Daily Thunder Podcast

472: Caught in the Middle // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 81 (Eric Ludy)   This is the eighty-first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this stirring episode he explores the pains and sufferings of the Polish people in and through the six terrible years of WW2. First, they suffered under Hitler, and then they suffered under Stalin. Eric parallels this topi...

470: Ambassadors of Reconciliation—An Issue of Warfare (Dan McConnaughey)   This week we have Alumni here for our Ellerslie Alumni Summit – and in today’s Daily Thunder, special guest Dan McConnaughey talks about an issue for warfare and discusses what it means for believers to be ambassadors of reconciliation.

469: Desiring a Better Country (P. Hartman)   This week we have Alumni here for our Ellerslie Alumni Summit – and in today’s Daily Thunder, special guest P. Hartman talks about desiring and living for a better country.

468: Preparing Your Life for Ministry (Nathan Johnson)   Every Christian has a call to ministry, regardless of the profession or job they do. In this episode, we talk about some practical ways you can prepare your life for ministry right where you are at.

467: The White Parachute // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 80 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 80: The White Parachute   This is the eightieth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he looks at the Siege of Bastogne in late December of 1944 through the eyes of a medic thrown into the mêlée. An am...

466: Unbreakable Bastogne // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 79 (Eric Ludy)   This is the seventy-ninth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he brings us into one of the most incredible battles of the entire war — the Siege on Bastogne. Totally surrounded and out-numbered 5-1, the 101st Airborne Division is going to pull off the impossible....

465: Out of the Ardennes // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 78 (Eric Ludy)   Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 78: Out of the Ardennes     This is the seventy-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he tackles the super-sensitive issue of conspiracy theories in the Body of Christ and lays out a map for how...

464: Breaking Down Barriers (Ephesians 2:14-17) // Ephesians Bible Study 54 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 54 – Breaking Down Barriers (Ephesians 2:14-17) Because Jesus doesn’t merely give peace but is our peace, He removes every barrier and division in our lives, churches, and communities. The solution to the divides and segregation...

463: The V-Bombs of Antwerp // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 77 ( Eric Ludy ) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 77: The V-Bombs of Antwerp   This is the seventy-seventh installment in Eric ’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines the “vengeance” tactics of the Hitler on the city of Antwerp in the late fall months of 1...

462: The Battle of Ludy Gulf // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 76 (Eric Ludy)   Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 76: The Battle of Ludy Gulf   This is the seventy-sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the great mistake of the Japanese in WW2. And that is the underestimating of the Americans willin...

461: A Prayerful Insight from 2 Samuel 5 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Study: A Prayerful Insight from 2 Samuel 5 When we pray, knowing to Whom we pray is essential. In this study, we look at David dealing with the Philistines at the Valley of the Giants and gain an insight on what it means to pray boldly to our God who can breakthrough in any situation.

460: Fighting Under the Stage // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 75 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 75: Fighting Under the Stage   This is the seventy-fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the challenging position British General Alexander finds himself in during August of 1944. He is in an...

459: Jesus is Our Peace (Ephesians 2:14) // Ephesians Bible Study 53 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 53 – Jesus is Our Peace (Ephesians 2:14) Jesus doesn’t merely give us peace, He is our peace. In this expositional sermon from Ephesians 2:14, Nathan Johnson walks through what biblical peace is and how Jesus becomes peace in our lives...

458: The Submission of Winston // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 74 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: The Submission of Winston   This is the seventy-fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he brings out a struggle in the late Summer months of 1944 between America and Great Britain over how they sho...

457: Remember Liège // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 73 (Eric Ludy)   Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 73: Remember Liège   This is the seventy-third installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he demonstrates, using amazing events from WW2 in August of 1944, how God turns all things to good for those...

456: Be Anxious for Nothing (Philippians 4:6) // The Christian Mindset 6 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: The Christian Mindset Study: 6 – Be Anxious for Nothing (Philippians 4:6) As Christians, there is nothing in our lives that should cause fear, worry, or anxiety. Yet how can we live, as Paul declares, “anxious for nothing”? In this expositional message on...

455: The Liberation of Paris // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 72 (Eric Ludy)   This is episode seventy-two in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he dives into the four year history of France in WW2 from mid-1940 through August 1944. First, we go back to June of 1940 and walk through the inner turmoil that is going to lead to the ousting and imprisonment of t...

454: Brought Near by the Blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13) // Ephesians Bible Study 52 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 52 – Brought Near by the Blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13) There is tremendous power in the blood of Christ! And while we may sing it, know it, and declare it, it doesn’t mean we actually live under this incredible reali...

453: Operation Pluto // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 71 (Eric Ludy)   This is episode seventy-one in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores a profound invention designed by the British during the war years 1942 to 1944 which enabled them to pump oil under the ocean to supply the fuel-needy Allied war machine in France, Belgium, and beyond. It’...

452: Rushing the Bocage // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 70 (Eric Ludy)   Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 70: Rushing the Bocage   This is episode seventy in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he brings us into the daily slog of the Allied infantry as they make their way across the French countryside. With the momentum of D-...

451: The Lord is at Hand (Philippians 4:5b) // The Christian Mindset 5 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: The Christian Mindset Study: 5 – The Lord is at Hand (Philippians 4:5b) The Lord is at hand! This small statement made by Paul is loaded with depth and life-changing truth. In this expositional sermon of Philippians 4:5, Nathan Johnson looks at two profound ways we mus...

450: The Spoils of D-Day // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 69 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 69: The Spoils of D-Day   This is the sixty-ninth installment in Eric’s series entitled, Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he joins Winston Churchill in his journey to the newly captured territories in France following the D-Day invasion. A profoun...

449: A List of Remembrance (Ephesians 2:12) // Ephesians Bible Study 51 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 51 – A List of Remembrance (Ephesians 2:12) Throughout Scripture we are reminded that remembrance is important. In Ephesians 2:11-12, Paul gives a list of “remembrance” to the gentiles in Ephesus – reminding them that the...

448: The Big Red One // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 68 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: S piritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 68: The Big Red One   This is the sixty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines the US Army’s famed 1st Infantry Division and the profound significance of their two nicknames, “The Fightin...

447: In the Sands of Omaha // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 67 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 67: In the Sands of Omaha   This is the sixty-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode we join the 230 boys from A Company as they land on Omaha beach in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, Amidst a mae...