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Cross Defense
Challenge your theological synapses with Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, Pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Ferndale, CA, as he examines curious topics to excite the imagination, equip the mind, and comfort the soul with God’s ordering of the world in the Law and Gospel.
Show Time: Saturdays at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Central Time
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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 — Pampering Our Women and Addressing a Nonsensical Denial of St. Paul
Pastor Bramwell answers listener questions From the Inbox.
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?