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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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TS&TT: Jared Moore | Thinki...

11.21.2023

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 ...

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11.21.2023 TS&TT: Jared Moore \| Thinking Biblically About "Sexual Orientation," Attraction, and Temptation 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 ...
11.14.2023 TS&TT: Stan Reeves \| How Should Christians Think About Bitcoin? 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 ...
11.07.2023 TS&TT: Larry Taunton \| Infiltrating The World Economic Forum 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 ...
10.31.2023 TS&TT: The Cultural Mandate - How Do Christians Live Well In This World? 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 ...
10.24.2023 TS&TT: Jorge & Yoandra Alvarez \| Escaping Communism - A Story of God’s Great Mercy & Grace 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 ...
10.17.2023 TS&TT: Michael Clary \| God's Good Design: A Biblical & Practical Guide to Human Sexuality 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 ...
10.10.2023 TS&TT: Jeremy & Jinger Vuolo \| Becoming Free Indeed: Gothard Theology & Finding Hope In The Gospel 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 ...
09.26.2023 TS&TT: Darrell Harrison \| Just Thinking About The State, Ethnicity and More 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 ...
09.19.2023 TS&TT: Pilgrim's Progress - What Can We Learn From John Bunyan? 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 ...
09.12.2023 TS&TT: Dusty Deevers \| A Pastor Running For State Senate - How Do Christians Engage In Politics? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dusty Deevers, Pastor of Grace Reformed Baptist Church of Elgin, OK. Dusty is currently running for State Senate in Oklahoma. They discuss why Christians should be ...
09.05.2023 TS&TT: David Schrock \| Dividing the Faithful: How A Book Fractured A Movement Founded on Grace Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Pastor David Schrock back to the show to discuss his newest book - Dividing The Faithful: How a Little Book on Race Fractured a Movement Founded on ...
08.29.2023 TS&TT: Lizzie Marbach \| Fired For Sharing Gospel Message & The Truth Behind The Pro-Life Movement Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Lizzie Marbach, former communications director for Ohio Right To Life. Lizzie made headlines recently when she was publicly slammed by a local Republican for sharing a ...
08.22.2023 TS&TT: Phil Johnson \| The Importance Of Studying Christology Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Brother Phil Johnson, executive director of Grace to You. They discuss some of the Christological controversies, both in the early church and now, and they also ...
08.15.2023 TS&TT: Should Women Be Theologians? — Complementarianism, Patriarchy, & the Bible Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about Complementarianism, Egalitarianism and Patriarchy. They address the recent conversations around women studying theology, women teaching theology, women pastors and more. Included in this episode is also ...
08.08.2023 TS&TT: Marcus Schroeder \| Teenager Arrested For Preaching Christ At A Drag Queen Event Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol talks with 19 year old Marcus Schroeder, street preacher and student at the Institute of Public Theology. On Saturday, July 29th, while reading Scripture and preaching at an event where drag ...
08.01.2023 TS&TT: E.D. Burns \| Seeds and Stars: Resting in Christ for Great Commission Service Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. E.D. Burns, a longtime missionary overseas, author and theological instructor both overseas and stateside. Dr. Burns came on the show to discuss his newest book with ...
07.25.2023 TS&TT: Travis Allen \| Pastoral Ministry In The 21st Century - Challenges & Blessings Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Travis Allen, Pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Greeley, Colorado and Professor at IOPT. They discuss Pastoral ministry in the 21st century - both the challenges ...
07.18.2023 TS&TT: The Blessing & Beauty Of Children In Gathered Worship Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about children in times of gathered church worship. We have a responsibility to raise our children in the Lord, but what does that look like on a ...
07.11.2023 TS&TT: Carl Trueman \| Insights into the Evangelical World & CRT in Christianity Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Carl Trueman. They discuss his IOPT course on The Rise of the Modern Self, his insights on the current evangelical world and is there a ...
07.05.2023 TS&TT: Shiny Happy People, Bill Gothard & True Biblical Christianity Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the recently released Amazon Prime documentary, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets. They discuss Bill Gothard and examine some of his teachings, and try to shed ...
06.27.2023 TS&TT: SBC Amendment \| A Call to Uphold Only Qualified Men as Pastors Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Pastor Mike Law about his Amendment to the SBC constitution regarding the office of Pastor, at the recent 2023 Southern Baptist Convention. They discuss his long ...
06.20.2023 TS&TT: #SBC23 Debrief - Encouragements & Disappointments Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden do an overview and debrief from the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention. They share moments of encouragement from the Convention, some things that were discouraging and the way forward ...
06.06.2023 TS&TT: #SBC23 - What Should We Look For & Pray For In New Orleans? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the upcoming 2023 Southern Baptist Convention. They highlight three specific things to be aware of and praying for: the nomination of Pastor Mike Stone as SBC ...
05.31.2023 TS&TT: Pride Month - The Dodgers, Target, Uganda & Responding Christianly In The Day of Wickedness Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about Pride Month and how we should respond as Christian in these days of wickedness. They address the recent Ugandan law against homosexuality, the Dodgers baseball team, ...
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 ...

Older episodes

11.21.2023 TS&TT: Jared Moore \| Thinking Biblically About "Sexual Orientation," Attraction, and Temptation 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 ...
11.14.2023 TS&TT: Stan Reeves \| How Should Christians Think About Bitcoin? 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 ...
11.07.2023 TS&TT: Larry Taunton \| Infiltrating The World Economic Forum 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 ...
10.31.2023 TS&TT: The Cultural Mandate - How Do Christians Live Well In This World? 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 ...
10.24.2023 TS&TT: Jorge & Yoandra Alvarez \| Escaping Communism - A Story of God’s Great Mercy & Grace 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 ...
10.17.2023 TS&TT: Michael Clary \| God's Good Design: A Biblical & Practical Guide to Human Sexuality 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 ...
10.10.2023 TS&TT: Jeremy & Jinger Vuolo \| Becoming Free Indeed: Gothard Theology & Finding Hope In The Gospel 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 ...
09.26.2023 TS&TT: Darrell Harrison \| Just Thinking About The State, Ethnicity and More 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 ...
09.19.2023 TS&TT: Pilgrim's Progress - What Can We Learn From John Bunyan? 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 ...
09.12.2023 TS&TT: Dusty Deevers \| A Pastor Running For State Senate - How Do Christians Engage In Politics? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dusty Deevers, Pastor of Grace Reformed Baptist Church of Elgin, OK. Dusty is currently running for State Senate in Oklahoma. They discuss why Christians should be ...
09.05.2023 TS&TT: David Schrock \| Dividing the Faithful: How A Book Fractured A Movement Founded on Grace Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Pastor David Schrock back to the show to discuss his newest book - Dividing The Faithful: How a Little Book on Race Fractured a Movement Founded on ...
08.29.2023 TS&TT: Lizzie Marbach \| Fired For Sharing Gospel Message & The Truth Behind The Pro-Life Movement Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Lizzie Marbach, former communications director for Ohio Right To Life. Lizzie made headlines recently when she was publicly slammed by a local Republican for sharing a ...
08.22.2023 TS&TT: Phil Johnson \| The Importance Of Studying Christology Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Brother Phil Johnson, executive director of Grace to You. They discuss some of the Christological controversies, both in the early church and now, and they also ...
08.15.2023 TS&TT: Should Women Be Theologians? — Complementarianism, Patriarchy, & the Bible Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about Complementarianism, Egalitarianism and Patriarchy. They address the recent conversations around women studying theology, women teaching theology, women pastors and more. Included in this episode is also ...
08.08.2023 TS&TT: Marcus Schroeder \| Teenager Arrested For Preaching Christ At A Drag Queen Event Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol talks with 19 year old Marcus Schroeder, street preacher and student at the Institute of Public Theology. On Saturday, July 29th, while reading Scripture and preaching at an event where drag ...
08.01.2023 TS&TT: E.D. Burns \| Seeds and Stars: Resting in Christ for Great Commission Service Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. E.D. Burns, a longtime missionary overseas, author and theological instructor both overseas and stateside. Dr. Burns came on the show to discuss his newest book with ...
07.25.2023 TS&TT: Travis Allen \| Pastoral Ministry In The 21st Century - Challenges & Blessings Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Travis Allen, Pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Greeley, Colorado and Professor at IOPT. They discuss Pastoral ministry in the 21st century - both the challenges ...
07.18.2023 TS&TT: The Blessing & Beauty Of Children In Gathered Worship Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about children in times of gathered church worship. We have a responsibility to raise our children in the Lord, but what does that look like on a ...
07.11.2023 TS&TT: Carl Trueman \| Insights into the Evangelical World & CRT in Christianity Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Carl Trueman. They discuss his IOPT course on The Rise of the Modern Self, his insights on the current evangelical world and is there a ...
07.05.2023 TS&TT: Shiny Happy People, Bill Gothard & True Biblical Christianity Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the recently released Amazon Prime documentary, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets. They discuss Bill Gothard and examine some of his teachings, and try to shed ...
06.27.2023 TS&TT: SBC Amendment \| A Call to Uphold Only Qualified Men as Pastors Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Pastor Mike Law about his Amendment to the SBC constitution regarding the office of Pastor, at the recent 2023 Southern Baptist Convention. They discuss his long ...
06.20.2023 TS&TT: #SBC23 Debrief - Encouragements & Disappointments Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden do an overview and debrief from the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention. They share moments of encouragement from the Convention, some things that were discouraging and the way forward ...
06.06.2023 TS&TT: #SBC23 - What Should We Look For & Pray For In New Orleans? Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the upcoming 2023 Southern Baptist Convention. They highlight three specific things to be aware of and praying for: the nomination of Pastor Mike Stone as SBC ...
05.31.2023 TS&TT: Pride Month - The Dodgers, Target, Uganda & Responding Christianly In The Day of Wickedness Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about Pride Month and how we should respond as Christian in these days of wickedness. They address the recent Ugandan law against homosexuality, the Dodgers baseball team, ...
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 ...

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TS&TT: Jared Moore | Thinking Biblically About "Sexual Orientation," Attraction, and Temptation

TS&TT: Stan Reeves | How Should Christians Think About Bitcoin?

TS&TT: Larry Taunton | Infiltrating The World Economic Forum

TS&TT: The Cultural Mandate - How Do Christians Live Well In This World?

TS&TT: Jorge & Yoandra Alvarez | Escaping Communism - A Story of God’s Great Mercy & Grace

TS&TT: Michael Clary | God's Good Design: A Biblical & Practical Guide to Human Sexuality

TS&TT: Jeremy & Jinger Vuolo | Becoming Free Indeed: Gothard Theology & Finding Hope In The Gospel

TS&TT: Darrell Harrison | Just Thinking About The State, Ethnicity and More

TS&TT: Pilgrim's Progress - What Can We Learn From John Bunyan?

TS&TT: Dusty Deevers | A Pastor Running For State Senate - How Do Christians Engage In Politics?

TS&TT: David Schrock | Dividing the Faithful: How A Book Fractured A Movement Founded on Grace

TS&TT: Lizzie Marbach | Fired For Sharing Gospel Message & The Truth Behind The Pro-Life Movement

TS&TT: Phil Johnson | The Importance Of Studying Christology

TS&TT: Should Women Be Theologians? — Complementarianism, Patriarchy, & the Bible

TS&TT: Marcus Schroeder | Teenager Arrested For Preaching Christ At A Drag Queen Event

TS&TT: E.D. Burns | Seeds and Stars: Resting in Christ for Great Commission Service

TS&TT: Travis Allen | Pastoral Ministry In The 21st Century - Challenges & Blessings

TS&TT: The Blessing & Beauty Of Children In Gathered Worship

TS&TT: Carl Trueman | Insights into the Evangelical World & CRT in Christianity

TS&TT: Shiny Happy People, Bill Gothard & True Biblical Christianity

TS&TT: SBC Amendment | A Call to Uphold Only Qualified Men as Pastors

TS&TT: #SBC23 Debrief - Encouragements & Disappointments

TS&TT: #SBC23 - What Should We Look For & Pray For In New Orleans?

TS&TT: Pride Month - The Dodgers, Target, Uganda & Responding Christianly In The Day of Wickedness

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