The Axe and Scalpel Podcast

Dr. Rick and his dad Tom Rapp discuss Tom's writings inspired from his morning walks with God along Starcke Road in Marble Falls, Texas.  These are devotional writings grounded in the Bible and inspiring for Christians wanting to grow deeper in their daily walk with God. Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalp...

Dr. Rick and his dad Tom Rapp discuss Tom's writings inspired from his morning walks with God along Starcke Road in Marble Falls, Texas.  These are devotional writings grounded in the Bible and inspiring for Christians wanting to grow deeper in their daily walk with God. Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalp...

Dr. Rick and his dad Tom Rapp discuss Tom's writings inspired from his morning walks with God along Starcke Road in Marble Falls, Texas.  These are devotional writings grounded in the Bible and inspiring for Christians wanting to grow deeper in their daily walk with God. Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalp...

Dr. Rick and his dad Tom Rapp discuss Tom's writings inspired from his morning walks with God along Starcke Road in Marble Falls, Texas.  These are devotional writings grounded in the Bible and inspiring for Christians wanting to grow deeper in their daily walk with God. Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalp...

Dr. Rick and his dad Tom Rapp discuss Tom's writings inspired from his morning walks with God along Starcke Road in Marble Falls, Texas.  These are devotional writings grounded in the Bible and inspiring for Christians wanting to grow deeper in their daily walk with God. Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalp...

Dr. Rick and his dad Tom Rapp discuss Tom's writings inspired from his morning walks with God along Starcke Road in Marble Falls, Texas.  These are devotional writings grounded in the Bible and inspiring for Christians wanting to grow deeper in their daily walk with God. Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalp...

Dr. Rick and his dad Tom Rapp discuss Tom's writings inspired from his morning walks with God along Starcke Road in Marble Falls, Texas.  These are devotional writings grounded in the Bible and inspiring for Christians wanting to grow deeper in their daily walk with God. Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalp...

Dr. Rick and his dad Tom Rapp discuss Tom's writings inspired from his morning walks with God along Starcke Road in Marble Falls, Texas.  These are devotional writings grounded in the Bible and inspiring for Christians wanting to grow deeper in their daily walk with God. Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalp...

Johnny V, Dr. Jake, Dr. Rick and his dad Tom discuss Johnny's experience at the NFL draft in Green Bay, $21 Busch Latte's, dreams of a glorious, albeit delusional, Vikings championship, Johnny's ongoing draft slide and where he's looking to sign as an undrafted free agent. Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandsca...

Johnny V, Dr. Jake, are joined by Dr. Rick and his Dad Tom from the mission field of central Texas to talk finding faith, passing on faith, leading a family, loving a wife, serving a community, and doing it all for the glory of God at all ages, but especially in retirement.  Sell your house of nearly 30 years, leave the city and town that you've spent 70 years in, move several thousand miles to a...

We're back in the Beatitudes!  Jesus' great sermon on the mount giving unexpected answers to what makes a person "blessed" or happy.  Let's get merciful and satisfy our hunger and thirst for righteousness so we can be pure in heart!  In today's 3 beatitudes but there's so much to ponder but the payoff, seeing God, is the ultimate prize! Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, sugg...

Dr. Rick Rapp and Dr. Jacob Smith have spent their careers "Following the Science". Yet 2000 years ago this week, the world was forever changed by a "supernatural" event in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. These two science guys are Believers, and they believe it's "evidence based" to do so.  Dr. Jake and Dr. Rick gather on Easter to discuss Christianity, Easter, and the Resurrection of...

In this special Monday episode of TheoCuts, Dr. Rick gives a history of Jesus from His presence in the creation story in Genesis to His final week before his crucifixion and resurrection, known to many as Holy Week, beginning on Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday.  This history shows how Jesus fulfills the promises or covenants God made with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David.  It shows ho...

In this episode of TheoCuts, the guts delve into the concept of happiness as presented in the Beatitudes from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. They explore the paradoxical nature of happiness in relation to being poor in spirit, mourning, and meekness while also breaking down what these terms mean. Through personal anecdotes and theological insights, they discuss how these teachings challenge conventio...

After an opening salvo in March touching on everything from politics to professional sports, The Axe and Scalpel Podcast turns towards its central theme. The intersection of Society, Culture and Faith. Long time radio man Johnny Velebir hosts Dr. Rick Rapp and Dr. Jacob Smith in a discussion on what it means to be happy. Media consumers are bludgeoned to death with self-help that promises to achie...

Many people know the heartwarming stories from James Herriot's famous books, All Creatures Great and Small. The books tell tales of a dying breed, the "do it all" country Veterinarian. Dr. Todd Berry is one of the last of that breed. He has been treating All Creatures on farm and in clinic in Northern Wisconsin for 25 years. In this episode, the crew gets to know Dr. Berry from his birth in New Or...

In TheoCuts this week, Dr. Rick, Johnny V, Dr. Jake and his 15 year old son Masyn discuss the Parable of the Good Samaritan.  What is a good neighbor? How can we be good neighbors in our families, our communities, and our country? Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalpelmedia@gmail.com .  All opinions express...

Fox News recently had some fun with a public figure in Oregon Identifying as a Turtle. That can't be real, can it? Everybody is talking Tariffs. Last month we were all experts on aviation, now it's the import and export economy of the United States. The crew discusses the basics of Tariffs and what that might mean. Also, Was it really a "Rescue Mission" to the International Space station? Elon des...

Johnny V and Dr. Rick discuss the upcoming Wisconsin Spring election. Eyes nationwide seem to be on the race for Supreme Court between Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford.

In TheoCuts this week, Dr. Rapp and Johnny V discuss the divine attributes or qualities of God to help us each know Him better and move towards loving Him with all of our hearts, minds, and souls.   Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalpelmedia@gmail.com .  All opinions expressed on this podcast are those of...

The Axe and Scalpel crew take a brief break from the more serious stuff. Johnny V. and Dr. Rick let Jake explain why Hockey rules all other sports.  The Canadians Boo and the Americans Brawl. Johnny has to answer why NBA teams cheat via trades again and grown men in suits wearing... sneakers?!?! C'mon Man! Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas fo...

"Jesus replied: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." - Matthew 22:37 Many Christians, or those who call themselves Christians, and those who question or believe differently than Christians, often struggle to answer basic questions about this faith.  So we're starting with the basics.  What is Christianity?  What do Christians believe?  And no...

Donald Trump just gave an "Unofficial State of the Union" address. As expected, the reviews went along with party lines.  Stupidly however, Democrats decided to " take a stand" by not standing for Laken Riley's family and a kid with Brain Cancer. Those reviews weren't partisan. Plus, Zelensky tries to make his own stand in front of the media in the Oval office. Rate and review on your podcast app!...

 Dr. Jake addresses Ticks, their bites, and the infamous Lyme Disease in dogs.  Dr. Rick discusses and gives his opinion the issue of flouride in the drinking water, especially in light of the upcoming vote in our local community. Rate and review on your podcast app!  Send us questions, suggestions, feedback, and ideas for guests to interview at axeandscalpelmedia@gmail.com .  All opinions express...