BHoP#259 The Imposter Needs to Die

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the practice of closed communion, how and when to answer the fool, and fatherhood and one's sense of self.
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Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, and Luther Classical College
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#258 Sabotage Self Induced and Otherwise

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the reasons for growth and decline of church bodies in America, whether the LCMS is sabotaging itself by its practices, and how the way churches are constituted affects what they do.
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Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN, (Website, Facebook)
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#257 Never Johnson – The Executive Society under 26 U.S. Code § 501(c)(3)

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about Lyndon Baines Johnson, how the Johnson Amendment currently isn't and possibly could be enforced, and why some pastors are silent on political issues.
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Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, and Luther Classical College
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#256 What Matters in the End - The Importance of Walter A Maier

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the life and ministry of Walter A Maier, his radio career, how he was seen by his church in the past and how he's portrayed after his death, and his lasting legacy.
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Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN, (Website, Facebook)
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#255 Relevance and the Politics of Self Sabotage

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about church politics in the LCMS, the culture and churches in the Burned Over district, and how the people in cults behave.
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Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, and Luther Classical College
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#253 Labor Movement Part 2 - Labor Wars

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about how order used to be enforced at the local level, examples of violent conflicts in labor history, and how unions historically related to the church.
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Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN, (Website, Facebook)
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#252 Co-Option: Breaking Up the Bases

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about Megan Basham's book Shepherds for Sale, how non-profit organizations interact with politics, how Evangelical voting blocks are being broken up, and how the Stasi controlled churches in East Germany.
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Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, and Luther Classical College
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#251 Labor Movement Part 1 - Beginnings and Reasons

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the beginnings of collectivized labor in America, why people join unions, and what Lutherans thought about it.
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Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN, (Website, Facebook)
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#250 Anarcho-Syndical-Compartmentalizations and Where to Find Them

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the separation of public and private life, the orders of creation, how to think about electing leaders, and how media influences our thinking on politics.
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Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, and Luther Classical College
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford
Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#249 Law & Order

Dr Adam Koontz appears on The Gottesdienst Crowd hosted by Fr. Jason Braaten to discuss the orders of creation.
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Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN, (Website, Facebook)
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Fr. Braaten - Immanuel Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny