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The Sword & The Trowel is the weekly Founders Ministries podcast with Tom Ascol. New episodes drop every Tuesday.

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05.23.2023

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Ben Dunson, Editor-in-Chief of the American Reformer. They discuss the current landscape of American Evangelicalism and what issues the Church is having to face right ...

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05.23.2023 REPLAY: Ben Dunson \| American Evangelicalism and the Growing Divide Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Ben Dunson, Editor-in-Chief of the American Reformer. They discuss the current landscape of American Evangelicalism and what issues the Church is having to face right ...
05.16.2023 TS&TT: Voddie Baucham \| Fault Lines, Sphere Sovereignty & Christian Nationalism Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Voddie Baucham back on the show to discuss the current fault lines in American Evangelicalism and his recent teaching curriculum designed to help the church fight ...
05.09.2023 TS&TT: Joe Rigney \| Christian Nationalism & A Classical Protestant Public Theology Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Joe Rigney. They discuss a little bit of his background and how he got to where he is now in his theology and ministry. Then ...
05.02.2023 TS&TT: Mike Stone \| Presidential Candidate & The Unsustainable Trajectory Of The SBC Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Pastor Mike Stone to talk about his recent decision to be nominated for the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention Presidency. They discuss why he would be willing to ...
04.25.2023 TS&TT: Christian Nationalism: A Baptist Heritage of Public & Political Theology Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden dive into the hotly debated subject of Christian Nationalism. They specifically look at our Baptist heritage regarding engagement in public and political theology. Spoiler: engaging in the public ...
04.18.2023 TS&TT: Chris Marley \| Scarlet & White: The Ideal Husband & His Princess Bride Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with author and Pastor Chris Marley about his newly published book: Scarlet and White. They discuss the importance of this doctrine of Christ and His church through ...
04.11.2023 TS&TT: Essentials & Distinctives: Why We Are Still Joyful Baptists Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about why they are Baptists and why they aren't in any danger of becoming paedobaptists. They dive into Baptist essentials and distinctives and how we are to ...
04.04.2023 TS&TT: Nashville Martyrdom, Trans Vengeance And The Hope We Hold Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about last week's tragic shooting at Covenant Presbyterian School in Nashville, TN that claimed the lives of 6 Christian martyrs. They examine what happened, the response by ...
03.28.2023 TS&TT: Luke Griffo \| The Beauty Of The Binary: Male And Female He Created Them Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Luke Griffo about his new book with Founders Ministries: The Beauty of the Binary: Male and Female He Created Them. Luke shares his reasoning behind writing ...
03.21.2023 TS&TT: James Renihan \| Baptist Symbolics And The Beauty & Importance Of Confessions Of Faith Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Dr. James Renihan to discuss his work on Baptist Symbolics and studying Confessions of Faith. How do the 1644 and 1689 confessions differ? How did the Lord bring ...
03.14.2023 TS&TT: Tom Nettles \| Thinking Christianly About History, Modern Culture & God's Providence Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Dr. Tom Nettles, Founding Faculty Member at the Institute of Public Theology, and discusses with him how we as Christians should understand History, both the good and the ...
03.06.2023 REPLAY: John & Cindy Raquet \| Purposeful and Persistent Parenting: Why It Matters Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with John and Cindy Raquet about the motivation and heart behind their book: Purposeful and Persistent Parenting: Blessing Others, Blue-Tape Boundaries, and Other Practical Perspectives on Raising ...
02.28.2023 TS&TT: Randy Starkey \| The Impact Of Founders Ministries On A Baptist Pastor Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Randy Starkey, Administrative Director for Founders Ministries. They talk a little bit about Randy's background and particularly his experience in pastoral ministry and the impact that Founders had ...
02.21.2023 TS&TT: Revival: True or False? What's Happening At Asbury University? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the "Asbury Revival" happening at Asbury University in Kentucky for the last week. They work through important questions of how we discern real revival, do we ...
02.14.2023 TS&TT: "He Gets Us" - Remembering Jesus Christ and Not Assuming The Gospel Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about Remembering Jesus Christ - we so often forget Christ and assume the Gospel in our teaching, our preaching and our daily christian living. They apply this ...
02.07.2023 REPLAY: The Smiling & Frowning Providence of God - Trusting the Sovereign Hand of the Father Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the doctrine of providence. How do we interpret and respond to God's providence in the blessings and trials of our lives? How does God's sovereignty and ...
01.31.2023 TS&TT: Yoram Hazony \| A Rediscovery Of Conservatism Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Yoram Hazony, political theorist and President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem. They discuss his life and background as Israeli-American philosopher, the motivation behind his ...
01.17.2023 TS&TT: Voddie Baucham \| Theology, Worldview and Ethics Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham about an update on his health and life in Zambia. They discuss his course at The Institute of Public Theology on Theology, Worldview ...
01.10.2023 TS&TT: Russ Vought \| Principled Conservatism in the House of Representatives Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk to Russ Vought, Founder of the Center for Renewing America and former governmental official as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. They discuss the recent ...
01.03.2023 TS&TT: Joshua Howard \| A Primer for Conflict: Drawing a Line in the Sand Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Joshua Howard to the show to discuss his upcoming book with Founders Ministries: A Primer for Conflict: Drawing a Line in the Sand. Josh shares some of ...
12.20.2022 TS&TT: The Cancellation of Christian Worship for Cultural Celebration? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the importance and excitement of December 25th... and it's not because it's Christmas Day. Should Christians cancel church on Christmas? What does Scripture say about gathering ...
12.13.2022 TS&TT: Scott Callaham \| The Need for Public Theology and An Exciting Update at IOPT Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol welcomes Dr. Scott Callaham on the show to share an exciting announcement for IOPT. They discuss why the specific emphasis of public theology at IOPT is important among the pragmatism we ...
11.29.2022 TS&TT: Immigration, America's Lowering Birth Rate and the Theology of Having Children Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about recent comments from Senator Chuck Schumer about immigration and America's lowering birth rate. They spend time thinking through these issues from a biblical worldview. How should ...
11.22.2022 TS&TT: The (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act: A Radical Redefinition of Marriage & God's Good Design Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the recent "Respect for Marriage Act" that our Senate voted on last week and discuss it in the light of God's word. Does the Bible address ...
11.15.2022 TS&TT: Jim Renihan \| An Exposition of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Jim Renihan, President of the International Reformed Baptist Seminary to talk about his long-awaited book, an exposition on the Second London Confession. They talk about how ...
11.08.2022 TS&TT: Forty Years of Gospel Recovery & Reformation of Churches \| #40YearsOfFounders Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden sit down for a special episode in honor of the 40th Anniversary of Founders Ministries on November 13th. They discuss the genesis of Founders and that original prayer ...
11.01.2022 TS&TT: Greg Jones \| The Life and Ministry of Martyn Lloyd-Jones Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden with Greg Jones, President of the MLJ Trust, a ministry who distributes 1,600 audio sermons from the “logic on fire” preacher D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. They discuss Dr. Lloyd-Jones' ...
10.25.2022 TS&TT: Christopher Yuan \| Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Christopher Yuan, Author and Bible Professor at Moody Bible Institute. Dr. Yuan's ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents and on the show ...
10.19.2022 TS&TT: Hurricane Ian \| God's Grace Through Affliction Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden sit down to record the first show back in the Founders studio since Hurricane Ian hit Cape Coral, Florida three weeks ago. They discuss the impact of the ...
10.11.2022 TS&TT: Hurricane Ian Update \| Tom Ascol In this unconventional and special episode of The Sword & The Trowel, Dr. Tom Ascol gives a brief update on Founders Ministries following the devastation from hurricane Ian. Founders Hurricane Relief Fund - Go to the Give page and include ...
09.20.2022 TS&TT: CrossPolitic \| Is Baptist Theology the Cause of Transgenderism In America? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden are joined by the men of the CrossPolitic podcast: Toby Sumpter, David Shannon and Gabe Rench. They discuss and debate the controversy that arose from the recent CP ...
09.13.2022 TS&TT: The Smiling & Frowning Providence of God - Trusting the Sovereign Hand of the Father Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the doctrine of providence. How do we interpret and respond to God's providence in the blessings and trials of our lives? How does God's sovereignty and ...
09.07.2022 TS&TT: Aaron Renn \| Positive World, Neutral World and Negative World Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Aaron Renn, Cofounder and Senior Fellow at the American Reformer, about how Evangelical Christians should be thinking about the world and specifically the differences regarding the ...
08.30.2022 TS&TT: Richard Barcellos \| Getting the Garden Right (Or Wrong) Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Richard Barcellos enjoy a conversation about how they met, Dr. Barcellos' motivation for writing Getting the Garden Right, and advice for the young pastor. If this show was helpful for ...
08.23.2022 TS&TT: R.R. Reno \| Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. R.R. Reno on the show. Dr. Reno is the editor of First Things magazine, former professor and also author of many books. They discuss his book ...
08.16.2022 TS&TT: Ben Dunson \| Political Theology, Theonomy & Christian Nationalism Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Ben Dunson, Editor-in-Chief of the American Reformer, in the studio to discuss political theology, subjective pietism, theonomy, Christian Nationalism and more. If this show was helpful ...
08.09.2022 TS&TT: Theological Evaluation of Some Big Eva Judgements - Sex Abuse, Todd Benkert & TGC Gone Wrong Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden evaluate some recent and past "Big Eva" judgements. They discuss TGC's thoughts on attending a homosexual wedding, Todd Benkert's recent appointment to a SBC Abuse Response Task Force, ...
08.02.2022 TS&TT: Christian Pacifism - TGC Panel, Self-Defense, Romans 13 and the Sanctity of Life Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss Christian pacifism. A recent debate panel from The Gospel Coalition has sparked a lot of conversation about Christians engaging in self-defense or being pacifists. What does Scripture ...
07.26.2022 TS&TT: One Nation Under God's Judgement - The Promotion & Tolerance of Perversion in America Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss one nation under God's judgement. They look at some recent examples of the wickedness and perversion in America and discuss the transgender movement, Lia Thomas, Rachel Levine, ...
07.19.2022 TS&TT: Church Discipline - An Essential Mark of a Healthy Church Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss one of very essential marks of a healthy church: Church Discipline. They examine the difference between formative and corrective discipline, what the Bible says about how a ...
07.12.2022 TS&TT: Dale Partridge \| Mail the Gospel - Sharing the Hope of The Cross Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dale Partridge, President of Relearn.org and Reformation Seminary. Dale came on the show to discuss his most recent ministry project: MailtheGospel.org, which helps us share the ...
07.05.2022 TS&TT: Tom Nettles \| #SBC22 - The Conservative Resurgence and The State of Baptist Life in America Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Tom Nettles into the studio to talk about all things Baptist life. Dr. Nettles was a major influence in the Conservative Resurgence and has been heavily ...
06.28.2022 TS&TT: Questions From An Outsider - Tom Ascol's Take On #SBC22 Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol is joined by Pastor Travis Allen. As a non-SBC pastor and with an outsiders perspective, Travis interviews Dr. Ascol and gets his thoughts on what happened at #SBC22. They talk about ...
06.21.2022 TS&TT: SBC22 Recap - Encouragements and Disappointments Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden do a quick overview and debrief from the 2022 Southern Baptist Convention. They share moments of encouragement from the Convention and also things that were discouraging to them. ...
06.07.2022 TS&TT: Ben Dunson \| American Evangelicalism and the Growing Divide Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Ben Dunson, Editor-in-Chief of the American Reformer. They discuss the current landscape of American Evangelicalism and what issues the Church is having to face right ...
06.03.2022 TS&TT: Voddie Baucham \| Sexual Abuse in the Church and Jurisdictional Authority #ChangeTheDirection Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham more about the Guidepost Solutions report on the Executive Committee’s response to Sexual Abuse Allegations. They talk about jurisdictional authorities - the family, ...
05.31.2022 TS&TT: Bradley Pierce \| Abortion Bill in LA, the ERLC & the Pro-Life Movement - What Happened? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Bradley Pierce, President of Abolish Abortion Texas, Executive Director of the nonprofit Foundation to Abolish Abortion and Vice President of Heritage Defense. They discuss the recent ...
05.24.2022 TS&TT: Voddie Baucham \| Regenerate Church Membership & Sexual Abuse in the SBC \| #ChangeTheDirection Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham about the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention. They discuss the recent sexual abuse task force report, how we deal with sin in the church, ...
05.17.2022 TS&TT: Allie Beth Stuckey \| The Abortion Debate, Evangelical Fault Lines and Conviction to Stand Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome guest Allie Beth Stuckey on the show to further discuss the abortion debate. They talk about the duty of Christians to engage with the culture and politics, ...
05.10.2022 TS&TT: Abolishing Abortion, Tim Keller, the ERLC and the Law of God Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about abortion. With the recent conversations about overturning Roe V. Wade and widely known Evangelical leaders like Tim Keller and the ERLC offering their perspectives on it, ...

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05.23.2023 REPLAY: Ben Dunson \| American Evangelicalism and the Growing Divide Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Ben Dunson, Editor-in-Chief of the American Reformer. They discuss the current landscape of American Evangelicalism and what issues the Church is having to face right ...
05.16.2023 TS&TT: Voddie Baucham \| Fault Lines, Sphere Sovereignty & Christian Nationalism Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Voddie Baucham back on the show to discuss the current fault lines in American Evangelicalism and his recent teaching curriculum designed to help the church fight ...
05.09.2023 TS&TT: Joe Rigney \| Christian Nationalism & A Classical Protestant Public Theology Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Joe Rigney. They discuss a little bit of his background and how he got to where he is now in his theology and ministry. Then ...
05.02.2023 TS&TT: Mike Stone \| Presidential Candidate & The Unsustainable Trajectory Of The SBC Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Pastor Mike Stone to talk about his recent decision to be nominated for the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention Presidency. They discuss why he would be willing to ...
04.25.2023 TS&TT: Christian Nationalism: A Baptist Heritage of Public & Political Theology Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden dive into the hotly debated subject of Christian Nationalism. They specifically look at our Baptist heritage regarding engagement in public and political theology. Spoiler: engaging in the public ...
04.18.2023 TS&TT: Chris Marley \| Scarlet & White: The Ideal Husband & His Princess Bride Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with author and Pastor Chris Marley about his newly published book: Scarlet and White. They discuss the importance of this doctrine of Christ and His church through ...
04.11.2023 TS&TT: Essentials & Distinctives: Why We Are Still Joyful Baptists Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about why they are Baptists and why they aren't in any danger of becoming paedobaptists. They dive into Baptist essentials and distinctives and how we are to ...
04.04.2023 TS&TT: Nashville Martyrdom, Trans Vengeance And The Hope We Hold Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about last week's tragic shooting at Covenant Presbyterian School in Nashville, TN that claimed the lives of 6 Christian martyrs. They examine what happened, the response by ...
03.28.2023 TS&TT: Luke Griffo \| The Beauty Of The Binary: Male And Female He Created Them Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Luke Griffo about his new book with Founders Ministries: The Beauty of the Binary: Male and Female He Created Them. Luke shares his reasoning behind writing ...
03.21.2023 TS&TT: James Renihan \| Baptist Symbolics And The Beauty & Importance Of Confessions Of Faith Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Dr. James Renihan to discuss his work on Baptist Symbolics and studying Confessions of Faith. How do the 1644 and 1689 confessions differ? How did the Lord bring ...
03.14.2023 TS&TT: Tom Nettles \| Thinking Christianly About History, Modern Culture & God's Providence Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Dr. Tom Nettles, Founding Faculty Member at the Institute of Public Theology, and discusses with him how we as Christians should understand History, both the good and the ...
03.06.2023 REPLAY: John & Cindy Raquet \| Purposeful and Persistent Parenting: Why It Matters Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with John and Cindy Raquet about the motivation and heart behind their book: Purposeful and Persistent Parenting: Blessing Others, Blue-Tape Boundaries, and Other Practical Perspectives on Raising ...
02.28.2023 TS&TT: Randy Starkey \| The Impact Of Founders Ministries On A Baptist Pastor Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Randy Starkey, Administrative Director for Founders Ministries. They talk a little bit about Randy's background and particularly his experience in pastoral ministry and the impact that Founders had ...
02.21.2023 TS&TT: Revival: True or False? What's Happening At Asbury University? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the "Asbury Revival" happening at Asbury University in Kentucky for the last week. They work through important questions of how we discern real revival, do we ...
02.14.2023 TS&TT: "He Gets Us" - Remembering Jesus Christ and Not Assuming The Gospel Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about Remembering Jesus Christ - we so often forget Christ and assume the Gospel in our teaching, our preaching and our daily christian living. They apply this ...
02.07.2023 REPLAY: The Smiling & Frowning Providence of God - Trusting the Sovereign Hand of the Father Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the doctrine of providence. How do we interpret and respond to God's providence in the blessings and trials of our lives? How does God's sovereignty and ...
01.31.2023 TS&TT: Yoram Hazony \| A Rediscovery Of Conservatism Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Yoram Hazony, political theorist and President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem. They discuss his life and background as Israeli-American philosopher, the motivation behind his ...
01.17.2023 TS&TT: Voddie Baucham \| Theology, Worldview and Ethics Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham about an update on his health and life in Zambia. They discuss his course at The Institute of Public Theology on Theology, Worldview ...
01.10.2023 TS&TT: Russ Vought \| Principled Conservatism in the House of Representatives Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk to Russ Vought, Founder of the Center for Renewing America and former governmental official as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. They discuss the recent ...
01.03.2023 TS&TT: Joshua Howard \| A Primer for Conflict: Drawing a Line in the Sand Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Joshua Howard to the show to discuss his upcoming book with Founders Ministries: A Primer for Conflict: Drawing a Line in the Sand. Josh shares some of ...
12.20.2022 TS&TT: The Cancellation of Christian Worship for Cultural Celebration? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the importance and excitement of December 25th... and it's not because it's Christmas Day. Should Christians cancel church on Christmas? What does Scripture say about gathering ...
12.13.2022 TS&TT: Scott Callaham \| The Need for Public Theology and An Exciting Update at IOPT Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol welcomes Dr. Scott Callaham on the show to share an exciting announcement for IOPT. They discuss why the specific emphasis of public theology at IOPT is important among the pragmatism we ...
11.29.2022 TS&TT: Immigration, America's Lowering Birth Rate and the Theology of Having Children Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about recent comments from Senator Chuck Schumer about immigration and America's lowering birth rate. They spend time thinking through these issues from a biblical worldview. How should ...
11.22.2022 TS&TT: The (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act: A Radical Redefinition of Marriage & God's Good Design Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the recent "Respect for Marriage Act" that our Senate voted on last week and discuss it in the light of God's word. Does the Bible address ...
11.15.2022 TS&TT: Jim Renihan \| An Exposition of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Jim Renihan, President of the International Reformed Baptist Seminary to talk about his long-awaited book, an exposition on the Second London Confession. They talk about how ...
11.08.2022 TS&TT: Forty Years of Gospel Recovery & Reformation of Churches \| #40YearsOfFounders Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden sit down for a special episode in honor of the 40th Anniversary of Founders Ministries on November 13th. They discuss the genesis of Founders and that original prayer ...
11.01.2022 TS&TT: Greg Jones \| The Life and Ministry of Martyn Lloyd-Jones Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden with Greg Jones, President of the MLJ Trust, a ministry who distributes 1,600 audio sermons from the “logic on fire” preacher D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. They discuss Dr. Lloyd-Jones' ...
10.25.2022 TS&TT: Christopher Yuan \| Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Christopher Yuan, Author and Bible Professor at Moody Bible Institute. Dr. Yuan's ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents and on the show ...
10.19.2022 TS&TT: Hurricane Ian \| God's Grace Through Affliction Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden sit down to record the first show back in the Founders studio since Hurricane Ian hit Cape Coral, Florida three weeks ago. They discuss the impact of the ...
10.11.2022 TS&TT: Hurricane Ian Update \| Tom Ascol In this unconventional and special episode of The Sword & The Trowel, Dr. Tom Ascol gives a brief update on Founders Ministries following the devastation from hurricane Ian. Founders Hurricane Relief Fund - Go to the Give page and include ...
09.20.2022 TS&TT: CrossPolitic \| Is Baptist Theology the Cause of Transgenderism In America? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden are joined by the men of the CrossPolitic podcast: Toby Sumpter, David Shannon and Gabe Rench. They discuss and debate the controversy that arose from the recent CP ...
09.13.2022 TS&TT: The Smiling & Frowning Providence of God - Trusting the Sovereign Hand of the Father Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the doctrine of providence. How do we interpret and respond to God's providence in the blessings and trials of our lives? How does God's sovereignty and ...
09.07.2022 TS&TT: Aaron Renn \| Positive World, Neutral World and Negative World Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Aaron Renn, Cofounder and Senior Fellow at the American Reformer, about how Evangelical Christians should be thinking about the world and specifically the differences regarding the ...
08.30.2022 TS&TT: Richard Barcellos \| Getting the Garden Right (Or Wrong) Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Richard Barcellos enjoy a conversation about how they met, Dr. Barcellos' motivation for writing Getting the Garden Right, and advice for the young pastor. If this show was helpful for ...
08.23.2022 TS&TT: R.R. Reno \| Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. R.R. Reno on the show. Dr. Reno is the editor of First Things magazine, former professor and also author of many books. They discuss his book ...
08.16.2022 TS&TT: Ben Dunson \| Political Theology, Theonomy & Christian Nationalism Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Ben Dunson, Editor-in-Chief of the American Reformer, in the studio to discuss political theology, subjective pietism, theonomy, Christian Nationalism and more. If this show was helpful ...
08.09.2022 TS&TT: Theological Evaluation of Some Big Eva Judgements - Sex Abuse, Todd Benkert & TGC Gone Wrong Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden evaluate some recent and past "Big Eva" judgements. They discuss TGC's thoughts on attending a homosexual wedding, Todd Benkert's recent appointment to a SBC Abuse Response Task Force, ...
08.02.2022 TS&TT: Christian Pacifism - TGC Panel, Self-Defense, Romans 13 and the Sanctity of Life Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss Christian pacifism. A recent debate panel from The Gospel Coalition has sparked a lot of conversation about Christians engaging in self-defense or being pacifists. What does Scripture ...
07.26.2022 TS&TT: One Nation Under God's Judgement - The Promotion & Tolerance of Perversion in America Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss one nation under God's judgement. They look at some recent examples of the wickedness and perversion in America and discuss the transgender movement, Lia Thomas, Rachel Levine, ...
07.19.2022 TS&TT: Church Discipline - An Essential Mark of a Healthy Church Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss one of very essential marks of a healthy church: Church Discipline. They examine the difference between formative and corrective discipline, what the Bible says about how a ...
07.12.2022 TS&TT: Dale Partridge \| Mail the Gospel - Sharing the Hope of The Cross Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dale Partridge, President of Relearn.org and Reformation Seminary. Dale came on the show to discuss his most recent ministry project: MailtheGospel.org, which helps us share the ...
07.05.2022 TS&TT: Tom Nettles \| #SBC22 - The Conservative Resurgence and The State of Baptist Life in America Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Tom Nettles into the studio to talk about all things Baptist life. Dr. Nettles was a major influence in the Conservative Resurgence and has been heavily ...
06.28.2022 TS&TT: Questions From An Outsider - Tom Ascol's Take On #SBC22 Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol is joined by Pastor Travis Allen. As a non-SBC pastor and with an outsiders perspective, Travis interviews Dr. Ascol and gets his thoughts on what happened at #SBC22. They talk about ...
06.21.2022 TS&TT: SBC22 Recap - Encouragements and Disappointments Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden do a quick overview and debrief from the 2022 Southern Baptist Convention. They share moments of encouragement from the Convention and also things that were discouraging to them. ...
06.07.2022 TS&TT: Ben Dunson \| American Evangelicalism and the Growing Divide Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Ben Dunson, Editor-in-Chief of the American Reformer. They discuss the current landscape of American Evangelicalism and what issues the Church is having to face right ...
06.03.2022 TS&TT: Voddie Baucham \| Sexual Abuse in the Church and Jurisdictional Authority #ChangeTheDirection Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham more about the Guidepost Solutions report on the Executive Committee’s response to Sexual Abuse Allegations. They talk about jurisdictional authorities - the family, ...
05.31.2022 TS&TT: Bradley Pierce \| Abortion Bill in LA, the ERLC & the Pro-Life Movement - What Happened? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Bradley Pierce, President of Abolish Abortion Texas, Executive Director of the nonprofit Foundation to Abolish Abortion and Vice President of Heritage Defense. They discuss the recent ...
05.24.2022 TS&TT: Voddie Baucham \| Regenerate Church Membership & Sexual Abuse in the SBC \| #ChangeTheDirection Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham about the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention. They discuss the recent sexual abuse task force report, how we deal with sin in the church, ...
05.17.2022 TS&TT: Allie Beth Stuckey \| The Abortion Debate, Evangelical Fault Lines and Conviction to Stand Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome guest Allie Beth Stuckey on the show to further discuss the abortion debate. They talk about the duty of Christians to engage with the culture and politics, ...
05.10.2022 TS&TT: Abolishing Abortion, Tim Keller, the ERLC and the Law of God Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about abortion. With the recent conversations about overturning Roe V. Wade and widely known Evangelical leaders like Tim Keller and the ERLC offering their perspectives on it, ...

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REPLAY: Ben Dunson | American Evangelicalism and the Growing Divide

TS&TT: Voddie Baucham | Fault Lines, Sphere Sovereignty & Christian Nationalism

TS&TT: Joe Rigney | Christian Nationalism & A Classical Protestant Public Theology

TS&TT: Mike Stone | Presidential Candidate & The Unsustainable Trajectory Of The SBC

TS&TT: Christian Nationalism: A Baptist Heritage of Public & Political Theology

TS&TT: Chris Marley | Scarlet & White: The Ideal Husband & His Princess Bride

TS&TT: Essentials & Distinctives: Why We Are Still Joyful Baptists

TS&TT: Nashville Martyrdom, Trans Vengeance And The Hope We Hold

TS&TT: Luke Griffo | The Beauty Of The Binary: Male And Female He Created Them

TS&TT: James Renihan | Baptist Symbolics And The Beauty & Importance Of Confessions Of Faith

TS&TT: Tom Nettles | Thinking Christianly About History, Modern Culture & God's Providence

REPLAY: John & Cindy Raquet | Purposeful and Persistent Parenting: Why It Matters

TS&TT: Randy Starkey | The Impact Of Founders Ministries On A Baptist Pastor

TS&TT: Revival: True or False? What's Happening At Asbury University?

TS&TT: "He Gets Us" - Remembering Jesus Christ and Not Assuming The Gospel

REPLAY: The Smiling & Frowning Providence of God - Trusting the Sovereign Hand of the Father

TS&TT: Yoram Hazony | A Rediscovery Of Conservatism

TS&TT: Voddie Baucham | Theology, Worldview and Ethics

TS&TT: Russ Vought | Principled Conservatism in the House of Representatives

TS&TT: Joshua Howard | A Primer for Conflict: Drawing a Line in the Sand

TS&TT: The Cancellation of Christian Worship for Cultural Celebration?

TS&TT: Scott Callaham | The Need for Public Theology and An Exciting Update at IOPT

TS&TT: Immigration, America's Lowering Birth Rate and the Theology of Having Children

TS&TT: The (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act: A Radical Redefinition of Marriage & God's Good Design

TS&TT: Jim Renihan | An Exposition of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

TS&TT: Forty Years of Gospel Recovery & Reformation of Churches | #40YearsOfFounders

TS&TT: Greg Jones | The Life and Ministry of Martyn Lloyd-Jones

TS&TT: Christopher Yuan | Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story

TS&TT: Hurricane Ian | God's Grace Through Affliction

TS&TT: Hurricane Ian Update | Tom Ascol

TS&TT: CrossPolitic | Is Baptist Theology the Cause of Transgenderism In America?

TS&TT: The Smiling & Frowning Providence of God - Trusting the Sovereign Hand of the Father

TS&TT: Aaron Renn | Positive World, Neutral World and Negative World

TS&TT: Richard Barcellos | Getting the Garden Right (Or Wrong)

TS&TT: R.R. Reno | Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West

TS&TT: Ben Dunson | Political Theology, Theonomy & Christian Nationalism

TS&TT: Theological Evaluation of Some Big Eva Judgements - Sex Abuse, Todd Benkert & TGC Gone Wrong

TS&TT: Christian Pacifism - TGC Panel, Self-Defense, Romans 13 and the Sanctity of Life

TS&TT: One Nation Under God's Judgement - The Promotion & Tolerance of Perversion in America

TS&TT: Church Discipline - An Essential Mark of a Healthy Church

TS&TT: Dale Partridge | Mail the Gospel - Sharing the Hope of The Cross

TS&TT: Tom Nettles | #SBC22 - The Conservative Resurgence and The State of Baptist Life in America

TS&TT: Questions From An Outsider - Tom Ascol's Take On #SBC22

TS&TT: SBC22 Recap - Encouragements and Disappointments

TS&TT: Ben Dunson | American Evangelicalism and the Growing Divide

TS&TT: Voddie Baucham | Sexual Abuse in the Church and Jurisdictional Authority #ChangeTheDirection

TS&TT: Bradley Pierce | Abortion Bill in LA, the ERLC & the Pro-Life Movement - What Happened?

TS&TT: Voddie Baucham | Regenerate Church Membership & Sexual Abuse in the SBC | #ChangeTheDirection

TS&TT: Allie Beth Stuckey | The Abortion Debate, Evangelical Fault Lines and Conviction to Stand

TS&TT: Abolishing Abortion, Tim Keller, the ERLC and the Law of God