Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Segment 1

• How does a single mom handle a 17-year-old son who continually lies, resists her authority, and seems headed in a bad direction? — Melissa

Segment 2

• After leaving a church because of failed church discipline and spiritual abuse, how do we keep from becoming bitter and hypercritical of our next church? — Caitlin

Segment 3

• If Christians should help immature believers grow, how does that fit with Paul becoming “all things to all people” in 1 Corinthians 9? — Edwin

Segment 4

• My professing-Christian husband regularly uses foul language, often with anger, and says the Bible doesn’t forbid it. Does it? — Beth

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Todd sits down with Brad Bigney to tackle some of the marriage advice that sounds completely backward to our culture—and maybe even to you. What if the things you’re holding onto are the very things keeping your marriage from thriving?

Segment 1

• What if your expectations of your spouse are actually hurting your marriage?

• The surprisingly ordinary things that can make—or break—a marriage.

• Some popular Christian marriage advice may be reinforcing the problem.

Segment 2

• What are you afraid will happen if you really give yourself to your spouse?

• Brad reveals the seemingly good thing that nearly wrecked his own marriage.

• There’s a line struggling couples have to cross. Have you crossed it?

Segment 3

• You moved out years ago—but have you actually left Mom and Dad?

• When does honoring your parents start interfering with your marriage?

• Your kids can become too important. Here’s how to know if they have.

Segment 4

• Why do some couples divorce after 30 years together?

• Staying married and building a marriage aren’t necessarily the same thing.

• What do you do when you keep giving—and your spouse doesn’t give back?

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It’s Witness Wednesday! Todd is at Georgia Tech showing how simple it can be to start a Gospel conversation—and how to respond when someone thinks they’re a good person or that all religions might ultimately be true.

Segment 1

• Want to share the Gospel but never know how to start the conversation?

• Todd tries something remarkably simple: skip the segue and just ask.

• What do you say when someone doesn’t believe in hell—or doesn’t even know what the Gospel is?

Segment 2

• Can someone be “born a Christian” simply because his parents are Christians?

• What if religion is useful to someone—but he isn’t convinced it’s actually true?

• Todd shows how to move from “I’m a good person” to the real problem every sinner faces.

Segment 3

• Paul thinks the answers to life’s biggest questions are somewhere inside himself. How would you respond?

• What matters more: your standard of goodness or God’s?

• Todd takes Paul from “make yourself better” to the heart of the Gospel.

Segment 4

• Todd approaches Daniel with no segue whatsoever. Does it work?

• Daniel thinks different religions may be saying basically the same thing. How would you respond?

• If two religions contradict each other, can they somehow both be true?

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You can be completely convinced you’re right—and still be wrong. Todd and Dr. Adam Tyson tackle what happens when personal convictions become biblical mandates, Christian liberty starts dividing the church, and obeying the government conflicts with obeying God.

Segment 1

• Being completely convinced about something doesn’t make it a biblical conviction.

• How do you know when Scripture gives a command—and when you’re turning a preference into one?

• Could your “convictions” actually be hurting unity in your church?

Segment 2

• Vaccines, masks, homeschooling, vacations—what happens when your thing becomes everyone else’s thing?

• If the Bible doesn’t make a law, are you allowed to?

• You’ll never find the perfect church if everyone has to make the same decisions you do.

Segment 3

• When should Christians submit to the government—and when should they refuse?

• What if obeying the government means disobeying something Scripture commands?

• Where does the government’s authority end and the church’s authority begin?

Segment 4

• Should Christians try to influence government—or try to Christianize it?

• What happens when political priorities begin competing with the church’s actual mission?

• Your view of the end times may shape your politics more than you realize.

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You can know your Bible, go to church, and genuinely love Christ—and still have spiritual problems you don’t recognize. Todd diagnoses four subtle issues that may be affecting your walk with God more than you realize.

Segment 1

• Is there a disconnect between what you believe and how you actually live?

• You know God loves you. But have you learned to actually enjoy His love?

• One of these problems may explain why your Christian life feels more detached than it should.

Segment 2

• How does truth about God actually get from your head to your heart?

• One question could completely change the way you read your Bible.

• There may be a theological reason you struggle to believe God really loves you.

Segment 3

• Do you enjoy watching people you disagree with get absolutely torched?

• There’s a difference between necessary confrontation and loving the fight.

• Your motive for confronting someone may reveal more about you than you realize.

Segment 4

• Is online gambling really just harmless entertainment?

• The massive growth of sports betting should make Christians ask some uncomfortable questions.

• If gambling gives you a rush, what does that reveal about your heart?

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Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners.

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If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!