A Brief History of Power

Every Monday and Thursday Dr. Koontz, Pastor Fisk, and Pastor Grills along with friends and guests explore truths and falsehoods, forgotten ways and forgettable fads, so that you can live wisely.

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Episodes

Thursday Sep 26, 2024

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the formation of the FBI, criticisms of the government in New England, accounts of Christian martyrs, and the second assassination attempt on Trump.
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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
Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford
Music thanks to Verny

Monday Sep 23, 2024

Koontz, Grills, and Heide talk about the Tennessee Synod, the Henkels, policy based governance in the church, burnout in the ministry, and liturgics.

Thursday Sep 19, 2024

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

Monday Sep 16, 2024

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.
Visit our website - A Brief History of Power
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

Thursday Sep 12, 2024

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.
Visit our website - A Brief History of Power
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

Monday Sep 09, 2024

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

Thursday Sep 05, 2024

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.
Visit our website - A Brief History of Power
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

Thursday Aug 29, 2024

The first session of the lectures given by Dr Adam Koontz in October 2022 about homiletics at Trinity Lutheran Church in Denver, CO.
Watch the rest of the lectures here
Visit our website - A Brief History of Power
Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, and Luther Classical College
Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Music thanks to Verny

Monday Aug 26, 2024

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.
Visit our website - A Brief History of Power
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

Thursday Aug 22, 2024

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.
Visit our website - A Brief History of Power
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

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