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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: The Dangers of Eastern Orthodoxy (opens the original)
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Jacob Trotter, Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Founders Seminary. They discuss the issue of Eastern Orthodoxy, its weaknesses and failures, and the danger of its growing influence with evangelical young men. Show Notes: Ready to plan your next event? Contact Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center: https://LYBCC.com Register for the 2027 National Founders Conference - The Law & The Gospel: https://founders.org/confe
TS&TT: George Floyd, Tou Thao, and How God Works All for Good (opens the original)
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Tou Thao, former Minneapolis police officer, one of the four officers involved in the George Floyd incident in May of 2020. Mr. Thao shares his story of those events, the trials of his imprisonment, and how the Lord saved him while in prison. Show Notes: Support Tou Thao & His Family: https://www.givesendgo.com/GGWBN?utm_source=sharelink&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=GGWBN Manufacturing Guilt - American Reformer Interview w
TS&TT: What Should We Believe? (opens the original)
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Joey Tomlinson, Pastor of the Deer Park Fellowship in Newport News, VA, to talk about his new book: Those Things Most Surely Believed. They discuss why he wrote this book, the ways in which we can read the 1689 confession devotionally, and how all Christians can be benefitted by it. Show Notes: Get a copy of "Those Things Most Surely Believed": https://founderspress.org/products/those-things-most-surely-believed Ready to plan y
TS&TT: Should Christians Use IVF? (opens the original)
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Josh Holler, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in St. John, MO, to talk about his new book: Misconceiving IVF. They discuss why he wrote this book, the ethics surrounding In vitro fertilization (IVF), and why Christians need to be thinking clearly about this issue. Show Notes: Get your copy of Misconceiving IVF: https://founderspress.org/products/misconceiving-ivf Get 10% off your first Miller's Grove order with code "FOUN
TS&TT: The 1689 Confession: Adoption (opens the original)
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They address Chapter 12 on Adoption and discuss God's fatherhood and us as His children. Although this chapter is just one paragraph, it is filled wonderful truth to comfort and encourage His people. Show Notes:Use code "FOUNDERS" to receive a FREE lapel pin with your Keep Watch order: https://keep-watch.co/ Check out the Founders St
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