lutheranism

BHoP#133 The Myth of America Part 1 – In the Arena

March 9, 2023 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk begin to examine the theological history of America. They talk about an article covering the recently elected board of Ottawa County, Michigan, why it’s important not to look down on the political efforts of Evangelical Christians, the cultural bias of Lutheranism towards conformity, and the anti-Christ nature of the current culture.

Show Links – Politico – What it Looks Like When the Far Right Takes Control of Local Government

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

BHoP#130 Searching for the Silver Bucket

February 16, 2023 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss the recently published edition of Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications, as well as the controversies and discussions concerning the book, studying history for silver bullets, and goals for the church in this age.

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

BHoP#126 Comma, God Willing

January 19, 2023 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a listener question about fatalism and activism according to the Christian worldview, and discuss the pitfalls of both Calvinist and Armenian views of election.

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

BHoP#125 Doesn’t Belong

January 12, 2023 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about church growth and decline in terms of demographics, denominations, (and those outside of them) politics, and framing our terminology.

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

BHoP#121 Our Heritage of God’s Gifts

December 15, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz’s first lecture at Return to Wittenberg 2022, in which he speaks about the decline of Christian churches, the things we once understood as gifts from God that now are seen as matters of choice, and a biblical understanding of children and money.

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

BHoP#111 Drilled to Be

September 21, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the infiltration of godless ideology into education and its effects on the sciences, the practices of Jewish schools in New York and why they are in place, the responsibility of Christians to live as citizens of their country, conformity that comes from education, and the importance of truth over sheer group continuance.

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#108 Apocalyptic Engineering

September 1, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about how baptism is discussed in the church, social engineering, the pursuit of significance looked at through the life of Herbert Hoover, the need for leaders to study the liberal arts, and why belief in the doctrine of justification is the best way to not worry about the opinions of man.

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