A Brief History of Power

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a listener question about whether colleges should accept federal funding and whether one should accept student loan forgiveness. They also talk about the dawn of air power, the effects of bombing and the threat of bombing on the world's population, the Allies' use of strategic bombing in WWII, and how a sense of insecurity can be used to manipulate a populace. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a listener question about demonic activity and why it appears different in modern America than other times and places, and talk about the history of research into nuclear fission, why the US was the first nation to develop nuclear weaponry and why its geography and logistics had more to do with its victory than its moral virtue, and why the Cold War began at the end of WWII. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about technological innovation in Germany in the 19th century, idiosyncrasies of German culture, the history of cancer research, why German scientists were so successful, the career of Otto Warburg, and why the freedom of exploration and discovery matters. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about materialism in the human heart which overestimates the visible, Carroll Quigley's incomplete view of WWII, why various nations entered the war, the origin of the moniker "Greatest Generation", technologies that affected the war, and why the narrative of America's intrinsic virtue distorts our understanding. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College. Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the infiltration of godless ideology into education and its effects on the sciences, the practices of Jewish schools in New York and why they are in place, the responsibility of Christians to live as citizens of their country, conformity that comes from education, and the importance of truth over sheer group continuance. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss political theater by examining the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties at the end of the New Deal era, the election controversies of the year 2000, and why the current regime has such a tenuous control of the country. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the study of economics, the over reliance on expert authorities, what is the stock market, what lead to the Great Depression and what was done to correct it, why people fail to understand perennial problems, and the importance of seeing life in a long timeframe. Mentioned in this episode: Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about how baptism is discussed in the church, social engineering, the pursuit of significance looked at through the life of Herbert Hoover, the need for leaders to study the liberal arts, and why belief in the doctrine of justification is the best way to not worry about the opinions of man. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the IRS's hiring of armed agents and the fear it is intended to instill, the need to sacrifice for future generations, the depression induced by constantly living vicariously, and what can be learned from the life of Herbert Hoover. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue answering listener questions, this week discussing the Gentle Parenting movement and the right application of discipline, fracturing in the church and how to prevent it, arranged marriages, and the religious aspects of transhumanism. Yale Article Mentioned in this Episode Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk spend this show answering listener questions about a single man's place in the church and how to deal with singleness and marriage, having a right understanding of the hearts of men informed by the whole bible, and recent US Supreme Court decisions about the EPA and public prayer. They close by examining the importance of realism in life and the application of wisdom. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Part 2 of Dr Koontz's lecture on persecution in the early church given at Gottesdienst's Fall 2021 conference. Thanks to Gottesdienst for putting on this conference and inviting Dr Koontz to speak. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Part 1 of Dr Koontz's lecture on persecution in the early church given at Gottesdienst's Fall 2021 conference. Thanks to Gottesdienst for putting on this conference and inviting Dr Koontz to speak. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fisk - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny