Dr Adam Koontz talks about lessons to be learned from the Church before the fall of the Roman Empire and how to understand the Church’s place in our political environment.
Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#272 Taking Stock in 2024 – Where We Are Now
Dr Adam Koontz talks about the 2024 elections, why some people are surprised, the amendments regarding abortion in several states, and how to get change effected in politics.
Many thanks to our sponsors – Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN, (Website, Facebook)
Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
BHoP#257 Never Johnson – The Executive Society under 26 U.S. Code § 501(c)(3)
Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about Lyndon Baines Johnson, how the Johnson Amendment currently isn’t and possibly could be enforced, and why some pastors are silent on political issues.
Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Luther Classical College.
Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium
BHoP#252 Co-Option: Breaking Up the Bases
Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about Megan Basham’s book Shepherds for Sale, how non-profit organizations interact with politics, how Evangelical voting blocks are being broken up, and how the Stasi controlled churches in East Germany.
Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Luther Classical College.
Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium
BHoP#250 Anarcho-Syndical-Compartmentalizations and Where to Find Them
Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the separation of public and private life, the orders of creation, how to think about electing leaders, and how media influences our thinking on politics.
Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Luther Classical College.
Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium
BHoP#246 Appalachanation – Joe Biden and the 1850s
Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about Protestantism in America, what comparisons can or can’t be drawn to America in the 1850s, the party face vs personal presence dichotomy of the presidential candidates, and insights about J. D. Vance’s book and political campaigning,
Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Luther Classical College.
Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium
BHoP#245 On Your Radio Dial – The Birth and Life of Talk Radio
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the origin of talk radio, the regulations imposed on it early on, the radio careers of Joe Pyne and Rush Limbaugh, and the patterns in the talk radio of the past that are being replicated in the present.
Many thanks to our sponsors – Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN, (Website, Facebook)
Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church
BHoP#243 Feels and Cred – The Measure You Use
Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about how the LCMS reacts to public events, the breakdown of polity that leads to assassinations, and accepting everything as coming from God’s hand.
Many thanks to our sponsors – Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN, (Website, Facebook)
Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford