Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

A single mother seeks help with her rebellious teenager, while another listener wrestles with bitterness after church hurt. The discussion explores church commitment, evaluating a new congregation, Paul’s cultural flexibility, and the difference between maturity and compromise. It also tackles foul language, anger, repentance, and speech that builds others up.

Brad Bigney, a pastor and biblical counselor focused on marriage and family discipleship, challenges familiar ideas about Christian relationships. He explores how expectations, fear, in-laws, and self-centeredness can strain a marriage. The conversation also tackles keeping children from becoming the family’s center, prioritizing a spouse, and why decades together do not always mean a thriving marriage.

At Georgia Tech, Todd demonstrates how a simple, direct question can open meaningful conversations about the gospel. Discussions tackle inherited faith, self-improvement, moral standards, hell, and what it means to be a good person. He also responds to the claim that all religions are equally true, highlighting the challenge of contradictory beliefs and Jesus’ exclusive claims.

Adam Tyson, pastor of Placerita Bible Church, biblical theology teacher, and Way of Manhood podcaster, joins a lively discussion on convictions, preferences, and Christian liberty. They explore church unity amid debates over masks, vaccines, homeschooling, and lifestyle choices, then examine government authority, civil influence, the church’s mission, and Christ’s coming kingdom.

Could your theology be disconnected from everyday life? This discussion explores four subtle spiritual problems: struggling to receive God’s love, keeping biblical truth stuck in your head, becoming addicted to humiliating opponents, and treating online gambling as harmless fun. Along the way, it examines Scripture, confrontation, stewardship, and the heart behind Christian habits.

Listener questions tackle dating across Messianic Jewish beliefs, evaluating flashy churches, and responding to foolish financial decisions in marriage. The discussion also explores how churches can care for people with debilitating illness, medication-related emotional numbness, disruptive Tourette’s, and Bible quizzing without losing compassion or biblical order.

Is Christian nationalism biblical, or does it confuse the church’s mission with political power? Todd Friel examines its troubling extremes, historical church-state experiments, postmillennial expectations, and Jesus’ response to earthly authority. The discussion contrasts political control with spiritual warfare and considers whether moral reform can transform hearts. The conclusion points Christians toward discipleship, gospel proclamation, and wise civic engagement.

At Georgia Tech, conversations tackle whether faith should influence politics, whether science could disprove Christianity, and how to answer competing religious claims. The discussion explores conscience, morality, judgment, forgiveness, and the limits of proving God’s existence. It also examines why outward religious symbols and emotional responses do not necessarily reflect genuine conversion, plus wise evangelism in tense family relationships.

AI’s promise and pitfalls, the problem of evil, and what belongs in Christian worship take center stage. The discussion also examines rising LGBT identification, men’s declining employment, teaching 9/11 and Islamic extremism, and the line between criticism and prejudice. Jane Fonda’s challenge to Christian exclusivity sparks a look at how believers respond to religious pluralism.

What gives preaching real power, and how can a quiet sermon still point listeners to Christ? Todd explores spiritual disciplines, theology that transforms daily life, and lessons from Tim Challies on grief and trusting God when suffering makes no sense. He also addresses recurring doubts about salvation, biblical assurance, and the church’s role in helping believers rest in the gospel.