Cross Defense from KFUO Radio

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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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Cross Defense from KFUO Radio episodes:

04.13.2024
1 Clement on Division, Pt 2: Combat, Love, and Repentance (Rebroadcast)
Pastor Bramwell concludes the conversation on division, using 1 Clement as a springboard to dive into the Bible. The Church is militant. Her warfare is not against people but for people—so that all would reach repentance. This program originally aired October...
04.06.2024
1 Clement on Division, Pt. 1: Combat and Love (Rebroadcast)
From one church to another, 1 Clement draws from Scripture to address division and instruct the faithful in matters of Christian combat, which is never in opposition to love. Plus, what if you don’t live near a faithful church? Good...
03.30.2024
Bringing Your Kids to Church (Rebroadcast)
The struggle is real, isn’t it? Our children don’t always want to go to church, especially during their teenage years. Pastor Bramwell confirms that you’re far from alone in your hardship, provides encouragement from church history, gives practical instruction from...
03.23.2024
Vulnerable Evangelists (Rebroadcast)
Pastor Bramwell talks with Rev. Shauen Trump, LCMS regional director of Africa, about what we can learn from missionaries in Africa. The result is a look at Acts 8:1-4 and every Christian’s call to be a vulnerable evangelist. Learn more...
03.16.2024
Constellations and the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Rebroadcast)
Christians don’t look up to the heavens for wisdom. We look down into the Scriptures. What do the Scriptures say about the sun, moon, and stars? What does the fourth day of creation tell us about them? How about Psalm...
03.09.2024
Adoptionism: Then and Now (Rebroadcast)
Pastor Bramwell discusses the 2nd-century heresy of adoptionism and how it is still alive and actively held by Unitarians today. How did the ancient church confront this false teaching and how does Scripture refute it? This program originally aired August 13,...
03.02.2024
The Gospel Echo of Acts 2 (Rebroadcast)
Christians are saved from the Word of God that the Holy Spirit brings to us. When we look at Acts 2, we see that the sound of Holy Spirit is an echo from heaven that delivers the report of Christ-crucified...
02.24.2024
Characteristics of The Loving Resistance Fighter (Rebroadcast)
In the first segment Rev. Sam Schuldheisz teaches us more about the redeemed imagination. During the rest of the show Pastor Bramwell goes back to a conversation on technology in order to think through the characteristics of the loving resistance...
02.17.2024
Is the New Testament Trustworthy? (Rebroadcast)
Rev. Sam Schuldheisz joins the show to discuss four practical ways to exercise the imagination and then Rev. Bramwell discusses how the bibliographical, internal evidence, and external evidence tests help us know whether or not we can trust what the...
02.10.2024
How Do Democracy and Christianity Connect? (Rebroadcast)
John Warwick Montgomery helps us understand the relationship between democracy and Christianity, Rev. Richard Wurmbrand provides an example of happy suffering, and Rev. Sam Schuldheisz is back to discuss the imagination, this time from the New Testament. This program originally aired...
02.03.2024
FLAME, from Baptist to Lutheran
Turn up the heat with this conversation with Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Flame (former reformed Baptist turned Confessional Lutheran). Then Pastor Bramwell fields a lengthy comment from a listener who didn’t like that he promoted the work and words of abortion...
01.27.2024
3 Reasons Lutherans shouldn’t become Romans Catholic or Eastern Orthodox
We learn from Martin Chemnitz about the eight varieties of tradition, speak with Rev. Marcus Williams about three pieces of advice he has for Lutherans who may be considering converting to Roman Catholicism or Eastern Orthodoxy, and Pastor Bramwell has...
01.20.2024
Interview with an Abortion Abolitionist
Pastor Bramwell sits down with T. Russel Hunter, the founder of Abolitionists Rising, to learn more about what an abortion abolitionist is and what the distinction is between them and advocates of the Pro-Life Movement. Resources mentioned in this episode: Abolitionists Rising:...
01.13.2024
Blessing Homosexual Couples: The Pope Says It’s Okay
Pope Francis approved Fiducia Supplicans allowing priests to bless same-sex couples. Is it a surprise that papal authority would be used for such evil? No. An examination of our Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope reminds us...
12.23.2023
Christ Comforts the Conscience (Rebroadcast)
How does the Law serve the Christian? Does the Gospel mean the Law is useless for believers? What does Galatians 5 and 6 say? What about article VI of Solid Declaration and the Bible verses cited in it? Good stuff...
12.16.2023
You’re a Christian, Not a D.I.N.K.
Dual Income, No Kids (DINKS) is the new term for married or cohabiting couples who choose selfishness over having kids. They flex financial freedom, but what are they actually boasting about? What does DINKitude say about the state of our...
12.09.2023
Contraception and a Pre-1960s America
The November 30, 2023, debate between Gov. DeSantis and Gov. Newsom revealed a lot about the differences between the Republican and Democrat party platforms. One difference is abortion and contraception. What did the governors say? What do you know about...
12.02.2023
Rev. Walther on the Pastoral Office
C.F.W. Walther penned ten theses on the pastoral office, with proof from God’s Word, and the corresponding public confession of the Church based on that Word of God. During this time of year, congregations are preparing for new lay leaders...
11.25.2023
The Christian Man in the Arena
We hear a bunch of dead theologians and one dead president talk to us about what it means to be a man in the arena. Americans just celebrated Thanksgiving, which means a lot of us kept a false peace with...
11.18.2023
Postmillennialism is Psychotic
A postmillennial listener suggests we read 1 Thessalonians 5:4 in light of other Scripture passages, which is always a good idea. Rev. Dr. David Scaer chimes in on the error of millennialism, and we’re confronted with the unsettling observation that...
11.11.2023
The Problem with Poop Brownies is the Poop
What does spiritual warfare, poop brownies, and a well-intended but bad statement have in common? You've heard the statement over and over again. “I’m just glad he’s going to church.” Rev. Lynn Hubbard openly confesses liking the company of demons...
11.04.2023
Stick to the Plain (not Simplistic) Meaning of the Text
Why are so many Christians confused by the false teaching of dispensational premillennialism (not to mention other errors)? Short answer: They misapply the hermeneutic principle of sticking to the plain meaning of the Bible’s text. The principle is right. Their...
10.28.2023
Amillennialism: Ten Points to Consider when Studying Revelation 20 (Rebroadcast)
The burden of proof is on the millennialist to show that Revelation 20’s thousand years are literal—according to the church’s historic hermeneutical principles. Rev. Theodore Graebner was much closer to the rise of today’s modern millennialist teachings than we are...
10.21.2023
Gog and Magog: War in Israel, Russia, and End Times Prophecy
Israel is at war with Hamas. It’s got a lot of people talking about end times prophecy and worried about what will happen next. Will Russia attack Israel? Is Russia Ezekiel’s Gog and Magog? Rev. Theodore Graebner walks us through...
10.14.2023
Apologetics for the Nones!
Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz teaches a primer on how to do apologetics for those who have no religious affiliation. From Bible texts, we get conversational tactics that will equip us to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to our friends...
10.07.2023
Pampering Our Women and Addressing a Nonsensical Denial of St. Paul
Local Indians discriminate against Pastor Bramwell and St. Mark Lutheran Church. Find out what’s going on with the Freedom of Conscience & Religious Liberty Conference and then Pastor Bramwell answers listener questions From the Inbox. Should women read the Bible...
09.30.2023
Who Sows Division, the Orthodox or the Heterodox?
Is it the doctor who causes the discord in the cancer patient’s heart? Is it the cop who stirs up dissension for the driver guilty of speeding? Likewise, is it the faithful pastor and/or layman who sows division when he...
09.23.2023
Female Pastors are A Satanic Lie
The church down the street claims that the Bible is trustworthy and the final authority for faith and conduct, so why do they have women pastors? Let’s look at 1 Corinthians 14:33-35 and 1 Timothy 2:11-15. Paul wasn’t speaking culturally....
09.16.2023
Amillennialism: Ten Points to Consider when Studying Revelation 20
The burden of proof is on the millennialist to show that Revelation 20’s thousand years are literal—according to the church’s historic hermeneutical principles. Rev. Theodore Graebner was much closer to the rise of today’s modern millennialist teachings than we are...
09.09.2023
Was Luther Racist and will the Israelite People be Restored to God at the End of Time?
Two Lutherans asked a couple questions about the Jews. Pastor Bramwell tackles them both. People say Martin Luther was antisemitic. Is this true? And then, where do Lutherans fall in the Evangelicals’ “Covenant vs. Replacement theology” debate. Rev. Theodore Graebner...
09.02.2023
A Felony to Speak the Truth
Rev. Christopher Thoma talks about Michigan’s hate crime bill that could make speaking the truth in love a felony. He also addresses the church’s need to prepare for hard times, and what pastors can do to prevent persecution before it...
08.26.2023
ChatGPT Affirms Transgenderism with Fake Bible Verse
When a sad transgender Reddit user asks ChatGPT to write a fake Bible verse affirming her sinful lifestyle, the computer speaks in the name of Jesus. We now live in a world of personalized false prophecy. Nevertheless, as Rev. Robert...
08.19.2023
Passengers in a rolling deathtrap?
Pastor Bramwell works through your emails finding encouragement to be bold in the faith even when it means walking away from sources of earthly security and getting away from our online caves. Plus, should schoolteachers remain in the woke school...
08.12.2023
Procreation vs. The Manslayer
When a listener identifies the common death thread among the so-called social justice issues John 8:44 reveals how the anthropoktonos (manslayer) is behind it all. Plus, there is a particular word we should avoid when discussing the procreation of children. Host...
08.05.2023
Jesus and Suicide: Pulling Kids from Public School
The Alliance Defending Freedom fights for Jesus to come to public school while state officials and doctors use the threat of suicide to manipulate parents and school boards to accept the transgender lie. Plus, a lesson from the Saxon immigrants...
07.29.2023
When Pastors Shape our Political Views
A listener’s email about political and pastoral language prompts a conversation on the woke Left, the Johnson Amendment, the church’s spiral of silence, magisterial and ministerial reason, and a slew of other stuff, including choosing to never knowingly support lies. Resources...
07.22.2023
Crucify Fear and Foster the Courage to Suffer for Christ
We confront and crucify our temptation to fear, which causes us to avoid suffering and thereby hinders our courageous confession of Christ and Him crucified. Suffering aided the early church’s evangelism efforts, and it will improve ours as we suffer...
07.15.2023
Faith: Staked to Jesus.
Join us for a look at the word faith and to see how it relates to courage and truth. Rev. Alvin J. Schmidt is our guide by way of his book, Faith Misused, and Dr. Jordan B. Peterson helps us...
07.08.2023
Biblical Communication: Being Our Savior’s Seabees
Pastor Bramwell lands on the front page of the newspaper, is compared to the Westboro Baptists, and does a little street ministry after discussing biblical communication wherein he co-opts the wanting concept of building evangelical bridges. Ol' Dave and the LGBTQ...
07.01.2023
2023 Pride Month Review. How Was It Celebrated Near You?
Pastor Bramwell wants to know how LGBTQ Pride Month was celebrated near you. In Pennsylvania, a street preacher was arrested. California continues to promote the breaking of the fourth commandment. Kayla Lovdahl is suing doctors for performing a double mastectomy...
06.24.2023
Caesar Is Not Lord and A Man Is Not A Woman
Orthodoxy and heresy are head-to-head today. Will we speak the truth or go along with lies? Are we children of God or of the devil? What does guarding the entrusted deposit look like? Consider these questions and more while reflecting...
06.17.2023
What Does the New Testament Say About Sexual Immorality?
Far too many American Christians treat sexual immorality like it’s not a sin. In this episode of Cross Defense, we survey the New Testament and see just how wrong that delusion is. Do we still think it is loving to...
06.10.2023
Thrivent Celebrates Pride Month
Thrivent ushered in June with a call to “Celebrate Pride Month.” How are we taught to respond to sin? Are we to partner with it and celebrate it? Or do we expose it and remove it from our midst? Let’s...
06.03.2023
6 Questions About Artificial Intelligence
Neil Postman offers six questions we should ask when considering any new technology, from the written word to AI. To ask these questions with understanding, Rev. Bramwell goes to Plato’s Phaedrus and the legend of the Egyptian god, Theuth, introducing...
05.27.2023
Marxism and Fascism both Equal Godlessness
Mr. Blue Bird is no longer on Rev. Bramwell’s shoulder (he’s off Twitter). Find out more about that and learn about the shared godlessness of Marxism and Fascism. The natural man won’t understand, but the Spiritual man sure will. Host Rev. Tyrel...
05.20.2023
Pastors: Not Frivolous or Severe but Faithful
Rev. Martin Luther has much to teach us in his commentary on the book of Romans. The introduction and first verse give us great words about the ministry and why the pastoral office is to be honored, not because of...
05.13.2023
Crickets as Civil Authorities Oppose God
In AD 155 Polycarp refused to go along with civil authorities' lies. He was martyred for speaking the truth instead of going along with a lie. In AD 2023 there doesn’t seem to be many Christian leaders willing to do...
05.06.2023
Using Words and Shaking Dust
Two listener submitted questions are answered in this episode. 1) Is it an issue to use the words of less-than-orthodox men in service to the Gospel? 2) When do we know when to shake the dust from our feet? C.F.W...
04.29.2023
Why They Don’t Get You
Have you ever wondered why your unbelieving neighbor doesn’t understand you? You speak words of love, but they call them hate. What’s up with that? The Bible tells us. Let’s shed some light on the subject of their darkness. Mentioned in...
04.22.2023
“Real” Baptism
Pastor Bramwell goes to the Scriptures to give the Gospel answer to a listener’s question about the validity of his infant baptism after some well-known Reformed preachers burdened his conscience with the Law. Find Man Up!: The Quest for Masculinity...

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Cross Defense from KFUO Radio episodes:

1 Clement on Division, Pt 2: Combat, Love, and Repentance (Rebroadcast)

1 Clement on Division, Pt. 1: Combat and Love (Rebroadcast)

Bringing Your Kids to Church (Rebroadcast)

Vulnerable Evangelists (Rebroadcast)

Constellations and the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Rebroadcast)

Adoptionism: Then and Now (Rebroadcast)

The Gospel Echo of Acts 2 (Rebroadcast)

Characteristics of The Loving Resistance Fighter (Rebroadcast)

Is the New Testament Trustworthy? (Rebroadcast)

How Do Democracy and Christianity Connect? (Rebroadcast)

FLAME, from Baptist to Lutheran

3 Reasons Lutherans shouldn’t become Romans Catholic or Eastern Orthodox

Interview with an Abortion Abolitionist

Blessing Homosexual Couples: The Pope Says It’s Okay

Christ Comforts the Conscience (Rebroadcast)

You’re a Christian, Not a D.I.N.K.

Contraception and a Pre-1960s America

Rev. Walther on the Pastoral Office

The Christian Man in the Arena

Postmillennialism is Psychotic

The Problem with Poop Brownies is the Poop

Stick to the Plain (not Simplistic) Meaning of the Text

Amillennialism: Ten Points to Consider when Studying Revelation 20 (Rebroadcast)

Gog and Magog: War in Israel, Russia, and End Times Prophecy

Apologetics for the Nones!

Pampering Our Women and Addressing a Nonsensical Denial of St. Paul

Who Sows Division, the Orthodox or the Heterodox?

Female Pastors are A Satanic Lie

Amillennialism: Ten Points to Consider when Studying Revelation 20

Was Luther Racist and will the Israelite People be Restored to God at the End of Time?

A Felony to Speak the Truth

ChatGPT Affirms Transgenderism with Fake Bible Verse

Passengers in a rolling deathtrap?

Procreation vs. The Manslayer

Jesus and Suicide: Pulling Kids from Public School

When Pastors Shape our Political Views

Crucify Fear and Foster the Courage to Suffer for Christ

Faith: Staked to Jesus.

Biblical Communication: Being Our Savior’s Seabees

2023 Pride Month Review. How Was It Celebrated Near You?

Caesar Is Not Lord and A Man Is Not A Woman

What Does the New Testament Say About Sexual Immorality?

Thrivent Celebrates Pride Month

6 Questions About Artificial Intelligence

Marxism and Fascism both Equal Godlessness

Pastors: Not Frivolous or Severe but Faithful

Crickets as Civil Authorities Oppose God

Using Words and Shaking Dust

Why They Don’t Get You

“Real” Baptism