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BHoP#107 Vicarious Bliphood

August 25, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the IRS’s hiring of armed agents and the fear it is intended to instill, the need to sacrifice for future generations, the depression induced by constantly living vicariously, and what can be learned from the life of Herbert Hoover.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz –  Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#105 Values Assigned

August 11, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk spend this show answering listener questions about a single man’s place in the church and how to deal with singleness and marriage, having a right understanding of the hearts of men informed by the whole bible, and recent US Supreme Court decisions about the EPA and public prayer. They close by examining the importance of realism in life and the application of wisdom.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz –  Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#102 Gods of California

July 21, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue discussing the Okies and the history of agriculture in California, the invention of agribusiness, what sets the Yankees apart from the rest of America and why immigrant groups are more interested in themselves than the general population, why intellectual causes always fracture, national vs global framing, the need for personal knowledge to change minds, and the migrant populations that work California farms.

Related Links: American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz –  Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#101 When Everyone is a Renter

July 14, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about how and why the world of renters came to be, what makes land fragile or resilient, the history of land rushes and the dustbowl, who the Okies are and why their example matters, and why everyone is now a migrant.

Related Links: On the Occasion of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz –  Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#100 Halloween All the Time

July 7, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue last week’s discussion about the overturning of Roe. They talk about the effects of the Left’s ideas on today’s children, the increased need to seek alliances with other Christians, America’s modern culture of death and its contrast with Mexico, why Satan hates children, and employing centuries-long thinking.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz –  Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#099 True Ugly

June 30, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the overturning of Roe: the arguments used, the division of the court on fundamental questions, other decisions that depend on similar reasoning as Roe did, legislation by court ruling, the need for good men as well as good words in governance, the reaction of the Left, and what this means for the future.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz –  Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#097 How to Survive the Great Depression Part 1 – Basic Dishonesty

June 16, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the real and the exaggerated dangers of living in the US, the present discussion of gun violence and gun control, the necessity of holistic thinking, looking at history “from below”, biological differences out of the agricultural revolution, and the reality of rural America.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz –  Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#096 Not Capable of Waiting

June 9, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk start the show by discussing the most recent calls for gun control by churches compliant to the government, and the common factors in mass shootings. They also talk about the impossibility of laying down natural rights, the pushback from African governments against the WHO, predictions for Monkey Pox developments, and the effects of modern transportation on the human mind.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz –  Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford

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