The Sword & The Trowel

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss the Freedom Convoy and truck driver's protests in Canada. They examine the situation with the truckers, Prime Minister Trudeau and the Emergencies Act that was put forth and they unpack Biblical principles that Christians should apply when dealing with these type of situations.   2023 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2023conference/ Christian Patriotism by Andrew Fuller: https://founders.org/2022/02/23/christian-patriotism/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ Evangelism course - R.F. Gates & Jim Oden: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXMbCWFEKybL1UXDcV3_Gp5dmymkNbsVu Table Talk with Tom Ascol: https://press.founders.org/armory/table-talk-with-tom-march-2022/ Buy Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe | https://press.founders.org/shop/fault-lines-the-social-justice-movement-and-evangelicalisms-looming-catastrophe/ Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/   Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/   All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Dr. Voddie Baucham to discuss his health, updates on the African Christian University, the IOPT course on Cultural Apologetics, and his recent renewed involvement in the SBC through the Conservative Baptist Network.   2023 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2023conference/ Buy Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe | https://press.founders.org/shop/fault-lines-the-social-justice-movement-and-evangelicalisms-looming-catastrophe/ Voddie Baucham: https://www.voddiebaucham.org/ African Christian University: https://acu-usa.com/ Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/   Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/   All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss Megan Basham's recent article: "How the Federal Government Used Evangelical Leaders To Spread Covid Propaganda to Churches" and the backlash she has received from the evangelical elites and tone police. They cover Justin Taylor's article at The Gospel Coalition, Francis Collins' cowardice, the NY Times Dissenters and more.   2023 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2023conference/ Megan Basham article: https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-the-federal-government-used-evangelical-leaders-to-spread-covid-propaganda-to-churches Megan Basham tweets: https://twitter.com/megbasham Megan Basham TS&TT Episode: https://founders.org/interviews/tstt-megan-basham-churches-forcing-the-shot-dividing-christians-with-a-new-religion/ Erick Erickson article: https://ewerickson.substack.com/p/im-going-to-regret-writing-this Justin Taylor - The Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/an-earnest-plea-to-slow-the-evangelical-twitter-wars-and-to-drop-the-tribal-performance-art/ NY Times | The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/evangelicalism-division-renewal.html WSJ on Fauci and Collins (Dec 21, 2021): https://www.wsj.com/articles/fauci-collins-emails-great-barrington-declaration-covid-pandemic-lockdown-11640129116 See more on Cobert: https://twitter.com/William_E_Wolfe/status/1490456426493399041?s=20&t=RXGMK25DSbN9udWUoRGg3Q https://www.yahoo.com/video/jerry-seinfeld-gets-hilariously-vulgar-lesson-in-broadcast-standards-and-practices-from-stephen-colbert-070221272.html Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/   Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/   All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss the mission of Founders: The Recovery of the Gospel and The Reformation of Churches. What does that mean? Has Founders always emphasized those things or has our mission shifted over the last 40 years?   2023 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2023conference/ 2022 Founders Conference Livestream Sessions: https://press.founders.org/armory/2022-conference-livestream/ Reclaiming the Gospel and Reforming Churches by Tom Ascol: https://press.founders.org/shop/reclaiming-the-gospel-and-reforming-churches/ From the Protestant Reformation to the SBC by Tom Ascol: https://press.founders.org/shop/from-the-protestant-reformation-to-the-sbc/ Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/   Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/   All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with special guest, Dr. Mark Coppenger to talk about IOPT, his history in philosophy, calling to pastoral ministry, working in the Southern Baptist Convention and the future of the SBC.   #WieldTheSword: Aesthetics | Mark Coppenger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz8HEJXB9s8&t=628s A Call to Action for Southern Baptist Pastors - Tom Ascol article | https://founders.org/2022/01/05/a-call-to-action-for-southern-baptist-pastors/ My Endorsement for SBC President - Heath Lambert article | https://fbcjax.com/my-endorsement-for-sbc-president/ The 2021 Southern Baptist Convention: What Just Happened? - Tom Ascol article | https://founders.org/2021/06/17/the-2021-southern-baptist-convention-what-just-happened/ 2022 National Founders Conference Livestream: https://press.founders.org/armory/2022-conference-livestream/ Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/   Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/   All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss life in the Southern Baptist Convention. Founders was born out of concern for the SBC and we're still very much invested in what's going on there. With all the decline we see, why should churches stay in the SBC? Is there still reason to continue to fight for the health of our institutions and agencies? Or is it too far gone?   A Call to Action for Southern Baptist Pastors - Tom Ascol article | https://founders.org/2022/01/05/a-call-to-action-for-southern-baptist-pastors/ My Endorsement for SBC President - Heath Lambert article | https://fbcjax.com/my-endorsement-for-sbc-president/ Ed Litton, Southern Baptist Leaders, and Judgment Day Honesty: A Call for Accountability and Action by Southern Baptist Churches - Tom Ascol article | https://founders.org/2021/09/08/ed-litton-southern-baptist-leaders-and-judgment-day-honesty-a-call-for-accountability-and-action-by-southern-baptist-churches/ The 2021 Southern Baptist Convention: What Just Happened? - Tom Ascol article | https://founders.org/2021/06/17/the-2021-southern-baptist-convention-what-just-happened/ 2022 National Founders Conference Livestream: https://press.founders.org/armory/2022-conference-livestream/ Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/   Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/   All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Canadian blogger Samuel Sey (Slow to Write). They discuss Samuel's personal testimony and how he came to write about racial, cultural, and political issues. They unpack the impact Critical Race Theory is having in Evangelical churches today, forced diversity and how it undermines the gospel, Bill C-4 in Canada and more.   Slow to Write Blog: https://slowtowrite.com/ 2022 National Founders Conference: Militant & Triumphant | https://founders.org/2022conference/ Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/   Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/   All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Canadian pastors, Michael Thiessen, Pastor of Christ the King Fellowship & Andrew DeBartolo, Pastor of Encounter Church. They discuss Bill C-4, a bill that will amend the Criminal Code in Canada on January 8th to ban conversion therapy, and in turn, contribute to criminalization of evangelism in Canada.   2022 National Founders Conference: Militant & Triumphant | https://founders.org/2022conference/ The Niagara Declaration: https://www.niagaradeclaration.ca The Liberty Coalition: https://www.libertycoalitioncanada.com A Stand on Biblical Sexual Morality | John MacArthur: https://www.gracechurch.org/news/posts/2307 Table Talk with Tom: https://press.founders.org/armory/table-talk-with-tom-january-2022/ The Law and the Gospel Book: https://press.founders.org/shop/the-law-and-the-gospel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/   Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/   All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Delano Squires, contributor for The Blaze, on the show. They discuss the impact of growing up in a christian home and the importance of the nuclear family. They discuss the war that is being waged by Black Lives Matter, RadFerns and others on the nuclear family in the black community. How do we fight back with Gospel truth? How do we have these conversations as Christians?   Black men in my generation must lead the battle against RadFems, BLM, and the groups out to destroy the nuclear family: https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/squires-black-men-in-my-generation-must-lead-the-battle-against-radfems-blm-and-the-groups-out-to-destroy-the-nuclear-family 2022 National Founders Conference: Militant & Triumphant | https://founders.org/2022conference/ Read Delano's work: https://www.theblaze.com/u/delano_squires Truth and Grace (TAG) Memory Books: 3 Book SET: https://press.founders.org/shop/truth-and-grace-tag-memory-books-3-book-set/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/   Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/   All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about Christmas and the season of rejoicing and fellowship that we're in. And yet, Christmas is not always a bright time for everyone. How do we handle real sorrow and grief in the holiday season? What hope does the incarnation offer to hurting hearts?   Glory in the Darkest Place (© 2016 Sovereign Grace Praise): https://sovereigngracemusic.org/music/songs/glory-in-the-darkest-place/ Reason for the Season: https://press.founders.org/shop/reason-for-the-season/ 2022 National Founders Conference: Militant & Triumphant | https://founders.org/2022conference/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/   Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/   All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.