The Sword & The Trowel

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss what it means to raise your children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord - particularly in view of education. What are the implications of that regarding the Godless American governmental education system? How do you educate your children in the Christian faith? TAG book set: https://press.founders.org/shop/truth-and-grace-tag-memory-books-3-book-set/ 2021 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2021conference/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ By What Standard? BOOK: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/ All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the recent issues that John MacArthur and Grace Community Church have had in their ongoing battle with the governmental authorities. They unpack Governor Newsom's responsibility before God, the importance of the Lord's day, Christian liberty vs. Christian obligation, divine revelation vs. general revelation, Romans 13 and the spheres of sovereignty. Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ By What Standard? BOOK: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/ All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Dr. Tom Nettles on the show to discuss what it means to have a theology and philosophy of History as a Christian. Dr. Nettles shares wisdom on how 21st century evangelical Christians should navigate life in the West, in light of what we know from Scripture and also from History. How should God's greatest historical work, Jesus' death on the cross, shape the way we live day to day? Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Tom Nettles Book SALE: https://press.founders.org/shop/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ By What Standard? BOOK: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/ All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the doctrine of creation and the way we have been created as embodied souls. How should this doctrine effect the way we think about the Church gathering? Are we satisfied with staying home and missing out on the face-to-face fellowship with the body? Does Jesus really reign over both the spiritual and the physical? Tom and Jared dive into all this and more. Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://press.founders.org/fam/ By What Standard? BOOK: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/ All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss John MacArthur's decision of civil disobedience and the 9Marks response from Jonathan Leeman - how do we think biblically about this? When should we comply with our government and when do we defy tyrants? By What Standard? BOOK: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ John MacArthur's Statement: https://www.gty.org/library/blog/B200723?fbclid=IwAR3zNNiYjRMFS2orTktjBjN3XEF-2jIMr7Yuv_MTBU04PXhsjkrGX1XgnOs Jonathan Leeman's Response on 9Marks: https://www.9marks.org/article/a-time-for-civil-disobedience-a-response-to-john-macarthur/ Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church’s Challenge to Shutdown Restrictions: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/us/supreme-court-nevada-church-coronavirus.html WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/ All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore call Christians to realize that the time for silence is gone and we need to be equipped to speak boldly, clearly, unapologetically and loving what God says in His word. They discuss the seriousness and reality of America's new religion - the religious impulse behind the false teaching we are seeing in our nation right now and how Christians should respond. By What Standard? BOOK: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/ All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore talk with Darrell B. Harrison & Virgil Walker (hosts of the Just Thinking Podcast) about what’s going on in the world, the church, racial tensions, victimhood, rioting, justice and how the gospel is enough. Just Thinking Podcast: https://justthinking.me/ By What Standard? BOOK: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/ All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Allie Beth Stuckey on the show to discuss her upcoming book, the cult of self-affirmation, constructionism and millennials, & how the church should address these things. Allie Beth Stuckey: https://alliebethstuckey.com/ BOOK | You're Not Enough (And That's Okay): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608241/youre-not-enough-and-thats-okay-by-allie-beth-stuckey Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ By What Standard? BOOK: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the danger of autonomy, Neil Gorsuch and the recent Supreme Court decision for LGBT rights, the rebellion of our culture and a Christian’s calling to be a happy slave. Supreme Court Ruling: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/politics/read-supreme-court-lgbtq-ruling/index.html Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ By What Standard? BOOK: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore talk with Pastor Chad Vegas about the relationship of church and state and how pastors should be engaging and relating in their local communities. Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ By What Standard? BOOK: https://press.founders.org/shop/by-what-standard-gods-world-gods-rules/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore sit down with producer David Shannon (aka The Chocolate Knox) to discuss the newest Founders project: #WieldTheSword and explain why this Docuseries is needed in the evangelical world today. Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore talk about the rise of the new religion - the religious impulse behind everything we are seeing in our nation right now and how Christians should be advancing and shepherding in the midst of it. WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHfa0s1XLM Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Dr. Ardel Caneday onto the show for a bonus episode to discuss the lawlessness going on in America following the tragic death of George Floyd. Ardel Caneday: https://www.facebook.com/abcaneday WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the grievous death of George Floyd, the ongoing riots and how we need to get back to God's word as our standard for dealing with this kind of lawlessness going on in our land. WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ Racial Reconciliation - Ephesians 2:10-11 | Voddie Baucham https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoJGYCc7EUg Cultural Marxism | Voddie Baucham https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRMFBdDDTkI Ethnic Gnosticism | Voddie Baucham https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip3nV6S_fYU Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the recent shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. They lay out the biblical framework for thinking about it and they work through how Christians should respond. SHOW LINKS: https://georgiarecorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Barnhill-letter-Brunswick-shooting.pdf Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Bond of Grace and Duty: https://press.founders.org/shop/the-bond-of-grace-and-duty-in-the-soteriology-of-john-owen/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss and unpack a recent article from the Harvard University Magazine on The Risks of Homeschooling. They dive into public education, homeschooling, the theology of children, sexual abuse in the public school system and a parent's responsibility. SHOW LINKS: The Risks of Homeschooling | https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/05/right-now-risks-homeschooling Alex Harris' Statement | https://m.facebook.com/harrisjalex/posts/3073031376086788 Homeschooling: Parent Rights Absolutism VS. Child Rights To Education & Protection - Elizabeth Bartholet | https://arizonalawreview.org/pdf/62-1/62arizlrev1.pdf A Case Study of K–12 School Employee Sexual Misconduct: Lessons Learned from Title IX Policy Implementation | https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/252484.pdf Sexual harassment in education in the United States | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_harassment_in_education_in_the_United_States Fear God T-shirt: https://press.founders.org/shop/fear-god-t-shirt/ The Bond of Grace and Duty: https://press.founders.org/shop/the-bond-of-grace-and-duty-in-the-soteriology-of-john-owen/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Timon Cline onto the show to discuss his recent Founders Journal article on Identity Politics and the Bondage of the Will. They dive into critical theory and its effects on the evangelical church today. Timon Clines's Article | Identity Politics and the Bondage of the Will: https://founders.org/2020/02/10/identity-politics-and-the-bondage-of-the-will/ 25% OFF SALE - Founders Store: https://press.founders.org The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

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Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss a recent article by Everett Piper called "Greatest threat America faces during COVID-19 Pandemic is Loss of Liberty". Should safety be a Christian's ideal or are we called to take risks for the sake of the Kingdom? How should we live our lives in this world? They dive into all of these things and unpack the particular ways Covid-19 is forcing us to think about them. Everett Piper's Article: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/18/greatest-threat-america-faces-during-covid-19-pand/ 25% OFF SALE - Founders Store: https://press.founders.org The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

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Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Dr. Bart Barber onto the show to discuss his recent article on the CARES act for churches. Dr. Barber's Articles: http://praisegodbarebones.blogspot.com/2020/04/why-i-will-not-lead-fbc-farmersville-to.html https://praisegodbarebones.blogspot.com/2020/04/follow-up-about-cares-funding.html Founders Winter Journal | Religious Liberty and Marriage: https://founders.org/journals/religious-liberty-issue-119-winter-2020/ 25% OFF SALE - Founders Store: https://press.founders.org The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore talk through all the difficulties Churches are daily facing in the midst of the Coronavirus. They share the biblical wisdom they applied and practical steps they took when their own church gathered for worship last Sunday. 25% OFF SALE - Founders Store: https://press.founders.org Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

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Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss lessons learned in the Coronavirus. Where is our hope found? How do we fight to remember truth? What might God be trying to teach His people through this pandemic? Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

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Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore talk about fear, particularly regarding the Coronavirus. How can we have courage and work unto the Lord without giving into panic? How do we fill our minds with truth and fight against fear? Tom and Jared share biblical comfort and pastoral encouragement. Thinking Christianly about the Coronavirus (COVID-19): https://founders.org/2020/03/13/thinking-christianly-about-the-coronavirus-covid-19/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

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Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the current COVID-19 Pandemic that is spreading fear around our nation. How should Christians be responding and living in faith during these days? How do Pastors shepherd their churches? How do we love our neighbors and use this as a platform for the gospel? As Christians, Pastors and Fathers, Tom and Jared unpack all this and more from a Biblical perspective. Thinking Christianly about the Coronavirus (COVID-19): https://founders.org/2020/03/13/thinking-christianly-about-the-coronavirus-covid-19/ By What Standard? Conference: https://founders.org/events/2020/06/2020-sbc-founders-event-orlando-fl/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Dr. Craig A. Carter, Professor of Theology at Tyndale University College in Toronto, Ontario, onto the show. They discuss hermeneutics, metaphysics, and Dr. Carter's book: Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis. Show Links: Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801098726/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Dr. Mark Coppenger, former Professor of Christian Philosophy and Ethics at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, onto the show. Dr. Coppenger shares his insight as an elder statesman into the the current state of the Evangelical world in North America. Show Links: IVP Book Review: https://www.booksataglance.com/book-reviews/mark-t-coppengers-review-of-the-myth-of-equality-uncovering-the-roots-of-injustice-and-privilege-by-ken-wytsma/ Testimony about Women in the Draft: https://www.inspire2serve.gov/_api/files/227 Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore address the Q&A with the 2019 SBC Resolutions Committee about Resolution 9, recently released by Baptist Press. Q&A with the 2019 SBC Resolutions Committee about Resolution 9: http://www.bpnews.net/54275/qa-with-the-2019-resolutions-committee-about-resolution-9 Identity Politics and the Bondage of the Will | Timon Cline: https://founders.org/2020/02/10/identity-politics-and-the-bondage-of-the-will/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Pastor Tom Buck onto the show to discuss the state of the SBC. They give helpful pastoral insight into the issues we face today vs the Conservative Resurgence in the 1980s. Are these issues more dangerous than anything we have seen before in the SBC? What is the responsibility of SBC Pastors and church members? Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the idea of hierarchy. Is it Biblical? How does it apply in the realms of church, family and culture? How do we promote biblical hierarchy and stand against the abuse of hierarchy? They also share a Resolution relating to this topic of hierarchy, that will be submitted for the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention. Resolution - God's Good Hierarchical Design: https://founders.org/2020/01/28/resolution-gods-good-hierachical-design/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss what it means to be a Southern Baptist. What is involved? How does the Southern Baptist Convention work? What is the role and responsibility of the local Southern Baptist church and pastor? They address all these questions and more. Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss affliction in the life of the Christian and more specifically, in the lives of pastors. What should our perspective be when we come under affliction and trial? How do we deal with it in the light of the Cross and help others in their afflictions? Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, by God's grace, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore are back in the studio together after a month away following Tom’s incident on December 8th, 2019. They share more of the full story of the incident, what the last month at Founders has looked like for us and how God's grace has ruled over every moment. Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Jared Longshore's Sermon | December 8th, 2019: http://truegraceofgod.org/resources/sermons/mightier-than-the-waves/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Merry Christmas from Founders Ministries! WATCH NOW | Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ Founders Docuseries | Wield the Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Jared Longshore gives a special update from the hospital on Tom Ascol's condition. ** Parents please be advised: this is a particularly intense and emotional episode and may not be suitable for children of all ages. ** Original Prayer Request: https://founders.org/2019/12/08/pray-for-tom-ascol/ Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss JD Greear's recent comments on using specific pronouns with the gender confusion phenomenon in our culture today. They unpack the difference between truth & love in these kind of situations and how to balance them in a Godly way. Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the recent conflict over the hiring of Karen Swallow Prior by Danny Akin at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. They examine the Revoice conference, same sex attraction and gay Christianity. They address the fundamental flaws with the mission and foundation of Revoice, the idea of sexual orientation and the how these things are a direct attack on the gospel. Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the upcoming release of the Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? God's World, God's Rules. They share a little bit of the backstory of how the film was born and how it came together for the 2019 SBC. They address the opposition, ridicule and intimidation Founders has already faced with this particular project, as well as the pushback that we anticipate will come after the full Cinedoc releases. Tom and Jared wrap up the show by sharing their heart and hope for this film and explaining why Founders continues to move forward with the completion of the Cinedoc, despite what it has cost us. Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss Kanye West and his recent profession of faith. How should we respond when a celebrity claims Christ? Should we doubt or rejoice? They also recommend the Founders Study Guide Commentary on James and discuss how Christians should be slow to speak. FSGC James SALE: https://press.founders.org/shop/fsgc-james/ Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss First Baptist Church of Naples and the situation with Marcus Hayes - How should we think about it through the lens of Scripture? What does church leadership and church discipline look like biblically when cases like these arise? They also review the newest Founders Press title, Heirs of the Reformation: A Study in Baptist Origins and the command to be quick to listen. Heirs of the Reformation SALE: https://press.founders.org/shop/heirs-of-the-reformation/ Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the importance of Law & Gospel in the Christian life. Why is relationship of Law & Gospel so crucial for the Christian to understand? They give a small preview into the upcoming Southeast Founders Conference in December that will cover topics on the Law and the Gospel. Tom and Jared also review and recommend the book My Journey in Grace by Terrell D Suggs and finish the show by discussing the command to let your light shine before men. What does that mean for Christians living in a dark world? How should that effect our life decisions? Listen now! My Journey in Grace SALE: https://press.founders.org/shop/my-journey-in-grace/ Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss purity culture - the good, the bad and the ugly... Was Josh Harris' work helpful? Are there any redeeming qualities from the Purity Culture? How do we strive for purity without being legalistic? They also review A Quiet Revolution: A Chronicle Of Beginnings of Reformation in the Southern Baptist Convention and the command to lay up treasure in heaven. A Quiet Revolution: A Chronicle Of Beginnings of Reformation in the Southern Baptist Convention SALE: https://press.founders.org/shop/a-quiet-revolution/ Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Dr. Richard Barcellos on to the show to discuss his ministry and covenant theology. They dive into the purpose and making of his book Getting the Garden Right and other titles. Getting the Garden Right: https://press.founders.org/shop/getting-the-garden-right/ Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss revival and how we should expect and pray for the Holy Spirit to work in our country today. They review the book Pentecost -- Today? by Iain Murray and how we can obey the command to contribute to the needs of the saints. Pentecost -- Today? https://press.founders.org/shop/pentecost-today/ Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/