Daily Thunder Podcast

This is the forty-second and final installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This concluding episode wraps up the epic drama of WW1 in the Hall of Mirrors in the palace of Versailles. In June of 1919, exactly five years after Gavrilo Princip shot the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, the peace treaty was signed by all the belligerent countries and...

In this final episode of the series, Nathan examines the phrase "soul drift" and explains how we must not allow our souls to drift from our first love. You were made to not only discover but intimately know your heart's greatest longing—Jesus Himself. For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit:  https://ellerslie.com/ . If you have bee...

This is the forty-first installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode discusses the different approaches and mindsets that Christians have had about war and participating in war throughout the ages. Specifically, Eric focuses on the Conscientious Objector and the trials that WW1 brought to those that felt they could not participate in...

We are often blinded by our own problems, sin, and idols. We just can’t see them. Yet David in Psalm 139 cries out for God to search and try his heart to see if there is anything wicked within him. And we, like David, desperately need God to search and point out anything in our lives that needs to be removed or transformed. In this message, Nathan examines Psalm 139:23-24 and explains wh...

This is the fortieth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode explores the impact of one particular soldier on the landscape of the war. In October of 1918, in the Argonne-Meuse offensive, one soldier stunned, not just the Germans, but the entire world. Under fire of 30 machine guns directly aimed at him, he not only captured all...

This is the thirty-ninth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode marks the exciting turning point in WW1. When all hope seemed lost for the Allies—the Battle of Amiens transformed everything. Backed into a corner, the Allies appeared defeated, and then suddenly the storyline flipped. Using the idea of prevailing prayer, this mes...

You are invited into a rich and intimate relationship with God Almighty; a relationship that is to be exclusive in its devotion. Yet the only way we will ever fully love and trust God with all we are and all we have is to spend time getting to know Him. In this message, Nathan discusses the concept that to trust God we must know Him … and to know Him, we must spend time with Him. For more informat...

Our God is a jealous God, and that is actually a good thing. Though we often see jealousy as a negative and destructive attribute, we discover throughout Scripture 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 discover the beauty...

This is the thirty-eighth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode covers the convulsive and defining period of 1917 and 1918 in the war. But, whereas most of the episodes in this series tell the stories of WW1 from a low altitude and zoom in on the participating characters—this episode flies higher and is able looks down on WW1...

This is the thirty-seventh installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode transports us once again to the icy cold frontiers of Russia in 1917. It is a year in Russian history that will certainly never be forgotten. In fact, many Russians wish they could rewind the clock and better fortify their country against the hostile takeover of...

This is the thirty-sixth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode returns us to the chillier zone of Russia where revolution is underway. A change is taking place in this territory of the world which will prove far more devastating than WW1. The Germans have schemed to finally put an end to Russia in April of 1917, but their sche...

For twelve verses, Paul has explained the concern he has that the Corinthians have given themselves over to idolatry … but now in 1Corinthians 10:13 Paul shifts His focus to give the solution to their problem. In this message, we examine this verse and the simply profound solution Paul gives to their and our problem with pride and idols. For more information about Daily Thunder and the m...

This is the thirty-fifth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode showcases what many WW1 experts claim to be the climactic point of the war—Germany’s unleashing of unrestricted U-boat warfare and a subsequent telegram sent by their war minister Arthur Zimmermann. In early 1917, the United States was still strongly vying to remai...

It is far to easy in the modern church to presume that we are safe and secure from any threat of sin or idolatry. Yet Paul reminds the Corinthians that they too must beware lest they fall like the Israelites of old. In this message, Nathan explores Paul’s exhortation in 1 Corinthians 10:12 and shows that we, like the Corinthians, must continually be on guard against pride and presumption...

This is the thirty-fourth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode investigates Woodrow Wilson’s peace proposals at the conclusion of 1916. Proposing what he termed, “Peace without victory,” he attempted to work out a peace deal in which neither side could claim victory. However, neither side could fathom (after losing millions of me...

This is the thirty-third episode in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode returns us to the Wild West and the intrigues of German plots to sabotage American involvement in the War. But when it comes to intrigues, WW1 will prove the British superior to all other nations. And, in late 1916, it is British secret agent H. that uncovers something...

In the last message we began to explore the concept that although God provided everything the Israelites needed during their time in the Wilderness, they continually pursued idols and independence from God. And we do the same. As Paul continues his exhortation to the Corinthians, he gives four examples of idolatry from ancient Israel and shows how the Corinthians were doing the same. In...

This is the thirty-second installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode investigates Winston Churchill’s secret Landships Committee gatherings in 1915 and follows it to its intriguing conclusion—the invention and production of the tank. The tank, originally envisioned by H.G. Wells in his short story, The Land Ironclads, this armored...

God provided everything the Israelites needed during their time in the Wilderness, yet they were continually pulled toward idols and independence from God. While we often cluck our tongues at their foolishness, Paul reminds the Corinthians (and us) that we have the same problem. We may point toward things God is doing in our midst, but that doesn’t mean we are free from sin and idolatry....

This is the thirty-first installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode explores the beginnings of the Battle of the Somme (July 1,, 1916) —one of the most disturbing experiences the British endured in the entirety of WW1. 60,000 British were lost in a single day. And most of those were lost in the passage of a few minutes. Each of us...

This is the thirtieth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode dives into one of the most intriguing parts of the war—the espionage, codebreaking part. The work of British Naval Intelligence is renowned and considered the greatest spy work in world history. But, part of its secret was how humble and hidden it was—doing world-chan...

The ancient city of Corinth was drowning in idolatry, sexual perversion, and pride. Several years after Paul ministered in the city, he wrote a corrective letter to that church exhorting them to turn to Jesus and quit living like the city around them. In this message, Nathan gives an overview of the city and church in ancient Corinth, the core message of 1Corinthians, and explains how Pa...

This is the twenty-ninth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode explores another side of the infamous battle of Verdun (the longest battle in history). Early in the battle, the Germans cut off all French supply lines—all but one, that is. The one supply line that was left to the French was a small country road known in history...

Idolatry doesn’t have to be a mysterious, abstract, or elusive concept. Scripture makes it clear what idols are and if we desire to be free from them, we must start by naming our idols. In this message, Nathan freshly talks about idolatry and gives several helpful illustrations and questions for us to be able to recognize and name our idols—so that we can repent of them and walk in freed...

This is the twenty-eighth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode explores the longest battle in world history known as the Battle of Verdun. 300,000 died in 300 days. It was an epic tragedy that destroyed the once-lovely territory of Verdun turning it into a dead zone—a zone rouge. This proves an incredible parallel with our sp...