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Armed Lutheran Radio
by Lloyd Bailey
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.
Episodes
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Episode 500 - What is Going On?
It is the long-awaited 500th episode and its not as much fun as expected. It's just Lloyd, with an update on the state of the show and projects in the works. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the…
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Episode 499 - A World of Contradictions
In this, our penultimate episode before we hit 500, Lloyd shares some random thoughts about the numerous, mind-blowing contradictions of the political left. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the…
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Episode 498 - Seeking Affirmation
In this week's episode, Lloyd comments on the dangers of seeking the affirmation of a fallen world, as a Christian or as a gun owner. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our...
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Episode 497 - Laying Hands on the Sick
In this week's episode, Lloyd comments on the story of Pastor Tony Self, who claimed that he was fulfilling scripture by "Laying hands on the sick" when he confronted and assaulted a man who had been insulting and threatening members of his congregation and his family. Was he defending his flock,...
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Episode 496 - Defending Your Neighbor
In this episode, Lloyd reflects on the story of Jordan Salinas, who responded to a mass shooting by intervening to protect others. We also connect the story to a chapter from The Fifth Command, exploring the wider meaning of the Fifth Commandment. It's not enough to avoid murdering your neighbor....
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Episode 495 - Sins of the Father
A discussion of the recent sentencing of Colin Gray, father of a Georgia school shooter who was convicted of, among other things, Second Degree Murder. Is this just deserts or a dangerous precedent? Listen and marvel as Lloyd changes his mind in real time. Armed Lutheran Radio is a...
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Episode 494 - Remembering Raymond Keating
Lloyd pays tribute to the late author, Raymond Keating. Keating was author of the Pastor Steven Grant novels about a former CIA operative turned Lutheran pastor. He was a guest on the show in 2017, and in this episode Lloyd presents the full, un-edited interview from episode 81. We hope you enjoy...
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Episode 493 - Church Security: Training
In the fourth installment of our church security series, Lloyd discusses the importance of training and the different kinds of training your church security team should partake of and how to role-play emergency situations inside your church worship space. Support the Show Armed Lutheran Radio is…
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Episode 492 - Church Security: Security Teams
In part three of our series on the topic of church security, Lloyd discusses how to create a security team for your church. Support the Show Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our...
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Episode 491 - Church Security: Access Points
This is part two in our series on the topic of church security. Today's topic: access points and how to police them to prevent unauthorized access to your sanctuary. Support the Show Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide,...
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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. Support…
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Episode 489 - Is the Bible Really Silent?
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?…
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Episode 488 - June Online Hangout
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, 2026 Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported…
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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? Armed Lutheran Radio is a...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a...
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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…
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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, 2026 Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the...
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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…
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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...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership...
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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, 2026 Armed Lutheran Radio is a...
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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…
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership...
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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...
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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...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the…
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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…
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is…
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the...
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Episode 463 - October Online Hangout
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...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our…
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site…
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and...
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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? Armed Lutheran…
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported...
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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...
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Episode 453 - The Great Commandment
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? Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If…
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Episode 452 - A Crucifixion...in Arizona
Lloyd discusses a shocking murder of a pastor in Arizona, plus a few hot takes on gun rights and mental illness. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The...
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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. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported...
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Episode 450 - The Long-Overdue Online Hangout
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. Armed Lutheran Radio…
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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.
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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.
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