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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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BHoP#342 Elites Part 2 - To Be and Not to Seem
Feb 900:53:15Tap to summarizeDr Adam Koontz follows up the episode on elites by talking about their purpose, what separates them from the merely rich or influential, and how a democratic society produces leaders focused on appearances. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →BHoP#341 Pastoral Formation - Part 2
Feb 500:51:17Tap to summarizeBrian Yamabe talks with Dr Adam Koontz about the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches to pastoral formation and what that education needs to achieve. Listen to the full interview Here or on YouTube 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#293 What's Going On in Canada? State, Church, and the Church's State of Silence
Apr 17, 2025Tap to summarizeDr Adam Koontz talks with guest Pastor David Smilek about the politics and churches in Canada. Related Links - Angus Reid Institute survey on Canadian religious life Check out What God Has Joined Together Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Smilek - Redeemer, Sudbury, ON Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny
Transcribe →SMChill082121 Tetragrammaton!
Sep 9, 2021Tap to summarizeThis week, the Mad Christian and Meredith speak about: 00:00 Opening 00:41 Title 06:05 Worried that emotions are sinful 20:12 Hard times drive people people to the Scripture 21:05 The Psalter is for fighting Tchthulu 23:01 Damnation and shame: Hell is good news 26:42 Break 30:24 Burned out trying to find others who take their faith seriously 33:06 Hebrew and the Tetragrammaton 33:56 Why was Saul's repentance rejected? 44:29 Emotional and physical purity, prudence and folly while engaged to be married 1:01:13 Porn is damaging 1:32:48 Contentment, excellence and quietism 1:48:50 Will baptism save my grandmother with dementia? 1:58:33 How to respond to claims early Christians used psychedelics during Communion 2:05:16 How to respond to the claim that demon-possession in the Word was only mental illness 1:06:40 Break 1:10:34 Divorce and remarriage and troubled consciences 1:24:34 Sins of ignorance vs high-handed sin 1:28:46 Grieving with those Watch the Saturday Morning Chill and more on YouTube Order Rev Fisk's latest book Without Flesh through Amazon Support the Mad Christian at Patreon Sign up for the Mad Mondays Newsletter — Find out more about Mad Christianity at www.revfisk.com
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