Willie Grills talks about urban legends in America, how to think about horror stories, and why folk tales are effective at communicating culture. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to VernyBy Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Jonathan Fisk

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. 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 Koo…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny…

Dr Adam Koontz and Rev Jonathan Fisk talk reformation and schism, church politics, and standing on the authority of the Scriptures. 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 Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Musi…

Dr Adam Koontz answers a listener question about Redeemed Zoomer's Reconquista project, and talks about reformation in the church. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Dr Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to VernyBy Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Jonathan Fisk

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. 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 Lut…

Koontz, Grills, and Heide talk about circuit riding pastors.By Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Jonathan Fisk

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. 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…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to VernyBy Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Jonathan Fisk

Dr Adam Koontz answers listener questions about growing Paganism, advice for parenting, and being problematic. 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 Music thanks to Verny…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to VernyBy Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Jonathan Fisk

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. 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 Luthera…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to VernyBy Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Jonathan Fisk

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. 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 K…

Koontz, Grills, and Heide talk about the Tennessee Synod, the Henkels, policy based governance in the church, burnout in the ministry, and liturgics.By Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Jonathan Fisk

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. 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 Fi…

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, Cros…

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 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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN, (Website…

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 C…

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…

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 K…

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 Ch…

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. 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. W…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, and Luther Classical Col…

Dr Adam Koontz appears on The Gottesdienst Crowd hosted by Fr. Jason Braaten to discuss the orders of creation. 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 Fr. Braaten - Immanuel Lutheran Church Music thanks …

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. 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…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Mission of…

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, Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our spons…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Missi…

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

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. 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…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many t…

Col. Willie Grills talks about spiritual discernment, understanding the signs of the times, and the Christian life. 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) Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny…

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

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

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 Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, and Luther Classical College Visit our website - A Brief History o…

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. Visit our website - A Brief Hist…

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. Watch the full episode - Exploring Hell and Evangelism Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Miss…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in …

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors - Di…

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 Visit our website - …

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN…

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 Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church…

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. Listen to the full episode -Wisdom for the Lutheran Church | Dr. Adam Koontz Many thanks to our sponsors - Direct E-Care and Mission of the Cross, Crosslake MN, …

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden…

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 t…

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. 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) Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Luth…

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament…