A Podcast By Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk
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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the US’s involvement in the Russia/Ukraine war, the history of Color Revolutions, the fragility of various kinds of power, and the potential shape of America’s collapse.
Related Links – The Ukraine Grift
Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College.
Dr Koontz – Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium
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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer listener questions about the comparison of the modern US to Weimar Germany, when Christians should speak up for the truth in the workplace, how to be assertive as we recede into minority status, and the recent prisoner exchange between the US and Russia.
Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College.
Dr Koontz – Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium
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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the study of economics, the over reliance on expert authorities, what is the stock market, what lead to the Great Depression and what was done to correct it, why people fail to understand perennial problems, and the importance of seeing life in a long timeframe.
Mentioned in this episode: Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
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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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
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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the show by talking about the difference between liberty and democracy, the necessity of shepherding, remaining aware of powers beyond the local, and whether life is simple or mysterious. They also discuss the agricultural revolutions that opened the way for modern life and what happens when they fail, health provided by food instead of medication, and the commercialization of agriculture.
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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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the declining economy in the US, the transition from the use of one energy source to another, the focus on short term issues by news media, the exercising of sovereignty instead of striving for mere survival, changes in the pace of life, and the ease that comes with losing sovereignty.
Books mentioned: The Oxcart Man by Donald Hall, The Visible Hand by Alfred Chandler, Surviving the Economic Collapse by Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre.
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 – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford
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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue last week’s discussion by looking at the layers of a civilization’s cycles relating to its fragility or stability. They talk about what goes into forming a coherent group identity by looking at Lutheranism in America and then Japan in the modern era. They talk about Japan’s modernization and the success of Shinto throughout it, the growth and eventual plateau of population, and the inspiration of young men.
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 – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford
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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk begin this third part of the series on civilization by examining the change from documenting personal influence to material influence on history. They talk about making generalizations of history, the cycles that civilizations follow, the effects of urbanization and industrialization on people groups, and the difference between material and spiritual flourishing. They end by prefacing their next show with a discussion of understanding the simple things first.
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 – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford
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