A Brief History of Power
Every Monday and Thursday Dr. Koontz and Pastor Grills explore the past and present, and occasionally speculate about the future, talking about the world and the church, and those who rule them.
BHoP#377 Evangelism and Apologetics in the Book of Acts - Part 3
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#376 Evangelism and Apologetics in the Book of Acts - Part 2
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Brief#65 Repentance and Confession
Dr Adam Koontz follows up on the topic of Confession and Absolution, talking about the difference between the pastor's role and the state's role, and what follows from repentance.
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BHoP#375 Gumbasia: Gumby, Davey, and the Value of Art
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the life and work of Art Clokey, the effect of medium on art, and Lutheran influence in media.
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BHoP#374 TS Eliot and the Urgency of Poetry - The Tenth Petition
Rev. Weslie Odom of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Morristown, Minnesota talks with Dr Adam Koontz on The Tenth Petition about T.S. Eliot's life and work, culture, and the permanent things.
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Brief#64 Old Testament History - Part 1
Dr Adam Koontz talks about the Old Testament and how to understand descriptive vs prescriptive passages.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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Brief#63 Lincoln the Man in Full
Dr Adam Koontz talks about the presidency of Abraham Lincoln and why is he famous in American history.
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Brief#62 Postliteracy and Its Consequences
Dr Adam Koontz talks about the illiteracy of the culture and how that affects evangelism.
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Brief#61 To Advance, Not to Retreat
Dr Adam Koontz talks about evangelism using an analogy of the American Civil War.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#373 Your Questions on Confirmation, the Book of Enoch, Bible Translations and More
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Brief#60 Confession, Absolution, and Repentance
Dr Adam Koontz talks about the confessional seal and what a pastor does when he hears confession of heinous sins.
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BHoP#372 Cults and Communal Living
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about Christ’s Household of Faith, Paul Otten and Donald Alsbury, the difficulty of maintaining a group separate from society, and the effects of segregationist groups on the nation.
Mentioned in the episode - Paul Otten of Natura Farms
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Brief#59 Apologetics, Polemics, and Priorities
Dr Adam Koontz talks about the difference between Apologetics and Polemics and where the focus for Christians ought to be.
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BHoP#371 A Different America: Hoboes and the Open Road
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Brief#58 The Seven Mountains Mandate: What It Is and Why It Matters
Dr Adam Koontz talks about the Seven Mountains Mandate, who its founders were, what the Seven Mountains are, and what it sees as the role of the Christian in the world.
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A Word Fitly Spoken: Parables
In this episode of A Word Fitly Spoken Grills and Heide talk about the parables of Jesus.
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
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BHoP#370 A Different America: 1930s Gangsters and the Freedoms We Used to Have
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about John Dillinger's bank robberies and demise, the beginnings of the Mafia, the National Firearms Act and modern challenges to it, and the loss of freedoms in the Great Depression.
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BHoP#369 A Hope and a Home: Proclaiming the Gospel to Today’s America - Part 3
Part 3 of Dr Adam Koontz's talk at the Not Ashamed Conference sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tuscola, Illinois in 2023 about evangelism in America and belonging in the church.
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Word Fitly Spoken Classics - Spiritism
In this A Word Fitly Spoken rebroadcast Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about mediums, Spiritualism, and Spiritism.
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BHoP#368 A Hope and a Home: Proclaiming the Gospel to Today’s America - Part 2
Part 2 of Dr Adam Koontz's talk at the Not Ashamed Conference sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tuscola, Illinois in 2023 about evangelism in America.
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Word Fitly Spoken Classics - They Might Be Giants
In this A Word Fitly Spoken rebroadcast Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide talk about giants in the Bible, the Nephilim, and how God grants the victory over all.
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BHoP#367 A Hope and a Home: Proclaiming the Gospel to Today’s America - Part 1
Dr Adam Koontz speaking at the Not Ashamed Conference sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tuscola, Illinois in 2023 about spiritual problems in America.
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BHoP Classics - UFOs, The Malevolent, and the Future
In this BHoP Classics rebroadcast 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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<...Brief#57 Unevangelical Practice and Antinomianism
Dr Adam Koontz talks about Propositions on Unevangelical Practice, the theological climate in which it was written, and what it says about the distinction between law and gospel.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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A Word Fitly Special: Convention
In this episode of A Word Fitly Spoken Grills and Heide talk about the 2026 LCMS Synod convention, the synodical structure, the resolutions that passed, and division in the church.
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Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
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BHoP Classics - Bearing the Sword in the American Republic
A BHoP Classics rebroadcast of Col Willie Grill's talk given at the 2025 Christian Culture Conference hosted by Luther Classical College.
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Word Fitly Spoken Classics: Pioneer Pastors
In this Word Fitly Spoken rebroadcast the hosts talk about the pioneering pastors of the Lutheran church during the westward expansion of America.
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Brief#56 Why Support Only Lutheran Missions?
Dr Adam Koontz talks about how churches should decide which missions to support and where to send their money.
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BHoP#366 Your Questions on Church Life and Theology
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills answer listener questions about Why Walther decried the theater, whether women should be silent in Bible class, Ananias and Sapphira, sending money to Synod, and evangelical language about conversion.
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Brief#55 The Calling of Politics: How Should We Answer It?
Dr Adam Koontz talks about why Lutherans are less involved in politics than other denominations and what we can do about it.
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BHoP#365 The Drift and the Future of Mormonism: Disaffiliations, Institutions, and Nationalisms
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about why young Mormons are leaving the LDS, what trad Mormonism looks like, and the institutional structure that it was founded on.
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Brief#54 Dare to Go: A Brief History of Lutheran Missions
Dr Adam Koontz talks about Lutheran martyrs and missionary efforts throughout history
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BHoP#364 Violent Frontier in Technicolor: "The Searchers" (1956) and American History
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about an icon of western films, "The Searchers"
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Brief#53 Wealth and Great Gifts with Honesty - Is It Possible?
Dr Adam Koontz talks about the danger of material possessions, and how both material and immaterial gifts are meant to be used.
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BHoP#363 A Hope and A Future Part 2 - Contemporary Problems, Perennial Solutions
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about how the internet has changed discourse and fragmented society, the problems of irascibility and cynicism, and look at conversations about vestments as an example of not understanding our own history.
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Brief#52 Ideology and the Basically Fine Country
Dr Adam Koontz talks about whether we should treat Israel like any other nation, and how building a state upon an ideology gets in the way of maintaining peace.
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BHoP#362 A Hope and a Future Part 1 - Generational Divides and Perennial Issues
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the hatred of the young for the old and indifference of the old for the young, how economic changes widen generational divide, and and troubles pastors face in the church.
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Brief#51 Your Questions on Evangelism and the Ministry
Dr Adam Koontz talks about tactics for local evangelism, how to train people for internet evangelism, and models of pastoral training.
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BHoP#361 Dark Shadows: Hardboiled and Noir Fiction and Film
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about Hardboiled Fiction and it's adaption into Noir Film, and its reflection of the culture and the human heart.
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Brief#50 For the Future: The Law's Misuse and the Truth of the Gospel
Dr Adam Koontz talks about how we preach about the law and the errors of legalism and antinomianism.
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