A Brief History of Power

BHoP#346 Baptism, Confessional Christianity, and Cultivating Character

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk answer listener questions about the written or implied confessions of typical American congregations, having a knowledge and confidence in the Scriptures, distinctions between the sacraments, and seeking counsel from one's friends and pastor.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
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Brief#36 Reviewing Memento with Jarryd Allison

Dr Adam Koontz talks to Jarryd Allison about his experience using Memento, the benefits of fasting, and potential objections.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#345 "Dirty Harry" and Vigilante America

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the film Dirty Harry, the significance of the time and place of its setting, why its portrayal of justice outside the law appeals to its audience, and the changes in policing in the last fifty years.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
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Brief#35 Questions on whether Film Makes Us all Voyeurs and on whether Closed Communion is Too Scary

Dr Adam Koontz answers listener emails about the making of film, and the communion practices of the early Christian church.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#344 Confessional Christianity and the Baptist Tradition: A Conversation with a Baptist Pastor and Professor

Dr Adam Koontz interviews Pr Joshua Tinkham about the history of the Baptist confessions, Associationalism, and the Baptist understanding of the sacraments.
Pr Joshua Tinkham - Covenant Community Church, Founders Seminary
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#343 Pastoral Formation - Part 3

Brian Yamabe talks with Dr Adam Koontz about the scriptural and historical modes of pastoral formation, the changing nature of education in the internet age, and expectations for what will come in the future.
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BHoP#342 Elites Part 2 - To Be and Not to Seem

Dr Adam Koontz follows up the episode on elites by talking about their purpose, what separates them from the merely rich or influential, and how a democratic society produces leaders focused on appearances.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#341 Pastoral Formation - Part 2

Brian Yamabe talks with Dr Adam Koontz about the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches to pastoral formation and what that education needs to achieve.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#340 Evil Underneath - The Horror of "Lost Highway"

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about David Lynch's film Lost Highway, confronting your own sin, and why the film portrays the horror of evil so well.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
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BHoP#339 Pastoral Formation - Part 1

Brian Yamabe talks with Dr Adam Koontz about the Koinonia gathering which discussed pastoral formation issues, and the positions on either side of the debate.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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