Pastor Bramwell turns us to Rev. C.F.W. Walther’s lectures on Communism and Socialism as a springboard into God’s Word on the question.
Cross Defense
Challenge your theological synapses with Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, Pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Ferndale, CA, as he examines curious topics to excite the imagination, equip the mind, and comfort the soul with God’s ordering of the world in the Law and Gospel.
Show Time: Saturdays at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Central Time
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Cross Defense — The Gospel Echo of Acts 2
Pastor Bramwell explores the curious topic of Luke’s use of echo in Acts 2:2 and Luke 4:37.
Cross Defense — The Christian’s Two-Party System and Guarding against Insurrection
Review the two opposing parties President Biden described in his recent speech and listen to what Luther teaches about party identities and insurrection.
Cross Defense — Bringing Your Kids to Church
Pastor Bramwell gives practical instruction from Scripture on how to ease the struggle of bringing children to church.
Cross Defense — Wokeness is the Antithesis to Christianity
Pastor Bramwell addresses nine wicked spiritual effects that wokeness has on Christianity
Cross Defense — From Climate Crisis to Faith Crisis
Pastor Bramwell takes us on a tour of Scripture verses that should inform our behavior in the face of a worldwide climate emergency.
Cross Defense — Adoptionism: Then and Now
Pastor Bramwell discusses the 2nd-century heresy of adoptionism and how it is still alive and actively held by Unitarians today.
Cross Defense — Vulnerable Evangelists
Pastor Bramwell talks with Rev. Shauen Trump, LCMS regional director of Africa, about what we can learn from missionaries in Africa.
Cross Defense — Senseless Killings and Good Samaritans with Guns
Pastor Bramwell explores reports of the Greenwood Park Mall shooting and the Good Samaritan who used his gun in service to his neighbors.
Cross Defense — Who is the Antichrist? It’s Not a Mystery
Pastor Bramwell walks through the Biblical description and the papistic fulfillment of this enemy of Christ.