BHoP#162 Border Wars Part 5

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills continue discussing Bleeding Kansas, talking about the use of guerilla warfare, Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, General Order No. 11, and the potential consequences of a modern national divorce.
Related Books - Earle and Burke, Bleeding Kansas, Bleeding Missouri 
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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#161 The Exit from History Part 1 - From Mainline to Mainstream

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the rise of the non-denominational churches, the  the trap of thinking that your own denomination is the only Christian church, and the lessons to be learned from the fall of the mainline churches.
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Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID,  Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College
Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#159 Border Wars Part 4

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about Bleeding Kansas: the sides involved and the people backing them, and John Brown's involvement in the Pottawatomie Massacres and the attempted slave revolt, and his eventual arrest and trial.
Related Books - Earle and Burke, Bleeding Kansas, Bleeding Missouri 
Visit our website - A Brief History of Power
Get the Family Bible Commentary by Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz
Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#160 X+Y

Dr Koontz's and Rev Fisk talk about the recent wildfires in Maui and how it relates to the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, the use of climate change and racism to cover for incompetence, the resurgence of native paganism, the growing distrust of government, and why natural disasters are occasions for repentance.
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Get the Family Bible Commentary by Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz
Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID,  Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College
Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#158 Border Wars Part 3

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about the first and second waves of German immigration to Missouri, their social and political tendencies, and their place in the American Civil War.
Related Books - Walter Kamphoefner, Germans in America: A Concise History  and Walter Forster, Zion on the Mississippi 
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Get the Family Bible Commentary by Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz
Check out the Fathers of Lutheran Orthodoxy project
Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID,  Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College
Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#157 Border Wars Part 2

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about the arrival of Mormons in Missouri: why they settled there, what created tensions with the Missourians, the conflicts that drove them into Illinois, and the eventual demise of Joseph Smith.
Related Books Gentry and Compton, Fire and Sword: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Northern Missouri, 1836-39 
Visit our website - A Brief History of Power
Get the Family Bible Commentary by Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz
Check out the Fathers of Lutheran Orthodoxy project
Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID,  Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College
Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#156 Border Wars Part 1

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about nations and borders, the settling of Missouri and the state's role in the American Civil War, and the effects of the German immigration in the 19th century.Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Get the Family Bible Commentary by Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz. Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills- Zion Lutheran ChurchMusic thanks to Verny

BHoP#155 The New Pioneers

Dr Koontz's talk given at the The Henkel Conference at Ascension Lutheran Church in Madison, Tennessee.Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Get the Family Bible Commentary by Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz. Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron CollegiumMusic thanks to Verny

BHoP#154 2023 Men’s Gathering Opening Session

The opening talk delivered by Rev Jonathan Fisk at the 2023 Men's gathering. Many thanks to them for inviting Rev Fisk out to deliver this talk. See the other talks and learn more on their website.Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Get the Family Bible Commentary by Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz. Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron CollegiumMusic thanks to Verny

BHoP#153 Not Fleeing to the Mountains

Dr Koontz's talk given at the Digital Catacombs Conference at Trinity Lutheran Church in Denver, Colorado.Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron CollegiumMusic thanks to Verny