A Brief History of Power

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 Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the difference between Apologetics and Polemics and where the focus for Christians ought to be. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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.  Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

In this episode of A Word Fitly Spoken Grills and Heide talk about the parables of Jesus. Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

In this A Word Fitly Spoken rebroadcast Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about mediums, Spiritualism, and Spiritism. Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz speaking at the Not Ashamed Conference sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tuscola, Illinois in 2023 about spiritual problems in America. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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 Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Check out the Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

A BHoP Classics rebroadcast of Col Willie Grill's talk given at the 2025 Christian Culture Conference hosted by Luther Classical College. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

In this Word Fitly Spoken rebroadcast the hosts talk about the pioneering pastors of the Lutheran church during the westward expansion of America.  Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about how churches should decide which missions to support and where to send their money. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about why Lutherans are less involved in politics than other denominations and what we can do about it. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Check out the Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about Lutheran martyrs and missionary efforts throughout history Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about an icon of western films, "The Searchers" Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the danger of material possessions, and how both material and immaterial gifts are meant to be used. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Check out the Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Check out the Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about tactics for local evangelism, how to train people for internet evangelism, and models of pastoral training. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

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. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about how we preach about the law and the errors of legalism and antinomianism. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the predicted trend of increased bi-vocational ministry and what Paul wrote about pastors making their living. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about Christian Nationalism and how the debates around it in the church relate to the proclamation of the gospel. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills answer listener questions about the translation of the Bible into Japanese, linguistic idiosyncrasies, and doctrine and practice. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the two primary ways of bringing people into the church and the supposed conflict between them. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Col Willie Grills shares stories of the circuit riders of yesteryear and talks about bringing the word of God even where it is difficult. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz answers a listener question about LCMS internal conflicts and why the structure of synodical polity isn't designed for the people who now comprise it. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks with Dr Dylan Thompson about the beauty and complexity of creation, how modern medicine thinks it can control nature, and modern science parallels alchemy. Check out Dr Thompson's book from Ad Crucem Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Charlie Ungemach of Gird Up Ministries continues talking with Dr Adam Koontz about the polarization of politics, the need to proclaim the whole word of God, and how to talk to people who have no reference for Christianity. Watch the full episode Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about why depression is such a common problem among pastors, why modern medical practice struggles to cure it, and the application of the Gospel to depression. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Charlie Ungemach of Gird Up Ministries talks with Dr Adam Koontz about putting political loyalties for the Christian  in their right place, and how culture and media affects generational differences. Watch the full episode Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about pastors taking calls and moving across the country, how to know when to leave for another church, and LCMS congregational culture and leadership. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem, Memento, and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about growing in knowledge and wisdom, and the importance of reading and reflection. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the Roman Catholic positions on war and immigration since the Second Vatican Council. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the establishment of Lutheran synods in America, the problem with elevating cultural norms to the level of Biblical standards, and caring too much about internal politics. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the duties of the pastor and helping those struggling in them. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills discuss Christianity in feudal Japan and whether persecution is good for the Church. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks about nihilism and its causes in our current age. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

In This BHoP Classics rebroadcast Dr Adam Koontz talks about Zionism, its origins in 19th century nationalism, the establishment of Jewish nation state, the politics of Jews in the diaspora, and the confusion of Christian Zionism. Scripture references for the episode include Romans 9-11, 1 Thessalonians 2, and John 18 Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks at Lutherske Fordybelsesdage about how living our lives defined by God's creation and speaking to those who are living in rebellion against it. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Check out the 2026 Men's Gathering Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the historical Christian idea of Just War, how modern armaments and media change how people think about war, how a wrong understanding of the temple leads to Zionism, and the distinction between Shia and Sunni Islam. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Thanks to our sponsors, Ad Crucem and Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz talks at Lutherske Fordybelsesdage about how Luther understands the creation account in Genesis and the age of the earth. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Check out the 2026 Men's Gathering Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny