Daily Thunder Podcast

Leslie Ludy is the special guest for this twenty-first installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, Leslie wields three powerful stories in American history demonstrating how we ought not to despise the day of small beginnings and how God loves to use simple, humble things to make enormous impact....

One of God’s most amazing and astonishing attributes is His mercy and lovingkindness (“hesed” in Hebrew). This attribute is so central to His nature that when describing His own name, God says He abounds in and keeps hesed (mercy and lovingkindness). In this study, Nathan explores the name “El Hesed” and shows how the incredible nature of God’s mercy weaves throughout Scripture, ultimately finding...

This is the twentieth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, he observes the extraordinary life of Jackie Robinson and marvels. It takes a special man to do what he did. And in studying his life, actions, and attitude, we are beautifully reminded of the behavior of our King who endured great inju...

This is the nineteenth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, he visits a war conference in January of 1943 in Casablanca, Morocco. It is there that the Allied leadership in WWII are attempting to pull off the impossible: find a way to agree and miraculously stay alive the entire while they are t...

Several times throughout Scripture, God declares Himself as the Shepherd of His people—and this is most clearly seen when Jesus (Yahweh in the flesh) is called the “Good Shepherd.” In this study, Nathan examines the name of God Jehovah Rohi (God My Shepherd) and shows how we must embrace our sheep-ness if we want to experience the fullness of His shepherding in our lives. ------------ Fo...

Leslie Ludy is the special guest for the eighteenth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, Leslie showcases how Christians fought to overcome evil with good during this defining time in history. ------------ For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, p...

Our world is craving peace … but true peace is only found in one place. In this message, Nathan examines two names of God: Jehovah Shalom (God Our Peace) and Sar Shalom (Prince of Peace) and explains not only what true biblical shalom is, but how we as believers can experience the fullness of peace every moment of our lives, regardless of the circumstance or situation we find ourselves i...

This is the seventeenth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, he unpacks the life of Eddie Rickenbacker, the WW1 fighting ace, and shows how our prayer lives ought to show the same gumption, grit, and gusto that Eddie showed in his life. ------------ For more information about Daily Thunder and...

This is the sixteenth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, he pays tribute to his parents by creatively linking them with providential events of 1942 in American history. ’42 was a year of extreme crisis in America, but it also proved to be a year of amazing breakthrough. Such is the storyline...

Righteousness is mostly foreign or misunderstood in our modern culture; but in God’s economy, righteousness is the bedrock of His Kingdom and what He calls His people to. God Himself is righteous and though we are unable to live righteously on our own, He provides everything necessary to clothe us in His righteousness so that we might live holy, upright, pure, godly lives in this present age. In t...

This is the fifteenth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, he dives into one of the great American moments in 1942—the FBI capture of eight German spies attempting to wreak destruction upon our nation in the midst of WW2. This great counter-espionage victory for the FBI, secured J. Edgar Hoover...

The term “the Branch” is one of the key names for the Messiah in the Old Testament. But far more than a mere twig, the name points not only to Jesus Christ, but also His life, His hometown, His crushing, and the amazing reality that we are grafted into Him. In this study, Nathan Johnson examines the Name of God “Netzer” (the Branch) and shows how this agrarian term shines forth the majes...

This is the fourteenth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, he treads upon the uncomfortable topic of lynching in American history. This is a very important message in the series, but it would be recommended for parents to preview this episode prior to sharing it with their younger children.

This is the thirteenth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, he explores the extraordinary life of James J. Braddock and his indomitable spirit. In 1935, many Americans were at wit's end, not knowing how long this Depression would last and how they could possibly take another step forward. In th...

One of our God’s Names is “Jealous”—and while that may sound negative, it is actually a good thing. Though we often see jealousy as a destructive attribute, Scripture reveals that jealousy is an amazing aspect of God’s character. In this message, Nathan discusses why jealousy in relationships is essential and explains why we must understand this attribute biblically. By the end, you will...

This is the twelfth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode he dives into the growing corruption of Hollywood in the 1920s and the attempt to correct that corruption in the 1930s. Who would have ever guessed that Hollywood could supply the Church of Jesus Christ with an amazing picture of the spiri...

God is “my rock”—our place of strength, security, and safety. Throughout the Bible, God is called the rock of refuge, the horn of salvation, the stronghold, shield, and fortress. These descriptions and titles showcase the immovability, defense, refuge, and rest we find in our Lord Jesus. In this study, Nathan explores the imagery of rocks of Scripture, shows how they deepen our understan...

This is the eleventh installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode he explores the strange fascination that America had with its chief villain, John Dillinger, in the early 1930s. Whenever evil becomes cool in a nation, then that nation becomes the enemy’s playground.

This is the tenth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode he addresses the bizarre gangster craze that swept the nation in the early 1930s. One particular gangster named Charles Floyd embodied the angst of the common man during the early Depression days. The Midwest was swirling with soot and so we...

Our God is the Holy One of Israel and He is not only worthy to be praised, but He calls us to be holy for He is holy. In this study on the holiness of God, Nathan examines one of God’s precious names, and explains the only way we can walk in biblical holiness. Rather than a legalistic restriction on the Christian life, truly understanding God’s holiness sets us free to live the most joyf...

This is the ninth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. Due to Monday’s technical glitch and lost recording, this episode supplies a quick review of what has now become “the missing episode in the series" and then builds on this drama of the 1929 stock market crash by investigating the 1...

God is eternal and everlasting; His ways are sure and His promises guaranteed. This is seen in God’s Name “El Olam,” which reminds us that our God is unmeasured, endless, and everlasting. In this study, Nathan explores this immeasurable Name of God and gives three reminders for how we must live in light of this tremendous reality. ------------ For more information about Daily Thunder and the minis...

God is light and in Him is no darkness at all! This amazing truth is found throughout the Bible in images and descriptions, but finds it fulfillment when Jesus declared, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” In this study, Nathan illuminates the “light” of God throughout the Old Testament and reveals how it all...

Eric and Nathan host a live, in-chapel celebration of the one thousandth episode of the Daily Thunder podcast, reminiscing, laughing, and cherishing the work God has done.

This is the eighth installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode he explores the beginnings of the FBI and the rise of its powerful leader, J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover’s demand for perfection, excellence, accuracy, and moral purity within his Bureau were inspiring, but they also functioned as a cloak for see...