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Reconnect
by Andy Wrasman
Dedicated to sharing and defending the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Episodes
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107. Godparents - What Are They For?
Andy answers questions about godparents.
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106. Sharing the Gospel with 21st Century Technology
Andy interviews his pastor, Arthur Andrews from Hephatha Lutheran Church. Andy finds out why Pastor Andrews wants to start a podcast and explores other means by which Pastor Andrews has shared the Gospel using 21st century technology.
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105. Lutheran Theology Part 6
Andy and Wes close the series on Lutheran Theology discussing worship, the Church, and ministry. Topics: Liturgy Contemporary Worship Invisible Church Visible Church Marks of the Church Luther's Two Kingdom Theory Priesthood of All Believers Office of the Public Ministry Office of the Keys
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104. Thanksgiving Special 2017
First Reconnect Thanksgiving Special. Andy reads an article by Eric Metaxes that was published in 2015 in the Wall Street Journal entitled, "The Miracle of Squanto's Path to Plymouth". He also shares the top 7 Bible verses for Thanksgiving which are compiled and explained by Kristi Winkler of...
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103. Luther's 95 Theses (Reaction!)
Andy is a Lutheran, meaning that he believes the Book of Concord (The Lutheran Confessions) accurately represent the teachings of Scripture. However, he has never read Martin Luther's 95 Theses that he posted on the church door in Wittenberg on Oct. 31st, 1517. In this episode, he reads them for...
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102. Lutheran Theology Part 5
Andy continues the series on Lutheran Theology. This time Wes is back and together they discuss the formal principle of Lutheran theology and the nature of Law and Gospel.
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101. Are Scripture and Darwinian Evolution Compatible?
Sean Pino interviews Andy to see if he thinks Scripture and Darwinian Evolution are compatible. The literary nature of Genesis is discussed, the source and origin of physical death in creation, the interplay between scientific discovery and theory with Biblical interpretation, and why some...
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100. Songs of Protest and Apocalypse
For episode 100 of Reconnect, Andy interviews Joe Joe Bongiorno, about his illustrated rock lyric book, Black Sabbath The Illustrated Lyrics, Vo1. 2: Songs of Protest and Apocalypse. Bongiorno's book explains the lyrics of Black Sabbaths' 2nd album, Paranoid. Some listeners might be shocked to…
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99. Lutheran Theology Part 4
Andy is joined by Wes, Jonathan, and Robby to continue the series on Lutheran Theology. This time the focus is on the means of grace, a term that is particularly Lutheran, and is used to describe the Gospel, baptism, and communion. You'll learn why Lutherans call baptism and communion a means of...
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98. Sharing the Gospel with Kids
Dave, Tim, and Andy sit down to discuss how to go about sharing the Gospel with kids.
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97. Lutheran Theology Part 3
Wes is back to continue the Lutheran Theology series with Andy. This episode of Reconnect covers the Material Principle of Lutheran Theology (Justification), The Work of the Holy Spirit (Sanctification), Good Works, and the Doctrine of Election.
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96. Christians Talking The Walking Dead
Andy sits down with one of the campus pastor's at Concordia University Irvine, Jonathan Ruehs, to discuss a show they both really love, The Walking Dead!
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95. Lutheran Theology Part 2
Andy answers some listener questions about Lutheran theology that really are about the the divisions of Lutheranism in America. Also a question about Lutherans and their lack of focus on end time teachings was addressed. He then closes with more points on the Teachings of the Lutheran Church he...
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94. Lutheran Theology Part 1
The Nature of God The doctrine of the Trinity states that there is only one God, yet God exists in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:6; Matthew 28:19; and 2 Corinthians 13:14) All three persons of the Trinity are eternal, not created…
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93. Why Don't Christians Care More About Their Sins?
Andy received a Facebook message from a follower of his Contradict - They Can't All Be True page that asked his thoughts on how to respond to the question, "Why Don't Christians Care More About their Sins?" This episode of Reconnect gives a lengthy response to this question, weaving in various...
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92. Presuppositions and Evidence in Christian Apologetics
David Pratt is back on Reconnect to further discuss his love of Presuppositional Apologetics. His brother, Jonathan Pratt, and Andy Wrasman have lots of questions for him, especially Andy, who prefers to lead with the Gospel and defend the message of the Gospel using historical evidence for the...
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91. Holy Week 2017
Segments: Intro The Jews Expected Rambo Jesus What Romans Said About Crucifixion Has the Cross Lost Its Punch? The Crucifixion - A Medical Perspective Bit of Christology Talk Did Jesus Die on the Cross? Closing
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90. Contradictions in the Bible Quiz Show
First Segment: Andy responds to a reader's email about his use of Contradict for evangelism. Second Segment: Andy responds to a video an atheist sent him that entertainly uses a game show setting to demonstrate what the video maker claims are contradictions in the Bible.
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89. Re: You Are CONTRADICTing Jesus
Andy responds to an email he received from a lady claiming that he is CONTRADICTing Jesus by saying other religions are wrong. Here's the email: "Hello! My name is Summer; I'm a woman from Oregon. After reading about the Contradict movement, I do have a couple comments/questions for you. I do...
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88. Was the Church Totally Wrong in the Crusades
Andy speaks with high school senior Morgan Lunsford about the Church's involvement in the Crusades. Does the Church need to get off its high horse when addressing Islamic invasions, Islamic terrorism, and the many Islamic nations that treat women far from equal because of the Church's involvement...
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87. Surfing Sye Ten Bruggencate's Website
Ben Fisher's back from his Reconnect sabbatical and he guides three high school seniors through Sye Ten Bruggencate's website, "Proof That God Exists." The website has an interactive questionnaire that uses presuppositional apologetics to guide visitors to the conclusion that God exists based on...
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85. Christianity in Five Verses
Aaron Puls shares the Doctrine of Justification with Andy Wrasman and Jonathan Rutherford, using Dr. Rod Rosenbladt's sermon "Christianity in Five Verses" as a guide. Justification is God's declaration that sinners are innocent on account of Christ's death on the cross that atones for all of our...
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84. Muslims in America and One Nation Under Which God?
Part I – The Majority of Muslims in America are Concerned (Fearful?) about Islamic Extremism I read a recent article by Ken Chitwood, a guest on episode 16 of Reconnect, entitled, "What Does God Require of Us Amid Rising Islamophobia?" that exhorts us to defend the rights of Muslims, reach out to...
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83. Evaluating the Best Evangelism Conversation Starters
In Episode 83 of Reconnect, Wes and Andy kick around some thoughts on a list of spiritual conversation starters compiled by Southern Nazarene University. To frame the discussion of this list of questions, they use three evaluation points for evangelism conversation starters as laid out and...
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82. Keep the Kids in the Church Service?
Andy has David Rueter, the Director of the Director of Christian Education Program at Concordia University Irvine, and Jonathan Pratt as guest on this episode of Reconnect to share their thoughts on why it's beneficial to the Body of Christ to have kids in church services, no matter how young, or...
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81. Eclectic Bullet #2
Andy brings another eclectic bullet episode that touches on public prayer with mixed religious adherents and how Christians should respond when put such a situation, the Women's March, the March for Life, the messages of the movie Boyhood, and the reality of La La Land. First Topic: Trump's...
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80. Common English Sayings From The Bible
Ellie, Robby, and Andy discuss some common English sayings that originate from the Bible! They were all shocked to see many of these phrases to be from the Bible. Andy for instance thought, "Can a leopard change its spots?" came from a Dr. Seuss book and that "how the mighty have fallen" was...
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79. Stop the Hateful Contradict Movement!
Andy has a website called Contradict Movement, where he sells stickers that spell Contradict using various religious symbols. He also sells Contradict Gospel tracts to accompany these stickers and his book, Contradict - They Can't All Be True. Links are also given to his blog, Youtube channel…
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78. The Evidence for the Christmas Star
"After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." (Matthew 2:1-2) This star is often depicted as a bright,...
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77. Seeing Christ In Your Christmas
In the first segment, Andy shares his article, "Seeing Christ In Your Christmas," and in the second segment, John Campbell discusses why Christians shouldn't worry about celebrating Christmas out of fear that they are somehow endorsing paganism! "Seeing Christ in Your Christmas" by Andy Wrasman...
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76. To Sing or Not To Sing?
Should some Christian worship songs and hymns not be song in corporate, public worship? Are some songs good or at least OK songs, for personal worship in your car driving to work, but not for congregational singing? Jonathan Pratt says, "Yes!" He has compiled and edited a list of criteria for...
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75. A Different Kind of Baptism
Scripture mentions John's baptism, Jesus' baptism, baptism of water, baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, baptism by fire, and baptism of the Holy Spirit. Some of these descriptions are just different ways of describing the same type of baptism, and certainly most...
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74. A Different Kind of Election
The presidential election for 2016 is over! So it's time to talk about a different kind of election, the election of sinners by God to salvation. Andy shares the five points of Calvinism and Arminianism, the two common theological systems that are debated and compared when discussing God's role…
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73. Veterans Day - Eclectic Bullet
Andy is flying ranting solo for this episode of Reconnect. This episode was released on Sunday, earlier than the typical Tuesday release. The Friday of the release week is Veterans Day, so Andy shares some thoughts on Christian vocation and quotes from Martin Luther to illustrate how soldiers are...
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72. Jesus is Pro-Life
Jesus said that he came to give life and to give it the full. He also said that the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. (John 10:10) It should be pretty obvious which side of the abortion debate Jesus stands and which side the devil hides. In this episode, James Conrad shares his family's...
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71. Christians Voting for Trump
Andy and Tony discuss an article written by Sara Benincase entitled, "A Gentile Reminder That Jesus Was A Brown Skinned Middle Eastern Refugee Who Would Not Have Voted For Trump." Sticking the Reconnect dedication of sharing and defending the Good News of Jesus Christ, Andy and Tony do share the...
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70. Does Baptism Save You?
All Christian church congregations and denominations read God's Word and have baptism and communion. However, baptism and communion are both divisive within God's Church. In this episode, Wes and Andy discuss what Scripture says about baptism. In particular, they address the questions: Does…
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69. Jesus vs. Marvel vs. DC
Scripture reveals that Jesus, from the time of his incarnation, is both fully God and fully man. The Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD produced the Chalcedonian Creed to counter the false explanations of the union of the two natures of Christ and the down-right heretical teachings concerning the...
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68. Supernatural Horror in Music
Joe Bongiorno is the owner and operator of The Royal Publisher of Oz. He serves as the guest for the 2016 Reconnect Halloween Special to discuss Supernatural Horror in Music, the subtitle for his book, Black Sabbath The Illustrated Lyrics Volume 1. For many Reconnect listeners, it might come as a...
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67. Francis Chan's Crazy Love
Andy again takes a look at Francis Chan's book, Crazy Love. Chan, like many Christians, desires to see Christians living godly lives that demonstrate a radical transformation, lives that should be drastically distinct from those of everyone else's who is not Christian by demonstration of crazy...
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66. Francis Chan's Crazy Love - Chapter 4
Andy listens to Chapter 4 of Francis Chan's book, Crazy Love. Chan teaches that a crazy love from God demands a crazy response from us. But... too many people who claim to be Christian are responding in lukewarm ways. In Chapter 4 of Crazy Love, Chan details the profile of a lukewarm person. The...
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65. Adam4d's "Jesus is David"
Adam Ford is the man behind the prolific and often viral producing online comic-strip Adam4D. He's a Christian, a husband, and father of three young boys. Back in 2014, he quit his job to create comic strips full-time. Since launching the Contradict – They Can't All Be True Facebook page to help...
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64. Should Churches Have a Choir?
Andy, Conni, and Jonathan discuss the importance of church choirs from their Biblical support and historical role in the Church. Jonathan Aigner's blog post, "9 Reasons to Keep the Church Choir Alive" serves as a guide for the discussion topic too. As always on Reconnect, the church choir theme…
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63. Fear Knot Radio - Contradict Movement
Andy was a guest on Fear Knot Radio, where he got to share Contradict Movement with Vincent and Cynthia Hill, the hosts of Fear Knot Radio.
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62. Shortest Episode Ever!
This episode is short. It's an update for the state of the podcast. Andy's taking two months off from releasing any new episodes. In the meantime, he hopes to finish a process of being a called Theology teacher in the LC-MS and get some Sunday School curriculum made that will be available on the...
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60. Of Apes and Men
A gorilla was recently killed at the Cincinnati Zoo to save the life of a toddler that had fallen into the gorilla's cage. The result was a social media uproar! There was immense outrage that the gorilla was shot. Many suggested that the child should be the one to have died or that the parents...
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59. Contradictions in the Bible
Andy received the following email in response to a Contradict tract a man was handed: Hey Andy Wrasman, Someone handed me a pamphlet about your movement! I read through it and I noticed a few problems. You say, "In light of these contradictions, all religions simply can't be true. They could all...
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58. Crash Course - The Problem of Evil
Andy watches an episode of CrashCourse, an educational channel on Youtube, that answered "The Problem of Evil". The answers from the show focus on a Theistic response to evil and the existence of God, which utterly fail to present the answer to the problem from a Christian worldview. Enjoy!
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57. Evil and God Quiz
How can all-good and all-powerful God allow evil to exist? Listen along as Jon takes a quiz that Andy created to help facilitate a conversation to answer this common and difficult question against the consistency of the Christian worldview. Visit www.andywrasman.com and see the post for Episode…
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56. Building Bridges Part 2
Episode 16 of Reconnect featuredguest, Ken Chitwood, sharing an article he wrote entitled,"Building Bridges: Toward Constructing a ChristianFoundation for Inter-Religious Relationships in the Shift fromReligious Privilege to Spiritual Plurality". Thekey points for inter-religious dialog that Ken...
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