A Podcast By Dr Koontz and Pr Grills
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Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the film Dirty Harry, the significance of the time and place of its setting, why its portrayal of justice outside the law appeals to its audience, and the changes in policing in the last fifty years.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church
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Dr Adam Koontz answers listener emails about the making of film, and the communion practices of the early Christian church.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
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Dr Adam Koontz interviews Pr Joshua Tinkham about the history of the Baptist confessions, Associationalism, and the Baptist understanding of the sacraments.
Pr Joshua Tinkham – Covenant Community Church, Founders Seminary
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
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Brian Yamabe talks with Dr Adam Koontz about the scriptural and historical modes of pastoral formation, the changing nature of education in the internet age, and expectations for what will come in the future.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
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Dr 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.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church
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Brian Yamabe talks with Dr Adam Koontz about the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches to pastoral formation and what that education needs to achieve.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
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Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about David Lynch’s film Lost Highway, confronting your own sin, and why the film portrays the horror of evil so well.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church
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Brian Yamabe talks with Dr Adam Koontz about the Koinonia gathering which discussed pastoral formation issues and the positions on either side of the debate.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church
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