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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

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Wretched Radio is hosted by Todd Friel. On the show, you will hear live witnessing encounters, discussions of tough theological issues, and various topics in the Christian community. You might even have a laugh.

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Fortis Institute

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Religion

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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WHO MAKES PAUL WASHER TREMBLE 08.08.2024

Yesterday, David Miller went to be with our Lord. Wretched Radio | Air Date: August 08, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0808.mp3 Segment 1 The spirit of the Olympics is different these days. The new VP candidate, Tim Walz. Segment 2 David Wheaton joins us in studio. Let’s talk about Walz and where he stands. Segment 3 Prepare to meet the man that makes Paul Washer look like a...

WITNESSING TO AN EARTH LOVER 07.08.2024

It’s Witness Wednesday at the University of North Georgia! A chance encounter with Drew, a costumed student, leads to an intense discussion about Christianity. Wretched Radio | Air Date: August 07, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0807.mp3 It’s Witness Wednesday at the University of North Georgia! A chance encounter with Drew, a costumed student, leads to an intense discussion...

CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS HAVE THIS DISEASE 06.08.2024

Take two Advil and call me in the morning. Wretched Radio | Air Date: August 06, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0806.mp3 Segment 1 What’s the Word? Presuppositions. You can’t bring your filter into the meaning of the text in the Bible. The meaning of the text informs your filter. Segment 2 Do you have a disease of the mind? Reformed Ethics by Herman Bavinck What makes up you?...

HOW SATAN PRODUCES TARES 05.08.2024

The Devil goes about planting tares among the wheat. Wretched Radio | Air Date: August 05, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0805.mp3 Segment 1 Bad preaching. Christian Post – Christianity is increasingly losing Evangelicals to Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism. We should regularly teach Church History. Segment 2 Parents, consider teaching your children about their Protest...

ANXIETY VS SINFUL ANXIETY 02.08.2024

It’s Mailbag Friday! What is sinful anxiety? Wretched Radio | Air Date: August 02, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0802.mp3 It’s Mailbag Friday! You have questions. We have answers. If you have any questions, comments, conundrums, snarks, or ideas send them to idea@wretched.org. Segment 1 I’m 20 years old and love fishing with my dad. Unfortunately, he’s an unbeliever and ofte...

OLYMPIC INSANITY 01.08.2024

The gloves are coming off. Wretched Radio | Air Date: August 01, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0801.mp3 Segment 1 A biological female boxed a biological male in the Olympics. Is it appropriate for women to box? Have you seen the Olympic feel good stories? Barbie releases “Dream Besties” dolls. Segment 2 Stories are powerful. God gave us a lot of stories. Someone with a “bori...

RELIGION AND REALITY 31.07.2024

It’s Witness Wednesday at Georgia Tech! Meet Eduardo, a student who was raised Catholic, but now seems disillusioned, as he navigates the hard questions about God, morality, and the afterlife. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 31, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0731.mp3 It’s Witness Wednesday at Georgia Tech! Meet Eduardo, a student who was raised Catholic, but now seems disill...

KAMALA HARRIS HAS A PASTOR? 30.07.2024

We are just as shocked as you are. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 30, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0730.mp3 Segment 1 Kamala Harris is pals with the pastor of Third Baptist Church in SanFran. He has of history of saying some pretty radical things. Dr. Amos C. Brown says there’s systemic racism in America. Segment 2 How is Andy Stanley like Camelot? Turns out the Olympic Co...

THE PAGAN OLYMPICS 29.07.2024

The Olympic opening ceremony mocked the Lord’s Supper. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 29, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0729.mp3 Segment 1 The Olympic opening ceremony mocked the Lord’s Supper. What should the Christian response be? We would do well to consider how we will respond to these increasingly blasphemous images and depictions. Segment 2 When we see our Savior mock...

AGE GAPS IN MARRIAGE 26.07.2024

It’s Mailbag Friday! I have a question about age gaps in relationships. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 26, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0726.mp3 Segment 1 I’d like to hear your thoughts on age gaps in relationships where the woman is significantly older than the man–say, by 5 or even 10 years. How should Christians approach this biblically? Is it unwise to pursue such a re...

SORRY, BEN 25.07.2024

Ben Shapiro appeared before Congress, recently. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 25, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0725.mp3 Segment 1 What’s the Word? Theonomy. American Culture is Broken – Andrew Walker Elevation Church garnered 2 billion music streams last year. Segment 2 More on theonomy.  Segment 3 Why are we here? Ben Shapiro appeared before Congress and Eric Swalwell as...

ARCHITECTS OF BELIEF 24.07.2024

It’s Witness Wednesday at Georgia Tech! Todd speaks with architecture students about the necessity of a creator. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 24, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0724.mp3 It’s Witness Wednesday at Georgia Tech! Todd speaks with architecture students about the necessity of a creator. ___ Download Now (right click and save) Subscribe to Wretched Radio to recei...

DOES GOD INTERVENE? 23.07.2024

God does not intervene in His universe, He runs it. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 23, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0723.mp3 Segment 1 Tucker Carlson spoke at the RNC. There was also someone else who spoke and prayed to a demon at the RNC. Segment 2 An intervention, a miracle, or something else? God is controlling everything. Let’s talk about “causes.” Segment 3 A demonstr...

LOSING OUR POLITICAL WAY 22.07.2024

We need to talk like Christians. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 22, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0722.mp3 Segment 1 J.D. Vance has a religious history, and we would do well to study it. When you go to church and worship, you’re not singing only for God, you’re singing for the others around you. Segment 2 Is J.D. Vance a Roman Catholic integralist? Christians should definit...

AN AMISH DILEMMA 19.07.2024

It’s Mailbag Friday! Is my Amish church a real church? Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 19, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0719.mp3 It’s Mailbag Friday! You have questions. We have answers. If you have any questions, comments, conundrums, snarks, or ideas send them to idea@wretched.org. Segment 1 Benny Hinn should go to the RNC and heal Trump’s ear, what a sight that would be....

THE ELECTION CANNOT CHANGE THIS 18.07.2024

No matter the result, the election will not unite. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 18, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0718.mp3 Segment 1 It’s not about politics, it’s a spiritual battle. Did God intervene in the assassination attempt? We choose the better of the two, but understand where each falls short. Segment 2 USA Today – “Trump Shooting Is An American Symptom Of Somethi...

FROM ‘KINDA ATHEIST’ TO CONSIDERING CHRIST 17.07.2024

It’s Witness Wednesday at Georgia Tech! A casual remark about Hell sparks a serious debate about sin, judgment, and the Gospel. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 17, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0717.mp3 It’s Witness Wednesday at Georgia Tech! A casual remark about Hell sparks a serious debate about sin, judgment, and the Gospel. ___ Download Now (right click and save) Subscr...

WHY YOUR CHURCH DOESN’T GET ALONG 16.07.2024

Why can’t we be friends? Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 16, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0716.mp3 Segment 1 How is your church getting along? Six elements that are typically present where unity isn’t found. Segment 2 We have become an instant gratification society. Waiting is a good thing. Put away childish things. Segment 3 Suicide is the second leading cause of death in...

PROCESSING THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT…BIBLICALLY 15.07.2024

How are we supposed to process all of this? Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 15, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0715.mp3 Segment 1 How do we take what’s in our noggin and apply it to our hearts? Note taking in church. Jesus is greater. Segment 2 No doubt you know of the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. We must run every event through the lens of Scripture. We don’t need...

WHEN YOUR WIFE SAYS THIS… 12.07.2024

It’s Mailbag Friday! My wife is asking me to stay home more. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 12, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0712.mp3 Segment 1 If my job is asking me to work 12 hour shifts, but my wife is asking me to stay home more to help with our kids, how do I make a biblical decision? I have to provide for our needs and pay off debt, but should I work to the point th...

CHRISTIANITY TODAY HAS AN AXE TO GRIND 11.07.2024

We read Christianity Today, so you don’t have to. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 11, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0711.mp3 Segment 1 Todd read Christianity Today, so you don’t have to. It has been newly redesigned. Russell Moore wrote a not-so-subtle article “Mt Zion or Mar-A-Lago?” The 2024 Republican platform has removed any talk of marriage and has gone soft on the life...

FROM MONACO TO MORALITY 10.07.2024

It’s Witness Wednesday at Georgia Tech! Meet Phillip, a French dual citizen with a fondness for worldly pleasures. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 10, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0710.mp3 It’s Witness Wednesday at Georgia Tech! Meet Phillip, a French dual citizen with a fondness for worldly pleasures. ___ Download Now (right click and save) Subscribe to Wretched Radio to r...

PARENTING A PRODIGAL IS HARD 09.07.2024

Book review time! Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 09, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0709.mp3 Segment 1 Book reviews for family members dealing with prodigals. How comfortable would you be sharing your struggles with your children in Sunday School? Segment 2 The guilt of being a prodigal lies squarely on the shoulders of the prodigal. Parents of prodigals deal with parenting...

DID ANDY STANLEY FINALLY TIP HIS HAND? 08.07.2024

Uh oh. Andy Stanley is at it again. Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 08, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0708.mp3 Segment 1 Andy Stanley had another morality speech that he’d call a sermon. Does Andy Stanley have persuasive arguments? The first Bible was identified in the first century. How do we know Jesus was the ultimate authority? Segment 2 Andy Stanley is continuing to loo...

IS YOUR CHURCH HIDING SOMETHING IN ITS BUDGET? 05.07.2024

It’s Mailbag Friday! How transparent should a church be about its finances? Wretched Radio | Air Date: July 05, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0705.mp3 It’s Mailbag Friday! You have questions. We have answers. If you have any questions, comments, conundrums, snarks, or ideas send them to idea@wretched.org. Segment 1 I’m wondering about the depth of financial transparency a ch...

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