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A Brief History of Power
Hosted by Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Jonathan Fisk · EN
Every Monday and Thursday Dr. Koontz and Pastor Grills explore the past and present, and occasionally speculate about the future, talking about the world and the church, and those who rule them.
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A Word Fitly Special: Convention
5d ago01:00:03Tap to summarizeIn this episode of A Word Fitly Spoken Grills and Heide talk about the 2026 LCMS Synod convention, the synodical structure, the resolutions that passed, and division in the church. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →BHoP Classics - Bearing the Sword in the American Republic
1w ago00:50:31Tap to summarizeA BHoP Classics rebroadcast of Col Willie Grill's talk given at the 2025 Christian Culture Conference hosted by Luther Classical College. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →Word Fitly Spoken Classics: Pioneer Pastors
1w ago01:05:57Tap to summarizeIn this Word Fitly Spoken rebroadcast the hosts talk about the pioneering pastors of the Lutheran church during the westward expansion of America. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →Brief#56 Why Support Only Lutheran Missions?
2w ago00:22:36Tap to summarizeDr Adam Koontz talks about how churches should decide which missions to support and where to send their money. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →BHoP#366 Your Questions on Church Life and Theology
3w ago01:08:48Tap to summarizeDr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills answer listener questions about Why Walther decried the theater, whether women should be silent in Bible class, Ananias and Sapphira, sending money to Synod, and evangelical language about conversion. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →Brief#55 The Calling of Politics: How Should We Answer It?
3w ago00:25:49Tap to summarizeDr Adam Koontz talks about why Lutherans are less involved in politics than other denominations and what we can do about it. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Check out the Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →BHoP#365 The Drift and the Future of Mormonism: Disaffiliations, Institutions, and Nationalisms
4w ago00:56:59Tap to summarizeDr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about why young Mormons are leaving the LDS, what trad Mormonism looks like, and the institutional structure that it was founded on. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →Brief#54 Dare to Go: A Brief History of Lutheran Missions
4w ago00:29:15Tap to summarizeDr Adam Koontz talks about Lutheran martyrs and missionary efforts throughout history Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →BHoP#364 Violent Frontier in Technicolor: "The Searchers" (1956) and American History
Jul 600:52:37Tap to summarizeDr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about an icon of western films, "The Searchers" Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →Brief#53 Wealth and Great Gifts with Honesty - Is It Possible?
Jul 200:25:14Tap to summarizeDr Adam Koontz talks about the danger of material possessions, and how both material and immaterial gifts are meant to be used. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Check out the Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
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