A Word Fitly Spoken Podcast

From religious leader to territorial governor, Brigham Young left an undeniable mark on the history of the United States. Some saw him as a prophet. Some saw him as a scoundrel. If we want to understand Mormonism today, we need to understand this man. Join us as we discuss the life of Brigham Young. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 166 Visit our website for mor...

In the midst of talking about the pouring out of God's wrath, John sees a vision of God's people singing the song of Moses and the Lamb next to a glassy sea. Join us as we talk about the greater Exodus, why wrath and mercy are not opposed to each other, and the chain of command in heaven. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 165 Visit our website for more informat...

"Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls" (Jeremiah 6:16). Join us to see the old paths that pastors and people on the frontier blazed for the Gospel, what sacrifices they made, what hardships they overcame, what joys they had, what lives they lived. Be inspired by these pioneers for Christ and consider wha...

The prophet Daniel through his great example shows us what it mean to remain faithful under pressure. Join us as we talk about Daniel 1 and what it means to reject the king's food in our world today. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 163 Visit our website for more information.

Sin influences more than just our lives and the lives of others. Sin also leads to a curse being laid upon the creation itself. Join us as we talk about God cursing a land, the places demons inhabit, and what this means for us today. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 162 Visit our website for more information.

Revelation 14 gives us a picture of hope after the vision of the dragon and his beasts. Join us as we discuss the Church militant, the message of the three angels, and sin and its consequences. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 161 Visit our website for more information.

Philipp Jakob Spener sought to correct the abuses of his day by writing a proposal called Pia Desideria. Join us as we consider the problems of the seventeenth century, Spener's own life, and how his famous work speaks to us today. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 160 Visit our website for more information.

Join us for an alternative history of American religion along the strange side roads of belief and unbelief, beginning with the 19th-century hunger for contact with the dead. Fox Sisters enthusiasts, Kardec fanboys, and other curious persons will all find something to enjoy, and if you are a stranger to these figures, you shouldn't be. The past is always with us, it's not even past, and the same d...

Man is born dead in trespasses in sins but, O Christian, "you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." How should we then live as a New Man in Christ? Join us as we discuss the Biblical concept of regeneration and what it means for our daily lives. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 158 Find artic...

We continue our walkthrough of Revelation with a discussion of the beast from the sea, the beast from the land, its image, the mark, and the beast's number of 666. How do these things relate to John's time? How do they relate to our own? Join us as we discuss the war that the dragon wages on the church.  Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest:  Rev. David Appold Episode: 157 Find ar...

We look at the rise of modern devotion to Satan in the United States, explain how it's related to biblical and historical examples of witchcraft, and separate fact from fiction in the tragedies the media came to call "the Satanic Panic." The darkness is great, but Christ brings light and immortality to life. We finish with a discussion of how one can face darkness and the devil confidently in the...

Are the evil dominions of the world governed by men of flesh and bone or is there more at work? What does the Bible teach us about the domain of angels and demons? Join us as we discuss territorial spirits and the bureaucracy of the devil. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 155 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website:  wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter:...

God gives to each man a conscience that he may discern right from wrong. But by what is it shaped? Can we have a broken conscience? Can our hearts be hardened? Is Caesar or the Lord ultimately sovereign? Join us as we discuss these issues in the light of current issues. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest:  Rev. Benjamin Ulledalen Episode: 154 Find articles and other podcast epis...

Though it may seem like a hard time to give thanks for anything, in the midst of evil, suffering, and even supply chain issues, the prophet Habakkuk shows us what it means to be thankful to the Lord who gives all things. Join us as we talk about why we can be thankful even for hard times and what it means to rejoice in the Lord when all earthly things are gone. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Z...

As John enters the heart of the book of Revelation, he shows us a picture of the great spiritual war between Satan and the Church. Join us as we discuss Revelation 12, talking about persecution, the victory of the Church, and the ever growing dominion of Christ. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Regular Guest:  Rev. David Appold Episode: 152 Find articles and other podcast episodes o...

How did our forebears seek healing? What did they fear in the woods? What did they think was a witch? Join us for a new series on American folkways, with the good, the bad, and everything in between, as we discuss haints, dowsing rods, and things of years gone by. Host: Rev. Willie Grills Guest:  Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 151 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website:  wordfitlyspoke...

The boys are back to celebrate our 150th episode. Join us as we answer listener questions and discuss everything from how we got to here to church polity to Uphoff's internet. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guests:  Rev. David Appold, Rev. Aaron Uphoff, and Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 150 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website:  wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twit...

Although the time period before the legalization of Christianity has not left us much, what remains to this day helps us learn something about the preaching task. Join us as we discuss the use of manuscripts, the place of rhetoric, and the challenge of allegory in sermons. Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest:  Rev. David Appold Episode: 149 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website:  wordf...

Join us for the life and work of Alfred Rehwinkel (1887-1979), author of The Flood and numerous other political and theological works, pioneer missionary, college president, seminary professor, and representative of a different America. Whether your interest is creation science, missions, how we got into and out of both world wars, or how birth control became normal in the Lutheran Church, this ep...

May the government compel us in matters of church worship? To what degree can a Christian in good conscience  accommodate such demands? Join us on Thursday as we take up a listener question about adiaphora and how it relates to secular questions in clown world. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 147 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website:  wordfitlyspoken.org...

The epistle of 1 John, despite being so short, is full of rich meaning for Christians. Join us as we discuss repentance, living without sin, and the dangers of the Antichrist. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 146 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website:  wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter:  @wordfitly Send us a message:  podcast@wordfitlyspoken.org Sub...

God has placed man over the animals, but what does that mean? What does it mean for man to exercise dominion in a Christlike way? Join us as we discuss issues of husbandry, industrialism, and talk about our own experiences. Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest:  Rev. David Buchs Episode: 145 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website:  wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter:  @wordfitly Se...

Another angel appears holding a scroll, commanding John to eat it. Join us as we continue our discussion of Revelation, including different ways to approach it, the date of the book, the two witnesses, and hope for the Christian in trying times. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Regular Guest:  Rev. David Appold Episode: 144 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website:  w...

All around you is a cacophony of conflicting information and malevolent distractions. The Christian must learn to unplug and detach. Plug in for a few and join us as we discuss how a Christian can retreat from our electric world. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 143 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website:  wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter:  @wordfit...

Season 5 begins with the Conclave convening to answer your questions. Join us as we discuss annihilationism, Rad Lufs, bison, truck stops, and more. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guests:  Rev. David Appold, Rev. David Buchs, and Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 142 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website:  wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter:  @wordfitly Send us a m...