Christian Combatives

I've never been a furry, and I started out by despising them, but now many of them are my closest friends. This is the story about how I came to love the oddest of my brothers and sisters in Christ. Let's get into it!

Hyperbole? Not according to 1 Cor 10; Christians have just been desensitized to paganism. CUW recently advertised a celebration of Holi, a Hindu religious festival, just a few weeks after promoting Ramadan. What does 1 Cor 10 say about what is really going on here? Let's get into it!

Does Closed Communion CAUSE division? Or just acknowledge it? Let's get into it!

There are actually benefits to fighting about doctrine. I discovered 3 of them this last week. Let's get into it!

Part 2 of my flood fight with Dr Ortlund

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Once again I go head-to-head with Dr. Gavin Ortlund, this time over the scale of the flood. Was it local? Was it Global? Most importantly, what does the Bible say? Let's get into it!

Often it can feel divisive to insist on specifics of Lutheran theology, after all, wouldn't it be easier to get along with others if we overlooked the things that make us different? But if Christ was specific with His love for us, then we have an obligation to be specific in how we act out our love for others, in what we practice, believe, and teach.

I am begging you at this point to pay attention. The world is telling you that being an involved parent is a bad thing, that its invasive, controlling, everything except responsible. If you knew how active and involved the secular world is in trying to raise your children, and how they are doing it, you would be desperate to claw back every ounce of influence you still have in their lives. Let's g...

Does that verse in 2 Peter 3 mean that God just doesn't understand time? Is this why He was so confusing in describing the 400 million years in Genesis? Also, what will the new heavens and earth be like? Finally, let's get into the texts and sermons for Advent 2 (3 year, B) and advent midweek for 2023!

Being annoying can be a good thing, God even desires that we attempt it in our relationship with Him. Though atheists and other Christians might not desire it so much, there are ways that it is a benefit there too. Let's get into it!

In this episode I discuss the reason I'm going to be taking a break from the historic 1-year lectionary and giving the 3-year a shot. Why some might prefer one over the other. I also dip lightly into the text from this previous Sunday's 1`-year reading, the Last Sunday of the Church Year, finishing up the episode with the audio from the sermon delivered from the pulpit. A good 10-minute chunk of t...

Ben Shapiro asks the bishop if the Roman Catholic Church allows Jews into heaven. Hilarity ensues. With guest-appearance by Joshua Rosebrough of "Fighting For the Faith" and "Pirate Christian Radio" http://www.piratechristian.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@UCa8HxAq1zKxDZaURHxmvZrw Let's get into it!

Dr. Ortlund does not believe that the Bible describes a 6-day creation. I would like to know what text leads to his conclusion instead. In this response video I hope to explain why the objections aren't enough to conclude with an alternate reading of the text. I don't believe it is enough merely to say that vagueness in the text allows for alternate readings, but would like to know how someone rea...

Dailywire came out with a new streaming service for kids content called "bentkey" I sat down with my kids to watch an episode or two of each of their shows and this is the review of those shows.

.Someone is found at the wedding feast with the wrong garment, bound hand and foot, and cast into the darkness. What should we make of this passage? I'm joined by Pater Veritas and Rev Jim Huenink to discuss the details, after which you may listen to the recording of my sermon for Trinity 20 on Psalm 27. Let's get into it!

This might be the most chaotic episode title yet. Best case scenario, you get to hear about the Gospel and maybe a perspective you haven't considered. Worst case scenario, you hear the most absurd take on the most bizarre combination of issues you've ever encountered. What do you have to lose? Let's get into it!

Mourning isn't wrong, but it shouldn't be forever. Let's talk about some periods of mourning in the Bible that God brought to an end. He did it because He cares, not just about the one who dies, but the ones who are left behind. In this episode I also talk about the 3 things you should never say at a funeral (because they are inferior to what God says), and talk a bit about sermon writing for Trin...

In a recent podcast episode, Daily Wire host Matt Walsh stated that he didn't believe that pornography addiction was real. Furthermore, for those who struggled with that habit he claimed the only useful advice was to "Just stop it". While willpower is important, that advice isn't terribly useful. In this video I give 10 practical, biblical tips for someone struggling with a pornography addiction....

In round 4 of this Lutheran Rosary adventure, Brother Logan and Amy Schneider each contribute their expertise, knowledge, and experience as to why every Lutheran should be praying a rosary. Let's get into it! PS - Here is a link to Br Logan's video/channel: https://youtu.be/Lv3-a_hhUvk And here is the link to Amy Schneider's facebook group for Lutheran Rosaries: https://www.facebook.com/groups/133...

In round 3 of this ongoing conversation about the Lutheran Rosary, I go through the second half of Rev Longaphie's response to my initial Lutheran Rosary video. The episode, or episodes, following this I expect to watch and respond to a video from Brother Logan, who originally spurred on the discussion of this topic. Let's get into it! Ps - Here is a link to Rev Longaphie's channel, the video in p...

In this midweek episode I explain a few of the thoughts I had and interesting details that didn't make it into the sermon for Trinity 13. The second half of this episode is the actual trinity 13 sermon. I don't intend to do this for every sermon necessarily, since some of the sermons are so bad I wish they disappeared, but there is usually much that I want to talk about but don't get a chance to i...

In round 2 of this ongoing conversation about the Lutheran Rosary, I received a response video from Rev. Connor Longaphie. Because he covers so much ground, I've had to break this episode into 2. In this episode we will go through the first half of his video with pauses for running commentary by yours truly. In the next episode, I go through the second half of his wonderful video. The episode, or...

The first episode of this series will look at sermon texts from a Sunday (or two) past and give some summarized commentary on some interesting elements as well as an example sermon. Please let me know if this is a step forward or backward. Let's get into it!

There are some Lutherans who use a rosary to pray. In this episode I hopefully ask some decent questions as to whether or not that's actually a good thing. I also list 3 specific benefits and at least 3 specific dangers. What do you think about it? Let me know! Let's get into it! Check out Br Logan's video on the Lutheran Rosary here: https://youtu.be/kmNGOXnaByY Also, listen to Dr. Jordan B Coope...