The Sword & The Trowel
The Sword & The Trowel is the weekly Founders Ministries podcast with Tom Ascol. New episodes drop every Tuesday.
Episodes
Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Megan Basham to talk about the recent discovery documents that have been made public surrounding the David Sills/Jennifer Lyell case. They discuss the lessons to be learned on how to not be manipulated, personally, as churches, and as a convention, by the cultural winds in the future.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss education and the recent discussion on if public school is sinful. They address parents' responsibility to educate their children, the role of the government in education, and provide some biblical wisdom for evaluating education options.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They introduce Chapter 8 on Christ the Mediator addressing the first paragraph on the doctrine of the person and work of Christ, especially in the Covenant of Redemption.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They discuss Chapter 7 on God's Covenant addressing what God has done by dealing with humanity by way of covenant and how this doctrine is central for both Christian ministry and Christian life.
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Pastor David Mitzenmacher, Associate Pastor at Grace Baptist Church, to talk about the radicalization of young women. They discuss the recent election results, the demographics that carried those elections, and how the church has failed to adequately address the sins and radicalization of women.
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Joel Beeke to talk about his new book: How to Lead Your Family: A Guide for Men Wanting to be More. They discuss the genesis of the book and how God has called men to be a prophet, priest, and king in their homes.
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Jim Scott Orrick, Pastor of Bullitt Lick Baptist Church, to talk about his new book: A Commentary on the Baptist Catechism. They discuss the genesis for this book and how it, and catechisms in general, are helpful tools for Christians looking to deepen the understanding of God's truth.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss some recent events, how Christians ought to think about them, and the disappointing way that many evangelical leaders have responded in recent years. They talk about how Christians can chart a course forward in these tumultuous times.
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Rev. James Baird, Christian Education Pastor at Covenant Church of Naples, and talk about his new book: King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government. They discuss the need for this book to help Christians have a better understanding of political theology in our day.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the life, ministry, and legacy of Dr. Voddie Baucham. They reflect on memories with Dr. Baucham, God's kindness in bringing him to join us in the work at Founders, and how we plan to honor him in continuing the work of Founders Seminary.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss time and how as Christians we need to be diligent in stewarding the time and tasks that God has given to us. They talk about slothfulness, faithfulness, and properly prioritizing your time in different seasons of life.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham, President of Founders Seminary, about making disciples. They discuss both the Dominion Mandate and the Great Commission, and clarify how these two different mandates go together in our lives as we seek to follow Christ's commands in our homes and the ends of the earth.
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Today on this unique LIVE episode of The Sword and The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk and offer pastoral insight and encouragement for how we as Christians should process this type of tragedy.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They discuss Chapter 6 on The Fall of Mankind, Sin & Its Punishment - addressing the covenant of works, the covenant of grace, and how God works through humanity as we are fallen in Adam and redeemed in Christ.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss education. They address several commonly asked questions… Is education really that important? What is the responsibility of parents in their children’s education? Should Christians send their children to public school? Is going to college worthwhile? Listen to them address all this and more.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They continue their discussion of Chapter 5 on Divine Providence and specifically deal with the problem of evil in this world - does God ordain all things that happen, including sin and wickedness?
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Ben Zeisloft, Communications Director at The Foundation to Abolish Abortion, and talk about his new book: Forsakers of the Fatherless. They discuss the need for this book, how the pro-life movement has shut down righteous abolition laws, the rising abortion rates since the overturning of Roe and more.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss the recent departure of Dr. Matthew Barrett from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, his becoming Anglican, and the lessons that we can learn.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They begin their discussion of Chapter 5 on Divine Providence and the comfort that Christians should take in the doctrine of God's providence.
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