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 Pope on Homosexuality and Speaking Truth in Love

Pastor Bramwell explains why Christians do not approach sin with words that merely sound loving, but rather, those that truly are loving.

Cross Defense — God’s Truth and Satan’s Lies

What are the worldview differences between Satan’s lies and God’s truth?

Cross Defense — Are We Living in a Post-Christian Time?

There is much for the church to learn from the loving actions of the elderly apostle, especially given that the world thinks we live in a post-Christian era.

Cross Defense — Public Displays of Christianity

Why don’t we see more Christian behavior in the public?

Cross Defense — Associating with Pagans

Can the worldly be taken captive by God in the confession of the faith?

Cross Defense — Constellations and the Gospel of Jesus Christ

What do the Scriptures say about the sun, moon, and stars? What does the fourth day of creation tell us about them?

Cross Defense — Christian Parents Matter to Kids, and the Nation

Martin Luther and C.F.W. Walther articulate why Christian parents matter to kids and why they are the solution to every problem that plagues our society.

Cross Defense — No Kids for Sunday School and the Prom Phenomenon

What should we do when there aren’t enough kids to have Sunday School?

Cross Defense — Christian Nationalism

Journalists say Christian Nationalism is on the rise. What is it? How is the term used? Do people want to be associated with it?