The Sword & The Trowel

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore talk about our current season of political instability, civil unrest, governmental overreach, godless ideologies in our churches and the question that many Christians are facing of "to move or not to move"? When is it right to leave a church, job or city? What are biblical principles to apply when navigating these decisions? The Institute of Public Theology: www.instituteofpublictheology.org Wield the Sword: Vocation with Rod Martin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS_tjdDPT_A 40% off SALE (Use the code TRUTHANDGRACE): Strong and Courageous: Following Jesus Amid the Rise of America's New Religion | https://press.founders.org/shop/strong-and-courageous/ By What Standard? God's World...God's Rules: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ Watch #WieldTheSword | https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/   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 Jared Longshore talk about vaccines and applying biblical and theological wisdom to the COVID-19 vaccine specifically. Do Christians have a moral and biblical obligation to take the vaccine? What does loving your neighbor mean? How do we apply the doctrine of law and gospel to vaccines?   The Spiritual Problem at the Heart of Christian Vaccine Refusal | David French: https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-spiritual-problem-at-the-heart No Divine Law Equals No Moral Obligation | Jared Longshore: https://founders.org/2020/12/10/no-divine-law-equals-no-moral-obligation/ You can’t sue Pfizer or Moderna if you have severe Covid vaccine side effects: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/16/covid-vaccine-side-effects-compensation-lawsuit.html The PREP Act and COVID-19: Limiting Liability for Medical Countermeasures: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10443 The Law & The Gospel book | Ernie Reisinger: https://press.founders.org/shop/the-law-and-the-gospel/ The Institute of Public Theology: www.instituteofpublictheology.org By What Standard? God's World...God's Rules: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ Strong and Courageous: Following Jesus Amid the Rise of America's New Religion | https://press.founders.org/shop/strong-and-courageous/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ Watch #WieldTheSword | https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/   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 Jared Longshore talk about the Equality Act and the ideologies driving it. They discuss into the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the courage of Representative Greg Steube, liberty of conscience and the lie of autonomy in God's world. The Equality Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5 National Review: A Liberal Law Professor Explains Why the Equality Act Would ‘Crush’ Religious Dissenters: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/law-professor-explains-why-the-equality-act-would-crush-religious-dissenters/ Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1308 Pastor James Coates, Liberty of Conscience, and Jesus as King over Albertan Magistrates: https://founders.org/2021/03/01/pastor-james-coates-liberty-of-conscience-and-jesus-as-king-over-albertan-magistrates/ Strong and Courageous: Following Jesus Amid the Rise of America's New Religion | https://press.founders.org/shop/strong-and-courageous/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: instituteofpublictheology.org Watch #WieldTheSword | https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ 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 Jared Longshore talk with Dr. Joe Boot, cultural apologist/philosopher and pastor in Canada. They dive into the state of Christianity in Canada, the jailing of Pastor James Coates, religious freedom and the danger of theoretical inerrancy in evangelicalism. Ezra Institute: https://www.ezrainstitute.ca/ Theoretical Inerrantists Article: https://founders.org/2020/06/22/theoretical-inerrantists/ Worldview Wednesday Podcast: https://www.ezrainstitute.ca/resource-library/podcast/ TS&TT: #FreeJamesCoates​ | An Update from Erin Coates - Wife of Jailed Canadian Pastor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl-bwbnLLt0 Strong and Courageous: Following Jesus Amid the Rise of America's New Religion | https://press.founders.org/shop/strong-and-courageous/ Grace Life Church: https://gracelife.ca/ James Coates Sermon | Directing Government to its Duty: https://gracelife.ca/sermons/directing-government/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: www.instituteofpublictheology.org Watch #WieldTheSword | https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ 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 Jared Longshore talk with Erin Coates, wife of arrested Canadian pastor James Coates. They discuss the latest update on James' situation, specific ways to pray for the Coates family and Grace Life Church, and issue a challenge for other Christians to be strong and courageous.   Grace Life Church: https://gracelife.ca/ James Coates Sermon | Directing Government to its Duty: https://gracelife.ca/sermons/directing-government/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Institute of Public Theology: www.instituteofpublictheology.org Strong and Courageous: Following Jesus Amid the Rise of America's New Religion | https://press.founders.org/shop/strong-and-courageous/ Watch #WieldTheSword | https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/   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 Jared Longshore give an update on Voddie Baucham, discuss the recent Jezebelian Intersection of a Texas Buck and the Washington Post, and why we need The Institute of Public Theology. Support Voddie Baucham: https://www.gofundme.com/f/voddie-baucham Jared Longshore Article: https://founders.org/2021/02/12/a-real-crossroads-the-jezebelian-intersection-of-a-texas-buck-and-the-washington-post/ Washington Post Article: https://www.thelily.com/southern-baptist-leaders-called-kamala-harris-a-jezebel-thats-not-just-insulting-its-dangerous-experts-say/ The Institute of Public Theology: www.instituteofpublictheology.org Strong and Courageous: Following Jesus Amid the Rise of America's New Religion | https://press.founders.org/shop/strong-and-courageous/ Watch #WieldTheSword | https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/   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 Jared Longshore are joined by Just Thinking podcast hosts, Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker for a special show filmed live at the 2021 National Founders Conference. They cover God and State, the Church's responsibility, the biblical role of Governmental authorities, defying tyrants and our call to live faithfully as followers of Christ in this corrupt nation. Just Thinking Podcast: https://justthinking.me/podcast-home/ Watch #WieldTheSword | https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ Strong and Courageous: Following Jesus Amid the Rise of America's New Religion | https://press.founders.org/shop/strong-and-courageous/ By What Standard? https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ The Institute of Public Theology: instituteofpublictheology.org WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ 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 Jared Longshore discuss the need for Christians to be strong and courageous in these crazy days. There is a new religion on the rise in America today threatening the church, so what is involved in following Jesus right now? Strong and Courageous: Following Jesus Amid the Rise of America's New Religion | https://press.founders.org/shop/strong-and-courageous/ By What Standard? https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ The Institute of Public Theology: instituteofpublictheology.org WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Watch #WieldTheSword | https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ 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 Jared Longshore welcome Jeff Johnson, Pastor and Author, on the show to discuss his recent documentary called The Church: Pillar and Ground of The Truth. They dive into the making of the project and why a biblical understanding of a healthy church is so needed for our culture today. Watch the Livestream: 2021 National Founders Conference | https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Church: Pillar and Ground of The Truth: https://www.mediagratiae.org/the-church Strong and Courageous: Following Jesus Amid the Rise of America's New Religion | https://press.founders.org/shop/strong-and-courageous/ By What Standard? https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ The Institute of Public Theology: instituteofpublictheology.org WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Watch Episode 2 of #WieldTheSword | https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ 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 Jared Longshore discuss the recent debacle at our nation's Capitol. How do we think Christianly about it? What is our responsibility as Christians as we seek to engage with the current cultural turmoil in a biblically minded way? REGISTER NOW: 2021 National Founders Conference | https://founders.org/2021conference/ Strong and Courageous: Following Jesus Amid the Rise of America's New Religion | https://press.founders.org/shop/strong-and-courageous/ By What Standard? https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ The Institute of Public Theology: instituteofpublictheology.org WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Watch Episode 2 of #WieldTheSword | https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ 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.