A Brief History of Power

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the declining economy in the US, the transition from the use of one energy source to another, the focus on short term issues by news media, the exercising of sovereignty instead of striving for mere survival, changes in the pace of life, and the ease that comes with losing sovereignty. Books mentioned: The Oxcart Man by Donald Hall, The Visible Hand by Alfred Chandler, Surviving the Economic Collapse by Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk revisit the 2020 presidential election, discussing the history of other election anomalies and the comparative brazenness of the current administration. They talk about the narcissism of assuming other groups have the same interests as you, and answer a few listener questions about church structure, preaching to non-Lutherans, and government involvement in historical conspiracies. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss the eschatological nature of the Climate Change agenda, the fragile nature of green energy sources, the social nature of today's science, the dominance of ESG, and the right applications of limits. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the show by discussing Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and the change the internet has undergone over the last two decades, then discuss climate politics as another example of a strange social movement gaining traction by manipulating the visible and invisible. Book mentioned: The Visible Hand, Alfred Chandler Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue discussing the framing of the world wars, looking at them as conflicts for hegemony, then they talk about the history of Temperance  and the Prohibition Movement and use it as an example of an unlikely idea succeeding in a hostile environment. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a listener question about Pacifism and discuss the apathy of the Benedict Option, the framing of the world wars in modern memory, the effects of demographics on American cities, and the origins of the Spanish Flu. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer listener questions and talk about William Barr and his role in the growth in surveillance, the corrupting nature of executive authority, Russia's position in global politics, and how to maintain a group free from the influence of the left. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the J.R.R. Tolkien and Ernst Junger's experience of World War I, the idealization of a valorous cause vs brotherhood and survival as the motivation to endure warfare, and the difficulty of fitting in when returning home. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz talks about the history of Lutheran schooling in this part of his presentation given at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Hamel, IL on March 25th, 2022. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a listener email and discuss questions about Lutheranism, abstractions, and cults of personality. They also discuss the demonizing of Germans in the World Wars and of Russians now, and the necessity of the influence the media wields in mobilizing populations. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny