literature

Brief#37 Bushido: The Soul of Japan

March 5, 2026 ·

Col Willie Grills talks about Nitobe Inazō and his book Bushido: The Soul of Japan, and how it shaped the West’s perception of samurai.

Check out the 2026 Men’s Gathering

Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church

BHoP#172 American Underground Part 3

October 23, 2023 ·

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about the poetry of the Beatniks, their influence on the culture, the drug use of the artists, the folly of seeing life through a surreal lens, and the American tendency for self-sabotage.

Get the Family Bible Commentary by Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz

Dr Koontz – Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church

BHoP#072 Enlarging the Heart

December 23, 2021 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the benefits of stories, the wonders and vulnerabilities of childhood, the unnecessity of explicit detail, and imparting wisdom by engaging the imagination, using examples from four children’s books.

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