Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Segment 1

• Are we re-labeling Genesis because we’re embarrassed in front of “the smart people”?

• If miracles after Genesis 11 are literal, then creation and the flood can be too.

• Is “mytho-history” careful scholarship—or circular reasoning dressed up as philosophy?

Segment 2

• Some professing Christians think they can be solid believers while still supporting abortion.

• Disagreement isn’t a sign of hatred or even dislike - but simple, biblical conviction.

• Some progressive “faith-leaders” are utilizing radical subjectivity to approve of things that God hates. Segment 3

• If you’ve truly seen the cross, how can you flirt with sin?

• Evangelism can either be fueled by gospel-shaped gratitude… or a begrudging sense of duty.

• Gospel knowledge must be moved from head to heart.

Segment 4

• What transformed Joseph of Arimathea from fearful to fearless?

• Have you actually considered what it meant to remove Christ’s body from the cross?

• If the crucifixion doesn’t move you to gratitude and obedience, nothing will.

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Segment 1

• Why Peter’s command to “be holy” feels crushing—and why that reaction might expose a deeper misunderstanding.

• Holiness reframed: not a killjoy command, but the pathway to joy, assurance, and deep fellowship with God.

• The real choice behind every temptation: fleeting pleasure… or lasting peace?

Segment 2

• Sin’s marketing strategy: it whispers fulfillment but delivers regret, secrecy, and spiritual paralysis.

• Practical holiness: the direct connection between obedience and clear conscience, bold prayer, and usefulness.

• Want discernment, victory over temptation, and spiritual confidence? There’s only one route.

Segment 3

• Troubled by sermons on “signs you’re not saved”? Why that anxiety may actually be evidence of life.

• The better diagnostic question: not “Am I perfect?” but “Do I desire to obey?”

• Identity in Christ: why remembering who you are matters more than grading your performance.

Segment 4

• $750,000 fines for saying there are two genders—what’s really happening beneath the headlines?

• When depraved thinking becomes law: why the real crisis isn’t political but spiritual.

• The only lasting solution to moral chaos isn’t outrage—it’s regeneration.

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

If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/

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

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

Segment 1

• Todd receives a small correction on the population of Chattanooga.

• What advice would you give me, a teenager, who is trying to help a friend through depression? - Moses

Segment 2

• What resources would you recommend for someone looking to gain a biblical understanding of fasting? - David

• I’m disturbed by my church’s silence on the issue of abortion. How should I go about addressing this? - Jenee

• I want to avoid the apathy and numbness that can develop as believers continue on in their faith. How can I keep awe and wonder towards God alive in my walk? -Anonymous

Segment 3

• Since our culture is so intent on reaching our children with secular values, should we actually have our best, most qualified pastors teaching children instead of adults? - Derrick

• As a new pastor in your church, how did you determine the vision for the church? - Adrian

• Is it a Christian's job to report someone to the law or a supervisor in a corporate setting? - Anonymous

Segment 4

• If I was saved and baptized years ago, but have started having doubts, is it ok to ask God to save me over and over again? -Anonymous

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

Segment 1

• A popular teaching claims Christians become “little gods”—but what does Scripture actually say?

• Todd exposes how modern theology elevates man while diminishing God’s exclusive glory.

• Why confusing your created nature with God’s uncreated, divine nature leads to catastrophic spiritual consequences.

Segment 2

• A shocking confrontation reveals how moral outrage is now directed at the wrong targets.

• Todd explains how Romans 1 warns us of the collapse of moral reasoning—and why we’re seeing it so frequently today.

• The real question: How do you reach people whose thinking is fundamentally broken by sin?

Segment 3

• Why modern political outrage often ignores genuine evil while obsessing over symbolism and seemingly insignificant details.

• Todd exposes the inconsistency between public virtue signaling and true moral contradictions on a deeper level.

• What happens when cultural compassion and morality lose their grounding in God’s truth?

Segment 4

• Most gospel presentations today may be missing a critical—and biblical—element.

• Paul Washer’s prison sermon reveals what people must understand before grace makes sense.

• Todd confronts a sobering possibility: Have Christians softened the gospel too much?

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Thanks for listening!

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

If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/

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

It’s Witness Wednesday! Join Todd as he goes back to his home-state of Minnesota to conduct real-life, on-the-street interviews and have gospel conversations with a number of people coming from different backgrounds and worldviews. From important theological realities like sin, judgment, and the gospel to the real-world implications of our beliefs, like human rights, abortion, and evangelism, God’s truth is brought to bear.

Segment 1

• A chemistry grad student claims he lives to glorify God, but Todd’s clarifying question reveals confusion.

• Todd’s parachute analogy exposes a massive divide: are you following Jesus to improve your life—or to escape judgment? • The student affirms grace is essential but struggles to articulate how someone is actually saved.

Segment 2

• Julie, a self-identified Catholic, confidently says she’s good enough to go to heaven, but an examination by way of the ten commandments says otherwise.

• When Todd compares God to a courtroom judge, Julie faces a devastating dilemma: if God is just, how can guilty people escape punishment?

• Julie knows Jesus died for sins—but can’t explain how to receive forgiveness.

Segment 3

• A group of graduate students overwhelmingly choose to save a stranger over their own dog—but struggle to explain why human life has greater value.

• Several students admit they “hope” they’re good people, while others openly say morality is relative or self-defined, exposing the instability of subjective ethics.

• One student invents his own religion, another rejects absolutes, and others admit uncertainty about the afterlife.

Segment 4

• A thoughtful student chooses to save school children over 500 strangers—raising uncomfortable implications for abortion, aging, and human worth.

• When confronted with death, she can only suggest making peace with “whoever or whatever you believe in”.

• Todd challenges listeners directly: if someone had seconds to live, could you clearly explain how to be saved—or would you struggle like most?

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Thanks for listening!

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

If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/

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