
The Sword & The Trowel
The Sword & The Trowel is the weekly Founders Ministries podcast with Tom Ascol. New episodes drop every Tuesday.
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Apr 18, 2023 • 33min
TS&TT: Chris Marley | Scarlet & White: The Ideal Husband & His Princess Bride
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with author and Pastor Chris Marley about his newly published book: Scarlet and White. They discuss the importance of this doctrine of Christ and His church through the metaphor of the ideal husband and His princess bride. How should this impact our role as church members? How should this impact our marriages and dating relationships?
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Apr 11, 2023 • 34min
TS&TT: Essentials & Distinctives: Why We Are Still Joyful Baptists
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about why they are Baptists and why they aren't in any danger of becoming paedobaptists. They dive into Baptist essentials and distinctives and how we are to engage with those with whom we disagree on these issues. For more resources on this topic of Baptist theology, make sure to check out the wealth of information stored on the Founders website.
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Apr 4, 2023 • 23min
TS&TT: Nashville Martyrdom, Trans Vengeance And The Hope We Hold
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about last week's tragic shooting at Covenant Presbyterian School in Nashville, TN that claimed the lives of 6 Christian martyrs. They examine what happened, the response by both Evangelicals and trans activists, and how the hope of the Gospel comforts and equips us for trials and persecution.
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BLOG: I Stand With Covenant - https://founders.org/articles/i-stand-with-covenant/
BLOG: The Slaughter of the Innocents - https://spectator.org/the-slaughter-of-the-innocents/
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Mar 28, 2023 • 28min
TS&TT: Luke Griffo | The Beauty Of The Binary: Male And Female He Created Them
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Luke Griffo about his new book with Founders Ministries: The Beauty of the Binary: Male and Female He Created Them. Luke shares his reasoning behind writing this book and why it is such a needed resource in our culture today. The transgender movement is a direct attack on God's good and beautiful design and we need a recovery of the glorious truths we find in Scripture regarding men and women. This book from Griffo equips us to do that.
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Mar 21, 2023 • 27min
TS&TT: James Renihan | Baptist Symbolics And The Beauty & Importance Of Confessions Of Faith
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Dr. James Renihan to discuss his work on Baptist Symbolics and studying Confessions of Faith. How do the 1644 and 1689 confessions differ? How did the Lord bring Dr. Renihan to do such in depth work and exposition of these documents? Why are confessions of faith important? What is their benefit, especially for churches? Make sure you listen to the end to hear about your chance to win a signed set of Baptist Symbolics Vol. 1 & 2!
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or the Vindication of the Truth: Baptist Symbolics Volume 1 - https://press.founders.org/shop/for-the-vindication-of-the-truth-baptist-symbolics-volume-1/
To the Judicious and Impartial Reader: Baptist Symbolics Volume 2 - https://press.founders.org/shop/fto-the-judicious-and-impartial-reader-baptist-symbolics-volume-2/
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Mar 14, 2023 • 41min
TS&TT: Tom Nettles | Thinking Christianly About History, Modern Culture & God's Providence
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Dr. Tom Nettles, Founding Faculty Member at the Institute of Public Theology, and discusses with him how we as Christians should understand History, both the good and the bad. In the light of God's providence, what should we think about this idea of "cancel culture" and the wickedness going on in the culture around us? Does the law of God still apply today? How do we stand firm on God's word and seek to uphold His law in our current culture?
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Mar 6, 2023 • 31min
REPLAY: John & Cindy Raquet | Purposeful and Persistent Parenting: Why It Matters
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with John and Cindy Raquet about the motivation and heart behind their book: Purposeful and Persistent Parenting: Blessing Others, Blue-Tape Boundaries, and Other Practical Perspectives on Raising Children.
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Feb 28, 2023 • 22min
TS&TT: Randy Starkey | The Impact Of Founders Ministries On A Baptist Pastor
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Randy Starkey, Administrative Director for Founders Ministries. They talk a little bit about Randy's background and particularly his experience in pastoral ministry and the impact that Founders had on him during that season.
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Feb 21, 2023 • 26min
TS&TT: Revival: True or False? What's Happening At Asbury University?
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the "Asbury Revival" happening at Asbury University in Kentucky for the last week. They work through important questions of how we discern real revival, do we see revival in Scripture, if we should consider this a true revival at Asbury and if revival is even something we should pray for and expect in our day.
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Feb 14, 2023 • 26min
TS&TT: "He Gets Us" - Remembering Jesus Christ and Not Assuming The Gospel
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about Remembering Jesus Christ - we so often forget Christ and assume the Gospel in our teaching, our preaching and our daily christian living. They apply this to the recent "He Gets Us" Super Bowl ad campaign and discuss the danger of missing the Gospel in our attempt to proclaim Christ to a fallen world.
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