The Sword & The Trowel

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the recent "Respect for Marriage Act" that our Senate voted on last week and discuss it in the light of God's word. Does the Bible address things like Obergefell? Does the Bible address same-sex marriage and how Christian should think about it? Does this Bill protect religious freedom? They talk about all this while also exa...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Jim Renihan, President of the International Reformed Baptist Seminary to talk about his long-awaited book, an exposition on the Second London Confession. They talk about how Dr. Renihan came to work on this resource, the importance and use of confessions, being a reformed baptist and more. If this show was helpful for you,...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden sit down for a special episode in honor of the 40th Anniversary of Founders Ministries on November 13th. They discuss the genesis of Founders and that original prayer meeting in Texas, how the Lord has grown the ministry over the years and the purpose behind all that Founders does. If this show was helpful for you, make sure to subscri...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden with Greg Jones, President of the MLJ Trust, a ministry who distributes 1,600 audio sermons from the “logic on fire” preacher D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. They discuss Dr. Lloyd-Jones' life and ministry, the work of the Trust and the importance of sound, expository preaching for the evangelical church today. The MLJ Trust: https://www.mljtru...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Christopher Yuan, Author and Bible Professor at Moody Bible Institute. Dr. Yuan's ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents and on the show today, he shares more of his story about how he came out of a lifestyle of homosexuality and sexual promiscuity to being a transformed disciple of Christ. They discu...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden sit down to record the first show back in the Founders studio since Hurricane Ian hit Cape Coral, Florida three weeks ago. They discuss the impact of the storm on the Founders team, Grace Baptist Church and SWFL and reflect on the Lord's goodness through it all. If this show was helpful for you, make sure to subscribe and share it with...

In this unconventional and special episode of The Sword & The Trowel, Dr. Tom Ascol gives a brief update on Founders Ministries following the devastation from hurricane Ian. Founders Hurricane Relief Fund - Go to the Give page and include "for hurricane relief" in the note on the bottom left: https://press.founders.org/give/ 2023 National Founders Conference: What is Man? | https://founders.or...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden are joined by the men of the CrossPolitic podcast: Toby Sumpter, David Shannon and Gabe Rench. They discuss and debate the controversy that arose from the recent CP show where they made the claim that "Baptist theology is the cause of transgenderism". Listen and share! If this show was helpful for you, make sure to subscribe to Founder...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the doctrine of providence. How do we interpret and respond to God's providence in the blessings and trials of our lives? How does God's sovereignty and Man's responsibility fit together in harmony? If this show was helpful for you, make sure to subscribe and share it with a friend! 2023 National Founders Conference: What is...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Aaron Renn, Cofounder and Senior Fellow at the American Reformer, about how Evangelical Christians should be thinking about the world and specifically the differences regarding the positive world, neutral world and negative world. If this show was helpful for you, make sure to subscribe and share it with a friend! 2023 Nation...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Richard Barcellos enjoy a conversation about how they met, Dr. Barcellos' motivation for writing Getting the Garden Right, and advice for the young pastor. If this show was helpful for you, make sure to subscribe and share it with a friend! 2023 National Founders Conference: What is Man? | https://founders.org/2023conference/ SALE: Getting the Garde...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. R.R. Reno on the show. Dr. Reno is the editor of First Things magazine, former professor and also author of many books. They discuss his book "Return of the Strong Gods" and why he wrote it, and how it sheds light on a lot of what we see going on in our culture today. If this show was helpful for you, make sure to subscribe...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Ben Dunson, Editor-in-Chief of the American Reformer, in the studio to discuss political theology, subjective pietism, theonomy, Christian Nationalism and more. If this show was helpful for you, make sure to subscribe and share it with a friend! 2023 National Founders Conference: What is Man? | https://founders.org/2023conf...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden evaluate some recent and past "Big Eva" judgements. They discuss TGC's thoughts on attending a homosexual wedding, Todd Benkert's recent appointment to a SBC Abuse Response Task Force, law of God vs. law of the land and more. If this show was helpful for you, make sure to subscribe and share it with a friend! 2023 National Founders Con...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss Christian pacifism. A recent debate panel from The Gospel Coalition has sparked a lot of conversation about Christians engaging in self-defense or being pacifists. What does Scripture has to say about the sanctity and defense of life? Should Christians bear arms? Is there ever a time a lay down your life? They discuss all this...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss one nation under God's judgement. They look at some recent examples of the wickedness and perversion in America and discuss the transgender movement, Lia Thomas, Rachel Levine, Sam Brinton, child drag shows and more. We are under the judgment of a holy God and this is a Romans 1 moment. So how does the Church engage with a cult...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss one of very essential marks of a healthy church: Church Discipline. They examine the difference between formative and corrective discipline, what the Bible says about how a Church must handle sin, how NOT to practice Church discipline and what Biblical, healthy, and fruitful Church discipline should look like.   2023 National F...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dale Partridge, President of Relearn.org and Reformation Seminary. Dale came on the show to discuss his most recent ministry project: MailtheGospel.org, which helps us share the gospel with anyone anywhere.   2023 National Founders Conference: What is Man? | https://founders.org/2023conference/ Mail the Gospel: https://mailth...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Tom Nettles into the studio to talk about all things Baptist life. Dr. Nettles was a major influence in the Conservative Resurgence and has been heavily involved in Southern Baptist life for many decades. In this episode, Dr. Nettles gives his take and perspective on Baptist life today and the SBC. They discuss the SATF rep...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol is joined by Pastor Travis Allen. As a non-SBC pastor and with an outsiders perspective, Travis interviews Dr. Ascol and gets his thoughts on what happened at #SBC22. They talk about Saddleback church and Rick Warren, the Sexual Abuse Task Force Report, the proposed NAMB forensic audit, the SBC presidential election, the Conservative Baptist Network, th...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden do a quick overview and debrief from the 2022 Southern Baptist Convention. They share moments of encouragement from the Convention and also things that were discouraging to them.   Apply at The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org 2023 National Founders Conference: What is Man? | https://founders.org/...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Ben Dunson, Editor-in-Chief of the American Reformer. They discuss the current landscape of American Evangelicalism and what issues the Church is having to face right now. Where is the growing divide and what should God-fearing Christians do about it?   American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org Apply for FREE at The...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham more about the Guidepost Solutions report on the Executive Committee’s response to Sexual Abuse Allegations. They talk about jurisdictional authorities - the family, the church and the state. How do those spheres apply in the issue of sexual abuse? How should the church respond when abuse happens?   African...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Bradley Pierce, President of Abolish Abortion Texas, Executive Director of the nonprofit Foundation to Abolish Abortion and Vice President of Heritage Defense. They discuss the recent abortion bill (813) in Louisiana, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the SBC and their involvement in shutting down that bill. What...

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham about the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention. They discuss the recent sexual abuse task force report, how we deal with sin in the church, regenerate church membership and more.   Become a part of the F.A.M. and get a FREE signed copy of a Tom Ascol or Voddie Baucham book: https://press.founders.org/fam/ A...