Podcast

A Brief History of Power

Author: Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Jonathan Fisk
Feed episode count: 300
Official site: https://abriefhistoryofpower.com/
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Summary

Every Monday and Thursday Dr. Koontz and Pastor Grills explore the past and present, and occasionally speculate about the future, talking about the world and the church, and those who rule them.

Episodes

Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#364 Violent Frontier in Technicolor: "The Searchers" (1956) and American History

Duration seconds: 3157
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop364-violent-frontier-in-technicolor-the-searchers-1956-and-american-history/

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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#53 Wealth and Great Gifts with Honesty - Is It Possible?

Duration seconds: 1514
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief53-wealth-and-great-gifts-with-honesty-is-it-possible/

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Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#363 A Hope and A Future Part 2 - Contemporary Problems, Perennial Solutions

Duration seconds: 3167
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop363-a-hope-and-a-future-part-2-contemporary-problems-perennial-solutions/

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#52 Ideology and the Basically Fine Country

Duration seconds: 2006
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief52-ideology-and-the-basically-fine-country/

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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#362 A Hope and a Future Part 1 - Generational Divides and Perennial Issues

Duration seconds: 3465
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop362-a-hope-and-a-future-part-1-generational-divides-and-perennial-issues/

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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#51 Your Questions on Evangelism and the Ministry

Duration seconds: 1990
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief51-your-questions-on-evangelism-and-the-ministry/

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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#361 Dark Shadows: Hardboiled and Noir Fiction and Film

Duration seconds: 3381
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop361-dark-shadows-hardboiled-and-noir-fiction-and-film/

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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#50 For the Future: The Law's Misuse and the Truth of the Gospel

Duration seconds: 1063
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief50-for-the-future-the-laws-misuse-and-the-truth-of-the-gospel/

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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#49 For the Future: Bivocational Ministry and the Advance of the Gospel

Duration seconds: 1368
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief49-for-the-future-bivocational-ministry-and-the-advance-of-the-gospel/

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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#48 Christian Nationalism and Gospel Proclamation

Duration seconds: 1535
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief48-christian-nationalism-and-gospel-proclamation/

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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#360 Language and Doctrine and Practice

Duration seconds: 3422
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop360-language-and-doctrine-and-practice/

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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#47 Evangelism and Babies: Why Not More of Both?

Duration seconds: 986
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief47-evangelism-and-babies-why-not-more-of-both/

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May 25, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#359 The Prairie Today

Duration seconds: 2123
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop359-the-prairie-today/

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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#46 Inside Baseball: A Church Built for Somebody Else

Duration seconds: 2162
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief46-inside-baseball-a-church-built-for-somebody/

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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#358 Creation, Faith, and Science with Dr. Dylan Thompson

Duration seconds: 2990
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop358-creation-faith-and-science-with-dr-dylan-thompson/

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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#45 A Primary Allegiance to Christ - Part 2

Duration seconds: 2161
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief45-a-primary-allegiance-to-christ-part-2/

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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#357 Pastoral Depression and the Salve of the Gospel

Duration seconds: 3678
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop357-pastoral-depression-and-the-salve-of-the-gospel/

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May 7, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#44 A Primary Allegiance to Christ - Part 1

Duration seconds: 1684
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief43-a-primary-allegiance-to-christ-part-1/

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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#356 Three Questions about the Church and Its Future

Duration seconds: 3734
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop356-3-questions-about-the-church-and-its-future/

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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#43 How to Learn when You Never Learned Anything in School

Duration seconds: 1644
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief43-how-to-learn-when-you-never-learned-anything-in-school/

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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#355 Confessions, Cryptids & the Baptist Belt

Duration seconds: 3679
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop355-confessions-cryptids-the-baptist-belt/

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#42 Is the Pope Catholic? Political Commitments and Church Teachings

Duration seconds: 1916
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief42-is-the-pope-catholic-political-commitments-and-church-teachings/

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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#354 The Pocket Constitution Gap

Duration seconds: 3705
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop354-the-pocket-constitution-gap/

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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#41 How Do I Help My Pastor Do His Job?

Duration seconds: 1933
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief41-how-do-i-help-my-pastor-do-his-job/

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Apr 13, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#353 Endo's Silence: Persecution, Apostasy, and the Silence of God

Duration seconds: 3834
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop353-endos-silence-persecution-apostasy-and-the-silence-of-god/

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Apr 9, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#40 Comfortably Numb: Nihilism in Our Time

Duration seconds: 1850
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief40-comfortably-numb-nihilism-in-our-time/

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Apr 6, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP Classics - What is Zionism?

Duration seconds: 4001
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop-classics-what-is-zionism/

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Apr 2, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#352 Our Identity and God's Creation

Duration seconds: 2368
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop352-our-identity-and-gods-creation/

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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#351 Theologies of War in the Middle East

Duration seconds: 3629
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop351-theologies-of-war-in-the-middle-east/

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Mar 26, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#350 Luther's Doctrine of Creation and Defending Creation Today

Duration seconds: 3193
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop350-luthers-doctrine-of-creation-and-defending-creation-today/

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Mar 24, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#349 Thoughts on Giving to Missions, Pastoral Formation, and the Importance of Japan

Duration seconds: 3716
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop349-thoughts-on-giving-to-missions-pastoral-formation-and-the-importance-of-japan/

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Mar 19, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#39 Why Marriage Matters So Much

Duration seconds: 2070
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief39-why-marriage-matters-so-much/

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Mar 16, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#348 Your Questions on Church Life and History - Governance, Seminex, Pastors Being Weird

Duration seconds: 4042
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop348-your-questions-on-church-life-and-history-governance-seminex-pastors-being-weird/

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Mar 12, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#38 Suspicion and Trust in the LCMS

Duration seconds: 1638
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief38-suspicion-and-trust-in-the-lcms/

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Mar 9, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#347 Time to Lean, Time to Clean: The Story of Ray Kroc and the Rise of McDonald's

Duration seconds: 3666
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop347-time-to-lean-time-to-clean-the-story-of-ray-kroc-and-the-rise-of-mcdonalds/

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Mar 5, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#37 Bushido: The Soul of Japan

Duration seconds: 1099
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief37-bushido-the-soul-of-japan/

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Mar 2, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#346 Baptism, Confessional Christianity, and Cultivating Character

Duration seconds: 4199
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop356-baptism-confessional-christianity-and-cultivating-character/

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Feb 26, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#36 Reviewing Memento with Jarryd Allison

Duration seconds: 1315
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief36-reviewing-memento-with-jarryd-allison/

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Feb 23, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#345 "Dirty Harry" and Vigilante America

Duration seconds: 2883
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop345-dirty-harry-and-vigilante-america/

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Feb 19, 2026 · not_requested

Brief#35 Questions on whether Film Makes Us all Voyeurs and on whether Closed Communion is Too Scary

Duration seconds: 1975
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/brief35-questions-on-whether-film-makes-us-all-voyeurs-and-on-whether-closed-communion-is-too-scary/

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Feb 16, 2026 · not_requested

BHoP#344 Confessional Christianity and the Baptist Tradition: A Conversation with a Baptist Pastor and Professor

Duration seconds: 4398
Source: https://revfisk.podbean.com/e/bhop344-confessional-christianity-and-the-baptist-tradition-a-conversation-with-a-baptist-pastor-and-professor/

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