The Sword & The Trowel

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Joey Tomlinson about his book - Serious Joy: Reflections and Devotions on Jonathan Edwards’ Seventy Resolutions. They discuss Edwards' life and the Lordship of Christ over all, even the seemingly mundane aspects of our lives. You will be challenged and encouraged by this episode! SHOW NOTES: Follow Joey Tomlinson: https://twitter.com/joey_tomlinson Buy "Serious Joy": https://press.founders.org/shop/serious-joy/ Get 20% off with code: HOLIDAY20 - https://press.founders.org/ 2024 National Founders Conference: Remember Jesus Christ | https://founders.org/conference/ Find out more about The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Church Search: https://church.founders.org Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681 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 Jared Moore about his book: The Lust of the Flesh - Thinking Biblically About "Sexual Orientation," Attraction, and Temptation. There has been much debate recently about the Bible and homosexuality. Does the Bible prohibit homosexual desires? Are temptation and sin the same? They also discuss the reluctance from some Evangelical leaders to admit that they have gotten this issue wrong in the past and seek forgiveness. SHOW NOTES: Follow Jared Moore: https://twitter.com/jaredhmoore Buy "The Lust of the Flesh": https://freegracepress.com/products/the-lust-of-the-flesh Doug Wilson and Jared Moore Discuss Concupiscence and Same Sex Attraction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VxteNKuR8w 2024 National Founders Conference: Remember Jesus Christ | https://founders.org/conference/ Find out more about The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Church Search: https://church.founders.org Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681 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 Stan Reeves, Professor Emeritus at Auburn University and long time friend of Founders. For the last few years, Stan has given himself to the study of Bitcoin and how Christians ought to think about bitcoin. As an engineering educator and researcher, he has been drawn to both the educational and technical challenges of Bitcoin. If you've never thought about Bitcoin or if you are familiar and wanting to think Christianly about it, this episode will be a help to you! SHOW NOTES: Follow Stan Reeves: https://twitter.com/onedigitmoney Shrewd Money for the Sons of Light: How the Church Can Use Bitcoin for Eternal Purposes in a Fallen World: https://founders.org/articles/shrewd-money-for-the-sons-of-light-how-the-church-can-use-bitcoin-for-eternal-purposes-in-a-fallen-world/ Bitcoin and the Bible: https://bitcoinandthebible.com 2024 National Founders Conference: Remember Jesus Christ | https://founders.org/conference/ Find out more about The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Church Search: https://church.founders.org Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681 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 Larry Taunton back to the show to discuss the World Economic Forum. They talk about some the WEF Genesis and their agenda, while hearing about Larry's personal experience after infiltrating their 2023 meeting in Davos, Switzerland. SHOW NOTES: Larry Taunton Website: https://larryalextaunton.com Pre-Order: Just Thinking: About Ethnicity - https://press.founders.org/shop/just-thinking-about-ethnicity/ 2024 National Founders Conference: Remember Jesus Christ | https://founders.org/conference/ Find out more about The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Church Search: https://church.founders.org Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681 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 the Cultural Mandate and what that means for us as Christians living in this world, especially in light of the Incarnation. Does the cultural mandate still apply to us today? How does God call us to live in this world? How should we think about work and taking dominion in our individual spheres? SHOW NOTES: Pre-Order: Just Thinking: About Ethnicity - https://press.founders.org/shop/just-thinking-about-ethnicity/ 2024 National Founders Conference: Remember Jesus Christ | https://founders.org/conference/ Find out more about The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Church Search: https://church.founders.org Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681 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 talks with Jorge and Yoandra Alvarez. Originally from Cuba, they share the incredible story of how God worked in their family while they struggled under the oppressive weight of communism, eventually bringing them to America and opening their eyes to the Gospel. They talk about the dangers of Marxism, expose some of the realities of living in a Communist country, and discuss the importance of being in a healthy, Godly church and the blessing of living in a free country. SHOW NOTES: Pre-Order: Just Thinking: About Ethnicity - https://press.founders.org/shop/just-thinking-about-ethnicity/ 2024 National Founders Conference: Remember Jesus Christ | https://founders.org/conference/ Find out more about The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Church Search: https://church.founders.org Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681 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 Pastor Michael Clary, author of God's Good Design: A Biblical, Theological, and Practical Guide to Human Sexuality. They discuss the beauty of God's design in our sexually confused and distorted culture. How do Christian men and women live faithfully in a world confused over sexuality and gender? Is singleness a gift or a trial? They talk through all this and more. SHOW NOTES: Get your copy of God's Good Design: http://dmichaelclary.com/books/ggd/ Michael Clary: http://dmichaelclary.com Pre-Order: Just Thinking: About Ethnicity - https://press.founders.org/shop/just-thinking-about-ethnicity/ 2024 National Founders Conference: Remember Jesus Christ | https://founders.org/conference/ Find out more about The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Church Search: https://church.founders.org Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681 Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/ 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 Jeremy and Jinger Vuolo about Jinger's book: Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear. They discuss the dangerous theology of Bill Gothard and Jinger's journey of understanding the beauty of God's grace for sinners. Jeremy and Jinger also share some of the difficulties and blessings in their dating relationship and how the Lord worked through that to bring them together. SHOW NOTES: Get your copy of Becoming Free Indeed: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Free-Indeed-Story-Disentangling/dp/1400335817 Pre-Order: Just Thinking: About Ethnicity - https://press.founders.org/shop/just-thinking-about-ethnicity/ 2024 National Founders Conference: Remember Jesus Christ | https://founders.org/conference/ Find out more about The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Church Search: https://church.founders.org Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/ Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/ 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 sit down with Darrell Harrison, co-host of the Just Thinking Podcast and Director of Digital Platforms at Grace To You. Together they spend some time just thinking (and talking) about the State, the Church, Ethnicity, Theonomy and much more... SHOW NOTES: Pre-Order: Just Thinking: About Ethnicity - https://press.founders.org/shop/just-thinking-about-ethnicity/ 2024 National Founders Conference: Remember Jesus Christ | https://founders.org/conference/ Find out more about The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Church Search: https://church.founders.org Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681 Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/ 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 one of their favorite books, Pilgrim's Progress. Recently it was trending on Twitter and it became a great opportunity to discuss why this work from John Bunyan is helpful for the Christian life. SHOW NOTES: 2024 National Founders Conference: Remember Jesus Christ | https://founders.org/conference/ Pre-Order: Serious Joy: Reflections and Devotions on Jonathan Edwards Seventy Resolutions: https://press.founders.org/shop/serious-joy/ F ind out more about The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Church Search: https://church.founders.org Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/  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.