Armed Lutheran Radio
Exploring the intersection of faith in Christ with our Second Amendment rights. Offering commentary, news, and reviews. Featuring weekly tips from trainers, master class shooters, and outdoorsmen (and women) plus interviews with Lutheran clergy and other pro-gun voices.
Episode 490 - Church Security: Priorities
This week be begin a new series of episodes on the topic of church security. As a follow-up to our lengthy discussion in episode 488, we will discuss practical ways you can enhance the security of your place of worship today, with little or no cost. Today's topic: prioritizing threats.
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James Talarico, the Democrat nominee running to replace Senator John Cornyn, claims to be a Christian and a seminary grad, but he makes pathetic arguments about social issues using the Bible and bad logic. His worst? Claiming that the Bible is "silent" on the subject of abortion. Is it really? What else might the Bible be "silent" about?
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Lloyd is joined by Pastor Bennett and members of the Reformation Gun Club for an in-depth discussion of church security. If you are thinking about how to secure your place of worship, you don't want to miss this episode.
*Recorded June 26, 2026Â
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Buy Duty to Defend, Volume 2 on Amazon – https://amzn.to/3D3frE5  Check all the books...Episode 487 - Are You Prepared to Use a Gun?
In this week's episode, Lloyd compares the mess we find ourselves in with the "war" against Iran and the mindset required to use a firearm. If you're insert yourself into a dangerous situation, but are not willing to go the distance to win, what should you do?
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Buy Duty to Defend, Volume 2 on Amazon – https://amzn.to/3D3frE5* ...Episode 486 - Authority Bias
Lloyd discusses the cognitive bias that leads us to trust someone who appears to be in a position of authority. A high‑visibility vest, clipboard, hardhat, or -- in Lloyd's example -- a panel van -- can trigger this bias and cause you to let your guard down.
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Buy Duty to Defend, Volume 2 on Amazon – https://amzn.to/3D3frE5* ...Episode 485 - Christian Hate
Lloyd addresses a common refrain heard any time a Christian argues against the Left's cause du jour: there's no hate like Christian hate (or something to that effect). The point is to suggest that somehow it's hateful to want to protect citizens, babies, and teenagers from woke nonsense. The truth is that there is no hate like Christian hate. We hate the sin, but love the sinner. When the world hates you, it wants you dead.
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Episode 484 - May Online Hangout
Lloyd and Pastor Bennett hang out with Reformation Gun Club members Stuart, Steve, Tim, Donnie, and William to talk about various and sundry. Movies, gun rights in Virginia, and more.
*Recorded May 29, 2026Â
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Almighty and everlasting God, who has g...
Episode 483 - Lock Yer Dang Doors
Lloyd shares a recent incident at his home and discusses the most basic lesson when it comes to home security.
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O God our merciful Father, who taught the hearts of Your faithful people by sending to them the light of Your...
Episode 482 - We Are God Now
Lloyd reacts to the most recent attempt on the life of President Trump and the lack of shared moral values that makes support for political violence possible.
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O God our merciful Father, who taught the hearts of Your faithful people...
Episode 481 - The Real Threat to Your Kids at School
The media, politicians, and anti-gun activists (reduntant, I know) are quick to talk about school safety when it comes to active shooter incidents. They have many convinced that a relatively rare occurrence happens every day in American schools and are only interested in school safety policies that infringe on the rights of law-abiding citizens. But there's a bigger threat to your kids and it happens on a daily basis, and the same media and politicians don't want to talk about it...because it comes from the very people to whom we entrust our children every day.Â
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Episode 480 - It's All A Scam
Inspired by the recent indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Lloyd discusses the ways in which the Left and it's various activist groups bend the truth to support their fear-mongering fund-raising campaigns. They don't really want to solve the problems they expose. If they did, who would pay them?
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Buy Duty to Defend, Volume 2 on Amazon – https://amzn.t...Episode 479 - Concealed Carry When You Travel
Lloyd returns from an out-of-state volleyball trip with thoughts about concealed carry, travel, and non-permissive environments.
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O Lord, we implore You favorably to hear the prayers of Your people that we, who are justly punished for our offenses, may be mer...
Episode 478 - March Online Hangout
Lloyd and Pastor Bennett hang out with Reformation Gun Club members Stuart, Steve, Tim, Michael, Donnie, and David to talk about various and sundry. Church security, guns, the NFA, suppressors, and the nation's troubling pastoral shortage.
*Recorded March 30, 2026Â
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Episode 477 - That was Pretti Bad
Lloyd comments on the aftermath of the Alex Pretti shooting and the atrocious response by the Trump Administration: suggesting that you can't take a gun to a protest (even though we all know that you can). And worse, suggesting that doing so is proof of intent. on Alex Pretti's part, to "slaughter" Federal agents.
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Buy Duty to Defend, Vo...Episode 476 - Don Lemon Cleanses the Temple
Lloyd comments on the latest stupidity from the Left: comparing the storming of a Minnesota church to Jesus cleansing the temple in the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. John.
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O Lord, we implore You favorably to hear the pray...
Episode 475 - January Online Hangout
This week's episode is our January Online Hangout with members of the Reformation Gun Club. Lloyd hangs out with David, Tim, Curtis, and Donny to discuss the latest news.
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O Lord, we implore You favorably to hear the prayers of Y...
Episode 474 - A Lutheran Reflection on Renee Good
Lloyd reflects on the tragic death of left-wing activist Renee Good and the lessons we can learn from her actions and ideology.
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Almighty and everlasting God, Governor of all things in heaven and earth, mercifully hear the supplications of Your...
Episode 473 - State of the Show 2026
As we kick off year ten of Armed Lutheran Radio, Lloyd looks reflects on the journey and looks ahead to what's to come in 2026.
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O Lord, we beseech You mercifully to receive the prayers of Your people who call upon...
Episode 472 - No, Jesus Was Not a Refugee
Since 2019 we have traditionally aired a telling of the Biblical Christmas story. But this week, in our final episode of 2025, we're doing something a little different. Efforts by ICE and Border Patrol to crack down on illegal immigration have led some — like the police chief of Minneapolis — to opine that Joseph and Mary and baby Jesus were refugees. Therefore, we should, as Christians, be opposed to immigration enforcement. Lloyd reads the story of the birth of Jesus Christ from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke and points out how wrong those ideas are.
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Episode 471 - We Don't See the Same Star Rising
Traditionally, since 2019, we share the account of Henry Williamson of his experience of the Christmas Truce in the First World War. It concludes with a prayer that, we, divided and broken politically, can come together as the combatants did on the western front in 1914. Today, Lloyd reflects on that story and how we no longer see that same star rising.
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Episode 470 - December Online Hangout
In our final online hangout of 2025, Lloyd and Stu, Tim, Donny, David and Marc share Christmas traditions, favorite meals, and memories of Christmases past.
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Prayer of the Week
Stir up your power, O Lord, we implore You, and come among us, that by Your grace whatever is hindered by our sins may yet be speedily accomplished through Your mercy a...
Episode 468 - How to Ruin Thanksgiving in 18 Easy Steps
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This week Lloyd is reviewing a recent post by the gun-grabbers at Everytown for Gun Safety that encourages readers to go out and ruin their family get-togethers with anti-gun talking points. Lloyd reviews 18 so-called "Myths" that the group wants you to foist upon your Thanksgiving guests to see how many, if any, are valid and just how misleading their so-called "facts" can be.
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Episode 467 - Twenty Questions with our AI Overlords
This week Lloyd sits down with our AI Overlords — ChatGPT, Venice.ai, Google Co-Pilot and Perplexity.ai — to answer questions about Christianity and gun rights. I expected more biased questions, but what I got were surprisingly non-partisan and some were really insightful.
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Episode 466 - What the Bible Says About Christians Owning Guns and Self Defense
This week Lloyd reacts to an article that came across his morning news feed which asks what the Bible says about gun ownership and self-defense for Christians.
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Lord, we impl...
Episode 465 - A Conspiracy Theory Rant
Lloyd is sick and tired of being sick and tired and embarks on an epic rant about the 8th Commandment and the dispiriting rise of anti-Israel conspiracy theories on the Right, especially among Christians.
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Prayer of the Week
Gracious God, you call your people to seek truth and love our neighbor. Grant me discernment in a world filled with c...
Episode 464 - Don Lemon Supports the Second
Lloyd reacts to disgraced former CNN anchor Don Lemon who went on a pro-Second Amendment rant last week … calling for brown people to exercise their rights so they can shoot ICE. Plus a shout out to the "No Kings" protestors.
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This week we are hanging out with members of the Reformation Gun Club to discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the direction of the country. Lloyd is joined by Pastor Bennett, Stuart Burt, contributor Steven Clifford, David, William Swenson, Donny Ross from the airport in St. Louis, David Scott, Curtis Heidel and Darrel Ambro.
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Prayer of the Week
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Episode 462 - Our Nation is Broken
This week Lloyd and Pastor Bennett share their thoughts on the tragedy of Charlie Kirk's death and the state of our broken nation.
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Keep, we implore You, O...
Episode 461 - The Death of Charlie Kirk
Lloyd shares his thoughts on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the ideology behind it, and where the country is heading.
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Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the inc...
Episode 460 - Minneapolis and the Anti-Christian Death Cult
Lloyd comments on the shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis by a trans man, the Left's predictable reactions, and the danger posed by the anti-Christian, death cult that is the trans movement.
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Episode 459 - Peace with Everyone
This week Lloyd reviews another article from his book "Duty to Defend," this one by Rev. Paul J. Cain, Jr. In Hebrews 12:14 we are told that we should "strive for peace with everyone." Does that mean we must give up our Second Amendment rights in order to fulfill this command?
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Buy Duty to Defend, Volume 2 on Amazon – https://amzn...Episode 458 - A Show About Everything...and Nothing
At long last, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett are back together and there are no guardrails. Their conversation includes the crisis of the shortage of pastors, the idiocy of the Democrat party and their messaging, the anti-credential movement on the political right, redistricting in Texas, the rise of Left-wing violence, the Epstein files, and more.
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New Book! "The Best C...Episode 457 - August Online Hangout
Lloyd is joined by Reformation Gun Club members Donny Ross, Stuart Burt, William Swenson, Steven Cifford, Michael Soost, Tim Johnsrude, Curtis Heidel, and Darrell Ambro. The guys catch up, talk shooting, adult beverages, the NFA tax stamp changes in the "Big Beautiful Bill" and fun shooting stories.
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Prayer of the Week
Grant to us, Lord, we implore You, the S...
Episode 456 - Gun Free Zones
This week we are covering another chapter from the book "Duty to Defend," and a chapter on gun free zones which is based on an interview with Rev. Ralph A. Abernethy III. We are going back to the grooveyard of forgotten favorites, with the original audio from that interview, originally released in 2016 in episode 43. Lloyd and Rev. Abernethy discuss what should the Christian gun-owner's attitude be toward gun free zones.
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Episode 455 - Welcoming Our AI Overlords
This week Lloyd waffles on for a bit about the dangers of AI and how to use it safely. Like the gun, he argues, AI is a tool that can be used for good or for ill, but its constant improvement–combined with ill intent–poses a grave threat to the truth.
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Buy Duty to Defend, Volume 2 on Amazo...Episode 454 - The Strong Man's House
This week we are looking at another article from the book "Duty to Defend", this one by the Rev. Jason Reed. When Jesus speaks of the "strong man, fully armed" guarding his possessions, is he speaking in support of using weapons to protect yourself and your home? Or does He have something much bigger in mind?
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This week we are looking at another article written by the Rev. Paul J. Cain, Jr. from the book "Duty to Defend". Does loving your neighbor mean supporting gun control? Can you love your neighbor as yourself if you support gun ownership?
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Lloyd discusses a shocking murder of a pastor in Arizona, plus a few hot takes on gun rights and mental illness.
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Prayer of the Week
O God, the Strength of all those who put their trust in You, mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing, grant us t...
Episode 451 - An Update on my Upcoming Book
In a slightly delayed episode, Lloyd shares updates on his upcoming book "The Best Construction" and the talks about the benefits of looking at something with a fresh set of eyes. Plus shoutouts to our Gun Club Members and plans for future episodes.
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This week is our 450th episode and we are hosting a long-overdue online hangout with Pastor Bennett and members of the Reformation Gun Club. Lloyd and Pastor are joined by Rob Laird, Stuart Burt and William Swenson to talk about the 2nd Trump Administration, guns, and more.
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Prayer of the Week
Almighty and everlasting God, who has given to u...
