Rev. Tyrel Bramwell
Rev. Tyrel Bramwell

Host of Cross Defense

156 Articles0 Comments

He started his radio career as an Advertising Rep back in the day, and now Cross Defense host Rev. Tyrel Bramwell is Pastor of St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ferndale, CA, and author of several books you might know. He loves making pancakes for dinner for his wife and two kids while rocking out to 80s music, and you'll likely find him eating homemade German Chocolate Cake and drinking coffee (like a good Lutheran) out of his favorite old diner mug. When he’s not reading fairy tales and fables or watching photography and filmmaking videos on YouTube, he may be planning a trip to the Holy Land or hiking in beautiful northern California. Next time you find him on social media, ask him about the wonderful mystery of our Lord’s incarnation at Christmas, and he’ll talk with you for hours.

Cross Defense — Rev. Walther on the Pastoral Office

What sets the pastoral office apart from lay leader offices?

Cross Defense — The Christian Man in the Arena

We hear a bunch of dead theologians and one dead president talk to us about what it means to be a man in the arena.

Cross Defense — Postmillennialism is Psychotic

A postmillennial listener suggests we read 1 Thessalonians 5:4 in light of other Scripture passages, which is always a good idea.

Cross Defense — The Problem with Poop Brownies is the Poop

Rev. C.F.W. Walther encourages us to flee from false teachers.

Cross Defense — Stick to the Plain (not Simplistic) Meaning of the Text

Hear all about the hermeneutic principle of sticking to the plain meaning of the Bible’s text.

Cross Defense — Amillennialism: Ten Points to Consider when Studying Revelation 20 (Rebroadcast)

The burden of proof is on the millennialist to show that Revelation 20’s thousand years are literal—according to the church’s historic hermeneutical principles.

Cross Defense — Gog and Magog: War in Israel, Russia, and End Times Prophecy

Israel is at war with Hamas. It’s got a lot of people talking about end times prophecy and worried about what will happen next. Will Russia attack Israel? Is Russia Ezekiel’s Gog and Magog?

Cross Defense — Apologetics for the Nones! 

Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz teaches a primer on how to do apologetics for those who have no religious affiliation.

Cross Defense — Who Sows Division, the Orthodox or the Heterodox?

Is it the faithful pastor and/or layman who sows division when he addresses the false teachings of false teachers?