lutheranism

BHoP#094 Extremely Naïve Narcissim

May 26, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk revisit the 2020 presidential election, discussing the history of other election anomalies and the comparative brazenness of the current administration. They talk about the narcissism of assuming other groups have the same interests as you, and answer a few listener questions about church structure, preaching to non-Lutherans, and government involvement in historical conspiracies.

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

BHoP#089 Post-Collapse for Something

April 21, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer listener questions and talk about William Barr and his role in the growth in surveillance, the corrupting nature of executive authority, Russia’s position in global politics, and how to maintain a group free from the influence of the left.

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

BHoP#087 Drinking Water from Our Own Wells

April 7, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz talks about the history of Lutheran schooling in this part of his presentation given at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Hamel, IL on March 25th, 2022.

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

BHoP#086 Addicted to Abstractions

March 31, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a listener email and discuss questions about Lutheranism, abstractions, and cults of personality. They also discuss the demonizing of Germans in the World Wars and of Russians now, and the necessity of the influence the media wields in mobilizing populations.

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

BHoP#084 Justification by Opinion Alone

March 17, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the show by answering listener messages relating to Russia’s war with Ukraine, Christian Nationalism, and the building of Lutheran communities. They also discuss the beginning of World War I, and how information buildup gets nations pulled into wars.

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

BHoP#078 You Can’t Go Back

February 3, 2022 ·

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

BHoP#074 Fix Something (The Year that Will Be)

January 4, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the discussion for the new year by asking the question, “what is the Lutheran church?” They talk about the Year of Grace and the trouble ahead of us, including economic difficulties mirrored in the 70s and 80s and the camps proposed in New York. And finally, they discuss the necessity of self-control as a form of assertion and preparing for the future both within and without the system.

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

BHoP#062 Never Alone with Demons

October 14, 2021 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the end of the world as we know it, living life in a state that doesn’t know the dangers of indulgence while submitting to its authority, and what right-to-privacy means in an age saturated with predatory media and demonic self-enforced surveillance.

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