

Cross Defense from KFUO Radio
KFUO Radio
Challenge your theological synapses with Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, Pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Ferndale, CA, as he examines curious topics to excite the imagination, equip the mind, and comfort the soul with God’s ordering of the world in the Law and Gospel.
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Jul 5, 2017 • 18h
You Shall Not Eat Ice Cream (Rebroadcast) --- 2017/07/03
Cross Defense is your weekly dose of knowing why you believe what you believe so that you will be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for the hope that you have in the totality of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what Jesus is coming again to do. Guests Rev. Jeffrey Ries, Rev. Timothy Winterstein, and Rev. Matt Gunia join host Rev. Jonathan Fisk to continue sharpening iron in an ongoing study of Francis Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik, or Christian Dogmatics, a defense of the Christian faith based on the premise that Scripture Alone is our foundation. Today’s topic is Religion, Part VII, in Pieper’s Dogmatics and also a dive into Luther’s Commentary on Romans. Rev. Jeffrey Ries is Senior Pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tacoma, Washington. Rev. Timothy Winterstein is pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in East Wenatchee, Washington. Rev. Matt Gunia is pastor of Ascension Lutheran Church in Niles, Illinois. Find your copy of Pieper’s Dogmatics at cph.org. Today's program is a rebroadcast from February 13, 2017.

Jun 26, 2017 • 18h
That’s Just Your Opinion, Man --- 2017/06/26
Cross Defense is your weekly dose of knowing why you believe what you believe so that you will be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for the hope that you have in the totality of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what Jesus is coming again to do. Guests Rev. Sean Daenzer from Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend and Peace Lutheran Church in Barney, North Dakota, and Rev. Aaron Hambleton from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lisbon, North Dakota, join host Rev. Jonathan Fisk to continue sharpening iron in an ongoing study of Francis Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik, or Christian Dogmatics, a defense of the Christian faith based on the premise that Scripture Alone is our foundation.
Find your copy of Pieper’s Dogmatics at cph.org.

Jun 19, 2017 • 18h
Confidence --- 2017/06/19
Cross Defense is your weekly dose of knowing why you believe what you believe so that you will be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for the hope that you have in the totality of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what Jesus is coming again to do. Guests Rev. Jeffrey Ries, Senior Pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tacoma, Washington, Rev. Timothy Winterstein from Faith Lutheran Church in East Wenatchee, Washington, and Rev. Matt Gunia from Ascension Lutheran Church in Niles, Illinois, join host Rev. Jonathan Fisk to continue sharpening iron in an ongoing study of Francis Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik, or Christian Dogmatics, a defense of the Christian faith based on the premise that Scripture Alone is our foundation.
Find your copy of Pieper’s Dogmatics at cph.org.

Jun 12, 2017 • 18h
How Godzilla Makes Pineapples --- 2017/06/12
Cross Defense is your weekly dose of knowing why you believe what you believe so that you will be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for the hope that you have in the totality of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what Jesus is coming again to do. Guests Rev. Brian Flamme from Hope Lutheran Church in Aurora, Colorado, and Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller, Senior Pastor at Hope Lutheran Church in Aurora, Colorado, and author of the book Has American Christianity Failed?, join host Rev. Jonathan Fisk to continue sharpening iron in an ongoing study of Francis Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik, or Christian Dogmatics, a defense of the Christian faith based on the premise that Scripture Alone is our foundation.
Find your copy of Pieper’s Dogmatics at cph.org.

Jun 5, 2017 • 18h
Don’t Beat a Dead Horse, Ride a Living One --- 2017/06/05
Cross Defense is your weekly dose of knowing why you believe what you believe so that you will be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for the hope that you have in the totality of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what Jesus is coming again to do. Guest Rev. Sam Schuldheisz from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Huntington Beach, California, joins host Rev. Jonathan Fisk to continue sharpening iron in an ongoing study of Francis Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik, or Christian Dogmatics, a defense of the Christian faith based on the premise that Scripture Alone is our foundation.
Find your copy of Pieper’s Dogmatics at cph.org.

May 31, 2017 • 18h
Christianity: Where Do We Start? (encore) --- 2017/05/29
Cross Defense is your weekly dose of knowing why you believe what you believe so that you will be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for the hope that you have in the totality of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what Jesus is coming again to do. Guests Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller and Rev. Brian Flamme, both of Hope Lutheran Church in Aurora, Colorado, join new host Rev. Jonathan Fisk to begin an ongoing study of Francis Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik, or Christian Dogmatics.
Find your copy of Pieper’s Dogmatics at cph.org.
Today’s program is an encore from November 14, 2016.

May 22, 2017 • 18h
Organized Selfishness and the False Spirituality of Obligationism --- 2017/05/22
Cross Defense is your weekly dose of knowing why you believe what you believe so that you will be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for the hope that you have in the totality of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what Jesus is coming again to do. Guests Rev. Samuel Bobby from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and Rev. Jacob Bobby from First Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomfield, Nebraska, join host Rev. Jonathan Fisk to continue sharpening iron in an ongoing study of Francis Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik, or Christian Dogmatics, a defense of the Christian faith based on the premise that Scripture Alone is our foundation.
Find your copy of Pieper’s Dogmatics at cph.org.

May 15, 2017 • 18h
The Lost Title Episodes, 004 (the last one) --- 2017/05/15
Cross Defense is your weekly dose of knowing why you believe what you believe so that you will be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for the hope that you have in the totality of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what Jesus is coming again to do. Guests Rev. Adam Filipek from Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidgerwood, North Dakota, and Rev. Adam Moline from Immanuel Lutheran Church and St. John Lutheran Church in Hankinson, North Dakota, join host Rev. Jonathan Fisk to continue sharpening iron in an ongoing study of Francis Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik, or Christian Dogmatics, a defense of the Christian faith based on the premise that Scripture Alone is our foundation.
Find your copy of Pieper’s Dogmatics at cph.org.

May 8, 2017 • 18h
The Lost Title Episodes, 003 --- 2017/05/08
Cross Defense is your weekly dose of knowing why you believe what you believe so that you will be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for the hope that you have in the totality of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what Jesus is coming again to do. Guests Rev. Micah Glenn, Executive Director of The Lutheran Hope Center in Ferguson, Missouri, and Rev. Adam DeGroot, Missionary Pastor with Shepherd of the City Lutheran Church and Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, join host Rev. Jonathan Fisk to continue sharpening iron in an ongoing study of Francis Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik, or Christian Dogmatics, a defense of the Christian faith based on the premise that Scripture Alone is our foundation.
Find your copy of Pieper’s Dogmatics at cph.org.

May 1, 2017 • 18h
The Lost Title Episodes, 002 --- 2017/05/01
Cross Defense is your weekly dose of knowing why you believe what you believe so that you will be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for the hope that you have in the totality of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what Jesus is coming again to do. Guests Rev. Andrew Preus from Trinity Lutheran Church in Guttenberg and St. Paul Lutheran Church in McGregor, Iowa, and Rev. Paul Preus from Zion Lutheran Church in Ellendale, North Dakota, join host Rev. Jonathan Fisk to continue sharpening iron in an ongoing study of Francis Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik, or Christian Dogmatics, a defense of the Christian faith based on the premise that Scripture Alone is our foundation.
Find your copy of Pieper’s Dogmatics at cph.org.