, (2) our aim should be to emulate Him, (3) neither indulging in sin nor ignoring sin is acceptable, (4) only confession and repentance work, & Christ does all the heavy lifting and He fixes our mistakes.","meta_description":"There is a tug-of-war between the extremes of hedonism & legalism, with neither side being the righteous choice. Instead, the Apostle John teaches us to \"…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2208,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458/episodes/sermon-walk-in-the-light-as-he-is-in-the-light-1-john-1-5-10/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458/sermon-walk-in-the-light-as-he-is-in-the-light-1-john-1-5-10.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}