A Brief History of Power

Every Monday and Thursday Dr. Koontz and Pastor Grills explore the past and present, and occasionally speculate about the future, talking about the world and the church, and those who rule them.

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Episodes

48 minutes ago

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about how the internet has changed discourse and fragmented society, the problems of irascibility and cynicism, and look at conversations about vestments as an example of not understanding our own history.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

4 days ago

Dr Adam Koontz talks about whether we should treat Israel like any other nation, and how building a state upon an ideology gets in the way of maintaining peace.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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Monday Jun 22, 2026

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the hatred of the young for the old and indifference of the old for the young, how economic changes widen generational divide, and and troubles pastors face in the church.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

Thursday Jun 18, 2026

Dr Adam Koontz talks about tactics for local evangelism, how to train people for internet evangelism, and models of pastoral training.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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Monday Jun 15, 2026

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about Hardboiled Fiction and it's adaption into Noir Film, and its reflection of the culture and the human heart.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

Thursday Jun 11, 2026

Dr Adam Koontz talks about how we preach about the law and the errors of legalism and antinomianism.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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Monday Jun 08, 2026

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the predicted trend of increased bi-vocational ministry and what Paul wrote about pastors making their living.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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Thursday Jun 04, 2026

Dr Adam Koontz talks about Christian Nationalism and how the debates around it in the church relate to the proclamation of the gospel.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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Monday Jun 01, 2026

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills answer listener questions about the translation of the Bible into Japanese, linguistic idiosyncrasies, and doctrine and practice.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

Thursday May 28, 2026

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the two primary ways of bringing people into the church and the supposed conflict between them.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

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