Todd & Greg Face Tough Questions From College Students

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

It’s Witness Wednesday! Todd Friel and Greg Gifford take questions from college students who aren’t afraid to ask about the issues Christians actually wrestle with—from therapy and anxiety to spiritual dryness and suffering.

Segment 1

• • Does a Christian need Jesus and therapy?
• • What’s the real difference between Christian counseling and biblical counseling?
• • Can the Bible really address trauma, addiction, and pornography?

Segment 2

• • If Jesus changed your anxiety or depression, how do you talk about that without confusing it with the Gospel?
• • What do you do when trusting God feels harder than it sounds?
• • Can suffering actually expose what you’re depending on?

Segment 3

• • How do you help a struggling friend without trying to become their counselor?
• • What does it actually look like to surrender anxiety to God?
• • Could believing your own thoughts be part of the problem?

Segment 4

• • Is there a better way to read your Bible than just checking off chapters?
• • What do you do when the cross starts to feel familiar instead of amazing?
• • Is your media diet killing your appetite for God?

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Are We Overcomplicating Missions? + Do Missionaries Need Formal Training? + Are Parents Discouraging Missions?

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Greg Gifford fills in for Todd to rethink some common assumptions about missions. Who should go, how should they prepare, and could Christians be making the whole thing more complicated than it needs to be?

Segment 1

• • Are parents unintentionally talking their kids out of missions?
• • Does serving overseas really require giving up your career?
• • What if the traditional missionary model isn’t your only option?

Segment 2

• • What does biblical counseling have to do with the Great Commission?
• • Missionaries aren’t the only people overseas who need discipleship.
• • Could a skill you already have meet a major need on the mission field?

Segment 3

• • Can you meaningfully serve people across the world without moving there?
• • What does “teaching them to observe” actually require after someone is converted?
• • Your 9-to-5 may be more useful to missions than you realize.

Segment 4

• • Do missionaries need formal training before they go?
• • Think you’re called to missions? Your pastor may see something you don’t.
• • Who takes care of missionaries when they’re the ones who need help?

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Are We Doing Missions Wrong?

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Greg Gifford fills in for Todd to challenge the way we think about missions—and show how your job, skills, and even your season of life could open doors you haven’t considered.

Segment 1

• • Why are fewer young Christians heading to the mission field?
• • Could parents be unintentionally discouraging their kids from missions?
• • What if you could serve overseas without quitting your career?

Segment 2

• • Could biblical counseling be one of the most overlooked opportunities in missions?
• • You may already have skills desperately needed around the world.
• • What if your job could become part of your missions strategy?

Segment 3

• • What if you could serve people across the world without leaving your home?
• • Your language skills, career, or discipleship experience may be more useful than you think.
• • Before quitting your job for missions, Greg has a very different suggestion.

Segment 4

• • Think God may be leading you toward missions? Where do you start?
• • Why your pastor should be one of the first people you talk to.
• • Don’t know exactly how it would work? That may not be a reason to stop pursuing it.

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Mailbag Friday: Parenting a Rebellious Teen + Recovering From Church Hurt + Does the Bible Forbid Cussing?

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000

It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Segment 1

• • How does a single mom handle a 17-year-old son who continually lies, resists her authority, and seems headed in a bad direction? — Melissa

Segment 2

• • After leaving a church because of failed church discipline and spiritual abuse, how do we keep from becoming bitter and hypercritical of our next church? — Caitlin

Segment 3

• • If Christians should help immature believers grow, how does that fit with Paul becoming “all things to all people” in 1 Corinthians 9? — Edwin

Segment 4

• • My professing-Christian husband regularly uses foul language, often with anger, and says the Bible doesn’t forbid it. Does it? — Beth

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Your Spouse Isn’t Here to Make You Happy + When Mom Comes Before Your Wife + Why Kids Shouldn’t Come First

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Todd sits down with Brad Bigney to tackle some of the marriage advice that sounds completely backward to our culture—and maybe even to you. What if the things you’re holding onto are the very things keeping your marriage from thriving?

Segment 1

• • What if your expectations of your spouse are actually hurting your marriage?
• • The surprisingly ordinary things that can make—or break—a marriage.
• • Some popular Christian marriage advice may be reinforcing the problem.

Segment 2

• • What are you afraid will happen if you really give yourself to your spouse?
• • Brad reveals the seemingly good thing that nearly wrecked his own marriage.
• • There’s a line struggling couples have to cross. Have you crossed it?

Segment 3

• • You moved out years ago—but have you actually left Mom and Dad?
• • When does honoring your parents start interfering with your marriage?
• • Your kids can become too important. Here’s how to know if they have.

Segment 4

• • Why do some couples divorce after 30 years together?
• • Staying married and building a marriage aren’t necessarily the same thing.
• • What do you do when you keep giving—and your spouse doesn’t give back?

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How to Start a Gospel Conversation + What If They Think They’re a Good Person? + What If They Say All Religions Are True?

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

It’s Witness Wednesday! Todd is at Georgia Tech showing how simple it can be to start a Gospel conversation—and how to respond when someone thinks they’re a good person or that all religions might ultimately be true.

Segment 1

• • Want to share the Gospel but never know how to start the conversation?
• • Todd tries something remarkably simple: skip the segue and just ask.
• • What do you say when someone doesn’t believe in hell—or doesn’t even know what the Gospel is?

Segment 2

• • Can someone be “born a Christian” simply because his parents are Christians?
• • What if religion is useful to someone—but he isn’t convinced it’s actually true?
• • Todd shows how to move from “I’m a good person” to the real problem every sinner faces.

Segment 3

• • Paul thinks the answers to life’s biggest questions are somewhere inside himself. How would you respond?
• • What matters more: your standard of goodness or God’s?
• • Todd takes Paul from “make yourself better” to the heart of the Gospel.

Segment 4

• • Todd approaches Daniel with no segue whatsoever. Does it work?
• • Daniel thinks different religions may be saying basically the same thing. How would you respond?
• • If two religions contradict each other, can they somehow both be true?

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Are Your Convictions Actually Biblical? + When Does Christian Liberty Become Sin? + When Should Christians Disobey the Government?

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

You can be completely convinced you’re right—and still be wrong. Todd and Dr. Adam Tyson tackle what happens when personal convictions become biblical mandates, Christian liberty starts dividing the church, and obeying the government conflicts with obeying God.

Segment 1

• • Being completely convinced about something doesn’t make it a biblical conviction.
• • How do you know when Scripture gives a command—and when you’re turning a preference into one?
• • Could your “convictions” actually be hurting unity in your church?

Segment 2

• • Vaccines, masks, homeschooling, vacations—what happens when your thing becomes everyone else’s thing?
• • If the Bible doesn’t make a law, are you allowed to?
• • You’ll never find the perfect church if everyone has to make the same decisions you do.

Segment 3

• • When should Christians submit to the government—and when should they refuse?
• • What if obeying the government means disobeying something Scripture commands?
• • Where does the government’s authority end and the church’s authority begin?

Segment 4

• • Should Christians try to influence government—or try to Christianize it?
• • What happens when political priorities begin competing with the church’s actual mission?
• • Your view of the end times may shape your politics more than you realize.

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4 Spiritual Problems You Might Not Know You Have

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

You can know your Bible, go to church, and genuinely love Christ—and still have spiritual problems you don’t recognize. Todd diagnoses four subtle issues that may be affecting your walk with God more than you realize.

Segment 1

• • Is there a disconnect between what you believe and how you actually live?
• • You know God loves you. But have you learned to actually enjoy His love?
• • One of these problems may explain why your Christian life feels more detached than it should.

Segment 2

• • How does truth about God actually get from your head to your heart?
• • One question could completely change the way you read your Bible.
• • There may be a theological reason you struggle to believe God really loves you.

Segment 3

• • Do you enjoy watching people you disagree with get absolutely torched?
• • There’s a difference between necessary confrontation and loving the fight.
• • Your motive for confronting someone may reveal more about you than you realize.

Segment 4

• • Is online gambling really just harmless entertainment?
• • The massive growth of sports betting should make Christians ask some uncomfortable questions.
• • If gambling gives you a rush, what does that reveal about your heart?

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Mailbag Friday: When Should You Leave a Church? + Must a Wife Submit to Foolish Financial Decisions? + Dating a Messianic Jew?

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:49:01 +0000

It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Segment 1

• What questions should I be asking if I’m interested in dating a girl who’s a Messianic Jew? — Jonathan

• My church’s music is showy and the preaching isn’t very exegetical. Is that enough reason to leave? — Ryan

Segment 2

• How does a wife biblically submit to a husband who has proven himself foolish with finances? — Anonymous

• When should the men and elders of a church step in to protect and care for a woman struggling in her marriage?

Segment 3

• I suffer from a debilitating condition that makes it nearly impossible to work or keep up with things around the house. Am I the sluggard Scripture warns about? — Tom

• When you physically can’t do what you want to do, how should the church come alongside you?

Segment 4

• My epilepsy medication keeps me from feeling joy. If I can’t experience the joy of Christ, am I still saved? — Joe

• Is it wrong to turn the Bible into a sport through Bible quizzing? — Anonymous

• Should churches ask someone with disruptive Tourette’s to leave the sanctuary during the service? — Anonymous

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Is Christian Nationalism Actually Biblical?

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Is Christian nationalism the biblical answer to a culture moving further from God? Todd works through Phil Johnson’s case against Christian nationalism, examining Scripture, church history, political power, and what Jesus actually commissioned His church to do.

Segment 1

• What did John MacArthur really mean when he said there is “no such thing” as Christian nationalism?

• How can you distinguish ordinary Christian patriotism from Christian nationalism?

• The movement has some troubling voices, but Todd says there’s an even bigger problem: Is it biblical?

Segment 2

• What happens when the church gains the political power to enforce Christian values?

• Christian nationalism isn’t new. What can its track record teach us?

• Before embracing a “Christian nation,” consider what happened when Christians actually tried to build one.

Segment 3

• Who is supposed to establish Christ’s kingdom on earth: the church or Christ Himself?

• Are Christians fighting a political war or a spiritual one?

• Laws can restrain evil, but can political power actually change the people you’re trying to change?

Segment 4

• Was Jesus a Christian nationalist? His response to Peter’s sword offers an important clue.

• Want a more moral country? Changing behavior without changing hearts won’t get you there.

• Todd offers a different strategy for creating a more Christian nation: go make disciples.

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Should Faith Stay Out of Politics? + Can Science Disprove Christianity? + Why Todd Won’t Lead a Sinner’s Prayer

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000
It’s Witness Wednesday at Georgia Tech! Todd talks with students about faith and politics, whether science could eventually disprove Christianity, and why an emotional response to the gospel isn’t necessarily conversion. Segment 1 • Should your faith shape your politics, or should the two stay separate? • What does your everyday life reveal about what you actually believe? • Being sorry for your sin isn’t the same as being saved. So what is? Segment 2 • If science explained what ancient religions attributed to gods, could Christianity be next? • How would you answer someone who asks, “Why is your religion right and everyone else’s wrong?” • What makes Christianity radically different from every works-based religion? Segment 3 • Can you actually prove to someone that God exists? • Your conscience tells you something about yourself you may not want to admit. • If everyone deserves judgment, how can God forgive anyone and still be just? Segment 4 • Wearing a cross doesn’t mean you understand what happened on it. • Think you’re good enough for heaven? Here’s the problem with that. • Why Todd won’t lead someone in a sinner’s prayer, even when they appear ready to respond. Preorder Todd Friel’s new book, Go Serve Your King: The Key to Extraordinary Purpose in Everyday Life, available December 1. Preorder your copy at https://FortisInstitute.org/King ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

Schools Told Not to Link 9/11 to Islam + Men Are Losing Jobs + Jane Fonda Challenges Christianity

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000
Today’s headlines raise some big questions. What happens when uncomfortable facts become off-limits, men increasingly struggle to find work, and Christianity’s exclusive claims collide with “all roads lead to God”? Segment 1 • How can AI be genuinely useful without becoming something you rely on too heavily? • If God ordains everything, does that make Him responsible for evil? • How do ultimate, proximate, and efficient causes help explain God’s sovereignty over a world where evil exists? Segment 2 • A church plays Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” on a pipe organ. What belongs in a worship service? • Do archaeological discoveries and holy sites strengthen our faith, or has God already given us something more certain? • Why has LGBT identification risen so dramatically in America, and how much does cultural affirmation play a role? Segment 3 • Nearly all recent U.S. job growth reportedly went to women. What happens to a society when men increasingly struggle to find work? • A Virginia school district tells teachers not to associate 9/11 with Islam. Can you teach what happened without addressing the attackers’ religious motivation? • When does legitimate criticism of a religion get wrongly dismissed as “Islamophobia”? Segment 4 • Jane Fonda challenged the Archbishop of Canterbury with a question that sounds like it could have been asked today: aren’t there many valid ways to God? • Why wasn’t “Jesus is the only way” the Archbishop’s immediate response? • Fifty years later, what can this exchange teach Christians about responding clearly to religious pluralism? Preorder Todd Friel’s new book, Go Serve Your King: The Key to Extraordinary Purpose in Everyday Life, available December 1. Preorder your copy at https://FortisInstitute.org/King ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

Todd Friel vs. John Mark Comer + What Makes a Sermon Powerful? + Tim Challies on Suffering

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000
What makes a sermon truly powerful? Todd reflects on Tim Challies’ preaching, explains where he differs with John Mark Comer on spiritual disciplines, and shares an important lesson from Challies about trusting God when suffering doesn’t make sense. Segment 1 • What gives a sermon real “oomph”—powerful delivery, great writing, or something more? • Tim Challies shows how a soft-spoken preacher can still deliver a sermon with serious impact. • The goal of preaching isn’t impressive oratory—it’s to help you see Christ more clearly and love Him more. Segment 2 • Todd compares Go Serve Your King with John Mark Comer’s Practicing the Way. Where do their approaches differ? • Should spiritual disciplines produce an integrated Christian life—or should knowing and loving Christ drive those disciplines? • What’s the difference between systematic, biblical, and historical theology, and how should theology actually change you? Segment 3 • When someone is suffering, even good theology can be delivered at the wrong time. • Tim Challies shares lessons learned through the devastating loss of his son about grief, comfort, and simply being present. • You may never see the good God brings from your suffering in this life—do you still have reason to trust Him? Segment 4 • Do you constantly wonder, “Am I really saved?” or “Have I repented enough?” • Your feelings aren’t a reliable measure of your salvation—so what biblical signs should you look for? • How trusting Christ and leaning on your local church can help break the cycle of constantly questioning your salvation. Preorder Todd Friel’s new book, Go Serve Your King: The Key to Extraordinary Purpose in Everyday Life, available December 1. Preorder your copy at https://FortisInstitute.org/King ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

Mailbag Friday: Why Did Apologetics Anger Penn Jillette? + Is Topical Preaching Wrong? + Raising Godly Children

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:26:10 +0000
It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Segment 1 • My mother-in-law is an Anglican deaconess who preaches and is becoming increasingly liberal. Are we obligated to keep confronting her about our disagreements, or should we let it go and pray for her? — Amanda Segment 2 • We want to raise our two young boys to be godly men. How do we work on their hearts instead of just modifying their behavior, and what should we use for Bible study at their age? — Sam • Is there a place for topical preaching, or should preaching always be expository? Is listening to topical sermons for targeted growth wrong? — Alex Segment 3 • What is presuppositional apologetics, and why can using it in evangelism make people angry? — Shantai Segment 4 • What can Penn Jillette’s reaction teach us about how we use presuppositional apologetics in evangelism? • How should we deal with anti-Semitic thinking that seems to be appearing in Christian circles, especially when it enters the local church? — Anonymous ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

Is Church Attendance Optional? + Healing From Church Hurt + Britain’s Shocking “How to Behave” Migrant Guide

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000
Can you be a faithful Christian without being committed to a local church? The very real problem of church hurt raises another difficult question: if a church has deeply wounded you, where do you go from there? Segment 1 •Kevin DeYoung answers the Christian who says, “I don’t need to go to church.” • The church is a body, a building, and a bride—why does each picture matter? • Does the Great Commission actually support Christian nationalism? Segment 2 • Church hurt is real—but should it cause you to abandon the local church? • Kevin DeYoung explains why you can’t separate Jesus from His body and bride. • Been burned by a church? Here’s what to look for when finding a healthy one. Segment 3 • A double-murder case is dismissed because the accused is mentally incompetent—what about justice for the victims? • Transgender procedures for children compared to circumcision. Does that comparison hold up? • What happens when a culture loses a biblical understanding of human value? Segment 4 • Why is Britain teaching asylum seekers that rape and sexual harassment are crimes? • You can impose rules—but can laws create moral people? • How religion shapes culture—and why that should motivate Christians to evangelize. ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

Does Evolution Explain Compassion? + Is Purgatory Biblical? + Catholicism vs. the Gospel

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000
It’s Witness Wednesday! Why should we care about people we’ve never met? At Georgia Tech, Todd challenges students to explain compassion from an evolutionary worldview, then talks with a Catholic student about purgatory, repentance, and what separates the Gospel from religious works. Segment 1 • Why should you care about someone suffering 5,000 miles away? • Can evolution provide a consistent reason for compassion and self-sacrifice? • You don’t have to evangelize like Todd—find your own “fishing hole” and start with one person. Segment 2 • A Catholic student admits God isn’t the number-one affection in his life. • If we’ve broken God’s law, should we expect heaven—or judgment? • Is purgatory the answer to our guilt before a holy God? Segment 3 • Knowing Jesus died on the cross isn’t the same as being born again. • What do repentance and faith actually look like? • Todd explains the crucial difference between the biblical Gospel and trying to earn salvation through religion. Segment 4 • One student thinks Christianity is basically karma: do good and good will come back to you. • “I’m not that awful of a person.” But what does God’s standard reveal? • Christianity isn’t about good people earning heaven—it’s about guilty people being saved by Christ. ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

Time to Abandon Christian Nationalism? + $17 Million From Child Sponsorships + Raves at St. Paul’s Cathedral

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000
Christian nationalism promises a more Christian society—but is giving the government power to enforce Christianity actually biblical? Todd looks at what Scripture and history have to say before turning to a $17 million child sponsorship controversy and some troubling church news. Segment 1 • Is it time for Christians to finally render a verdict on Christian nationalism? • Where does the Bible actually tell the church to impose Christianity through the state? • Why Todd believes Christian nationalism is creating real problems inside local churches. Segment 2 • Christian nationalism has been tried before—what can we learn from the results? • If the government enforces Christianity, who gets to decide which version of Christianity wins? • Todd argues Christians should invest their energy in the Gospel rather than political power. Segment 3 • A Christian band reportedly made $17 million promoting child sponsorships—but is that actually wrong? • Would you accept a cut every time someone sponsored a child because of your endorsement? • Before rushing to judgment, there may be another side to this controversial arrangement. Segment 4 • When does a paid ministry endorsement cross the line from legitimate business to something unseemly? • Thousands of persecuted Christians desperately need refuge—are we remembering our suffering brothers and sisters? • Raves at St. Paul’s Cathedral—and another warning about mixing church and state. ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

The Truth About the Crusades + The Biggest Struggles Christians Face + What NOT to Say to Someone Who’s Hurting

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000
The popular story of the Crusades says Christians were the aggressors—but is that what actually happened? Todd separates history from myth before turning to some of the biggest struggles Christians face today—and how you can become better equipped to help someone who is hurting. Segment 1 • Were the Crusades really an unprovoked Christian attack on the Muslim world? • Discover the centuries of history that often get left out of the story. • The one fact about the Crusades worth remembering the next time someone brings them up. Segment 2 • Were Crusaders really greedy opportunists looking to get rich? • Why were men willing to risk bankruptcy—and face staggering casualty rates—to participate? • Did the Crusades create Muslim hostility toward Christians? The timeline tells a different story. Segment 3 • Assurance, anxiety, pornography, comparison, loneliness—are you equipped to help someone who is struggling? • Learn how to address real problems without twisting Scripture to fit someone’s “felt needs.” • Someone opens up to you about a serious struggle. Here’s what not to do first. Segment 4 • Can genuine Christians struggle with doubt? Absolutely—and how you respond matters. • What should you say when someone tells you they can’t “feel” God’s presence? • Learn to ask better questions and point struggling Christians toward what will actually strengthen them. ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

Mailbag Friday: “Make Evangelism Great Again” Merch? + Leaving a Church Over Hillsong? + The Book of Enoch

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000
It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Segment 1 • What is your opinion on the Book of Enoch? — Anonymous Segment 2 • From what I’ve seen, a church evangelism program goes nowhere if the lead pastor isn’t actively involved. Do you agree? — Jay • Should I stay at and get baptized in a Bible-believing church that sings Hillsong and sometimes lets women read Scripture, lead prayer, and welcome the congregation? — Ella Segment 3 • Is reflexology a sin? — Nancy • Is it a sin to clip your fingernails in the office? — James Segment 4 • Would you consider “Make Evangelism Great Again” (MEGA) as a merch idea? — Brian • How can I respond biblically when I feel overlooked, less valued, or less capable than someone else without becoming discouraged or obsessed with proving myself? — Tom • What do you think about gospel tracts disguised as $5, $10, and $20 bills? As a former server, I loathe them. — Tristan ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!