A Brief History of Power

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the 2024 elections, why some people are surprised, the amendments regarding abortion in several states, and how to get change effected in politics.

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Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church

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Willie Grills talks about urban legends in America, how to think about horror stories, and why folk tales are effective at communicating culture.

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Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about appealing to establishment, the distinction between Christianity and Christendom, and how the church and state try to wield power over each other.

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Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the history of outlaws in America, the Whisky Rebellion, the Temperance movement and Prohibition, and the origins of NASCAR.

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Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk reformation and schism, church politics, and standing on the authority of the Scriptures.

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Dr Adam Koontz answers a listener question about Redeemed Zoomer's Reconquista project, and talks about reformation in the church.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about psychology, the distinction between body, soul, and spirit, the study of homiletics, and the effect of modern media on the soul.

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Koontz, Grills, and Heide talk about circuit riding pastors.

In this BHoP Classics rebroadcast Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk examine the institutions of education in the US, looking at how they came to be, what they're good for, and what they're not good for.

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Part 3 of the presentation given by Willie Grills at the American Evangelism in Scarcely Lutheran Areas conference in Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Olive Branch, Mississippi.

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Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz answers listener questions about growing Paganism, advice for parenting, and being problematic. 

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Part 2 of the presentation given by Willie Grills at the American Evangelism in Scarcely Lutheran Areas conference in Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Olive Branch, Mississippi.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the Kennedy assassination and the second attempt on Trump, narrative control, and an introduction to a series on psychology.

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Part one of the presentation given by Willie Grills at the American Evangelism in Scarcely Lutheran Areas conference in Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Olive Branch, Mississippi.

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

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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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Dr Adam Koontz appears on The Gottesdienst Crowd hosted by Fr. Jason Braaten to discuss the orders of creation.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about being a Try Hard in the pastorate, the Olympics opening ceremonies, the mindset that refuses to point out evil, and living in fear of conspiracies.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about how Cable TV came about and become so popular, the differences between cable and broadcast TV, how the term Cable Cowboys was coined, and the effect that it had on the generation that grew up on it.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about Protestantism in America, what comparisons can or can't be drawn to America in the 1850s, the party face vs personal presence dichotomy of the presidential candidates, and insights about J. D. Vance's book and political campaigning, 

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Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the origin of talk radio, the regulations imposed on it early on, the radio careers of Joe Pyne and Rush Limbaugh, and the patterns in the talk radio of the past that are being replicated in the present. 

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Dr Adam Koontz answers a listener email about Justin Raimondo, the origin of the NeoCons, and how the Trotskyists influenced it.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about how the LCMS reacts to public events, the breakdown of polity that leads to assassinations, and accepting everything as coming from God's hand.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the legacies of Walther A Maier and Billy Graham, how Ronald Raegan defined conservatism, how the way people feel about a person matters much more than what he actually does, and the history and effectiveness of the "Make America Great Again" slogan. 

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Col. Willie Grills talks about spiritual discernment, understanding the signs of the times, and the Christian life.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the Proverbs and evangelism in the Lutheran church.

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Dr Adam Koontz answers listener questions and talks about Marxism in academia, Seminex, and focusing on work rather than appearances.

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Dr Adam Koontz is back on the show On The Line with Pastor Brian Stecker to discuss demographics, Jordan Peterson, and understanding emotions rightly.

Watch the full episode - Exploring Hell and Evangelism

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Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the Transcontinental Railroad, its effects on transportation and communication, how the American Civil War factored into its creation, the people who laid it down, the scandals and corruption involved, and how cooperation between government and corporations enabled it.

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Dr Adam Koontz is back on the show On The Line with Pastor Brian Stecker to discuss having a right perspective on your interactions with people, evangelism and nostalgia, Lutheran schools, and understanding the job of the church.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about Watergate, Dan Cooper's skyjacking, black helicopters in the US and the UK, Elvis Presley's death, and the Son of Sam murders in connection with the growing prevalence of conspiracy theories in the 1970s.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about manhood and friendship, Trump's recent trial and conviction, what makes something politically polarizing and what effect polarization has, and the influence of various intelligence agencies.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the source of paranoia and polarization in American politics, how wars are justified by fear and justify surveillance, the history of government crackdown on religious groups, and the growth of gun culture and homeschooling.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the appealing to heaven, the Gadsden flag, how and why people seek social approval, distinguishing between tone and truth, and the Constitution of the United States.

Links Mentioned - What To Know About The Controversial 'Appeal To Heaven’ Flag Flown At Justice Samuel Alito’s Home

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Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about Fr John Karastamatis, who he served in life, how he died, the controversies after his death, ritualistic murders, and the spiritual aspects of human curiosity with morbidity.

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Dr Adam Koontz is back on the show On The Line with Pastor Brian Stecker to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Lutheran synods, the Concordias and seminaries, and what is needed to plant more churches.

Listen to the full episode -Wisdom for the Lutheran Church | Dr. Adam Koontz

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Dr Adam Koontz is back on the show On The Line with Pastor Brian Stecker to discuss podcasting, the currency of attention, the Crusades and modern Israel, and wisdom and not giving advice.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about children going astray after being raised in the faith and why they leave the church, the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the modern political scene, and organizing for the future.

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue dissecting the history of the Spanish Civil War, discussing the ideological division which made it and the growing intensity of each side's rhetoric for the other in divided countries. They also talk about the real life consequences and death tolls from civil war, the imposition of the government on the church, and the necessity of organizing your faction to survive.

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Col. Willie Grills talks about cryptid's potentially demonic origins, the church's awareness and preparation for such problems, and our own part in this spiritual warfare.

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The 2024 Marriage and Family Conference took place April 19-20, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, MO. The theme of the conference was: The Orders of Creation. This is the second of two presentations by Rev. Dr. Adam C. Koontz on: The Orders of Creation.

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The 2024 Marriage and Family Conference took place April 19-20, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, MO. The theme of the conference was: The Orders of Creation. This is the first of two presentations by Rev. Dr. Adam C. Koontz on: The Orders of Creation.

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Dr Adam Koontz answers a listener question about manhood and talks about the difference between men of straw and men of dirt, the danger of dwelling in anger, how society emasculates men, how to grow in manhood, and why you need to govern yourself before you can govern anyone else.

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Dr Adam Koontz answers a listener question about the fall of Rome and talks about why it's hard to compare the collapse of modern nations to ancient empires, how Byzantium saw itself as a continuation of Rome, the difference between history and tradition, having a building mentality instead of a looting mentality, and modern parallels to the current state of America.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the differences between the Eastern and Western church calendars, answer a listener question about Seraphim Rose and the church fathers, and discuss authority in the church and preaching the Word.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about the history of contacting the dead in America, how spiritual phenomena came to be studied scientifically, how the Ouija board rose and fell in popularity, having discernment regarding media and occultism, and why people need to know about these issues.

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 Rev Jonathan Fisk talks about the differences between man and woman, insights to be gained from observing creatures in nature, how men gain trust with each other, and repenting of our cowardice.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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In this BHoP Classics rebroadcast, Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the cynicism and apathy of the Right which feels that it can do nothing, how the Right lacks any direction other than opposition to the Left, and its growth whenever it becomes assertive in its message. They also discuss the role of masculinity and violence in politics, and conclude by saying that you cannot wait for a hero to save you from evil days, but must become that hero yourself.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about modern medicine and nutrition, cleanliness laws, why drugs are produced and sold, and why patience and wisdom matters for considering what we consume.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about the cultural perspective on UFOs after World War II, stories of modern UFO encounters and sightings, how such sightings are explained by the world, Cryptid sightings and how they relate, and how the Bible informs our thinking about supernatural phenomena.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about the life of Fr Seraphim Rose, how he combated the spread of eastern mysticism in America, what he saw coming for the church, how demons disguise their falsehoods for different people to make the church more like the world, and the danger of lovelessness.

Books mentioned: Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talks about Zionism and the conflicts between Israel and its neighbors, why conservatives have trouble being locally organized, and the April 8th, 2024 eclipse and the government response to it.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Rev Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talks about the recent violence in Rockford, race-baiting in the media, being able to act justly on anger, the depressing effect of media, how matriarchal societies subordinate and use men, and the collision and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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The first part of Dr Adam Koontz's presentation given at St. Mark's first Freedom of Conscience and Religious Freedom Conference in October 2023.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talks about the ultimate purpose of life, how we aught to regard ourselves and our undertakings, and the biblical and modern uses of the word "nation" and what that means for us.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about Operation Paperclip and Werner von Braun, the moon landings, the differences between the American and Soviet programs, the false utopian hopes tied to space exploration, the decline of Nasa, and the way that Nichola Tesla spent his life trying to better other's lives.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Rev Jonathan Fisk talks about how the podcast came to be and what it's all about, the Hebron Collegium project, and the necessity of decision making capacity and an understanding of the right place for anger in men.

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Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Col. Grills takes a solo episode to talk about UFOs, how people went from seeing signs in the heavens as calls to repentance to natural or technological phenomenon, the similarities between modern and historical accounts of supernatural visitation, the promises of knowledge or technological advancement they offer, and their attempts to deceive the world.

Books Mentioned - Abduction, by John Mack, and Passport to Magonia, by Jacques Vallee

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about media personalities and entrapment, about the incompetence and indifference that causes and worsens disasters, how people on the local level see arising problems more clearly, and what the Left's immigration policy is about.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills answer talk about the life of J Edgar Hoover, how history has treated him, his effect on American intelligence and law enforcement, the questions surrounding his personal life, and his influence and power in the state.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk continue discussing the seven deadly sins and contrast it with confession mirrors, and talk about the history of the Rothschild family, Aaron Bushnell's protest, and illegal biotech research.

Related Links - 1, 2, 3

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills answer listener questions about the the Septuagint and the Masoretic texts, whether Christians should celebrate Seder meals and the Lord's supper, and whether there were demonic influences in the development and use of the atomic bomb.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about collapse and how talk about it with your family, the history and significance of mirrors, and the vice lists in the Bible and why we have them.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills talk about technological innovations in World War II, Germany's scientific endeavors and how its position influenced its ability to create and deploy new weapons, the bombing technologies and methods used by either side, the effects of the war and post-war policies on the German people and churches, and the dehumanizing effect of the military innovations of the war.

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about men's clubs and their function in society, overvaluing transparency, and the fragility of ideologies in the face of reality.

Related Links - I'm Worried About the Boys Too, Jonathan Haidt, Victor Davis Hansen video

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills answer listener questions about the TV series The Chosen, how to study history, the historical LCSM position on contraception, and what the Bohemian Grove is.

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In this BHoP Classics rebroadcast Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the show by exploring the morality of debt and investment, then continue the discussion of rebuilding, talking about exercising agency in all seasons, prioritizing wisdom and cohesive groups over material preparations, the confinement of manhood, and the necessity of wholesome militancy.

Additional links: Usura Canto and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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In this BHoP Classics rebroadcast, Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk follow up their series on collapse by discussing the rebuilding of civilization. They look at Emperor Justinian, the situations he dealt with as he came into power, and his efforts to rebuild the Roman Empire and promote the church. Alongside this they talk about the importance of self-criticism and focus, how the capacity to love and serve others is necessary in order to lead, and how who you are where you are matters.

Mentioned in this episode: The Institutes of Justinian

Additional links: Justinian I , A Short History of Byzantium , Dante's Paradiso

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about different Christian eschatological views, recent developments in sports and its broadcasting, the effects of immigration to culturally alien regions, the left's idea of populism, the farmer's protests in Europe, and the use of euphemisms to obscure truth.

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills talk about the Wright Brothers development of the airplane, the environment that allowed for that kind of invention, the competing lighter-than-air ships, the uninventive impetus of commercialization, and the history of occultism in further aerospace research.

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the first use of the Law, the problem of human trafficking in the US and how to fight it, the breakdown of the state and the decline of subsidiarity, the consequences for nations that practice human sacrifice, and the need for prayer and repentance.

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Dr Adam Koontz and Pastor Chase Davis talk on his podcast Full Proof Theology about Colorado and how the changes that have happened in it have affected evangelism and the church.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz talks about H. P. Lovecraft and his portrayal of the past, the stories of Roger Williams of Anne Hutchinson, the founding of Providence, Rhode Island, the consequences of indifference to religion, and why freedom "from" is so appealing in all times. 

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Dr Koontz talks about the founding of Boston: how it was able to manage itself, its evangelistic purpose, how its ideas spread throughout New England, its trading and conflicts with the native Americans, and how its character and independence declined.

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about prophecy and the study of history, the role economic in wars and the things that it doesn't explain, the difficulty of maintaining neutrality, the dangers of isolation, and the necessity of coordination. 

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Dr Koontz takes a solo episode to answer questions about declining energy availability, the role of Christian schools and the value of classical education, and the history of Jews in America with attachments to foreign power.

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the potential of civil war, the accelerated societal change that modern communication technology allows, the story of insurmountable division that is being sold to America, and using what survives to rebuild in the aftermath.

Related Links - 1,  2,  3,  4,  5

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills talk about the origin of flight, the life of Constantin Tsiolkovski, the ideas of Cosmism, Transhumanism and the desire to beat death, and destructive attempts to gain forbidden knowledge.

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Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk look back at the year in review, talking about the changes since 2020, the expansion of BRICS, the disaster in East Palestine, OH, the sale of US Steel, the destruction of various statues, the Californication of Austin, developments in AI technology, and the wars in Ukraine and Israel.

Related Links -  Visualizing the BRICS Expansion, Dominik Tarczyński Addressing the UN 

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills talk about Guido Merkens, Lutheran evangelism in the 1950s and its contrast with the Church Growth movement, the historical and modern methods of evangelism, the necessity of evangelism, and practical ways to evangelize.

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Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about family dynamics, the differences in generations caused by different forms of media, desiring to live at peace with your family, and how male headship worked with the respect historically given to women and elders.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills talk about the history of evangelism in colonial America and its parallels to evangelism today, the difference between extensive and intensive evangelization, the effects of revivals, and the importance of catechesis.

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Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the life of Henry Kissinger and his role in the opening up of China, the narrow mindedness of looking only at an individual's effects on the world, an overview of Naselli's first five views on political theology, and finally an examination of views six and seven that blur the lines between religion and government.

Related links - What Is the Spectrum of Major Views on Political Theology? A Proposed Taxonomy of Seven Views on Religion and Government

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Dr Adam Koontz takes an episode to answer a listener question about right wing reactionaries, the origins of conservatism, the writings of Nietzsche, east and west coast Straussians, and the Two Ages mindset.

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about technological stagnation, our stiff-spiritedness that inhibits our ability to sustain our society, and how Christians aught to view psychotherapy and emotions.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills are joined by Rev David Appold to answer listener questions about bloodshed in America's history, Geocentrism vs Heliocentrism, and how many of the Jews converted to Christianity and the works of Richard Newhaus.

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Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

Rev. David Appold - St Paul Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the recent presidential election in Argentina, our growing fascination with Ceaserism, positions #4 and #5 from Naselli's article describing the political theologies of Christians today and in America's founding, and being ruled by law rather than men.

Related links - What Is the Spectrum of Major Views on Political Theology? A Proposed Taxonomy of Seven Views on Religion and Government

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills talk about Richard Nixon's life, his election, the wars that occurred during his administration, his policy toward China, and finally the movie Deathwish and its reflection of the environment in the 70s.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the definition of political theology, how church and state interact, why we have such trouble understanding politics, what causes governments to eradicate religion, the desire to escape government, and the illusion of religious neutrality in the US.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Part 3 of a three hour episode of On The Line by Pastor Brian Stecker with Dr Adam Koontz, discussing the Christian life, redeeming time, supporting families in the church, and prayer.

Listen to the full episode - Secularism and the Martyrs

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pastor Brian Stecker - Trinity Waconia

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Part 2 of a three hour episode of On The Line by Pastor Brian Stecker with Dr Adam Koontz, discussing the rise of secularism, revolt against nature, education, and evangelism.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pastor Brian Stecker - Trinity Waconia

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Part 1 of a three hour episode of On The Line by Pastor Brian Stecker with Dr Adam Koontz, discussing the martyrs of the early church, death, secularism, and much more.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pastor Brian Stecker - Trinity Waconia

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the podcast and the process of choosing questions to answer, and then answer listener questions about language and the Word of God, planting new Lutheran churches, and the distinction between unnatural and sinful things.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Col Grills talk about William Westmoreland and his role in the Vietnam war, the importance of appearance in war, advances and setbacks in weapons technology during the war, draft dodging, and the use and influence of media during that time.

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Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about Elon Musk's history and rise to fortune, Gen X and 80's nostalgia, embracing risk, and confidence in confronting the powers of the world.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about Dispensationalism, Pre and Post Millennialism, modern Judaism, the Scofield Reference Bible, and how to prepare for Jesus coming according to the bible.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the neglect of teaching on the Orders of Creation, the origin of Jesus Movement, why the Lutheran church's style was unsuited to a non state church environment, and the Church Growth movement's effects on mainline churches.

Related links Truth Is and Stay Strong by Danny Gokey

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills talk about the poetry of the Beatniks, their influence on the culture, the drug use of the artists, the folly of seeing life through a surreal lens, and the American tendency for self-sabotage.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz takes a solo episode to talk about Zionism, its origins in 19th century nationalism, the establishment of Jewish nation state, the politics of Jews in the diaspora, and the confusion of Christian Zionism.

Scripture references for the episode include Romans 9-11, 1 Thessalonians 2, and John 18

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills continue talking about the development of pop-culture in America, this week discussing James Dean, teenage rebellion in media, the beginning of pulp fiction and comics, American Exceptionalism, and the Kennedy presidency and assassination.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about the spirit of lawlessness, the Dubia submitted to the Pope and the consequences of focus on affectation.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz takes a solo episode to answer listener questions. He talks about about how and why Denver was settled, the effects of transient populations, the reasons for the state's libertarian leanings, the renaming of Mt Evans, and the Evangelical view of the modern nation of Israel. 

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk about pacifism and natural rights, the Fundamentalist Modernist conflict, and why denominational imitation of corporate culture is self destructive.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills discuss the development of culture in post-war America with the advent of radio and TV media.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk discuss the development of artificial intelligence and its comparisons to myths and technologies of previous eras, how it may be used in the future, and the captivating nature of images.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Willie Grills conclude their series on Bleeding Kansas by talking about the James gang, the origins of the Wild West myths, homelessness and crime in the aftermath of the Civil War, and policing in New York City.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk answer listener questions about textual criticism in Bible translations, the September 11th attacks, and America's policy toward Israel.

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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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

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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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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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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 

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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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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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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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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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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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 

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Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church

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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.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Pr. Willie Grills- Zion Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz's talk given at the The Henkel Conference at Ascension Lutheran Church in Madison, Tennessee.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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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.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz's talk given at the Digital Catacombs Conference at Trinity Lutheran Church in Denver, Colorado.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Rev Fisk's talk given at the 2023 ACELC 2023 conference at Advent Lutheran Church in Zionsville, Indiana. Many thanks to the ACELC for inviting Rev. Fisk out to speak at this conference.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the worship of mammon and the language used around modern monetary proposals, the causes of the riots in France, and the effects of bureaucratic rule.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the recent wildfires in Canada, our ignorance of the natural world, the emergency playbook of the state, and the recent Walk for Life event in Rockford, IL.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz does another solo episode to continue the Myth of America series, looking at the settling of Pennsylvania, the influence of the Quakers, who the Pennsylvania Dutch are, and why being on the frontier mattered so much.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the life of Theodore Kaczynski, demonic manifestations in a secular world, the longstanding fascination with the power of the US military, and the writings of C. P. Krauth.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz flies solo this week to talk about the history of New Amsterdam, the effects of making the acquisition of wealth your highest goal, the differences between Dutch and English settlements, and the city's position in the Dutch-Anglo war.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the Lutheran tendency toward Presidio style structures, historical examples of Lutheran authorities, the parasitic nature of bureaucratic structures, and why Covenants provide motivation and guidance.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the ordering of the church throughout history, Ecumenism and the Augsburg Confession, unity in the church, the relationship of doctrine and practice, and the inspiration of the Word.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the history of the Jewish people and the changes in identification throughout time, the Spanish Reconquista and its contrasts with the Reformed and their covenants, and the importance of timely propositions in teaching.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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The first session of Dr. Koontz's lectures at the Wittenberg Academy family retreat in Iowa, a wonderful event for Lutheran homeschooling families that's held each year. He taught in this presentation on Psalm 46 and the Future of the Church.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk respond to listener messages about the deployment of nuclear weapons in Japan, and the hosts' thoughts about Corey Mahler.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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The final 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.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about modern obsessions with aliens at both personal and governmental levels, America's self-destructive hunger for technological discovery, what the hardening of a people's hearts looks like, and the proper understanding understanding of Deborah.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the adoption of new technologies by the Church, the implications and possible futures of using AI, the constant pushing forward of technology enthused societies, our decreasing capacity for expression, and the good use of time.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk read a listener email about Nuclear power, then continue their discussion of America's history by talking about the origins of the Puritans, the limitations of on-paper doctrines, how America's religious diversity came about, and how the Puritans made their way of life become the expected norm.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the recent Covenant school shooting, the demonic influence available through the internet that seeks the destruction of children, the self destructive demands of self made victims, and other incidents of mass shootings in America.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the recent bank failures and why our elites are invested in keeping them afloat, the need to care for each other materially, whether this will lead to greater control of money by the government, the possibilities and drawbacks of crypto currencies, the increasing cultural interest in aliens, and answer some listener questions.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue examining the theological history of America. They talk about the early failed settlements of the Spanish and French, why America didn't become an Anglican nation, why the Jamestown colony succeeded, the importance of tobacco and the beginnings of slave labor in America, and the Thanksgivings of the of early settlers.

Related Links -  The first Thanksgiving Took Place in Virginia, not Massachusetts, and The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue the exploration of the theological history of America, in this episode talking about the pagan mythologies of the people in America before Christianity, the triumph of feeling over principles in pagan morality, the return of pre-Christian morality to the modern world, and the world's erasure of history.

Related Links -  The Religion and Morals of the Mound Builders

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk begin to examine the theological history of America. They talk about an article covering the recently elected board of Ottawa County, Michigan, why it's important not to look down on the political efforts of Evangelical Christians, the cultural bias of Lutheranism towards conformity, and the anti-Christ nature of the current culture.

Show Links -  Politico - What it Looks Like When the Far Right Takes Control of Local Government

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk finish their discussion of America's cities, talking about how New York's impression of the world is transmitted through movies, the way that cities decline and how demographics affects that, the influences of race on politics and crime, and the importance of being able to speak plainly about our problems.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about New York City as they continue exploring the influential cities of America. They discuss the anti-city sentiments of the right, why we will always have cities, the importance of controlling cities, and the control that cities exert over the culture of our country.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss the recently published edition of Luther's Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications, as well as the controversies and discussions concerning the book, studying history for silver bullets, and goals for the church in this age.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue their discussion of San Francisco, talking in this episode about the Summer of Love, the spirit of the 60's, the effects of music on culture, the influences that led to the rise in crime, and the Harvey Milk murder.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue exploring the history of cities in the US, this week discussing San Francisco. They talk about who settled it and how their influences continue, the city's role in the rise of homosexuality in America, and how its cultural climate is a signpost for what happens when denial of family becomes the norm.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about attempts to escape history into safe places, the influence and importance of population centers, and the workings of political machines, all through the lens of the history of Chicago politics.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a listener question about fatalism and activism according to the Christian worldview, and discuss the pitfalls of both Calvinist and Armenian views of election.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about church growth and decline in terms of demographics, denominations, (and those outside of them) politics, and framing our terminology.

Related Links -  Churchgoing and belief in God stand at historic lows, despite a megachurch surge

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the US's involvement in the Russia/Ukraine war, the history of Color Revolutions, the fragility of various kinds of power, and the potential shape of America's collapse.

Related Links -  The Ukraine Grift

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer listener questions about the comparison of the modern US to Weimar Germany, when Christians should speak up for the truth in the workplace, how to be assertive as we recede into minority status, and the recent prisoner exchange between the US and Russia.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk return to the regular show by talking about the importance of words for civilization, the contested governorship of Arizona, DeSantis's recent outcry against covid measures, and how to know you've been though a regime change.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz's first lecture at Return to Wittenberg 2022, in which he speaks about the decline of Christian churches, the things we once understood as gifts from God that now are seen as matters of choice, and a biblical understanding of children and money.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz flies solo in this episode in which he talks about the pinnacle of the Roman Catholic Church's power in the mid-twentieth century and the declarations of the Second Vatican Council, and it's decline ever since.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about recent political developments, whether moving to red states will solve our problems, and the "red state blue state" thinking that induces passivity. They also continue discussion of the McCarthy investigations by looking at the Johns Committee and its findings to show the changing social pieties of America.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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In this short Thanksgiving special Dr Koontz reads his article, A Plea for America, from the Spring 2022 edition of Christian Culture magazine.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about why they do A Brief History of Power, why memory is necessary for all art, the foundation of worldview, the history of McCarthy's investigations and the modern implications of the Left's response to it, and the current level of vehement disagreement that parallels what existed before the civil war.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the advent of nation-wide communications technology, the definitions and origins of Communism and its inherent duplicity, and the diplomatic and economic actions of the US to forestall Communism in Germany.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the definition of warfare, the propaganda of the Cold War, the potential use of tactical nuclear weaponry, the US's current military position, the and the permanent state of emergency that came out of WWII.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a listener question about whether colleges should accept federal funding and whether one should accept student loan forgiveness. They also talk about the dawn of air power, the effects of bombing and the threat of bombing on the world's population, the Allies' use of strategic bombing in WWII, and how a sense of insecurity can be used to manipulate a populace.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a listener question about demonic activity and why it appears different in modern America than other times and places, and talk about the history of research into nuclear fission, why the US was the first nation to develop nuclear weaponry and why its geography and logistics had more to do with its victory than its moral virtue, and why the Cold War began at the end of WWII.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about technological innovation in Germany in the 19th century, idiosyncrasies of German culture, the history of cancer research, why German scientists were so successful, the career of Otto Warburg, and why the freedom of exploration and discovery matters.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about materialism in the human heart which overestimates the visible, Carroll Quigley's incomplete view of WWII, why various nations entered the war, the origin of the moniker "Greatest Generation", technologies that affected the war, and why the narrative of America's intrinsic virtue distorts our understanding.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the infiltration of godless ideology into education and its effects on the sciences, the practices of Jewish schools in New York and why they are in place, the responsibility of Christians to live as citizens of their country, conformity that comes from education, and the importance of truth over sheer group continuance.


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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss political theater by examining the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties at the end of the New Deal era, the election controversies of the year 2000, and why the current regime has such a tenuous control of the country.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the study of economics, the over reliance on expert authorities, what is the stock market, what lead to the Great Depression and what was done to correct it, why people fail to understand perennial problems, and the importance of seeing life in a long timeframe.

Mentioned in this episode: Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about how baptism is discussed in the church, social engineering, the pursuit of significance looked at through the life of Herbert Hoover, the need for leaders to study the liberal arts, and why belief in the doctrine of justification is the best way to not worry about the opinions of man.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the IRS's hiring of armed agents and the fear it is intended to instill, the need to sacrifice for future generations, the depression induced by constantly living vicariously, and what can be learned from the life of Herbert Hoover.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue answering listener questions, this week discussing the Gentle Parenting movement and the right application of discipline, fracturing in the church and how to prevent it, arranged marriages, and the religious aspects of transhumanism.

Yale Article Mentioned in this Episode

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk spend this show answering listener questions about a single man's place in the church and how to deal with singleness and marriage, having a right understanding of the hearts of men informed by the whole bible, and recent US Supreme Court decisions about the EPA and public prayer. They close by examining the importance of realism in life and the application of wisdom.

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Part 2 of Dr Koontz's lecture on persecution in the early church given at Gottesdienst's Fall 2021 conference. Thanks to Gottesdienst for putting on this conference and inviting Dr Koontz to speak.

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Part 1 of Dr Koontz's lecture on persecution in the early church given at Gottesdienst's Fall 2021 conference. Thanks to Gottesdienst for putting on this conference and inviting Dr Koontz to speak.

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Dr Koontz -  Trinity Lutheran Church

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue discussing the Okies and the history of agriculture in California, the invention of agribusiness, what sets the Yankees apart from the rest of America and why immigrant groups are more interested in themselves than the general population, why intellectual causes always fracture, national vs global framing, the need for personal knowledge to change minds, and the migrant populations that work California farms.

Related Links: American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California


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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about how and why the world of renters came to be, what makes land fragile or resilient, the history of land rushes and the dustbowl, who the Okies are and why their example matters, and why everyone is now a migrant.

Related Links: On the Occasion of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence


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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue last week's discussion about the overturning of Roe. They talk about the effects of the Left's ideas on today's children, the increased need to seek alliances with other Christians, America's modern culture of death and its contrast with Mexico, why Satan hates children, and employing centuries-long thinking.

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the overturning of Roe: the arguments used, the division of the court on fundamental questions, other decisions that depend on similar reasoning as Roe did, legislation by court ruling, the need for good men as well as good words in governance, the reaction of the Left, and what this means for the future.

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the show by talking about the difference between liberty and democracy, the necessity of shepherding, remaining aware of powers beyond the local, and whether life is simple or mysterious. They also discuss the agricultural revolutions that opened the way for modern life and what happens when they fail, health provided by food instead of medication, and the commercialization of agriculture.

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the real and the exaggerated dangers of living in the US, the present discussion of gun violence and gun control, the necessity of holistic thinking, looking at history "from below", biological differences out of the agricultural revolution, and the reality of rural America.

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk start the show by discussing the most recent calls for gun control by churches compliant to the government, and the common factors in mass shootings. They also talk about the impossibility of laying down natural rights, the pushback from African governments against the WHO, predictions for Monkey Pox developments, and the effects of modern transportation on the human mind.

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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.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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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.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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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.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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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

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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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.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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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.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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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.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

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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.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

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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.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

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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.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue last episode's discussion of information buildup and its necessity to wage total war. They talk about America in World War I, Germany's rise to power, and the British hegemony before the world wars.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the show by answering listener messages relating to Russia's war with Ukraine, Christian Nationalism, and the building of Lutheran communities. They also discuss the beginning of World War I, and how information buildup gets nations pulled into wars.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue last week's discussion of the difference between fathers and managers. They talk about the importance of understanding and engaging in local politics, the politics of slavery, the pros and cons of democratic systems, and the compromising nature of the regime.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the show by talking about outlaws and untouchables living outside societal lines, and move into a discussion of media influence on public opinion of war. They talk about James Burnham's theory of managerial revolution and changes in power brought in by the world wars, the beginning of the federal reserve act, and the illusion of civilization without fathers.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk follow up the episode on money by talking about its newest form, Cryptocurrency, and its fragility similar to modern centralized banking. They discuss the origins of banking and changes made to it over time by the Dutch, the Swedish, and the English, currency as a mark of sovereignty, and the possibility of digital currency used by a centralized bank to control society.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk take a break from the regular schedule to talk about current events in Canada. They discuss the history of the never-before-used Emergencies Act, the potential for escalation, the Left's distinction between democracy and populism, and the cowardice of conservatives, concluding by making a contrast between fathers of a nation, or managers.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss money and economics, starting with the building of centralized economic systems and the three functions of currency: why it is or isn't used. They talk about the mercantile revolution of the West, living in a "gift-economy" and avoiding debt, the unnatural aspects and historical uses of money, and the innovation of lending.

Mentioned in this episode:  The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue last week's discussion by looking at the layers of a civilization's cycles relating to its fragility or stability. They talk about what goes into forming a coherent group identity by looking at Lutheranism in America and then Japan in the modern era. They talk about Japan's modernization and the success of Shinto throughout it, the growth and eventual plateau of population, and the inspiration of young men.

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Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford

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