Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Segment 1

• Todd introduces a sobering challenge: when outrageous stories make us angry, should our response be outrage, grief, or evangelism?

• Does remembering God's coming judgment change how Christians view their cultural enemies?

• A university professor blames a grieving father for his murdered son's death—how did we get here?

Segment 2

• A shocking opinion piece turns a murder victim into the villain and the killer into the misunderstood party.

• What happens when victimhood completely replaces personal responsibility?

• Todd wrestles with how Christians should respond when public commentary seems to invert right and wrong.

Segment 3

• An elected official comments on a murder case while admitting she doesn't know key facts.

• Can claims of racism stand when they're built on assumptions rather than evidence?

• Todd argues that the deepest problem isn't political confusion—it's spiritual blindness.

Segment 4

• If miracles are "impossible," what happens to the resurrection?

• Why do some professing Christians reinterpret supernatural events in Scripture?

• A rapid-fire challenge to modern skepticism and selective Bible belief.

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Segment 1

• Jonathan asks: “What should I find out before dating a Messianic Jew who believes in Jesus but still practices Jewish traditions?”

• Ryan wrestles with a difficult church decision: When does weak preaching become a reason to leave?

• Anonymous asks how a wife can biblically submit when her husband’s financial decisions are leading the family deeper into debt.

Segment 2

• Todd continues to address the question from the previous segment regarding biblical submission when a husband’s spending habits seem reckless?

Segment 3

• Tom asks a heartbreaking question: Does chronic illness make me a sluggard in God’s eyes?

Segment 4

• Joe wonders if a Christian can truly be saved while feeling little or no joy because of a medical condition and medication side effects.

• Anonymous asks whether Bible quizzing helps children treasure Scripture or risks turning God’s Word into a competition.

• Steve discovers his church is pre-tribulational, pre-millennial, and dispensational—and wonders what that really means.

• Anonymous asks a sensitive church question: How should congregations care for worshipers with disruptive Tourette’s syndrome without excluding them?

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Segment 1

• The SBC is debating more than titles—what happens when women perform pastoral functions without the title?

• Why do battles over words like pastor, elder, and overseer matter so much?

• Liberalism rarely arrives all at once; it starts with a small crack in the door.

Segment 2

• Can a pastor who is secretly living a double life truly finish well?

• The SBC tackles immigration, political violence, technology, and religious liberty with surprising clarity.

• Is national renewal possible through politics alone, or is something deeper required?

Segment 3

• Why do so many people reject Christianity before they ever hear the gospel?

• Dr. Jason Lisle argues the battle over Genesis is really a battle over authority.

• If evolution removes the Creator, what happens to morality, purpose, and human accountability?

Segment 4

• Young men are searching for answers—why is the manosphere filling a role the church could occupy?

• Friendship, discipline, work ethic, and masculinity reveal massive discipleship opportunities.

• What if teaching a boy how to be a man is actually a deeply theological task?

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It’s Witness Wednesday! At Kennesaw State University, Todd Friel sits down with Matthew, a future lawyer and Roman Catholic student, for a conversation about justice, grace, good works, and whether anyone can actually become worthy of heaven. Later, Todd talks with Fresnel about agnosticism, evangelism, and why the conscience may be a more powerful starting point than arguments about science, evidence, or religion.

Segment 1

• Matthew says good works matter—but can they erase guilt?

• Can God be loving and still punish sinners?

• What happens when a future lawyer is put in God's courtroom?

Segment 2

• Is confession enough to make you right with God?

• The difference between forgiveness and righteousness.

• The "rap sheet for a résumé" illustration every Christian should hear.

Segment 3

• Are you trying to earn what Christ already purchased?

• Can someone be born again after death?

• Why do so many religious people never find rest?

Segment 4

• How would you persuade an agnostic to consider Christianity?

• Should evangelism start with evidence—or the conscience?

• What must a sinner do to be saved?

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Segment 1

• Will the SBC hold the line on biblical leadership, or repeat the path that hollowed out other denominations?

• Todd argues one convention vote could reveal far more than a procedural disagreement.

• Dr. Jason Lisle explains why evidence alone never settles the creation debate—and what really does.

Segment 2

• Jimmy faces major surgery, but his biggest concern might not be what you expect.

• Protesters at a major conservative event crossed a line that even Todd thought sounded too outrageous to be true.

• Why are millions of young men being drawn to counterfeit masculinity, and is the church responding fast enough?

Segment 3

• Has "trauma" become the explanation for virtually every strained family relationship?

• A popular wedding philosophy may be pushing parents further out of their children's lives than Scripture ever intended.

• From Sesame Street to political rhetoric, Todd examines how cultural messaging keeps moving the goalposts.

Segment 4

• Could a few simple questions expose serious problems in a church before you ever join?

• If your pastor explains the gospel vaguely, what might your children never hear clearly?

• Which answers about sin, salvation, creation, hell, and church discipline should be immediate deal breakers?

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