Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Todd sits down with Dr. Jerry Wragg to tackle a troubling question: Why do pastors keep falling into scandal, and what can your church do before it’s too late?

Segment 1

• Why are more pastors falling into moral failure?

• Is social media creating celebrity pastors who aren’t qualified to shepherd?

• What warning signs might your church be overlooking?

Segment 2

• How do you confront a pastor without making reckless accusations?

• Can a great preacher actually be a terrible shepherd?

• What should genuine pastoral humility look like?

Segment 3

• Does your pastor actually care about you—or just his sermons?

• Should churches investigate a pastoral candidate’s phone, marriage, and private life?

• What if a gifted preacher simply isn’t qualified to pastor?

Segment 4

• How much accountability is too much for a pastor?

• Why do pastors fall into sexual sin after decades of faithful ministry?

• Could small character flaws be warning signs of a much bigger problem?

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It’s Witness Wednesday! Todd is at Georgia State University, talking with students about guilt, judgment, and the real reason people reject God.

Segment 1

• Deshaun accuses Todd of trying to manipulate the conversation.

• If a guilty person repents, why can’t a just judge simply forgive him?

• Deshaun believes all religions are basically saying the same thing.

Segment 2

• Juan admits he might not want to know God even if He could answer his deepest questions.

• He sees religion as a system of fear and control.

• Is rejecting God really about evidence, or something deeper?

Segment 3

• Lisette describes the Bible as a guide for moral living.

• Asked to explain the Gospel in one sentence, she struggles.

• Todd gives her a life-or-death scenario every Christian should be ready for.

Segment 4

• Chris asks what makes Christianity different from other religions.

• The conversation turns to why people resist surrendering to God.

• Chris challenges Todd to prove Christianity is true.

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Todd and Jimmy have a stack of stories guaranteed to raise your blood pressure. Which one deserves the title of “most agitating”?

Segment 1

• Can James Talarico’s liberal policies really be defended as “biblical”?

• A pastor questions the resurrection and compares communion to goddess worship.

Segment 2

• A transgender priest claims Jesus is trans and God is non-binary.

• Adults are bringing Toys R Us back. Is that a problem?

• Parents wouldn’t call their daughter a boy—so the state took her.

• More Canadians are dying by assisted suicide than Americans by gun homicide.

• More than 500 million Christians face restrictions on Bible access.

• Could Democrats override state pro-life laws?

Segment 3

• Why are we so obsessed with superheroes?

• Meryl Streep is playing Aslan—and C.S. Lewis’s family isn’t happy.

• Michigan removes more than 20,000 people from its sex-offender registry.

• Can the death penalty actually affirm the value of human life?

Segment 4

• Could a firing squad actually be more humane?

• LGBTQ identification among young people is plummeting. Why?

• Is TikTok making you dumber?

• What was being preached inside a London mosque?

• Are there really more witches than Presbyterians?

• How extreme are Democrats becoming?

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Did they really find Noah’s Ark—or are Christians getting ahead of the evidence? Todd looks at the latest claims, what they actually prove, and why your confidence in Scripture should never depend on the next archaeological headline.

Segment 1

• Ken Ham has another talent Todd finds deeply annoying.

• What made Todd come away from the Ark Encounter with a new appreciation for its impact?

• How can a false teacher know Scripture—and even preach a clear Gospel?

Segment 2

• “We hit something hard” is not the same thing as “we found Noah’s Ark.”

• Why sensational Christian claims can do more damage than good.

• If Noah’s Ark were actually discovered, would unbelievers suddenly believe?

Segment 3

• Does the Bible need archaeology, miracles, or outside evidence to prove it is true?

• What makes Scripture a “more sure word” than even spectacular experiences?

• Prophecy, history, unity, and more—what happens when you put the Bible’s evidence on the scale?

Segment 4

• Want an encounter with the Holy Spirit? You may already be overlooking the most obvious place to find one.

• Do you need a special feeling, sign, or voice to know God is speaking?

• Why even an ordinary sermon can be part of something genuinely supernatural.

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Church can be messy. Todd tackles what happens when you feel invisible at church, disagree with your spouse on a major theological issue, or face a moral dilemma where someone else’s life is on the line.

Segment 1

• Feeling ignored or left out at church? Should you stay or start looking elsewhere?

• Could church cliques be driving young people away?

• If persecution comes, will you be equipped to stand firm?

Segment 2

• Should men serve in the nursery?

• How much should your parents’ example shape the way you live now?

• When does biblical wisdom go beyond finding an explicit verse?

Segment 3

• Who should actually have the final say in a church—the elders or the congregation?

• Should Christians say “namaste”?

• Should Christians support rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem?

Segment 4

• What if you discover after marriage that you disagree about female pastors?

• Someone threatens to kill a loved one unless you deny Christ. What do you do?

• Do you need to understand an atheist’s worldview before you can effectively share the Gospel?

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